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Honestly, it's worth to watch
The series beautifully showcases the strong family bond within the Yang household, whose members are all upright, loyal, and courageous. There were some great fight scenes, political drama, cute family moments, and sweet romances. They did a good job of bringing the story together despite having so many different elements and main characters.
Yang Yan Si (7th brother) was my favourite of the Yang brothers. He’s funny, charming, and easygoing as the second-youngest child in the family. I think his ending is the saddest.
Yang Yan Zhao (6th brother) started getting annoying towards the end of the series, especially after they introduced that snake, Pang Ying. I liked his romance with Princess Chai—they were cute together. So I don’t understand why it took him so long to be with Princess Chai when he claimed he loved her and that nothing could change that so early on. Honestly, it pissed me off that he still had a bit of a soft spot for Pang Ying, who was evil incarnate. He even held her (as she lay dying) while Princess Chai was bleeding out in front of him. Like, WTF. Pang Ying deserved her demise.
I think Guan Hong had better chemistry with Ye Lu Xie, but I guess it’s too bad he’s the enemy. So, her romance with Yang Yan De (5th brother) felt kinda meh and not that exciting. And after tragedy befalls the Yang family, 5th brother develops extreme survivor’s guilt. The dude grieves so badly that he decides to become a monk, leaving behind both his family and his wife… They gave Guan Hong such a tragic love life.
Yang Han Hui (4th brother) was the most interesting character because of his backstory. His relationship with Miss Luo was sweet. This guy has a knack for losing his identity/memories… I don’t understand his ending because he knows, deep inside, that he has a wife/lover but he can’t remember who she is. Then he goes to the capital, but the series never shows him reuniting with his family.
Yang Ba Mai (8th sister) was amazing. She’s cute, lovable, and expresses herself well. The actress did a great job.
I did skip through some of the long dialogue-heavy parts, but I’d still give this an overall 8/10. The actors all did a great job, and the storyline was entertaining, though I do feel the last episode was a bit confusing. I’d recommend this if you like historical dramas with wuxia and some palace intrigue.
It’s fun and all at the start, but towards the end… after episode 39… shit gets real depressing.
(You might need some tissues.)
Yang Yan Si (7th brother) was my favourite of the Yang brothers. He’s funny, charming, and easygoing as the second-youngest child in the family. I think his ending is the saddest.
Yang Yan Zhao (6th brother) started getting annoying towards the end of the series, especially after they introduced that snake, Pang Ying. I liked his romance with Princess Chai—they were cute together. So I don’t understand why it took him so long to be with Princess Chai when he claimed he loved her and that nothing could change that so early on. Honestly, it pissed me off that he still had a bit of a soft spot for Pang Ying, who was evil incarnate. He even held her (as she lay dying) while Princess Chai was bleeding out in front of him. Like, WTF. Pang Ying deserved her demise.
I think Guan Hong had better chemistry with Ye Lu Xie, but I guess it’s too bad he’s the enemy. So, her romance with Yang Yan De (5th brother) felt kinda meh and not that exciting. And after tragedy befalls the Yang family, 5th brother develops extreme survivor’s guilt. The dude grieves so badly that he decides to become a monk, leaving behind both his family and his wife… They gave Guan Hong such a tragic love life.
Yang Han Hui (4th brother) was the most interesting character because of his backstory. His relationship with Miss Luo was sweet. This guy has a knack for losing his identity/memories… I don’t understand his ending because he knows, deep inside, that he has a wife/lover but he can’t remember who she is. Then he goes to the capital, but the series never shows him reuniting with his family.
Yang Ba Mai (8th sister) was amazing. She’s cute, lovable, and expresses herself well. The actress did a great job.
I did skip through some of the long dialogue-heavy parts, but I’d still give this an overall 8/10. The actors all did a great job, and the storyline was entertaining, though I do feel the last episode was a bit confusing. I’d recommend this if you like historical dramas with wuxia and some palace intrigue.
It’s fun and all at the start, but towards the end… after episode 39… shit gets real depressing.
(You might need some tissues.)
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