This drama in my opinion is in okay level, because I'm still enjoying this drama and just do some skipped (not that much), the story actually interesting, but it's more into adventurous story rather than a romance. For me the story is so good until eps 23, but after that it goes downhill, I was expecting more romance after their confession, but they're entering another adventurous plot. The LY's vice general story is too long (almost 10 eps) and too many conversation than action on it, which is so bored (I did many skipped in here)

Many people said there's no chemistry, but on me, the problem is not in the chemistry because I did feel the chemistry between the leads, I could feel the sparks of their love from their eyes. As if there's no chemistry because the story is lack of romance, the romance parts are so minimalize, even the minimum barrier romance movement fr LY, for ex caressing ydd's cheek wasn't there), like the team just focusing on the plot plot plot, their adventure story, rather than the romance (when our expectation with title "Thousand Years For You" is a romance thing and so xianxia thing), also the xianxia that they made was more focusing on mysterious, solving problem with LY + villain ZR's great power, rather than a melodramatic xianxia, LY n YDD's love story through millenia. I can say that the story is not what I expected.

Anddd so manyy plot holes, so many deleted scenes, so the editing felt so messy. So many romance scenes got deleted (they're on the trailer, video promotion, bts and daipai, but they're not seen in the finalization). Actually, even RJL himself said, he liked many parts that in the end were not finalize on the drama. The biggest hole for me is when YDD suddenly in love again and accepting LY as her husband when she's angry and refusing him, around eps 18, I'm sure, the team deleting something.

For the acting, I did feel a litl bit disappointed, but after understanding more about LY's character and fr RJL's interview, I forgive him. He said LY was a difficult character, he's an overbearing, a calm and a composed man, also didn't have exaggerated and outgoing personality, so he could only use expression with minimum movement, which is make us feel that his acting is so stiff (not RJL as usual). For YDD many people said she's annoying, but I don't think she's that annoying, because out there, there're so many female leads that more annoying than her (LY and YDD's acting's effect also influenced by their dubbing)

And for the dubbing. LY and YDD are like a contrast, north pole and south pole, one is too flat who is LY and one is too powerful who is YDD. The dubbing really influencing their acting quality. With the minimum movement of LY and RJL's flat dubbing, his LY character becomes stiffer, not natural, as if lack in emotion. RJL's dubbing in modern dramas are acceptable, but for historical drama he needs to do more, need to improving, he needs to gives more attention to his vocal's power and intonation. Also with the powerful voice fr YDD, it makes YDD more exaggerated. It's okay, both are not professional dubber and actually they tried their best and they're challenging themselves, so I'll wait for their improvement.

Conclusion, we're cheated by the title and the genre that they mentioned. The title is so romance and they said it's also romance, but we can only see few of their romance. I think Thousand Years For You needs to change the genre to adventure, mystery, and not romance. Take a note, I still do enjoying this drama, because I love fantasy and solving thing, so I was always curious for what would happen next, just disappointed with the lack of romance story. Also how the team making this drama as if in hurry, it could be seen from the editing quality, plot holes, many deleted scenes. Btw, the ost and their costume reallyy gooddddd..... I love all the osts and I love every costume that LY and YDD wore.

Ren Jialun and Li Qin really look so good together, their visual really outstanding. They deserve to reunite again with a better script and better team :")