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Strong start and fizzled out
This series had such great potential. It started out really strong then fizzled out even before the half way mark. It became a chore to finish the series. It's watchable w/ a lot of skipping.
The Good:
- Cinematography, production quality
- Started out strong and engaging from episode 1, no slow build up which is usually the case w/ drama series
- Good storyline
- 2nd male lead was very likeable
- Cui Shi Jiu started off extremely annoying w/ her over-acting like a man, felt so forced and contrived, but her character went thru the most growth & development in a very interesting way
The Bad:
- Main couple lacked chemistry. They could not recreate the strong chemistry that they had as the 2nd lead couple in The Long Ballad. I felt no emotional reactions to their coupling, reunions, or separations.
- Plot became too repetitive w/ the FL Duan Wu/Su Muzhe overcoming business venture obstacles. The ML Yan Zijing became almost like a support character to the FL Su Muzhe's storyline.
- They swapped out the support characters midway. As another reviewer stated - we were invested in the initial support characters, you felt the sense of loyalty, love and humor with their connections to the lead couple. But after the arc of the tragic massacre in desert region, the writers wanted you to re-invest in a whole new set of support characters for the FL, it just flopped.
The Good:
- Cinematography, production quality
- Started out strong and engaging from episode 1, no slow build up which is usually the case w/ drama series
- Good storyline
- 2nd male lead was very likeable
- Cui Shi Jiu started off extremely annoying w/ her over-acting like a man, felt so forced and contrived, but her character went thru the most growth & development in a very interesting way
The Bad:
- Main couple lacked chemistry. They could not recreate the strong chemistry that they had as the 2nd lead couple in The Long Ballad. I felt no emotional reactions to their coupling, reunions, or separations.
- Plot became too repetitive w/ the FL Duan Wu/Su Muzhe overcoming business venture obstacles. The ML Yan Zijing became almost like a support character to the FL Su Muzhe's storyline.
- They swapped out the support characters midway. As another reviewer stated - we were invested in the initial support characters, you felt the sense of loyalty, love and humor with their connections to the lead couple. But after the arc of the tragic massacre in desert region, the writers wanted you to re-invest in a whole new set of support characters for the FL, it just flopped.
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