Quien Gobierna el Mundo (2022)

At first when they announce the cast, I titled my eyebrow... Zhao Lu Si and Yang2 together...? What will it become, will they match for each other...? Yeah that time I still doesn't too like Zhao Lu Si, so yeah a little bit meh for me Yang2 can be cast with her. But turn out she deliver much more than I can expected. & Their partner up turn out to be one of the best Yang2 chemistry....

What I like:
+ I really like how free spirited Bai Feng Xi (BFX) combine with her brain, make it into one of the most interesting character. Really funny to see how easily her to be fished with food.
+ The chemistry between Yang2 & Zhao Lu Si. Is really a lot better that what I expected. Really like to see BFX & Hei Feng Xi (HFX) flirting with each other in their own way
+ No love rival, no silly misunderstandings, childish behaviour or whatsoever that usually make us rolled our eyes for the stupid trope.
+ Like Wanderer I also almost shipped BFX and Feng Qi Wu together. They friendship sometimes so questionable. Hehe....
+ The mysterious aura Yu Wu Yuan (YWY) has as the bad guy.

The lack:
- Very much forward of the ending. Yeah this maybe get hit by the China new policy of limited episode. So they must finished it by ep 40. So rush ending is the answer... After the war between Ji-zhou and You-Zhou everything just falling apart. They like very much hit fast forward button, it's like from one scene to another have something in the between, instead just the time stamp or jumping scene.
- Many people fate is very questionable. Like what happen in the end with Tianshuang Sect. Don't they supposed to investigate about Yu Wu Yuan or Ten Temple Devils, where is the result...? They just disappear without answer. Or the father of Huang Chao (HC), where is he...? Dead or what...? Why no respond or reaction from him when HC just become princess-husband of Hua Chun Ran.
- The very questionable reason for YWY action. For me it just have not enough reason for what he did....
- One of the most disappoint thing for me is the revealing of BFX real identity as Feng Xi Yun. It just like nothing important. Yeah I know most of us have a feeling BFX must be this princess but still it just like unimportant & usual thing.

The most ridiculous for me sometimes is the fighting scene. Many like it, but for me it just a little bit over the top. Yeah I have to admit their choreographer quite good. But with full fighting scene on the air is just kinda ridiculous... Especially the end fight between BFX, HFX & YWY.

Overall this is one of the most interesting Wuxia drama this year.

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not a bad drama, but also not like SUPER good

story:
the story started off a little confusing with like five different families/clans or whatever, but once you get into it, it makes a lot of sense. ngl the ending was a bit anti-climactic, so i wasn't really a fan of that. i also enjoyed the clan drama lol.

acting/cast:
i mean... it's 杨洋 and 露思, they're both amazing actors and honestly i didn't expect any chemistry but there is definitely some between them heh. i also saw many behind the scenes clips and they look like they have a lot of fun playing around backstage lmao.

music:
LITERALLY AMAZING i loved every single song. 刘宇宁 and 汪苏泷 are both on my top three favorite artists list. every single one of their songs are good.

rewatch value:
i don't usually rewatch many dramas. so idk about this one

overall:
a decent drama, good cast, storyline, and amazing music. i recommend it!

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Wish it could be more romance

Loved the acting, the music and how was filmed. The story is nice, nothing new, but dragging at some points. I wish it could be more story to the characters love. It was developed slowly, but not to much time to it. The writer wanted to show that they fall naturally, but it could be more romance involved and show less of political fights over and over again. Beautiful osts, beautiful graphics. I do love Zhao Lu Si, she is growing with every drama, which is good thing. Yang Yang - i saw him here more natural, than his usual. I really believed the tears of both of them in the last episodes, naturally heartmelting.

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LanXiyun / Hei-Feng-Bai-Xi

- Mature relationship comes unquestionable;
- Priority the peace and innocent lives over the war that just for one’s self-desire;
- When you know that your days are numbered; you start to realize what it means the most to you. Living and dying with no guilt, everything is impermanent anyway.

The only drama that I come across that the characteristics of both leads are unparalleled which sets out a new standard for future lead-characters.

The key to this drama is much realized on each individual character, they did a great job in every aspects. Plus custom, decoration and cgi are all great.

Story was great but it was wrapped up in rush for the last 10 episodes. Even with these little flaws, this drama is great to spend time for and worth every minutes.

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I don't know what it is it lately with Wuxia Chinese dramas that are hitting the mark. And "Who Rules the World" is one of them. This frenemies-to-lovers historical romance stars Zhao Lu Si and Yang Yang as martial art masters from opposing lands. My favorite Chinese actress Lu Si delivers as the buoyant trouble-maker who enjoys her freedom despite undisclosed ties to one of the ruling state. Yang Yang is not so shabby himself as the calm and collected prince-slash-fighter-of-justice who occupies two seats of the renowned "Four Gentlemen" with his two personas. Together as Hei Feng Xi and Bai Feng Xi, they make an unformidable team, and their constant bickering reminds me of a married couple in love (though they did not know it yet, or perhaps they do, but are in denial).

Aside from the MC's visuals and flirting though, what makes this drama so good is the wealth of multi-dimensional characters, dramatic intrigue, political twists and turns that kept me on my toes. The cinematography is also something to be admired, especially the seamless battle scenes. What I also liked about this drama is that there are no overtly annoying secondary characters that I want to wring their necks or slap them across the face. Yes, there are pretentious villains, there are ambitious eggheads, and murderous mistresses but what historical Chinese drama does not? At least, in this drama, they were more than just stick-figures. I also liked how compact this drama is, that they managed to condense this story in 40 episodes with hardly any fillers.

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The Love Story of Hei Feng Xi and Bai Feng Xi

Although Who Rules the World is not based on historical dynasties, nevertheless I found game of court, the thrilling martial arts fighting scenes, as well as the sweet emotional scenes, very exciting and I believe it gave us the audience ability to realise the plot easily.
I loved all the character developments, starting with the dual identity of the male and female Leads (Yang Yang & Zhao Lu Si) which becomes the highlighted. From Hei Feng Xi and Bai Feng Xi in the martial arts world to the royal son Feng Lan Xi and princess Feng Xi Yun in the court, the unique setting of the two Lead and all the other character determined the level of conflict and emotional tension in the story which I thing was done perfectly.
In terms of production, I don’t know much about it but I believe, Who Rules the World achieved a balanced play from cinematography, art, makeup to action, and special effects with pure elegance.
Lastly but not the least, the chemistry between Yang Yang and Zhao Lu Si and the way they each portrayed their characters was just impeccable .
Already set on my netflix for a rewatch.

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I started watching this drama because of Yang Yang. I've always wanted to see him in a costume drama and finally got the chance to watch this drama.

I think all the cast were chosen correctly and the acting is fine. Everyone were good.
The leads had great chemistry. I kept wanting to see them together even more!

Here are some things I liked about the romance in this drama:
-First, it is how aware both leads are about their own feelings and the fact that they care about each other early on. This saved me from the torture of 'when will they figure they love each other?'... even when they haven't yet openly expressed it, the subtle actions were enough for me.
-Another one is that both leads have their strong and weak moments and they help one another when needed without over doing it.
-The leads COMMUNICATE!!! They actually talk and try to understand each other. that's quite rare in dramas!

I like many of the support characters such as LanXi's elder brother, HuangChao, Feng Qiwu, LanXi's gaurds, ... the list would be too long if I write all the names!
There were also characters that made me want to slap them! such as the spoiled daughter of Tianshuang sect leader and Guyu.

The pacing was great for me. There were few parts that were a bit boring but most of it was enjoyable and interesting enough for me to keep watching with minimum skips.

The ost and the costumes were also good.

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Finished it... sacrifice type movie - plots are a bit infuriating

The fighting scenes are good. No slow motion torture like Sword Snow Stride. Fighting is pretty good for the most part. A lot of wuxia chi power and flying swords, and flying, etc.

The weakness are weak character development and plot. It does progress nicely though. You dont get torturous ending like end of each Sword Snow Stride episode. Pacing moves quickly but the thing that bugs me is the ML and his PERFECT personality and morals. It's just infuriating. His dad treats him like crap and he would never defend himself. Everything is about sacrificing yourself for the state. It's almost like propaganda and written by someone who works in the government and created this story to brainwash people to sacrifice their lives for the State.

The pureness of the ML and constant sacrifices makes me puke at times. If you like characters that's constantly sacrificing themselves for the good of the state or the people.. you will love this drama.

I love Zhao Lusi and it's not her best work. She's so much better in Love like the Galaxy. That type of role fits her so much better than playing the heroic wuxia hero.

I still got addicted and finished it all in 3 days. So it definitely drew me in and entertained me and got me addicted to finish each episode.

Ending was OK...

There was some stupidity by characters. Like obvious things such as knowing the identity of the main villain but not telling anyone and resulting in their own death as well as people around them. Yeah that kind of stupidity.

Still... it was filmed pretty well.

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Lots of fun! Done well and the story ended properly too

So i started off watching this while being a little wary that they'd mess it up (again) by the end of the story. Been having bad luck with chinese series ending in a really incomplete and haphazard way lately, but they didnt have a weak ending so i was pleasantly surprised about that. I enjoyed the plot quite a bit and the characters were played well but there were some parts i skipped through a bit with the villains constantly lying to people (and cmon. it is 40 eps long).

overall:The production, martial arts, and acting were done well. The imagery was nice and the romance was at a realistic level that was cute and not annoying. i.e. They'd flirt and spend time and all that but they wouldnt pretend like they dont have their own desires and responsibilities that must be taken care of as well.

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Worth The Watch...

Without revealing too much about the plot/ending, I thoroughly enjoyed this drama. I would say that the first half is better than the second half (all that drama with the director/production team is definitely noticeable), but Zhao Lusi and Yang Yang's acting (as well as all the other actors) performance was superb throughout. Their chemistry was amazing.

Typical political feuds and scheming but nothing too frustrating, did feel a bit dragged out at some points. No script/plot is perfect and while there are moments where you think "How could they not know?!", a story is a story. Loved all the fighting/battle scenes, even though I wouldn't classify this as a full Wuxia. Love story was a bit of a slow burn, but the leads portrayed the feelings well.

My fav drama of 2022 so far.

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