Beautiful Production
This drama was a honestly a visual VFX feast; the CGI and the special effects were top notch and clearly high budget.
Plot-wise and as with most dramas, I liked the first half of the story much more than the second. The second half felt more like an afterthought, and the pace was much slower during the last 7 or so episodes. While I didn't mind the side characters since the drama spent a lot of time fleshing out all of their characters, the second half really gave an inordinate amount of screentime to the side characters ... so if you're not a fan of them, just a warning.
Acting-wise, this is one of the rare times where I think absolutely everyone in the cast were great actors that really made their individual characters come alive. Tian Xi Wei in particular completely knocked it out of the park - she played a coquettish Cat Lord so well and probably entered into my list of top 3 female characters of all time for her assertive and carefree personality. Never once have I thought she needed saving and all her fight scenes convinced me that she was incredibly capable and powerful.
Overall, a nice solid production that's worth the watch just for the visuals and the stellar music.
Plot-wise and as with most dramas, I liked the first half of the story much more than the second. The second half felt more like an afterthought, and the pace was much slower during the last 7 or so episodes. While I didn't mind the side characters since the drama spent a lot of time fleshing out all of their characters, the second half really gave an inordinate amount of screentime to the side characters ... so if you're not a fan of them, just a warning.
Acting-wise, this is one of the rare times where I think absolutely everyone in the cast were great actors that really made their individual characters come alive. Tian Xi Wei in particular completely knocked it out of the park - she played a coquettish Cat Lord so well and probably entered into my list of top 3 female characters of all time for her assertive and carefree personality. Never once have I thought she needed saving and all her fight scenes convinced me that she was incredibly capable and powerful.
Overall, a nice solid production that's worth the watch just for the visuals and the stellar music.
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