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Dana

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An Oriental Odyssey chinese drama review
Completed
An Oriental Odyssey
1 people found this review helpful
by Dana
Dec 26, 2020
50 of 50 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 9.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 10.0
Rewatch Value 7.5
This review may contain spoilers
You probably read comments and reviews where it says something like ¨ the first half of the drama was good and interesting. And the second part is a mess¨ This statement is fully true. And I will tell you why.

The first part:
It was really interesting, unpredictable, and super fun. I liked all the interactions with each of the characters. Everyone had a pretty solid personality. And it fit the drama really well. And all the investigations with Zhao Lan Zhi were interesting. They were all connected to the main characters and it all made sense at the end. I will give credit for that.

But then the second half
The story was still interesting, unpredictable, fun, and binge-worthy.... but slowly and surely it all became a kind of a mess.
One of the biggest negatives parts of this drama is Ye Yuan'an. She became really annoying. I couldn't stand her. She had mixed feeling for Mu Le which was pissing me off. R one point all she wanted was to kill Mu Le. And then out of nowhere, they become a couple. And she truly loved him. She was even able to die for him. #confused. Maybe I missed something. But that's what I understood. For like 10 or so episodes. I literally thought it would off been better if Mu Le and Ye Yuan'an weren't together because Ye Yuan'an just didn't deserve him. Mu Le was the sweetest. loyal and pure little bean. But Ye Yuan'an just played with him and his feelings. I was really devastated by her personality. She really just killed the romance. But when they officially became a couple her personality was a little better.

The second negative part of the second has was the plot. It becomes all over the place. I couldn't follow along. I was sometimes confused. It was really misleading. Then out of nowhere.....time travel........people turning into bats......really???? The screenwriters really put all their imagination into the second half of the drama. I literally skipped all and I mean all the parts about the second lead couple. They were not interesting.

Overall I feel like Me Lu and Ye Yuan'an didn't have the spark in their relationship. They didn't have the chemistry I was expecting. There were a lot of scenes where they were together but no chemistry was between them. Me Lu was always ready to protect Ye Yuan'an was literally so cute. That was probably the cutest part of their relationship.

I'm leaving the best for the last.
My favorite part of this drama is(drums)......The main character Me Le.
His acting and visuals were on point. I literally kept watching this drama because of him for the most part. His makeup was perfect. Whoever did his makeup, hit me up. I need some lessons on how to put on contour and eye makeup. And the costumes were really nice and pretty. Let's just say Me Le (Zheng Ye Cheng) took the spotlight on this one.

Last but not least
The opening OST was amazing.

With all of these holes in the drama, I still love this drama to the moon and back. This drama took a special place in my heart and I truly recommend it.
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