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Unpopular opinion. I TRIED, I Really tried!
Oh Drama! I was so excited when this came out since Yi Ran looked too fine in all those teasers and edits. Unfortunately, it was not my cup of tea.
I finally realized how fangirling can be. I never imagined I'd find a drama I had to finish because of the ML. BaoBao looks amazing in here as well, and their chemistry was too good! It wasn't enough to save this, though. I was already 17 episodes in, and I'm still honestly confused about what the world was going on. It was honestly frustrating, but whoa, I kept going! This show tried soooo hard to portray Mu Qing Yan as the ultimate anti-hero, only to actually sacrifice himself ALL THE TIME for our FL. This reminds me of the drama, Love and Redemption. Then I was again waiting for that GRAND FINALE where our ML would unleash his greatest power and finally achieve that revenge he has been plotting all this time, but pooof! another sacrifice, then killed him off in the end. My jaw was literally on the floor during that final episode. Then I was like, " That's it???? Then BAM! they sent him back, resurrected with whatever explanation they gave on why his poison actually disappeared. I honestly had to rewatch that scene coz I was sooo frustrated the first time.
Don't get me wrong, the cast did amazing! Some CGI scenes were a bit bleh, but most of them are actually a feast for the eyes! I think it was more of a pacing and story issue. There were too many flashbacks that I didn't even know who was who or what character was doing what. Trust me, I was THAT confused! LOL. I'm still excited for YiRan and BaoBao's future projects, though. This one, I guess, is just not really for me.
I finally realized how fangirling can be. I never imagined I'd find a drama I had to finish because of the ML. BaoBao looks amazing in here as well, and their chemistry was too good! It wasn't enough to save this, though. I was already 17 episodes in, and I'm still honestly confused about what the world was going on. It was honestly frustrating, but whoa, I kept going! This show tried soooo hard to portray Mu Qing Yan as the ultimate anti-hero, only to actually sacrifice himself ALL THE TIME for our FL. This reminds me of the drama, Love and Redemption. Then I was again waiting for that GRAND FINALE where our ML would unleash his greatest power and finally achieve that revenge he has been plotting all this time, but pooof! another sacrifice, then killed him off in the end. My jaw was literally on the floor during that final episode. Then I was like, " That's it???? Then BAM! they sent him back, resurrected with whatever explanation they gave on why his poison actually disappeared. I honestly had to rewatch that scene coz I was sooo frustrated the first time.
Don't get me wrong, the cast did amazing! Some CGI scenes were a bit bleh, but most of them are actually a feast for the eyes! I think it was more of a pacing and story issue. There were too many flashbacks that I didn't even know who was who or what character was doing what. Trust me, I was THAT confused! LOL. I'm still excited for YiRan and BaoBao's future projects, though. This one, I guess, is just not really for me.
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