This drama was quite a letdown. While I have never watched the first series, I had heard great things about it and had honestly looked forward to this drama, especially since one of my favourite TVB actors, Nancy, was starring in it. When it came to watching the drama however, the garish costumes, confusing dialogue and boring story really made me struggle to finish it. The only reason I even finished this drama was to support Nancy. For those looking for a nice historical drama, it would be best to look elsewhere. This drama is mediocre and I would only recommend this if you have a lot of time on your hands.

Production/Story:
Considering that the budget for this show is quite high, the costumes for the various actors were bad in the sense that the colours were overly bright and didn't really suit them. It feels that they're trying to show a rainbow spectrum of colours - which I personally feel is unkind on the viewer's eyes. More mellow colours or better colour-matching could have made this show much more enjoyable to watch. For the story, it is dry and only interesting at certain parts. One thing that made this show less enjoyable for me was how everyone was speaking in poetic words and rhymes. While this won't make the show less watchable because it is totally possible to understand what they say based on their actions etc, the sheer amount of poetic words just felt unnecessary.

Acting:
Acting was okay. They actually had a pretty stellar cast who I have seen acting brilliantly in other dramas. However, maybe because of the story or their respective characters, I didn't feel any special appeal from their acting. However, I must say that I quite like Alice's acting in this drama.

Music:
Being a fan of ballads and more "quiet" music, I liked the ending theme song -《飞蛾扑火》. The background music in the drama is decent and suitable for the respective scenes.

Rewatch Value:
I struggled to even finish the show, so nope.