I've been waiting for this drama since I first saw its trailer. I thought I'd be able to hold back until I could watch the whole season in one clean swoop but curiosity did it for me and here I am. I had high expectations for this drama and so far no disappointments. The ending felt a bit rushed but I understand it's cause they cut down five episodes.
CHARACTERS
Wow wow where do I start? At first I was actually surprised by Zhao Lusi, I've seen her in a few dramas and she's good but in this I feel like she's levelled up wonderfully. Like she makes you want to watch more of her, her character is a strong, intelligent and smart woman. She is able to portray the carefree and also serious aspects of her role without being too overbearing.
Yang Yang where do I start I haven't seen him in a wuxia show in awhile so didn't know what to expect and man has he shown diverse emotions in these one than his previous works and I feel this is evidence of how far he has come.
The chemistry between the two is amazing reminds me of Luo yunxi and Bai Lu in love is sweet..their relationship is healthy you communicate and understand and try to find solutions where possible reminds me of maiden Holmes in that aspect so it was fun to watch.
Supporting characters are also good xuan Lu as feng qiwu, Huang Chao , the dysfunctional Feng lanxi family, yu wuyuan all of them have done exceptionally well. They added to the development of the story and that's great.


STORY
I haven't read the novel for this but I like to say if you can portray a story so good that you would be curious enough to compare it with the book then you've basically done half the job. The other part is ensuring there's a whole rollercoaster of emotions that doesn't irritate that viewer but leaving them wanting more then the other part is done.
So far the storyline has great character development, the pace was okay and the storyline was easy to understand. The diverse emotions, humor, great fight scenes and the dialogues are mature enough to be relatable without banging one's head in irritation. Kudos! The ending episodes were so exciting to watch it had the "what is gong to happen " next factor, battlefield scenes just amazing.
I wish there was a bit more political aspect to make it more grounded .

OST
Well I like the opening theme has a catchy beat to it and what's more it's fun to listen to.. I can't say it has one of the best OSTS but it suits the show well. it's used at the right moment giving the scenes the added flair

COSTUMES
love the costumes they blend in with the scenes, environment and characters personality. Well what do you expect from the people who made love and redemption?

I wish they had developed some characters more like xieyue , Feng chang and Feng lanxi brotherly love.
Well at least the ending wasn't sad but I felt it was rushed a just a bit but it's far much better and gratifying than novoland sky castle ending so...

At the beginning there was some awkwardness with the main leads but after episode 4 the chemistry was electric, subtle in nature but explosive nevertheless . Great fight scenes.
Worth the watch .. rewatch value? One of the few shows I'd rewatch