First of all I want to say that youku should have released this drama earlier. Then I will say that the quality is not like S+ drama. The whole drama is carried by the actors and actresses. I have not read the novel completely but from what I heard it is a renown novel. I see enough problems in screenwriting It is also not properly arranged when a scene should be given. The direction is bad e.g. the issues of Di family's eviction are completely omitted and there is no way to understand the drama by taking so many shortcuts.
Because this drama is not a Xianxia genre, many people may not put it in the fantasy genre. But it is not that bad as a wuxia drama because the female characters here are strong but some characters are not smart.
I thought I would be a bit disappointed as I don't like Dilraba in flirtatious characters. But surprisingly she didn't disappoint me. And for the sake of those who thought her character was unnatural at the beginning, she acted infront of Han Ye but this is not her true form. So, some thought of the acting as overacting because she did it on purpose and that's what Ren Anle intended be. Everything as Ren Anle is acting of Di Ziyuan.
Han Ye's character is very complex. Many people are commenting on him. Why is his character so pale? But when deeply comes to think about it, he wants a solution for both her family and his lover's family injustice. His family is chaotic and he also has responsibility towards the family. He is righteous but finds it hard to accept when it is his own family who is the culprit. Doing something against his father is equal to rebel.He may be seeking justice but his father is the emperor so he can't able to solve it.
Liu Yuning is acted very good as Luo Mingxi. Despite all this, I will say that I have not seen any decline in this drama in terms of acting.
Liu Yuning's character is smart when he does what is necessary and shows off his intelligence.
Anning and Di Cheng'en these two characters are a bit boring.
The best part of this drama was the casting selection done well.Even though this drama has weak direction & script writing and production problems, I will say that even though this drama has lacking, there is something in it that makes it worth watching. The story is captivating. The visuals of the main lead are amazing!
CGI didn't seem so bad as everyone was saying. In fact, if you adapt the novel, some scenes can't be reflected in reality. And this drama is also about war, so there is not much use of CGI except for first episodes and some scenes. There may be war scenes in the future. I like political things. Some things are better if they are less complex. That thing I like
This review based on 27 episodes. So, i don’t know what happening next.