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Captivating watch that sticks the landing despite having a few fumbles
It's been a little while since I finished watching this so this isn't going to be too detailed, but these are the things that stuck with me
Story-wise, it starts off really well. This isn't a show where you need to sit through 10+ episodes to see if its interesting, the very first episode is well directed and captivates you immediately. It continues this great pacing for most of the show up, I've seen a lot of criticism for Dou Zhou's 'lack of motivation' but I find that its explained quite clearly, and stands out among other transmigration works because she isn't motivated by revenge, she just wants to live her second life happily while keeping all her loved ones safe.
I found it going downhill around episode 24. The focus on Song Han and Miao Ansu was frustrating, and even our characters started doing things for the sake of the plot even if it made zero sense, like Dou Zhou going through a lot of effort (offscreen) to save Wang Yingxue's life. I think they pull together the show quite well around episode 30 but you'll need to stick through quite a few irritating episodes to get to that point. One of my favourite aspects of the show however is how satisfying the final ending is. In a cdrama landscape where majority of the dramas either have an open ending or a 1 minute unsatisfactory ending, in Blossom, we get to see the main leads living a happy, blissful married life with their daughter.
I don't have much to say about the characters except the emperor and empress. I feel like the latter was done dirty by the final episodes, her 'villain origin story' was understandable and I didn't think the story explored that enough. Towards the end, the emperor reflects on his faults particularly about not protecting Duke Ding, but I wish we also saw him realising that this entire thing was his fault. That his distrust for his loyal empress was what caused her to take drastic actions to protect herself and her son.
Acting wasn't incredible but it was in no way bad either, decent performance from the entire cast. One of my biggest peeves was the makeup they had on Miao Ansu and Dou Ming, it looked like Douyin makeup and stood out badly because everyone else had decent looking makeup on. OST was nice as well, iirc I had no complaints.
If you're looking to watch an idol costume drama from 2024, this would definitely be one of my picks. It's not an incredible work of art, its just something that stood out as a fun watch in an otherwise overall weak year for cdramaland.
Story-wise, it starts off really well. This isn't a show where you need to sit through 10+ episodes to see if its interesting, the very first episode is well directed and captivates you immediately. It continues this great pacing for most of the show up, I've seen a lot of criticism for Dou Zhou's 'lack of motivation' but I find that its explained quite clearly, and stands out among other transmigration works because she isn't motivated by revenge, she just wants to live her second life happily while keeping all her loved ones safe.
I found it going downhill around episode 24. The focus on Song Han and Miao Ansu was frustrating, and even our characters started doing things for the sake of the plot even if it made zero sense, like Dou Zhou going through a lot of effort (offscreen) to save Wang Yingxue's life. I think they pull together the show quite well around episode 30 but you'll need to stick through quite a few irritating episodes to get to that point. One of my favourite aspects of the show however is how satisfying the final ending is. In a cdrama landscape where majority of the dramas either have an open ending or a 1 minute unsatisfactory ending, in Blossom, we get to see the main leads living a happy, blissful married life with their daughter.
I don't have much to say about the characters except the emperor and empress. I feel like the latter was done dirty by the final episodes, her 'villain origin story' was understandable and I didn't think the story explored that enough. Towards the end, the emperor reflects on his faults particularly about not protecting Duke Ding, but I wish we also saw him realising that this entire thing was his fault. That his distrust for his loyal empress was what caused her to take drastic actions to protect herself and her son.
Acting wasn't incredible but it was in no way bad either, decent performance from the entire cast. One of my biggest peeves was the makeup they had on Miao Ansu and Dou Ming, it looked like Douyin makeup and stood out badly because everyone else had decent looking makeup on. OST was nice as well, iirc I had no complaints.
If you're looking to watch an idol costume drama from 2024, this would definitely be one of my picks. It's not an incredible work of art, its just something that stood out as a fun watch in an otherwise overall weak year for cdramaland.
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