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villain arc is what carried this drama
One of the best writings I have seen so far in 2025 that has consideration for villains - it's not lame nor cliche, but plot armor may have been done too much.
Truth to be told, the villains' story is what made this drama really good. Unlike the other "they are just bad cause they are villains, they want power." Make this one an exclusion of that, cause the villains' reasons for being bad was more than the simple reason of power - it was for the sake of family. I don't see many dramas that honestly show even, as a full, of how villains became real evil, but when 'father protecting his son' arc started, I was as shocked as Sui Ge getting arrowed by Yi Xiao.
Father Zhong, "In my life, how many battles have Yao and I fought for you and your father's kingdom? I've done far more for Susha than you ever have. In my life, I have never sought fame or power. All I wanted was to live peacefully with my children and grandchildren."
Truth to be told, the villains' story is what made this drama really good. Unlike the other "they are just bad cause they are villains, they want power." Make this one an exclusion of that, cause the villains' reasons for being bad was more than the simple reason of power - it was for the sake of family. I don't see many dramas that honestly show even, as a full, of how villains became real evil, but when 'father protecting his son' arc started, I was as shocked as Sui Ge getting arrowed by Yi Xiao.
Father Zhong, "In my life, how many battles have Yao and I fought for you and your father's kingdom? I've done far more for Susha than you ever have. In my life, I have never sought fame or power. All I wanted was to live peacefully with my children and grandchildren."
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