rights to this novel, so I'm just glad they made a drama from this with Dilreba and Vengo! Even the Fox King and Heavenly Emperor actors are back, which is a nice touch. The special effects are much improved. Oddly, Heavenly Palace is now a very white and gold more complex palette, as opposed to the previous drama's more classical look, and all soldiers wear face masks. In 2017 when I finished Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms, I sooo wanted to see a sequel with Donghua and FengJui, and here it is on Viki with subtitles. I can't express how happy I am to watch this. For those who may not know, when the other production company purchased the rights to make Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms into a drama, they didn't purchase the rights to Pillow Book. So, in Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms they made up a lot of Donghua and FengJui's storyline (which was why it was kind of draggy). Because the Pillow Book drama is based on the Pillow Book novel,
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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
it's been a week since i have been indoors due to the corona virus outbreak and this drama made this week pass by in the blink of an eye !First if all it's best to leave behind whatever knowledge we have about Feng Jiu and Di Jun from ten miles of peach blossoms as that story focused mainly on Ye Hua and Bai Qian and the directors there didn't have the rights to adapt FJ and DJ's story... So they couldn't portray the real story of DJ and FJ in TMOPB....
I had hated both DJ and FJ's character in TMOPB as the former was too cold and emotionless while the latter was very immature and naive and naturally i wasn't interested about their story... But their characters portrayed in this drama was just amazing.... We finally get to see Feng Jiu evolve into a queen and Di Jun turn into a hopeless romantic for FJ... At times they were soo sweet that i almost got diabetes watching them... It was especially cute to see Dilreba acting like a fox whenever DJ touched her... The was she rubs her head against his hand or the way she sniffs when he taps her nose was just plain adorable... Vengo Gao as Di Jun was too good especially his playful and mischeivous moments with FJ and the others.
The cast as usual was amazing... I wish we could get more of Lian Song and Chen Yu in the future... It would have been really good if Ye Hua also had a cameo appearance like Bai Qian... I like how the writer connected every part the story... Some parts were confusing and unnecessary but then again it wouldn't be a chinese drama if it wasn't and the good parts of the drama kinda overpower the bad parts... According to me Ah Lan Ruo's dream was unnecessarily long... I wanted more of DJ and FJ in the heavenly world.... FJ's decision in the 54th episide kinda annoyed me but as long as those two end up together i am fine with it... In the absolute end of the drama, when FJ and DJ say to each other that FJ is DJ's and DJ is FJ's, Bai Gun Gun retorts saying that they both are his and that was the best ending this drama could have had....
The OST is also pretty good. I enjoyed this journey of Bai Feng Jiu and Dong Hua Di Jun, the couple that was not destined for each other but ended up writing their own destiny..
PS- you need absolute patience to watch this. For me, TMOPB will always have a special place in my heart but i will defintely not forget this either..
PPS- i liked the new actor who played the role of Bai Zhen... The actor whole played High God Zhe Yan was likable but at times i felt that he had a villainous face... But i'm really interested to know more about the relationship between these two...
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Good, but incredibly slow.
It's been like three years since I've watched Eternal Love 1. It was my first, or second cdrama too. Having seen Dream now I'm thinking that perhaps I've been looking at the original drama with rose tinted glasses. The reason being that Dream is incredibly SLOW and thinking back perhaps EL1 is just as bad in this regard.The original novel is titled "Three Lives Three Worlds, The Pillow Book". I have not read it, but I'm guessing that all the reincarnated, or semi reincarnated lives witnessed in this drama originate from the novel and oh boy the author did not fail to exhaust this plot device. This is the single worst thing about the drama. Spending 10 episodes in the mortal realm & 10 in another realm living different, or semi different lives is not my definition of a fun story. Had this been a normal 24 episode drama I would have been okay with that, but it's 56 episodes. That's not even all, the show has many makjang-ish moments, it's way beyond what I would consider a frustration free viewing experience.
On a more positive note, there are a lot of amazing things in this drama as well.
In my opinion this is how a cultivation novel should be brought to screen. Sure the CG is pretty low fidelity, however all the daoist powers, formations, creatures and realms were portrayed pretty closely to how I imagined they would be after reading about them for many years. Even an ascension pool is featured!
Of course ultimately this is a romance drama & the OTP had great chemistry and - whenever the characters were aware of each other's identities- their romance was really entertaining to watch, with lots of comedy included.
The supporting cast is absolutely amazing.
The love triangles may be weak, but the secondary love interests caused a decent amount of angst and many misunderstandings. So the overall score is not that great, triangle-wise.
The audiovisuals were excellent, bad CG notwithstanding.
Overall I would say that I greatly enjoyed about half the drama, most of the other half was on the boring side of frustrating, however considering how memorable this drama is for me I think rating it at 8/10 is more than fair.
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It is a good drama overall.
There are already many reviews on this drama, so I would not say much.Overall, as my headlines says, this drama is good, the CGI are good, the music is good, the cast acted well and the chemistry between the leads are very good.
The only part I didn't really enjoy was the aranya dream. It was a little confusing at times and you really had to listen carefully to the dialogues to fully understand what's going on. Throughout that part, I kept wondering, when exactly are they going to leave this dream?!...it was just too long and sometimes really boring and slow-paced, I fell asleep sometimes even.
Aside from that, there is nothing negative about this drama. It was well-made. However, it wasn't one of those dramas that was so exciting and captivating that you want to know what will happen next. Nothing of that sort I felt while watching the drama.
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Lack of Communication : Real Main Character of the Drama
Some Chinese Xianxias - with all the immortal mumbo jumbo - should take a leaf out of Korean drama books and wrap up in 12 or maximum 16 episodes. Eternal Love of Dream is one of those.I’m super late to the party. I watched this drama 2-3 years after it came out. Normally, I’d watch it and move on. But a few things in this drama irked me so much, that I had to take my frustration out.
Feng Jiu and Dong Hua were introduced to us in TMOPB. ELOD borrowed the characters from TMOPB, but the track is entirely different. The track solely focuses on Jiu and Dong Hua’s story, but it’s a reboot from their original one. The issue is there is not much of a story. It’s a collection of tropes and consequently, scenes. There are four parts, initial meeting, his tribulations in the mortal realm, hers and the final battle with the main villain, Miao Lou, who is just there. The drama does not clearly answer what she is after or what her motivations are. Very two dimensional and therefore entirely forgettable. The ongoing conflict between her and Dong Hua feels unnecessary and adds nothing to anyone’s character development.
As usual, the CGI leaves something to be desired. It’s not the worst, nor is it the best. The costume, production are also per the norm. Nothing memorable. On a personal note, I have no idea how any of those in the Tai Chen palace manage to get any sleep, with no doors and constant bright light. It’s mostly an eternal sunshine of the bright day there. The background score is so-so.
Now the characters and actors. Vengo Gao’s Dong Hua is fun to watch - well most of the times. VG captured Dong Hua’s smug superiority and mischievous nature quite well. As for the character, barring some very questionable and arbitrary decisions, it’s an alright character. Since from the beginning he supposedly outclasses every single person around him, there is no room for growth for him. The only change is he falls in love. That would have been more impactful if they had shown his weariness and aloneness born out of long years and being the best at everything. He remains the same through out and that makes him boring to me.
FL Bai Feng Jiu. What do I even say there. Oh mercy! Her childishness did not annoy me per se; after all she is pretty young by their immortal standards. But her character remains exactly that way until the last 10 min. What’s the point of any drama if the characters do not either evolve or devolve? I like Dilraba. She is extremely pretty and can act well. But in this drama, if you replace her with any xyz actress, it would not make an iota difference. Her presence is that ordinary. Her inner self when she transforms into a fox is so cringe that I was second hand embarrassed.
Almost all the supporting characters exist only to either assist or hinder the main characters. So none of them have engaging stories, even when they have their own romance track. One noteworthy character, for me, was Yan. His impatient, young and funny demon deserved so much better than the whiny, superficial Ji Heng. I truly felt sorry for him.
I don’t get this weird obsession some C-dramas have with infantilizing the FLs. Here DH treatment of Jiu was such that at times their intimate scenes felt like cradle robbing to me. Why is a fully grown woman, goddess, or immortal suddenly not adult enough to deserve the same explanations the ML freely gives his buddy? Conversely, why can’t the FL share the reasons behind her erratic—and frankly foolish—behavior with the ML, especially when he asks, yet she has no trouble explaining it to secondary or even tertiary characters? People, just talk. If even 50% of the time you spend on inner monologues is spent on talking with the other person, 90% of the idiotic conflicts and misunderstandings can be avoided. There is more to romance than skinship. RME. This drama could have been 20 episodes long, had the leads just communicated with each other. Why two supposedly grown adults need a translator just to explain their actions to each other is truly beyond me.
It could have been a truly delightful drama. DH had been so lonely for so long. A slip of a woman slowly brought him out of his shell and showed him the bright side of immortality. Jiu went beyond her infatuation and truly understood the man behind the perfect immortal whom everybody had put on a pedestal. There was so much potential. But ELOD only used the same old tropey formulae that it ended up being an entirely forgettable watch. Utterly disappointing!
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Oh my goodness! Thank you for the Subbers! This is good therapy for my chaotic and stressful life. I need to get away from all the problems in real life. This drama has it all. Power, Handsomeness, Beautiful People, Heaven and Hell and Romance. Love it. I have seen TMOPB and just wanted to see more of these two main characters. It’s eye candy to watch and something new.
Story, acting, VFX, graphics all over first class. I think leading role will be acting 3 different types carecter. I must say that this pillow book is so good. And I cannot wait for next episodes.
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PLEASE WATCH IT AS IT IS ON ITS OWN WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
The casts are excellent. Vengo & Diliraba are doing a fantastic job as DH and FJ. No one else can be in that role except them. They really brought out the cold aloof DH yet shameless n flirty side of DH n cheeky n mischievous yet spunky, full of spirit FJ. I'm glad the director didn't do flash backs of DH trial but layout for us viewers to see and understand easily. It's less confusing. The story slowly unfolds and shows FJ growth from a young girly fox who is quite childish to mature up when she was made to understand her actions have consequences and she has to be responsible for those consequences. Ep 21 is epic ... the acting of OTP is excellent.
Now I'm enjoying the courtship of our OTP. I'm also beginning to enjoy little Ah Li. He is too funny. Yes he still looks like a girl but in real life there are little boys who are too handsome that are often mistaken as girls too n vice versa. The child actor is excellent. Ah Li is too wise for his age. Ep 25 & 26 is hilarious. Ah li & DH are definitely not helping FJ at all. One did it innocently while the other does it blatantly and shamelessly. Poor FJ is always outwitted by DH. ????
Love the friendship between FJ and Simin. Like I said before, even the supporting .... everyone is excellent in their role.
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I dont know how to rate this dramaI waiting from 2017 when know about this drama, but when i end the "hot blooded youth and very angry for the f*cking ending i search the director and found he direct this drama,i hesitate for the first for watching this drama,and same as i thought, very disappointed drama, he ruins this drama,and also ruins the s1 character story(zilan) too,,all the dramas directed by him that I watched ,all is disappointed "classic mountain " (ridiculous story and ending), "noble aspiration " (hanging up for a long time) ,hot blooded youth (ridiculous ending) ,,beside "ash of love" the only drama i can accept from him
This drama make me so confused,messy timing, drain my brain for arrange the timing ,i like eternal love because the timing is clear and not leave alot of question (almost no),but for this season, i would rather it never release
1. Make me confusing,should i watch it connected with the season 1 or not? It make by same creator right?
If said connected, it not make a sense with alot scene from season 1
(1). Zilan identify, if zilan is the twin brother of yan chi wu, why he can be together with ghost clan yanzhi? He is from the demon clan,whereas fox clan is fine if they want( bai qian and the secong prince of ghost clan)
(2). the scene of donghua and fengjiu in season 1 totally different with the season 2,when fengjiu be a maid for taicheng palace in S1 she helped by cheng yu,but in S2 She helped by si ming,,,,, the mortal realm story different too,,, a li ages, and fengjiu age different too with the S1, in S1 fengjiu being help by Donghua when she 70000 years old, she born the same with ye hua (maybe)( before being moyuan being seal+70000years when baiqian seal it again,so her age 70000)but in S2 she just 30000 and born when demon war
2.So donghua choose god clan because touching by the kindness of god tribe or being invite by godfather?
3. Some acting are too exaggerated and lame
4. i think the director and scripwritter not really understand the relationship between the characters? In season 1 siming and dong hua more closer but in S2 dong hua close with lian song
5. will connect if watch it separately, if watch it separately, the existence of yehua, baiqian, zilan must be present at least once or not present or talk about them at all ,because if they talking about them but not present them, the watcher who not watch S1 dont understand who yehua,baiqian,and zilan
6.And when yan chi wu help ji heng out from the jail he also use magic,and cheng yu help fengjiu healing in the jail nothing happen?isnt they said if immortal use magic in mortal can get backfire
7.timing when ji heng fall to mortal is before donghua reincarnation to mortal realm but why she dont feel weird? Because she dont know she from demon clan, and then she asking for being donghua mortal identity concubine
8.When enemy want to take the lingbi stone, the mechanic sword go out very slow its very funny thats can hurt people
9.Ep 33 when competition for pimpo fruit ,isnt they said that green plum lake is the place that seal the magic,why ji heng can control yan chi wu with her demon lord spell?
10.Isnt they said cant get out from fanyin valley?,why in ep 35 yan chi wu can go back to demon clan?,
11. where the night owl bird clan live? Why they said the first prince of biyi bird go war because night owl clan declare for war because of neighbors fight of both clan? ,when fengjiu and yanchiwu accident fall from fuyu mount they use night owl clan student name, so that mean they not live in the fuyu mount but out of fuyu mount,and fuyu mount only open 60 years once
12. why donghua and su mo ye doesnt find shen ye appearance similar with dijun?,,di jun just change the clan imagine of xize but not change his Appearance ,or they also can say "why xi ze appearance similar with shen ye?"
13.how miao luo soul go inside the alanya dream?
Isnt they said the valley just open 1 time in 60 years? ,and just a high cultivate immortal can go in to the valley, but why miao luo can? And if she is the one of high cultivate immortal, she can go in the valley but not the dream，she is being seal by donghua, and even dong hua, he injured when get in to the dream.
14. how demon clan nie chu yun know about alanya dream? ,even biyi bird clan,clansman they also dont believe about the alanya dream
15. Ep 42 when fengjiu back to her real body, she said"maybe this is my real body?" but when saw dijun she recognized him and know miao luo is the person who fought with dijun when in the fanyin valley HAHAHA! she should no remember it,she still in the alanya dream!
Why the queen very hate alanya ?but why she treat chang di better?
16. If shen ye is dijun shadow and alanya is fengjiu shadow the timing not match,, dijun shadow born 300 years ago when dijun sleep for 100 years,and when fengjiu and netherworld lord meet, it been 100 years laters,it mean fengjiu shadow age is 200 years old and when su mo ye bring alanya as his student when she 25years old, and her shape already adult shape ,same immortal but a-li already 300years but still a child shape
17.If see from ep50 dialog between netherworld lord and fengjiu ,they came back from mortal realm already 200years and its match with ji heng already 200years in fanyin valley,,if like that, it mean bai qian married 200year after fengjiu back from mortal realm
18.at the last when they want to trap miao luo at fanyin valley,why miaoluo didnt know how to enter the valley? Isnt she cant easily go inside when alanya dream?
And fanying valley only open 60years once, and they said its to late if fanyin valley open and the dark energy exit,it mean its been pass 60years? And fengjiu and his son already in mortal realm for 600+years?
19.the ending is a bit forced
20. Alot fo character being change, zhe yan, bai shui, cheng yu, a -li (for the first i confuse she or he)
21. Some character have a weird characteristic changing at the last, not match
22. Dong hua and fengjiu character is famous because of they sad relationship in s1, IN MY OPINION it would be better if the story isn't changed far from season 1, because that's what the audience likes
23. They should not tell about fengjiu and donghua son at first, it reduce the excited
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I have looked forward to this story since Eternal Love (Ten Miles of Peace Blossoms). It was everything I hoped for and better than the books! Ignore all the plot lines featuring DongHua and Fengjiu in Eternal Love. They f-ked it up. But thankfully it was redeemed in this stand alone series. Don’t get me wrong, Eternal Love is one of my favorite Chinese dramas. I have re-watched it several times. But now after watching this story, I will fast forward through all of the plot lines in Eternal Love that contain Donghua and Fengjiu and instead just rewatch this again as a companion show. I loved that they used the same actor and actress as the previous series. They have great chemistry together and really play off each other‘s personality types. I think their acting was consistent with before and maybe better even. I liked how the writers/producers maintained the world of the gods. Even though they weren’t done by the same writing (?) team you can see how the two series still kept continuity with the world building and characters and rules.
My only complaint with the series is the time that they spent within each section of the story. At times I felt like they spent too long in some areas and two little in other areas. For instance some of the stories really dragged on but yet the last 10 episodes they really waited to make everything happen last minute. I would’ve liked the reunion to have lasted longer than five minutes in the very last episode. Imagine the hijinks and the fun that could’ve been had if they would’ve at least devoted one last episode to Donghua getting to know his son! Too much time was spent on the pointless story of Alanruo and why she died.
Plus the actress and the character she played, JiHeng, was the most off putting person and a blatant grab at attention. From what I’ve read she really wanted to playing the main female character and that was why she bought the rights to the story. But upon finding that the fans didn’t want her to play that character she still managed to find herself a role in the series. Which is fine, I can get that. But then she made her character so clingy and obnoxious. And gave herself way too much screen time. It was obvious she was trying to make up for the fact that she couldn’t be the lead. I could’ve done very well fast forwarding through all her parts, and will do so when I rewatch this again. There was nothing I liked about her fake face, bad acting, and pointless character.
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Not perfect but binge-worthy show.
First meeting these characters in TMPB, I actually liked them a lot more than the two leads there. But knowing this was a totally separate story, gave it a go once it was fully uploaded and translated here. What can I say, I like to binge watch. Though, absolutely beautiful costumes, CGI, and script. It got a 9 from me because it got off to (in my opinion) a slow start. I love the chemistry between the leads and the humor of practically every character. The main antagonist could have laid off on the “evil laughing” all the time as it was not convincing in the slightest. Wish there was a more rounded ending of our two leads as that seemed a bit rushed. But overall, I’m satisfied with this series and would recommend it to friends.Was this review helpful to you?
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Long awaited Dong Hua and Feng Jiu's love story
Just finish this drama and I am a bit disappointed with the last 10 ep, especially the ending. Maybe they don't have to make such a complicated plot such as Demon Elder's freedom will bring chaos to the world. From my observation, I don't think Miao Luo is a bad person because she never really wanted to fight Dong Hua, I can see it from the way she talk to him and she always says 'do you really want to fight me Dong Hua?' and one moment when the Bi Yi Bird Tribe try to use magical tool to reseal her, she said 'you really give me no choice'. And the last battle inside the Sanskrit Valley, she said 'don't forget who made me into a demon'. I can't help but to always remember Love and Redemption, and The Legend case (LOL).Actually, I can't stand the first part of the drama especially the mortal arc and the romance blooms a bit late because of the draggy plot. Even after the romance already there, there are still tons of misunderstanding ahead of them. I really loathe the misunderstanding on the last 5 ep. They should've just proceed with the wedding and make the final battle happen after the wedding, not before, let alone on the day of the wedding.
The thing that I like the most about this drama is the feeling this drama gave me, the familiarity. There are some character that is not the same with the Eternal Love cast. At first, I can't accept it but after a while, naturally I get used to them. Another thing that I love is the chemistry and the love story between Dong Hua and Feng Jiu and the way they portrait the characters, I never see them as Dilraba Dilmurat and Vengo Gao but they are indeed Dong Hua and Feng Jiu (if you know what I mean).
I won't be mad if the writer decided to make 56 episode only about the love story of Dong Hua and Feng Jiu. Just throw some conflict and I'll be happy just fine. Actually, because there are tons of xianxia drama that focus on Heavenly Realm and Demon Tribe (and the conflict about Demon King being the downfall of all living beings). it would've been better if the focus in Eternal Love of Dream is more on their love story. In other words, They should've only show us Dong Hua and Feng Jiu story from how they met, fell in love, build a family, and the ordinary conflict in a relationship (without cliché conflict such as doomsday for the living beings).
I'm a bit confused because in Eternal Love, Ye Hua and Mo Yuan seems to be on par with Dong Hua, but here in Eternal Love of Dream, it seems Ye Hua and Mo Yuan is useless. They never there on a big battle or problems. Seems like the only reliable person in Heavenly Realm is only Dong Hua. He never received help from other immortal, except Feng Jiu.
Anyway, what I don't like about this drama is the Mortal Arc and the Aranya's Dream Arc because the story of them two was too draggy, but I can stand Aranya's Dream Arc better than the Mortal Arc because of the happy moment and lovey dovey part of Dong Hua and Feng Jiu as Dijun and Imperial Princess of Qing Qiu not as a mortal who will not remember a thing after their trial on the Mortal Realm. Also, I don't like the unnecessary story of Ji heng, especially on the last ep when her part is really not necessary. Rather than giving us the closure of how Dong Hua and Feng Jiu were saved, the longer moment of Dong Hua and Gun Gun, and their happy family together, the writer waste almost 10 minutes on Ji Heng and Xiao Yan and only gave us the last 5 minutes to give an explanation about the continuation of Dong Hua family with Feng Jiu and Gun Gun. I really hate that. They should've made it into another episode of Dong Hua reunited with his family, give him his well deserved happiness, show us more of his happiness. The ending seems a bit rushed because of it. Such a shame..
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I love this series. The acting was excellent. The only this i didnt like about Bai Feng Jiu was that she lets misunderstandings get to her very easily. I get that she was very young and all that but she could just ask fir clarity instead of believing whatver seemed convenient to her. And i loved Dong Hua's expressions. I normally skip a lot of episodes when it comes to series this long but I couldn't bear to miss any episodes. It kept me at the edge of my seat. The only reservations i had was during the Dream of Aranya. The timing didnt make much sense for me. Was this review helpful to you?
