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Started for Esther, stayed for everything else.
I actually had no plans to watch this drama. I am not a C-Drama fan but I have slowly started to watch some Chinese dramas here and there. I really enjoyed Esther's performance in LBFAD and I needed to download something to watch for my 1 hour flight back to my hometown so I said "Okay, why not?" I had no idea that this drama would grasp my attention so quickly. I went from a one episode watch to another and another until suddenly I found myself paying for the express subscription on WeTV.The first half of the drama was amazing. This drama introduced Ding Yuxi to me and WOW what a face and what an actor! I had never heard of him before but I was blown away by his acting especially during episode 7-8 when Miaomiao pulled his ribbon off for the first time. His eyes are filled with a thousand words and now I am a 100% fan. Esther was great as always but this role seemed to fit her like a glove. I actually think that if it was another actress that played this role, they wouldn’t have captured my love for Miaomiao as much. And guys when I tell you about the CHEMISTRY BETWEEN THEM. I was really rooting for them since the first episode.
I think what the drama was weak on was the second half of the drama. I believe it is because Miaomiao loses her memories of reality in the second half so what gave the 1st half of the drama life was suddenly taken away from us. And from a story standpoint, I understand what they were going for. But as a viewer, it did feel like suddenly the drama lost its spark for a moment. They also stopped focusing on the main couple and they’re the reason why this drama was super enjoyable in the first place. This is why I deducted a point off. Now they do bring the magic back as the series nears its end, especially the last 3 episodes but I think it felt like those moment could’ve been more stretched and fleshed out. And I deducted another half point because THEY DIDNT SHOW THEIR REUNION AT THE END LIKE WHAT THE HELL?????
Like I feel like if they did show his face in the end of the drama I would’ve given the story score st least like 9 or 9 and half but NOOOO. Anyways rant over but I really did enjoy the drama. I actually even enjoyed the last episode up until the very last moment.
I am now such a big fan of the whole cast and I hope that Esther Yu and Ding Yuxi will work on another drama in the future (and they need to make out at least once please)
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A drama that will never leave your mind.
I thought I knew what I was signing up for when I first started this drama. I had never been so wrong.I had heard countless of reviews and recommendations for this drama and since I was having a hard time moving on from LGIEF, I had decided to give this one a shot after having put this off for so long since I heard about the ending. I thought I had prepared myself mentally enough to face the ending when I reached it but I still cried like a baby when I got there.
The story itself is something I had never seen before and it leaves a lot of hints at the beginning of the drama that you would never understand until you reach the ending and realize just how everything was so well planned and thought out. The two main leads are also so breathtaking in terms of visuals and also acting. Luo Yunxi played Tantai Jin so well and it had my heart physically ache for him while Bai Lu was so ethereal as Ye Xiwu that although I know I should be a little mad at her for always misunderstanding Tantai Jin, I just can’t blame her at all.
I did find the Dream Arc to be quite stretched out and I feel like it could’ve been 3-4 episodes instead and it almost made me lose interest and drop the drama. Thankfully I decided to push through with it and I’m truly glad I did because in the end, I ended up really caring for both Ming Ye and Sangjiu and really rooting for them. Still could’ve been shorter though which is why I deducted a point in the story rating. As for rewatch value, although I did love the drama , I don’t think I can put myself through that pain again HAHAHA but who knows maybe in the future I might just because I love them both.
The OSTS are also beautifully made and really fit the drama and scenes in which it were used. It really elevated the drama to another level and it is still saved in my playlist. Kudos to Luo Yunxi and Bailu! They were amazing and the VFX effects were also spot on. I had finished the drama during January of 2025 and I still haven’t moved on from them even though months have already passed.
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