anything more than amazing

Awesome drama. first of all, production very high, CGI is top tier usually I wouldn't even notice the quality of CGI in Xianxia dramas but this really takes the cake. love the storyline I like that its relatively fast paced and the fighting scenes are awesome. Chemistry between actors gives off a strong unsaid feeling for each other which holds much more depth and emotion than spoken words. xk's acting really has the ability to show internal emotions hidden inside that based on a cold character like BaiJue is had to depict. You can really see the pain and love in his eyes and how he tries to keep them bottled inside. As for zdy, her acting is clean cut in a good way Idk how to better phrase it but its good.

However the depressing emotions doesn't really make me want to rewatch it. (personal preference tho) Its honestly a rare find. The storyline is similar to other Xianxia but has its little twists to it that make it much more interesting. it really riles up emotion from anyone watching it. And for once, the ML had an actual acceptable and logical reason for hiding the truth from the FL. people who hate it mostly did not give it a chance to showcase and just cancelled it immediately which is just illogical
(btw Im quite stringent on ratings so yea when I rate 8 and above its already very high)

I spoiled so many eps for myself yet still so hyped for the upcoming releases. especially ep 41 I watched the same scene multiple times on many different platforms yet cried so bad each time. When the actual episode came out, it was the most emotional and easily overwhelmed the small spoilers given out. This really shows the true extent of the show's execution of the story

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Cant get enuf even after watching 4 times

Phenomenal show. Bai Lu's acting is amazing and Xu Kai really pulls on your heartstrings when he smiles slightly from Bai Lu's antics. The chemistry is top notch like the CP is one of my top favourites in any xianxia I've watched. OSTs were superb my favourite was 宿命 I've been listening to it non-stop even till now. The only problems I had was the lack of depth in the characters in the 宗门 sect (supposed good guys) I feel like they were just bad for little reason that didn't rly persuade me that they really felt genuinely that way. Wan Lu Sect chracters on the other hand had wonderful chracter developments and interactions with each other throughout the show was meaningful and true to their character. Another was that as the story progresses, all the characters on zhao yao's side seemed to be continually played down in terms of their powers and skills which the producers lost the opportunity to kind of "give a slap in the face" to the bad guys. Lastly the ending was unimpactful ahd more cringey when the kids tried to act like the CP in the past. Especially considering how they r supposed to be siblings. the actress who played Qin Zhiyan really kudos to you for being able to show such clarity in the 2 contrasting characters protrayed with the same face. All in all, execution of the show was ver professional, y'all shouldn't miss out on this show otherwise because it's literally a legend.
You can have a look at my other ratings of other shows to have a rough gauge of how highly I think of this drama. The fact that I watched this so many months ago and came back again to write a review should speak volumes.

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Picked up treasure from dramaland

Initial Considerations: How do I put it in words, the story is just amazing. At first, I had my doubts to the show, because I watched One and Only, so now that they were shifting to the modern setting, I had my qualms that firstly, they were going to restart the whole relationship since only 1 person has the past memories, which means starting on a new slate, hence meaning that I would have had wasted my investment in their past relationship. Secondly, due to the restart, it'll be slow paced romance all over again.

Storyline: However, it surpassed my expectations, and the trailer really hyped me up a lot. After watching the first 2 episodes, I was fired up. Now in the contemporary era, Shiyi finally makes the first move, then so does ZhouShengChen. To skip all the modern standards of getting together, they just skipped all that parts, which was also done really naturally. On the plus side, the scenes were never cringey, but cute funny and realistic. I'm quite sensitive to over the top characters either ML or FL trying to get the attention of their counterparts, but this was done extremely well by the director and writer, such that both progressed together very naturally.

Chemistry: Consequently, I had started this drama mainly cause of Bailu (I extremely enjoy her acting its superb) and RenJiaLun (recently watched under the power and realised his good acting too). Heads up, when you watch forever and ever, you will realise how good their chemistry is, like not just good, its off the charts. Just a few glances, you understand what emotions they are trying to portray, just a few actions, and it speaks a thousand words. The endearing, conservative and sheepish looks from both ML and FL were true to their character and uniquely themselves even though their characters might come off to be rather similar.

Prequel: Lastly, if you watched One and Only, this really takes the cake to build on the vestige of emotions from the previous drama, due to the reuse of OSTs (love them), and some remnants of similar actions from their previous reincarnation. It soothes pent up frustration from One and Only's slow burn romance and circumstances that prevented the two leads from becoming together, as well as the tragic end to both of them. Also, you can pick up on some quick witted Easter eggs in the story like Shiyi's phone number (credit to the commenters under the drama post) and calligraphy, lotus flower references to parallel to previous drama etc.

Additional details: It'll definitely make you squeal with excitement over the 辰时cp (couple) and laugh at the awkwardness of some interactions that are also cute at the same time. It'll make you irritated with the antagonist's attempts to keep them asunder. Definitely, its a great catch from 2021 dramas and also my last drama before I have to start cramming for my exams :")

Ratings: ratings wise, you can look at other dramas I reviewed, I usually only review on those I approve on and ratings wise I'm rather stringent on, gave a lot go plus point for the chemistry. Good ones are usually 7.5 and up (highest I've rated is 9.5 for one drama) in my own opinion* and 7 is ok like it but the put together of the story could be better or a specific area that I minused from, and etc etc. So this rating of 8.5 should say quite a bit about how good this drama is. Okay that's it for my rant ill go back to fangurling about this for the subsequent episodes.

P.S. if you have the time, go watch the bts for one and only & forever and ever, its hilarious. best bts I've ever watched, couldn't stop laughing

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