I enjoyed this drama so far. Didn’t find it boring. It’s mysterious and enough to keep me intrigued. Love the mysterious vibe behind certain characters.
I think if they make a season two and give all the characters and their story a reasonable closure many criticism would disappear… they made good foundations for the story as we enjoyed it a lot at first but cause of number of episodes and the ending it left audience so frustrated that they forgot the amazing and fresh sides this series had.
This is the type of drama you become obsessed with because of the idea of what it could’ve been (my case) I’m just so intrigued by the gong family lore, back hill, and wufeng. That being said I actually loved the main couple. Tv is so swamped by toxic male leads that this ml was the breath of fresh air I’ve been desiring. He’s just so devoted to her!!! ❤❤
I agree that first part of the drama really drew me in. I found the second couple, the friendship of the Gong brothers and the pairing of the Elder Young miss and Jin Fan to be the reasons that kept me coming back. At the end of the drama, I kept thinking that the main lead was unqualified for his role and the Second Young Master should have be in that role. I think the writing made the first couple really unappealing. Why is it that most of the supporting characters and their interactions were more interesting. I didn't see why the male lead was so willing to turn over the world for this woman he just met. At first I was really annoyed at Gong Shangjue and Gong Yuanzhi at first for disrespecting Gong Ziyu but then I changed my mind. I was right on board because Gong Ziyu is a weak leader. I also don't get the storyline with Gong Ziyu's elder brother- that piece didn't make sense. All this being said, I actually really liked the drama up until the last couple episodes. I was pissed with the ending to be honest- I upgraded my IQIYI membership from standard VIP to Premium VIP. I feel like we could come up with a bunch of different theories to figure out what happened. All I know is that Gong Ziyu was going to be in his feelings and break the rules of the sect to go after her probably. It just made me want Gong Shangjue to be the leader even more.
I Lol when I found out that the father choose Shangjui as the next leader and Ziyu was just a pawn in his older brother plot. 😂😂. Their facial expression was telling when that information was revealed. 😩😁😁
I would disagree check the acting from Zhang ling he on his current drama the story of kunning palace compare and you will realize that the script can destroy an actor’s performance cause the script for the main leads in a journey to you was baddd
Every Guo Jingming work is criticized for the same things, but yet he is the only producer who got a distinctive style (which I happen to like). He knows what he is good at and gives a perfect picture. As for the whispering part - it got rid of too high female voices, which are used too often in the dramas. This is a drama you watch for the picture, not for the plot.
I liked the drama, I enjoyed the cinematography, art direction, styling, I liked all the characters and may be I'm the rare one but I was all for the main cp over the second leads.Loved how every episode ended with what I didn't see coming, it kept me guessing and I loved the unpredictability of it. But the last 4-5 episodes felt rushed and lacked in editing and that ending pissed me off. To add: I was so invested in the story of backhill people like give me a whole another drama for them coz I didn't get enough.Oh and also the scoring for the drama was A+ for me, it created the perfect tension and a sense of dread at most times.
@@vathao331 Thank you! They were just lovely together and always standing with each other and supporting each other. They had such a sweet relationship, Gong ZiYu all heart and Yun Weishan could not remain unaffected. It gave her all the warmth she longed for.
OMG, I too prefer the main CP over the supporting one like everyone else does, I just can’t feel them! However my favorite was all backside people! The love story between Senior Moon 🌙 and FM’s sister was the best of all tbh, a little rush still! And Mr. Snow and his guy, they are so much more interesting than both of the frontside people
I really enjoyed this drama and the whole aesthetic of it and all the characters were fun to watch especially the back hill people. I hope we are lucky enough to have a season 2.
I have completely opposite opinions from yours. I was really surprised since I didn't have much expectation, but it turned out that this series was really really good. This drama went straight and stayed on the top of my favorite dramas list. As a spy/murder/mysterious series lover, I gave this one a very high rating which is 2.5 gold mine (2.8 to be exact). I LOVE THIS DRAMA and HOPE TO HAVE S2 !
@@shaunphan9039I just felt like there are still many mysteries to unfold for example 2 LIANG of WU FENG, who is WU FENG’s big boss, story of the FENG family of the back hill and so on. And if there is gonna have S2, I think WU FENG will use YWS to threaten her twin sister to go back to GONG FAMILY instead and we probably are going to see the power of INFINITE HEAT 😎!
@chhuenchihay3148 yes, the ending is just very bad. It's not even an ending, it's like a middle of a series. I'm really disappointed. Hopefully I'm wrong and they will have a season 2. But I'm not too optimistic about it.
I actually really liked this drama. The ending left a lot to be desired but I enjoyed the plot. I feel like it's strong point is the characters, they're all very layered and lovable, but I do feel the weakest characterization belongs to the main leads which is a shame. Anyways, I wanted to see more of the backhill boys and Han yasi since they were all so good looking!
I really enjoyed this drama and i practically binge watched it. you are right in terms of some things don't make sense or don't have much logic behind it but overall i really enjoyed the aesthetics, the mystery, the vibe. the story was interesting and intriguing enough to keep me wanting to know more. and i really appreciate that this drama is something different from the typical and overused period costumes dramas that we've been getting a lot these days
I enjoyed this drama very much, will probably watch it all over again. I read the spoilers ending so I was prepared for the last episode. Loved the vibe, the entire cast and the music.
i loved my journey to you from beginning to end. sure it isn't a perfect drama and i could also nitpick negative aspects if i choose to, but it doesn't change the fact that overall this drama was highly entertaining, has one of the most beautiful aesthetics and has a solid set of cast.
I loved the drama mainly for the fighting scenes, the cinematography and directing and effects were incredible, I actually especially liked the slo mo shots, most memorable was when they reflected light off the blade across their eyes. It was a very visually pleasing drama, with good acting. AND yes to the speaking criticism 😂 they are either whispering or shouting istg, no in between. However do not get me started on the ending, that was an inexcusably bad ending.. No I don't want to use my imagination, no I'm not lazy, I just want confirmation, I want closure 😭
I just started this drama these days and have seen a few episodes already. From an aesthetics perspective I love it very much. It sets itself aside from other C-dramas I have usually seen. I feel this dark aesthetics also fits so well with the current season we are in. I didn't knew this director worked before on some of my favourite mini series "Painted skin" and "Wuliang". Since I watched those short series I always was looking for something similar in style. At least this director knows to set himself aside in a sea of copy-paste and try to seek some originality which I personally appreciate. About the other inconsistencies and weird things like the almost whispering talking and the slow motion scenes, I indeed found it overdone. But I thought it's mostly used to set the viewers into the mood of this show. Good to know that I have to get ready for a half done ending.
I'm a foreigner and I liked this drama so much ,to me it's one of the best ,the story is very unique and not repeated like every drama out there ,the aesthetics ,the actors did good job so to me :my journey to you and lost you forever are the best drama in 2023,,,,,,I don't know about the Chinese audience but man as an international fan i liked this drama a lot it is the first drama that had this atmosphere , every actor played the character vey well despite most the actors are new actors ,it deserve so much audience , I heard the government was about to stop this drama but one should be fair why talking as if it was a failure when it's not (I see many many worst drama with literally no logic or aesthetics or anything and no one say a thing ) this drama is literally Gold but it's slow pace ,so it's not the cup of tea for everyone ,,,,why all this talking about the ending ? an ending which is not cliche ,an open ending , to give more room for a second season and I'm sure they were thinking of this
I watch the drama just for Esther Yu. I think she is really underappreciate in this drama. She is really great proving to the audience she is more than what people call her only can act 'cutesy'. Yun Weishan is her first 'proper' serious role, her breakthrough role & i think she really nailed the calm, elegant, gentlr, looks like a weak lady but actually a strong woman, & a tired spy with the reality who only yearning for freedom. The way she learn martial arts, learning dubbing differenciate her vouce to match Yun weishan voice, her dedication to use no stuntman for the mud scene, 36 hours hanging wires in high fever, shooting & arranging every bts & material for every costar, etc etc. I'm justs so sad with the way they gave no proper screentime for Yun Weishan dispite Esther took the most time in shooting & discussing with the drama tean about her role. It's been the second time she got backstabbed by the drama team that she cares so much. I feel really sad for her. At least, I just hope that this role can open a new world for her to get a new opportunity to get a better drama production team, a better project, a better crew, a better screenwriter, a better director, a better costar, a better role & all the best thing for her. Hope she will meet and work with a drama prod team that as enthusiastic, sincere and really care for her, not just take all her effort and hardwork for granted 🙏❤
She is mainly underappreciated from the western side of the audience due to cultural differences, while she is very well praised and loved in China ever since Youth With You 2, and skyrocketed from Love Between Fairy And Devil. She got awarded as The Most Influential Actress Award due to both of her characters as Xiao Lan Hua and Yun Wei Shan.
Agree with every single point made. Had I seen your review earlier I may not have been "held hostage" by the show so intensely. Started off well. But the story itself was like a ship that had a few too many holes. Nevertheless, it was a rocky-yet-frustrating-and-amusing ride. I think I mainly watched it to stare at Ling He and Cheng Lei and Tian Jia Rui. But essentially My Journey to You was a ship that never completed the journey back home.
In a foreigner's cdrama fan standpoint, I find this drama is really enjoying to watch. At first I did find the way they talk to be weird, I was like "why are they whispering?" Then, I just ignored it. I do agree though, that YuShuxin and Zhang Linghe had a little chemistry, the realtionship had a wonky development that I find it quite underwhelming when they all of a sudden had a kiss scene. Their relationship had less development than Jinfan and Zi Shang. Yun Wei Shan remained the same all through out, but I thought she would have more involvement on the story, and have more development as a spy, but somehow, the person who was more involved as Wufeng's spy was Lady Wuji and Shangguan.
this drama was very artistic and genius , from the beginning to the end, i do not know how there is a boring parts about it, because there is absolutely no boring scene, it has the right amount and combination of humor and angst, the vibe was genius, the camera man did a legendary role, all the cast did great ,, the ost were magnificent, the fight scene and characters entering were genius .. i noticed how there is a lot of drama recently that you do not like but i find them very interesting like the league of noblemen, for real your taste in dramas is not the mysterious slow paced ones, so your opinions can not be taken seriously anymore as a rational criticizer !
this drama gave me the vibe of fruits basket, as a big family with so many complicated relationships, and also black butler, as it is contain the perfect combination of humor and drama in it , it can make you rolling on the ground from laughing, but also cry your eyes out from sadness !
My take on this drama is quite different from yours. I would give it a solid two gold bars. I was totally blown away by the look, so different from most wuxia dramas. The foreboding atmosphere and soundtrack drew me in immediately. The complicated characters and the mission they were on was endlessl intriguing. The main lead was sympathetic with a history of personal losses and great challenges to survive in his clan position. Maybe the way he was quickly besotted by the female lead was somewhat naive but it eventually held him in good stead as she ended up going against her indoctrination. The brooding second lead and his coterie adds tension and conflict. The elder, young Miss is a delight and her passion pays off. Other supporting figures and the many layers to this story switching between front hill and back hill history is fascinating. Can't agree with any of the criticism as to the supposed Japanese look, really? the eyebrows are a problem?, slo-mo and people talking in a drama are not a problem to watch given it sets a tone and is interesting because they should be acting and impress me as the audience, fighting scenes were satisfying. Yes, the ending is rushed maybe that comes with trying to do this in 24 episodes and it does leave questions unanswered so I would love to see a season two.
To me it was a breath of fresh air in Chinese dramaland. I liked almost everything, mostly the atmosphere, the acting, the fights coreographies, the depth of the characters...
The sets, costuming, even vampiric look to the characters was one of the main selling points of this one for me. It's not that I want everything to be shot this way, just that it was a huge departure from the bright and sunny atmosphere of so many Chinese dramas. I particularly loved the use of jet beading and shiny/reflective fabrics to add detail and depth to the costuming when so much of it is basically shot in a dark room with a lamp on in the corner waaaaaay over there. With such stupidly attractive actors, their pale faces _became_ the emphasis for me, and I enjoyed being drawn in by that. For a first-time actor, Tian Jia Rui was amazing, and he is on my list of actors to watch in the future. He sold me on his character, even if the character was heavily let down by the plot. He's cast in Guo Jing Ming's upcoming Fangs of Fortune, so I'll get him on screen, but I'll be a huge skeptic about the storyline going into it. Unfortunately, this drama had so much going for it. I was actually surprised at most of the cliffhanger reveals, which is rare. But the exposition from the mastermind was one I wanted to listen to while washing dishes by hand (which I don't do willingly). There are thousands of storytelling methods which could have hinted at these things throughout rather than a huge dump of uselessness. It was ultimately useless, because at that point in the story, all the damage had been done, so him being behind it wasn't even interesting anymore. And did we really need another "I've had a tough life" character in a privileged family being infiltrated by women who really _have_ had a tough life to try to break into that secret garden? There wasn't enough worldbuilding for me to understand how the back hill ended up there, why, and how it factored into the larger world. So while I want more, I want less, you know?
I enjoyed this drama and not find it boring after all😂 Even today I rewatched from episode 1, and now I'm continuing on episode 2😂 I always like it and feel excited every time I watch this drama😂
Enjoyed your thoughts and insights. I enjoyed the aesthetic, cinematography, and cast enough that I came to TH-cam to learn more. So, despite the flaws, the show has stayed with me days later- Even if it was to lament what could have made it exceptional.
Very surprised this time with your review of this drama. This drama, to me, is very different with many C-custome dramas that are around right now. This is a good-quality drama despite what you all explained. Except the ending... I guess it needs a Season 2
So glad I finally watched this. I found this drama to be very entertaining. I wanted to binge watch the next episodes. It is difficult to apply logic to a fantasy drama, so when I see fight scenes or actors flying. I dont expect realism . As for the ending It simply has me looking forward to season 2 wanting more. Isn't that good for business? Lastly, I will never understand why Esthers' performance is continuously critiqued by the size of her lips, her bank accounts, or her voice. She clearly has put in the work on this production! The Ost and dance production is beautiful as well.
I loved this drama all the way throughout. It was so rich in beautiful cinematography and deep colours, I also loved the whispering and the clothes, pretty much everything. 😂 This was my catnip. Hoping for the season 2 considering the ending. Need to dig out the other works of this director. His style suits my sense of aesthetics so well. ❤ I also loved the sister/bodyguard pairing. She was such a joy to watch!
I enjoyed the cinematography and the costumes and such. I also really liked the second female lead and her story with the two brothers. The ending is like "wow I didn't need to watch the last 10 minutes of this episode"
I start to watch this drama because of FL and she did great. But after I watch it what I care is Gong Shangjue, Shangguan Qian and Gong Yuanzi my new bias Tian Jiarui. Their chemistry is 🔥 I watch the last 6EP a whole night too and it's so annoying to end like that so I just ignore the last 5 minutes in order to move on 😅 Even it has many things to complain it's still in my top list drama this year.
One of the most amazing dramas I watched in c drama, no naive stupid female character or long unneeded talks , the actors all were amazing and on point, the development was amazing, let's judge it based on the other cdramas , it was amazing cinematography and interesting till the very end. Hope for s2. Because it left us midd way. Only my opinion 😊
Same! Loved the look of the costumes, cinematography, and mainly aesthetics in general. The director did a good job making every character look really good Like the male leads 1 & 2, but also female leads too, especially female lead 2, she is gorgeous because of the Directors vision/aesthetics! oooof i’ve watched the whole thing just for their looks😂
I totally agree. And am totally dissatisfied with the ending which is such a non-ending, it can't even be called an ending because they didn't end the story. Our two main female leads, we have no idea what happened to them. This is the type of ending I hate the most.
It’s actually a really good drama compared to every other periodic Chinese dramas. Loved the look of the costumes, cinematography, and mainly aesthetics in general. The director did a good job making every character look really good Like the male leads 1 & 2, but also female leads too, especially female lead 2, she is gorgeous because of the Directors vision/aesthetics! oooof i’ve watched the whole thing just for their looks LOL. but I think it is because it’s different from your typical Chinese periodic drama that it has to leave us with a “you interpret what happened” ending…. Which literally gave me a whiplash but I wasn’t surprised
Absolutely agree with the pacing/length of episodes, long ass dialogues, & not giving a crap about the leads storyline & watching for the 2nd leads/brothers. One the dramas I hopped on before you came out with a review. Eventually dropped it because I could care less for the lead’s storyline/chemistry & it felt slow/dragging. Dropped this for the drama “Faithful” & glad it did. 1. Started ep 1, & unconsciously kept looking at when the episode would end. Only drama I have ever done that to. Literally questioned myself if it was because I was watching to much short drama. 😂 2. Literally sat watching characters go back & forth on dialogues just felt like a waste of my time & the characters time. 3. I only been watching the short clips & cuts of the 2nd leads & brother if I could find any on TH-cam. Esther & Zhang Linghe could not sold me. Maybe this maybe be unbiased because I didn’t watch the other drama with Wang Hedi & Esther.
Yup.. I was glad that in the other drama (Love between fairy and demon) they didn't end up together as tbh I don't find this girl beautiful enough to be female lead in any drama. Her lips look too fake and facial features are ordinary compared to many other actresses in C-drama who look like dolls and can act as good too. I didn't like the chemistry between Zhang Ling He and her in any of their dramas. Honestly, I feel that the director only invested into good looking MLs but could only find 2nd FL and Yun's younger sister as pretty as they should be. All other FLs were just too ordinary in looks compared to their MLs. The sister's character was rather annoying and unrealistic than funny and cute. In terms of story line, I think it was pretty good story and with some great dialogues could have been weaved and told even better. But, the ending was disastrous knowing the fact that most C dramas never manage to bring S2, they should have utilised the cast and plot to give a proper ending. Considering almost 1 hour on each episode, they only needed one extra episode to wind up the story properly. Anyways, it was a 50-50 experience for me for this show, although I would give 10/10 to all the supporting actors (two brothers, 2nd FL, Wuji, back hill boys and wufeng boys.)
@@Dee-eh3tt I was going to comment on Esther’s looks but afraid her fans are gonna come after me. Likewise, I don’t find her looks to be appealing as a main lead material & her acting/voice is not cut for me. I was shook that they casted the 2nd female lead for her role (shook as in they did Esther even dirty by casting someone so visually gorgeous on screen). I have watched another drama with the 2nd female lead so I known her before this drama & her acting in this drama is so much different to what she has shown (in a good way). I’m sure Esther stays afloat in the industry because of her family’s rich background. I mean great for her to have a strong backing in a competitive industry.
I totally agree with you - it started beyond my expectation. I really enjoyed the tone of the series and how well the action scenes were made. Then I got frustrated with how the story became so unpromising and illogical (with lots and lots of unnecessary super slow pace). Even though I’m a big fan of the male lead, I totally lost interest with the character and felt disappointed with how the rest of the characters (from such a powerful and supposed to be super smart “organization - families”) deal with the situations -- it’s just weird.
I enjoyed it immensely due to the different type of story and also because I loved that Esther Yue was playing a serious role without her puckered lips and puffed out cheeks; which I find adorable in the right drama, of course. So this one had her doing a very mature part. I loved the coloring to go along with the spy games and mystery aura and it gave it that dark chilling effects. I got bothered by the martial arts and how it was slow mo and too fast in other places and you couldn't see the true art of the martial arts. But it still was good enough to keep my attention, which many dramas lose my attention and I FF to get through it. Loved loved loved the sister, she was the wonderful comic relief and the actress who played her was brilliant. Love Jin Yan but the brothers were on my enemy list until they showed another side of themselves. This is that kind of drama where you KNOW that you KNOW that you KNOW, there will be a Season 2. However, they should have done a back-to-back Part 1 & 2 like they did Blue Whisper, because in Dramaland, it takes years to get S2. Look for instance, we are finally getting S2 of Joy Of Life and we wonder when we will see S2 of Sword Snow Stride, if ever. So that is a major drawback here. Why didn't they just do S2 on the same set? Well probably contract obligations of some of the actors. BUT we all will be pretty angry if any of the characters of this very good power drama, do not return. Leaving just ONE out will ruin things I think. I rated it a 9.5 because it was that good. End of story.
I focus on the story and acting not the makeup. I don't understand Mandarin but I think the speech and drama is so beautiful. It is a story not real. I don't want real drama, I love the beautiful quiet conversations and beautiful people. It's my escape.
I initially thought this was based on a novel like most wuxia dramas but the fact that this was an original script makes the plot/storytelling problems so much more infuriating. It's not like they were trying to cram a WHOLE novel into a drama and we're forced into cutting a lot of details out, they made the whole thing from scratch like whatttt
I actually like this drama but I get everything you say 😅😅😅😅 Also, one of the reasons I decided to watch this was to see if "Xiao Lanhua" and "Changheng" would have a happy ending on this one... and I got an open and ambiguous ending... and my pessimistic mind thinks that the worse happened to the female lead. I honestly decided to ignore the last 5 minutes of last episode. It was a happy ending until then.
Spot on! I was hooked and intrigued by couple of early episodes, which made me upgrading my IQIYI, but then I find myself having to try very hard to continue watching the drama. Have to watch at 1.5 speed and question the story logic along the way. I can’t really pin point what make it feels awkward or boring, but you point them out so clearly. Too bad, I love the vibe, the costume the film filter a lot. If only the story is logical and interesting enough.
I liked this story. I liked all the characters. I really liked the female lead and the other two ladies. I appreciate when the actors use their own voices.
This is the first time that i super agree with all of your critic 😂 Yes that slow motion in almost every single thing they do 🤦🏻♀️ and the whispering 🤦🏻♀️ not to mention the over-used suspenseful bgm in almost every scene 🤦🏻♀️ And very much agree with that battle in the open field 😂 i thought it’s only me that think they just running and not fighting 😂 And then, for something that they ought to protect, they didn’t build some kind of secret room full of traps to protect it. A poison master who doesn’t use his poison in the last battle, a weapon master who doesn’t show any impressive weapon. This drama indeed too over hype for me. It has a nice theme, yet failed to deliver
This is the first time I stopped watching a review from you mid-way through b/c I couldn’t make it make sense. And PLENTY of times I just didn’t agree with you but kept watching b/c I respect your opinion. I feel like we watched 2 different dramas? Whew. I hit pause at 8:09 and may try to come back later and see if your review makes more sense if I keep watching longer.
I agree with most of the facts you said. But i was able to finish this drama until the end. There're also some good things about this drama for me, i'm so surprised at Tian Jia Rui's acting and dubbing skill. As a new actor, he is really promising. I like all the ost of this drama. Yu Shu Xin's song is like a lullaby for me. The last good thing is it's really eye pleasing to see all handsome man in one drama😁. May be that's why i was able to watch until the end😅
Thank you for the review, I've been eagerly awaiting your take on this. To be honest, I was extremely excited to see this drama, especially with how cool the trailer looked. I thought there would be intense drama and all that. I mean seeing Esther Yu and Zhang Linghe reunite after LBFAD was a major factor of why I watched it an stuck through it. I believe, the main couple was supposed to be displayed as the non toxic one versus the other main couple, but, oh dear, that was so badly written. Having seen these two in LBFAD I know they could actually make it work, but something felt off and incomplete throughout the episodes. I particularly liked the colour pallette and costumes and now I know why haha since it's the same director as YingYang Master Dream of Eternity, a film which I quite liked. Also as a Mandarin learner hearing them speak slowly and softly and being able to understand them, made me feel really proud of myself haha. But then again, if people acted like that in a series in my native language I'd probably want to gauge my eyes out. I hope they do a season two. I hope they hire a new writer who can fix the mess at the end. So for people wondering whether they should watch it or not, I do recommend it, there are worse dramas out there tbh. Visually it's very pleasing, the 1 to 1 fights are fluid and spectacular to watch. The soundtrack is reminiscent of LBFAD. The only thing is that half way through it just doesn't make much sense.
Agree with the pacing, soft speaking and the lack of excitement from the lead couple. I wanted to keep watching further as well for the 2nd couple and the guard and funny sister, but alas I decided it was not worth my time so I dropped it at ep 10 or so... with your review I am glad I decided to drop it
Also watched the last 6 eps until 3am in the morning and was left disappointed! The drama had a lot of potential. I do hope if they get season 2, the writing will be better and not rushed. The second CP was so good though, I want more of them.
To anyone who plan to watch this drama: I suggest you to watch it in 1.25x speed. They all talked so slow that the sped up felt normal. I was looking forward to this drama and the first few eps excited me but yeah...Loved the visuals, cinematography, overall vibe but the story and characters' were frustrating. The twist made it slightly better but then they had to add that weird and abrupt ending.
I love this drama just because of the styling. But one scene engraved deeply in my mind, when the little brother thought 2nd FML try to poison his brother he shoot a dart to the bowl and instantly his brother picks one of the scattered pieces and shoots him back, and hurt his beloved brother. Its a reflex. I love the sequence of the scene
The slow mo conversations!! I had to increase the playback speed. Also the reason why I always fast forwarded shanguan qians character, she was the slowest of all.
Story writing is my number one pet peeves about Cdrama. I just can’t get over how rewriting with a strong editor would help so much. I wonder if it’s because they are writing in a vacuum? 😢
Ranters pointed out a few hilarious plot problems: 1. Leader dies and whichever potential heir is around will ascend - because a message tattooed on the deceased leader's back needs to to copied onto the new leader's back. a. Don't they have paper to copy down the message? b. Everyone else might see the message except for the leader himself. 2. Gong clan cannot produce enough heirs in a period setting that doesn't ban having multiple wives but they insist on one-husband one-wife tradition. 3. Poison that the evil assassin group uses to control their agents turns out to be a beneficial supplement. This group isn't so bad after all. 4. Assassin group "hinting" there is an assassin among the potential brides when Gong clan hasn't suspected one and expecting the clan would not further consider the possibility of more planted assassins. 5. Gong 2 allowing 3 suspected assassins to clear one another. 6. Assassin group keeps sending female assassins to Gong clan. These women keep falling for Gong men. Might as well have an open marriage alliance between the two organizations then rule jianghu together.
Lol, number 1b and 6 are too funny 😂 I also think the director/scriptwriter forgot who is stronger than who in martial arts toward the end. SGQ who couldn’t beat young Hua or Wuji or the 3rd ML ended up beating Jin Fan who could beat 3rd ML??? And elder Hua got stabbed and died only after a few strikes? Omg, illogical… 😂
@@doggiegirl17Not as funny but ranters also ranted the big battle at the end: Gong clan set a trap but was not prepared enough to definitively win. Both sides lost useful people while the Gong clan compound also suffered a good deal of structural damage so they also would lose money on repairs.
Lmfao yeah the no. 1 point (Absent Inheritance Rule) is what left me miffed at the very beginning, it is so stupid. And without this stupid rule, there wouldn't be this drama so I can't just ignore it. Whoever is around when the previous clan leader dies becomes the leader? That's the recipe for getting incompetent leaders which surely doesn't fit with the theme of Gong clan being the strongest. And it's not that the elder brother is long gone and his return is uncertain, he literally just would come back a few days later. In that case, you'd always have to keep one brother all time at home in case someone dies. And who is the most likely to stay at home all time if not the most incompetent brother who can't do shit? So why do y'all get surprised pikachu face when that bro does indeed become the leader?
Evidently, the ranters didn't attentively followed the plot, otherwise they wouldn't miss: 1. The tattoo is not "a message" but a code of the utmost secret of the Gongs whose chief/sword beholder is a sort of 'carrier' and the code is supposed to be passed down only to the next chief. If this code contains a method to activate their secret weapon (Infinite Fire), would the ranters still copy it on the paper? Eg. would they copy activation codes for nukes on paper or in clouds? 2. The Gong clan lives in a human-unfriendly environment. Why would they risk lives/health of many women when they can select one healthiest and most resistent (to the environment) in order to reproduce themselves? (Btw. when the entire foundation of the Gongs is "storing their secrets" dealing with one woman is also more logical than dealing with many: it's easier) 3. So what? We, the audience, do not know much about Wufeng. We know, there are not so bad persons, like FL's coach or FL's sister who was brutally killed not by the Gongs but by Wufeng. We are not told the entire story, the beneficial supplement passed as poison could be the idea of some other "good person" in that group. 4. Irrelevant. On their side, Wufeng got a message from a long time ago from a spy (Wuming, Madam Wu) that the best way of inflitrating the Gong mountain is their bride-selection, this event is their weak spot. After that message, they haven't heard from her and if we (including ranters) were Wufeng, maybe we would also try this way of deception. 5. Ridiculous. 6. 😂I like this one.
@@aleksandrasucur86151. But I remember seeing someone behind the person copying the code. Also, what about 1b, anyone might chance upon seeing the leader's bare back. If FL actually or any of the previous planted assassins did their job, code wouldn't be a secret. This is no better than temporarily copying it down and safeguarding it. I'm certain that nuke codes are not tattooed onto those who are keeping it safe. I doubt they even memorize it. There are steps involved. 2. If they can pick one "healthiest" woman for each man, they can pick more in future years. "Healthiest" doesn't necessarily translate to quality, quantity and/or gender of offsprings. One reason for multiple wives is ancient agrarian society needed all the labor it could produce. Women's productive reproductive timeframe tend to be shorter than men's. Take into account the ending - ML let his one and only wife go visit relatives(?) alone. Return date unknown. If she didn't return or something happened to her reproductive organs, would he marry another? 2nd ML let his pregnant wife go. Was it a divorce, would he marry another? At this point, much ado about marriage and heirs resulted in nothing. 3. Not irrelevant if viewers are supposed to believe that the assassin org is pure evil to contrast it with the good righteous Gong clan. "If it weren't as bad as it was made out to be..." likely leads to some come up with 6. A few mentioned that in the long history of this org, had no one missed an "antidote" due to various circumstances while on assignment and found out about the "poison"? 4. This is about the current group of brides. The whole point was there wasn't any indication that the Gong clan suspected planted assassins among them. Once alerted, why would Gong clan believe there was just one assassin? If ML's father actually did the stupid thing of killing all the potential brides (and making enemies of innocent ones' families plus ruining the clan's reputation), all for nothing. ML should've thought about it and do nothing, instead of revealing the compound's secret passage, but I would rationalize it as his not taking chance with innocent lives. Even though it appears that they did suspect more and 2nd ML did pick out three suspects, he let one suspect interrogate another and let the third be the observer, without anyone else present.
I think this is the 1st time I'm glad that I already finish watching the drama before your review. I enjoy it. Really enjoy it. The story, the scene, and everything in it. In the mist of my frustration with all the Wuxia, god n goddess, and the whole crap copy n paste drama that had been presented to me for the past few month, it a breath of fresh air. Its a fantasy drama, an illusion, a fake world, non existing world and My Journey to you present it to me perfectly. If logic were drag to weight it, then we will give the injustice to it. The unlogic thing make those unreal world look real. It not our world it their world and we indulged in it and I have no shame to admit it. If people are looking for perfect book grade cinema score of fact to fact story telling, full of cinematic and dramatic then this drama is not. It's not perfect and the unperfect make it great and stand out from others drama. This drama have beautiful cinematography, clothes, exciting fighting skill, dreamlike scene, fun, pretty faces, a story and quite out of mind ending that I myself still undecided either to laugh or curse. The actors did amazing job portraying their characters and I applause them especially Tian Jia Rui and Lu Yu Xiao. I do admit it have lack here and there but I just don't think it deserve to be downgraded it as crappy drama. it enjoyable drama which fulfill their task as drama.
I love your videos. I really do. I really don't watch much of anything let alone actually going to the trouble to watch pay to watch a moderately successful Cdrama. But, whether I'm going to watch a given show or not, I always watch your reviews. You are just so insightful. And, you don't give these people slack for being generic or ineffective or just plain lazy. It helps me feel validated in my own opinions when I'm disappointed in a widely popular show.
Agreed with your review. I don’t feel any chemistry between the lead couple. It’s very boring just like you said. The supporting couple is a lot more interesting to watch.
I absolutely loved that the ending of this drama was not cliche. I think everyone got what they deserved, most of all Quain separated from the assassin & having a chance to live a normal life with her child. 👍👍
Thank you for a complete and critical review of the series. I have not watched the series, but some of the actors took part in Fangs of Fortune. I agree with the melodrama and romanticizing male and male relationship. I love the part in demon explanation🙂
ان هذه الدراما رائعة فعلاً ومن اقوى الاعمال هذا العام وصراحة لم اشعر بالملل من اي حلقة ، فهي غامضة مثيرة رومانسية و فيها من افضل الممثلين صدقا جميع الممثلين ابدعوا واكملوا بعضهم البعض… وبغض النظر عن النهاية ولكن بشل عام هذا العمل خارق ويستحق المشاهدة فعلاً 👏👏👏💪👌
Totally agree with you! Ep 23 was practically a monologue, the whispering voices, and an ending that made me shake my head because it felt like part of the episode was accidentally erased. Are they going to finish the series? (Would prefer a movie rather another 20+ ep) I loved Jin Jing!! She has the best facial expressions & movements. It’s nice to see that I am not alone.
Wow can't believe you give it such a low score.. the story did felt dragged in the middle and makes you question what the hell did you just watch by the end of it, lol, but overall very enjoyable drama. The cinematography and action scenes and the actors and the little story twist near the end are all amazing! For these aspects only i'd give it 8 points.. also i guess i really need to watch some japanese costume drama because i don't get the "japanese vibe" at all watching this, can anybody recommend a good one for me? I hope most recent ones got recommended..thanks^^
I don't know any historical Japanese dramas but you can most definitely understand what she's talking about if you watch anime. There's tons of anime that can prove her point. I personally don't understand why it's a problem with netizens bc cdramas always have touches of other asian cultures in their costume dramas.
I thought the vibe - the darkness, the overall mood, the character portrayals - was very Kagemusha-ish. It’s not as epic, but I can tell this writer and director was very influenced by Akira Kagemusha and Tarantino. The inside scenes, not the external brilliant colors of the warfare, come into comparison.
I droped this drama about half way through when I realized the red flag of how the story dragged on. This was a sigh that the writer had no story to tell. It is a simply a soap opera pretending to be a chinese fighting story.
Bonjour from Québec. I tell you, I knew the ending wasn't going to be to my liking but my God it was too exciting. The snow never looked sooo good! I just loved it. I even paid for the last 5 épisodes. It's worth it.
I like the drama And the chemistry between Linghe and Xin Xin is good. There is a chemistry on them but they focus on the second lead. I hope there is a season 2 on it.
The biggest thing that bothered me and became laughable was that everyone had teary eyes when they had conversations throughout the whole drama. As if one could not convey seriousness without getting teary-eyed.
I watched 6 episodes too. Then The Outcast came out, as a fan of the original web comic and anima adaption. I switch to it and save TJTY for later watch and....... I am glad i did it lol. Many friends of mine got really frustrated with the story and rant till today.
Omg I can relate to the slowness in which the characters spoke. I watched it on iQIYI and I was able to speed up the scenes but also still be able to read the subtitles. I just realized that’s how slow they were talking lol.
I thought this was pretty good, chinese dramas had gotten pretty formulaic lately and this kind of reminded me of Ancient Detective where it came across as its own thing. Finally watched the last 2 episodes, dont really get the complaints about the ending as it obviously sets things up for a new season. Add in the cameo from Joseph Zeng as one of the characters time skipped. Really hope they get the chance to finish telling the story,
The thing about this drama is.. the main lead liked female lead just like that? Really? She didn't do anything special at all. Why would he just fall in love with her our of nowhere? This doesn't make sense at all. Another thing that I don't like about this drama is the fact that main lead just got everything as he was lucky. I don't see him working hard at all. He just got everything like a silver platter and truly he didn't deserve any of it. Why is he the head when he can't protect his own sect? I really feel bad for the 2nd lead as he actually deserved the head position. And what is with everyone just liking male lead? Even in the trial realms, he was just liked so all of them teamed and helped him? It seems so fake. Why can't I see anything struggle for male lead? He gets everything, when I mean everything easily. This doesn't make any sense. Yeah he is the male lead but I have never seen a stupid, weird and stupid male lead like him. His wife is an assassin and he forgives her? Like immediately? He even puts his whole sect in danger for his so called love? Stupid. Idiot. And he is shown as someone who "loves" everyone and is weak hearted. Bro he risked everything for his selfish reasons and the only thing he did was to become stubborn. Seriously, I liked all the characters except the male lead.
Lmao that's what happens when you have no women around, and only drive a herd of women like cattle during marriage time inside your oh-so-secret sect. Whatever comes your way in the form of a woman, who looks and smiles at you, you pretty much say f crown f country I want loooove.
9:09 1) i agree with the dragged out long conversation scenes, too many straightforward talking scenes. i dont like it that much, bcs it doesnt left the audience(me) having creative thinking and finding out their underlying meaning, everything is just thrown out as dialogues. example like, their plans or motives, everything are straightforwardly thrown to the audiences' faces. as a mystery/conspiracy drama, i too want to be involved in their conspiracy.... whats the point if i knew all of them earlier.... 2) again, i agree with the 'super slow speed'. these characters talk soooo slow..... its so breathy~ lots of air. it make them looks so pretentious. im currently at episode 5, and i really could not stand these 2 things..... idk ,should i continue? the plot is predictable atp and nothing's really groundbreaking. it's a pity since i loved yu shuxin and zhang linghe as xiao lanhua and changheng. even the character setup in this drama are not that great imo, for a mystery/conspiracy plot, their setup are quite shallow. i couldnt connect(empathize) yet with any of the characters' motive.
My Journey to You should have another season. Otherwise, I'd call bs on the production. I'm used to cliffhangers that's why I am not disappointed with the show. I'd certainly be if they announce that that was the real ending.
I thought the opening few episodes were amazing. Everything was still in a very mysterious stage and I quite liked the dark colour palette designs. But as the story unfolded I did think there were a lot of plot holes and it just wasn't that good. As for the acting, I actually thought Esther Yu did a great job. I haven't seen her take on such a role before and her fight scenes were pretty cool. As for the rest of the cast, well, it's fair to say the director chose some very pretty people and shot some very aesthetic scenes. I've seen them do press for the drama and the two brothers' dynamic is so funny to watch too. Back to the actual drama, unless they actually have a season 2 as rumored the ending really wasn't it for me. There are much better ways to set it up than on such a cliffhanger like that. Other dramas certainly wouldn't have left such an open-ended finishing episode. For me this was such an unexpected and unsatisfactory ending.
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I enjoyed this drama so far. Didn’t find it boring. It’s mysterious and enough to keep me intrigued. Love the mysterious vibe behind certain characters.
Same ❤
I was skipping the or fast forwading the duo comedy scenes, other than it was fun
I think if they make a season two and give all the characters and their story a reasonable closure many criticism would disappear… they made good foundations for the story as we enjoyed it a lot at first but cause of number of episodes and the ending it left audience so frustrated that they forgot the amazing and fresh sides this series had.
Yes!! It's only logical if they make S2. Leaving it hanging just doesn't feel right.
This is the type of drama you become obsessed with because of the idea of what it could’ve been (my case) I’m just so intrigued by the gong family lore, back hill, and wufeng.
That being said I actually loved the main couple. Tv is so swamped by toxic male leads that this ml was the breath of fresh air I’ve been desiring. He’s just so devoted to her!!! ❤❤
I liked the drama until the end of it. I really do not like ambiguous ending.
to be honest,the was no point to it either🤷🏻♀️
Agreed!!!😢👍😵💫
I stopped at 20😂😂😂😂😂
But I did like the drama very much. I love the main ML, he is so good looking. Of course, I liked the FL too.
Agreed
I agree that first part of the drama really drew me in. I found the second couple, the friendship of the Gong brothers and the pairing of the Elder Young miss and Jin Fan to be the reasons that kept me coming back. At the end of the drama, I kept thinking that the main lead was unqualified for his role and the Second Young Master should have be in that role. I think the writing made the first couple really unappealing. Why is it that most of the supporting characters and their interactions were more interesting. I didn't see why the male lead was so willing to turn over the world for this woman he just met. At first I was really annoyed at Gong Shangjue and Gong Yuanzhi at first for disrespecting Gong Ziyu but then I changed my mind. I was right on board because Gong Ziyu is a weak leader. I also don't get the storyline with Gong Ziyu's elder brother- that piece didn't make sense. All this being said, I actually really liked the drama up until the last couple episodes. I was pissed with the ending to be honest- I upgraded my IQIYI membership from standard VIP to Premium VIP. I feel like we could come up with a bunch of different theories to figure out what happened. All I know is that Gong Ziyu was going to be in his feelings and break the rules of the sect to go after her probably. It just made me want Gong Shangjue to be the leader even more.
Breaking my silence over Gong Shangjue as the Sword Weilder🤭🤭😂😂🔥
I Lol when I found out that the father choose Shangjui as the next leader and Ziyu was just a pawn in his older brother plot. 😂😂. Their facial expression was telling when that information was revealed. 😩😁😁
I would disagree check the acting from Zhang ling he on his current drama the story of kunning palace compare and you will realize that the script can destroy an actor’s performance cause the script for the main leads in a journey to you was baddd
It started so well and I was hooked from the beginning. And then it’s everything you said…😂
Ikr!!😂
Still it didnt blunt my enjoyment watching this series.
Every Guo Jingming work is criticized for the same things, but yet he is the only producer who got a distinctive style (which I happen to like). He knows what he is good at and gives a perfect picture. As for the whispering part - it got rid of too high female voices, which are used too often in the dramas. This is a drama you watch for the picture, not for the plot.
I liked the drama, I enjoyed the cinematography, art direction, styling, I liked all the characters and may be I'm the rare one but I was all for the main cp over the second leads.Loved how every episode ended with what I didn't see coming, it kept me guessing and I loved the unpredictability of it. But the last 4-5 episodes felt rushed and lacked in editing and that ending pissed me off.
To add: I was so invested in the story of backhill people like give me a whole another drama for them coz I didn't get enough.Oh and also the scoring for the drama was A+ for me, it created the perfect tension and a sense of dread at most times.
I am right there with you!! I loved the main CP too!
@@vathao331 Thank you! They were just lovely together and always standing with each other and supporting each other. They had such a sweet relationship, Gong ZiYu all heart and Yun Weishan could not remain unaffected. It gave her all the warmth she longed for.
OMG, I too prefer the main CP over the supporting one like everyone else does, I just can’t feel them! However my favorite was all backside people! The love story between Senior Moon 🌙 and FM’s sister was the best of all tbh, a little rush still! And Mr. Snow and his guy, they are so much more interesting than both of the frontside people
@@QuynhNguyen-gp3te right I wanted to hear more from them . Felt like it would have made for such an interesting story.
Me also love main couple ❤
I really enjoyed this drama and the whole aesthetic of it and all the characters were fun to watch especially the back hill people. I hope we are lucky enough to have a season 2.
It's so true. The dynamics between the 2nd and 3rd gong brother and lu yuxiao's character were so much more interesting.
I have completely opposite opinions from yours. I was really surprised since I didn't have much expectation, but it turned out that this series was really really good. This drama went straight and stayed on the top of my favorite dramas list. As a spy/murder/mysterious series lover, I gave this one a very high rating which is 2.5 gold mine (2.8 to be exact). I LOVE THIS DRAMA and HOPE TO HAVE S2 !
I don't think there will be a season 2. Just like most ambiguous ending Chinese drama, they never have season 2.
@@shaunphan9039I just felt like there are still many mysteries to unfold for example 2 LIANG of WU FENG, who is WU FENG’s big boss, story of the FENG family of the back hill and so on. And if there is gonna have S2, I think WU FENG will use YWS to threaten her twin sister to go back to GONG FAMILY instead and we probably are going to see the power of INFINITE HEAT 😎!
@chhuenchihay3148 yes, the ending is just very bad. It's not even an ending, it's like a middle of a series. I'm really disappointed. Hopefully I'm wrong and they will have a season 2. But I'm not too optimistic about it.
@@shaunphan9039 I am not sure either but let’s have some expectation but don’t be to high 😅 just some 😅
I actually really liked this drama. The ending left a lot to be desired but I enjoyed the plot. I feel like it's strong point is the characters, they're all very layered and lovable, but I do feel the weakest characterization belongs to the main leads which is a shame.
Anyways, I wanted to see more of the backhill boys and Han yasi since they were all so good looking!
I LOOOVED HAN YASI TOOO😁
The main leads gave an outstanding performance. The character that i dont like is the male disciple of the assassin.
I really enjoyed this drama and i practically binge watched it. you are right in terms of some things don't make sense or don't have much logic behind it but overall i really enjoyed the aesthetics, the mystery, the vibe. the story was interesting and intriguing enough to keep me wanting to know more. and i really appreciate that this drama is something different from the typical and overused period costumes dramas that we've been getting a lot these days
I enjoyed this drama very much, will probably watch it all over again. I read the spoilers ending so I was prepared for the last episode. Loved the vibe, the entire cast and the music.
I thoroughly enjoyed this drama 🎭 I thought it was incredible, thank God you posted this review after it finished airing 😅
i loved my journey to you from beginning to end. sure it isn't a perfect drama and i could also nitpick negative aspects if i choose to, but it doesn't change the fact that overall this drama was highly entertaining, has one of the most beautiful aesthetics and has a solid set of cast.
I want Gong Shangjue and Gong Yuanzhi as a main lead...love this two brothers ❤
I loved the drama mainly for the fighting scenes, the cinematography and directing and effects were incredible, I actually especially liked the slo mo shots, most memorable was when they reflected light off the blade across their eyes. It was a very visually pleasing drama, with good acting.
AND yes to the speaking criticism 😂 they are either whispering or shouting istg, no in between.
However do not get me started on the ending, that was an inexcusably bad ending.. No I don't want to use my imagination, no I'm not lazy, I just want confirmation, I want closure 😭
Def hooked me all the way… so I’d rate it 8/10.
I just started this drama these days and have seen a few episodes already.
From an aesthetics perspective I love it very much. It sets itself aside from other C-dramas I have usually seen. I feel this dark aesthetics also fits so well with the current season we are in.
I didn't knew this director worked before on some of my favourite mini series "Painted skin" and "Wuliang". Since I watched those short series I always was looking for something similar in style.
At least this director knows to set himself aside in a sea of copy-paste and try to seek some originality which I personally appreciate.
About the other inconsistencies and weird things like the almost whispering talking and the slow motion scenes, I indeed found it overdone. But I thought it's mostly used to set the viewers into the mood of this show.
Good to know that I have to get ready for a half done ending.
I'm a foreigner and I liked this drama so much ,to me it's one of the best ,the story is very unique and not repeated like every drama out there ,the aesthetics ,the actors did good job so to me :my journey to you and lost you forever are the best drama in 2023,,,,,,I don't know about the Chinese audience but man as an international fan i liked this drama a lot it is the first drama that had this atmosphere , every actor played the character vey well despite most the actors are new actors ,it deserve so much audience , I heard the government was about to stop this drama but one should be fair why talking as if it was a failure when it's not (I see many many worst drama with literally no logic or aesthetics or anything and no one say a thing ) this drama is literally Gold but it's slow pace ,so it's not the cup of tea for everyone ,,,,why all this talking about the ending ? an ending which is not cliche ,an open ending , to give more room for a second season and I'm sure they were thinking of this
I watch the drama just for Esther Yu. I think she is really underappreciate in this drama. She is really great proving to the audience she is more than what people call her only can act 'cutesy'. Yun Weishan is her first 'proper' serious role, her breakthrough role & i think she really nailed the calm, elegant, gentlr, looks like a weak lady but actually a strong woman, & a tired spy with the reality who only yearning for freedom. The way she learn martial arts, learning dubbing differenciate her vouce to match Yun weishan voice, her dedication to use no stuntman for the mud scene, 36 hours hanging wires in high fever, shooting & arranging every bts & material for every costar, etc etc. I'm justs so sad with the way they gave no proper screentime for Yun Weishan dispite Esther took the most time in shooting & discussing with the drama tean about her role. It's been the second time she got backstabbed by the drama team that she cares so much. I feel really sad for her. At least, I just hope that this role can open a new world for her to get a new opportunity to get a better drama production team, a better project, a better crew, a better screenwriter, a better director, a better costar, a better role & all the best thing for her. Hope she will meet and work with a drama prod team that as enthusiastic, sincere and really care for her, not just take all her effort and hardwork for granted 🙏❤
was quite a read. No need to be sad, this drama is her stepping stone for more serious roles. She will be alright😂
@@carolthomas1446 same. My love for her solidified cuz of MJTY. I look forward to seeing more of her versatility.
She is mainly underappreciated from the western side of the audience due to cultural differences, while she is very well praised and loved in China ever since Youth With You 2, and skyrocketed from Love Between Fairy And Devil. She got awarded as The Most Influential Actress Award due to both of her characters as Xiao Lan Hua and Yun Wei Shan.
Agree with every single point made. Had I seen your review earlier I may not have been "held hostage" by the show so intensely. Started off well. But the story itself was like a ship that had a few too many holes. Nevertheless, it was a rocky-yet-frustrating-and-amusing ride. I think I mainly watched it to stare at Ling He and Cheng Lei and Tian Jia Rui. But essentially My Journey to You was a ship that never completed the journey back home.
I love this drama! The Young Lord actor is so gorgeous! Anyway, I love it and can't wait for the next season.
I LOVE THIS DRAMA SO MUCH!! The final makes me thing there is a second season. But i love all about this drama
In a foreigner's cdrama fan standpoint, I find this drama is really enjoying to watch. At first I did find the way they talk to be weird, I was like "why are they whispering?" Then, I just ignored it. I do agree though, that YuShuxin and Zhang Linghe had a little chemistry, the realtionship had a wonky development that I find it quite underwhelming when they all of a sudden had a kiss scene. Their relationship had less development than Jinfan and Zi Shang. Yun Wei Shan remained the same all through out, but I thought she would have more involvement on the story, and have more development as a spy, but somehow, the person who was more involved as Wufeng's spy was Lady Wuji and Shangguan.
this drama was very artistic and genius , from the beginning to the end, i do not know how there is a boring parts about it, because there is absolutely no boring scene, it has the right amount and combination of humor and angst, the vibe was genius, the camera man did a legendary role, all the cast did great ,, the ost were magnificent, the fight scene and characters entering were genius .. i noticed how there is a lot of drama recently that you do not like but i find them very interesting like the league of noblemen, for real your taste in dramas is not the mysterious slow paced ones, so your opinions can not be taken seriously anymore as a rational criticizer !
this drama gave me the vibe of fruits basket, as a big family with so many complicated relationships, and also black butler, as it is contain the perfect combination of humor and drama in it , it can make you rolling on the ground from laughing, but also cry your eyes out from sadness !
You are spot on about the slow dialogue . I had to change the speed to 1.25x to make it bearable and not fall asleep
My take on this drama is quite different from yours. I would give it a solid two gold bars. I was totally blown away by the look, so different from most wuxia dramas. The foreboding atmosphere and soundtrack drew me in immediately. The complicated characters and the mission they were on was endlessl intriguing. The main lead was sympathetic with a history of personal losses and great challenges to survive in his clan position. Maybe the way he was quickly besotted by the female lead was somewhat naive but it eventually held him in good stead as she ended up going against her indoctrination. The brooding second lead and his coterie adds tension and conflict. The elder, young Miss is a delight and her passion pays off. Other supporting figures and the many layers to this story switching between front hill and back hill history is fascinating.
Can't agree with any of the criticism as to the supposed Japanese look, really? the eyebrows are a problem?, slo-mo and people talking in a drama are not a problem to watch given it sets a tone and is interesting because they should be acting and impress me as the audience, fighting scenes were satisfying. Yes, the ending is rushed maybe that comes with trying to do this in 24 episodes and it does leave questions unanswered so I would love to see a season two.
same!!!
To me it was a breath of fresh air in Chinese dramaland. I liked almost everything, mostly the atmosphere, the acting, the fights coreographies, the depth of the characters...
Unless you're a viewer in China, your opinion on the Japanese elements is irrelevant.
@@arpitakodagu9854 My comments are never irrelevant. Just like you have yours, so do I have my opinion.
The sets, costuming, even vampiric look to the characters was one of the main selling points of this one for me. It's not that I want everything to be shot this way, just that it was a huge departure from the bright and sunny atmosphere of so many Chinese dramas. I particularly loved the use of jet beading and shiny/reflective fabrics to add detail and depth to the costuming when so much of it is basically shot in a dark room with a lamp on in the corner waaaaaay over there. With such stupidly attractive actors, their pale faces _became_ the emphasis for me, and I enjoyed being drawn in by that.
For a first-time actor, Tian Jia Rui was amazing, and he is on my list of actors to watch in the future. He sold me on his character, even if the character was heavily let down by the plot. He's cast in Guo Jing Ming's upcoming Fangs of Fortune, so I'll get him on screen, but I'll be a huge skeptic about the storyline going into it.
Unfortunately, this drama had so much going for it. I was actually surprised at most of the cliffhanger reveals, which is rare. But the exposition from the mastermind was one I wanted to listen to while washing dishes by hand (which I don't do willingly). There are thousands of storytelling methods which could have hinted at these things throughout rather than a huge dump of uselessness. It was ultimately useless, because at that point in the story, all the damage had been done, so him being behind it wasn't even interesting anymore. And did we really need another "I've had a tough life" character in a privileged family being infiltrated by women who really _have_ had a tough life to try to break into that secret garden? There wasn't enough worldbuilding for me to understand how the back hill ended up there, why, and how it factored into the larger world. So while I want more, I want less, you know?
I enjoyed this drama and not find it boring after all😂
Even today I rewatched from episode 1, and now I'm continuing on episode 2😂 I always like it and feel excited every time I watch this drama😂
Enjoyed your thoughts and insights. I enjoyed the aesthetic, cinematography, and cast enough that I came to TH-cam to learn more. So, despite the flaws, the show has stayed with me days later- Even if it was to lament what could have made it exceptional.
Very surprised this time with your review of this drama. This drama, to me, is very different with many C-custome dramas that are around right now. This is a good-quality drama despite what you all explained. Except the ending... I guess it needs a Season 2
So glad I finally watched this. I found this drama to be very entertaining. I wanted to binge watch the next episodes. It is difficult to apply logic to a fantasy drama, so when I see fight scenes or actors flying. I dont expect realism . As for the ending It simply has me looking forward to season 2 wanting more. Isn't that good for business? Lastly, I will never understand why Esthers' performance is continuously critiqued by the size of her lips, her bank accounts, or her voice. She clearly has put in the work on this production! The Ost and dance production is beautiful as well.
The supporting actors stood out for me, epecially Zuo Ye and Ai Mi. They managed to make me sob like a baby during episode 17.
I loved this drama all the way throughout. It was so rich in beautiful cinematography and deep colours, I also loved the whispering and the clothes, pretty much everything. 😂 This was my catnip. Hoping for the season 2 considering the ending. Need to dig out the other works of this director. His style suits my sense of aesthetics so well. ❤ I also loved the sister/bodyguard pairing. She was such a joy to watch!
Well, I loved this director's Ying Yang Master: Dream of Eternity movie!
I enjoyed the cinematography and the costumes and such. I also really liked the second female lead and her story with the two brothers. The ending is like "wow I didn't need to watch the last 10 minutes of this episode"
I start to watch this drama because of FL and she did great. But after I watch it what I care is Gong Shangjue, Shangguan Qian and Gong Yuanzi my new bias Tian Jiarui. Their chemistry is 🔥 I watch the last 6EP a whole night too and it's so annoying to end like that so I just ignore the last 5 minutes in order to move on 😅 Even it has many things to complain it's still in my top list drama this year.
One of the most amazing dramas I watched in c drama, no naive stupid female character or long unneeded talks , the actors all were amazing and on point, the development was amazing, let's judge it based on the other cdramas , it was amazing cinematography and interesting till the very end. Hope for s2. Because it left us midd way. Only my opinion 😊
Same. I can't believe she said this drama is boring and the director has no talent 😐
Same opinion. Love the series too
Same! Loved the look of the costumes, cinematography, and mainly aesthetics in general. The director did a good job making every character look really good
Like the male leads 1 & 2, but also female leads too, especially female lead 2, she is gorgeous because of the Directors vision/aesthetics! oooof i’ve watched the whole thing just for their looks😂
Exactly no naive stupid female lead that acts like a child
@@marialuciasolartrigoso227well that’s her own opinion because sometimes dramas she praises I don’t like them. I don’t hold her review to heart.
I totally agree. And am totally dissatisfied with the ending which is such a non-ending, it can't even be called an ending because they didn't end the story. Our two main female leads, we have no idea what happened to them. This is the type of ending I hate the most.
It’s actually a really good drama compared to every other periodic Chinese dramas. Loved the look of the costumes, cinematography, and mainly aesthetics in general. The director did a good job making every character look really good
Like the male leads 1 & 2, but also female leads too, especially female lead 2, she is gorgeous because of the Directors vision/aesthetics! oooof i’ve watched the whole thing just for their looks LOL. but I think it is because it’s different from your typical Chinese periodic drama that it has to leave us with a “you interpret what happened” ending…. Which literally gave me a whiplash but I wasn’t surprised
The best thing about this drama is Elder Sister’s character! 😄
Absolutely agree with the pacing/length of episodes, long ass dialogues, & not giving a crap about the leads storyline & watching for the 2nd leads/brothers. One the dramas I hopped on before you came out with a review. Eventually dropped it because I could care less for the lead’s storyline/chemistry & it felt slow/dragging. Dropped this for the drama “Faithful” & glad it did.
1. Started ep 1, & unconsciously kept looking at when the episode would end. Only drama I have ever done that to. Literally questioned myself if it was because I was watching to much short drama. 😂
2. Literally sat watching characters go back & forth on dialogues just felt like a waste of my time & the characters time.
3. I only been watching the short clips & cuts of the 2nd leads & brother if I could find any on TH-cam. Esther & Zhang Linghe could not sold me. Maybe this maybe be unbiased because I didn’t watch the other drama with Wang Hedi & Esther.
Yup.. I was glad that in the other drama (Love between fairy and demon) they didn't end up together as tbh I don't find this girl beautiful enough to be female lead in any drama. Her lips look too fake and facial features are ordinary compared to many other actresses in C-drama who look like dolls and can act as good too. I didn't like the chemistry between Zhang Ling He and her in any of their dramas.
Honestly, I feel that the director only invested into good looking MLs but could only find 2nd FL and Yun's younger sister as pretty as they should be. All other FLs were just too ordinary in looks compared to their MLs. The sister's character was rather annoying and unrealistic than funny and cute.
In terms of story line, I think it was pretty good story and with some great dialogues could have been weaved and told even better. But, the ending was disastrous knowing the fact that most C dramas never manage to bring S2, they should have utilised the cast and plot to give a proper ending. Considering almost 1 hour on each episode, they only needed one extra episode to wind up the story properly. Anyways, it was a 50-50 experience for me for this show, although I would give 10/10 to all the supporting actors (two brothers, 2nd FL, Wuji, back hill boys and wufeng boys.)
@@Dee-eh3tt I was going to comment on Esther’s looks but afraid her fans are gonna come after me. Likewise, I don’t find her looks to be appealing as a main lead material & her acting/voice is not cut for me. I was shook that they casted the 2nd female lead for her role (shook as in they did Esther even dirty by casting someone so visually gorgeous on screen). I have watched another drama with the 2nd female lead so I known her before this drama & her acting in this drama is so much different to what she has shown (in a good way). I’m sure Esther stays afloat in the industry because of her family’s rich background. I mean great for her to have a strong backing in a competitive industry.
I totally agree with you - it started beyond my expectation. I really enjoyed the tone of the series and how well the action scenes were made. Then I got frustrated with how the story became so unpromising and illogical (with lots and lots of unnecessary super slow pace). Even though I’m a big fan of the male lead, I totally lost interest with the character and felt disappointed with how the rest of the characters (from such a powerful and supposed to be super smart “organization - families”) deal with the situations -- it’s just weird.
Same!!
Agree
Nailed it
Stuff like this are the worst.. I HATE it when they fck up something that has great potential.
I enjoyed it immensely due to the different type of story and also because I loved that Esther Yue was playing a serious role without her puckered lips and puffed out cheeks; which I find adorable in the right drama, of course. So this one had her doing a very mature part. I loved the coloring to go along with the spy games and mystery aura and it gave it that dark chilling effects. I got bothered by the martial arts and how it was slow mo and too fast in other places and you couldn't see the true art of the martial arts. But it still was good enough to keep my attention, which many dramas lose my attention and I FF to get through it. Loved loved loved the sister, she was the wonderful comic relief and the actress who played her was brilliant. Love Jin Yan but the brothers were on my enemy list until they showed another side of themselves. This is that kind of drama where you KNOW that you KNOW that you KNOW, there will be a Season 2. However, they should have done a back-to-back Part 1 & 2 like they did Blue Whisper, because in Dramaland, it takes years to get S2. Look for instance, we are finally getting S2 of Joy Of Life and we wonder when we will see S2 of Sword Snow Stride, if ever. So that is a major drawback here. Why didn't they just do S2 on the same set? Well probably contract obligations of some of the actors. BUT we all will be pretty angry if any of the characters of this very good power drama, do not return. Leaving just ONE out will ruin things I think. I rated it a 9.5 because it was that good. End of story.
I focus on the story and acting not the makeup. I don't understand Mandarin but I think the speech and drama is so beautiful. It is a story not real. I don't want real drama, I love the beautiful quiet conversations and beautiful people. It's my escape.
Once again, thanks for your review. This one is off my watch list
I initially thought this was based on a novel like most wuxia dramas but the fact that this was an original script makes the plot/storytelling problems so much more infuriating. It's not like they were trying to cram a WHOLE novel into a drama and we're forced into cutting a lot of details out, they made the whole thing from scratch like whatttt
I actually like this drama but I get everything you say 😅😅😅😅
Also, one of the reasons I decided to watch this was to see if "Xiao Lanhua" and "Changheng" would have a happy ending on this one... and I got an open and ambiguous ending... and my pessimistic mind thinks that the worse happened to the female lead.
I honestly decided to ignore the last 5 minutes of last episode. It was a happy ending until then.
Spot on! I was hooked and intrigued by couple of early episodes, which made me upgrading my IQIYI, but then I find myself having to try very hard to continue watching the drama. Have to watch at 1.5 speed and question the story logic along the way. I can’t really pin point what make it feels awkward or boring, but you point them out so clearly.
Too bad, I love the vibe, the costume the film filter a lot. If only the story is logical and interesting enough.
I liked this story. I liked all the characters. I really liked the female lead and the other two ladies. I appreciate when the actors use their own voices.
All actors use their own voices?
For me is one of the best of this year and better than till the end of the moons but he will could be better .
This is the first time that i super agree with all of your critic 😂
Yes that slow motion in almost every single thing they do 🤦🏻♀️ and the whispering 🤦🏻♀️ not to mention the over-used suspenseful bgm in almost every scene 🤦🏻♀️
And very much agree with that battle in the open field 😂 i thought it’s only me that think they just running and not fighting 😂
And then, for something that they ought to protect, they didn’t build some kind of secret room full of traps to protect it.
A poison master who doesn’t use his poison in the last battle, a weapon master who doesn’t show any impressive weapon.
This drama indeed too over hype for me. It has a nice theme, yet failed to deliver
This is the first time I stopped watching a review from you mid-way through b/c I couldn’t make it make sense. And PLENTY of times I just didn’t agree with you but kept watching b/c I respect your opinion. I feel like we watched 2 different dramas? Whew. I hit pause at 8:09 and may try to come back later and see if your review makes more sense if I keep watching longer.
I absolutely love the dark aesthetic on this one
I love "my journey to you" a lot I hope a season 2
I agree with most of the facts you said. But i was able to finish this drama until the end. There're also some good things about this drama for me, i'm so surprised at Tian Jia Rui's acting and dubbing skill. As a new actor, he is really promising. I like all the ost of this drama. Yu Shu Xin's song is like a lullaby for me. The last good thing is it's really eye pleasing to see all handsome man in one drama😁. May be that's why i was able to watch until the end😅
I completely agree with you. I was blown away by Tian Jai Rui's acting. I understand this is his first major role. Bravo🎉
I also loved Yu Shu Xin's song bestow dreams ❤ the instrumental music for the song was really beautiful 🍃
Thank you for the review, I've been eagerly awaiting your take on this.
To be honest, I was extremely excited to see this drama, especially with how cool the trailer looked. I thought there would be intense drama and all that. I mean seeing Esther Yu and Zhang Linghe reunite after LBFAD was a major factor of why I watched it an stuck through it.
I believe, the main couple was supposed to be displayed as the non toxic one versus the other main couple, but, oh dear, that was so badly written. Having seen these two in LBFAD I know they could actually make it work, but something felt off and incomplete throughout the episodes.
I particularly liked the colour pallette and costumes and now I know why haha since it's the same director as YingYang Master Dream of Eternity, a film which I quite liked.
Also as a Mandarin learner hearing them speak slowly and softly and being able to understand them, made me feel really proud of myself haha. But then again, if people acted like that in a series in my native language I'd probably want to gauge my eyes out.
I hope they do a season two. I hope they hire a new writer who can fix the mess at the end.
So for people wondering whether they should watch it or not, I do recommend it, there are worse dramas out there tbh. Visually it's very pleasing, the 1 to 1 fights are fluid and spectacular to watch. The soundtrack is reminiscent of LBFAD. The only thing is that half way through it just doesn't make much sense.
Agree with the pacing, soft speaking and the lack of excitement from the lead couple. I wanted to keep watching further as well for the 2nd couple and the guard and funny sister, but alas I decided it was not worth my time so I dropped it at ep 10 or so... with your review I am glad I decided to drop it
Also watched the last 6 eps until 3am in the morning and was left disappointed! The drama had a lot of potential. I do hope if they get season 2, the writing will be better and not rushed. The second CP was so good though, I want more of them.
To anyone who plan to watch this drama: I suggest you to watch it in 1.25x speed. They all talked so slow that the sped up felt normal. I was looking forward to this drama and the first few eps excited me but yeah...Loved the visuals, cinematography, overall vibe but the story and characters' were frustrating. The twist made it slightly better but then they had to add that weird and abrupt ending.
I love this drama just because of the styling. But one scene engraved deeply in my mind, when the little brother thought 2nd FML try to poison his brother he shoot a dart to the bowl and instantly his brother picks one of the scattered pieces and shoots him back, and hurt his beloved brother. Its a reflex. I love the sequence of the scene
The slow mo conversations!! I had to increase the playback speed. Also the reason why I always fast forwarded shanguan qians character, she was the slowest of all.
there is a new series called faithful , i think it deserves to be revwied , they used a technique of one episode in present and one in the past
Story writing is my number one pet peeves about Cdrama. I just can’t get over how rewriting with a strong editor would help so much. I wonder if it’s because they are writing in a vacuum? 😢
Ranters pointed out a few hilarious plot problems:
1. Leader dies and whichever potential heir is around will ascend - because a message tattooed on the deceased leader's back needs to to copied onto the new leader's back.
a. Don't they have paper to copy down the message?
b. Everyone else might see the message except for the leader himself.
2. Gong clan cannot produce enough heirs in a period setting that doesn't ban having multiple wives but they insist on one-husband one-wife tradition.
3. Poison that the evil assassin group uses to control their agents turns out to be a beneficial supplement. This group isn't so bad after all.
4. Assassin group "hinting" there is an assassin among the potential brides when Gong clan hasn't suspected one and expecting the clan would not further consider the possibility of more planted assassins.
5. Gong 2 allowing 3 suspected assassins to clear one another.
6. Assassin group keeps sending female assassins to Gong clan. These women keep falling for Gong men. Might as well have an open marriage alliance between the two organizations then rule jianghu together.
Lol, number 1b and 6 are too funny 😂 I also think the director/scriptwriter forgot who is stronger than who in martial arts toward the end. SGQ who couldn’t beat young Hua or Wuji or the 3rd ML ended up beating Jin Fan who could beat 3rd ML??? And elder Hua got stabbed and died only after a few strikes? Omg, illogical… 😂
@@doggiegirl17Not as funny but ranters also ranted the big battle at the end: Gong clan set a trap but was not prepared enough to definitively win. Both sides lost useful people while the Gong clan compound also suffered a good deal of structural damage so they also would lose money on repairs.
Lmfao yeah the no. 1 point (Absent Inheritance Rule) is what left me miffed at the very beginning, it is so stupid. And without this stupid rule, there wouldn't be this drama so I can't just ignore it. Whoever is around when the previous clan leader dies becomes the leader? That's the recipe for getting incompetent leaders which surely doesn't fit with the theme of Gong clan being the strongest. And it's not that the elder brother is long gone and his return is uncertain, he literally just would come back a few days later. In that case, you'd always have to keep one brother all time at home in case someone dies. And who is the most likely to stay at home all time if not the most incompetent brother who can't do shit? So why do y'all get surprised pikachu face when that bro does indeed become the leader?
Evidently, the ranters didn't attentively followed the plot, otherwise they wouldn't miss:
1. The tattoo is not "a message" but a code of the utmost secret of the Gongs whose chief/sword beholder is a sort of 'carrier' and the code is supposed to be passed down only to the next chief. If this code contains a method to activate their secret weapon (Infinite Fire), would the ranters still copy it on the paper? Eg. would they copy activation codes for nukes on paper or in clouds?
2. The Gong clan lives in a human-unfriendly environment. Why would they risk lives/health of many women when they can select one healthiest and most resistent (to the environment) in order to reproduce themselves? (Btw. when the entire foundation of the Gongs is "storing their secrets" dealing with one woman is also more logical than dealing with many: it's easier)
3. So what? We, the audience, do not know much about Wufeng. We know, there are not so bad persons, like FL's coach or FL's sister who was brutally killed not by the Gongs but by Wufeng. We are not told the entire story, the beneficial supplement passed as poison could be the idea of some other "good person" in that group.
4. Irrelevant. On their side, Wufeng got a message from a long time ago from a spy (Wuming, Madam Wu) that the best way of inflitrating the Gong mountain is their bride-selection, this event is their weak spot. After that message, they haven't heard from her and if we (including ranters) were Wufeng, maybe we would also try this way of deception.
5. Ridiculous.
6. 😂I like this one.
@@aleksandrasucur86151. But I remember seeing someone behind the person copying the code. Also, what about 1b, anyone might chance upon seeing the leader's bare back. If FL actually or any of the previous planted assassins did their job, code wouldn't be a secret. This is no better than temporarily copying it down and safeguarding it. I'm certain that nuke codes are not tattooed onto those who are keeping it safe. I doubt they even memorize it. There are steps involved.
2. If they can pick one "healthiest" woman for each man, they can pick more in future years. "Healthiest" doesn't necessarily translate to quality, quantity and/or gender of offsprings. One reason for multiple wives is ancient agrarian society needed all the labor it could produce. Women's productive reproductive timeframe tend to be shorter than men's. Take into account the ending - ML let his one and only wife go visit relatives(?) alone. Return date unknown. If she didn't return or something happened to her reproductive organs, would he marry another? 2nd ML let his pregnant wife go. Was it a divorce, would he marry another? At this point, much ado about marriage and heirs resulted in nothing.
3. Not irrelevant if viewers are supposed to believe that the assassin org is pure evil to contrast it with the good righteous Gong clan. "If it weren't as bad as it was made out to be..." likely leads to some come up with 6. A few mentioned that in the long history of this org, had no one missed an "antidote" due to various circumstances while on assignment and found out about the "poison"?
4. This is about the current group of brides. The whole point was there wasn't any indication that the Gong clan suspected planted assassins among them. Once alerted, why would Gong clan believe there was just one assassin? If ML's father actually did the stupid thing of killing all the potential brides (and making enemies of innocent ones' families plus ruining the clan's reputation), all for nothing. ML should've thought about it and do nothing, instead of revealing the compound's secret passage, but I would rationalize it as his not taking chance with innocent lives.
Even though it appears that they did suspect more and 2nd ML did pick out three suspects, he let one suspect interrogate another and let the third be the observer, without anyone else present.
I think this is the 1st time I'm glad that I already finish watching the drama before your review. I enjoy it. Really enjoy it. The story, the scene, and everything in it. In the mist of my frustration with all the Wuxia, god n goddess, and the whole crap copy n paste drama that had been presented to me for the past few month, it a breath of fresh air. Its a fantasy drama, an illusion, a fake world, non existing world and My Journey to you present it to me perfectly. If logic were drag to weight it, then we will give the injustice to it. The unlogic thing make those unreal world look real. It not our world it their world and we indulged in it and I have no shame to admit it. If people are looking for perfect book grade cinema score of fact to fact story telling, full of cinematic and dramatic then this drama is not. It's not perfect and the unperfect make it great and stand out from others drama. This drama have beautiful cinematography, clothes, exciting fighting skill, dreamlike scene, fun, pretty faces, a story and quite out of mind ending that I myself still undecided either to laugh or curse. The actors did amazing job portraying their characters and I applause them especially Tian Jia Rui and Lu Yu Xiao. I do admit it have lack here and there but I just don't think it deserve to be downgraded it as crappy drama. it enjoyable drama which fulfill their task as drama.
One thing is for sure, GJM's projects are only beautiful to look at. I didn't expect anything else and wasn't disappointed.
😂 Ya just watch with your eyes not your brain and you won’t be disappointed!
Finally! Been waiting for you to review this drama 😭😭Got trolled hard by GJM💀☠☠
I love your videos. I really do. I really don't watch much of anything let alone actually going to the trouble to watch pay to watch a moderately successful Cdrama. But, whether I'm going to watch a given show or not, I always watch your reviews. You are just so insightful. And, you don't give these people slack for being generic or ineffective or just plain lazy. It helps me feel validated in my own opinions when I'm disappointed in a widely popular show.
So did u watch this drama? I feel you will find avenue’s opinion about this drama opposite to what you may feel watching it
Agreed with your review. I don’t feel any chemistry between the lead couple. It’s very boring just like you said. The supporting couple is a lot more interesting to watch.
I like this drama so much I hope there is a season 2 with the same FL&ML
This drama suffers the director's ego and through reading a bit about Guo Jing Ming, guy got a lot...
I absolutely loved that the ending of this drama was not cliche. I think everyone got what they deserved, most of all Quain separated from the assassin & having a chance to live a normal life with her child. 👍👍
Thank you for a complete and critical review of the series. I have not watched the series, but some of the actors took part in Fangs of Fortune. I agree with the melodrama and romanticizing male and male relationship. I love the part in demon explanation🙂
ان هذه الدراما رائعة فعلاً ومن اقوى الاعمال هذا العام وصراحة لم اشعر بالملل من اي حلقة ، فهي غامضة مثيرة رومانسية و فيها من افضل الممثلين صدقا جميع الممثلين ابدعوا واكملوا بعضهم البعض… وبغض النظر عن النهاية ولكن بشل عام هذا العمل خارق ويستحق المشاهدة فعلاً 👏👏👏💪👌
Totally agree with you! Ep 23 was practically a monologue, the whispering voices, and an ending that made me shake my head because it felt like part of the episode was accidentally erased. Are they going to finish the series? (Would prefer a movie rather another 20+ ep) I loved Jin Jing!! She has the best facial expressions & movements. It’s nice to see that I am not alone.
Thank u .. I like this drama only the last episode was so annoying, hope for season 2 ..
Wow can't believe you give it such a low score.. the story did felt dragged in the middle and makes you question what the hell did you just watch by the end of it, lol, but overall very enjoyable drama. The cinematography and action scenes and the actors and the little story twist near the end are all amazing! For these aspects only i'd give it 8 points.. also i guess i really need to watch some japanese costume drama because i don't get the "japanese vibe" at all watching this, can anybody recommend a good one for me? I hope most recent ones got recommended..thanks^^
I don't know any historical Japanese dramas but you can most definitely understand what she's talking about if you watch anime. There's tons of anime that can prove her point. I personally don't understand why it's a problem with netizens bc cdramas always have touches of other asian cultures in their costume dramas.
I thought the vibe - the darkness, the overall mood, the character portrayals - was very Kagemusha-ish. It’s not as epic, but I can tell this writer and director was very influenced by Akira Kagemusha and Tarantino. The inside scenes, not the external brilliant colors of the warfare, come into comparison.
i recomend The ying yang master: Dream of eternity
I droped this drama about half way through when I realized the red flag of how the story dragged on. This was a sigh that the writer had no story to tell. It is a simply a soap opera pretending to be a chinese fighting story.
Gosh, I was looking forward to watching this, but thankfully I saw your review before I got started.
Bonjour from Québec. I tell you, I knew the ending wasn't going to be to my liking but my God it was too exciting. The snow never looked sooo good! I just loved it. I even paid for the last 5 épisodes. It's worth it.
Loved this drama.
I am obsessed with the second couple. Their chemistry is sizzling. Never knew this drama until I saw it on a flight and I got hooked.
I liked it, I believe there will be a second season. Who knows
Loved the aesthetics in this game. Chef's kiss!
I like the drama
And the chemistry between Linghe and Xin Xin is good. There is a chemistry on them but they focus on the second lead. I hope there is a season 2 on it.
The biggest thing that bothered me and became laughable was that everyone had teary eyes when they had conversations throughout the whole drama. As if one could not convey seriousness without getting teary-eyed.
I watched 6 episodes too. Then The Outcast came out, as a fan of the original web comic and anima adaption. I switch to it and save TJTY for later watch and....... I am glad i did it lol. Many friends of mine got really frustrated with the story and rant till today.
Haha I love the Outcast/I Am Nobody too! Though I did come back for this drama later because I just had to finish what I started 😂
Omg I can relate to the slowness in which the characters spoke. I watched it on iQIYI and I was able to speed up the scenes but also still be able to read the subtitles. I just realized that’s how slow they were talking lol.
I thought this was pretty good, chinese dramas had gotten pretty formulaic lately and this kind of reminded me of Ancient Detective where it came across as its own thing.
Finally watched the last 2 episodes, dont really get the complaints about the ending as it obviously sets things up for a new season. Add in the cameo from Joseph Zeng as one of the characters time skipped. Really hope they get the chance to finish telling the story,
Word. 😂
Everything you said and the characterization of the male lead were my frustrations with this drama.
Loved every single episode actually. Loved all the characters too. Every character has a soul and warmth.
i enjoyed this drama so much. also want to rewatch it.
The thing about this drama is.. the main lead liked female lead just like that? Really? She didn't do anything special at all. Why would he just fall in love with her our of nowhere? This doesn't make sense at all. Another thing that I don't like about this drama is the fact that main lead just got everything as he was lucky. I don't see him working hard at all. He just got everything like a silver platter and truly he didn't deserve any of it. Why is he the head when he can't protect his own sect? I really feel bad for the 2nd lead as he actually deserved the head position. And what is with everyone just liking male lead? Even in the trial realms, he was just liked so all of them teamed and helped him? It seems so fake. Why can't I see anything struggle for male lead? He gets everything, when I mean everything easily. This doesn't make any sense. Yeah he is the male lead but I have never seen a stupid, weird and stupid male lead like him. His wife is an assassin and he forgives her? Like immediately? He even puts his whole sect in danger for his so called love? Stupid. Idiot. And he is shown as someone who "loves" everyone and is weak hearted. Bro he risked everything for his selfish reasons and the only thing he did was to become stubborn. Seriously, I liked all the characters except the male lead.
Lmao that's what happens when you have no women around, and only drive a herd of women like cattle during marriage time inside your oh-so-secret sect. Whatever comes your way in the form of a woman, who looks and smiles at you, you pretty much say f crown f country I want loooove.
Well he’s suppose to be soft hearted and a womanizer so I’m not surprised
Strongly agree about the overuse of slow motion.
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1) i agree with the dragged out long conversation scenes, too many straightforward talking scenes. i dont like it that much, bcs it doesnt left the audience(me) having creative thinking and finding out their underlying meaning, everything is just thrown out as dialogues. example like, their plans or motives, everything are straightforwardly thrown to the audiences' faces. as a mystery/conspiracy drama, i too want to be involved in their conspiracy.... whats the point if i knew all of them earlier....
2) again, i agree with the 'super slow speed'. these characters talk soooo slow..... its so breathy~ lots of air. it make them looks so pretentious.
im currently at episode 5, and i really could not stand these 2 things..... idk ,should i continue? the plot is predictable atp and nothing's really groundbreaking. it's a pity since i loved yu shuxin and zhang linghe as xiao lanhua and changheng. even the character setup in this drama are not that great imo, for a mystery/conspiracy plot, their setup are quite shallow. i couldnt connect(empathize) yet with any of the characters' motive.
My Journey to You should have another season. Otherwise, I'd call bs on the production. I'm used to cliffhangers that's why I am not disappointed with the show. I'd certainly be if they announce that that was the real ending.
I thought the opening few episodes were amazing. Everything was still in a very mysterious stage and I quite liked the dark colour palette designs.
But as the story unfolded I did think there were a lot of plot holes and it just wasn't that good.
As for the acting, I actually thought Esther Yu did a great job. I haven't seen her take on such a role before and her fight scenes were pretty cool. As for the rest of the cast, well, it's fair to say the director chose some very pretty people and shot some very aesthetic scenes. I've seen them do press for the drama and the two brothers' dynamic is so funny to watch too.
Back to the actual drama, unless they actually have a season 2 as rumored the ending really wasn't it for me. There are much better ways to set it up than on such a cliffhanger like that. Other dramas certainly wouldn't have left such an open-ended finishing episode. For me this was such an unexpected and unsatisfactory ending.
This drama is a landmine totally