LynnLy
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I liked 80% of the show and annoyed by the rest
I really do no like cliff hangers when there is no plan to make a second season, I am really annoyed spending 40+ episodes to have an ending like this, At least some of the bad people loose, but the end was not satisfying at all. The person I disliked the most was still there and getting what he wanted
Now for details, the acting was ok. The ML and FL were cute but not very good. The ML smile was almost annoying at times., and not appropriate for the situation. The rest of the cast was fine, but some of the acting was borderline painful. There were some bright spots (Xiao Yan's father. Medicine Elder, and the head of the school)
The music was mediocre to bad, I read somewhere they compared it to Nintendo music. I thought that was odd, but then I heard it! The were was no real theme, the music was all over the place so it wasn't;t quite edgy like The Wolf or Ashes of Love, nor was it "classic" like The Untamed or TMOPB. It was one of my least favorite music.
The story was actually very good and interesting. The pacing was great for the first part, it started to drag around episode 30 basically when Xiao Yan goes to the desert after having been kicked out by the family and Yun'er becomes the dragon mother. It then picks up momentum again the last few episodes, but then the ending was left you waiting. Again, if there was season 2 that's fine but not when there are no plans to make season 2.
Now for the parts that I liked......I liked the story line with the school and Xiao Yan's friends. I mean who doesn't like to look at Xiao Zhan. The members of X NINE are not great actors (except for Xiao Zhan of course) but they were still fun to watch. Xiao Zhan's father was great. You aren't sure why he does some of the things he does. but he is truly one of the best people and stays honest and true unlike 90% of the people on the show, The BEST thing about the show was by far the Medicine Elder, Yao Chen. Baron Chen was just amazing at playing the role. He was by far the highlight.
For me the best parts of the show where Medicine Elder, I kind of wish they just made the show about him, and Lin Xiuya (which is the character played by Xiao Zhan). I wished they were in the story more.
Now for details, the acting was ok. The ML and FL were cute but not very good. The ML smile was almost annoying at times., and not appropriate for the situation. The rest of the cast was fine, but some of the acting was borderline painful. There were some bright spots (Xiao Yan's father. Medicine Elder, and the head of the school)
The music was mediocre to bad, I read somewhere they compared it to Nintendo music. I thought that was odd, but then I heard it! The were was no real theme, the music was all over the place so it wasn't;t quite edgy like The Wolf or Ashes of Love, nor was it "classic" like The Untamed or TMOPB. It was one of my least favorite music.
The story was actually very good and interesting. The pacing was great for the first part, it started to drag around episode 30 basically when Xiao Yan goes to the desert after having been kicked out by the family and Yun'er becomes the dragon mother. It then picks up momentum again the last few episodes, but then the ending was left you waiting. Again, if there was season 2 that's fine but not when there are no plans to make season 2.
Now for the parts that I liked......I liked the story line with the school and Xiao Yan's friends. I mean who doesn't like to look at Xiao Zhan. The members of X NINE are not great actors (except for Xiao Zhan of course) but they were still fun to watch. Xiao Zhan's father was great. You aren't sure why he does some of the things he does. but he is truly one of the best people and stays honest and true unlike 90% of the people on the show, The BEST thing about the show was by far the Medicine Elder, Yao Chen. Baron Chen was just amazing at playing the role. He was by far the highlight.
For me the best parts of the show where Medicine Elder, I kind of wish they just made the show about him, and Lin Xiuya (which is the character played by Xiao Zhan). I wished they were in the story more.
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