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The lovesick dog stole the show
I had high expectations for this because of Love in Pavilion, but this did not do justice to its predecessor. I did like all of the flashbacks and tributes to LIP though and I got teary eyed every time we saw the brotherhood again. But this story was all over the place and poorly executed. I never made it through the first installment, Red Moon Pact, and I fast-forwarded/dozed off a lot with this one too. So it seems LIP will be my favorite drama in the series.
The drama started out interesting though. The first 3 eps when the FL is still a spider were very cute and I kept thinking I can't wait for her to become human and for them to fall in love. Then she did and it was fun for like 2 eps. I'm not saying that I didn't like their relationship by the end. For me, their relationship was better appreciated as platonic than romantic. He saved her and gave her a chance at being human, seeing the world, and making a difference. She provided the pure love needed to finally defeat their enemy. Wangquan Fu Gui never knew happiness or companionship and she opened up his world to those things as well. So in terms of love, there was tremendous, heartwarming love between them. But it just didn't feel romantic to me and that's okay.
The romance that did steal the spotlight was the one between the little lovesick puppy and his general. Fan Yun Fei was the cutest thing and the chemistry between him and Li Xue Yang was a treat to watch. Hands down, best CP in the show. They could even rival some of the CPs from LIP.
Ru Mu and Wei Yun were technically the 2nd CP but their romance did nothing for me. I liked them separately as characters but there was zero investment in their relationship for me.
The villains were all silly and terrible. Wangquan Hong Ye's character was butchered by both the actor and the writing, as well as the rest of the Alliance. The epic battles between our heroes and their enemies were pretty satisfying though. And the OST was great. Overall, a lot here could have been done better and I will probably never watch this again. Now on to Cheng Yi's 3rd drama of the year where he plays a white-haired and a black-haired version of himself XD. Hoping Vendetta of An is better.
The drama started out interesting though. The first 3 eps when the FL is still a spider were very cute and I kept thinking I can't wait for her to become human and for them to fall in love. Then she did and it was fun for like 2 eps. I'm not saying that I didn't like their relationship by the end. For me, their relationship was better appreciated as platonic than romantic. He saved her and gave her a chance at being human, seeing the world, and making a difference. She provided the pure love needed to finally defeat their enemy. Wangquan Fu Gui never knew happiness or companionship and she opened up his world to those things as well. So in terms of love, there was tremendous, heartwarming love between them. But it just didn't feel romantic to me and that's okay.
The romance that did steal the spotlight was the one between the little lovesick puppy and his general. Fan Yun Fei was the cutest thing and the chemistry between him and Li Xue Yang was a treat to watch. Hands down, best CP in the show. They could even rival some of the CPs from LIP.
Ru Mu and Wei Yun were technically the 2nd CP but their romance did nothing for me. I liked them separately as characters but there was zero investment in their relationship for me.
The villains were all silly and terrible. Wangquan Hong Ye's character was butchered by both the actor and the writing, as well as the rest of the Alliance. The epic battles between our heroes and their enemies were pretty satisfying though. And the OST was great. Overall, a lot here could have been done better and I will probably never watch this again. Now on to Cheng Yi's 3rd drama of the year where he plays a white-haired and a black-haired version of himself XD. Hoping Vendetta of An is better.
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