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Amazing start, but the story fizzled.

Changed my review: The first 35 episodes of this series are phenomenal. I was all set to enjoy a truly epic adventure. The cast, the story, the production- loved all of it. And then it just stopped. They cut most of the important parts, especially pertaining to the development of relationships. They started jumping ahead months and years, from one crisis to the next. Over and over, we get thrown into the future with none of the warmth or affection that should be present in a story like this. They routinely skipped key developments and you just have to assume things happened. Even the ml discovering the fl’s true identity was a non-event. That was supposed to be a big deal. I’m not entirely sure how she started liking him. One episode she still hated him. The next episode they were holding hands. Then all of a sudden she was giving birth. She wasn’t ever pregnant. They just skipped a year or so again, straight to the birth. However, they kept all of the moral/ life lesson speeches. There are so many that it seems horribly forced. Lots of speeches about how life wasn’t fair for women. I know that, but I’d still like a story, please. I started with a rating of 10 from the start. And I slowly lowered it. Now I’m giving it a 5 and I’m not sure I’ll even finish it. To say that I’m disappointed is an understatement. Still love the cast and this wasn’t their fault. Hopefully their next projects will be more worthy of their skills.

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Beautiful Visuals and Lots of Twists

Hou Ming Hao played a darker character than his usual fare. He was a man with a mission, willing to play the villain to attain his goals. Court politics wedded him to a woman with a childhood sweetheart—certainly a poor start for a marriage.

The Good:
• Hou Ming Hao can evoke so many emotions through his marvelous eyes. He wasn't impaired by the lack of speaking lines (his character was a taciturn fellow), as he conveyed everything needful with his facial expressions.
• Although the ML was acknowledged as the villain, the 2ML was more so in my eyes. He was a complex character who had the potential for deep darkness. For an emperor, ML found his ruthlessness to be an asset instead of a liability. I found the 2ML's actions at the end of the drama repugnant. He waffled between sacrificing for his friend to wanting to sacrifice his friend.
• The progression from enemies to allies in romance was pleasurable to watch. It was equally interesting to watch allies in friendship turn to enemies to leader and subordinate.
• It was especially gratifying to see the FL mature and decide her future for herself.
• It was a fresh take to have the ML try to help the FL run away with the 2ML. How often do we see a husband try to arrange a rendezvous for his rival with his wife?
• The OST complemented the drama nicely.
• The former emperor's edict concerning his mother after his death was pleasing.
• I generally skip the intro after seeing it once, but I had to watch that flaming sword every episode.

The Bad:
• Was I supposed to be sad when XXX, who had caused the death of thousands, was run through with a sword? The characters were crying, and I was over on the sidelines, applauding, and saying, "Stab again to make sure. Three or four times!"
• I abhorred the time skip at the end. It ruined the drama for me, hence my lower rating.

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Too Many Janes, Not Enough Wings

Okay so my first thought going into this was, is he a fallen angel!? Which was clearly the original intention from the show's previews. When they decided to cut that out completed, I have no idea. But I think it was a really stupid decision, because keeping that aspect in would've made the plot make way more sense and would've made the show stick out way more overall compared to other BL's. Cutting that out and still leaving in the blood pact, clear nods at angel wings and supernatural abilities was just blatantly obvious.

Moving on from that. I kind of hated how people tread P'Jane in this show. Including from little Jane! Is he perfect? Definitely not and he makes some questionable decisions in this. But is he an entirely red flag? Uh no, he's more beige if anything! These pacts he's making with people, I'm gonna be forreal were blaming him when they go sideways, but it's actually those making the deals that are screwing them up 99% of the time. And then they expect him to clean up the pieces, which he honestly shouldn't usually do! They have to learn from their stupid mistakes! On top of that crap and people just blaming him for everything and everyone's poor decisions. Little Jane's indecisiveness and lack of commitment throughout this got on my damn nerves after a couple episodes. We really didn't need it as a constant plot device.

Speaking of plot devices, i HATE amnesia being thrown into this for no reason. First of all, amnesia like how its presented here in reality is not common at all. It was so unnecessary and just tossed in for added last minute drama that we didn't need! Then we had kidnapping too in the last minute, for a how without a whole ton of tropes BL's often have it made me sad to see those randomly pop up in the last few eps. But yeah I still really liked our lead actors, their overall screen chemistry was good and dang there was spice in this that had me mouth hanging open lol. I hope to see them in more moving forward! Hopefully in a show with less random plot threads left over by the end and a show that can commit to a concept.

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WOW! So Real, So Warm, So Amazing: Dominant CEO Romance Turned to GOLD!!!!!!!!

I am insanely IN LOVE with this show. I also loved the Korean version of "Nevertheless" for the same reasons that I love this show. They both have:
--Incredible, vulnerable actors giving it their all in every performance.
--A very realistic love story with fallible people.
--Crying scenes where the tears actually come out of the leads' tear ducts.
--Excellent and realistic sets and locations and beautiful cinematography across the board.
--Heart warming secondary characters who are also wonderful actors acting like adults.
--An exciting, logical script within a fairly average plot that doesn't try to do too much, so we can focus on the relationship.
--A GREAT OST.
--Beautiful warm, modern, normal, adult, SENSUAL love scenes (no nudity of course) in bed and other places where people actually get sexy and the leads actually rumple their pajamas.
--The sexy scenes are sprinkled throughout, so you don't have to wait until the very end for any romance.
--Off the map chemistry and cinematography that doesn't rely on pretend kissing.
--Proactive ML who is dominant, but respects the FL's boundaries and asks permission.
--Realistic chemistry that gives hugs, hand holding, and snuggling their rightful place and doesn't just go for one sexy kiss as the single symbol of the close relationship.

In the story, neither party shares their insecurities or concerns fully, which is very much like real life. (Yes, IRL after so much time together, you would have thought that they would have shared more sooner. That said, I was in a similar relationship and really, you have less time together than one would think, so you maximize happiness and don't spend time revisiting old wounds.)

The story also shows each character's personal insecurities and pressures equally. Many people in reviews call this a toxic relationship, but I disagree. The FL was the one who rightly wanted to keep the relationship secret. In such a situation, this is the right thing to do, but men IRL and in this show don't like it, so they were both put in difficult situations. The ML was verbally cynical, non-trusting, and not gentle (not abusive) when he was hurt and angry, not at any other time, and he was rarely hurt and angry. I know many people who lash out when hurt, especially those who need to learn how to communicate. The FL also did not do enough to assure the ML that she loved him, but this is NOT my definition of true abuse and toxicity, just an opportunity for characters to grow. (Maybe other viewers would rather the ML's problem to overcome be lack of hygiene or alcoholism and the FL's problem be kleptomania and lying.) I think that the problem issues to overcome here are appropriate because they can be overcome by honesty and more expressive love.

The female lead has very low-key facial responses, but still emotes like crazy. She is a WONDERFUL actress and a perfect foil for the ML's character who is also hiding behind a shell, but doing so in a somewhat more expressive manner. I am not familiar with Jing Bo Ran's prior work, but I looked him up on MDL and I now see how prolific he is in both dramas and movies. I can see why. He is PHENOMENAL, my new favorite.

Even with a few episodes devoted to mandatory State-sponsored tourism advertisements and social issues (here, workplace harassment), the rewatch factor is OFF THE CHARTS. I want to see these two leads together in other shows.

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Luke is not the only toxic one in this story; Tao is just as toxic in her own way

I want to take exception to the reviewers who want to make Luke the toxic one. He is problematic in the way many men are, especially if they have grown up in an already emotionally shut down family.

Yes, Luke is frozen in one way: he cannot express the depth of his true feelings for Tao, but neither can she express her feelings for him or even tell him the basics he would need to know in order to keep going forward with him. And as another reviewer has mentioned: she doesn't let him in on any of the appropriate details of her life. He doesn't ask to keep their relationship secret, she does. Now, I am sure had she not asked for that secrecy, he would have if only to protect both of them. But she doesn't find any way to foster their relationship at all besides seeing him for sex which is pretty unclear as Chinese drama doesn't want to portray females as desiring sex. Imagine if a man told a woman that the sex they had just had was an accident, he would be pilloried on sight.

She is silent when she should definitely share or worse, lies outright so many times it is impossible to keep track. After they are in a relationship, and a bit before, he begins helping her in all sorts of ways that allow her to shine. She remains impervious to realizing this!

As an elder who has been a strong feminist since the early 70s at least, Tao made me far more frustrated than him. She never responds to the many ways he show his feelings for her, and always misinterprets his gestures. The expensive bags issue is just one example. Where I come from, a man giving you expensive gifts can mean he is trying to buy you, but nothing surrounding Luke's gifts ever suggests that. She never even opens these gifts!! Where I come from that is just rude. If she didn't want him giving her expensive gifts, she should have just told him. I would have, especially if they were over the top.

Basically, Tao is passive, and the level of her passivity drives me nuts. She, unlike him, had a loving mother and father who got along, who made her strong and let her go out into the world to succeed. Boy, I wish I had had one tenth of what they gave her.

In some ways, she acts more like a messed up male than he does -- hiding all sorts of things and lying again and again.

This script is excellent. I could see all these subtleties, why couldn't more of the reviewers here see them?

This is a toxic relationship which ultimately gets fixed; however, what Luke has to do to win her back is way, way over the top. If your lover cries in your arms over how much he misses you, you should show so much more than a steely, stoic face. I would have broken down in response or, if he was faking it in any way, told him to stop acting.

Both of them were shut down in complementary ways, but six+ whole years of this is really stretching credibility. That would be one criticism of the script; another would be its lack of illumination regarding WHY Tao is this frozen.

This is coming from a senior woman who was quite frozen as a young adult because of her family upbringing, but even I could not tolerate Tao's rigidity.

If this is Chinese feminism's stance, it needs deep rethinking. Feminism is not making women into men: it involves pushing men to be more like women.

Most people are messed up in some way. Except for extreme cases, we should all remain open to understanding the complexities of romantic relationships in light of this fact.

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fave series of 2026

i freaking love this series. it did fall of for 1-2 episodes towards the end but i kept watching and it picked back up. it had a really really good start. i do wish they did a little more with big jane's whole deal making thing but im not mad they didnt. i loved this series for the romance, not the plots. i was STARVINGGG for a heavily romance based series and this served.

tee and hengs chemistry is off the charts - im so happy they will be working together again. they are good actors and they are very handsome and match each other visually. anyways, let me get to the series.

pros: good chemistry, good acting, love the colourblind ost, toxic ml at the beginning, fire nc scenes even though there werent a lot. i will be rewatching this series.

cons: weak plot but as i said, that is not much of a con to me because the series more so focused on the relationship between jane and jane and i love that. my biggest problem with this series is that big jane is not toxic all the way through lol i wish he was actually a bad guy but he really isn't. he gets soft towards the end. i love toxic couples so that was a bit disappointing to me but i loved them nonetheless. other than that, i really dont have much bad to say. i did hate the whole amnesia thing but i am glad it got resolved all in one episode. seemed kinda pointless to me though.

one thing i really would like to know though: what happened to dan? is he dead from the gunshot wound or is he still alive and in hospital/jail? i think he is dead but they dont actually clarify that.

i recommend this series to anyone who likes toxic ml as big jane is a toxic ml in the first half of the series. also, if you really like series that focus on the mls relationship and do not waste time on useless stuff.

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When two Maniac's are meant to be together. Along with Barcode glowing up with his new partner.

I've been Williamest's fan since ever I saw them in Me and thee, as long as I saw them doing so well, maintaining their characters, I searched out for their other dramas together, and then saw Thampo, and I loved itt, and then I saw the teaser of You Maniac, I got to excited to watch it as soon as possible.

And I didn't expect it to get out, like this, out of nowhere. I totally thought I'll take some time.
The 3 episodes released till now, are so good, the chemistry between the protagonists is so up the hipe. I really loved it..
Along with the chemistry, the story also lives up the hipe.
The bar setting is pretty engaging, I like the Cinematography and the second couple I'm really cheering for them.
It's barcode's time to shine, after Kinnporche, after such a devastating separation of jeff and him, he finally chose to follow his dance career and glow up back as an incredible actor. He's role is adorable, as a doc chaser.. Acts like a lover boy

Omg it's damn underrated, many of bl fans aren't counting on this. What you'll love it just hang on a bit, the first 2-3 episodes

Really worth the watch.
I'm kind of up for it. Doing great till now.

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A Breath of Fresh Air - Adorable, Sweet and Mature

Ahhh.. it’s been a while since I last watched such a cute and mature Taiwanese BL (or any BL). This is a very quick and lovely binge, since the episodes are short.

Lin Chia Kai, a psychology college student, has the ability to see different colored threads connecting people. This ability can definitely cause major inconveniences in his everyday life, but he can also use this ability to help people (or not). “Connecting to You” showed us a few situations to get to know him, and people around him.

The drama moves at a decently-fast pace. Each individual story is short and interesting, and doesn’t give you a feeling that this is an episodic drama. For each story, it helps us get to know Chia Kai, how he grows as a person and his relationship with cop Wu Ta Wei.

The romance is slow-burn but so cute. The leads have great chemistry, and their interactions are fun. I like both of their acting but find I am more attracted to Liu Yu Ren and his portrayal of a standup cop, and an introverted romantic interest. I love his subtle facial expression with a grin, a smile, and quiet longing looks. If you have watched enough Taiwanese BL, you know they are not shy with showing skinship. The romance here is a little more PG or PG-13. We have one excellent kiss, and a few warm and lovely hugs. Don’t expect Taiwan’s famous steamy scenes. Ok, I might want one or two more kisses, but I am OK without the steamy scenes, since that would not be the right tone for this cute show.

Taiwanese humor is a hit-or-miss for me and I am going into this with a side of caution. No worries, my friends. I love the comedy here. The supporting cast is hilarious without being over-the-top. The female cop, professor and grandma are the best. Every single character is absolutely adorable and supportive. There is also some more subtle humor here and there, to contrast the ‘louder’ ones.

The tone of the drama does change to a more serious one towards the last few episodes when we get to know the family background and stories more. “Connecting To You” didn’t really go deep into these stories. It doesn’t have time, nor will it be appropriate as that would not be the fun comedy it sets out to be. It just gives us enough to understand the leads. This could be a plus or minus for you.

There’s only one thing that bugged me enough to note down. Lin Chia Kai telling his best friend about Wa Ta Wei’s father issue. I think that is uncalled for, especially when it took so long for Ta Wei to open up. That’s a secret that is not Chia Kai’s place to share.

Lastly, don’t miss out on the fun psychology podcast/lecture from the hilarious professor in the epilogues. Her podcast is educational yet not boring. I especially like the real-life examples that she uses so the general audience can relate to.

“Connecting To You” is a breath of fresh air in the BL world. It’s sweet, cute, funny and mature at the same time. I’m so glad to wait and binge all 12 episodes. After finishing this drama, it puts me in a good mood, so I can continue on with the rest of the toxic relationships in other dramas.


Drama Completed: 9/12/2026 Review #722

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Pretty good!/Assez bien!

English:
I really liked the chemistry the characters had in this show, and I liked how the show didn't feel rushed even though there were only 8 episodes and they were only around 10 minutes long. I liked how they "got together" at the very end. I don't really like when shows have them get together midway through, I like the angst and the tension (which this definitely had). I wish that the show showed us the kiss in the park, but I also appreciate how they waited until the very end for the kiss to build anticipation and tension… I just really wanted to see that kiss. I think the acting was great, the storyline was good, overall, everything was great. I'm not too sure whether or not I'd come back to rewatch this, but it was still amazing for a one-time watch. I recommend this to anyone who wants to watch a quick BL drama, this is definitely for you.

Français:
J'ai vraiment aimé la chimie qu'avaient les personnages dans cette série, et j'ai aimé le fait que le show ne semblait pas précipité même s'il n'y avait que 8 épisodes et qu'ils duraient seulement environ 10 minutes chacun. J'ai aimé qu'ils se mettent ensemble à la toute fin. Je n'aime pas trop quand les séries les font se mettre ensemble en plein milieu, j'aime le suspense et la tension (ce que cette série avait clairement). J'aurais aimé que le show nous montre le baiser dans le parc, mais j'apprécie aussi qu'ils aient attendu jusqu'à la toute fin pour le baiser pour créer de l'anticipation et de la tension… Je voulais juste vraiment voir ce baiser. Je pense que le jeu d'acteur était super, l'intrigue était bonne, dans l'ensemble, tout était génial. Je ne suis pas sûr de revenir le revoir, mais c'était quand même incroyable pour un visionnage unique. Je recommande ça à tous ceux qui veulent regarder un petit drama BL rapide, c'est définitivement pour vous.

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Another Good One From North Star

✨ THIRD PERSON Ep 1: Already Hooked ✨ You already KNOW I walked into this with sky-high hopes — I mean, this is North Star Entertainment we’re talking about! The absolute legends who blessed us with the masterpiece that was 4 Elements and the gripping Poisonous Love? They don’t miss. And wow, did Third Person Episode 1 deliver beautifully 🔥

Chris, recovering from amnesia after an accident four years ago, living what seems like a strange but peaceful life with her devoted partner Nadear — until the mysterious Sun walks in and turns everything upside down. My mind’s already spinning with questions: Is Chris blurring dreams and reality just to cope with her lost memories? Is Nadear truly as selfless as she seems, or did she somehow step into Chris’s life after that accident? And what history does Sun share with Chris that makes Chris feel so inexplicably drawn to her? 😵‍💫

That tension? Absolutely electric ⚡ The whole vibe feels so compelling, the leads are stunning, and the mystery is already gripping — but I just have this sinking feeling deep down that someone’s heart is going to get completely broken in this gorgeous, tangled mess 💔 Can’t wait to unravel it all every Saturday! ✨🇹🇭

P. S. Garn Nuttacha Ratchayangkanont is so pretty! And Mimie Bhapat Ahchariyasripong is 🔥hot🔥

✨ THIRD PERSON Ep 4: When Trauma Returns But Memories Don’t ✨

This episode was… visceral. It wasn’t just sad — it felt clinically raw. Chris isn’t simply “trying to remember”; she’s fighting through a profound cognitive dissonance that’s draining her physically and emotionally. The most heartbreaking truth? The memories haven’t returned — but the trauma has. Her dizziness, her fatigue, that persistent gloom — these aren’t just symptoms. They’re the somatic echo of a wound her mind has tried to wall off through dissociative amnesia, and that protective mechanism is straining under pressure.

What struck me deeply is the stark contrast between Chris and Sun. Both experienced the same event, yet their post-traumatic trajectories are diverging sharply. Sun appears to have had better therapeutic support and a safer environment — factors that clearly matter when navigating memory recovery. Meanwhile, Chris remains in a space that feels increasingly isolating, and that’s where my unease about Nadear solidified.

Nadear doesn’t feel like a partner anymore — she reads as someone caught in the grip of pathological obsession. It’s a painful distinction: love nurtures autonomy; obsession seeks control. Keeping someone contained, discouraging outside connections, discouraging the pursuit of truth — that’s not devotion, that’s emotional entrapment. And Chris’s instinctive recoil? That’s her limbic system screaming what her conscious mind cannot yet articulate: something is wrong. The brain may forget, but the body retains the implicit memory of threat. That’s not paranoia — that’s interoceptive awareness doing its job.

And then there’s the psychiatrist. I genuinely hope I’m misreading this dynamic, because the alternative is deeply concerning. If professional judgment is being compromised by personal attachment — if she’s complicit in validating false narratives that keep Chris dependent — that crosses into enabling. It’s one thing to support a patient’s coping process; it’s another to reinforce someone else’s distortion of reality. That’s a profound breach of therapeutic boundaries, and I’m watching closely.

All of this has me piecing together a theory that feels less like speculation and more like a profile: two people in a healthy bond, disrupted by an unhealthy fixation. An affair born of that obsession. A catastrophic event — the accident — that inflicted dissociative amnesia on both survivors, but severed their paths to recovery. And then the window of opportunity — four years of carefully curated reality, selective information, and gaslighting, designed to keep the truth buried.

We’re no longer just piecing together a mystery — we’re witnessing the cost of what happens when someone else holds the pen to your life story. Chris isn’t just recovering memory; she’s fighting to reclaim her identity from a narrative that was never hers. And that, more than any plot twist, is what makes this series so hauntingly powerful.

Truth has a way of surfacing — even when the mind tries to hide from it. I just hope when it does, Chris has the strength to bear it. 🇹🇭

🧠 THIRD PERSON — Episode 7: The Labyrinth Sharpens

🎞️ Psychological Thriller

'Memento' vibes hit hard. The timeline fractures, past and present blur — deliberate narrative disorientation. You’re piecing together a puzzle with shifting edges. It’s dizzying, deliberate, and brilliantly disorienting.

🧩 Psychological Lens

Everyone’s mask is slipping.

Dr. Jeen — professional objectivity has vanished. Personal interest has compromised clinical judgement. Ethical boundaries are crossed.

Nadear — beneath devotion lies obsessive possession. Her "love" is control. She needs Chris dependent, not healed.

Sun — silence is weaponized. Withholding truth isn’t protection — it’s narrative control. Chris can’t heal when someone curates her reality.

This isn’t romance. It’s a psychological trap. Gaslighting, selective amnesia, manufactured realities — they’re all feeding her fragments that serve their version of the truth. She’s not recovering memory — she’s being fitted for someone else’s cage.

The gray maze has no floor. No one tells the whole story. Every silence is a lie by omission. Every version of the past is self-serving.

Trust nothing. Question everyone. 🇹🇭🧠💯

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Interesting movie not the typical alien invasion. The first half of the movie was great but disjointed from the second half b/c there are 2 plots going on which do not mesh well b/c there is really no explanation for the humans as to anything going on. One might have more sympathy with the "visitors" than the humans on some level.

Excellent cast and Hwang Jung Min as the Chief of police was absolutely fantastic and hilarious. There are some genuinely very funny moment in this movie including a long drawn out story about pooping. One of the characters death is unnecessary but hilarious.

What the director does really well is tension building. There's an amazing scene with the "monster" inside this store and the Chief and another character have there faces against the window and you don't see the monster you just see shadows of something you know is there and then WHAM!!!! OMG it was a simply great scene.

What is not great is the CGI; just terrible and the ending was.......maybe there's a plan for a sequel!

9/12/26

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Story could've been better, Inconsistent Power Celling, Decent CGI

The story is good, but it could've been better. It's very rich in detail. It's chill. The pacing is very leisurely. They're not rushing to anything because it was more about the adventure rather than the end. There was no proper setup at the beginning. We just went straight ahead and got dumped into the world with FL. Atleast you could've shown her in the real world for a bit so we could get a proper introduction to her character, life, and story.

The world exploration was done really well, as we got an FL who's not from this world. Her curious nature was used to explain every bit of information in this world naturally without making it look like lore dumping, unlike other wuxia/xanxia that can't even bother to properly execute world exploration and overload us with information here and there. World exploration/building was good, but on the other hand, the character exploration wasn't given much attention. They just pop up, get a little introduction, do their part, and that's it.

The mortal realm arc is, I think my favorite part of this drama. It was really good, but it's just super rushed. I wasn't even expecting we'd get this part. I already accepted the initial conclusion they gave us after everything, as that was usually the typical chinese fantasy ending we get, but this is kinda like those extended arcs to give the story another type of closure, and i didn't know i needed it. There are a lot of things about it they could actually use to make a season 2, but i guess they wanna just cram it into a few episodes.

The romance is just aight. There was something about its progression that just didn't sit right with me. Curiosity and ignorance are what mostly played a bigger role in their relationship, so I could kinda understand why it progressed in such a way. I didn't really feel any chemistry between them, to be honest.

I always don't like these types of endings, especially if it's not done tastefully, but here i can kinda forgive it because i already got the feeling that they're going for that route from the way FL got such a carefree character, plus she's not even trying to find out how to get back to the real world. She gave up after realizing she can just live peacefully and leisurely in the fantasy world. 

The Overpowered ML was good. I like that most of his traits stayed consistent through the end, even after all the phases/developments, and that's another thing I liked. His character development was really smooth. I was curious how they would turn his character around, and it was handled well overall. The downside is that the power ceiling didn't make sense as the show went on. In the beginning, you can clearly see the difference between Sima Jiao and the other characters, but it felt like whoever the writer was didn't have a proper understanding of his character. I get that throughout the show he was mostly injured, but come on... who are you fooling here? He's literally a god and can even challenge Heaven itself. The same goes for FL, though at the beginning it's understandable that as she got powerful, she wasn't improving fighting-wise, because she's not a fighter. She's mostly using her magic for goofy stuff, and that's cute, but when she literally ascended to become the most powerful, surpassing ML, it didn't make sense that she was having a hard time defeating enemies.

The acting is very on point. They chose the right actor to play Sima Jiao, as Arthur Chen is really good at playing a bad-boy persona, and I'm not sure if I'm the only one, but his acting here felt like I was just watching Li Xun or Gang Yang, just in a different drama xD. Like the ML, the same goes for the FL as well. They chose the right actress because Wang Ying Lu got such bubbly vibes to her, though i wasn't really into her that much, as i was just here because of Arthur Chen. I know he's a villain, but Bao Jian Feng, the one who's playing Shi Qian Lu, his acting brings a smile to my face. I'm not even mad about his role because you can tell he's really enjoying playing his character. The actress who plays the last villain though, Wang Ya Jia. I'm not sure if she's a new actress, but she doesn't have that strong of a stage presence, which brought down the vibe of his character. It didn't feel threatening.

The CGI is not the best, but at least it's not bad. This is me after watching 'Veil of Shadows', so my eyes have seen what the heights of Chinese Fantasy Visuals can reach. I also don't like that there's no uniqueness to each of the characters' powers. All of them have the same look to their powers, just different colors to differentiate. Only ML stands out because he's the only one with a unique look to his power. I also love how there's a clear distinction when it comes to lighting and filters, because in the immortal realm it's very fantasy-like, whereas in the mortal realm it's grounded in reality. It's the small details that make a big impact, so whoever is the art director here, he/she really paid a lot of attention. 

I didn't like how the episodes of this show were titled on Netflix, because it was all in gamer lingo, which is not a problem for me, but it doesn't have any connection or meaning to the show at all. Not even a single aspect of this drama elicits gaming at all.

Overall, decent drama. I would recommend it if you're looking for some chill fantasy show and decent romance, but action-wise, definitely not.

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