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The CHEMISTRY takes the spotlight! Prince turned superhero bound to enemy female general
My high rating is mostly for the romance between our leads. When I saw this pairing I wasn't expecting these two to have such great chemistry. Every time they hold hands, every loving glance, every hug just oozed sweetness.
Cheng Lei was decent in The Female General but he finally won me over as Jin'an. I found this character to be a lot more enjoyable and Cheng Lei did a great job making Jin'an as animated and charismatic as he was. I think it took me seeing him in a role where he had to shift between personas to realize his talent. In My Journey to You his character was morally gray, serious, and pretty boring. But Jin'an was just perfection.
Song Yi, this pretty alien, was never my favorite but I found her tolerable before as long as she wasn't crying. I had my doubts about being able to see her as a fierce general but she put her own spin on the character and I wound up liking her. Her character was elegant and noble but what I loved most was how straightforward she was. When she loved, she loved hard and gave her whole heart to Jin'an. But when things took a turn for the worse, although she was sad to lose him, she never allowed herself to become completely lovesick and lose focus of what's really important. But there are still limits to what Song Yi can do. She never came off as truly intimidating because of that sweet voice lol All of her outfits were beautiful though!
Guan Hong is my 2nd highlight after the main CP. Mo Yin was perfect to me. He's always such a cutie and so mesmerizing when he's on screen. I didn't need to see a full blown love story between him and Lu Xin but she grew on me by the end and their scenes became fun to watch.
The OST! I loved it. Almost every song in still stuck in my head but the LYN song was the best. The CGI and overall cinematography was mediocre but then still over the top at times. Not enough to ruin it for me because I normally have low expectations in that department anyway.
I definitely liked more than I disliked with this drama. I found the ending theme really touching when Jin'an basically expresses that his heart will always remember her and he will always uncontrollably fall in love with her even if his mind forgets her. Their bond was really sweet to watch. You just have to get through the middle, which kind of drags because it's a bunch of plotless episodes where our CP is just bonding. But once the drama comes back from its walk in the park, the last 10 eps are very enjoyable. I can overlook the silly villains as well because they never get that much screen time or cause too much trouble. I'm also a nerd for anything superhero so I did wish that there were a few more of those scenes but I'll take what I got. I would definitely watch this again for the romance and for the last arc.
Cheng Lei was decent in The Female General but he finally won me over as Jin'an. I found this character to be a lot more enjoyable and Cheng Lei did a great job making Jin'an as animated and charismatic as he was. I think it took me seeing him in a role where he had to shift between personas to realize his talent. In My Journey to You his character was morally gray, serious, and pretty boring. But Jin'an was just perfection.
Song Yi, this pretty alien, was never my favorite but I found her tolerable before as long as she wasn't crying. I had my doubts about being able to see her as a fierce general but she put her own spin on the character and I wound up liking her. Her character was elegant and noble but what I loved most was how straightforward she was. When she loved, she loved hard and gave her whole heart to Jin'an. But when things took a turn for the worse, although she was sad to lose him, she never allowed herself to become completely lovesick and lose focus of what's really important. But there are still limits to what Song Yi can do. She never came off as truly intimidating because of that sweet voice lol All of her outfits were beautiful though!
Guan Hong is my 2nd highlight after the main CP. Mo Yin was perfect to me. He's always such a cutie and so mesmerizing when he's on screen. I didn't need to see a full blown love story between him and Lu Xin but she grew on me by the end and their scenes became fun to watch.
The OST! I loved it. Almost every song in still stuck in my head but the LYN song was the best. The CGI and overall cinematography was mediocre but then still over the top at times. Not enough to ruin it for me because I normally have low expectations in that department anyway.
I definitely liked more than I disliked with this drama. I found the ending theme really touching when Jin'an basically expresses that his heart will always remember her and he will always uncontrollably fall in love with her even if his mind forgets her. Their bond was really sweet to watch. You just have to get through the middle, which kind of drags because it's a bunch of plotless episodes where our CP is just bonding. But once the drama comes back from its walk in the park, the last 10 eps are very enjoyable. I can overlook the silly villains as well because they never get that much screen time or cause too much trouble. I'm also a nerd for anything superhero so I did wish that there were a few more of those scenes but I'll take what I got. I would definitely watch this again for the romance and for the last arc.
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