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Really good but... But.. But..
Let me start by saying that I really liked this drama. It's really unsual to get a season 2 in Asian dramas but I assume it was all an entire season and they simply split it into 2 parts.
The story is really compelling. Fighting between personal issues, the right thing to do, selfish love, selfless love. We have it all but.. I have some issues.
Last talk about the drama it self. The first 10 episodes were boring as hell , you need to really be patience for the action to kick in. After episode 12 everything is way better.
This drama becomes really repetitive in some aspects. There is a lot of flashbacks, same talking point repeated over and over (like the childhood scene). I ended up skipping a lot... Like a lot.
The acting is great. The actors did a great job, female, male, bad good characters. Top notch.
The music is a bit repetitive but I ended up singing along. Overall I like it.
Some scene were a bit annoying. Near the end we get a scene where Xiao Yao kills her self. A lot of pathos but then we find out it was all an illusion. That s a no no for me.
My biggest issue with the drama is that I didn't really like the love interest. I kinda get why she likes him on a rational level. She always had a frantic life full of danger and suffering so choosing him makes sense because he is safe, sensitive and simple. I unfortunately never get the chemistry between them. Especially in the first season she treats him like a dog, a servent.
My personal favorite was Xian lian. Damn.. That demon make me cry. I'm fine with a guy not getting the girl but I'd have much rather preferred having more intimite scene between them. She was into him on some level but they never got the chance to live that love. He understood her struggles better than anyone else while jing was a safe choice, Xian liu was a more visceral one.
Thats the hill I'm dying on.
Overall I liked it. Would I recommend it? Yes, if you can glance over the romance not been "heart racing".
The story is really compelling. Fighting between personal issues, the right thing to do, selfish love, selfless love. We have it all but.. I have some issues.
Last talk about the drama it self. The first 10 episodes were boring as hell , you need to really be patience for the action to kick in. After episode 12 everything is way better.
This drama becomes really repetitive in some aspects. There is a lot of flashbacks, same talking point repeated over and over (like the childhood scene). I ended up skipping a lot... Like a lot.
The acting is great. The actors did a great job, female, male, bad good characters. Top notch.
The music is a bit repetitive but I ended up singing along. Overall I like it.
Some scene were a bit annoying. Near the end we get a scene where Xiao Yao kills her self. A lot of pathos but then we find out it was all an illusion. That s a no no for me.
My biggest issue with the drama is that I didn't really like the love interest. I kinda get why she likes him on a rational level. She always had a frantic life full of danger and suffering so choosing him makes sense because he is safe, sensitive and simple. I unfortunately never get the chemistry between them. Especially in the first season she treats him like a dog, a servent.
My personal favorite was Xian lian. Damn.. That demon make me cry. I'm fine with a guy not getting the girl but I'd have much rather preferred having more intimite scene between them. She was into him on some level but they never got the chance to live that love. He understood her struggles better than anyone else while jing was a safe choice, Xian liu was a more visceral one.
Thats the hill I'm dying on.
Overall I liked it. Would I recommend it? Yes, if you can glance over the romance not been "heart racing".
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