When Destiny Brings the Demon

What do I do with my life now?!?

That was epic. Probably the first time i've watched a Chinese fantasy drama and was locked in from start to finish. I loved the story arcs, the acting, the visuals, it was perfect. PLUS the OST! I always find that if I get hooked on the soundtracks, I love the drama much more, the sounds tracks in this drama were beautiful. I also quite liked the secondary romance that bloomed, but it was subtle, the only thing I sort of wondered was whatever happened with the second female leads goal to save her clan? However, I suppose time moved on and they passed away or something?, but I also wonder if she ever recovered her memory or if I missed that somewhere 😅

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Funny and Sweet

When Destiny Brings the Demon is a fun watch! The chemistry between the leads is amazing and their moments together have a lot of heart. Some scenes actually made me feel for them and the humor sprinkled throughout kept things light and fun. The fantasy world is also really well-done with beautiful sets and visuals, the early episodes do a great job balancing adventure, romance and funny interactions.
However, It is quite slows down a lot in the second half and sometimes dragging with unnecessary side plots. A few emotional scenes could have been acted better both female lead and male lead.
The ending didn’t feel as exciting as I hoped, the whole show could have been a bit tighter with fewer episodes. But if you like romance-heavy fantasy with some laughs, cute teasing and heartfelt moments then this drama is a must-watch.

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Sooo Romantic!!❤️

This has to be one of the most romantic cdrama 😍❤️ I have watched in a long long time!

The chemistry between Ting Yan and Sima Jiao is amazing! And the kisses! WOW! Really nice sensual kisses and not the usual dead fish lip kisses!

This drama was a good one, with a nice ending, although the modern world ending was a bit rushed, atleast we SAW their faces in one frame and watched the scene unfold where they see each other again for 4th time. Not like another drama *cough LGIEF* where we never got to see their faces lol and just heard a random voice instead

I wish we got more screentime for the second leads as well, but nevermind. I'm happy with what we got.

Through all their lifetimes, their souls will find each other 😍😍 the Romance in the drama is the MVP!

Rewatch value: 8.5/10

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I Tried. I Really Did

Dropped after 25 episodes. The story started going down for me after like 16 episodes, but I pushed on to see if I'd still like it.... I don't

I hate amnesia as a plot point. All it does is drag down the story and basically halt it. Instead of us dealing with new things, we are on pause n kinda go back a few steps.
Also, I read episode recaps from that 'Cho Na Writes' website, and they keep dying and going through the amnesia thing.

So far in ep 25, she's the one who supposedly dies, then he'd die next coz she'd accidentally kill him. Then she's immortal n meets his amnesiac reincarnated self in lik 16(19?) years. Then she dies, and they meet again in the modern world, and the show ends..

Aaai. Nani anataka kushinda hapo akizungushwa? Not me! ✌

I did like their chemistry, though. They were really cute together. He's a cute tsundere. N her lazy self was a fave. All she wanted to do was eat and sleep. N she got to do that n ended up with a hot, rich, powerful man who loved n indulged her... Dream life right there

If someone were to twist my arm to rewatch this, I'd only watch the 1st 14/15 episodes and stop there

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No interesting plot

watched 1-4 so far not that interesting tho the rating 7.9 is worth it.

7.9/10 rating mainly due to decent performances and production quality rather than a compelling storyline. The romance and fantasy elements are passable, but the narrative lacks depth and originality, making it feel predictable. While the chemistry between the leads is enjoyable, the pacing drags at times, and the conflicts aren’t particularly gripping.

Verdict: Worth a watch if you enjoy light fantasy-romance, but don’t expect anything groundbreaking. The rating seems fair—neither outstanding nor terrible.

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When bad writing brings the doormat

The drama started pretty well: though overall mediocre with countless plotholes, inconsistent characters, and failed attempts at comedy, it was still so addictive that I was able to look past all these shortcomings and enjoy the show... that is up until the episodes 15-17 when I realized that the relationship bettween the leads was VERY unsettling.

If you compare the characters in ep 1 vs 17, you realize it is not a character development that that main couple goes through, more like a change of personality.
First of all, the female lead is not leading anything, she is basically a doormat being dragged around by the ML. She is supposed to be a modern-day working woman, but in a span of a few episodes ,behavior wise, changes into to a simping teenager. As a character she is flat and boring- she has no wit, no achivements, no interesting past, no hobbies (sleeping doesn't count)- She is just that generic "good person". The screenwriters even make a desperate attempt to make her have some goals and it is mentioned that what she wants in her life the most is to live comfortably, but that is not anything specific to you, girl, you just described what everyone wants in their life!!!

As any other "weak " woman she needs to be constantly saved by the ML, so many times that it becomes annoying. We are being constantly reminded how she is the powerless one compared to the ML and the one time she saves his life is by doing a kind of a romantic/sexual favour- so basically it is implied that only romantic love can save him and he would be screwed if there was anyone else around wanting to save him. Additionally, the scene itself is so underwhelming and awkward, as saving his life doesn't cost her ANYTHING, there is no price to be paid (and there should be) and it just serves for the two of them to get together. Then it gets even more disturbing when they (let's not forget they are STRANGERS who have known each other for just a few moths) have basically invaded each other soul manner, which is said directly in the drama to be the MOST PRIVATE PART of your existence where NO ONE should be allowed and even couples in the cultivation world do not let each other in as it is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS and this stupid girl instead of panicking or being concerned that she did this with the ML, who she only a few weeks before feared would killl her, starts thinking : it didn't kill us doing it, so it must be true love, and I was like eww,eww,eww, are your really that stupid girl, use your brain and RUN AWAY. Because let's be honest it is just lust at this point that she feels, and it is revolting how something like this is served to the audience as "love".

On the other hand, the ML is a patchwork of all the typical "cold male lead" traits, so therefore, he is full of contradictions. We are told that (except for his mother he has never met) NO ONE around him has ever sincerely loved him , or even liked him, he spent most of his life locked away alone because of some assholes, so one would say he must be deeply traumatized and have a twisted idea about love and affection (or even more logically, since he is full of hatred, he is probably not interested in love or has even a capacity at this point to truly love), yet, in the drama he not only does have it but also knows quite well how to behave in a relationship, how to show affection in the right way, which is just bizzare. You can't give what you don't have or haven't seen how it should look like and therefore, if we have to have him in a relationship, it would make more sense for him to have a bit twisted idea of love, which could be then explained by his past experiences. The second thing is that the "true love between them" heavily relies on the actor's looks/age - if you swapped his face for someone in their 40s - 50s (as his character is over 500 y.o. vs FL in her 20s) there would be no love story. If she really was from the present then I would assume that she would not normally date a guy who could be her dad. Similarly, I don't understand why he would even fall in love with HER, there is nothing that makes her different from others and I believe that if he used his magical powers he would be able to find some other confidant who sincerely has no ill will towards him. If he really went by his character set up in ep 1, the FL lead with her suspicious behavior would be long dead, and we would be spared of this shit show.
But no, we are told that it is destiny for the two of them to be together, which if you ask me is a great set up for domestic abuse later on, but on that some other time.

Overall, their dynamics is just so off and the two of them from the get go assume their respective stereotypical roles where the ML is the strong, cruel one consumed by resentment, determined to get his revenge. But paradoxically, later in the drama, he becomes sweet as a marshmallow and keeps favouring the FL so much (and for no logical reason if you ask me) that if I were one of the characters around her, I would hate her too (because in this drama as in other similar fantasy dramas - if you are with a "strong" man everyone is jealous and after you 🤦🏻‍♀️ ). She doesn't do anything to make us belive that she deserves to cheat her way in the cultivation world and to achieve (obviously with the help of the ML) just in a few weeks a cultivation which would take other hundreds of years. I can't stand her as she is so unlikable and bland, with no ambition in life (she literally said this about herself) and her only purpose in the story is to care about ML's "feelings" and to be his romantic...,whatever she is.

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A love that transcends the three realms!

This is my first time watching Arthur Chen/Chen Feiyu on my side here.

I mean, I have known about him since he was cast as Mo Ran in The Immortality which is a Danmei Adaptation to 2HA "The Husky and his White Cat Shizun, and if that drama would have aired(which will never be T.T), I would have gotten to see him as Mo Ran on my side here.

I am still sad that his character as "Mo Ran" was shelved and we never get to see him as Mo Ran with Luo Yunxi as Chu Wanning, but I am happy I have come to find out about this Drama (When Destiny Brings the Demon), because I honestly have no complaints about his acting and portrayal as Sima Jiao.

I love to see more Male Lead like Sima Jiao to be honest, where the Male Lead is powerful, domineering where everyone fears him, even the Female Lead, but then the Male Lead (Sima Jiao) is leaning more towards a "Grey side", where he is neither good or evil, he just will do what he see is his right path. His character kinda reminds me of Tantai Jin as well but only this time he loves a female lead who is devoted to him and is worthy of his love.

Just by judging his character as Sima Jiao, I know he will do his character Moran justice if that drama were to air but overall even if I know Immortality never gets to air I am glad in a parallel sense I get to see his character as Sima Jiao if that makes sense.

I love Sima Jiao from the beginning and I found him awesome/cool when he asserts his power (Spirit Fire), and scheme against those "Righteous" Celestial Cultivators where the 8 Palaces Leader played a role to sealing him for 500 years just because he was from the Sima Clan, and they all fear his Spirit Fire. When he took revenge on those who did that to him, I found him so cool in that scene.

I love Sima Jiao and Liao Tingyan love story and chemistry. I love how Sima Jiao have the ability to use the Truth Spell on those people and get the truth/answers that he asks for, that was so refreshing to see, instead of the typical miscommunication/misleading information. When he use them on Liao Tingyan and most of the time the answers she gave was out of what Sima Jiao expects, it's just so hilarious.

Sima Jiao is a character I came to really love on my side here, and I love his journey with Ting Yan (Female Lead) in this drama, where even when he falls in love with her, he never stopped his plans to take down Shi Qingyv (who is the mastermind to his suffering for all this time).

While the story involving their love journey have it's ups and downs, but I do see that this is a pairing that goes through life and death and is always united as one, even in their soul manor, they have formed a very intimate relationship between the main pairing.

Overall I really enjoy the drama, but if I have to be totally honest, I just wish the ending was done better. I was never one who support Open Ending on my side here, especially not after all they've been through. I wanted a more conclusive happy ending and I wish they would have gotten their happy ending in the Xianxia(Sima Jiao world). I don't like an ending that raises more questions for me because I wanted a more conclusive closure for my favourite couple.

In the end, it raises questions for me, because this whole time while it happened in Sima Jiao world, in Zou Yan world (where she was Liao Tingyan when she transmigrated, only lasted for 1 day at most, then what actually happened in the end, when we saw the him in the modern world, was that really Sima Jiao that transmigrated to Zou Yan(Female Lead world) in the end? Because he did said no matter what he will find her again. I really want to believe that is Sima Jiao at the end, and I wish they will have a continuation in the Modern world. I need another drama between Arthur Chen/Chen Feiyu and Wang Ying Lu in a Modern Romance setting!! I really enjoyed their chemistry, and I hope they will have another Modern Romance Drama together. One where Arthur Chen/Chen Feiyu carry the same hairstyle as the ending to this Drama (When Destiny Brings the Drama).

Overall I give this drama a 9.5/10. It lost 0.5 because I honestly wish the ending was a better/happier one in a conclusive way, oh well. I guess it does bring out that theme that his love for her can transcend the three realms if he can go to her world like that in the end, and I am inclined to believe that is really Sima Jiao at the end, because he did promise her that he will find her again, and the ending before she "dies" she said she live in a world that is beyond the three realms. Even, when time works differently in Zou Yan(Female Lead) world when compared to Sima Jiao world, but he managed to find a way in the end, so they got their happy ending in the Modern Setting.

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Don't miss it

This Drama is soo Good. At first I didn't expect this long and in depth drama but this is way more than what I expected of it. The chemistry between the leads is something worth mentioning it was too gooddd.The ending was soo satisfying. I was thinking this would definitely be a sad ending but no the writer gave us a happy ending with. I was totally worth watching!!!! The OST is also good.. This drama took many turns but every turn is worth waiting and watching it. The support roles are also soo good. I loved every scene where main leads are there their chemistry is just over flowing, like they are meant to do that..

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xianxia of the year!

i usually don’t write lengthy reviews but this show is too good for me to not i fear. i am so happy i gave wdbtd a chance. this is the first ongoing drama i’ve watched that didn’t bore me by the end. i started it with not many expectations, but its easily made it to my top favorite dramas of all time (it was that good idgaf). the cgi was definitely a little silly at times, but once you get past it this show is so enjoyable. i also think they did a great job depicting heavier topics while not straying from the comedic tone of the show.
wang yinglu as tingyan has moved me. tingyan is definitely the heart of the show and yinglu was so perfect for this role. she was great in comedic scenes and even more poignant in sad scenes. i wish her voice wasnt dubbed over because i think it would’ve been a great match but oh well.
chen feiyu was the perfect sima jiao. i loved seeing jiao gradually open up and be just as silly as tingyan. it was honestly so refreshing to see how tingyan’s love changed him.
the main thing i loved about wdbtd was the communication between the leads. they never had any severe misunderstandings and the one real conflict they had was resolved within an ep. the chemistry between yinglu and feiyu is absolutely insane. they did an outstanding job portraying jiaoyan’s relationship and intimate scenes. every scene between the two felt so natural and healing, truly just two people head over heels for one another.
this is a drama i know i will be rewatching often. im so happy i stumbled onto it. #my xianxia of the year idgaf

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