DCIA: Drama Recommendation Challenge

Recommended by: Moon

Completed: 10/24/24

Country: China
Episode Count: 40 ep. 45 min.
Watched on: Netflix

Genre: Wuxia, political, romance-ish

♫ - 一梦浮生 - 汪苏泷
♫ - 如梦 - 賴美雲 

Vibes:

✓ strong female lead
✓ they didn't pit the SFL against the FL ⊹sismance⊹ <3
✓ whispy bangs
✓ good kiss scenes (no fish eyed kisses here)
✓ a healthy, strong relationship where the leads support each other wholeheartedly, they communicate and are mature
✓ white haired men always get me good

Not Vibes:

✗ i'm often bored during political scenes or when male lead is alone
✗ MLs like step mom or whatever (big ole POS)
✗ the way they set up he ML's older brothers villian origin story but then never followed through
✗ this super unserious feeling and very convenient scene where he saves her
✗ a pointless, shocking death at the very end that was not really relevant to the story

Important to note: I was moderately enjoying this for the first 20 episodes, but then I went on a trip and fell into a slump upon return. The second half was really, really hard for me to get through due to this slump. I had to force myself to get to the finish line for this one. I can't say without certainty that I wouldn't have enjoyed this more if I hadn't fell into that slump.

Memorable episodes: Ep. 31, Ep. 38

Final thoughts: Overall, it was just okay for me. I was often bored and honestly not paying much attention the second half of this drama unless the music changed to signify something of importance was happening. I don't think it's accurately fair for me to rate this drama because if it wasn't for a challenge, I would have abandoned it a long time ago. I don't think I gave it enough attention for my rating to have any validity.

Recommended by: Caboose

Completed: 

Country: China
Episode Count: 24 ep. 45 min.
Watched on: iQiyi

Genre: Contract marriage, cohabition, cold man/warm woman, romance

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Vibes:

✓ 

Not Vibes:

✗

Memorable episodes: 

Final thoughts: