Youku Premieres Period Strategy Thriller The Vendetta of An with Cheng Yi to Positive First Reviews
So it appears to be third time is the charm this year for Cheng Yi, who has had a C-drama premiere near back-to-back-to-back for the past few months. First came The Journey of Legend then Sword and Beloved and now a surprise near airdrop of The Vendetta of An. The weird thing is that his visuals, costuming and hair, are all so similar in the three dramas despite the genre switch from fantasy wuxia to xianxia to now darker more serious politics and strategic revenge themed. The first reviews for Vendetta are surprisingly positive skewing and better than the first impressions for the earlier two dramas. Let’s see if this one stays the course through the entire run, but even then Cheng Yi dramas are still very much not my jam.
Yes! I like this one. Sort of reminds me of nirvana in fire vibe but that one is still superior. I do enjoy these revenge dramas without romance! Will keep watching and hope the rest of the episodes do not disappoint.
Surprisingly positive? 🤣 It just got exposed for water again. C-netz spotted many of its 4/5 stars Douban reviews strangely have a number in front. For examples:
– “34. I haven’t seen such a good drama in a long time, the acting is exceptional!”
– “47. This drama is like Nirvana in Fire, but I like this more!”
– “28. From the first episode to the last, this drama didn’t disappoint me!”