A little Glimpse into the lives of DongFeng QingCeng and Xiao Lan Hua
Two short episodes diving more into the life of the beloved lead after the Ending. The episodes are like mixes of all the scenes we saw so far, but with a different touch.We get to hear DFQC's narration of their married life, and a few new cuts of the lovey-dovey scenes we saw( it will go more in-depth of their kiss scenes too :)
The new angles are shown from different scenes and give us a new perspective of how their life tuned out after being a couple.
Overall, it will melt your for a few short minutes :)
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Short & simple but better than nothing while in withdrawal.
Extra 1 is 2min 18sec and Extra 2 is 7min 59sec.Honestly, there are fan made music videos on YouTube that are more fulfilling, but if you loved the series it's easy to watch these 10 minutes. It doesn't add much, but the show was a 10/10 for me so I'm giving this an 8/10.
Spoilers Below:
Extra 1 is a voice over by QingCang giving a very generalized recap of the 300 years he and Orchid have been together so far. The lines are new but all of the scenes shown are clips taken from the original series (except there's a little bit more of their kiss by the lake after they leave the mortal realm that is shown from a new angle). It's simplistic but still sweet.
Extra 2 is like two music videos. A montage of clips and dialogue from the series play during the first song.
During the second song, that continues and then it shows two things that weren't in Ep 36:
1) Shows Orchid writing something and sending it into the sky while a few lines of Chinese script play onscreen. Unfortunately, iQIYI didn't add translations for the text so I have no idea what it said. Does anyone else know?
Edit June 2025: THANK YOU to JustSuzi24 who gave the translation in a comment to this review 😁
2) Shows the bone moon re-materialize into QingCang, which wasn't shown in Ep36, but his line "I'm back" is left out, and he kisses her on the forehead instead of the lips (which is a visually pretty end tableau but not as satisfying as the original end).
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If You Haven’t Seen the Drama Yet, Watch This!
I watched the two short specials out of curiosity, and honestly, they’re mostly a nice little addition rather than essential viewing.The first one, around 2 minutes, shows him reflecting on life with her, married, living together, but doesn’t give much detail about their life together. The second one, about 7 minutes, focuses on her perspective, showing the suffering of other characters and the hardships they went through. It’s touching and reminds you that even in all the pain, love can overcome everything.
If you haven’t watched the full 36 episodes yet, I highly recommend it. The drama gets much more intense in the later episodes, with twists and emotional depth that are truly memorable.
These specials aren’t necessary to understand the main plot, but they’re a sweet reminder of the story and the emotional journey, and they make you appreciate the characters even more.
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Dylan Wang nailed it
What I liked:1. Dylan Wang as Dongfang Qingcang completely nailed it. In the beginning he's robotic and unfeeling. Later he's depressed and angry. Finally he's loving and self-sacrificing. Wang delivers the many comic scenes with impeccable timing-and even plays a woman in a man's body without missing a beat. Added later: I just found out that a “line actor” dubbed Dylan’s voice in this series, so maybe not as great an acting job as I thought. But his visuals and expressions are still quite good.
2. Other actors also do a stellar job: Yu Shuxin as Orchid was warm, loving and believable as Dongfang's love interest. Although I agree that her nasal, whining voice almost made me change the channel in the beginning. Another great performance was that of Charles Lin who played ShangQue, Dongfang's faithful servant who is sometimes a man and sometimes a dragon-mobile. His facial expressions and general cluelessness were a wonder. Also Hong Xiao added feminine guile and energy along with a good dollop of humor. And I have to mention Zhang Linghe who goes from earnest to dissipated and back again--and is as charming as they come.
3. Costuming, CGI, and set design were gorgeous and magical. While the story got a little tedious with all the misunderstandings and downright deceit, plus the breakups and reconciliations between Dongfang and Orchid--the pace never slowed.
4. This is the first Chinese series I've seen that was genuinely both touching and funny. The humor worked seamlessly, which is rare with international dramas. Yes, it got a little sentimental in places, but otherwise-- not many missteps.
Things that could have been better:
1. A few blunders. I love the mournful flute solo that Rong Hao plays intermittently throughout the series. There's one scene where he's playing his song and then puts the instrument down-and the flute melody (at least on my screen) keeps playing. What happened to the spikes in Dongfang's body? They're supposed to cause him excruciating agony every night. We see them once, and then suddenly they're gone. Also some plot devices got recycled a bit too often. Repetitive ordeals of pain and suffering start losing their impact after the third time.
2. The music, in general, was OK, although some of the songs got a little tiresome by the end.
3. Speaking of the ending--there were a few dangling threads. For example, what happened with the romance between ShangQue and JieLi? They seemed happy, but were they dating? Were they married? Get with it, guys. It's been 500 years. Also, one of the main characters is supposedly gone forever, but then abruptly comes back. Why? How? Enquiring minds want to know.
Overall very enjoyable.
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How Is This Collection of Flashbacks Are Considered As The Special Episodes
These two special episodes are nothing but old flashback scenes with the voiceover by the ML. I thought that this was the wedding/ life of the leads after the ML came back. But it was none of this. As a viewer, I felt cheated. Though Its better to get something rather than nothing, but is still not a sufficient excuse to post Flashbacks as special episodes. They could have just included it in the main episode.Was this review helpful to you?
Amore emozione e risate ,connubio perfetto!
Intriga sin dai primi minuti, riesce a tenere incollati allo schermo! I due protagonisti hanno un feeling raramente visto non conoscevo lei ma devo ammettere che Wang Hedi oltre ad essere davvero carino è un ottimo attore,perfetto in ogni scena ha saputo immergersi nel personaggio in modo eccezionale.Era dai tempi di "ashes of love" che non trovavo qualcosa di così coinvolgente che ti fa venire voglia di vedere e rivedere ancora.
Ottimo anche lo svolgimento dei personaggi secondari anche essi con le loro storie e coinvolgimenti non annoiano mai durante anzi completano bene la storia principale. Effetti speciali ben fatti .
Incantevole anche la colonna sonora ben studiata ed adattata perfettamente alle scene.
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Birazcık tatmin oldum sonunda :)
LBFAD dizisini 2 yılda toplam 8-9 kez izlemişimdir. Fakat o final tatminsizliği yıllardır içimde ukteydi. Bugün tesadüf eseri ekstra 2 bölüm olduğunu görüp hemen bakayım dedim. Çok farklı bir sahne yoktu. Eski sahneleri harmanlayarak final sonrası olanları Dongfang Qingcang'in anlatımıyla bizlerle paylaşılan 2-3 dklık ilk özel bölümü izlerken gözlerim yaşardı. Elbette yeni sahneler de görmek isterdim ama en azından mutlu olduklarını biliyoruz. İkinci ekstra bölümde yine eski sahnelerin harmanlandığı 7-8 dklık bir klipti. Hoştu ama ilk ekstra çok daha iyiydi.Was this review helpful to you?
