To begin with, I loved everything, the music (both modern and traditional, just like the drama itself), the costumes, the special effects, the fights, the landscapes and settings (especially the snowy territories, which were a pleasure to see), and the demons. Everything, including these elements, embraced the cartoonish style, which I thoroughly enjoyed.

Speaking of the special effects, I was expecting anything but this, especially in view of the criticisms of this aspect? It looks even better than in the trailer. It's quality and I've clearly seen worse, forced criticism as usual... The fights were also superbly filmed and choreographed. Obviously, this isn't a drama with huge production value either, but I was fascinated most of the time. Xu Kai is way too cool and his mastery of the spear is impeccable, I can't even imagine how much he had to train.

The story isn't original, yet it's pure pleasure (and I've never seen that in a drama, so it's even cooler), it's always dynamic and I've never been bored. It's typically the kind of story I used to enjoy when I was younger, and frankly, it's refreshing. Some people thought it was cringe-worthy while it's just epic, too bad for them lol.

The drama delicately alternates between sweet moments, drama, action... The story developped very well and was very captivating to my taste. As you can imagine, the theme of evil demons versus good humans and the hero becoming all-powerful is far from complex. Nevertheless, I'm glad the drama brought a modicum of nuance. In addition, I loved the diversity of the characters.

Of course, I’m not claiming that the drama is entirely shallow. It’s not. There was actually a moment in the story where I had to think deeply. Ironically, many of the people who criticize it seem to always miss the point. I've seen complaints about the plot all the way through to the ending, but it’s not that difficult to understand why things unfold the way they do, especially at the end. It’s also not just about the style or the lack of budget. And of course there will be changes. (It's an adaptation of a web novel, if you didn't know.)

To the people who claim the romance is bad: Tension is not the only form of chemistry, romance doesn't have to be intense. Sometimes romance is a sweet and subtle thing that can be built upon. I even found it beautiful.

If everything about Snow Eagle Lord gets you hooked from the first episodes just like me, and not only Xu Kai, you will have a lot of fun. Besides, we never really see him less as some people states here, maybe for a few little parts but it wasn't for no reason. It's true that there are a lot of characters. However, he's the character we see the most, and certainly the most important.