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I have watched other short dramas with this actress and this is honestly the most boring one, no wonder it is also the one with the lowest rating. Just not worth watching when there are so many other short dramas that are less boring.

Reading the synopsis I think this would make a pretty interesting regular length drama or at least an entertaining short drama of 15-20 mins per episode. Instead they used this plot full of potential on a vertical drama with bad acting. I have seen some good vertical dramas but this one is not one of them.

The FL with her arms always up when she is talking to other characters or to herself feels like some 5 year old level acting. Girl, put your arms down.

I still find it to be better than a lot of the historical kdramas of recent years. But since there are some parts I feel bored (some scenes with some supporing characters) and there are only 2 episodes a week, I prefer to let more episodes air so I can binge-watch.

P.S. - You are absolutely right, different people like different things but there is also other things involved. My expectations 15 years ago were lower and it was easier to like something, now that I have watched so many dramas it is harder to find ones that make me go "wow, this is so good". And I also have moods, some days I just am not in the mood for a certain type of drama while other days I am. ^^'

I agree episode 4 was better than the previous ones and the story is finally picking up the pace but I am still not completely sold. I do not dislike it but I am not super excited to watch the next episodes like some people are. Hopefully episode 5 will change how I feel about it.

His death was so unnecessary too, like a lot of things that happened in this short drama. It had so much potential but they did not use it well.

My main issue with this short drama is that it had the potential to be a great one, one that showcased the main leads dealing with their enemies together and slowly developing feelings for each other. Instead it went the most obvious dramatic route.

I saw the "plot-twist" coming from the first time they showed that character. It was so obvious that I wished they would go a different route.

The male lead was almost never there, as if the actor had a busy schedule and could not be there to film most of the time. Instead of seeing them as couple fight the enemies, we saw the FL try to handle things at home while the ML was nowhere to be found and would sometimes show up right before things got worse. If the FL only counted on him to save her without making plans herself, she would have died pretty early on.

They could have at least given us a better and more romantic ending after having to go through all that but nope, it was just a cliché "spend time apart and see each other again after a while" type of ending.

So yeah, do not be fooled by the first few episodes. This had potential but they did not use it.

Watching this reminded me of why I stopped watching daily dramas in the first place. It is not that this one is bad, it is better than some other daily dramas I have watched, but it is still one so there is still 100 episodes of mostly the villains getting away with everything, the main leads having to go through all sorts of tragedies and everything so in the last episode we get to see the villains pay and the main leads finally getting together.

The villains get what they deserve but it is not even satisfying because the main leads had to go through worse without even deserving it and it does not bring back what they lost. At the end of the day, I just don't think it is worth it to go through 100 episodes of something just to leave feeling like you wasted your time.

Again, I am not saying this particular daily drama is worse than the others, this is just me ranting at daily dramas in general. If you have a lot of time on your hands and are ok with the main leads barely having any romantic scenes and one kiss that only happens in ep 100, then go ahead.

I will be putting this on hold after ep 6. I do not dislike it but I have found myself skipping more scenes than I would have liked. At this point it is better to just wait for more episodes to air so I can just skip through the scenes that are not so interesting.

That seems to be the most logical possibility. And if the actor just by looking at the script thought of that and voiced his concerns...then he is definitely boyfriend material. lol

I think it a mix of the face procedures, the wig being too tight pulling at his skin and too much makeup...all those things together created this bizarre male lead that I unfortunately could not ship with the FL. They looked like a woman and her gay bff, those were the vibes I was getting, he was missing that manly vibe that even baby faced male leads give.

That is usually what I do. I have other dramas I am currently watching so I will probably finish those first and then start this one when most of the episodes have aired. By then I might have "forgotten" Xiao Zhi Yu and Hu Xiu and will be able to embrace this new couple - Gao Hai Ming and Lin Huan Er.

The plot of this drama seems interesting. I prefer the actress who played Hu Xiu but I do not dislike this one(have seen her in quite a few dramas too).

I was wondering why even for a short drama this had such a low rating, now I understand why.

The plot feels plotless, the characters are just there existing, the ending is just another scene they decided to film, it barely felt like an ending. It is like they just had an idea of something they wanted to do and went with it without figuring out exactly what they wanted to accomplish and how they would execute it.

I'm not questioning that. It is just that there were several scenes before they got to that one so I wonder if they had to redo all those scenes or if that one was filmed first (they do not always film scenes in the order we watch them) and they only had to take a break so she changed her clothes and they just got right back to filming that scene.

Maybe.

Exactly. Not a fan of this trend of airing a drama with the same actor/actress as the main lead right after or at the same time because in my head they are in love with this character and then in the other one they are in love with another character, almost feels like they are two-timing. XD

The links above do not work for you? I clicked them and both went to the right pages. You do not need to search for the drama on the app, just use the links above (between the synopsis and the cast listing)

But she has the exact same clothes in several other scenes before that. Unless they did not film them in the same order or went back to film those again with the new outfit. She is wearing a long skirt and a coat.

YES. His character did some questionable things but at the end of the day I could not hate him, much less the actor playing him. And please put him in suits and wearing glasses again, it just works for him.

At first I was not sure if I would like this one because dramas that mix in a game world as part of the plot are not my cup of tea (I have only liked a few of those).

Thankfully, the game is realistic and not cringy with fantasy elements or monsters (that is usually what puts me off) and is not even such a big part of the plot (I actually would not mind it if they included even more scenes). I slowly warmed up to it and although it is not one of the best dramas I have watched (there is a lot of competition after 15 years of drama watching), it is one I really enjoyed.

I liked the characters more than I thought I would, the pace was nice - not too slow not too fast, their relationship was a healthy one with misunderstandings being resolved the way 2 adults should resolve them - by talking. Overall a nice drama that I think anyone should watch at least once. Would I rewatch it? Not sure. But I definitely do not regret giving it a chance.

Nothing beats the original for me, which would be very hard to do anyway since I watched it first. But this was well executed - similar enough to the original but with its own little differences.