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Love Game in Eastern Fantasy chinese drama review
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Love Game in Eastern Fantasy
2 people found this review helpful
by Dream_clam
12 days ago
32 of 32 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 6.0
Story 4.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 6.0
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The heartwarming story struggles with its delivery, lacking clear direction

The drama’s main storyline is revealed episode by episode, which makes it difficult for a cohesive narrative arc of suspense to develop. It relies on the audience's attachment to the characters and their growing relationship, only to ultimately leave these elements underdeveloped. Unfortunately, the main relationship never fully blossoms into a love story—at least not on screen. The anticipated emotional revelations and romantic moments are more implied than explicitly shown, which I find to be a very odd creative choice. Even the dramatic revelations about Mu Shengs real identity, Liu Fuyi's guilt and Mu Yao's possession barely have any emotional impact. The rest of the plot simply isn’t strong enough to carry the series on its own, so as the finale approaches, the show regrettably becomes increasingly dull (but is still rather sweet).
The chemistry between the main cast is decent and effectively supports both comedic and dramatic scenes. Despite its flaws, this is the first drama in a while that I’ve actually managed to finish!
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