I finally watched this drama. After deliberating to watch or not for almost a month, i finally watched this drama. So, safe to say my expectations were over the roof. It had a very decent start. Unlike everybody here, naive jinmi did not annoy me. I mean i did read a few reviews so i knew what i was getting into. But what did annoy me was the main leads' protrayal of love. A good part of the show is lost with jinmi unable to feel. I didnt get that soulmate feeling between the leads until later half in the show.At times i even wondered if xunfeng was even the male lead. There was no depth to his character and it felt bland to me. But i really really wanted more of his character. Also it kinda felt illogical how he fell for her just like that in 10 episodes. But mortal and demon xunfeng made up for that. I was like finally they did something with his character.The later half of the drama excluding the side plots was my fav. Though there were less scenes ,the angst was *chef's kiss*. I wish the demon realm part was a bit longer.
I would say runyu's character singlehandedly ran the show. Getting into this , I knew he was the villain. I was waiting for his scenes to hate him. To my shock, i still could not hate him.His scenes were a whole rollercoaster ride. It made me want to root for him. His scheming did not annoy me, in fact i admired how tactical he was. I loved his character the whole drama except in the last couple episodes. Though i do not like him with jinmi.I was surprised at how well his character arc was portrayed. Like until upto 30 episodes, i kept questioning how he could turn out evil. His character proved no one is truly evil. That there is no black and white. A person you least expected could betray you.
Coming to acting, everybody did a great job. Yang zhi's acting was top notch. Every jinmi crying scene made me cry. Also love the ost. Overall a pretty decent watch.