Palavra de Honra (2021)

Mixed Feelings

The problem was it had a lot of similarities to The Untamed and Heaven Official's Blessing.
Which isn't bad. It's just the fact that these types of series always end with so many unanswered questions. Also the last few episodes were really sad. I felt that they didn't get an ending. Other then that it was really good. As for whats similar you'll just have to watch the other series :] I can not express how much I thought the actors suited characters. Anyway you should just watch it. Where do we get in life without chances. Update : I'd Just like to say i keep re-watching this series although its similar i adore it. Its one of my most favorite series. I love the leads and the story. I love the undead. I just love it all.

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Whoa my tears were just flowing endlessly

July 18, 2021

Oh waw, what a week! I spent this whole watching Word of Honour and every night I just cried. Make sure to have some tissues because my emotions were unstable as heck. HOLY, how can someone think of such a plot. Also, damn... how did this even pass the censorship?? LIke the flirtatious moments from Wen Ke Xing was just phenomenal. Though I must say I love this series from its casts to some parts of the story. I will explain why I gave the plot a significantly lower rating than the other 3 components.

👇 SPOILERS DOWN BELOW and a rant 😅 👇

First of all, I love how they tried to lay out the story. But I must say the bits near the ending and the finale itself could have been significantly better. Like I understand that in Wuxian dramas' side characters are usually killed off. BUT THE WORD OF HONOUR just did not give me a good convincing on why Cao Wei Ning and Ah Xiang have to die. Like how is that bastard the "father" of scorpion king and scorpion king still alive. LIke that just pissed me off. Sure maybe the writers wanted us to experience pain and I just hate them for that. I feel like the author just got lazy with the writing of the end. Like I will happily accept Cao Wei Ning and Ah Xiang's death if the writers just gave us a good reason. Like WTF, when I saw that part, I just flipped out cause what is this honey??? Like the way, they killed these two was just poorly done. Maybe I am too harsh, but that's my opinion.

And WTF is the ending. Like e it's just so condescending... How can you start such a well off plot just for it to fall into that ... mess ? .... I don't even think an appropriate word can express my disappointment in the ending.

So in summary

Pilot till maybe ep 30 ish solid, 10/10

30 ish till finale solid 6/10

Would I still recommend this??

Duh of course, I really wanted to give this series a solid 10/10

But with that part, I will settle for a 9.5 instead 😅

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Word Of Honor give me happiness

I don't even watch the trailer and i don't even know about priest novel even this is a BL drama, just got curious with this drama because of gong jun and zhang zhe han. I watched their past work.

First, okay maybe this one like zhang zhe han other drama cold prince character. Lol i don't even imagine his expression is the sweetest thing and i dont even imagine gong jun can be this ruthless when he is ghost valley chief (i really love his evil smile ❤❤)

I'm already fall in love with wen ke xing when at the first time he met zhou xu as beggar, flirting and their bickering is so sweet. The most lovely thing is when wen ke xing call him " A xu".

But, the story near end episode a bit rushed not smooth transition i think, many plot holes. I don't satisfy with their explanation i think. Main problem is in 31-33 episode...

Overall, really good production, good scrip writing, good casting, i even love scorpion king ( i can't hate him hahaha)
CGI sometimes terrible but this is a drama not movie so i'm really understand about that.

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The most beautiful love story between two ex assassins falling in love in the middle of the jianghu

This is a beautiful adaptation from a bl novel, you can feel the love between two male leadings without explicit words, the sights are so deepers and full of love, this is romance pure I can't breath, and all the sides stories are really interesting. Watch Word of honor, is about inconditional love, revange and fault in the middle of the jianghu.

I identify with Wen Kexing, the duality of the character is so well played by Gong Jun, his performance is really amazing, it is worth seeing this magnificent performance of the character with a tragic past and who must be psycho and crazy to survive.

On the other hand, there is Zhou Zishu a character with high values, strict, but soft, played by Zhang Zhehan, who gives us a journey from an evil murderer to an unconditional partner.

Both find in the other a reason to live, they will accompany each other until death and they will show us what love is without saying a word... The sights are endless, just how you can look at your soulmate.

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Best BL wuxia adaptation

As a Wuxia drama: I actually really enjoyed the story about the pugilist world itself. The main storyline circles around greed and power, and it's a storyline that makes sense. This is in part because this story is only 30 some episodes. Unlike others that stretch to 50+ episode, there isn't too many filler plots. Everything has clear cause and effect. There is a slight bit of "why now" element - but let's just assume it takes a while to plan the perfect revenge plan...
Also, I personally adore stories where the line is blurred between right and wrong, good and bad. And, I *love* good bad boys. And there is no better example of such than the cute chief of the ghost valley.

As a BL adaptation: I enjoy BL as much as any other genre. But I have to tip my hat to WoH, wow. I do not understand how this got past the censors. The flirty scenes are wow. Also, if you appreciate the Chinese language, what WKX's lines are so beautiful. Kudos to the screenwriters. I think if you're fans of this genre, this is a must-watch.

The only place for improvement is the fight scenes. I think the fight scenes are too beautiful (particularly between the two leads). It doesn't give off the power (and though in part they are not so much fighting as flirting, so it kinda makes sense). In any case, I do enjoy their dance. It is definitely visually beautiful.

I understand that this is a fairly low cost production. Product placement is obvious. But other than that, I don't really notice the low cost. It is a beautiful production with amazing actors. All of them are amazing - even the side characters.

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Definitely a show that stays with you

This was such a great series!WOH is my second Cdrama (Wuxia) BL. I fell in love with the characters and cried my heart out for them. The bonds are unforgettable and the characters will hold a special place in my heart. I loved that despite the censorship you can definitely see the love the characters had for each other. I was squealing with how often they got around the censorship and you got to see the love and how often it was voiced. Wen KeXing & Ah'Xu are most definitely Soul Mates. Gah, I'll never be over them! My Favorite was Wen KeXing, That man had me from the start! He was EVERYTHING! I knew he was going to hurt me, and boy did he put me through it! I'm Still not okay. Ah'Xu drove me crazy! My BFF suggested this to me since I loved The Untamed and let me just say I could have killed her because omg the heartache! my second fav ship was my little angry grape & her knight in shinning armor(Gu Xiang & Cao Wei Ning) When I tell you I loved them, I mean they were everything... I have never cried so hard in my life, very upset with their ending. I just couldn't take it. I had so many ships in the series , and so many favorites. I loved my little murdering psycho (scorpion King), he was another who stole my heart. I can’t believe I waited so long to watch it. I definitely recommend watching the special ending that Viki offered and Netflix didn't, because I needed that!

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best chemistry..

the show is very entertaining & full of twists! not only that but the production & clothing is superb for having been on the cheaper side of value, but you really couldn’t see that from how well done the team made it all come together.

and don’t get me started with the chemistry between all the characters including our two main husbandsss, absolutely gold. on and off screen you can see just how close the cast is (as well as the staff), and i think it brings such a warm vibe to the whole set and outcome. if you’re looking for a good binge worthy of bromance & fluffy banter mixed in with some deep twisted roots then this is definitely a high recommendation from me!

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LITERALLY TOP 5 OF MY FAVE SERIES IN THE WORLD!

I don't know why...and i can't possibly begin to justify to myself why this has me on such a chokehold. It's not perfect, that would be ridiculous considering its low budget and the general lack of perfection in all things human made, but i just can't see any flows in it.

The acting, especially Gong Jun's ...woow...sublime. I was smitten from the moment i saw him. His flirting, his grace, his perseverance and his dressing as Wen Ke Xing....it was.....guuuuh. I watched this a year or so ago and i am still hooked. In the words of today's generation, Jun and Zhehan cooked, served and ATE!

I am not in the habit of making reviews because i rarely care enough to (a bad habit of mine) but i was rematching this for the nth time and decided to gush about it because unless this has an overall rating of at least 9.5...i feel it's underrated.

So of you haven't watched this....i don't know what purpose you could possibly have to live on🥺

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Finished the show this week and I loved loved it, the acting from both male leads was nearly flawless, really loved the symbolic references and poetic lines, and the delivery was immaculate by gong jun. Plot became bit heavy and complicated with progression as compared to light hearted opening but overall it was beautiful. The thing a bit irksome to me only and not a big deal was not related to drama but by its title cover which seemed a lot like untamed even though both have nothing in common, but I guess it was promotional tactic and not important. May be the target audience is same. Well I will highly recommend it to historical/costume drama lovers like me. Cinematography/production was not exceptionally good or outstanding but it works and overall quality is not effected. So watch it, you wont regret it, it also don't have lots of episodes so less time consuming and easily watchable.

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The important thing is to meet your confidant

Overall thoughts:

我个人对山河令故事线的评价是青涩的成熟，这是一个开盘很大，棋子很多，布局很密的棋局，局终之时，虽有损子，却是胜局。

About meeting "the confidant":

这个满带着江湖气息的词，在现代可能使用频率已经不高了，那我们替换成一个现代的词先思考一下——“朋友”是什么？不是随口而来的朋友，是真正的朋友。

朋友是我们有共同的语言，说起话来滔滔不绝不嫌烦的人。

山河令也浓墨重彩地诠释了“重在遇知己”，一个可遇不可求的知己，一个足以慰藉浮生的知己。

About the lead actors:

张哲瀚和龚俊。

好的对手不需要热搜不需要营销不需要几分几分来衡量，一个眼神，一个动作，一个5秒的视频，该明白的人就会明白。

感谢张哲瀚，感谢龚俊，感谢你们的演绎。

感谢山河令剧组里的每一位演员，感谢你们的每一滴汗水和泪水，感谢你们的每一个微笑和哭泣。

祝你们前途无量，未来可期。

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