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I can't... hope others can enjoy

I really dislike dropping dramas, but I simply got too bored to continue. (take my words with a grain of salt because this is my 3rd xianxia so I'm not experienced at all)

Story
-at first, the balance of comedy, cheesyness, and seriousness was really good. Soon they dipped into plot hole territory with not enough romance (when this drama is literally focusing on their romance)
-I love this fl. She has common sense and is rational. Everything she did was understandable
-the ml couldn't stop stabbing people (joke) but at least he's nice and not toxic (can't believe I have to say that)
-I liked how the fl and ml communicated (mostly the fl initialized while the ml had to learn to do it)
-the beginning was good until the 2ml and fell in love with the fl, then it got annoying.
-other than than the ml, fl, and 2ml, the other characters felt shallow and useless. Wish we got more understanding of them
-Although the story (at first) moved fast to my liking, they added all these filler scenes which was annoying. Like, we're trying to find this dude's body parts, like shouldn't we be hurrying?
-by the early 20 episodes, the slowness really hit me. It just felt kind of stupid.
-the plot kept on being thrown off track. If you've ever studied writing books just a bit, you would learn that scenes and moments are used for the plot (character development must also push the plot), but here its kinda like they stuck the plot in the trunk and drove other places

Acting/Cast
-I loved Zhou Ye here. I watched her in Love me, Love my voice, and her personality here is so different (but she still loves to eat!) I felt like she really portrayed Yan Hui very well.
-Hou Ming Hao was what I expected. I watched him in A Girl like me, and he still only has 5 facial expressions. I feel like Zhou Ye deserved better...
-I didn't notice any chemistry. The fl had more chemistry with the 2ml than the ml. This was very disappointing because chemistry is what draws me back to a drama if the plot flops.
-the 2ml did very well

Music
-the soundtrack is gorgeous, like it's really good

Visuals
-the cgi was kinda tacky ngl
-the magic tho looked good
-but the clothes need mentioning. They were stunning
-the makeup also was very pretty

Overall, if you are patient and like the laughs, then watch!

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Hop Away ⚔ The Good Carrots Are Elsewhere °AVG° °5.5°

Have you seen the adorable movie Overboard, with Goldie Hawn & Kurt Russell? At first it seems 💯DMP is winking at that film. Unfortunately, this Overboard gets shipwrecked in old Joseon.

💯DMP starts strong with beautiful opening shots, a great concept and fantastic acting (Really! At times the king seems Shakespearean, until the awful dialogue & plot catch up to him). It's a fun set-up and there's hope for something meaningful to surface. The sets, filming, & costumes are VG or better. The many truly delightful aspects of the show don't manage to tip the scales into the positive zone, however; at least for this viewer. There's certainly much to 💘 about 💯DMP, there's just too much to dislike about it, too.

Watchers see this show start with a literal drought and then the ⛈⛈ comes. Tragically, in the end we learn that the show which began by figuratively raining fantastic elements on its audience later subjects viewers to a drought of artistry that extends until the credits have dissipated. The first tip-off is those cute but ill-placed 🐰 graphics at the end of every episode. Seriously? well, hmm… I suppose it's a comedy. But~ Wait… it really seems like a drama that has some scattered amusing moments. On the other hand, if it's serious, why the easter cartoons? I started getting thrown off by bunnies hopping in my head. Dang it all, I want to chill, not learn about susceptibilities I never knew I had!

The next marker on the path of irritation's forward creep is the dialogue. Transcribers~}> 💘 em. So thankful for what they do for us lesser 'mono-linguals'. One teensy request: Keep the casual, current-day slang out of the historical dramas. No viewer of Downton Abbey or a Joseon era 📽 wants to read how ‘he was hitting on her’ or ‘I've got the munchies’. What a mood-killer.

The show feels of struggling writers who exhausted viable plot points before ep10 so they whipped out old soap opera scripts. The various trails our protags ramble down are lined with "filler weeds". There's more than a whiff of: "We don't have enough "good stuff" to fill 16 episodes, so let's toss in a bunch of rotten carp & weeds. They'll likely digest it in silence, the lowborns." I've since read that many writers might be overworked past the exhaustion point. What they did to this show provides circumstantial evidence in support of that assertion. Kdrama fans know there's quite a few shows that are excellent and (with varying ratios) awful at the same time. I actually hope the situation is: 1st draft, now Tequila!🎉, and not that the writers are practically enslaved.

I was riding along with it, though. In the first couple episodes I thought: This is good - probably an 8. Then, “Ewww, don't understand that…” I was holding at 7 for a long while. Around episode 12 the freefall began; it was descending fast to a 6. Soon, it was: Uckitky, Yikes! Episodes 14-16 brought me to my final answer. The final twist of the sword is the way our duo finally pairs up. It's anti-climatic and, well, terribly boring.

💯DMP is a sham prince. He looks, acts & talks perfectly. In turning, he reveals his backside. It's naked. Nothing there. My Sassy Girl-8.5 (I know, odd title) is on Netflix. It does what this show failed to do. MSG is an engaging, campy Joseon era love story that is lighthearted at times, but at others is serious. It's ⚡exciting⚡, too, with a great storyline and court intrigues. Excellent directing and 🎭 make the trip back in time, as well. Joo Won is the male lead - He's✨fantastic. MSG was very popular in 🇰🇷; 2 years later, 💯DMP seems to be building off of MSG's success. Perhaps even better, Mr. Queen-9 is a Joseon romp. It's thoroughly outstanding and hilarious. My Only Love Song-8.7 is a silly comedy that I love to bits. Live Up To Your Name-7.6 features lighthearted time travel between modern day and Joeon. The King's Affection-8.3 is heavy and tense; it's a borderline masterpiece. ✔out the truly great Kdramas first. There are so many that you won't need to circle back to 💯DMP. Not for a million days.

There are SPOILERS after this wrap-up.

〰🖍 IMHO

🎬5 🎭7 〰🖋6 🎨7 😅7 🤔5 ⚡8 💓5 🦋5 🔚3

Age 14+

👁📺again? Never


⛔SP☢ILERS BEL☢W⛔

Here are examples of treasonous acts that started to aggravate me; eventually I became alittle angry.

⛈They have the VP (Vice Premier) who is past middle age, surrounded by ninjas in the woods, yet he somehow kills them and survives?

⛈After the long search is over, the VP returning the CP (crown prince) to the capital, is silly and dangerous. The CP might recover his memories, so why take a chance? It makes more sense to allow Prince Seowan to become the CP and kill /him/ off before he produces an heir.

⛈Yi-Seo going off on her own to rescue her brother w/o consulting anyone else is ridiculous. She does it again when she sneaks into the VP's house.

⛈How could the CP allow the princess and Mu-yeon run off w/o giving them a better chance? No supplies, horses, protection, no kind of transportation at all for the pregnant women. Did he want them killed?

⛈Then the VP renders the CP impotent with the war?

⛈If CP knew Yi-Seo wasn't actually abducted, why did he let the VP go?

⛈Then, these two brilliant thinkers have a showdown: ‘Come to the fortress. Alone.’ ‘Hallooo, I'm here! Wait! Fool me twice…. You and your assassins won't kill me! This time, I brought archers!’

⛈Wait. Forget that.

⛈Let's just sword fight it out!

⛈Then I'll turn my back to you so they have to shoot you full of arrows. I no longer care about keeping you alive to face years of loss and shame. (This is the most clever thing they can come up with?)

⛈Then we are supposed to believe that the queen, who is the VP's pawn, is actually in a love match with the king?

⛈Yi-Seo refusing to marry the CP is the most awful thing of all. Did she just turn him down for *MSS?

*MSS. The most dreaded Mandatory Separation Syndrome. MSS is a weary, overused Kdrama device in which couples, once they get together, must immediately separate: 'I love you! Finally, we're together! Now I'll catch you later❕💨

⛈...🐇...Huh?

Rarely augmenting the feature, it's a good thing a generous 15% of the 🕛. It's disastrous here, contributing to the ↘unbroken⤵downward〰〽HO❕ Summary: 🐇 Hop On By ~ Better 📺 Awaits.

〰️🖌 October 2021

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Motherhood is complicated

Finished. I see a lot of mom haters, but I loved the mom. Motherhood doesn't come with an instructional manual. It's hard in the best of times and she went through 2 major traumatic events so I understood her anxiety. Every parent becomes overly anxious about anything. Sending them to school, letting someone else drive them around, hanging out with friends, etc. Because anything can happen and unfortunately everyday something terrible does happen to children.

She definitely needed therapy, but let's be real. She was a poor single mom living in a village and poured everything into her son in hopes he could escape poverty and being worthless in the eyes of those in power. Probably no money for expensive therapy. Her growth from episode 1 to 14 was enjoyable to watch. As a mother, I related to her fears of losing him and drive to want to see her child do better. I understood her frustrations. As adults, we have the experience of what the world can do. We want to protect and prepare and push our children so they don't struggle. Often times, it comes out all wrong and we do damage, but like she said, it's our first time being a mom and no one on this planet does it perfectly.

That being said, I am not saying her abuse of him was valid. I GET why she was pushing him to move his hands and legs. She needed him to be able to live without her. She definitely went about it in all the wrong ways. The river/creek parts were hard to watch because who does that? And not only was he temporarily physically disabled, he reverted back to him being 7 years old. So she thought throwing her 7 year old minded disabled child into the river would motivate him to swim to shore. We then see her studying water therapy and it starts to work, but the intro to it was awful.

I loved all of the characters. Every single one of them. The twins were so adorable, the mask lady who was savage every time she was on screen, and the friendship of the mothers who also brought it more motherhood struggles. The mother of the kid who didn't do well in school and got into criminal trouble. It's hard to watch other children thriving (in your eyes) and then your kid is just lazy. That mother didn't see that Kang Ho was jealous of the freedom of other kids that got to play sports and goof off.

All in all, I enjoyed this so much. I didn't think I would, but this is truly a hidden gem.

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Pleasantly surprised

I’ve been in a kdrama slump for so long and I’ve pretty much given up on them so I started with very little expectations. I cannot believe that they managed to make me be attached to every single character in the series.

Saw that it got renewed for another season which is surprising aince the budget must’ve been so insane for this. Not only did they cast a bunch of known actors, there’s a lot CGI (though it can be a bit bad at times) and sets.

Anyways all the technical stuff aside, the story is definitely what I loved the most but there are some parts where I felt like they didn’t address enough though:
— The Lightning Hero (I’m bad with names) literally wrecked two buses (1 when he was chasing frank, another 1 when he went in the school to help bongseok) and violated a bunch of traffic laws, how is he still not fired or at least reprimanded from his job? I guess it happened off-screen but why did they not show it?
— What happened with Bang Kisoo? Why did the sub teacher have to do that to him? Will this be addressed later on or did they forget this plot (hopefully not)?

Things that I’m excited about and hopefully get addressed in the next season:
— The whole end credits scene.
** With the change of the head of NIS, I think Jaeman’s criminal history is not going to be erased and NIS would definitely be more brutal about how they handle things because there’s no way that guy will compromise and would accept if things doesn’t go his way, Mr. Min might’ve been a big POS but I bet that new head will be much worse.
** Frank still being alive. I had a hunch that he must’ve been alive but when I saw Gyongpo did not get his eye back and it’s very much possible to not get certain body parts back, I thought that it’s possible he’s actually dead but alas he is alive and maybe that mean his regenerative powers are much more powerful than Gyeongpo’s. He’ll probably be an ally at some point since when he killed more and more people (especially that hair salon lady), he felt guilty and more sympathetic to his victims.
** ABCDEF. Seeing that Frank was the last person to finish the test must mean that he probably was the weakest out of the bunch. So they’re probably probably going to be strong af and I’m hyped to see their powers.
— The rat investigator dying. I bet he investigated too close to the sun and find out something he shouldn’t have, the question is what did he find out that he has to be killed?
— Kim Dooshik. Obviously he had the clapper’s treatment in North Korea but I think they’ll get more in depth in later episodes.
— Timestopper student. I mean what? This is so OP. He apparently transferred, so is he still an agent in South Korea? Or were they recruited by North Korea (doubt since it seemed like they sent every single one to get the trainees in the South) or US? Or did no one know that this student had that power? I’m just imagining it ain’t no way they’ll be able to defeat this guy.

WHAT A SERIES. I am so excited and hopefully the next season will be good!!

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Plot is a little weird but hear me out….

If you had to do a double take at this synopsis, don’t worry. You read it completely right: This plot is wack.

Silly plot aside, there are some profoundly existential scenes and dialogues questioning the meaning of ‘being human’ and what constitutes an existence worth living. I started watching this series for the hell of it but one episode turned into two, and then four and five, and before I knew it, the entire series had come and gone.

The relationship between Junior and Sun develops organically and at its own pace over several episodes without rushing into anything. As they navigate the world in their human forms, their attraction towards each other is obvious but largely unspoken, paving the way for an innocent and sweet teenage relationship.

The editing of the series could have been a little tighter. Some parts of the story felt disjointed and there are many random plot holes in this quirky storyline. But its quirkiness is also what makes the storyline so memorable.

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LA ADAPTACIÓN QUE SE COME AL ORIGINAL

Acabo de terminar de ver el especial y toda la serie y QUE PUTA PASADA. Puedo decir sin equivocarme que es de mis BLs favoritos top 3, el mejor BL del 2024 y te diría que de los mejores de Japón.
Mira que yo suelo esperarme a que salgan todos los episodios para poder verlos del tiron, porque como me enganchen , la hemos liado parda si la veo en emisión. Pero es que no paraban de salirme escenas en Instagram que a los cuatro episodios tuve que empezar a verla para no ir comiendome spoilers. Ha sido duro ir esperando semana tras semana pero es que ha merecido la pena.
En noviembre me lei el webtoon del que esta inspirado y vaya , la historia del webtoon y podría decirte que aquí tampoco es que sea BOM ALGO INESPERADO Y QUE NADIE SE LO PODRÍA IMAGINAR, es mas me acuerdo que yo leyendo el webtoon estaba muy rollo, pues ok, ni padezco ni sufro con la historia. Pero es que esta adaptación ha sido ESPLÉNDIDA. Han conseguido mantener la esencia del historia pero a la vez han metido escenas iconicas. PODEMOS HABLAR DE LA ESCENA DEL HELADO EN EL EPISODIO 4, como no es necesario un desnudo o una relación sexual, como un puñetero helado y un beso pueden caldear el ambiente, erotismo en su forma mas sensual. Pero es que en ese mismo capitulo vive una frase que semana tras semana, cuando volvía a remirar los capitulos iba a esa escena, cuando Minase le esta curando las heridas a Hirukawa, heridas que ha buscado porque no sabia como volver acercarse a Minase y decide buscar pelea con su padre para que esta vez le pegue aposta y asi Minase le compadezca y vuelva a hablar con él, aunque le de asco esa accion que esta haciendo (o sea podemos hablar, de lo que implica todo eso, como se 'ensucia' porque quiere estar cerca de Minase y no sabe como hacerlo). Pero es que cuando le esta curando las heridas Minase dice la frase que para mi hace el click y da la vuelta a todo; 'Yo no soy el tipo de nadie' y puedes ver como Hirukawa le para y se da la vuelta y como a su forma , porque en ese momento tenía miedo de revelar sus sentimientos y que Minase se alejase, que él si era valioso. O la mirada en ese mismo capitulo de Hirukawa cuando esta en el mismo grupo que Minase, AAAAAA , ahi los corazones se pararon, bueno se paró mi corazón. O sea, es que tanto el capitulo 4 como 5 , donde ese principio y ves toda la perspectiva desde Hirukawa , SIMPLEMENTE CINE, o sea es que no puedo decir nada mas. Las escenas en la piscina tambien trasmiten muchisimo , porque al principio estan arriba rollo nuestra relación esta genial, estamos en las nubes , pero cuando pasa todo lo del robo y como se autoinculpa Hirukawa estan abajo en la piscina , demostrando como esta su animo . Es que , hay tantos detalles algunos explicados por los propios actores en sus directos (directos super graciosos , porque verle a ambos panickear en sus propios besos es algo que solo puedo decir si. Es como si ellos fuesen espectadores y no hubieran estado grabando esa escena).
En el capitulo especial, es muy triste pero a la vez no me desentona, que ambos tengan que mantener la relación en secreto por como lo vean sus amigos y familiares, me da mucha pena porque eso hace que no te puedas mostrar ante los demás como eres realmente, pero es que las reacciones de sus dos amigos no me sorprenden nada en esa cultura. Yo les diria que se vinieran a España a casarse que desde 2005 es posible. Por cierto gracias a este pedazo de episodio especial, tengo muchas ganas de ver el directo de Junsei y Kenshin , paniqueando en todas las escenas donde se esten dando besos.

La actuación de Junsei y Kenshin es maravillosa y mas teniendo en cuenta la corta carrera de Junsei, el cual, flipo mas porque en la vida real es completamente opuesto a su personaje, es una persona super energetica que a veces puedes ver como Kenshin el pobre , no puede seguirle el ritmo. Espero que puedan seguir siendo amigos en la vida real, porque me parece que tienen una amistad muy bonita.
Junsei has entrado al club selecto de actores que lloran bonito.

Los escenarios son una maravilla y se nota que no estan puestos al tuntun.
Por último y no menos importante, la música , el OST del intro, esa canción esta en mi playlist de en bucle porque que maravilla, me gusta que hayan cogido la banda ONE N' ONLY donde esta Kenshin, es un si. O sea, es que en esta serie no te podias saltar la intro . Y la musica de fondo en las escenas otra pasada, estoy esperando a que el saquen esa musica de alguna forma porque necesito escucharla por completo.

En fin, esta serie considero que se va a convertir si es que todavía no lo ha hecho es una serie de culto de los BLs japoneses y ojala llegue a tener más repercusión internacional. Super recomendable

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Glamorously tragic end

ML adoptive family is killed and he is up for anything to get his revenge .. he has created this entire shadow sect in disguise of a beauty/makeover pavillion to increase build his power and strengthen his finances for the endgame battle ... Now all he need is a girl who looks like his adoptive sister to lure out the enemy . GUESS WHAT HE MEETS ONE ( that too in the same town) .. Zhao Zhao the FL who looks exactly like his adoptive sister not knowing of his plans joins him to run the beauty pavillion... Soon story unfolds and FL came to know she is just a bait for him. But too late she is already in love. Anyways struggle begins and after repeated victory/defeat ML gets his revenge but on what expense ... ( I am not going to give a spoiler) ... ~ All I can say he loses absolutely everything.


Plot was good and moderate paced the only thing I felt boring was making the enemy so damn invisible ..I mean even the emperor of the state is pissed with him yet defeating him took so long ...

Gyan yue was like a moon (as his name means) dashing and flawlessly talented though his character was little flat .. FL is cute .. her character is cheerful .. talkative and smart .. and she played it good (despite a little over acting )
Ost background music were fine ..nothing bizzare to comment on

ONE ENDING but hinted tragic**

Overall good for a time pass ..

Do I strongly (with all my heart) suggest watching it ..NO

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A lot of potential not fully used

While I agree with most of the criticism mentioned in more sceptical reviews, I was still able to enjoy watching this drama, mainly because I didn't expect much. So here's a heads-up on what to expect before you get disappointed:
- E-sports will play a big role and the tournament games will create a lot of the excitement other drama series create differently. I am not knowledgeable enough to determine how realistic everything shown is. To me as an uninformed viewer, it did not feel false, unrealistic or exaggerated.
- There's only little explanation on terminology, so for anyone who doesn't know anything about e-sports, this might not be something you watch easily in-between because following might need focus. I recommend especially looking out for the scenes where they show who plays which character in order to be able to follow the animated scenes.
- From what I've read, it will be different than the novel it's adapting.

Due to the focus on e-sports, I, like many others apparently, felt the emotional side of the story to fall a bit flat. I liked that emotions didn't bubble up constantly, creating a lot of tension and drama and hasty decisions (which I usually find unrealistic and over the top anyways). On the other hand, that also made character and relationship development as well as reactions a bit hard to follow since as a viewer, we do not get a lot of insight into the character's way of thinking and feeling (not saying there is none, it's simply not the focus of the story).

Furthermore, I loved the fact that even the side characters fit well into the story and actually had various and complex relationships with one another instead of fulfilling one designated purpose . The team's dynamics for all the e-sports teams were so nice to see as they each differed and had their own "personality". Each team's dynamics was great and heart-warming to watch.
Speaking of chemistry, the comedic chemistry between all the characters felt great. Xu Kai did a great job of making his character seem interesting and complex despite not showing a lot of emotions openly. The character's dynamics allowed for a lot of comic scenes. The romantic chemistry, on the other hand, could not develop fully as the viewer didn't get enough insight into the characters. It was the romantic relationship issues that I disliked the most as they felt so constructed and weren't resolved well.

What is also playing a role for the story is the public opinion/ fan's influences, which some mentioned to feel exaggerated. I did not feel as it was too much, but rather realistic, especially in regard to the different reactions each character had. (And I say that as a person who doesn't use social media outside of their work because I don't like them and think they are playing a way too important role in our daily life.) I didn't like how certain characters dealt (or didn't deal) with this, though. Here, too, I agree with some of the negative reviews.

Towards the end, and that's where I deducted most points, we did get more of the typical drama moments that felt unneccessary to me as with the fan's and family's reactions, the e-sports games, the (side) characters' stories and the development of the romantic relationships the series had more than enough to create suspension with, which would've been a lot more inventive than the classic tropes it relied on.

Overall, we have a lot to enjoy on the plus side. It is up to you whether you feel like this series wasted its potential, as it didn't execute its positive aspects to the end, or if you are simply glad this series even has those points where other series fall flat immediately. I, personally, think the series would have had to be longer to be able to really follow through with all the different aspects it tried to show, while furthermore not accentuating the focus to where viewers would have preferred to have it. Rationally speaking after having given it some thought, I would rate this series 8/10, but from how much I felt entertained personally while watching, I'll give it a 9/10.

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Una NOTA non basta a creare una sinfonia... (recensione realistica basata su dati non ormonali) .

Effetti speciali: 8,7/10
Storia: 7/10
Personaggi: 8/10
Sceneggiatura: 7,3
FINALE: 6
Ho iniziato con trepida attesa ed entusiasmo dopo aver aspettato con pazienza che il lavoro venisse caricato per intero e tradotto per dedicarmi al binge watching, aspettative alimentate dalle recensioni entusiaste di tante donne che hanno dato valutazioni altissime e social infestati da reel con combattimenti meravigliosi.
Ad oggi posso dire che molto di questo entusiasmo è di natura ormonale, il cast maschile è infatti pieno di bellezze rare, anche potenziato con trucco costumi; alcune scene sono di grande impatto visivo ma a parte Neo Hou nessuno è spiccato per doti interpretative eccellenti, sicuramente gli altri per carisma e bellezza.
Gli influssi goth alla Tim Burton , fantasy di Animali fantastici e un po' di pirateria dei Pirati dei caraibi sono palesi in questa serie fantasy crime .
La scelta di far recitare tutti scandendo lentamente le parole e con molte pause, modificando il timbro delle voce ai due personaggi principali (il grande demone gorilla in modo lento, sospirato, affettato e il demone albero Liu Lin con voce bassa e rauca) non è servito a molto se non a rendere caricaturali i personaggi e rallentare ancora di più una storia che per via dei tempi di ripresa (primi piani di 15-20 sec.) mi è risultata a volte difficoltosa da seguire.
Essere belli non BASTA!
Sarò schematica elencando il positivo e il negativo del lavoro, personalmente, in modo da orientare lo spettatore nella scelta consapevole di seguire o meno questo lavoro accostandosi con aspettative realistiche perché non è UN COLOSSAL e NON è un CAPOLAVORO!

POSITIVO:
- Buon lavoro sulle immagini e molto buoni gli effetti speciali, i costumi e l'estetica generale sono molto curati per quasi tutti i personaggi, altri risultano grotteschi... (vedi il ragazzino giovane talento della medicina e il nipote del Dio della montagna, aspirante cuoco).
- Simpatica l'idea di unire dei compagni di viaggio improbabili in un'unità investigativa di ricerca dei demoni e sperimentare come nascano dei rapporti e dove ognuno aiuti l'altro a superare un trauma irrisolto del passato formando alleanze che uniscono al di là delle differenze di genere (umano, demone, divinità).
-Colpi di scena: generalmente riesco a comprendere subito i cattivi della serie, qui hanno investito su un personaggio molto poco presente sulla scena e quando verso la fine della serie scopri la sua implicazione non lo diresti mai, così come non si direbbe mai che ci sia una "talpa" infiltrata nel gruppo di ricerca ed è quella più improbabile.
- Protagonisti maschili: Neo ha colto nel segno nelle scene emozionanti e il suo tempismo comico è stato fantastico. Si è rivelato molto poliedrico e camaleontico nel riuscire a dar vita ad un demone indolente, pigro, sornione che non si prende troppo sul serio e che non ama essere vittima di compassione, sopportando con fiera dignità la sua condizione di "disprezzato" e incompreso.
- Alchimia del cast: l'alchimia tra gli attori è stata molto buona, non tanto tra le coppia female and male lead (non vi aspettate storie d'amore che non ci saranno), piuttosto mi riferisco al rapporto tra il ragazzino e il signor Zhou Ychen (che vede come un fratello più grande) , tra il medico e il giovane dio della montagna, soprattutto tra Zhou e il Grande Demone (il loro rapporto viene caratterizzato da un'ambivalenza tale che a volte ho avuto il sospetto che la storia potesse sfociare in un bromance da un momento all'altro).
- Titoli di coda: molto apprezzabile l'idea di fare dei balletti con tutto il cast come sigla finale.
-Musiche: alcune volte necessarie , connotavano oniricamente la narrazione unendo una grafica sfumata ad una musica sognante.
-Valori e dialoghi, in questo lavoro viene portato avanti un messaggio fondamentale che alla fine è sempre lo stesso: l'accettazione del diverso, la paura dell'alterità, l'abbandono del pregiudizio, la necessità di comunicare onestamente , una abilità che hanno scelto paradossalmente di donare in abbondanza al giovanissimo medico tredicenne e di privarne i due demoni millenari come a voler trasmettere il messaggio che la giovinezza si caratterizza per quella genuinità sincera e onesta che si perde via via con l'età.
Bello anche il rapporto recuperato tra la signora Pei e il fratello e il valore del perdono come processo di umanizzazione.

NEGATIVO:
- Vibes barocche e ridondanti : in alcuni momenti il fantasy diventa troppo rumoroso, con il volume delle musiche che copre i suoni di fondo ( la musica della battaglia per me è stata poco azzeccata).
Negli occhi cangianti ho visto molto twilight , specialmente in quelli "dorati". Un po' infantile e ridicola l'idea di purificare l'energia maligna suonando il flauto, avrebbero dovuto correggere e caricare questo rituale di purificazione con qualche altro effetto speciale dal momento che non si sono risparmiati in questo ambito.
Mi è sembrato che il regista fosse iper-concentrato sul montaggio di un video musicale da essersi dimenticato che avrebbe dovuto realizzare un dramma. OST non-stop, la musica suona costantemente in sottofondo, troppo spesso, troppo a lungo.

- Narrazione disordinata: continui flashback dopo flashback, sequenza onirica dopo sequenza onirica che invece di aggiungere spessore, rallentavano la narrazione che perde di fluidità e connessione.
Le conversazioni spesso poco credibili, poiché passano bruscamente da toni seri a improvvisi picchi di umorismo togliendo intensità a quanto veniva mostrato, diventando una parodia grottesca e caricaturale.

- Ennesimo drama PRO HOMO che oscura e banalizza il ruolo della donna attraverso la scelta di caratterizzare con delle abilità o poteri solo i personaggi maschili, un'attrice femminile è esperta di arti marziali ma è ben poca cosa rispetto alle abilità e ai poteri immensi dei protagonisti maschili. La protagonista femminile CHE AVREBBE DOVUTO ESSERE UNA DEA era inutile, si contraddistingue solo per intuito, saggezza e conoscenza in tema demoniaco, poi davvero inutile, sin dal primo episodio. E come sempre in balìa dell'uomo di turno che deve salvarla, connotandola come debole e bisognosa di attenzioni.
La recitazione del personaggio di Wen Xiao è stata inoltre molto sottotono, in una scena di disperazione, nell'ep. 16 rimane prostrata a terra con lo sguardo basso mentre tutta la scena si svolge in cielo, non guarda nemmeno, sembra sconfitta e afflitta mentre si gode come gli uomini risolvono la tragedia (in teoria lei era la dea che doveva salvare il mondo dall'orda dei demoni).
Le scene d'azione della seconda protagonista femminile sono state però ottime e mi è piaciuta la trama secondaria con suo fratello, ma nel complesso il personaggio è piatto con un'evoluzione non troppo marcata.
-FINALE: Vi consiglio di vedere l'episodio speciale perché riscatta un po' il finale triste e fiacco, ho letto che c'è un happy ending ma anche un sad ending, personalmente, senza fare spoiler, affermo che se vedete l'episodio finale sulla carta il finale non è disperato ma speranzoso, eppure non è uno di quei finali che ti lasciano bene , sereno e appagato ma lasciano uno strascico dolce amaro che dopo 34 episodi potevano personalmente evitare dato che hanno dato una vena comica e spensierata al lavoro tra sigla col balletto e battute varie.

IN GENERALE:
Questo drama aveva tutte le potenzialità per riuscire a sfondare: è un fantasy originale con grande impatto scenico, attori bellissimi ma l'esecuzione non ha funzionato.
Anche la storia non è una GRANDE NOVITA' ma l'ennesimo tentativo di dipingere il mondo dei demoni come creature malvagie per reazione che sperimentano grande sofferenza e ostracismo (quanti xianxia/wuxia avete visto che parlano di questo? TANTISSIMI).
Ci volevano più colpi di scena e una storia geniale (tipo quella di love and redemption) per riproporre in modo nuovo un messaggio vecchio e abusato come questo mentre hanno usato lo stesso "colpo di scena" per tutta la serie investendo tutti i personaggi ( quando vedrete capirete, non c'è variazione, solo i personaggi divengono di volta in volta "oggetto" di questo colpo di scena). E' una serie che investe su piccole storie che riguardano demoni e personaggi principali, con lo stesso meccanismo, per portarne avanti una centrale.
Il romanticismo è a metà, è presente attraverso il solito struggimento e occhi commossi ma non viene né sviluppato né vissuto, sia fisicamente sia come nascita di una relazione. Questa non è necessariamente una caratteristica negativa però, a questo punto, sarebbe stato meglio toglierlo completamente questo sviluppo a metà: o inserisci e sviluppi per bene (avrebbe aggiunto molto) o non metti solo sospiri e capogiri destinati ad una coppia che non si formerà mai!!!!

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Una storia che ti mette a nudo nel fine vita

Ho guardato molti drama e ciò che mi ha appassionato è l' affrontare senza inganni argomenti che non ho mai visto in serie TV o film occidentali, affrontarli con garbo, con un sorriso, con una crescita interiore che avanza episodio dopo episodio."Mr Plancton" mi ha fatto pensare, mi ha emozionato, e quello che mi è rimasto è che anche se sei nell'ultima catena alimentare al sole brilli e sei fondamentale per quella catena. Penso che questo sia il messaggio degli autori, anche se ti senti nulla sei fondamentale, e questo mi fa pensare ai tanti suicidi tra giovanissimi e non in Corea...
Il drama si svolge su una trama assurda, ma le risate, le lacrime, la rabbia, il coinvolgimento emotivo tra i tantissimi drama visti li ho provati solo con questo, lo consiglio a chi non ha la sindrome di Cenerentola e a chi voglia guardarsi dentro e farsi delle domande scomode

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