My Journey to You is an absolute gem, and I nearly give it a perfect 10 score had it not been for some loose/disjointed logics story telling midway into the drama. However, it is still an excellent Cdrama that is worth investing your time on. It is a typical good vs evil wuxia drama: with the good side being the Gong Family and the baddie being the mysterious assassin group called Wufeng. Eventually these two groups would fight it out. This drama would tear you up would give you plenty of emotional roller coaster with its intricate storylines, and strength of some of the main characters.

This drama is quite short consisting of only 24 episodes. However some of the episodes were really long well over 1hr. It could easily have been a 30-36 episode drama but for some reasons, it was shortened to 24 episodes. That makes editing process a nightmare trying to squeeze so much screen-time into 24 episodes and cutting out all scenes featuring Chu Zi Jun, who was allegedly questioned for a rape case. And this editing rears its ugly head as some scenes were disjointed and convoluted leading to a question whether it was precipitated from the need to squeeze the drama into 24 episodes, or because of the last minute editing required to delete all scenes featuring Chu Zi Jun.

First thing one would notice with this production is its rather darkish and gloomy undertone. The darkish and gloomy undertone gives the Director plenty of room to maneuver his melodramatic scenes into the drama. Unquestionably, My Journey to You is a melodramatic drama with plenty of heartbreaking scenes and tears. The makeup and costumes were purposely tone-down and not too strikingly bright and ostentatious. One could even say the makeup and costumes were too bland, albeit with some Japanese aesthetics especially on YWS, SGQ and Young Master Xue ChongZi. Nevertheless, it does not take away from my enjoyment, even though it struck as odd why the Director would go along the route knowing that this production was replete with controversies such as alleged plagiarism and the rape allegation even before its premiere.

Lu Yuxiao is the star of the show. She steals the show from Eshter Yu (Yun Weishan/YWS) with her memorable and electrifying portrayal of SGQ. She made the character exciting, and I was rooting for her more so than YWS. Her scenes were very emotional such as the torture scene in the dungeon where she revealed that she is an orphan from an extinct clan. Her chemistry with Ryan Cheng (GSJ) is off the chart, and her off-bantering with Tian JiaRui (GYZ) was exhilarating and enjoyable. Her character is full of mystery and you would never know whether she is lying, or still loyal to Wufeng until the last episode. More screentime would have been preferred for this couple.

I don’t quite like the main love pairing of Zhang Linghe (GZY) and Eshter Yu (YWS). I thought the downside to this relationship was that it was smooth without any hiccups. Even when YWS was detained in the dungeon, everyone in the Gong family including those from backhill joined forces to break her from the dungeon. GZY character was fully developed and was allowed to shine from an average martial artist to an expert one after he had mastered the 3-Realm test, but somehow YWS’s character was flat from ep1 without much development. The only good thing about YWS was when she interacts with her Raven – Han YaSi. Han YaSi’s role in this production is a minor one, but he left a lasting impression as a mentor to YWS and her sister, Yun Que.

The Cdrama ends with a cliff hanger, and gives rise to the possibility of Season 2. But it could also be the way how the Director wishes to end the drama and let the audience forms their own minds as to the fates of the female lead. But Wufeng has not been totally eradicated and still have 3 strongest members – the Head and the 2 Liang - yet to appear. Season 2 could still be on the card though.

9.5/10.