Strong female leads, Re-watch value, great relationship dynamics

I loved it and have re-watched it several times. Its memorable, interesting relationship development, great, believable acting, the girls of the Li clan are resourceful, cunning yet also extremely pretty- kinda makes it feel unrealistic but I suppose helps make the show more memorable. I actually liked the development of the antagonist's relationship with Tiffany Tang's character Li Weiyoung. I thought Vanness Wu did an amazing job for his antagonistic portrayal of Tuoba Yu. Although towards the end you start to think "why does he like Weiyoung again?". I felt that some of the minor characters relationships seemed a bit much- such as Cheng De and Jun Tao's there was nothing there, like someone had just gone "oh yeah lets have them do that." However I did like the developments for Tuoba Di and Li Minde's relationship- it began one-sided, but became real- it felt like there could have been more to offer. In terms of the story, I thought it was interesting, although you start to get a bit tired with the repeated tricks of framing the lead female etc. I thought the costumes and the setting were spot-on. Its definitely a classic and something of a landmark for historical dramas. High re-watch value for sure, don't miss it!

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Great to begin with, sours quickly.

Although the idea of the spirit realm and a forbidden love do make a good story, the character arcs and development gets torn apart ranging from great to evil. I found myself hating the love interest and Qings love arc (was so pointless and fruitless). The main actress is good although very much a Mary Sue. I feel like the series went downhill considerably after the first centipede demon storyline. This is a show I'd warn people not to get attached to because of the poor character development in the end. Reminds me of the Game of thrones ending with Daenerys suddenly switching morals. Honestly the stories and characters all get a bit crazy and absolutely everything happens to all of the characters!!

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