Guilty pleasure drama !!

I have seen a few short dramas with similar settings / premise and this one has been one of the best for me .

the drama knows what it wants to tell to the audience - it will not overstate itself and keep to its limitations of its length , acting capabilities of the actors and the storytelling .

the leads exhuded awesome sensual chemistry which is what the premise was set for and it delivers - one of the best kissing scenes in cdramas in short length category - if they had pushed a bit more I would have enjoyed it thouroughly but maybe censorship comes in the way ;) .

The leads work off each other well and would love to see them again in another project .

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when everything comes together perfectly ... magic happens

I had been craving for some xian xia drama and I came across one of the reviewers pick of LBFD - I have never been a fan of dylan wang's acting (more miss then hit for me ) and esther yu's earlier works were okay-ish .

But *magic happened * ;)
I admit Dylan wang was the highlight of this show but it would not have been possible without the rest of the factors
1- esther yu's perfect embodiment of her character as fairy orchid
2- zhang ling ke's role as an endearing second male lead
3- the amazing array of supporting cast
4- a very well written script - kudos to the writers (though it did wobble towards the end of the series but thankfully it pulled back in the last couple of episodes)
5- brilliant OST - for me this is another highlight of the show
6- and of course the entire VFX / CGI team for this series - what a visual feast !! the conceptualisation , the design , the actualisation on the screen (considering that we have marvel fatigue nowadays, this really was breath of fresh air for me ) and I thoroughly enjoyed it .

Good thing this drama took a different route then the original novel cause believe me dongfang cingcang from the novel is not a likeable character ... lol .

Overall this was one was a very fortunate lucky strike for this whole team that came together - word of honor days ;) .... anyone remembers ...lol

Hope I get to see such masterpiece again in the future especially in xian xia genre

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Another dump from GMMTV *facepalm*

The only palatable part of this entire show was the healthy friendships within the group and my now new favorite couple Tan- Fang .
I had liked Aou in Be my favorite - He had an amazing support role in that show and a very likeable character .
But now I have become a fan of Boom - throughout the series his acting was measured and appropriate as per the context of the situation - Nothing over the top acting and so on - such a pleasant surprise .
And the Tan - Fang couple dynamics was so grounded that it was refreshing which also credits to the both the actors ability to understand their characters and act accordingly .

The rest of the show was meh - the remainder couples were just copy paste of their previous shows.
Good thing I waited for the whole series to be out to watch it at one go .

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Surprisingly well done !!!

This one has been a pleasant surprise for me - I have been on a streak of short dramas lately since the long format ones have been dissapointing me a lot ... lol.

This one had pretty decent story - Though very old school trope cranked up to its max - being a short length series it has to get right to the plot and crank up the characters to its limit- The leads were great , had great chemistry better then the those popular actors out there working in long format series for sure.

Though towards the end it did start to drag a bit but overall it was well done and people who are hesitating do give it a shot - It has its own merits and its a full complete story to say the least with a good ending .

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Ahhh ... the waste of good characters .. this had so much potential to be a good romance drama

The story cuts right into a good character introduction of the main leads - both of them fiercely independant but at the same time kind and sympathatic with grounded personalities - how much I love such character set up and was thoroughly enjoying both the leads and even the supporting cast - the first 20 or so episodes did a good job in bringing us into their worlds and their unique love story ...... and then the second half of the series happened .

I was completely baffled - it felt as if the scriptwriter was changed , the director was changed , even the characters seem to act OOC - felt like a completely different drama and it was a huge mess.

For once I was enjoying a good sexual chemistry of xu kai with jing tian which I hadnt seen in his last few series with other actresses , exception being bai lu from "the legends" days - maybe bit older / experienced actresses bring out the best in him - xu kai has always been a hit and miss for me , sometimes it works and sometimes not .

Overall this had so much potential , reminded me so much of " A journey to love " another of my all time favorites - and dare I say jing tian looked so much handsome dressed as a man then her female dressing style - wish they could have maintained her same style throughout the series and especially her armour dress :) .

And I cant forget Curly gao's ost for this drama , it definitely went into my playlist .

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Bad camerawork !!! Bad direction !!!

The number of times I had to turn away from the screen because of very bad camerawork , its incredible I completed this drama.I really must award myself for the immense patience ... lol

The premise really intrigued me , a shrewd empress tries to rectify her mistakes in her second chance and this really had potential for a good series ahead - I dont understand who was behind the camera for this whole series - shitty camerawork making all the actors look bad , making the emotional scenes laughable , it was just a visual torture .

Bai lu , Zhang ling he , wang xing yue are decent enough actors to hook me into this series but it was quite a feat to reach the end of the drama .

I really feel bad for zhang ling he especially in this show - he really had the most unflaterring screen presence inspite of being a good looking guy in real life .

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Not bad for the relatively new Daou-Offroad pairing

This drama had a promising start with a unique premise and as we have already seen that the lead pair have good chemistry from love in translation which should have added on the favorable side of the series - But this drama quickly wobbled in the mid episodes and had a okay-ish ending.

I would have loved to see the story and characters more fleshed out during its runtime instead of making some really potential characters just some disposable plot devices.

I was very excited for this story over the currently airing not so good JBLs .

Anyways - nevertheless this pairing has good potential for future projects as both the actors have improved considerably in their acting - Looking forward for their new projects .

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