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WELCOME TO NIRVANA!!!!
Tbh this show was amazing! I feel like the mission was accomplished though not in the way everybody wanted but think about it. What I understood from this drama is that every character was yearning for their own version of Nirvana but it will cost you something that you hold dear. From the beginning that is 20 years ago, both the brothers wanted something but fate would not allow them to get what they wished for. The Emperor wanted his father's love and acknowledgement but at what cost? His nirvana was his father's love and getting the throne was his wicked way of having something common with his dad on the other hand, Prince Qi wanted to live like a commoner but at what cost? Pei Yan's mother wanted power so bad but at what cost? Pei Yan wanted Jiang Ci's love in his wicked obsessive way but at what cost? Jiang Ci's kind of nirvana was to be free and roam around the world but it sadly later cost her so much loss and my guy Xiao Wuxia, (may you rest in peace) wanted to free his people from slavery and clear his father's name not knowing that his enemy is the Emperor. I feel like my guy won; the people of Yueluo were freed, Jiang Ci is free doing whatever she wants and got to the truth that he most wanted...THIS WAS HIS NIRVANA! In my opinion, it's not a sad ending but a realistic ending. Just think about it...What would have happened to Jiang Ci if the emperor or Xiao Wuxia stepped out of that temple alive? What of Yueluo people? This was a well played match...CHECKMATE EMPEROR!!!Was this review helpful to you?
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"You're the light to my darkness, I just realized that..."
This drama was heavy especially Wen Yifan's character, damn! I have a lot to say about her mother. She takes the crown of the most annoying mother in Chinese drama history imo. I don't understand how you'll choose to believe a stranger over your own daughter especially with such sensitive topic of being s3xually @$$aulted! And the fact that towards the end of the show, she had the audacity to show up in front of her daughter whom she abandoned and cry to her that her husband is cheating on her and that she had no idea that that Uncle B3ast would do such a thing 🤦♀️. I knew she was a hypocrite the moment she was telling her step-daughter to roll down her sleeves and dress 'appropriately' when that Uncle B3ast was living with them. But all in all I'm so glad that Wen Yifan found her own family in strangers like Sang Yan and her friends. It was so sad to see her sleepwalking due to the trauma caused by her own blood. I also loved the part where she asked Sang Yan if her dad had sent him to protect her and he replied that he volunteered😊Overall the show was alright but slightly depressing. It was healing to see them change each other for the better and honestly Sang Yan's character was understandable for loving a woman like Wen Yifan, who had shut the whole world off he needed to do what he did for his and her peace of mind.Was this review helpful to you?
