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Intense world-building wuxia of justice and power
The drama is not your average wuxia. It is a heavy with plot lines that build on one another with hidden identities, dangerous battles, and cross-kingdom politics. An entertaining watch that slowly captivates you with the sheer amount of lore.The biggest standout is the leads' romance. Never have I witnessed such a healthy, mature relationship. They truly respect and view each other as equals. Such a partnership is hard to find where both the ML and FL come to each others' rescue. Their relationship is adorable, as they act like an old married couple. However, their romance is just not the focal point of the story.
Who Rules the World is a tale of politics and martial arts. It is a story that is constantly building as it escalates into war and death. The stakes are so high that it makes the romance simply not important enough. There are cute, sweet moments but there's always an insane amount of things happening that overshadow it.
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Healing and unconditional second chance romance
To me, this drama is like a warm hug. An endless warmth after a blistering snow storm.Wei Yifan is so sad and lonely with a painful past, but Sang Yan is just so incredibly caring. He carries a quiet intensity that no matter what life throws at them, he will be the one to keep them afloat. It's funny how it seems like it's the cold ML x naive FL cliche. The dual POVs reveal that their misunderstandings are due to fear to hurt the other when there actually is such a depth of love.
Yifan's trauma is intense and almost triggering. It's understandable why she is the way she is, her strength is quiet but unyielding. Sang Yan is the most chalant nonchalant man I ever witness. He is such a loser in-love that it hurts my eyes.
A second-chance romance that actually is a first love story, Sang Yan had never let go.
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Cheesy slice-of-life drama that dragged relentlessly
Let me just preface, this drama had all the tropes I absolutely hate. Girl falls in love first, HARDER, and chases relentlessly after the cold guy? Slice-of-life story that follows a tight-knit group of friends that faced no actual problems in life? Yeah, not my cup of tea.Don't get me wrong, this drama is incredibly adorable. The leads and the friend group are the epitome of youth so it was nostalgic to watch their transition to college and workplace. Through their entire journey, they faced such minor problems. This is a good drama to put on as background noise because nothing really happens. They just go through the motions of life and are happy to bask in each other's love and friendship and laughter and rainbows.
To me, a good love story is passion (no I'm not talking about sex). Passion and yearning. The feeling that if the world ends, you're running towards them. That whatever life throws at you, no matter how bad, you realize that you can't live without the other. You keep choosing them no matter what. I did not pick up even an ounce of this passion in the drama. It felt so one-sided even when he started to reciprocate.
It's the unrealistic first love story in a dreamy fairytale world where everything will always work out and everyone gets their happily ever after.
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