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The Long Ballad chinese drama review
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The Long Ballad
19 people found this review helpful
by cynthiarox66
Jun 28, 2021
49 of 49 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 7.5
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 7.0

carried by hao du and leyan

The beginning of this drama started out so strong, but it really lost the plot after episode 17 and also fell into several tired and old tropes regarding its older female characters. Wu Lei was very convincing in his role, but unfortunately he lacked chemistry with Dilraba. Maybe your mileage will vary, but what really made the show worth watching to the end for me was Liu Yuning and Zhao Lusi's portrayals of Hao Du and Leyan, respectively. While they didn't actually contribute that much to the plot (which, again, went completely off the rails after such a strong start that promised so much potential), their emotional arc was amazing. I might never rewatch the drama in full again, but I will definitely rewatch the Haoyan scenes.
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