I don't know what it is about C-dramas, but I accept their corniness and over the top acting more so than any others. It's like they're in on the joke with the viewers, so its ok by me. The story overall has a lot going on! There is LITERALLY something for everyone: Romance, friendship, action, fantasy, ALL the different time periods, vampires, werewolves, magicians... just to name a few. But the overall story is about a master and his disciples who time-travel into a person's past-life to fix a problem they are having in the present. It's a nice plot that introduces all sorts of mayhem and time jumping, and every time its a different story. So if you don't like the time period and plot in episodes 4-7, then maybe the plot and historic period in episodes 8-10 will do it for you. The common thread through it all is Ye Yin's meetings with past-lives of the people she knows and one very clingy vampire she keeps running in to. The awkwardness, the cuteness and pure comedy that follows will make you stick around just to see what happens next and how Ye Yin will get out of the problems she started in the 1st place!
Even though this doesn't have a romance tag (as of right now) there is some romance. An eternal love triangle to be exact. There are hints that there is some huge history between the two main men in Ye Yin's life, but we only get flashes here and there (probably saving it for season 2!)
The acting was over the top, and corny... but it fit the tone of the show and had me LOLing the entire series.
Like I said before, I was in a certain mood to really enjoy this series. So I understand that it may not be for everyone. But for getting me out of my drama slump, making me look forward to a 2nd season, and forcing me to watch some episodes RAW (bc I just couldn't wait for subs) this was near perfection IMHO.
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The acting as was superb starting with :
Ma Ke : no word an describe him , where was I from this actor , he is incredible and very handsome . He is the most attractive vampire my eyes ever seen
Ye Yin : her energetic character was well protrayed , she was great ( funny , straightforward ) .. what I liked the most about her the idioms she used and the supporting words she gave to the other character I truly fell for it
Si Yin : can't describe his character exactly ., he had many incarnation , but his ability to apply all of them is amazing
the opening and the ending music was out of the world truly amazing and addicting
probbably 100% I will watch it again
so after all of this I hope u r convinced to watch , it wont disappoint u . thx for reading
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What did I like about this drama?:
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- The plot! The ideas behind the story were amazing. It was very cleverly thought of and I loved the idea of going back into the past to change things and meet reincarnations of other people.
- The mix of supernatural with historical genre is always a hit with me. I loved the magic, vampires, historical settings and action.
- Ma Me (as Ya Long)... Its the first drama I watched with him in it, and now I'm trying to find more with him as a lead role. Great acting skills and not to mention he is so handsome, I thought my eyeballs would shrivel up from not blinking while watching the screen. I craved more scenes with him in it and his outfit/make up was fantastic.
- The special effects. Oddly enough, I enjoyed them. They weren't top dollar kinda stuff, but the amount of thought/logic and effort put into the effects was great. Whether it was ya long flying in the sky or magic spells being cast, it was done in a way that was believable and added to the magic of the show. When some dramas have special effects I find they can be a bit cheesy and silly.
What didn't I like about this drama?:
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- Female lead was a bit annoying. Don't get me wrong, she was funny and charming in her own way, but I prefer a more stronger heroine in dramas.
- The relationship between si yin and ye yin (female lead and her master). I wanted so much to buy into their relationship and feel it was special, but struggled with it. I didn't feel a bond between them, I felt that it wasn't really a solid love triangle plot theme. But that's a personal opinion, some others would disagree, I'm sure. I just wasn't feeling it.
- The ending...without spoiling too much... It felt rushed and it didn't satisfy me. I felt like it needed more.
Would I rewatch it? Yes! In fact, I already have rewatched some episodes I particularly liked. I highly recommend it to anyone into romance, supernatural, fantasy and historical genres.
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Corny but it really works
I loved this drama. It had everything: time-travel, historical, modern world, vampires, werewolves, magic, hint of romance and a really nice sibling like relationship as well as a family bond (of sorts).I'm terrified for what season 2 will have and I really hope my ship sails in season 2. There is no romance in this season but it is hinted at and will likely be delved into in season 2.
I was a bit off put by the tag "air headed FL" but I actually really liked that about her. The FL isn't dumb by any means, maybe a bit slow, but I like that she hasn't figured out anything yet that we as an audience have started to figure out. I like that she didn't realise that she first met Ya Long on technically his second encounter with her or that she doesn't stop herself from doing the exact things he told her she did on his first encounter with her.
The customs and effects aren't that great in this drama, but I couldn't care less because the plot was just so good. The acting was also really good and not cringe at all despite the bad effects and over the top actions. Ya Long's character was my favourite character in this drama. I also really liked the FL's 'brother'.
This drama did not need to be split into two seasons. But it does allow me to write a really good review and give my second 10/10 to a Cdrama. Again, I repeat, I am TERRIFIED for what season 2 has in store and TERRIFIED that it will let me down. I really hope my ship sails.
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For the review:
The time travel plot works really great here and I love each time Ye Yin (our female lead) gets to go back in time to interact with different characters and try to fix the past. I also love how quirky our female lead is and her laugh is so infectious. She really stole this show in my opinion...I would consider her a strong female lead in a roundabout way.
I love Ya Long and his love for her is just amazing. I won't go in to details and ruin the plot but his scenes with our female lead our re-watch worthy.
I heard that this was low budget? It sure didn't feel like it though, although you can tell in some area's the cast and crew sure made up for it for it to be low budget.
The only reason I did not rate it a ten is because I want the story to continue, so here is hoping for a season 3
If you are wondering where to watch this, all 24 episodes are on Daily Motion in Eng subs.
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Darkly Comic History Lesson... With Vampires
Vampires in Ancient China??! Sign me up! I wanted to hate this drama, I mean, it has so many elements that I normally can't stand in a drama:- Naive ingenue FL who is annoyingly bubbly, quirky, and confident.
- caked on modern make-up in historical settings (just looks very synthetic).
- a talking CGI sidekick character who is incompetent AF.
- Annoying CGI scenery.
- A K-Pop idol cast only because he is a K-pop idol.
- Laughably cheap looking costumes, wigs, and props.
There was absolutely no reason for me to enjoy this time slip VR adventure series with monsters added in just for fun. Yet, here I am, saying that this was one of the most fun nonsense series I've seen. In a comedy, you can get away with so much absurdity.
In this series, you get a bit of everything, drama, thriller, time-travel Sci-Fi, fantasy, romance, and most of all, comedy.
I even started to like the FL, whose kind heart eventually won me over.
Even the aforementioned K-Pop idol actor was impressively emotive and convincing, all while wearing cheap costumes, ridiculous make-up and vampire fangs.
This drama, with its history lessons and historic Chinese settings in each episode, is a fun ride that I have found myself enjoying more than once.
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?Awesome?
Enjoyed this series a lot. The Director did a great job in expressing Ma Ke’s character here. I think the female lead’s character could have been done better though.The evolution of the story is amazing. It wasn’t ruched nor was it too slow. It has a good balance in the way the story was relayed on screen.
You may get exasperated sometimes with the FL character being stubborn to the extent that it wasn’t logical anymore but the rest of the series made up for it.
At the end I just wanted Ma Ke to get what he wanted ? I felt bad for him.
The costumes were excellent. The stunts were done well. I highly recommend this series to anyone. It may be old but it’s still a great watch.
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cringe worthy cliche primitive drama, lowest production/writing quality
I write it because here are only good reviews what made me start this drama, and I regretted to waste even 1 hour.I haven't saw something so cringe worthy for long time, it is cheep primitive story/writing and even worse production - I even thought it was 80-90s drama, then checked and it's 2017... how can it be made in 2017 ?!
characters and acting is also bad and unrealistic, even makeup of the vampire is cringe (why does he have extra long eyelashes and tier like black lines, couldn't understand, and overall he looks like 90s barbie toy)
I started it, because someone wrote recommendation as good love triangle, but how can it be good, when story and acting is soo bad and unbelievable, so cliche... So watch it on your risk ))))
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