stardard. this series is nothing special…
… and many elements have aged atrociously. Consider me someone who appreciates the fact that the ML is somewhat sex interested (compared to other cdrama) but did we have to take it all the way to no consent? Then there’s the obvious, all effects and even stuntwork aged like milk, to the point of silliness.
The FL is such a poorly executed character, it reads as if her personality became as soft or hard as the writer needed instead of any natural development or growth from experience.
Seriously this drama is standard, the flood of 10/10s is odd but maybe at the time this came out it seemed a cut above the rest? I imagine that has to be it. Watching it in 2025, with a current lens, not worth it one bit.
I see a lot of praise for Yang Mi’s acting and that is utterly unwarranted. She is competent at best, ridiculous at worst: the innocent girl bits while pretending to be a male desciple in particular were a feast of cringe and mind boggling character choices. It was someone’s idea that she should be acting like a 10 year old girl while we are told shes passing as a male desciple with that behavior and mannerisms.
If you watch it and dont mind aspects i mentioned you might love it. Perhaps it’s worth a try for most.
The FL is such a poorly executed character, it reads as if her personality became as soft or hard as the writer needed instead of any natural development or growth from experience.
Seriously this drama is standard, the flood of 10/10s is odd but maybe at the time this came out it seemed a cut above the rest? I imagine that has to be it. Watching it in 2025, with a current lens, not worth it one bit.
I see a lot of praise for Yang Mi’s acting and that is utterly unwarranted. She is competent at best, ridiculous at worst: the innocent girl bits while pretending to be a male desciple in particular were a feast of cringe and mind boggling character choices. It was someone’s idea that she should be acting like a 10 year old girl while we are told shes passing as a male desciple with that behavior and mannerisms.
If you watch it and dont mind aspects i mentioned you might love it. Perhaps it’s worth a try for most.
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