Noble Aspirations II (2016)

Flashbacks galore - should have combined Seasons 1+2

10/22/2021

Aside from the continued great acting from the cast, I am very disappointed in Season 2. They should have combined both seasons, esp. when Season 2 was broadcasted only about a month after Season 1 ends.

Episodes 1-5 - Flashbacks Galore!! The story was moving so slowly as each character needs to have their own flashbacks. If there's no season 2, we don't need so many flashbacks.

Episodes 6-13 - The cast is basically running around in circles inside Death Marsh + more flashbacks

Episodes 13-18 - This last part is when the story starts to move along and things start to get interesting. There's more action, more conversations and the plot thickens! I was hoping for some good battles in the final episode, and I'm glad we did get some.

*Spoilers: Season 2 Ending and Season 3 Synopsis below* - Big Rant!!!


You give me an open ending after all that???? That is so unfair to Xiao Fan/Gui Li. He's been trying to revive Bi Yao for 10 years, and you can't give us a happy ending? And then when I read the synopsis for Season 3, you tell me Xiao Fan actually loves Xue Qi and not Bi Yao??? What the heck is that?? Who tries to chase after a glimpse of hope to be with the love of his life, and then the next season realizes that she is actually not the love of his life??? Arggh....I have never read the novel, so I don't know who Gui Li actually ends up with. But this just doesn't make any sense.

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I find this sequel a lot more interesting then its prequel as the story moved faster from one event to another and more interesting actions were happening. I actually rated this sequel a tad better for this reason. And finally for a change, we started to see the evil guys getting the justice they deserve. If you had already watched series 1, then go to complete it.

However, if the script was properly written, this sequel could have been folded into the first series, with much less draggy moments and flashbacks in the first series.

Of course, by this stage, there were not much surprises except for what the demon beast was about and whether it and Bi Yao could be resurrected.

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