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Magical
So there are some tropes that I absolutely hate in Asian shows. And Miaomiao shares those thoughts before she is taken into the game. It was so refreshing to see people accept no as an answer. Who didn't treat a love rival as trash. I loved this show. TBH I wasn't sure whether I would like it. But I like wuxia stories, and transmigration too. The C-dramas really have the realistic game life thing down.
There are definitely things I didn't like - like Miaomiao taking in that annoying "cute" falsetto. It happens so often in C-dramas and I absolutely hate it. But I think it was the shows way of distinguishing between Mu Qing Shi (the previous grandmaster) and Miaomiao, because Qing Shi didn't talk with that falsetto.
The relationships in this show are my favorite thing from the girls being girls' girls to the guys' bromance. And Ciuciu is literally the cutest! The show was so wholesome in so many ways. While the episodes didn't end in cliffhangers so you aren't compelled to watch it all in one sitting, it is gripping enough to binge. The "demon of the week" aspect was also so beautifully handles.
One thing I was confused about was the last episode. Did Fu Zhou participate in the game too? Like how did he know the new story and with montage of ciuciu and his grandfather as bamboo tube ice cream vendors, what was the connection? The last episode seemed rushed and felt incomplete. Like it would have been cool if all the characters knew eachother IRL and in the end we find out that they were all playing the game with different objectives, and find out about this connection IRL. But the actual last episode seemed so convoluted.
There are definitely things I didn't like - like Miaomiao taking in that annoying "cute" falsetto. It happens so often in C-dramas and I absolutely hate it. But I think it was the shows way of distinguishing between Mu Qing Shi (the previous grandmaster) and Miaomiao, because Qing Shi didn't talk with that falsetto.
The relationships in this show are my favorite thing from the girls being girls' girls to the guys' bromance. And Ciuciu is literally the cutest! The show was so wholesome in so many ways. While the episodes didn't end in cliffhangers so you aren't compelled to watch it all in one sitting, it is gripping enough to binge. The "demon of the week" aspect was also so beautifully handles.
One thing I was confused about was the last episode. Did Fu Zhou participate in the game too? Like how did he know the new story and with montage of ciuciu and his grandfather as bamboo tube ice cream vendors, what was the connection? The last episode seemed rushed and felt incomplete. Like it would have been cool if all the characters knew eachother IRL and in the end we find out that they were all playing the game with different objectives, and find out about this connection IRL. But the actual last episode seemed so convoluted.
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