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How I’ll miss our one good deed per day crime busting trio
Ok I’ll admit… it took me a while to get here ಥ_ಥ̥ amongst the 3 shows that aired around the same time (iykyk), I prioritised the other 2 due to the genre of this xianxia. I couldn’t start as I wasn’t ready to be left heartbroken by Cheng Yi (again!) but now that I’m done with IS, I’ll just say this — it’s on the same level as TMOPB. I said this about ALP previously but now… IS outranks it in my books
Like the premise of every other xianxia, there are usually 3 arcs to it. The mortal arc was longer than normal and slightly draggy (all the way to part 2) but even then, I enjoyed it. Imagine constantly getting heartbroken from all of heavenly realm’s problems… I also usually don’t like mortal arcs as it’s usually a filler and means to an end. In this case, the mortal arc in IS served as a growth arc for YD to understand YY’s position and was also a turning point for YY’s resolve towards YD and the three realms. You will realise this in part 2! Or even towards the end of part 1.
In every other xianxia, the ML sacrifices everything for the FL from start till end. In IS, it’s more complex than just that which is why there’s a lot to appreciate. It’s not so straightforward and you can really sympathise with the leads and their love story. In IS, the story is really focused on the 2 leads, their adventures and adversity. For once, I didn’t pay much attention to the side characters or cps. The main leads really carried the storyline for me.
CY’s brilliant embodiment of the 3 characters once again knocks the ball outta the park. Can we get a spin off for Xuan ye’s story please? CY looks best in c-costume and especially so in that silver haired anti-hero get up, no one can say otherwise!!!
At long last, the incense didn’t turn to ashes and their story lives on. Solid 10000/10 top quality, 10000% on my rewatch list!
Like the premise of every other xianxia, there are usually 3 arcs to it. The mortal arc was longer than normal and slightly draggy (all the way to part 2) but even then, I enjoyed it. Imagine constantly getting heartbroken from all of heavenly realm’s problems… I also usually don’t like mortal arcs as it’s usually a filler and means to an end. In this case, the mortal arc in IS served as a growth arc for YD to understand YY’s position and was also a turning point for YY’s resolve towards YD and the three realms. You will realise this in part 2! Or even towards the end of part 1.
In every other xianxia, the ML sacrifices everything for the FL from start till end. In IS, it’s more complex than just that which is why there’s a lot to appreciate. It’s not so straightforward and you can really sympathise with the leads and their love story. In IS, the story is really focused on the 2 leads, their adventures and adversity. For once, I didn’t pay much attention to the side characters or cps. The main leads really carried the storyline for me.
CY’s brilliant embodiment of the 3 characters once again knocks the ball outta the park. Can we get a spin off for Xuan ye’s story please? CY looks best in c-costume and especially so in that silver haired anti-hero get up, no one can say otherwise!!!
At long last, the incense didn’t turn to ashes and their story lives on. Solid 10000/10 top quality, 10000% on my rewatch list!
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