Good, but not great

(spoiler free for the most part)
If long slow-mo romantic stills between two very different-yet-similar characters contrasted with fast-paced action shots in a beautiful setting are your thing, then you should definitely check the show out. Sadly, outside of the romantic scenes, which range from adorable to extremely campy and cheesy, there is a lot left to be desired.

There are SO MANY aspects of the story that could've been better, especially the way they fleshed out the characters. Their entire friend group, including Tan Lin, definitely deserved better plot nuance. A lot of the characters get development, but it's almost always in an unsatisfying way. Some characters do a complete flip in attitude. We all saw it coming too, but it was SOO predictable that the writers should have just gave us the necessary information to understand the change and use the time to build sympathy for the character. Other characters like the 4 Successors are supposed to have a lot of history, but their dynamic is non-existent and their relationships are undeveloped. Hai Yang is the worst offender and it makes me sad cause I liked his character.

The storyline itself is actually pretty cohesive. I almost always understood what was happening, although there were WAAY too many long sequences with a lack of dialogue or meaningful training. Strangely enough, all the pacing problems seem to come from the amount of romantic scenes they give to the Main Couple. While Piao Piao and Wei Chu are flirting during practice, a whole character is getting trampled on. We always see them together, and yes they are CUTE, but it kinda makes it hard for me to be invested in their romance when bigger things seem to be going on, especially in the later half of the show (it wasn't much of a problem in the first half, although some of that time definitely could've been made to develop other characters).

Personally, I really enjoyed the cast. Their acting wasn't terrible and I really felt that all the actors have a charm to then that makes them fun to watch. The music wasn't necessarily memorable, but I recall it being pretty pleasant. I haven't even finished the entire thing, but I was dying to let out my emotions about the show. I definitely won't rewatch it, but it was fun while it lasted.

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