Lost You Forever- Review

I have been meaning to write this review since I finished season 1 of this amazing C-drama a couple weeks back. I don’t review all the shows I watch but when faced with something this spectacular, I feel I have to share my thoughts.

In this show we follow the lives and troubles of four main characters: Princess Xiao Yao and the three men who love her: her cousin prince Xyian (who she sees and loves like a brother), Tushan Jing (who she has saved and fallen in love with), and Xiang Liu, the poisonous nine-headed snake (who Xiao Yao is attracted to but refuses to accept it).

I normally don’t like love triangles, but this one really works well. We have all three types of guys pinning for her: the good guy who loves her above all things except his own ambition to prove everyone wrong about him (he’s like the underdog prince of the kingdom), the bullied, almost beaten to death rich guy who is willing to give up on everything just to be with her but who is stuck in an impossible dilemma, and the bad-boy who falls in love with her despite himself and is willing to risk everything for her.

The story is full of intrigue, drama, magic and surprising twists. But the characters are what makes this story amazing. The acting is the best I have seen in a long time from Yang Zi as the main female character, to Zhang Wan Yi, Deng Wei, and (my favorite) Tan Jian Ci, the nine-headed snake. The story is dark but has light, even funny moments and best of all, it has so much heart.

And this is where Tan Jian Ci comes in. This young actor needs to be commended for his acting in this show. The way he expresses his feelings for Xiao Yao is so powerful, so full of yearning, so full of pain that makes your heart ache. And he does it all with no words.