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The sluttiest drama of the year
What an amazing drama. I was honestly waiting for 2025 to hit with a 10/10 drama and Love in the Clouds really surpised me. This is a drama where you can absolutely tell that the actors and team had great respect and love for the project. They did a phenominal job.
Story
The story starts with our FL MY/MX fighting in a tournament against our ML JBZ. MY definitely has a complex about winning, due to her sect's demands and her parent's love being conditioned on her winning. Unfortunately, she loses to JBZ, but in her loss realizes she's been poisoned and her spiritual veins are shattering - if she does not fix it within the year, she will die, and if she continues using her powers, she will die faster. She suspects JBZ of poisoning her to win in the tournament, as it is widely known he has been poisoned by that poison (Heavenly Poison) and that he likely has the antidote to the poison.
However, this antidote is one everyone is looking for because it has the ability to give anyone power or boost their cultivation. JBZ was using it to lure people in.
MY, who previously was believed to be MX but was in fact always a girl and had only been disguised as a boy her whole life by her mother, approaches and seduces JBZ to get close to him to get the antidote. Throughout this process, the two fall in love with each other, and learn who really poisoned MY and an entire plot to destroy the realm that they must prevent.
They navigate the lies and betrayal in their relationship, and heart breaking truths being revealed to separate them.
Concurrent to their love story, is the beautiful love story between the crown princess and a physician who was tasked with murdering her father, and the story of a bullied fan's unrequited love.
Acting/Cast
The cast did an amazing job with their characters, understanding and appreciating them and giving each the depth they deserve. HMH is an actor I've liked for a while, since BTTB and IAN, and LYX is one of my favorites in MJTY so I was really happy she got a lead role and did such an amazing performance. The two had beautiful chemistry, playing at being slutty, coy, fierce, and vulnerable.
The director was switched out during the project and rather than that being a crushing blow to the show, it actually saved it, and the director clearly understood her job. I couldn't ask for better. She knew exactly how to serve and what to serve (HMH looks so slutty in this drama, I love it, and it is impossible to take your eyes of LYX).
Music/Cinematography/CGI
There were these hilarious moments where the viewer's would enter a different POV (the physician's) and it would just turn into a completely different genre. It was hilarious the way we would just shift to a complete romance with lighting and music heightened by 100.
Otherwise, it was visually stunning, the music was beautiful (HMH has a great OST), and the CGI was more than acceptable.
Overall
There are definitely a lot of corny moments in this show, but they didn't detract from how great the performances were. Highly highly recommended. 10/10 and will rewatch.
Story
The story starts with our FL MY/MX fighting in a tournament against our ML JBZ. MY definitely has a complex about winning, due to her sect's demands and her parent's love being conditioned on her winning. Unfortunately, she loses to JBZ, but in her loss realizes she's been poisoned and her spiritual veins are shattering - if she does not fix it within the year, she will die, and if she continues using her powers, she will die faster. She suspects JBZ of poisoning her to win in the tournament, as it is widely known he has been poisoned by that poison (Heavenly Poison) and that he likely has the antidote to the poison.
However, this antidote is one everyone is looking for because it has the ability to give anyone power or boost their cultivation. JBZ was using it to lure people in.
MY, who previously was believed to be MX but was in fact always a girl and had only been disguised as a boy her whole life by her mother, approaches and seduces JBZ to get close to him to get the antidote. Throughout this process, the two fall in love with each other, and learn who really poisoned MY and an entire plot to destroy the realm that they must prevent.
They navigate the lies and betrayal in their relationship, and heart breaking truths being revealed to separate them.
Concurrent to their love story, is the beautiful love story between the crown princess and a physician who was tasked with murdering her father, and the story of a bullied fan's unrequited love.
Acting/Cast
The cast did an amazing job with their characters, understanding and appreciating them and giving each the depth they deserve. HMH is an actor I've liked for a while, since BTTB and IAN, and LYX is one of my favorites in MJTY so I was really happy she got a lead role and did such an amazing performance. The two had beautiful chemistry, playing at being slutty, coy, fierce, and vulnerable.
The director was switched out during the project and rather than that being a crushing blow to the show, it actually saved it, and the director clearly understood her job. I couldn't ask for better. She knew exactly how to serve and what to serve (HMH looks so slutty in this drama, I love it, and it is impossible to take your eyes of LYX).
Music/Cinematography/CGI
There were these hilarious moments where the viewer's would enter a different POV (the physician's) and it would just turn into a completely different genre. It was hilarious the way we would just shift to a complete romance with lighting and music heightened by 100.
Otherwise, it was visually stunning, the music was beautiful (HMH has a great OST), and the CGI was more than acceptable.
Overall
There are definitely a lot of corny moments in this show, but they didn't detract from how great the performances were. Highly highly recommended. 10/10 and will rewatch.
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