Mesmerizing, appetizing, and unlimited rewatching.

Ashes of Love is one of the few "Damn, this is so good" dramas that ever existed. You might think it's a bit lengthy but it's really well planned out.

Story
Romance, comedy, drama, tragedy, etc. its all in there! The story is huge and overwhelming especialy during the scenes that will make you bawl your eyes out because of the ache and the scenes that can make you smile in content.

Acting/Cast
^^ The cast picked out were really great and they really deliver emotions that can make you hate their chracter or even love them!

Music
BEST OST, or one of the best! I can't listen enough of the songs and how bittersweet they are. There was this one song that talks about how heaven and earth can't ever meet(*bawls*) and another song that talks about feeling lost and loss (*bawls even more*). It's so good.

Awesome production! Awesome CGI! Mesmerizing costumes!

A HUGE MUST WATCH! 10/10

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Very unique, intriguing, mesmerizing - will make you beg for more

Oh boy, Ancient Detective is one of those rare but golden treasure, hidden among the vast amount of dramas.

Story
Intriguing, thrilling, and will make your mind explode at the logic and the mystery that each tale holds. It's the type of story that makes you want to learn more but lets you learn bit by bit in each episode. It may be your typical "whodunit" but the process of finding clues and catching the killer, interrogating suspects is well told and it's just so... amazing. MIND BLOWN all the way

Cast
GREAT CASTING. I've never watched dramas from this set of actors before but they exceeded my expectations. The acting wasn't cringy, it seems so real and in line with the tone whether it was a time to get serious, sarcastic, fun, tragic, and so on so forth. The main leads and the supporting acts did a really good job of getting the viewers to feel like they're one of them and are with them on their journey. The acting was top-notch and never felt fake, they relayed their emotions well and the chemistry for me was there.

Music
This is the first Chinese drama that I've watched with an opening that doesn't have any lyrics and yet it was one of the best openings I've seen! The music from the opening gives you the vibes of going through a world, their world, and will make you want to watch in awe. Aside from that the songs used does suit the scenes well.

Production
What can I say but oh boy, the main reason aside from the story that made me watch the drama more and more was because of the amazing and very cinematic feel starting from the camera shots up to the costumes, sceneries, the settings... everything was super cinematic. So huge applause to whoever did the camera works for this, I hope I can see more dramas that are just as cinematic as this one.

REWATCH? DEFINITELY! Once you've finished the drama, I bet you'll watch it again to see what you've missed.

THIS DRAMA IS REALLY GOOD, MUST WATCH 10/10

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Story seems pretty interesting - had to drop it.

So here are the following reasons why I had to drop this drama.

Story
The story as i said before is really interesting and i'm a huge fan of mystery and crime stories that's what piqued my interest in trying this drama in the first place. The way they established the crime story in the first minutes of the episode were well placed that would make you want to know more. But after that, everything goes downhill.

Acting/Cast
It's sad to say this but the male lead(Herman Li) got me :/ ... I mean he's a handsome guy and seems suited for the role but his acting was not that good, I just didn't feel the acting at all. Aside from that, the rest of the actors were alright. The other lead(Joe Xu) on the other hand was great so far! He's really funny and he got me laughing.

Music and Production
What can I say here, the pieces and the ost was not one of those osts that you can remember or get in tune with. Now here comes the big "wtf" moment for me was the production. the costumes were alright, the make up was alright but my goodness i was mindblown by how they would use green screen for scenes such as places surrounded by trees, the green screen was so bad the proportions werent realistic and i understand that this mightve occured because of the budget but couldnt they just have filmed it in a real place since its just the two characters walking on a path surrounded by trees?... this is what made me drop the drama.

I still don't get why there's a season 2 of this but if you want to watch a funfilled low budget comedy detective drama then you could give this a try but for me, i'd skip.

Thank you for reading this review!

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