Refreshing story and great cast
This drama is a fun watch. It brought me out of a wuxia slump -- we all know these types of dramas can feel overdone and heavy-handed. Love in the Clouds feels refreshing and unique, and avoids falling into typical wuxia tropes -- the story keeps you on your toes. The plot is a tight and self-contained without a lot of extra fat. 36 episodes was the perfect length. It doesn't try to do too much, and I didn't find myself skipping any episodes or fast forwarding to avoid boring character arcs.
The cast is great and the drama is well-acted. I almost skipped this one, then realized the female lead is played by Lu Yu Xiao who was phenomenal in My Journey to You. Her acting really drew me into a character type that I don't normally enjoy watching (the manipulative female lead). Ming Yi is played as a more self-aware, less frustrating version of Bai Lu's role in Til the End of the Moon. Her character is believable and very likeable.
I also found Hou Ming Hao to be a delight as Ji Bozai. At first I found his performance to be too understated, but as the show goes on you realize that's just part of his character, and also serves to keep the spotlight on Ming Yi.
The supporting cast is great as well -- of note, Love Like the Galaxy's Yu Cheng En plays an amazing second male lead. His character gets more and more interesting as the drama goes on. The animal companions were fun to watch, especially Twenty-Seven. The Shouhua Academy group helped break up the story in an interesting and fun way. I found myself just as interested in Tianji and the warriors' stories as the main story.
The only reason I didn't rate this show a perfect 10 is because it feels like it's missing something that's hard to name. This was a fun watch and a tier above the average Wuxia, but it didn't capture my heart like my all-time faves. Maybe there wasn't quite enough angst between the main leads. Either way, I really enjoyed and highly recommend this drama.
The cast is great and the drama is well-acted. I almost skipped this one, then realized the female lead is played by Lu Yu Xiao who was phenomenal in My Journey to You. Her acting really drew me into a character type that I don't normally enjoy watching (the manipulative female lead). Ming Yi is played as a more self-aware, less frustrating version of Bai Lu's role in Til the End of the Moon. Her character is believable and very likeable.
I also found Hou Ming Hao to be a delight as Ji Bozai. At first I found his performance to be too understated, but as the show goes on you realize that's just part of his character, and also serves to keep the spotlight on Ming Yi.
The supporting cast is great as well -- of note, Love Like the Galaxy's Yu Cheng En plays an amazing second male lead. His character gets more and more interesting as the drama goes on. The animal companions were fun to watch, especially Twenty-Seven. The Shouhua Academy group helped break up the story in an interesting and fun way. I found myself just as interested in Tianji and the warriors' stories as the main story.
The only reason I didn't rate this show a perfect 10 is because it feels like it's missing something that's hard to name. This was a fun watch and a tier above the average Wuxia, but it didn't capture my heart like my all-time faves. Maybe there wasn't quite enough angst between the main leads. Either way, I really enjoyed and highly recommend this drama.
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