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Underwhelming Female Lead Outshined by 2nd Female Lead

I finally decided to watch this old drama since there's nothing new worth watching right now. The biggest issue this series had was that the 2nd lead couple stole the entire series from the main lead couple. The main couple was so bland.

The Good:
- ML (Leo Wu): although his acting was still pretty stiff in this series, I do enjoy watching him. He's grown to be a better actor in his more recent work (Love Amidst in a Snowstorm, Love Like the Galaxy).
- 2nd FL (Zhao Lu Si) did an amazing job. She really portrayed the character development very well from a young, helpless, naive cry baby to a compassionate, determined and capable princess.
- 2nd Lead Couple (Princess Le Le Yuan and the guard Hao Du) were way more interesting than the main couple. Both actors showed believable character development and had great chemistry. I rooted for them from the start.
- The emperor Li Shi Min was very likeable and delivered a solid performance.

The Bad:
- FL (Dilralba) was a disappointing. This actress is better suited for support roles. She's beautiful, but her acting is mediocre. Her posture in this series was terrible, like a turtle with its neck stretched out. It was so distracting. Her portrayal of such a lofty character like Li Chang Ge was underwhelming. She failed to evoke any emotion from me.
- Main Lead Couple: zero chemistry between Ashile Sun and Li Chang Ge. They felt more like an older sister/brother relationship.
- Storyline: overall it was a solid storyline with some plot holes that made no sense. Li Chang Ge character was over emphasized too much that it became ridiculous at times. She's supposed to be a young teenage girl but somehow has convinced experienced generals, royal officials and tribe leaders to follow her lead in major warfare? She was supposed to be a skilled martial artist but couldn't beat royal guards and was always getting captured. She was constantly being saved by Ashile Sun.
- The slave girl (Mimi): how does a slave girl get to roam around at free will everywhere, be arrogant and demanding to people, etc. It just made no sense at all. She was a very annoying character.

OST: It was edgy and fits this type of storyline/series but it wasn't my favorite.

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Finally! A costume drama worth watching in recent years!

While I will admit that this may not be a critic's choice in terms of masterful script-writing and artistic expression, but I thoroughly enjoyed it and did not even skip through at all. Every episode was so engaging. Pacing was done very well. It evokes all the necessary feelings that makes a good drama - at times you feel stressful angst, some parts make you laugh or cry, and in the end you walk away feeling satisfied to have invested all that time. Although I do wish it kept going to 40 episodes, I felt 36 was too short!

ACTING:
- FL Song Zu Er) is my favorite actress. I've been long awaiting the release of her dramas that were put on hold, and this one did not disappoint! This is her best role ever. Every aspect was perfection. Her tortured crying scenes broke your heart, her natural comedic charm shines, and her beauty was perfectly accentuated in her character styling.
- ML (Liu Yu Ning) This was the typical role that he's type-casted for. So it's not anything new or diverse of a role for him. But he did well as expected.
- Lead couple chemistry was on fire! Not just with the passion and loyalty, but the comedic fighting and the tense mistrust and hatred. They made you FEEL it with them.
- Support characters were all amazing! The 4 generals and their comradery, while very standard and tropey - it was just so endearing and funny, especially General Wei Liang (the chubby one). And his chemistry/brotherhood with the more stoic General Wei Qu was funny and heartfelt.
- Another standout performance was Wei Yan (ML's cousin). He was the most complex 4-dimensional character. He had me on the edge of my seat and guessing from start to finish...is he good? Is he evil? Is he a fence-sitter? Is he loyal or a traitor?
- I liked that all the actors used their own voices rather than out-of-place dubbed voices, and it worked rather well

COSTUME/PRODUCTION QUALITY
- Not the most high-budget production, but it did not take away from the experience. It certainly did not look low budget at all.
- Costume - one of the best I've seen in a long time. The main characters had so many costume changes that I lost track of how many outfits they had. And they were all high quality.
- Makeup and hair was very well done. The women looked flawless, not just the main female lead (just stunning), but even the support characters were all well put together. The wigs were amazing for both male and female characters.

OST
- The music was good, but I can't say that music stands out or is memorable

Overall I would watch this again just to watch the main couple on screen together.

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Major Leads w/ NO chemistry and recycled storyline

As many reviewers mentioned, this is not worth the time unless you're looking for a new xianxia drama or you're a huge fan of Zhao Lusi. I skipped a through a lot. It was ok since there weren't any other good dramas to watch. But I won't rewatch it.

The Good:
- costumes
- production quality was decent

The Bad:
- plot/storyline was literally recycled and blended copy cat parts of Ashes of Love, Eternal Love, Love & Destiny. Too many similarities it was distracting
- the main issue I have is the utter lack of chemistry between the lead couple. I really like the ML and FL actors in their other works. But they just fell flat in this one. I just didn't feel the emotional yearning to root for them as a couple, which is essential for these types of dramas (i.e. Ashes of Love, Eternal Love)
- the ML (Wang An Yu) : I've only seen this actor in one other series To Fly w/ You, his acting was so good and his chemistry w/ the FL (Song Zu Er) was off the charts. In this Last Immortal series he just could not pull off the screen presence of a stoic, larger than life High God of Chaos. He came across as goofy and too soft hearted, and his acting lacked depth.
- the FL (Zhao Lu Si) - tends to be type-casted w/ as the cutesy, gutsy female lead. Which she played that part well as A Yin. But when she became the Lord Phoenix Feng Yin - she was not likeable at all. She didn't quite have the depth to play the jaded, badass female heroine w/ conflicted soft yearning heart for her true love (for example Yang Mi in Eternal Love). She jsut came across as an icy statue.

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I Just Don't Get It

I may just not be the target audience for this drama. Maybe you need to have read the novel or be a fan of the gaming genre to appreciate this series. I found it confusing and boring and skipped through a lot.

The Good:
- Actors all did a good job for their roles, even the support cast did well, that's why I gave the series more stars just for the acting alone.
- Master Wei Yuan - loved his character. He is a veteran actor, he absolutely crushes every single role he plays whether it be good or villain role
- The dysfunctional but loving and loyal family dynamic with Xu Qi An's family was endearing
- High production quality and fight scenes

The Bad:
- Pacing was all over the place. Started out ok, then was boring and slow from episode 15-36. Then suddenly gets exciting in the last 3-4 episodes
- Confusing storyline at times. So many plot holes and unresolved character stories/endings. So what happened to the Emperor? So did Xu Qi An never exist or why/how did he get erased from everyone's lives? Why was the Celestial group there and how were they all related? And why did they not know what each other looked like? And why at the end did they introduce the Consort Princess the most beautiful woman in the world - but why? Her character served no purpose.
- Zero chemistry between the lead couple, but it seems their relationship and romance was a very minor subplot to the overall plot of the story
- The over the top slap stick comedy was not my favorite. It made it hard to take more emotional/deep scenes seriously. For example the Xu Qi An's cousin Xu Xin Nian - some parts they make him out to be disregarded as an utterly weak fool, but then some scenes they want you to believe that he's a well respected puppet master scholar that played an integral role in taking down the evil regime.

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Unlikeable Female Lead

This series did not seem interesting, but decided to watch it since there's nothing good to watch lately. I was looking for a light-hearted rom-com. This had potential failed due to the unlikeable female lead and lack of chemistry between the leads. I was so tempted to drop during every episode, but I suffered thru the whole thing, skipping A LOT.

PROS:
- Two very good looking leads
- ML's grandfather was the best character, genuine and likeable

CONS:
- FL is unbearable. Several other reviewers had the same perspective - she was just not worth all the efforts put in by the ML. She was arrogant, overly stubborn, manipulative, and downright rude at times. She could not convey any redeeming qualities other than intelligence and ambition. She is stunningly gorgeous (probably one of the most beautiful actresses in Cdramas) - but this is the 3rd time I've seen this actress in a series, she is NOT a good actress.
- ML acting wasn't terrible but the character was inconsistent. He started out as a tough, stoic rescue mission leader, former counter-terrorism unit (almost 30 yrs old), but then somehow evolved into a wimpy, love-struck teenager with no boundaries. Followed the FL around like a puppy, tolerated all her insults and games w/out faulting her.
- Leads w/ NO chemistry at all
- All support actors were super annoying, especially the 2nd FL, the BFF. She was intolerable too. And the outdated trope that I can't stand...a good looking person, add glasses to make them look nerdy like the 'ugly duckling' and do makeover removing glasses they suddenly become a beautiful swan. Insulting to viewers.

Dont' waste your time

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Just Going Thru the Motions

I'm oddly conflicted on how to review this series. It has all the components of being a good series yet something just felt off about it. While I like the main actors and have seen most of their work (William Chan and Zhao Lusi) they just seemed to be going through the motions in this series. As a couple they completely lacked chemistry. And Zhao Lusi seemed like she lost her spark and charisma. I believe she was filming this series right before her personal life went into turmoil with the hospitalization for her medical and mental breakdown. She looked so miserable and unhealthy in this series it was very distracting and sad to watch.

The Good:
- The lead actors are two of my favorites: William Chan and Zhao Lusi
- The 2nd couple stole the show, they were more fun and genuine to watch. The 2nd lead actress who played the sister Qiao Lin was my favorite character.
- The kid brother/son (Hao Chen) did very well for a child actor. I also saw him in The Story of Pearl Girl, he's a natural.

The Bad:
- Started out strong, then fizzled out and got draggy.
- Lead couple had no chemistry. When Hao Ming tried to win back Xu Yan's love, it was borderline corny and forced.
- The voice dubbing for the ML (William Chan) did not fit him at all, very distracting
- Xu Yan the FL (Zhao Lusi) seemed like she lost her spark in this series. Just going through the motions like a zombie
- The wardrobe was over the top, trying too hard to be couture. It makes sense for the uber wealthy families. But the when Xu Yan lost her luxurious life and started their own business with her sister Qiao Lin, they had nothing and struggled financially. But the wardrobe and styling for them and their friends/coworkers did not portray that. Even when Xu Yan spent extended periods of time in the village with her grandmother, she was overly dressed for the scenes. It felt out of place.
- The business dealing with the Russian guy was absurd. Why would a powerful real estate investor put so much emphasis on another couple's relationship. The couples retreat scenes were ridiculous.


I skipped through a lot of this series. Won't be watching it again. As another reviewer stated, it's watchable but not memorable.

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Draggy and Miscasting of FL

I watched it because of the ML (William Chan). It started out strong, but 1/3 of the way into the series I started skipping a lot. Repetitive, draggy scenes.

The Good:
- ML (William Chan) - while he's not the best actor, I do enjoy watching him. He's charming and has a way to exude an adorable sweetness. But this is the 4th drama in a row that I've binged watched of William Chan and I've noticed that he tends to lack chemistry w/ the female leads in every series. I'm not sure if it it's him, or miscasting of the female leads. The only person he had chemistry with was Sandra Ma in Age of Legends, it was decent but not strong chemistry.
- 2nd ML (Guo Jia Hao) who played the best friend - he was very likeable and I rooted for him.
- The villains played their role well especially Ruan Tai Yuan, she displayed an underlying creepy psychotic aspect with a small streak of morality.

The Bad:
- FL (Gulnezer Bextiyar) who played Maggie is beautiful w/ stunning eyes. However she's not the right casting for this role as a tough FBI/CIA special ops captain. She was not believable at all. She's way to dainty and her wardrobe was ridiculous - always looking like she came from a high fashion show. The action scenes and her holding a gun was comical.
- Draggy and repetitive scenes. I skipped a lot
- Unrealistic scenes. For example - Lin Jun Jie a tough agent w/ exceptional martial arts skills kept getting captured. And in one scene he was tied up and tortured for days on end, ripped clothes, bloodied, swollen, etc. Yet when he finally gives in and gives the villains what they want...the next scene he suddenly looks fine, clean cut, no injuries at all.
- Some of the wardrobes were ridiculous and unrealistic. The women working in MOIS - even nerdy computer experts dressed way too fashionable with mini skirts and high heels. Meng Lien w/ the one eye - his wig looked so fake. Mandala the female assassin that was imprisoned in a maximum security cage - yet she had perfect hair and makeup? Made no sense.
- The dubbing of the foreign characters sounded so silly, especially when they spoke English.

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Waste of time

This was a waste of time...56 episodes worth of wasted time! This is one of the worst period/costume dramas I have ever watched. Excruciatingly draggy. Didn't get remotely interesting until about episode 15 then by episode 25 or so it just kept doing downhill from there. I only rooted for it and endured until the very end only because of the FL (Song Zu Er), she is one of my favorite young actresses with so much raw talent and genuine charisma. I thought maybe the ending would redeem the excruciating boring series, but nope it did not.

Storyline:
The storyline was all over the place, so chaotic. Too many tribes and characters that you can't keep up or even remember anyone's names. They threw in 2 additional tribes and sub plots 46 episodes into the series. It was a mess. The battle scenes were drawn out way too long, sometimes a battle scene will last half an entire episode! The scenes were not edited well so it did not keep the viewer engaged. For example, if a character was walking ...no other action or anything happening that adds to the dramatic effect...they're just walking...the camera follows the character just walking and walking in silence for minutes into a scene.

The ML (Asule) was supposed to embody family bond and pride in your tribe/homeland (Qingyang). But he was sent away by his Emperor father at birth, brought back to his father's tribe at 18, but he was not welcomed by his father and 4 older brothers (who fought over the throne). The father only cared about him when Asule saved him from a wolf. Then shortly after that he was sent away to a distant kingdom (Southern Huai) as a hostage prince for a peace treaty. But the remainder of the series Asule talks so lovingly about his father, his tribe, his homeland that he literally spent only a few days in...it made no sense at all.

Acting/Characters:
- FL (Yu Ran) lead was amazing as always. Yes she is type-casted to be the spunky, cute, yet enduring character type, but she always nails it. She did a great job, but she couldn't carry the entire series on her own.
- ML (Asule) was boring, no personality. This is the second series I saw him in (first was Nirvana on Fire 2 - also very boring). He is not a good enough actor to lead a series. His character was supposed to be a physically weak person w/ a big heart and strong morals. But he just came across as an annoying wimp that everyone has to rescue. It was very inconsistent - at times he goes into battles like a true marital artist, but other times even a dainty woman can shove him to the ground or he faints at the site of blood/violence, and at other times when his 'bronze blood power' gets triggered he's a psycho monster. It made no sense.
- Other ML (Ji Ye) was terrible. He was very 2-dimensional - he either looked like a dazed and confused idiot or some raging maniac.
- Support FL (Little Zou) - she was ok, but not anything memorable.
- the two main couples...Ji Ye/Yu Ran and Asule/Little Zou - zero chemistry for both couples. I didn't care if they were in scenes together or if their storylines ended up together.

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Long awaited but a dismal disappointment

I was so eagerly waiting for this series to come out because of this main couple's unforgettable chemistry and performance together in Princess Agents, and the ML is one of my favorite actors. Unfortunately this series was a dismal disappointment in so many ways. I skipped through a lot of it, it was so boring. I cannot even list out any redeemable good things about it...so here are the reasons it was so terrible.

- The dubbing was so awful! It was so distractingly bad and was a disservice to the actors and ruined the overall experience. No proper background sounds or anything - just silence and then the dubbed voices.
- Weird sound effects like farm animal noises are used in an attempt to emphasize scenes that are supposed to be funny. Felt like you are watching random TikTok videos w/ stupid sound effects, It was so distracting.
- Pacing was so slow and boring. Oddly dragged out staring or walking scenes.
- ML (Lin Geng Xin) is one of my favorite actors. His performance fell flat in this role. I understand that these types of roles for ancient gods they are supposed to be stoic - but he just came across as a boring character with little depth and lack of effective emotional expression.
- FL (Zhao Li Ying) - I am not a big fan of this actress, I don't think she has good acting range or facial expression/emotions. She's really only good at playing a cold & tough fighter. And half of her lines were delivered as voice narrations of her inner thoughts! The entire series, she barely actually spoke to the other characters but just had internal monologues!
- Makeup and costume were not terrible, but not great either for this type of high budget production. The FL's makeup was so bad! Her eyeliner always looked smudged like she slept in her makeup overnight. And close up shots you can clearly see the fake eyelashes over her real eyelashes so it looked like she had 2 different levels of eyelashes!
- Chemistry - the main couple could not replicate the intense chemistry they had in Princess Agents
- The last 2 episodes were completely unnecessary! The storyline had wrapped up, the main couple had their happy ending. So WHY the need to drag out 2 more episodes to showcase that random other couple getting married (the Snake god lady)? I just don't understand it.

I am so upset that my eager long awaited anticipation and time spent watching it was a total waste!

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Good series but did not need to be 70 episodes

Overall a good show, good storyline and good casting/acting. But it really did not need to be 70 episodes, that is too long especially for a modern drama.

Storyline / Pacing
- The first 1/3 of the series was so promising, I didn't skip thru any of the episodes. Then it started to get a bit draggy and repetitive after that. I started skipping a lot after that.
- Way too many flashbacks of their childhood scenes over and over again
- The amount of times characters were injured and hospitalized was ridiculous, especially the FM Jiang Shen - she was constantly getting in accidents, getting hurt by other people. It got to the point where that you start to expect her to get hurt yet again every few episodes
- Jiang Sheng's internal conflict of which 'love' to choose makes sense...familial/brotherly love or romantic love. But Liang Sheng's perspective...how can he romantically love Jiang Sheng even if they found out as adults that they are not blood related? They grew up together believing they were brother and sister. So there was a bit of a creepy/ick factor that he wanted her to love him romantically.

Characters/Acting
- ML Tian You (Wallace Chung) did an amazing job in this, your heart just ached for him the entire time! You felt joy when he was happy, your heart sank when he was sad, you felt anger when he was wronged.
- FL Jiang Sheng - this was the first time I've seen this actress, she was cute, did a good job. No real complaints, other than she was incredibly so thin that it looked concerning in some outfits.
- Other ML Liang Sheng - acting fell very flat. He just looked like a mopey walking zombie.
- Child actors that played Jiang Sheng, Liang Sheng and Bei Xiao Wu - those kids did an amazing job, really natural and adorable, not the forced over the top cute/sassy kids you typically see in dramas
- Wei Yang - ok, she is literally psychotic and possessive. Her rationale makes zero sense, being jealous that her crush cares too much about his own sister? And justifies her vile actions just because she's loved Liang Sheng and devoted so much time into their non-official relationship? She caused Jiang Sheng to have a miscarriage, she caused her to have a head injury, etc...but then expects that an apology should suffice?
- Tian En - the sociopath brother. I immediately tensed up every time he was on screen. Something so creepy and gross about him. And his acting of trying to appear innocent to his brother Tian You, his acting came across as childlike like a 5 year old, not a college age man! Can't decide who was more annoying, him or Wei Yang.
- Ning Xi - I liked her character. She surprised me. I expected her to start out as a kind, understanding woman who's love was unrequited then slowly jealousy would creep in and she would turn vindictive and scheming. But she didn't! She stayed true to that character quality.

Music
- this was probably the best OST I've heard for a modern drama. Usually historical dramas have way better OST and the modern ones are kind of cheesy or try to hard to be cool.

Rewatch value - no way. Its way too long.

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Low Expectations with High Payout

I had no intention of watching this as the two leads aren't impressive in previous works. So I went into it with very low to zero expectations...and I was very pleasantly surprised! What really stood out was how well balanced the entire series was...from character development, main couple dynamic, pacing, and overall visual appeal. The lead female and supporting female characters were all very well written. It was refreshing that all the female characters were not portrayed as weak damsels in distress. They were strong intelligent and nurturing and this was accomplished without emasculating the male characters (which tends to happen with most dramas).

THE GOOD:
- The pacing was good - I rarely skipped (only because I was anxious to find out what happens next)
- The lead couple are very good looking and had really good chemistry. It's been awhile since I've seen an on-screen couple have such great chemistry that makes you yearn to see them onscreen together. You're invested in their relationship
- FL - This is hands down her best role ever. While she's stunningly gorgeous and exudes a bright naive charm, her acting in other series has been average and tends to lack chemistry w/ her MLs. She nailed this role in every way, and was able to exude strength, gentleness, humor, moral character but not in an unrealistic goody two shoes, pollyanna type.
- ML - This is the first time I've seen him in a lead role (saw him as 2nd ML in Love Between Fairy & Devil). His acting was solid with this role. Portrayed the typical stoic (and at times vicious) hero character, but was able to show tenderness towards those he loved.
- The family dynamic of the village was endearing, especially the elderly neighbor couple Mr. and Mrs. Zhao.

THE BAD:
- Not much, just some minor things...
- The ML (Yan Zheng) was literally recovering from injuries throughout the entire series, it was rather excessive
- Some unanswered loose ends: For example:
1. Yu Qian Qian (restaurant owner) confesses she "has a secret, she's from a far away place" but doesn't specify where? What was her true background other than rescuing the psychotic heir to the crown?
2. Li Huai An / Wen Kan (2nd ML) - why was he punished and sent into exile? He was a 'good guy' and always operated with integrity and also helped out the main lead couple, event against his grandfather's pressures.

Overall a very good series...and I'll likely rewatch it again.

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I don't understand the hype

I've heard so much hype about this Nirvana in Fire and the sequel Nirvana Fire 2. I watched both. Unimpressed. Overall this series dragged on way too long. I found myself skipping so many parts and sometimes entire episodes. I only sat thru the entire series just to find out what happens to see if the show redeems itself at the end. It did not.

Characters: While the acting wasn't bad, I was never truly invested in any of the characters, including the ML. The lead couple had zero chemistry. The only character I rooted for was Concubine Jing (wonderful actress, saw her in Rise of the Phoenixes).

Music: The OST wasn't bad but nothing memorable.

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Worth Watching but Nothing Spectacular

Decent modern, sci-fi action dram. But the time loop just became way to repetitive with each loop day repeating 5 times. Even with only 16 episodes I did skip through some.

The Good:
- Only 16 episodes so it minimized filler scenes
- Bai Jing Ting (ML) crushed this role. He is vey well suited for modern action/cop roles. But he also is very good at adding vulnerability and humor to the tough guy role.
- The bond between the police team was genuine and believable with trust and humor.

The Bad:
- the romance between ML and FL was forced. Zero chemistry, with no background or reason for their romantic connection.
- the FL was miscast. She was not a good actor and her facial expressions were unnatural and forced. She was so boring.
- the constant switching between languages was unnecessary. I understand that this is a made up city that is meant to be diverse, but logically it didn't make sense when people were speaking & understanding each other perfectly in Mandarin or Cantonese for an entire conversation, then they would randomly insert English in there (the English accent was terrible and no needed).
- Maggie the support character - terrible casting. You can tell she's just a model with no acting skills. Her character felt so stiff and out of place compared to all the other supporting cast.

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An Abysmal Disjointed Mess of a Beloved Classic

I am still in utter disbelief of what I just watched on screen for this beloved classic. The movie was a complete disjointed mess. If you are familiar w/ the story and other adaptions you will be incredibly disappointed, bored and even frustratingly annoyed. If you are not familiar with this story you will be utterly lost and confused. For a 2 hour movie, I skipped thru a lot. It was so boring an unengaging.

THE GOOD (its hard to even pull out anything good)
- The they kept the iconic theme song from the 1980s adaption
- Hua Jun (Mongolian Princess) this was a more complex, strong, interesting version of this character compared to previous adaptations of her being a whiny wimp

THE BAD (soooo many to list)
- Storyline and pacing was so rushed and disjointed. Left so many plot holes as to why certain characters are important or related.
- Zero character development, resulting in lack of emotional connection to any one character, even the main lead couple.
- Both ML and FL were utterly miscast. Zero chemistry. Neither one of them could truly portray the iconic characters of the slow-witted, adorable, loyal and freakishly strong Guo Jin or the cute, charismatic, cunning and witty Huang Rong.
- They just boiled it down to Ouyang Feng (West Poison) being the lead antagonist, whereas other adaptions had so many nuanced antagonists. And they made Ouyang Feng out to be some odd comic book character - his look, his acting, etc.

Overall an atrocious adaptation of a beloved class. What a complete waste of time.

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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.

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