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Visuals, Acting, Character Depth,
I want to emphasise how amazing the cast have been, especially the leads. They've studied their character so well and really brought them to life. I can't say how much I appreciate HMH's input and improv for some scenes that fed into the yearning of the audience (female gaze oh myyyy)!He's definitely talented and really cares about bringing out the best of Ji Bozai as someone who is ultimately selfless and would do anything to sacrifice himself for the "greater good" and Ming Yi. I love him as an actor and always look forward to these new characters he tackles - the results bear the fruit of his efforts. It's been mentioned somewhere he takes into consideration LYX's comfort too (I think the director asks LYX what she'd want to experience as a woman for moments that would make your heart flutter - then these ideas get conveyed to HMH, correct me if I'm wrong!).
LYX is also one of my favourite actresses and her crying T^T girl is too good at it, especially those eyes! She's very good at acting out these cute scenes, but also in gut-wrenching moments that really make you feel the pain she's experiencing. The scene where she's under the soul-seizing spell and in her limbo, after being abandoned by her own mother, that was so heart breaking to watch when she started shaking on the ground... like that did something to me. I do wish they could go into more of her glory days when she won all those tournaments for Yaoguang!
Not to mention, the intimate scenes in the series are the best I've ever seen in the entire C-Drama world. Unparalleled. Their chemistry is no joke, and off-screen they're quite comfortable with each other too. Can't keep count how many times I've replayed every kissing scene GAAAAH!
I've probably rewatched the episodes 3x while waiting for the final episodes to come out, and I can see myself rewatching this over and over again. I'm a sucker for angst but they make up so fast it got me weak. The best thing about this series is the misunderstandings get resolved quick and things don't drag on for too long!
For an idol drama(?) the main characters have depth and their own struggles which make you really love them both, there's no one to blame. It's very rare for me to not dislike even a tiniest bit of any main characters T^T
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