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Not even worth watching for Dai Gao Zheng
Beautiful scenery, hot ML (always here for Dai Gao Zheng), and great supporting actors but that’s about it. I’m used to short dramas lacking the depth of bigger budget shows and can usually overlook the plot holes, but it was incoherent at times and had gaping holes at others.
The scenery was absolutely gorgeous and a nice switch from stories in big cities and ancient palaces.
Dai Gao Zheng looked great in this drama. His face seemed a bit slimmer and lips less pouty which suits him better than in some of his other dramas. His acting was somewhat aloof at times and it seemed like he struggled with his facial expressions a bit in some of the romantic confessions but overall I liked his acting in this.
My main issue with this story is the FL. I really feel like she was miscast in this role. She is the first actress I have ever seen lack chemistry with DGZ. The character was poorly written and the actress struggled to convince the audience that she was emotionally conflicted with the competing interests of saving her brother vs. falling in love vs. protecting ML. FL came across as extremely wishy washy to even the point that the second FL got frustrated with it. Her styling overall was terrible. Her boots were too big and didn’t match anything she wore, the dresses seemed cheaply made, and somehow the outfits always seemed out of place when compared to everyone else. I did love the use of accessories, like earrings and ponchos to add some color.
The supporting characters truly did some heavy lifting. I enjoyed second FL’s character development and loved the actor who played Pu Ba. I wish he had been the main villain so that he got more screen time. The best friend/subordinate was cool but he wore the same shirt for 19 episodes (maybe more but I dropped it at this point),
The OST was generally good but there were too many scenes where the background music was sorely mismatched with the actions taking place. It ranged from distracting the viewers to undermining the story .
The story started to drag after the major plot was revealed and become a back & forth cycle of the CP’s relationship mostly on the part of FL. I powered through 19 episodes and found myself rolling my eyes at almost every scene. Even Dai Gao Zheng couldn’t hold my interest long enough to finish this.
The scenery was absolutely gorgeous and a nice switch from stories in big cities and ancient palaces.
Dai Gao Zheng looked great in this drama. His face seemed a bit slimmer and lips less pouty which suits him better than in some of his other dramas. His acting was somewhat aloof at times and it seemed like he struggled with his facial expressions a bit in some of the romantic confessions but overall I liked his acting in this.
My main issue with this story is the FL. I really feel like she was miscast in this role. She is the first actress I have ever seen lack chemistry with DGZ. The character was poorly written and the actress struggled to convince the audience that she was emotionally conflicted with the competing interests of saving her brother vs. falling in love vs. protecting ML. FL came across as extremely wishy washy to even the point that the second FL got frustrated with it. Her styling overall was terrible. Her boots were too big and didn’t match anything she wore, the dresses seemed cheaply made, and somehow the outfits always seemed out of place when compared to everyone else. I did love the use of accessories, like earrings and ponchos to add some color.
The supporting characters truly did some heavy lifting. I enjoyed second FL’s character development and loved the actor who played Pu Ba. I wish he had been the main villain so that he got more screen time. The best friend/subordinate was cool but he wore the same shirt for 19 episodes (maybe more but I dropped it at this point),
The OST was generally good but there were too many scenes where the background music was sorely mismatched with the actions taking place. It ranged from distracting the viewers to undermining the story .
The story started to drag after the major plot was revealed and become a back & forth cycle of the CP’s relationship mostly on the part of FL. I powered through 19 episodes and found myself rolling my eyes at almost every scene. Even Dai Gao Zheng couldn’t hold my interest long enough to finish this.
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