jellyfish

this is just my personal opinions im not forcing you to agree with me but I have to say im not a hater I genuinely do like this drama but it feels so chopped lowkey

the start was okay for me I didn’t care about cliches when the vibe was giving but when they developed I just found myself skipping because there were no more vibes

personally don’t attack me for this but it feels like for those who enjoy xianxia romance,I don’t get the chemistry at all the only chemistry I ever saw were from the bath scenes

the shows title had so much potential like Mulan which personally should’ve fit LOTFG more than this show itself but they just decided to point the gun at themselves instead

in most dramas that are centred around this kind the romance is most likely just a sub plot but for LOTFG it felt like they were just shoving it down onto me now personally I didn’t read the novel before but from what I see—they screwed up Chu Zhao like REAL bad full ahh reflex angle type of reverse

I never really liked Chu Zhao when he first appeared his character could’ve been so much more but poor man was reduced to a 2nd male lead hopelessly in love with female lead,sighh

I found it weird as how he Yan always getting saved by shifu or xiao jue like isn’t she supposed to be a strong general who dominates male fields in ancient misogynistic China and plus her personality was funny at first but for a person going undercover for revenge she’s kinda sloppy at it.

I like revenge plots but this show’s romance was chocking me so much I genuinely forgot what heyan’s objective was for a while

one thing I like about heyan and Xiao jue was that heyan has been a shadow of someone else never truly herself the mask has always been there whether physically or mentally but xiao jue doesn’t want to see the facade he wants to see the behind the scenes

I personally found myself crying over Mu hongjun x Liu buwang’s story and death lmao

I don’t find anything in cheng lisu or song taotao’s character I don’t feel any emotional depth over their relationship or character it just feels so main lead centred sometimes like I get their the main characters but can I please just watch the side characters more

The fight scenes feel so main lead centred like they get the spotlights but it doesn’t feel like an actual war—it just feels like a performance the vibe doesn’t vibe with me and most people are just eating it up for some reason

Very hot take but this show feels so glazed personally,is it just because yall like xianxia type of romance?

anyway im not hating I just found very little emotional depth in it that resonates with me

Edits:I made this review yesterday night instead of studying for my science test big mistake (very idiotic anyway) I wasn’t able to fully grasp all of my personal perceptions of this show enough from my previous rants so here we go again!Dont take any review from me seriously i just want entertainment which LOTFG has failed me

ill start off with basics and I’ll be straightforward so woosh,i did not read the novel as if it wasn’t already stated before.This show is overrated by the hype,it’s very glazed.I don’t have high expectations but how do you even mess up this bad.Compared to other dramas such as A Journey To Love,My Journey To You and Wonderland Of Love I am easily in love with strong martial artist women but wtf is this?Such cheap goon-romance bait like I lowkey do not for one care if you watch cdramas just to goon to hot actors but seriously?calling this “good” ? it’s like a baby compared to other wuxia romances

Genres are Historical Romance Wuxia War but they should’ve just scrapped everything but romance away because what the actual heck is this?Historical but my girl survives something straight out of miracles cool?War?Then why is it just yapping,plus the war looks so staged bruh

Characters,He yan is a miserable woman who has to shoulder this burden of imposing as her elder brother in military school.She put herself through danger chances of dying for her achievements only for them to be swooped away by the real mask and she becomes disabled,nothing left of her to live.Oh and then she is killed but saved by her master and enters military again to regain her glory oh but she also goofs around!!like what?girl i get it you’ve been acting like some man for most of your life you can’t embrace your femininity but girl??you putting a big giant red flag on your ahh.Plus she ain’t even looked determined for revenge at all it feels more like some side quest and her main quest is to dominate xiao jue tf
Xiao jue,lil bro has been with HeRuFei since the kiddos he could’ve found out he was a fake and a woman like YEARS ago and the way he analysed Heyan but not freaking HeRuFei changing is stoopid lil bro acts like the next art of war author but probably going to be a victim bro he took less than a year to find out Heyan was a woman but buddy ain’t even notice Herufei like what?did he get the blind drink years ago?
Chu Zhao,lil bro tf is you ahh?Wtf happened to your whole character now your just gooning over heyan you used to be some cool morally gray manipulative guy but bro pulled that huge uno reverse off and decided to become a downbad loser that’s getting laughed at by all the viewers.Such a waste bro??
All the side characters,can you guys just kill the screen writer for more screen time please

The trope was pretty okay at first now Yappy silly girl and non chalant calm quiet guy but then they pull this damsel in distress at us so now what legend is she bro?Should be called “Legend of The Female Rizzler” tf girl pulled both genders like the amount of aura from the title itself bro???such a waste of a title

this drama’s supposed main objective was about A woman fighting (literally) in a world where men dominate with power and about the strong connection with the masks well that completely is destroyed.First few episodes she’s crushing it but I don’t see her influence much on the women well excluding the jiangyi arc but still??now the masks and heyans first confession with to mask it felt rushed there was so little time for you to dissect and digest it felt as if it were insignificant

Then after that it just digs deeper into sinkholes like it practically lost me after that heyan screws up so obviously to the enemies (her vengeance for her Xiong dis part) like is that even revenge anymore?Girl should get Zang Hai’s masters clearly Liu Bu Wang had a chatty and failure of a disciple girl ain’t even hiding it when she’s drunk

now war but this feels like some fake musical where the fl and ml are just performing cuz wtf?war is supposed to be dark,affecting everyone,chaos but wow they really wanted to put in some comedy.Why?just why?It feels like a spit into the face for those dead honourable soldiers to call this “war”