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Turning your fave cliches into an enjoyable watch
Sisters regressing in historical Chinese settings with switched-weddings ain't a new plot to anyone. But this one is SOLID. Let's face it, these re-used tropes are well-loved for a reason and definitely my guilty pleasure. But who says guilty pleasures always have to be trashy?? THREADS OF DESTINY was stunning, and I didn't even mind the weak plot in favor of likeable leads who kept the pot stirring. Short historical cdramas keep it going!!
PROS:
❀ Kickass FL and an ML who appreciates her abilities | Bruh from the very first 5 minutes you can see how awesome the FL is. She takes no bs from anyone!! She is every viewer's intrusive thoughts when watching those historical cdramas lol. Annoying sister crying and faking in front of parents? SLAP HER JEEZ. And she's smart about uncovering hidden schemes, especially the annoying ones from her sister ugh. ML is a lil irritating at first because of his playboy persona but the FL defff doesn't make excuses for him and you can see his true personality is the type to appreciate her fierceness, lol. Ofc under his playboy persona he's actually quite sharp and protective of her.
❀ Pretty set-up, good acting | No complaints on this end. The leads looked great together and had satisfying chemistry.
❀ Random but I really liked the FL's character in general | Her voice is soothing, her face is calm. She just gives off mature queen from the get-go and stays that way until the end.
CONS:
✕ Actual storyline was all over the place | I'm literally sooo confused how the ML was the crown prince??? Like where tf was the emperor the whole time during the show lol and how was his grandma not Empress Dowager/why were they never in the palace/did I get his role confused? There's a cool plot twist towards the end that was done for dramaticism, no rhyme or reason for a second regression. But I am WEAK for a double regression so they got me there. Also the conflict with Prince Ning was muddled with plot holes but tbh I was barely paying attention to it and threw it in the background (just like the writers did).
✕ FL's sister was annoying af | I was tired of her after scheme #625 and although there's a twist to her character in the end I couldn't be bothered to care lol.
OVERALL
Shawty (our FL) popped off in this minidrama and I was all about it. Watch this if you want to indulge in well-loved cliches but also appreciate a SATISFYING and HAPPY ending with plenty of face-slapping and counterattacks.
PROS:
❀ Kickass FL and an ML who appreciates her abilities | Bruh from the very first 5 minutes you can see how awesome the FL is. She takes no bs from anyone!! She is every viewer's intrusive thoughts when watching those historical cdramas lol. Annoying sister crying and faking in front of parents? SLAP HER JEEZ. And she's smart about uncovering hidden schemes, especially the annoying ones from her sister ugh. ML is a lil irritating at first because of his playboy persona but the FL defff doesn't make excuses for him and you can see his true personality is the type to appreciate her fierceness, lol. Ofc under his playboy persona he's actually quite sharp and protective of her.
❀ Pretty set-up, good acting | No complaints on this end. The leads looked great together and had satisfying chemistry.
❀ Random but I really liked the FL's character in general | Her voice is soothing, her face is calm. She just gives off mature queen from the get-go and stays that way until the end.
CONS:
✕ Actual storyline was all over the place | I'm literally sooo confused how the ML was the crown prince??? Like where tf was the emperor the whole time during the show lol and how was his grandma not Empress Dowager/why were they never in the palace/did I get his role confused? There's a cool plot twist towards the end that was done for dramaticism, no rhyme or reason for a second regression. But I am WEAK for a double regression so they got me there. Also the conflict with Prince Ning was muddled with plot holes but tbh I was barely paying attention to it and threw it in the background (just like the writers did).
✕ FL's sister was annoying af | I was tired of her after scheme #625 and although there's a twist to her character in the end I couldn't be bothered to care lol.
OVERALL
Shawty (our FL) popped off in this minidrama and I was all about it. Watch this if you want to indulge in well-loved cliches but also appreciate a SATISFYING and HAPPY ending with plenty of face-slapping and counterattacks.
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