nika525

Honestly, this drama was such a breath of fresh air. The first half really had me hooked. The pacing was fast, and the story was interesting enough to keep me on edge. But from the halfway point onwards, things got waayy too fast. Everything started feeling so disjointed, like we were jumping from one scene to another without enough time to process what was happening. And one thing that really annoyed me was how many important scenes were cut and turned into paid content. Some of those moments were actually important to the story!

The second half was nowhere near as good as the first. I really wish Jundai had stayed longer, and the ending... I honestly have no words. Everything felt so rushed, like the writers suddenly remembered they had a bunch of storylines to wrap up with only 30 minutes per episode. At some point, I could only laugh. I've definitely seen worse endings, but I can't lie, I was still pretty disappointed with how everything turned out.

I also had questions about several characters. General Qi, why did you even try to pursue your best friend's wife? That's just morally messed up. And while I understand this is a female-centric drama, I wish they had explored Lu Zhuo's character a little more. I feel like he had so much more potential, but the limited runtime didn't give him enough room to develop.

Wei Rao's character development was also a bit questionable for me. At certain points, I genuinely wondered what made her different from Jundai. I wish the drama had explored that contrast more instead of rushing through her development.

Honestly, I don't think this drama needed to be limited to 30 episodes. It deserved 40. Not everything needs to be rushed just to fit a shorter episode count. There was a good story here, but the execution in the second half really let it down.