The Top Scholar's Remarkable Comeback

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He was rejected and ridiculed, but he won the first place in the imperial examination and was about to be awarded an official position. After returning home, he slapped the faces of all those who looked down on him and successfully overturned his father's case.

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The Top Scholar's Remarkable Comeback Reviews

★★★★☆4.4·10 reviews

SkyeStories

★★★☆☆·4 months ago

The Top Scholar's Remarkable Comeback is not bad, just not very surprising.

Sam_Twist

★★★★☆·4 months ago

The Top Scholar's Remarkable Comeback is cut for speed, and most of the time that works.

TessTwists

★★★★★·3 months ago

The Top Scholar's Remarkable Comeback keeps the visual style simple, but it feels intentional.

SkyeStories — ★★★☆☆

The Top Scholar's Remarkable Comeback is not bad, just not very surprising.

Sam_Twist — ★★★★☆

The Top Scholar's Remarkable Comeback is cut for speed, and most of the time that works.

TessTwists — ★★★★★

The Top Scholar's Remarkable Comeback keeps the visual style simple, but it feels intentional.

MiaScenes — ★★★★★

I liked how the actors in The Top Scholar's Remarkable Comeback played the awkward pauses.

LilyLate — ★★★★☆

A few scenes in The Top Scholar's Remarkable Comeback rush by, but the core still works.

Sam_Watching — ★★★★☆

The Top Scholar's Remarkable Comeback has a clean enough look to stay immersive.

RowanReel — ★★★★★

The Top Scholar's Remarkable Comeback has dramatic lines, but the actors make them feel watchable.

Sam_NoSpoilers — ★★★★★

The Top Scholar's Remarkable Comeback works when the actors let the tension sit for a second.

AriaAfterWork — ★★★★☆

The production in The Top Scholar's Remarkable Comeback is not flashy, but it is reliable.

Nora_Binge — ★★★★★

The episode structure in The Top Scholar's Remarkable Comeback is very binge-friendly.

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