The last act sort of ruined it for me…
This story started strong with the feud between the two leads at the forefront. The many twists, at the beginning and middle, had me caught up in wanting to know how the story would go. It was initially uniquely written, with the main couple and their lifelong love/hatred but introducing a third party, ruined it.
The Good
The characters were interesting and complex. I appreciate that there wasn’t a right or wrong side (until the intro of the final boss) and each of their stories centered on love and hate which blended them perfectly into the theme of this show.
The pacing of the show was done well. They fed us the main couples story little by little, keeping the audience guessing and allowing us to form our own opinions about the point of the feud.
The true pain both of our leads felt that kept the feud going was very relatable. At one point, I felt that there was no coming back and no way they would end up together after that.
The Bad
Intro of an external party behind the scenes, feeding the feud. Wasn’t needed! It basically undid everything that happened between our main couple and became a plot device to force them to a “happy ending.” Quickest way to ruin a story. Same thing with what happened with Bai Juisi at the end, another plot device to undo the hatred in basically a couple of episodes. Why couldn’t the story have just taken a natural flow of these two complex characters!? I will also say this, I felt as if their hatred had more passion than their love. Maybe it’s because 90% of the show was about hatred and then the forced love of our FL at the end, was unconvincing. Lastly, I didn’t like how some characters just basically disappeared from the story (heavenly emissary, four venerables). What was the point of them besides being filler. Other characters were also fillers in the story as well.
Other bad parts included production value. Sound was off in lots of scenes (background music was too loud, misplaced sound effects) and CGI wasn’t good. Spiritual power was just wisps of air and fight scenes were okay-ish.
Gets a 7 from me. It’s above average but not very memorable, nor much rewatch value. There are better Xianxias.
The Good
The characters were interesting and complex. I appreciate that there wasn’t a right or wrong side (until the intro of the final boss) and each of their stories centered on love and hate which blended them perfectly into the theme of this show.
The pacing of the show was done well. They fed us the main couples story little by little, keeping the audience guessing and allowing us to form our own opinions about the point of the feud.
The true pain both of our leads felt that kept the feud going was very relatable. At one point, I felt that there was no coming back and no way they would end up together after that.
The Bad
Intro of an external party behind the scenes, feeding the feud. Wasn’t needed! It basically undid everything that happened between our main couple and became a plot device to force them to a “happy ending.” Quickest way to ruin a story. Same thing with what happened with Bai Juisi at the end, another plot device to undo the hatred in basically a couple of episodes. Why couldn’t the story have just taken a natural flow of these two complex characters!? I will also say this, I felt as if their hatred had more passion than their love. Maybe it’s because 90% of the show was about hatred and then the forced love of our FL at the end, was unconvincing. Lastly, I didn’t like how some characters just basically disappeared from the story (heavenly emissary, four venerables). What was the point of them besides being filler. Other characters were also fillers in the story as well.
Other bad parts included production value. Sound was off in lots of scenes (background music was too loud, misplaced sound effects) and CGI wasn’t good. Spiritual power was just wisps of air and fight scenes were okay-ish.
Gets a 7 from me. It’s above average but not very memorable, nor much rewatch value. There are better Xianxias.
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