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Yup, but it's rushed.

Was really excited to watch this drama since I knew about it last year. It's okay overall, but I was disappointed because I had expected more.

1. I like the dream concept, but the dream scenes were far too little (as compared to my anticipation after reading the synopsis).

2. I think the producers might have been going for the KDrama feel but... it isn't working for me. You know, the "long pauses" and focusing on multiple characters' responses to an event? Yeah, that effect just wasn't well done and I almost skipped all of it..

3. The middle part is draggy. I understand that Flowerplus won't be defeated so easily, but the problems the company runs into, and the speech of the villain were more or less the same... My saving grace was the main leads' adorable scenes together.

4. Lu Bao Ni's character change from the cool goddess & reliable friend to the clingy. not-so-smart and absent friend. I thought this was a waste because given Bao Ni's character, it didn't make sense that she became someone so clingy & blind to someone who doesn't reciprocate her feelings. While she was busy being this clingy person, she also forgot to be Ling Ling Qi's friend. And no one ever found out she knew about Mo Nan & his schemes from the start, not even Qi Qi.

5. The ending could have been better? Instead of having Bo Hai getting involved in a car accident, I thought maybe it could be used for a wedding scene? Either Bo Hai & Qi Qi's or Xin Yan & Chen Mo's - the latter couple said they were gonna have a wedding banquet after Bo Hai came back. And I get that maybe the producers used it to create some suspense, but the car accident & hospital scene were so rushed. I mean, it's the last episode, one of the last few minutes and you throw in a car accident.. And Wei Lian wasn't charged for knocking him down. In fact, it wasn't shown if they ever caught the driver.. The drama ends without telling us anything about Qi Qi's current life, except that she's still with Bo Hai. What about her work?

Sorry, I just had to get it out. I was just so disappointed because I not only like the concept, I really like the leads too. Dilraba played Qi Qi so well, that Qi Qi seemed so real. Roles like this one & her role in Eternal Love suit her better than her role in The King's Woman. Besides Deng Lun, I kinda like Chen Mo too. But it takes a while to get used to the dubbing..

The SFLs listed here are okay, but I don't agree with Min Ha Ri being a candidate. Regardless, a nice topic & my favourite SFL is Luo Luo from Fighter of the Destiny.

Personally, I think it starts to get a little draggy. The plot & setting also changed, so... but I watched it because I wanted a closure for the FL & ML.

ML is the same, as with a few other characters (i.e. Prince Yu). It's the supporting characters that are different.

Was hesitant to start because of the leads (no offense), but turns out the first few episodes were promising. Rather than the leads, my favourites were Luo Luo, Tang Tang, the black dragon & the queen.

The scenes I enjoyed most would be Chang Sheng with his friends, especially their initial meetings. You Rong didn't feel much like the female lead, until much later when Luo Luo was completely out of the picture - Chang Sheng (Lu Han) & You Rong (Gu Li Na Zha) just didn't have chemistry and the latter's acting is really stiff. They were more like acquaintance, rather than childhood sweethearts. Other than that, I thought the rest of the cast were really awesome.

So, I wondering about some stuff...
1. Why is You Rong still okay even though she's with Chang Sheng & not Qiu Shan Jun? (the dragon & phoenix blood have to be together else it'll be detrimental to their health/martial arts)
2. Does Chang Sheng no longer faint or have any side effect from using his blood after his "death"? (he gave some to Mo Yu but seems fine)
3. Isn't there was some unfinished business with Luo Luo, seeing how she was just sent out of the picture like that? She played such a huge role in the series (it was also never explained how Chang Sheng knew she became the Shen Nv/神女)
4. It just felt like something was lacking from the ending..?

I guess the thing I don't understand most is why Chang Sheng is not the prince. No offense, but I thought this part of the plot was rather redundant as they didn't even elaborate on Yu Ren.

I really like this series when I just started. But it got really draggy towards the end, and plot wise, the second season's wasn't as good as the first. It was just typical fight-for-the-throne theme mainly, and just a lot of fighting & misunderstanding between the leads (I was hoping for more romance since they went through a lot already). Season 1 & 2 just feels like two different series, with the same leads.

That said, I can't say enough how much I've enjoyed the first season. I really like the leads (& the actors who play them), as well as the supporting characters, like Xiao Shen Zhong, Ding Qi & Bai Chong Ye. I was hopping for them to make a reappearance somewhere in the second season. Thankfully, there was Xiao Jing in the second.

I'm happy that the leads have a happy ending, but I felt that the ending was too rushed. I feel that some of the draggy scenes could have been removed to allow more airing time for a more "proper" ending.

Just a heads up, maybe you should tag this as a spoiler.

Female lead is still in the second season. But the plot & setting of the story has changed.

Lead actor has been around for a long time, around the time Rainie was still acting in idol dramas.

I can only say WOW. If you can stomach all the explicit scenes scenes (i.e. the blood & nudity), you should really watch it.

I decided to watch it for the peculiar love triangle and the leads (Jo In Sung & Song Ji Hyo), but I grew to appreciate how each actor was able to deliver their emotions so vividly, especially the king & Hong Lim. Usually not a fan of tragedies, but it was the pain and suffering of the characters that got me.

P.S. It was only when I started watching that I realise how good the cast is. I mean, Joo Jin Mo's the guy from "200 Pounds Beauty", and there's also Im Ju Hwan & Song Joong Ki besides Jo In Sung & Song Ji Hyo. With the exception of Jin Mo, the rest are my favourites so... Oh, there's No Min Woo too.

I had expectations for this after completing the first one, but... Anyway, I was tempted to skip quite a bit of scenes and I cringed quite a bit too.

1. The modern time scenes were awkward, I enjoyed the moments it was in the past.
2. I hadn't liked Ye Yin much from before, but she was really annoying and obnoxious here. Also, I observed the actress can't really do sad/crying scenes (it seems like she's always squeezing her eyes real hard).
3. It didn't make sense when both Si Yin & Ya Long died - Si Yin being a deity, and Ya Long a vampire. Plus, the first season had told us that Ya Long could only die from a few methods & none of it was applied in the last episode.

Lastly, the ending is a huge question mark for me, because it leaves me with even more questions.
1. Was everything JUST a dream?
2. Or did Si Yin get reincarnated or something? Which shouldn't be the case if Sha Ka & Si Ling didn't fight, since Ye Yin went back to stop them from creating Yi Sha (Sha Ka is a deity).
3. Or did Si Yin & Ya Long (& Fei Niao) managed to be revived? But where does this leave Ye Yin?

A little unconventional, but it's entertaining in its own way. Took awhile before I got used to the female lead though. Overall an interesting concept.

I enjoyed this drama, and I really like Fei Fei.

However, I had expected more for the ending. The last few minutes were just flashbacks and left some things unexplained.
1. How did Bei Tang Yi appear in the modern times?
2. Wang Yan (the villain) said he'll be back... So the villain isn't left dead?
3. Will there be any developments between Bei Tang Mo Ran & Yan Ran?

A group of people (I think from another country) are behind the crazy people. Their aim is to make the other 12 signs think it's the Ophiuchus people who are behind it, thus making them have an internal conflict. Unfortunately, Fei Fei gets involved because she is the leader of Ophiuchus & thus assumed to be the mastermind.

It's just a cliffhanger, season 2 is a continuation.

Interesting plot, but some parts were awkward. I really like the female lead though, she's adorable :)

Yeah, I agree with both @bojinator &Dimma. Too many loopholes regarding the leads' relationship. Come to think of it, there isn't a hint about the clan's successor since He Lan Xi doesn't want it (and now he has no memory so..).

Not sure where you've watched until but Zhao Song hurt an already powerless He Lan Xi so the latter returned to his original form (a fox). In order to help He Lan Xi get back his human shape, both Kuan Yong and Xiu Xian decided to transfer all of their powers to He Lan Xi. Thus both of them became reverted to their original forms too.

6 months passed, He Lan Xi is missing while Xiu Xian & Kuan Yong are still foxes. Pi Pi was on her way to the north via train when she met He Lan Xi. However, he has lost his memory and thus doesn't know who she is.

It's an open ending, so it's up to viewers' interpretation.