ACookie-Cutter Wuxia-Style C-Drama. The first 2/3 of this show were pretty decent overall, especially if you enjoy wuxia-style medical/alchemist type stories. The cast was good and the plot, though cliche, was interesting enough. During the last 1/3, however, the plot holes, excessive pathos, contrived melodrama, and over the top acting ruined Forall these reasons its a solid 8.5 for me. It was entertaining to watch especially watching Yun xi able to thaw the ice and earned the prince attention and love. When the prince is attentive, acceptive of her and trust in her capabilities, he was really swoony. Those are the parts i would rewatch. Leia Mais Showmore. Description. How to Watch & Download Full Drama "Legend of Yunxi" | Tonton Sampe Selesai ya👇 Available Many Subtitle 𝓜𝔂 𝓫𝓵𝓸𝓰 : http Legendof Yun Xi. In a chaotic world with three split kingdoms, a doctor Han Yun Xi (Ju Jing Yi) marries into a royal family. Through her new marriage with the powerful Prince Qin of Tianning, Long Feiye (Zhang Zhe Han), gets thrown into the ruthless politics of the land. Being a kind-hearted woman from a medical family that excels at potions Terlebihdrama "Legend of Yunxi" mendapat rating 8.2/10 versi IMDb, perolehan yang sangat tinggi. Penyebabnya mungkin dibuat berdasar pada novel Poison Genius Consort (Hanzi: 天才小毒妃) karya Jie Mo, yang bercerita mengenai Han Yun Xi, gadis cerdas yang memiliki kemampuan menangani racun. Mirip profesi dokter di era kerajaan, Synopsis In a chaotic world with three split kingdoms, a doctor Han Yun Xi (Ju Jing Yi) marries into a royal family. Through her new marriage with the powerful Prince Qin of Tianning, Long Feiye (Zhang Zhe Han), gets thrown into the ruthless politics of the land. Being a kind-hearted woman from a medical family that excels at potions, she . Legend Of Yun Xi 芸汐传 is a Chinese costume drama that was released quite some time back in 2018. I would have missed it if not for the news about The Blooms At Ruyi Pavilion which will star the same male and female leads. I know many fans are excitedly looking forward to their new drama and this got me interested to see what the hype is all about. Whether the interest has been worthwhile is reflected in my Legend of Yun Xi review below. To cut a long story short, I would say that I wouldn’t mind watching them being cast together again. But that doesn’t mean Legend Of Yun Xi is perfect either. Unfortunately, I still do have my complaints!My rating 7/10Episodes 48Type Romance, CostumeAired June 2018Images Credit IJQ TV, iQiyiThe Main Cast Of Legend Of Yun XiJu Jing Yi as Han Yun XiYun Xi is the unloved daughter of an imperial physician. Her mother, Tian Xin, died when she was a young girl and she has been badly treated by her second stepmother and stepsister. Her beauty is marred by a carbuncle on her face which is later cured. However, despite her misfortune, she is a cheerful and loving lady. Yun Xi has great skills in the study of poisons aided by her late mother’s magical Zhe Han as Long Fei Ye / Prince QinFei Ye is a prince of Tian Ning and Emperor Tian Hui Di’s younger brother. But below the surface, he hides another identity. Fei Ye is serious and aloof with rarely a smile. He is seen as a threat by the Emperor due to his military power and Merxat as Gu Qi ShaoQi Shao is a prince of Northern Li. He is in Tian Ning as a spy and to carry out missions for his half brother, Crown Prince Jun Yi Zheng. However, he does so reluctantly as he does not get along with his royal family. Qi Shao is also a poisons specialist and owner of Yao Gui Valley with its wide range of herbal plants. He is in love with Yun CastHu Bing as Emperor Tian Hui DiTian Hui Di is the Emperor of Tian Ning. He is a suspicious and ruthless man who will do anything to keep his throne. His real threat comes from Fei Ye who is his 4th younger brother. He has 2 sons, Long Tian Mo and Long Tian Qing as well as a daughter, Princess Chang Rui Jia as Empress DowagerEmpress Dowager is Emperor Tian Hui Di’s mother. She is a shrewd and suspicious woman. She also wouldn’t hesitate to issue threats to achieve her Xing Yu as Chief Imperial Physician Han Cong AnHan Con An is the chief royal physician in the palace. He is also Yun Xi’s father and seems uncaring towards her. He has 3 wives. The first was Yun Xi’s mother who died when Yun Xi was still a little girl. Han Cong An has a daughter, Han Ruo Xue, with his second wife and a son, Han Yun Yi, with the Xu Jia Qi as Princess Chu Qing GePrincess Qing Ge is one of the Emperor’s consorts. She is a young and beautiful princess from Western Qiu who married the Emperor after her country lost the war with Tian Ning under Fei Ye’s command. Princess Qing Ge is calm and patient as she pursues her own personal agenda in the Zi Hang as Crown Prince Long Tian MoCrown Prince Tian Mo is a young and rash man who hasn’t shown to be capable of running the nation. He is always fearful of losing his position as he doesn’t seem to have the Emperor’s trust. His mother was the Empress but died while he was still young. Crown Prince Tian Mo often has to rely on his maternal uncle Royal Uncle for support and guidance. He also has a sister, Princess Chang Xiao Xuan as Second Prince Long Tian QingPrince Tian Qing is an ambitious and ruthless man but more capable than Crown Prince Tian Mo. They are enemies as Prince Tian Qing is also eyeing the throne. His mother is Noble Consort Xiao who is the Emperor’s favorite consort until the arrival of Princess Qing Li Min as Grand Imperial Consort YiGrand Imperial Consort Yi is Fei Ye’s mother. Her son was sent away from the palace when he was still a baby due to his inauspicious birth chart at the Empress Dowager’s suggestion. She only reunited with her son after more than a decade when he is allowed to return by the previous Emperor. Grand Imperial Consort Yi and Empress Dowager do not get along due to their Zhao Yu Xin as Chu Xi FengXi Feng is Fei Ye’s loyal assistant who cares for his master. He has a dependable character who is ever ready to carry out Fei Ye’s orders. His love interest is Zhu Yu, Qi Shao’s loyal You Shuo as Tang LiTang Li is Fei Ye’s younger brother. He is a little immature but willing to learn and listen to Fei Ye. Tang Li has a betrothal agreement with Ning Jing but unwilling to marry her. He is always trying to escape from Ning Lin Si Yi as Ouyang Ning JingNing Jing’s father is the owner of Yun Kong Academy and Tang Li’s master. She and Tang Li are childhood friends. Ning Jing has a domineering personality and likes to lord over or bully Tang Li. She is also constantly pushing Tang Li to marry Xue Cong as Baili Ming XiangMing Xiang and Fei Ye are childhood friends. She has been in love with Fei Ye for a long time and is even willing to sacrifice her life to cure him. Ming Xiang has been consuming poisons for years so that her blood can be mixed with Fei Ye’s medicine to suppress his Gu Poison. Her father is Fei Ye’s trusted general and she is also a niece of Fei Ye’s Rui Chao as Gu Bei YueGu Bei Yue is an imperial physician but hides another Li Yiu Ging as Poison Master / Bai Yan QingPoison Master is a man with great knowledge in poisons and has interest in its study and experimentations. He is the creator of the Gu Poison which can turn men into poison zombies. Although he is incarcerated by the Emperor, he is wanted by different people due to his Emperor orders Fei Ye and Yun Xi to wed after Fei Ye’s successful campaign to defeat Western Qiu. An earlier encounter between the 2 of them makes them wary about each other. As she escapes from Fei Ye then, she strikes up a close friendship with Qi Shao who shares the same interest in poisons with her. Although Fei Ye is not interested in the marriage and didn’t even receive his bride on their wedding day, Yun Xi simply forces her way into his home as his for Fei Ye, he has a much larger agenda to pursue amidst the political power play in the royal court. He has to constantly watch his back while outwitting his enemies. Fei Ye has a powerful military behind him and is seen as a threat by the Emperor who wants to see his downfall. Furthermore, the Emperor and Empress Dowager are suspicious of Fei Ye’s identity. At the same time, Fei Ye wants to hunt down the Poison Master which is a taboo subject in Tian marrying Fei Ye, Yun Xi is inadvertently dragged into the political power play. She is threatened by Empress Dowager to spy on Fei Ye. What would happen to their relationship then? Why is Fei Ye interested in the Poison Master? What is his personal agenda?Legend Of Yun Xi Ending Spoilers Alert!After sitting through 48 episodes of Legend Of Yun Xi, you will come to an ending that is open to your own interpretation. I see it as neither particularly happy or sad because some things are left unexplained. The storyline is clear that Yun Xi has to sacrifice herself to cure Fei Ye’s Gu Poison. What is needed is the blood from her heart. So, she begged Qi Shao to help her with the cure before she killed herself. The viewers are led to believe that she died despite her magical bangle glowing when she took her last breath. There is also a scene that shows Qi Shao trying to call out to her in his semi-conscious state when a woman appears to take away the magical bangle in his possession after Yun Xi’s the same time, viewers are shown how Fei Ye and Qi Shao miss and mourn Yun Xi. In the last scene, the timeline should be more than a year after Yun Xi’s death. Fei Ye is recollecting his time with Yun Xi. Suddenly, he sees her in the garden and goes over to hug her… and the drama ends! If Yun Xi is supposed to live, we are not told exactly how she stayed alive and where she had been. Since Fei Ye is also shown thinking about Yun Xi in the last scene, it could also be interpreted as him dreaming or hallucinating since his feelings for her is so strong. Hence, the ending is open-ended in that way. You can check out my Legend Of Yun Xi episode summary for more Fei Ye Is After The Poison MasterFei Ye is actually a prince of the fallen state of Qin Xi. With the defeat, his whole family was caught and imprisoned. Emperor Tian Hui Di has a hand in the poison zombie project. He enticed the Poison Master to conduct research on it as an army of poison zombies would win him wars. Fei Ye is the guinea pig who turned out to be a successful experiment. All his family members were killed during the experiment except for Tang Li who was smuggled out of prison the Gu Poison inside his body, Fei Ye will turn into a zombie when the poison acts up especially when he is in a fit of rage. He will have enormous strength when that happens and then feels weak when he reverts to his normal self. It will also take a toll on his long term health as he becomes weak and dies. Hence, he has an urgency to hunt for the Poison Master as he needs the antidote for his Gu Is The Poison MasterThe Poison Master is actually Yun Xi’s biological father. His wife left him while pregnant with Yun Xi because of her objection to his involvement in the poison zombie project. Tian Xin then married Han Cong An who fell in love with her. Later, Tian Xin had to treat Empress Dowager but had let slipped that she is knowledgeable about poisons. Hence, she was thrown into jail to help out with the poison zombie project and met up again with the Poison decided to escape. Tian Xin ran off with Fei Ye but died while protecting him from their pursuers. The Poison Master saw Tian Xin getting killed. He was recaptured but turned into a lunatic in Happens In The Final BattleEmperor Tian Hui Di is defeated by Fei Ye. He tries to escape but ends up at a cliff. Refusing to surrender, he commits suicide by dropping himself off the cliff. Qi Shao also helps Fei Ye’s army to kill the poison zombies. He does it for Yun Xi as it was her wish to see Fei Ye’s triumph. Princess Qing Ge escapes with Princess Chang Ping after Emperor Tian Hui Di’s defeat. She regrets betraying him as she has gradually developed feelings for him and vice-versa. Although the Emperor found out that she had been poisoning him, he didn’t kill but merely imprisoned the war, Fei Ye refuses to be the Emperor as he wants to mourn Yun Xi. He asks Tang Li to take up the duty instead. So, Tang Li is installed as the new Emperor with the re-establishment of Qin Else Died In The DramaBai Su – She is killed by Prince Tian Qing while trying to snatch the Poison Master from Fei Ye’s prison with Qi Imperial Consort Yi – She leaps to her death while being held as hostage by the Emperor to threaten Fei Ye into retreating. She has long known that Fei Ye is not her biological son but has no regrets regarding him as Prince Tian Mo – He swallows a poison pill to kill himself in front of his father after being caught for Tian Qing – He is killed by Crown Prince Tian Mo for trying to obstruct Fei Ye from getting the antidote needed to save him when he has been Dowager – She commits suicide by drinking poisoned wine after Fei Ye successfully conquers the Consort Xiao – She is executed after becoming mentally unstable following the death of her son and tries to harm Princess Qing Master – He wants to sacrifice himself to cure Fei Ye but is killed by Ming Xiang before he could do Xiang – She dies while protecting Yun Xi from being killed by the Emperor’s eunuch. She does it because Yun Xi is needed to save Fei Uncle – He is reported for embezzlement and sentenced by the Emperor to drink poisoned General Mu – He objects to the use of poison zombies. The Emperor orders him to be detained but he slices his neck against the sword held by the Bei Yue – He dies while fighting a poison zombie. He is a disciple of the Poison of Northern Li – He dies of sickness. Qi Shao hates his father for the poor treatment accorded to him and his mother who was a palace Of Yun Xi Review – Kind Of PredictableThe way the story is told in Legend Of Yun Xi is that the characters’ background is revealed bit by bit. In the early parts of the drama, we see Fei Ye as a prince of Tian Ning before his back story is peeled off layer by layer as the drama progresses. So, as you watch episode after episode, you can kind of guess what is going to happen next. It is not hard to figure out who Fei Ye is or who is Yun Xi’s real father. It is not the type of drama that is suspenseful in that Romance Is LackingI know many people look forward to watch Legend Of Yun Xi for the romance. But this is not a drama that is particularly heavy on the romance side of things either. Yes, the 2 main characters fall in love but for the most part of the drama, they are either cold towards each other or apart. Of course, there is a good reason for it but if you are hoping for a lot of lovey-dovey scenes like those in The Love By Hypnotic, you will be in for a disappointment. I think Yun Xi spends just as much time, if not more, with Qi Shao as with Fei Ye. Personally, I feel they should have done more to develop the relationship between Yun Xi and Fei Ye so that viewers will be more emotionally invested in their love chemistry between Zhang Zhe Han and Ju Jing Yi is palpable which is partly why I suppose viewers are giving Legend Of Yun Xi fairly positive reviews. I have no complaints there but Zhang Zhe Han’s acting could have been better. I know it is not easy to act as a stern and distant royalty and military commander but I think Allen Ren did it quite well in Under The Power. Fei Ye’s character lacks depth in Zhang Zhe Han’s portrayal that it looks a little too superficial. I think I like him better in the modern drama, Everyone Wants To Meet You. At least, he shows more emotions there with better It For Yalkun Merxat And The PlotIf there is one good reason to watch Legend Of Yun Xi, it would be Qi Shao’s character. He can appear cold and evil with his foes but he can also be warm and endearing with Yun Xi. He speaks with his eyes and smiles. In fact, I like his character and Yalkun Merxat’s portrayal better than Fei Ye and Zhang Zhe Han’s other reason that got me to continue watching is how Fei Ye will defeat Tian Ning’s Emperor and whether he will be cured. Although most aspects of the drama are predictable, the storyline is still pretty interesting with the poison zombie angle being an important element that glues everything together. You can guess that there will be a battle between Fei Ye and Emperor Tian Hui Di in the end. You can also predict that Yun Xi would want to save Fei Ye. But as the story builds up, the motivation is there to plough on to see how the ending will be presented to the VerdictI’m not particularly fond of open endings. That is why for this Legend Of Yun Xi review, I have only given it a 7/10 rating. I don’t mind a sad ending if it fits the story because a forced happy ending would just make it unsatisfying as the drama closes. It also doesn’t have a compelling a story as Love And Destiny or The Untamed but it is still a watchable production given its interesting you like palace political machinations and power struggles, then Legend Of Yun Xi is for you. The poison zombie story also makes it a little different from the standard fare. The romance is there and is an important component to the whole plot but it is not the most attractive part of the drama for me. As I have mentioned, if the screenwriters had invested more effort into the romance, Legend Of Yun Xi could have turned out better. Viewers would then feel moved with Yun Xi’s sacrifice which is the climax of the story. But as it is, it is still worthwhile to give this drama a go. Just don’t put too high hopes on the romance part and a highly satisfactory ending if that is what you are looking for. Abandonados 27/48 Gemu no Neko3 pessoas acharam esta resenha útil História Acting/Cast Musical Voltar a ver No real suspense - can't take the characters seriously First of all, I dropped it after dragging myself through the drama since about episode has become so I likedYunxi is a lively, vibrant and forgiving character. The actress carried the show for me and made me watch on. In the beginning I didn't like her for several reasons, but either I've gotten used to it or she outgrew those reasons a male lead finally has some expressions after that many episodes. He is costumes are nice, they did a fine job with interior decorations. The rooms were crafted well. I like the way they started to weave in Dr. Gu's character, they managed to be a little more subtle about it. What I dislikedThe sound effects/ musicOmg. Who commited that crime? I'm not talking about the Intro and Outro songs, I skipped was just... NOISE. HUGE noise. When they wanted to add suspension or make a point, it seems somone thought it a good idea to let the orchestra hit their instruments all at the same time and then throw them in the trash. Repeatedly. It really diverted the attention from the drama to the off-music, sometimes to the point where you lost track of what was happening. The worst effect/music choice I've come across so far in a give it a 5, because I think the other music was at least decent. But described sound/music was the beginning there was some plot, but it gradually became less and lost traction. Now even if new plot elements seem to plop up, I feel bored about them and don't bother investing comedic relief didn't work for me. Yunxi didn't have enough funny scenes to make up for it and I started to strongly dislike Tang Li's character, who seems to was supposed to be a comedic kept it flat. The plot doesn't really happen, it's quite often only talked about and without finesse - no suspense, compared to other It can't find itself solid ground. The reasons to develop a good romance between the leads are there, and yes, there are kiss scenes included up to episode 27 and I suppose "some right scenes". But the feelings don't carry at all. The second male lead? Nope. Unfortunately they gave him too much boring screen time in scences that lead to nothing is probably my biggest misfit with this drama I can't seem to invest emotions in any of the characters but Yunxi. And I really had to warm up to her first, too since I felt she had a forced entry. The male lead often doesn't do it for me. He seems too little involved with his surroundings and some of his decisions are not what I'd expect from a male hero, even controversial. Somehow he doesn't pop out, he just looks handsome, that's it. The characters stay superficial to where the story could build rapport with the characters and viewers are often lost, when the story cuts beginning threads of thoughts or character changes off or overtheatrically ridicules CAN'T TAKE THE CHARACTERS SERIOUSLY. Also, lots of characters are really dislikable to me for too long a period of time. It's not well balanced for me to really enjoy value Maybe only the kiss scenes in a fast compilation. The prospective dragging will likely keep me from trying to finish this Mais Esta resenha foi útil para você? This C-drama known as “The legend of Yunxi” and which has a novel and manhwa series too, was the first historical drama I watched. I have watched slice-of-life dramas before but nothing like a fantasy historical mix. And I have to admit I definitely liked this one. How did I stumble upon it? Well thanks to YouTube, it was recommending me a clip from the drama and I saved it to watch later. I happened to see the watch-later list of mine waiting for me. And well the rest was an amazing watching experience. Chinese dramas for one, have a really slow pace, they dig into the world and character building and reach climax a bit slowly. Sometimes it’s unnecessary to drag the story and sometimes the story needs more elements. I actually wanted there to be more episodes of this drama or maybe a season 2 would have sufficed but oh well , we’ll see. This drama aired in 2018, and shows a traditional setting, old era when people were always at war. The setting was really beautiful. The imagery was done well. The CGI did kinda make me cringe at first but it wasn’t overdone so I was okay with it. The flow was especially well. And the actors and actresses should be applauded for their outstanding performance in portraying those characters. The story revolves around the fate of two people and an imperial palace . This palace is nothing ordinary with people always plotting, always after the throne, always backstabbing. But what brought the two people together is rather interesting. Be warned there are spoilers ahead. Tianing won after overthrowing another empire. The emperor dies later on leaving his consorts and sons the emperor Tian wei, and long Feiye. Well Feiye actually dies but no one knows and a man from the rival empire takes the role. It becomes quite interesting as Tian wei is actually afraid of Feiye’s power but for this very reason Tian wei’s mother marries Feiye to Han Yunxi, a doctor and a poison expert. Now there are a lot of divisions in the palace itself. I won’t spoil that but too many mysteries and too many plots. I personally felt long tianmoemperor’s son was kind of weak, but his brother was no good either. In the end tianmo did actually do great I think. Better than Tianqing at least. Feiye was never after the throne . I loved his character. The most cold, and calculating prince disguised as someone else whose only weakness was the poison expert Yunxi. His acting was brilliant. The actor did a brilliant job. Feiye and yunxi’s moments were cute and lovely. I think people would dislike how cold stone faced he is in the start , or how he distances himself from Yunxi and others to protect them, but you have to understand his point of view. I didn’t at all hate his character because he needed to do that. It’s exactly what made it all so sad. The second lead’s acting was quite good too and who can’t say He isn’t handsome , hell even Feiye’s assistant was handsome and Feiye’s brother too. I would like to take a moment to explain the ending since it confused many people. I think episode 48 should have been final . But episode 49 explained it further and still was episode 48. stay warned of the spoilers No Yunxi doesn’t die. Well she doesn’t in the novel as far as I know. And no yunxi’s bracelet couldn’t have saved her mother because she didn’t have the bracelet when she fell down the cliff while yunxi had it when she stabbed herself. I guess the episode showed how the bracelet extracted its life force and put it in Yunxi. As for who saved Gu Qishao, I think it was Yuze based on the scene. So in the end she is actually there with prince Qin in the field while Gu Qishao doesn’t really know. But alas writers cut a few parts of this same episode and made it look like an alternate ending where Yunxi dies. It’s up to you viewers to choose the ending you want. Epsidode 49 or 50tho 48 is the last rest are extra. Now that this is explained I can move onto gush on how cute Tang Li and Ninjiang were. I absolutely loved Consort Yi and how she starts to treat Yunxi as her own daughter. Hu Bin actually doesn’t look his age haha. That Beili Minxiang was annoying but alas that was because the actress portrayed it good enough to be hated. Xi feng was cute with Zhuyu. Doctor Han was also great as soon as you learn his story you won’t hate him. As for poison master , well…idk I have mixed feelings. But the emperor’s advisor was loathesome lol. Empress Dowager was also the cruelest , she basically caused the havoc in the harem. Consort Qing was clever as well , but in the end she develops feelings for the Emperor. I was actually expecting a huge fight in the end but I guess this much did do well. Because it was light hearted and I absolutely loved the characters. It actually gave me blues after I ended it. I enjoyed each episode slowly because I knew I’d not want the series to end. Watch Legend of Yunxi Read Novel Poison genius consort História Atuação/Elenco Musical Voltar a ver Esta resenha pode conter spoilers Since I've loved historical Chinese dramas so far, I tried to look for other high rated or underrated dramas and I came across this one. The reviews were good so I gave it a try and boy, I wasn't disappointed. This drama for me is a story follows Han Yun Xi Jung Jin Yi, a poison doctor who suddenly had to marry the king's subordinate Long Fei Ye Zhang Zhe Han, I think he was a duke in the story just because the king distrusts him and he thinks that him marrying someone ugly would distract him from any political aspirations. She is then given the title of royal consort and even hired by the empress dowager to spy on Fei Ye so basically they didn't like him to be powerful. The story starts from there and sometimes it makes me laugh on how the duke's character is kind of too serious? And like all leads, when the male lead is serious, the female lead usually is optimistic and animated. The start cohabiting and live as a married couple in name and eventually they start to fall for each other. I liked all the other side characters in the story. Sometimes quite annoyed at the 2nd male lead Gu Qi Shao Yalkun Merxat though. He was the kind of second lead that I wouldn't ship with the female lead. He played his character so convincingly that I hated the character, good job. The thing with these kinds of dramas is that politics will always be a major part of a historical drama and that's a fact. The way it's executed however is the most important thing and would be and advantage if executed well. There was a good amount of politics, drama, romance, and comedy in the story and I liked it. I think this fantasy/historical drama did just that. The ending though is a bit confusing. Though there had 2 endings, kind of a choose your own adventure series. The ending raised so many questions after me being sad at what I thought was their had no problems with the cast because they carried out their characters well. I hated who I need to be hated and empathized who I need to empathize. But ohmygod. The leads. Jung Jin Yi and Zhang Zhe Han are OOZING WITH CHEMISTRY. I'm not sure if this was an underrated drama but if it were, please do watch this. They look so good together! Zhang Zhe Han looks like he was made to wear historical costumes. He looks so good in it. I cannot stress enough how great their chemistry was. It really was. MUSICOne of those Chinese dramas where I appreciated the OST. This may be a low budget drama but they definitely did it right. There was recall with the song and I even added the songs in my VALUEDefinitely yes. For their chemistry, yes. And especially for the pretty, pretty Zhang Zhe Han. Love him. Esta resenha foi útil para você? The first 2/3 of this show were pretty decent overall, especially if you enjoy wuxia-style medical/alchemist type stories. The cast was good and the plot, though cliche, was interesting enough. During the last 1/3, however, the plot holes, excessive pathos, contrived melodrama, and over the top acting ruined most of the story for me except for the very end.Aside from the actual storytelling, there were also some technical nitpicks which I felt were distracting and dragged down the quality of the show *Too much camera shake during overly prolonged/bloody fight scenes *Unimpressive CGI *Amateur special effects makeup *A number of reused ambient scenes *Some thin/amateur sounding musical scoresHowever, if you don't mind a bit of "camp" with your kung fu, angst and intrigue, then this might be right up your alley! And on the bright side, it does have a happy ending, so there's RATING * * * 6/10. If you feel that a love story without an invested kiss is like an egg roll without the filling, then you are likely to leave this film feeling unsatisfied. As is typical with C-Dramas of this genre, there are few hugs 5+ and fewer kisses 3-4 chaste scenes, with lots of restrained emotion and no sexual tension. However, if pure love is your thing, then this will suit you to a T. 2 out of 2 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote. Permalink Ongoing 48/48 odetodramas0 people found this review helpful Story Acting/Cast Music Rewatch Value I recommend Legend of Yun Xi wholeheartedly for one major reason - I loved the main character, Yun Xi. Yun Xi is smart, brave, kind, and skilled with poisons. The strong female lead character that I've been waiting for! I thought the actress who played her, Ju Jing Yi, did a great job. However, I have what seems to be an unpopular opinion regarding the male lead actor. I thought Zhang Zhe Han's portrayal of Long Fei Ye was boring and wooden. For the most part, he might as well have been a cardboard cutout, and when he began to show some emotion it seemed inauthentic. I understand that his character is supposed to be cold and emotionless, but Zhang Zhe Yan's eyes looked lifeless! I was still rooting for the leads' romance, but solely because I loved Yun plot was fine until the last ~10 episodes where things became convoluted. I also admittedly skimmed through a lot of the emperor and harem parts, and some of the various princes' scenes, because clearly I was here for the romance. Aside from the lead couple, I enjoyed Ning Jing and Tang Li's storyline - maybe she was a little over-the-top at times but they were a funny and cute pair. I loved Xi Feng, because I can never resist a loyal right-hand man. I didn't care for Qi Shao either way, but I disliked him in the end when he tried to make Yun Xi's choice for of the ending, I have to say that I prefer the epilogue episode 50 version of the ending. I find the actual ending too contrived. Still, overall I loved this drama and I couldn't stop watching it! Read More Was this review helpful to you?

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