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A nice story, but it had so much more potential that went to waste. :(
Ep. 1–2The series started with a quite cliché but adorable Cinderella story. It deserves 9 points out of 10.
Ep. 3–12
Unfortunately, from this point on, the story took a wrong turn. The FL has a reason to lie at first, but at some point it is no longer believable. Telling the truth to the ML is the safest and only reasonable choice, yet she decides to stay silent until the truth is revealed by accident. What a waste of potential to make this drama good and extraordinary.
The lack of communication between the characters covers up the lack of better ideas for the storyline. I like the idea that the FL is an effective woman — she takes responsibility into her own hands and acts when necessary.
I liked the acting and the chemistry between the main couple more than the story itself.
Ep. 13–14
I've never worked in S. Korea, but is it possible to slap an employee at work? I know it's meant to increase the drama, but it’s not very believable to me. Plus, there are unnecessary extra plotlines in the last episode. Instead of closing the sister's story, the script introduces another unnecessary conflict. It’s meant to make Go Da Rim realize that she may lose the ML as well, but it could have been handled better.
A few more cliché threads, such as the ML competing with another childhood friend or the second couple’s story, could have been finished better as well. Opening a start-up company without previous experience also feels unrealistic.
To sum up, I still enjoyed the series, but it could’ve been so much better. The acting of the main couple deserves praise, though.
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16 Episodes and I surrender
The actor playing Wei Wuxian is the ray of sunshine of this show. His emotions are written all over his face and in his eyes, and he is definitely the best part of the series. The second lead is also good, but Wei Wuxian is my favourite.What I didn’t enjoy from the very beginning were the ridiculous special effects. I’m sorry, but the cave monster and other beasts look terrible. This is also my first Chinese series, so I’m not familiar with their usual level of expertise, but it all looks very amateur.
Another thing that really disturbed me were the male cast’s wigs. To be honest, I sometimes couldn’t even focus on the dialogues because of those ridiculous wigs. I mean, where does human hair start according to Chinese character designers? Surely not halfway down the cheek.
Unfortunately, I’m dropping the series after 16 episodes, as I couldn’t get involved enough with the storyline. Maybe I’ll try the books one day.
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