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beautiful faces, designs, props, potential plots but boggled and ruined by terribly storytelling
I tried so hard to finish this--for wang zhuo cheng and meng ziyi--but I just couldn't. There are two kinds of bad dramas: 1) ones that are so ridiculous that it becomes endearingly funny and enjoyable, and then 2) the ones that are so ridiculous that it's just frustrating and angering. Legend of Two Sisters in the Chaos is the 2nd one, sadly.There are several things that I couldn't deal with this show.
1) The characters had ONE defining trait and that was pretty much it: it was like the story writers just needed to fill a trope or character type and then just did that instead of fleshing them into real and logical characters. This was most obviously frustrating when it came to someone like Fu Jinzhan who is possibly one of the worst FLs I've ever come across. The writers wrote her SO bad. She is ~good at fighting~ and short temper and literally nothing else. Almost everything about her decisions are SO bad. The writers tried to make her come across as "someone with a code--helping whoever in need; not killing needlessly" but even THAT doesn't come across organically. In the end, Jinzhan becomes one of the most confusing and frustrating characters as she, at one point, SET FIRE TO THE PALACE AND PRETENDED TO BE DEAD FROM THE FIRE so that she can escape her current union to the King. What the fuck? It was so thoughtless, so stupid, so emotionally damaging to everyone else just because she couldn't wait. Sure, you can argue that it's in line with her personality, but at what cost? Her character makes such illogical decisions that it's so hard to care about her. (Many other characters are like this too, so. I just chose Jinzhan because it's what I remember.)
2) Inorganic sudden love and feelings: I'm truly not a fan of main couples falling in love with each other right away because it's usually done badly. When it doesn't feel organic, it feels very forced, and that's how I feel about the two main lead couples. (Maybe it's also due to a chemistry thing too; they are pretty faces, but they don't feel in love...)
There are shows that makes 'suddenly in love' interesting:
"Love in Lost Times" - The main couple falls in love fairly fast in the beginning, but due to a plot point, it is only the FL who remembers their love and not the ML, allowing them in a way to re-learn to love each other.
Or, for example, I started (and didn't finish yet) the drama "Legend of the Phoenix" where the FL falls for the ML first and the ML seems resistant at first but actually likes the FL too, and they decide to be together early in the series to go through trials together--no back-and-forth, pointless angst. (They also had really good chemistry.)
In this drama, I disliked so much how Fu Yuzhan apparently liked Xue Rong already by like ep2?? (And some of their scenes were very illogical. I believe in ep2, when assassins were coming after Fu Yuzhan, Xue Rong told her to run away while he fought them, but then she just STOOD THERE WATCHING IN FULL VIEW OF THE ASSASSINS--putting herself at risk STILL and so he had to do some super move to save her (and got injured). I couldn't believe it because she's supposed to be intelligent! And yet??? She couldn't, I don't know, hide??)
Or how Jinzhan and Jiang Shao already had feelings for each other by like ep10??? When they barely knew each other for like 2 weeks?
The romance just feels so forced.
3) So many characters that you grow to not care about: this goes back to how the characters are written badly, and so, when supporting characters are introduced and given a tragic motive to turn into villains and whatnot--like Huaijin--I didn't care.
4) The Princess lady--Huaijin's mother--the big villain is killed and shown through a flashback: I couldn't believe they did her dirty like that. She was literally the main, conniving villain of the first half of the show and then they just killed her off like that. What was the point of having a Big Bad Villain like that when you don't even give her the storyline and screen time she deserves?????
Ultimately, this drama had some high potential, but the execution and story in general was just to wonky and frustrating.
Maybe one day when I'm bored, I'll return back to finish this drama for wang zhuo cheng and meng ziyi, but, at this point I have no desire to finish it.
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The story line is so sad.
at the start of the drama it seems like it will be a happy ending but unfortunately it’s not. Yu zhan died at the end and leaves xue rong alone. I rlly hope the drama is longer. like at least give a better ending. i personally really wish it’s a happy ending. They gone through so much hardships and in the end there’s still no happy ending. The ending is very heart touching. I wouldn’t rewatch it becoz it will give me the sad vibes again. I hope there’s a sequel to it tho. but after all it’s a great drama. but i just can’t believe the amount of tears i’ve dropped on the ending :((Was this review helpful to you?
Loving it so far.
I can't believe people are really giving up on this drama, this drama is one of the best drama I have ever seen, I don't like romantic dramas, but this one is exception.The storyline, Iooks perfect to me atleast. acting was perfect by all the casts, the only thing is their voices doesn't match well with their character.
The drama looks like it was produced on high budget, unlike that legend of Fei. Surprises coming after one another. I started to watch this only for Marius cheng but I loved it at the end. This drama is hella underrated, PLS WATCH THIS DRAMA
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EDIT: Okay so ep 11-12 she's honestly so much better and i can fully enjoy the drama. From brat to a honestly very lovely thoughtful person when it comes to Jiang Shao. Im very pleasantly surprised. Main couple is lagging a bit so skipping those parts but still definitely recommend.
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Two sisters, whom fall in love with different men.
If you like two main female leads whom are related and tells the story of not one, but two female leads than this is definitely for you.Story/plot: The plot was okay, their was things that could've been better, for example the ending. The ending did not make any sense what's so ever. It was even dragged out when Fu Jin Zhan (FL) went to go find Jing shao (ML) because she was bored being the empress. Also, it took long for the Fu Yu Zhan (FL) to finally marry Xue Rong (ML).
Acting/cast: This is my second drama with Aariflee as the main lead, since I had seen him in empress in china and his acting is good. So, I decided to give this drama a try. I liked that they couples were paired nicely due to their personalities. Yu Zhan and Xue Rong was both witty, so that made them a good couple. While, Jin Zhan and Jing Shao were both playful/childlike and were good at martial arts. Which is why both couples were intrigued by their partners. Furthermore, their wasn't any power imbalances or anything. Both women were strong female leads and were not weak. However, the only issue I had with Jin Zhan was she came off as annoying sometimes and Yu Zhan would constantly hide her feeling for Xue Rong numerus times.
In conclusion: this was a good drama and the first were it had two main female leads. It was very good but the ending is a complete let down for 40 episodes. However, it was good in the beginning half at the least. Would I re-watch??? Yes!
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Very watchable drama - good refreshing story line not dull and de je vue
I loves the main characters, especially Zoey Meng and Aarif Rahman. They have charisma and click wellZoey Meng's role in the drama is well portrayed as a beautiful and intelligent noble lady. She thinks of others before self and even in sorrow when she missed marrying her beloved she can put it aside to help the prince gains his rightful throne.
Never a dull moment to watch as the story unfolds.
Would love to see Zoey Meng and Aarif Rahman together in future dramas. They look great together - a very matching couple. I have become their loyal fans!
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