This drama is definitely not as bad as people keep trying to say. IT is an average wuxia series, but clearly has more positives rather than the negatives..

Story: definitely has potential. just like other wuxia series. it has surprise twists, hidden agendas etc.etc , the usual in these types of drama. BUT during the start it gives me a lighthearted high budget feeling in which i don't mostly feel in wuxia series given that im accustomed to watching this types of dramas. so i always expect something that can pull me over asap, but as the series continues on i finally know the reason why.. it's the EXECUTION and PACING, i can give a pass on the pacing part cuz i really dont mind bad pacing unless it IS REALLY BAD, but partner that with BAD Execution and it totally detracts me from its storytelling sometimes (even if im watching bore-fest series im not one who keeps pressing the fast forward button)

Acting: Arthur's acting is always a passable one for me..some might find him too stiff and has like that usual cocky/angry expression on him or whatever expression you call that but if you have watch some of his dramas you know what I mean. Cheng Xiao, ofc i did not expect anything out of the ordinary from her given that shes a newbie. but imo she did well compared to other characters that has the same vibe as her, these silent stoneface type Female Leads, I've seen some and imo she did better than the others. as for the other casts they did well, not a total cringe-fest..

Music: The music tracks are decent enough.. (some series i just skipped the opening tracks every time but those that have decent music scores, i sometimes just let them play while reading something..)

Visuals and Cinematography : visuals include CGI,costumes.drama set. CGI is decent enough, but given that the series doesnt utilize it that much, costumes, Im not really good at identifying sketchy costumes unless its really obvious so, if your like me then theres nothing much to complain about it, unless you have higher standard in terms of costumes. as for the sets, its the usual sets in these types of dramas, the usage and settings of these sets are quite decent though. Cinematography. you cant caught my eye on cinematography unless its really good, and on this drama i didnt remember any shots that made me say "wow thats a good shot" so...

Overall: An average wuxia drama that has some shortcomings but definitely is watchable unlike some are trying to say.. what it failed is to give that hardcore wuxia feel, cuz of its execution, it gives me that lighthearted feeling that low budget series sends off,
SPOILERS: although the ending is considered a happy ending it's also a bitter sweet one. and that made me feel unsatisfactory, why? cuz as ive stated above it gives that lighthearted feeling but, come the end a lot of characters started dying. and although the FLs death is honorable, but due to that lighthearted feeling it gives i expect them to at least end up together with their happy ending.. some series just gives that grim dark ending feeling and although the story foretells that, due to the bad execution, i didnt get the sense of dread it wanted me too feel. so QS dying was a letdown for me..

RewatchValue : the dramas iv'e watch like 99% no skipping, and i rarely watched any series again unless it made me feel truly invested in it or it has a 2nd season in which i liked the first one, this series didnt made me feel that so, personally i wont be re-watching it anytime soon.

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LIGHTER THAN A FEATHER! A DRAMA IN WHICH I CAN BOTH RECOMMEND AND NOT

SHORT REVIEW: This drama goes both ways, and my individual rating doesn't really reflect my overall feeling to the drama..


Story: First of all. don't expect this drama to have a solid story.. it's even lighter than it's usual low budget, humor centric drama counterparts, The Story mainly revolves around Bu Meng and her group of Consort Friends. Rather than the usual low budget series that we often have nowadays, it's even more like the old SitCom Slice-of-Life series, although the story intertwines, each episode has a different story that it revolves into..

Acting: Well this is a humor centric drama.. usually this types of dramas are often plague with cringy acting, but nonetheless. if you don't expect that from these types of series, your really stretching your expectations.. overall the acting is not that bad imo and the cast did well given that the story is basically non-existent..

Music: N/A, no complains and no praises! as these types of dramas doesn't really boast decent music scores but the usage of sound effects and audio editing doesn't suffer much compared to other low budget dramas which should be the norm, but some CDRAMAS just can't escape this kind of bad audio editing sometimes..

Overall: A slice-of-Life drama mixed with friendship and romance. watch it if you don't have anything to watch, don't expect anything grand, if you find it cringy might as well skip it as this drama is mostly just for the humor.. I CAN BOTH RECOMMEND IT as WELL as NOT..

SPOILERS : The Drama Peak at around the time Bu Meng and The Emperor get together as during that time, the drama's pacing and storytelling although already leans on the Slice-Of-Life genre, still revolves around the two Leads, but after the episode in which the New Girl that the empress liked, was kicked out of the Palace, it instantaneously shift to a FULL-SCALE Slice-of-Life, in which every episode revolves around a different character around Bu Meng, heck the emperor rarely have any scenes after that. I would've liked it a lot better if at least they give Bu Meng and the Emperor more scenes near the end.

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First of all I just randomly bump into this series, dunno why i watch it but, this drama is way too long, and i love dramas that exceed 50+ and even watch daily dramas that range 100+, but THIS? THIS one definitely has too many episode 32-40.45 tops wouldve been perfect for it, this drama is TOO LONG making it seems like its pacing moves like a slug even the last 10 eps 60-70, no closure arc lasts for 10 eps lol sometimes 2 eps most common is 1 someven have like 20 mins of closure only, making this one, one of the most frustrating drama as well as one of the most well closed series, because after their marriage like at around 60(not sure) no over arching drama occurred at the remaining episodes still moves like a slug, but because of it, all sidestories are closed properly imo. the last 10 episodes are my favorite cuz they feel like proper closure as well as some feeler episodes (u know the usual lovey dovey stuff,getting pregnant, etc. stuff like those that occurs after the wedding that is usually shown for the last 10 mins of most series, as well as some kind of soothing remedy for all the frustrating things that this drama depicts just to drag it all the way down to 70 TOTAL EPISODES. unless you love Wallace, enjoy a slug-fest pacing and long dramas that has a very serious problem when it comes to where its headed to, it starts strong becomes a broken mess in the middle but has a very long closure arc that can feel like a proper closure.if your into that kind of a mess then this may be a show for you, otherwise can skip it.

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