Too much romanticizing violence
I started to immediately dislike it when the white hair guy was introduced. He literally tortures the fl with 40 lashes without any particular reason then Erotically sucks her blood everytime they meet.. and guess what he becomes a love interest for her. I would have still watched it if the actual ml a interesting character.. but no he is a " years mam" simp with zero backbone...And she seems like a easy woman when she is with the white haired guy..
It hurts me when ever I see people supporting the guy.. puke
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A Must Watch
I usually do not like fantasy series but this one is the exception. It is part 1 of 2 and both are a must watch series with such a complet cast, I truly enjoyed binge watching both series. If you choose a period drama series with loveable characters this is the one for you. Part 2 was even better than this part 1.Was this review helpful to you?
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It was a fun ride
There's so much I could say, but overall, I loved everything about season 1. Here are some highlights:'Acting with one's eyes and subtle movements. ' So many of the actors/actresses in the cast are able to convey complex emotions through simple movements and their eyes. It's very moving and captivating.
Beautiful clothing, hairstyles.
Memorable dialogue.
Heartbreaking reunions. When XY thought she saw her mom again, I cried so hard. That was the hardest I cried throughout the drama. It was everything I thought it was going to be. The emotions were captured so well.
Yang Zi. What can I say, I don't think I have ever watched a drama that she was the lead in that I didn't like.
All in all, 10/10.
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Princess Xiling & the Men that Loved Her
If you want to cry or you need to cry, this is the story for you. This is a tragic, heartbreaking, incredible story, start to finish.This show has made me cry on & off for most of the show. It made me cry so hard that my chest & throat hurt and my eyes were swollen.
Its a tale of 4 types of love, childhood sweethearts & possession, friendship & deep bonding, enimies to lover and responsibility & understanding.
This story is deep with many hearts, promises & lives broken, and survival, compassion & longing.
If you want a nice love story, this is not the one for you, if you want pure romance look again. If you are ready to wage a war with your own heart, look no further. Pain, suffering, scheming, betrayal, love, hope, happiness, fun & friendship is all offered in this series.
Is it a happy ending? Yes. But the journey to get there??
I gave it a 10 because it deserves it. I cried for 23rds of the show & wont ever rewatch, but the acting was incredible, the story superb, every question is answered, every person gets their ending and even though its not always happy, it is very real in relation to the story.
I recommend watching, but prepare for your heart to be shattered & put back to together a milion different times, in a milion different ways.
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Not the usual xian xia but still as awesome
LIKEAfter Xiao Yao sent off Zuo Er and what she said to Xiang Liu - my tears!!
When Cang Xuan and Xiao Yao caught in a situation with Yu Jiang and Fang Feng Bei - my tears again..
When Cang Xuan was trying his best to get rid of his "XX" and Xiao Yao helped him through - so much tears....
DISLIKE
Tu Shan Jing drove me so mad.. he doesn't deserve Xiao Yao at all
Xiang Liu was such a flickered minded snake...
MUSIC - personal fav
长相思 Chang Xiang Si - 郁可唯 Yu Ke Wei
偏爱人间烟火 Pian Ai Ren Jian Yan Huo - 胡夏 Hu Xia, 张紫宁 Zhang Zi Ning
有你无你 You Ni Wu Ni - 毛不易 Mao Bu Yi
万物不如你 Wan Wu Bu Ru Ni - 张杰 Zhang Jie
REWATCH VALUE
Definitely as I have re-watched thrice already
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A cdrama that is very much character driven; full of interesting character dynamics
[Note: I have seen season 2 aka the second half of this season. This review and high rating is solely for the first season. If I were to rate the entire show, it would be at a 8/10. My explanation for the lower rating written below, with slight spoilers. On the "Lost You Forever" season 2 page, I will rate it 8/10.]This drama is not very action-focused or fast-paced as it's very much character driven. What happens when traumatized children grow up? How do they heal or regress? Who are the people in our lives who were important chapters in our lives but may not stay with us forever? What's more important: my duty or my love? This drama is full of interesting and flawed characters and their relationship & dynamic to one another, especially with the female lead to the male leads. NOTE RIGHT NOW: If you dislike female leads having "romantic" moments with multiple men (or dislike the men being "disloyal" by marrying other women), then this drama is NOT for you. This drama does a fine job in showing her potential future with different men, especially how each men are important to her and how they fulfill different parts. I personally didn't have any conflict over this because it's well written and makes logical sense, considering what each character has gone through.
Also, great acting from all the characters, especially yang zi, zhang wanyi, tan jianci, and deng wei. The amount I've cried from watching yang zi crying? The way yang zi and zhang wanyi have such an electric and tragic tone underneath every conversation they have? It's no wonder that this season 1 (and some of the actors) won plenty of awards in 2023.
This drama (season 1) will break your heart. It's angst, hurt/comfort, tender, sweet, and heartbreaking. (The title is "Lost You Forever," you know?) Absolutely 10/10, no notes.
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On season 2 and how it damaged this drama: I rated this drama 8/10--still high--because I enjoyed season 1 and parts of season 2 very much. But season 2's ending did irreparable ruin to the storyline and so this is really closer to a 7/10 for that unsatisfying ending. It was so lukewarm that it's laughable and so I don't even consider it a real ending.
NOTE: What caused the drastic changes? Lots of speculation: drama behind the production, actor favoritism, China censorship (which includes "hero-washing" the actions of flawed characters). Season 2 of the drama also got trimmed a lot from like 30 episodes to 23 episodes. So, it's clear at several spots that there are huge jumps in times and supporting characters who are suddenly brought forth to the main storyline...
The biggest betrayal of the storyline was that it ruined the character development of several of the main characters and thus was completely frustrating and unsatisfying. It happened in the final 4 episodes. Thus, I have personally elected to ignore most of what happened in the final 4 episodes, especially the "twist"--because it would not make sense.
If you're someone who can separate the two seasons like I have and consider that the good outweigh the bad, then you'll probably enjoy a lot of what this drama have to give. But if you're someone who considers the overall drama and considers the ending as an important part to conclude the entire drama, then this drama will hurt you. This drama was so highly rated in 2023 because of its interesting characters and dynamics. But season 2, especially the ending, did not follow through with some of them. So it's incredibly disappointing.
But I supposed this drama is like the final nail in the coffin, serving as a caution for Chinese dramas watchers: If even this incredible drama was reduced by its ending, can we trust Chinese dramas to give us satisfying endings from now on?
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many love line
This drama is not completely wuxia nor xianxia, but I would say it leans more toward wuxia. The story is quite complex because there are so many love lines, which is why you can see fans of different couples debating and “shipping wars” every single day during the premiere and even after the show ended. But despite all that, it is clear that this drama is excellent. The story feels complete, especially since it continues as a sequel to the previous hit show.The story may not have a lot of plot twists, but the dialogue, cinematography, and scene-to-scene execution are so well done that it’s a true pleasure to watch.
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Not a Love Story—A Story About What Love Costs
I went into Lost You Forever expecting a romance. What I got instead was something far more rare—and far more powerful.Season I is not about choosing between men. It’s about survival, identity, and the slow reconstruction of agency after a lifetime of abandonment and manipulation. The story follows Xiao Yao, a woman who has learned to live as whoever she needs to be in order to survive, and the three men whose lives intersect with hers in very different ways.
What sets this drama apart immediately is its consistency of purpose. There is no filler disguised as romance. Every interaction reveals something:
about power,
about emotional dependency,
or about what each character is willing (or unwilling) to sacrifice.
The performances elevate everything further:
Yang Zi delivers a masterclass in emotional range, convincingly shifting between identities while maintaining a consistent core.
Zhang Wanyi brings subtlety and control to a character whose emotions are often suppressed but always present.
Tian Jianci creates one of the most quietly devastating characters in recent memory through restraint alone.
Season I shines because of its momentum. There is not a single episode that drags. Even slower moments are purposeful, deepening emotional stakes or setting up future consequences.
Most importantly, the drama refuses to lie. Love is not presented as a solution—it is presented as a force that can both sustain and destroy, depending on the context in which it exists.
By the end of Season I, what you feel is not satisfaction, but recognition: this story is going somewhere difficult, and it intends to follow through.
And that alone sets it apart.
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Great love story
This show has intriguing plot with 1 FL and 4 MLs. It's romance theme in plots, dialogues and flows. Overall, it's a great script and directing which is hard to find in Cdrama (in my opinion). The OSTs are beautiful. The visual presentations are pleasing to the eyes. Additionally, the FL and the MLs are very good at portraying their characters.Was this review helpful to you?
My first review- I loved it
I came across this drama when I was listening to OSTs on YouTube. And I didn't regret watching it.As many reviews have mentioned, this is not a love story, and I agree that it's more of an exploration of the lives of the leading characters, above all, the brother and sister (cousin) ML and FL.
First, this is one of the first dramas that I've encountered with multiple love interests of the FL. I've watched Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms and its sequel, however the FL would only root for the ML in both. I loved how the writer didn't give them unfair treatment. Each lover had their share of scenes with the FL, except the last lover.
One of the reasons that pulled me into the drama is the portrayal of a FL, especially one that has been hurt. The relationship of the FL between each of her lovers is exceptionally well written, that one would wish she could end up with all of them.
I also loved Yang Zi's portrayal of the FL more than those in her previous dramas, most of my family members loved Ashes of Love but I was rooting more for Luo Yunxi in the drama and wished she could have ended with him.
Originally I started liking the FL with the man she saved, TuShan Jing/Ye Shiqi but personally I felt there wasn't much growth, I mean she appreciated him from the beginning but I didn't expect her to like him back so quickly. I also felt TSJ-XY pairing wasn't that strong due to TSJ's character build and lacked particular development, the classic "I like you" and "you like me" kind.
On the other hand, the scenes with Xiang Liu, "9 headed monster" made her feelings apparent. I liked how she was willing to open up about her past to him and in my opinion they had more memorable scenes (underwater, on the bird mount, and how he looked to bully her). Personally as a writer I am also fond of "bullying scenes". Perhaps I am also in love with "silver haired characters" like Dong Hua in Eternal Love of Dream. Somehow it makes the character unique. I was a little dismayed when he turned into the black haired FangFeng Bei but it was interesting to see how the actor made both characters differ.
The transition from "boss Xuan" to the Brother Cang Xuan at the end of the drama (not to share what happened at the end) was also interesting to watch, along with the portrayals of different characters, good or evil, especially the sister, and I also loved the grandfather. In overall, everyone did a good job in acting out their characters and brought them to life 👍 Applauding the main cast for their hard work!
What I actually hoped/expected is for the FL to recover her powers, and hope this might be explored in a future season.
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Epitome of emotional and psychological game!!
Lost you forever starts off on a high note and manages to keep up the spirits high till the end of season1.Xiaoyao,the female protagonist,is the central figure of this plot.She,as a child, experiences many tragic and traumatic events which make her a practical person,though she is born into a royal family.Yang Zi,has delivered an outstanding,applausible and excellent performance.She is just tailor made for this role.Be it Wen Xiaoliu or Xiaoyao,she is excellent.Her performance stands as the biggest asset of this drama.She is really phenomenal.
Zhang Wanyi as Cangxuan,who is determined to become the King of Xiyan,also has given his best performance.I especially liked his modulation and the way he delivered his dialogues.
Deng Wei as Tushan Jing is kind,gentle.His performance is also good.
Tan Jianci as Xiang Liu/Fangfeng Bei is perfect.His portrayal as a demon general who is very cold, arrogant but yet has an unspoken soft side of him is outstanding.
For me ,the best character in this drama is Xiang Liu.His love for Xiaoyao is pure and selfless,yet he never takes credits for the sacrifices he makes.He is awesome 👍
All the actors were excellent.
Costumes were beautiful and elegant!!
My favourite music track is Favor of the mortal Fireworks.The ost is also good.
The sets were eye appealing and pleasing.
I really liked the conversation between Xiang Liu/Fangfeng Bei and Xiaoyao,though it was sad to see that both of them had the same past and backgrounds.
Screenplay is quite good.
Finally,I think this plot is not only melancholic in its own ways,but also a though provoking drama.It definitely makes one think about it for sometime.
A highly impressive and recommended drama which makes you emotional enough!!
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The best show i've ever watch
LostYouForever conveys women independent & strong view of love. And the CP relationship in lost you forever drama is just a superficial expression of real women’s emotional demands. Unlike large scale costume drama who’s creating tempting scene of spectacle & use the narrative method to enter, LostYouForever down to earth worldview structure, live shooting is the most suitable for actor & actress to complement each other&everything in the story becoming real. And YangZi acting skill in this show is superb, she can switch character from man, women and between identitidentities.Was this review helpful to you?
