Add this to your list if you are new to Chinese/Asian drama
This is a very beautiful piece. The story itself is wonderful, this has a mix of martial arts, traditional, and such. The cinematography, editing, special effects are excellent. The characters are well portrayed and are a visual -- makeup and hairstyle. The ending was worth to wait and watch for.I definitely recommend this to watch if you are a beginner in these types of drama or simply have nothing to watch.
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Watch for Ye Hua and Bai Qian
There are already a lot of reviews explaining the story, so I am going to concentrate on what I feel and my scores.The story for me is 2 scores really. The story of the main characters Ye Hua / Mo Yuan and Bai Qian, and then the other people. The story and writing for the main story is well done and one of the best written around. The other storylines are all over the place, I love all the Kunlu brothers and their stories (16th brother and demon princes, love the demon tribe stories with crazy Xuan Yu and Li Jing., 4th brother and Zhe Yan, and even the hateful Sun Jin and heavenly Lord. The part of the story I could not stand was Bai Feng Jiu and Emperor Dong Hua. I started of thinking they were ok, but I ended up cringing every time they were on and hoping the scenes didn't take too long and we could get back to the other characters.
The acting was again hard for me and depended on who you were talking about. I will say all of the cast was great from Sun Jin and Heavenly Lord, who did so well at making me dislike them, to demon princess, the kunlun boys all really top notch. I adore 3rd Uncle and Chen Lu. I thought Venmo Gao was good as the Emperor Lord playing the stoic but I still feel character. My biggest issue was with Dilraba Dilmurat and the character of Bai Feng Jiu. I found her acting to grate on my nerves. I'm not a big fan of the whole I am young and innocent and the way she played it made the character annoying, I have a hard time watching her in other dramas now cause she just seems to annoy me. Ying Mi as Bai Qian is great, she does not have the widest range but there are times she impressed me and she really captured the difference between Su Su and Bai Qian, and even when she played "Xuan Yu". The perfect actor score really comes down to Mark Chao as Ye Hua and Mo Yuan. His acting is incredible. Watch the changes in Ye Hua before he meets Su Su, while he is with Su Su, after he loses Su Su, and then while wooing Bai Qian. His facial expressions and his eyes are even different. The scene when 2nd prince is trying to save his Snake love, he just looks on with a passive I do not get this. When he is with Su Su he seems like a young kid in first love with such a happy and easy smile. Then there are the heart wrenching scenes losing Su Su and afterward. Gone are the passive I don't get it stares and they are replaced with stares to burn a hole through Su Jin (but she is too dense to see it). Finally is the more cautious Ye Hua with Bai Qian, he's smiles are there but there is almost a sadness and less freedom than with Su Su, You know an actor does a great job when you feel worse for ye Hua than Su Su / Bai Qian after he takes her eyes away and she jumps off the terrace. If you are not sure watch episodes 27 when Ye Hua wakes up and refuses to drink the amnesia liquid to (best scene) stabbing Su Jin, then episode 28 when heart broken Ye Hua burns Su Su's cloths to make a fake Su Su but then is clearly an amazing but sad father to A-Li, and then episode 29 when he sees Bai Qian. In 3 episodes that was an amazing range of acting,
The music is great. I listen to the OST all the time. Remarkably my favorite piece of music is after Ye Hua meets with Heavenly Lord (having stabbed Su Jin) and he is walking back to his palace, is not in the OST. The haunting music along with the world weary expression and slow gate of Ye Hua make the scene so moving.
Rewatch value for me is I watched the entire show, rewatched it again in its entirety, and now I continually re-watch but just the parts I like. I find it more enjoyable skipping all the scenes with Bai Feng Jiu! I basically watch all the scenes with Si Yin and Mo Yuan, Su Su and Ye Hua, and Bai Qian and Ye Hua. Anything with A-Li, who is adorable, 3rd Uncle, 4th brother, well pretty much every scene not related to Bai Feng Jiu and Emperor Lord.
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Eternal Love/Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms
I had put off watching this drama for the last 4 years. Why? I have no idea. Maybe the 58 episodes scared me a bit.Absolutely recommend it 100%. It helps a lot if you are already familiar with Chinese mythology and cultivation system. However, as long as you don't start trying to find logic in the myths, then you can watch with no worries and enjoy a very good story/drama.
This is based on a very popular book. A lot of dramas have taken a few bits and pieces from that book, so you will find a few 'familiar' plots. However, this drama puts it all together nicely. It's funny, romantic, tragic, awe inspiring. It has it all.
Acting. Ahh... sorry, this is where a few fans will get upset with my comment. However, if I leave an honest review, I have to say this.
Yang Mi: She is considered to be a great actress, however, she falls short for me on every single drama she is in. Is like she has facial paralysis or something. I can't get the facial expressions from her. However, the story here compensates a little and didn't make me stop watching.
Mark Chow: Truly good acting. You could tell from his facial expressions the difference in the characters. (no spoilers)
Dilmurat Dilrabat: I loved her on "The King's Woman".... so disappointed in this one though. This role was not good for her. She does not do goofy/innocent girls well.
As for the rest.. everyone did a very good job.
Story: One could follow the different lives and how they connected with each other with ease. On some dramas I have to keep notes on the side to connect the stories. However, on this one I didn't need to take notes. The story occurs over a span of 70,323 years.
Ending: Happy.
Twists and turns: Ahh... the infamous misunderstandings. Lots of it in here.
In the end. I don't want to give anything away. I would say highly re-watchable. May find something I missed every time I watch it.
CGI: yeah.. it sucks... but it is not as bad as other CGI.
Similar to Journey of Flower.
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not bad but not that good
I'm not going to lie, I didn't like this that much. Maybe it's because I watched it when I was pretty young, but still. also this may be biased because it's not really my cup of tea.so, the plot is solid. it's not overly complex to blow your brain up, so it has a level of simplicity. it is kind of confusing at first, but later you'll completely understand. i'm not gonna lie, the first few episodes were kind of slow, but it built up good pacing eventually. there was this one point in the middle when i really wanted to cry, but that's it. i don't see how it's sad, but maybe it's because i'm not a romance person? the acting is good, and if it wasn't, i probably wouldn't have felt teary eyed once. props to the main couple. i'm also not a fan of the character development here, for some reason.
i don't hate this, but i just find it mediocre. i don't see why people think it's a masterpiece. it's hard for me to grasp, but if you're looking for some nice sloooow romance, you can find it here.
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Amazing Story
Don't let the length of this Drama sway you - I have a hard time keeping myself watching after 20 or so episodes as most long drama's begin to get silly - and the writers tend to drag the episodes- which was not the case in this drama. I had to have two starts to this drama. I watched the first five episodes and got 'kinda' lost - gave up and moved on. After watching 'snippets' of this drama on Youtube my curiosity was peaked again- I thought I would give it another shot. I re-watched from the beginning and got totally sucked in. I just love Yang Mi's acting in this drama - from here I found myself such a fan of hers. And, who doesn't like Mark Chao? In his long hair.... and the fact that his is connected to Canada. I did skip over the parts of Dilraba Dilmurat, and Gao Weiguang - I simply can't find a connection with these two - I know that Dilrabas character is immature in this story - but I just can't handle her whining (sorry I know a lot of people simply love these two)Was this review helpful to you?
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Epic and tragic tale
Bai Qian and Ye Hua aka chronic gatekeepers of vital information and their true feelings for one another. Ye Hua – King of gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss 🎀 Also… justice for my man Mo Yuan 😔✊🏻.Well… I finished this show. I understand why it is considered a classic. It’s an epic tale of a fated yet heartbreaking love. I thoroughly enjoyed it despite skipping through some parts I didn’t care about (the Winged Tribe lmao). Ye Hua is a male lead that I loved and hated if I’m being honest. This man never properly communicated with Su Su/Bai Qian, which was so annoying. He also forced himself onto her several times, which is… not great.
My girl Su Su/BQ went through so much pain in this show, and it really pissed me off how her pain was constantly invalidated and how her person was vilified. The Heavenly Tribe is one pretentious, hypocritical and annoying tribe. Ye Hua’s mother is on my hit list because she had the audacity to downplay my Qian Qian’s pain as if didn’t matter at all. As if didn’t matter how badly they treated her when she was a mortal, and how she lost her eyes simply because she was falsely accused (this made no sense: how would she 1) know where the Immortal Execution Platform even is? She was always locked away. 2) She was pregnant, ready to give birth. Why would she start beef with that witch Su Jin and push her down the platform? How would she, as a mortal, have the strength to fight the immortal SJ? Made no sense, and everyone lowkey knew. But they regarded her as less because she was a human.). Even when they found out that she was Su Su, they didn’t feel bad for their physical and emotional mistreatment and abuse. No, they feared that she might harm their darling Crown Prince. Always seen as the bad woman. The disrespect the Heavenly Tribe showed Green Hill will always piss me off.
I’m also so sad that my babes Dong Hua and Feng Jiu didn’t have a happy end ☹. I will have to watch their spin-off to cleanse my soul because their conclusion was so upsetting.
Another upsetting thing is the fact that we did not get a wedding?? I mean, yay, Ye Hua is back from sleeping, but give me the wedding you’ve been talking about for the last 30 episodes😭😭🎀… oh well.
The OST is iconic, I absolutely love it. Anyway, this was a rollercoaster of emotions: I laughed, I cried, and I yelled (anger and surprise because Ye Hua might have been a 70.000-year-old virgin when he fell in love with Su Su, but he was one horny Prince!). I can see myself rewatching certain scenes, but might have to skip the sad (and annoying) stuff... farewell peach blossoms🪷🌸.
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im really not kidding. the storyline is amazing. the moral of this show for me is that we should treasure our lives no matter what. and the part where SS goes back to QQ and YH becomes a kid, they both showed consistent love which is what i really likethe casts are all very bonded if you watch behind the scenes, it made me enjoy the show more
the music is really nice, i saved them all to my chinese song playlist
i am really not kidding, i am super picky with my dramas and this is one of the top 3 in my chinese category.
really worth the watch and spend the time to watch 50+ eps
PLEASE WATCH IT!! THERE WILL BE A SEQUAL <3
EDIT: i will x1000000 rewatch this before the sequal comes out hehe
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Something Made in China Worth Bragging About
Beautiful drama.Slow to start, but my interest immediately peeked when Feng Jiu encountered Dong Hua. (Episode 9)
Story is touching, heart-wrenching and fulfilling. Music is lovely. Pacing was never an issue, and the ending was satisfying, albeit not so much for the secondary couple, but definitely for the main couple. You'll love the costumes and feel deeply about the characters, positive or negative. This drama has set the bar so high, it's hard to find a competitor to top it.
It's only lesser quality trait is the budget CGI, however it was never a deal breaker. If you only wanted to experience a Chinese drama once in your life, make it this one.
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If the 15 first episodes were nice : they kind of settle down eveything and the love story between A-Yin and the second prince made me cry, haha ; I got bored from ep 15 to 30 (particularly from 20 to 30). They are basically showing how Ye Hua and Susu misunderstand each other, thing they could have avoid with more communication and trust.
The episodes 30 to 58 were great though.
The chemistry between Ye Hua and Bai Qian was great, I don't have anything more to add, but I was amazed by the one between Dong Hua and Feng Jiu. Feng Jiu's sincerity touched me and I loved to see how Dong Hua opening up to her, episodes after episodes. Wish this couple was even more developped though.
This drama miss some scenes to me though, such as the one the Heanvely God meets Bai Qian with her Qing Qiu identity. I was really looking forward to watching this scene but it sadly never came.
I don't think I'm going to rewatch this drama but who knows, maybe I will, in one or two years.
If some people found the end sappy, compared to all the Chinese historical dramas, the end is very happy to me ! Don't be afraid and go watch it !
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Good enough that I watched it x2
Warning: My opinions on the drama may not agree with everyone. Take this review with a grain of salt if you decide to watch this drama. Know that I am also a human like you, but as I do not have the same brain as you, a character you adore may be a character I dislike greatly.First things first, our two leads:
Bai Qian - While I really loved her character because she's actually relatable and realistic (like, she’s not the stereotypical ridiculously over-the-top kind female lead we always see where they literally just let the villains step all over them), her lives as Si Yin and Su Su where at times hard to watch. I couldn't handle how naughty she was when she was Si Yin (and caused so much problems that she indirectly causes the death of two loved ones), nor could I handle Su Su's meekness. My biggest issue with Su Su was when Ye Hua told her to not do something (i.e. leave the hut on Mount Junji, don’t commingle with Su Jin, the crazy obsessive villainess), and then she wouldn’t listen/do exactly what he told her not too. The first reason on why she didn’t listen, I can let her go on that. But the second one, not so much (and my mom agreed with me). Overall, it was refreshing to see a female lead who actually stands up for herself (when she’s Bai Qian) and make people who hurt her get payback (unless she has to look at the bigger picture).
Ye Hua – Like Bai Qian, I loved him. However, my biggest issue was the lack of communication on his part. As much as I loved Ye Hua, I also wanted to pull my hair twice (due to watching the drama twice) when he was given the cliché “secretly sacrificing” for the FL but does not expect anything back. His inability to properly communicate caused him loads (and caused my brain to hurt and my heart to ache for him and Bai Qian), just like how he never properly communicated with Su Su that he was a celestial and that’s why he’s gone months to years all the time.
Overall, my final verdict is that both actress and actor for Bai Qian (Yang Mi) and Ye Hua (Mark Chao) did a phenomenal job of even making the stone-hearted me shed a few tears.
Second things, the “key” secondary characters (and some ranting):
Feng Jiu – I warned you that my opinions may not align with yours. While I see many people saying stuff like “I loved Feng Jiu,” “I preferred Feng Jiu over Bai Qian,” etc., etc. I have to disagree. I could not dislike a character as much as Feng Jiu. She had zero self-worth and literally chasing Dong Hua (I’ll get to him in a bit) around. Additionally, she, in my opinion, had the least to no character development and was the most useless character in the sense that she added NOTHING to the main storyline. Don’t even get me started when Bai Qian leaves parting words to her that sounds borderline suicidal, and Feng Jiu’s first instinct is not to look for her Aunt Bai Qian (who she so claims to be close too) but instead go chase Dong Hua like a little puppy once she wakes up when the sleeping spell that Bai Qian put on her wears off. I dislike her character to the point where I believe that if Feng Jiu was not in the series, the story could still go on without her.
Dong Hua – While he didn’t have the zero self-worth issue like Feng Jiu, I was not a fan of him either. Can’t rip apart a stone-faced character besides the fact that I wished he would have just made his stance firmer with Feng Jiu instead of letting her hang around him like a puppy and caused her to be even more madly in love with him. There were many ways he could have handled their situation but failed to execute anything properly.
Su Jin – Can I say more? I hate her! And it’s not even just on the fact that she’s the villain, so I’m bound to hate her but like, woman, do you have no self-worth as well? Maybe her and Feng Jiu should have gone to attend sessions on how to love yourself and stop chasing a guy around despite him rebuffing you like 100x. At least for Feng Jiu, I could argue that Dong Hua does love her but has some “celestial” duty issues that prevents him from expressing it. However, for Su Jin, Ye Hua did not just sister-zoned her, he literally auntie-zoned her. And how can you even still love someone who literally says things to purposely spite you so that you would hopefully get into your thick skull that he is JUST NOT INTO you? Like, which part of that did she not get? So, did the actress do a good job portraying this obsessively in-love villainess? Of course, or else I wouldn’t have dedicated a part of my review to her.
Before this review gets out of hand with length, just wanted to give a shout out to the following supporting characters: Mo Yuan, Bai Zhen, Si Ming, Lian Song, Ah Li, Mi Gu, and Nai Nai. These were the top supporting characters that I definitely loved and actually enjoyed their presence when they were on-screen. Besides this, everyone did well with their parts (even if you make it on my annoying supporting characters list).
As for supporting characters that I did not enjoy, it would have to be these characters: Heavenly Lord, Li Jing (swear I made a mental tally count of how many times he said “A-Yin” as this was apparently the only thing Li Jing was capable of saying besides being slob of a Ghost Lord), Xuan Nu (she’s practically Su Jin’s twin in both obsessive much and crazy), Zhi Yue (she’s Ye Hua’s cousin and in my opinion, she’s seriously super annoying), and literally every other ladies on the show that would just have baseless crushes and obsessions over Ye Hua and literally throw themselves at him when it’s dead clear that he’s not interested.
Re-watch value? As the title of my review, I watched this drama two times (crazy I know but first time was when it first came out, second time was due to COVID and spending time with my mom as we both share the same love for some good Chinese historical/fantasy setting drama). While I enjoyed the drama both times watching it, the 2nd time of watching confirmed my issues/stance with the drama/characters.
P.S. My mom also enjoyed the show
P.S.S. And in case anyone is curious, the OST is great and definitely used appropriately for the scenes.
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