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started good but fell flat... unorganised rant + thoughts (MAJOR SPOILERS!!!!!)
overall i'm giving this an 8.5, i was honestly so hooked in the first 10 eps but it just got draggy in the last third, and the ending was nothing new...
the middle like 6-10 eps were unnecessary... so much filler and pointless romance scenes and honestly the chemistry wasn't even that good, don't come for me here but i think that's due to the acting for the most part (i do like MZY, i watch almost everything she's in, she does well in most scenes but her acting in romantic scenes could still be improved on). i watched on 2x speed for like the last 15 eps cos it was getting so boring...
[MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD]
one of my favourite scenes was when Gu QingShu died, first of all omg this girl was EVIL but she was one of the smartest characters for sure... i love when a villain is unapologetically evil + has her wits. but the best part was seeing the FL visibly upset that she died, it added depth to her character and also solidified the ties she still has with her past life. even though the whole time she is acting like she is a new person, Gu QingShu dying was her last straw in terms of the fact that she really is the last of the Gu clan... and yet she died by her own doing.
the little emperor is sooooo cute thooooo aw. i wish they showed some of the second couples children and family life too, they had more chemistry than the leads imo.
the twist about the male lead not being the emperor's son took me by surprise which i was kind of impressed by, and i liked the emperor being a complex character - he was loyal to his older brother but still wanted the throne, but it resulted in the male lead being poisoned... fate works in funny ways
i really liked the subplot of the 9th prince and the 2nd Shen sister (i forgot her name) not getting married even though they seemed to be a good match - i'm tired of side characters getting married just because, so that was refreshing
I was so relieved they didn't kill any of the FL's fam (brother and dad), i feel like that would have been kind of forcing tears from the audience. i feel like they could have done more with her family tho, but the main plot revolved around the royal family and it's princes - we also see very little of the princesses
the 5th prince (Xin Wang, Xiao ChangQing)'s story is so sad imo..... ik he's a freak lol but even in the end everything he did was for the FL... and when she admitted she was his wife at last... that was a goooood scene
after watching everything, i really wish they committed to the male lead being dead the whole way..... but no they had to bring him back as a "surprise" with literally ZERO explanation bc literally everyone saw him die?? pls i'm so sick of characters dying dramatically and then coming back in the last ep all good again, overused af trope. and why does his doctor look actually seconds from being deceased bro (this was either in the last ep or the extra i cant remember) oml somebody explain????
the middle like 6-10 eps were unnecessary... so much filler and pointless romance scenes and honestly the chemistry wasn't even that good, don't come for me here but i think that's due to the acting for the most part (i do like MZY, i watch almost everything she's in, she does well in most scenes but her acting in romantic scenes could still be improved on). i watched on 2x speed for like the last 15 eps cos it was getting so boring...
[MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD]
one of my favourite scenes was when Gu QingShu died, first of all omg this girl was EVIL but she was one of the smartest characters for sure... i love when a villain is unapologetically evil + has her wits. but the best part was seeing the FL visibly upset that she died, it added depth to her character and also solidified the ties she still has with her past life. even though the whole time she is acting like she is a new person, Gu QingShu dying was her last straw in terms of the fact that she really is the last of the Gu clan... and yet she died by her own doing.
the little emperor is sooooo cute thooooo aw. i wish they showed some of the second couples children and family life too, they had more chemistry than the leads imo.
the twist about the male lead not being the emperor's son took me by surprise which i was kind of impressed by, and i liked the emperor being a complex character - he was loyal to his older brother but still wanted the throne, but it resulted in the male lead being poisoned... fate works in funny ways
i really liked the subplot of the 9th prince and the 2nd Shen sister (i forgot her name) not getting married even though they seemed to be a good match - i'm tired of side characters getting married just because, so that was refreshing
I was so relieved they didn't kill any of the FL's fam (brother and dad), i feel like that would have been kind of forcing tears from the audience. i feel like they could have done more with her family tho, but the main plot revolved around the royal family and it's princes - we also see very little of the princesses
the 5th prince (Xin Wang, Xiao ChangQing)'s story is so sad imo..... ik he's a freak lol but even in the end everything he did was for the FL... and when she admitted she was his wife at last... that was a goooood scene
after watching everything, i really wish they committed to the male lead being dead the whole way..... but no they had to bring him back as a "surprise" with literally ZERO explanation bc literally everyone saw him die?? pls i'm so sick of characters dying dramatically and then coming back in the last ep all good again, overused af trope. and why does his doctor look actually seconds from being deceased bro (this was either in the last ep or the extra i cant remember) oml somebody explain????
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