10/10
This one kept me guessing how it could possibly end until the very last episode. I loved it so much! I love how the characters were so strong and had their own goals, values, and loyalties that they weren't willing to compromise.Was this review helpful to you?
Highly Recommended To Watch!
This storyline was beautiful I must say... Both Leads are strong and have very high positions in their respective nations.. Male lead is the Wolf Lord/Clan Leader and Female Lead is the head of a weapon making company for her country, she designs and makes them herself... It's an enemies to lovers trope with lots of romantic scenes as you follow them on their journey.. They do get their happy ending and I think the last episode gave us a lovey surprise that came in not one but in two.. ( No spoilers ) 🤭 But overall loved this Drama.. its a definite rewatch for me.. the chemistry between the two leads was off the charts for me and I think their acting did resonate alot with the name of this show.. Everlasting Longing.. No matter how far apart they were from each other, their longing and Everlasting love dared to keep them tied together in a lovers knot that no one could ever take apart... 10/105 STARS ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Light watch for binge watch
It’s not a masterpiece but it’s something that I was able to binge. I can barely finish dramas these days because i lost interest, but this one, I was able to hold on until the end. The two leads have great chemistry. I would love to see them in a modern drama. Side characters who are with the leads are a nice watch too and balances the comedic element of the show. There are lots of cdrama tropes here, which I guess made the show interesting. As I have said, the two leads have great chemistry, and you can feel the pain of the two because of their circumstance that you are rooting for them to have a happy ending. It’s something that I can rewatch, which I already did.Was this review helpful to you?
Great Potential, Missed Opportunity
I was so excited for this drama, but here I am dropping it. Quite simply, its strengths aren’t enough to carry it to the end.It’s got beautiful scenery, costumes, good acting, and great plot to begin with, and more… but…
What starts as a brilliant enemies-to-lovers set up spirals downhill in its last half. The strength of this drama was in its leads. Both are written with depth, acted very well, and have tremendous chemistry. However, the writing begins to disintegrate their like ability. Our ML begins as a domineering but actually very kind general bent on avenging his parents death. He falls quickly in love with the FL lead and sparks fly. Our FL begins as a strong, loyal woman who is brilliant and independent. What they become? Due to the excessive angst of this show, our ML becomes blinded by his love to the point of selfishness and near obsession. Our FL becomes cold and distant and hyper-independent, and she is needlessly cold to him despite their love for one another.
They love each other, but she hurts him over and over because the plot necessitates it. (The writing here is very disappointing.)This is Romeo and Juliet, except Juliet wants to stay alive so she just treats Romeo awful over and over and Romeo tries everything he can to force her to stay against her will.
The plot idea itself is great, and the cast is awesome. But it simply falls short. Not to mention the subplots were so boring, and the characters who had the subplots were overall unlikable. (Except for one of the antagonists. He was awesome!)
Poor CGI, long and drawn out angst, and more ruin the amazing potential this drama had and the awesome way it started. I tried to give it my all, but I can’t bring myself to finish.
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Jun Fei Fan's Story
I liked the series from the beginning. I had hopes that something good would happen. I said there are good actors. I said there is action. I said if there is romance on top of it and it is kept in the story, it will be delicious. I wish I hadn't. The story gradually became less and less story-like. It drifted away from the subject. It turned into what I was watching. First of all, the actors are not compatible with each other. They are not equal. They are very different. Angela Baby is a very good actress but I could not recognize her in this series. Or it seems that it is getting harder for her to act as she gets older. There is no facial expression. She started with the same face and finished with the same face. Our young lead actress Song Wei Long will be a good actress. Her facial expression is very good. She plays older than her age. She is also good. However, there is no harmony between the two leads. There is no harmony. There is a difference. It is as if they are playing separately. I did not like it. Wrong match. For example, Yao Chi was wasted in this series. Except for her emotional scene in the last episode, she is almost non-existent. However, she is a very good actress who deserves to be the lead. She could not show her other skills here but she has a good fabric. In my opinion, she fits the Angel Faced Monster expression. She does these well. For example, Ren Hao was good. Because she darkened herself and went like that until the end. Because she was suitable for her role. Bai Bing Ke is a very good actress. But the character given to her. Is it a crazy princess role or something? It was like harassment from head to toe. You could have at least not called her princess, it was a shame for this actress. I liked Wang Yi Ting. The role went well for her. She did well. Her action also looked good. She also gives a good image. Well done. Young actors were better, I think. I liked the supporting roles. But I didn't like the series in general. The story didn't go as it started, it was fragmented. I'm not even going into the king and chancellor events, I mean, impossible things happened. It was a weird scenario. Especially that uncle and his son, okay, their funny side, but it made me wonder how such a businessman could exist. I was surprised whether to laugh or cry. However, the actors played well. However, the story and scenario were terrible. Sorry. It didn't work.Was this review helpful to you?
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The start with the new invention of this elevator was surprising... Good OST but the plot a little less.In short, this king wants to reunite the 5 clans at all costs and so with wars, blackmail and subterfuge, a lot of people die (including several characters I liked). Everyone looking for Fei Fan who doesn't even know if it is a man or a woman (?!) why was it so essential to find it? This girl who does everything to find these black stones and falls in love with the "enemy".
Loves, betrayals... I was very disappointed when she cheated on him.
She is as cunning as a fox especially in commercial deals, while he, the Wolf Lord in love and undoubtedly the most faithful man on the face of the Earth.
Even after he thinks she's dead or when she tells him to leave, he stays by her side and never gives up.
30 episodes was too long.
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50/50 lowkey disappointing
I created an account for this review….Story:
The storyline was so exciting and adventurous full of twists and turns at the beginning. Especially how exploring a different nation and the leads navigating their obstacles together in a “foreign” land But towards the middle to end when they return to yannan. It felt tropey, forced, and random and rushed. The title is called everlasting longing, but I wish they focused on building that love between the ML and FL. We never really saw them “fall in love”. They just one day did it. Then ending was SO vague and dismal. There’s no resolution to anything ? And didn’t show a happy ending or a sad ending, it didn’t wrap up anything … we never got to see this pregnancy that was the main point of the second half of the drama, or the leads family life. The petty kings just caused all this drama and for nothing. Everyone just stopped fighting and said okay fine you two love birds can be together. And they’re of course having twins and decide to continue to split up the kids to carry on the theme of country rivalry…so anticlimactic and sloppy but also non sensical and rushed. I kept watching because it felt so promising but the end really made me feel empty, like I didn’t get a conclusion to their love in the slightest
Cast:
The cast is BEAUTIFUL. The costumes are BEAUTIFUL. The supporting actors gave so much energy and dimension to their characters and there was just so much chemistry. The ML was exceptionally handsome and I felt like carried the love in the movie, he was expressive and showed the FL his longing and love for her… the FL though… I liked the FL strong character and wittiness. But as far as chemistry and love goes from the FL side … it was icy and non existent. Partly I think the script didn’t cultivate enough love between the leads as far as screenwriting goes. But everything the FL says is cold… I get her character is supposed to be a strong woman but there’s no dimension even the most “lovey dovey” moments there’s no script that reflect it on her end. Even at the end she says well love doesn’t conquer all andddd I have twins so I’ll just split them up for the country’s peace. Where is the emotion and love from her character ? The ML CARRRRRRIEEDDDDDD. Also the FL acting… she did great in the boss business woman parts but she has zero range in emotions or expression when it came to any emotional or lovey scenes. It’s almost like she can’t move her face ? She’s so beautiful but her acting was very stiff, and the love that she should’ve portrayed for her mans in the drama was just not there. Which is such a shame because you see that everlasting loving from The ML but not reciprocated by the FL…this kind of put a damper on their story for me.
Overall: I would watch it for the beautiful cinematography and cast and costume but storyline was not good towards the end… not the best but not the worst. I just wish I had more form the story that seemed to be cut short :(
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1. From the beginning, they wanted to portray a character who was smart and clever. but instead, they ended up being more like a smart, stupid person. wanted to conceal her identity, but used a pseudonym that was exactly her real name, and didn't even keep it a secret when Jun Qiluo's identity was revealed to Xuanlie. They smuggled but used a secret guard with a special tattoo?Ep 15: After just having sex once, they're already fighting over the contraceptive? How confident are they that they'll get it right away?
2. The acting is completely ruined. AB's acting is so fake, very obvious that she is "acting", so speechless. Even though she's a veteran actress, her acting is still similar to the viral clip of her eating fake food. It's completely fake. Her acting standards are on par with Wu Jin Yan, maybe even worse.
3. The storyline seems to lack a briefing. It's as if they're acting out scenes but only know the story of that scene without understanding the full story. So in each scene, the actors discuss what they're doing, but everyone else knows something completely different.
For example, Qiluo's father wants her to become a woman again and get married, but it's never discussed, according to her younger sister and Qiluo replies that she's pretending to agree. What about the death of the smuggler Xi Da? He was unsuccessful in his assassination, but his body was later found? When Xuanlie was lured into the forest, he sent Hejiyao to Xuan Manor to bring his manor troop, instead of going to the palace to report to the king.
Ep 12, Lifanyin, in front of Qiluo, refers to herself as "母后" to her son?
The necklace xuanlie gave to Junqiluo, Red Bean and Blackstone. Why is it in Xuanlie's hands? Ep. 21
AND AND AND! They never even discussed the Jun Trading Token (君家行商令) until the end, even though she wanted to take it back from the start.
4. Too many cutscenes, many things happen suddenly, and the timeline is unclear. Regarding the information about the Three Jun Sisters and Feifan, it's unclear when and what Xuanlie and Qiluo discussed. How did Shaoqimin survive after being killed? About the princess, how did she become a drug maker expert? And how did she know Jun Qiluo was targeting the 玄铁晶石? Even Xuanlie didn't know to much
Ep 9, I was really surprised by the timelapse. From episodes 1 to 9, Qiluo and Shaoqimin were only separated by half a month? 15 days the mean? Meanwhile, teaching embroidery and buying herbs in Liangzhou that happened 10 days ago? From episodes 1 to 4, it was about 5 days and nights. Than the journey from Liangzhou to 中州 and 王城.
In episode 11, Jun Qiluo told Xuanlie they had only known each other for a few months?!
If they were only separated by 15 days without any additional days, how did Luozhizou know she was Miss Jun? Not Miss Qi? Even though they last met is in episode 7?
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The longing stayed in the drafts, it never reached the FL's face
Started watching for the looks. Let’s be real — especially for Song Weilong. I first discovered him in Untouchable Lovers. That drama was a mess (capital M, double S), but somehow, he still caught my attention. AND he’s ridiculously good-looking, so here we are.Also heard a lot about Angelababy, and this was my first time watching her in action. Wow. Just… wow. I clearly haven’t missed much.
Now, about the actual drama. It’s called Everlasting Longing, but I’m 20 episodes in, and I keep asking myself: IS THE LONGING IN THE ROOM WITH US??? Because I sure don’t feel it.
Their interactions are so stiff, I’m starting to wonder if they filmed their scenes separately and just edited them together later. The male lead? Oh, he’s very intentional about his feelings. He’s laying it all out — fighting for her, making sacrifices, practically bending over backwards to make this relationship work. And the female lead? Well, she’s there. Existing. She’s allowing herself to be loved, which is nice, I guess? But where’s the yearning? The heartbreak? The inner turmoil?
ML is giving us conflicted but passionate lover fighting against fate while FL is giving us… mildly interested observer. I wanted to see in her face, in her eyes, the same struggle between love and duty that he’s clearly going through. Instead, it feels like she’s just going along with it because, well, why not?
And let’s talk about how both ML and FL are constantly described as the most intelligent people in the room. Yet somehow, neither of them have developed a single interpersonal skill. Make it make sense.
Oh, and the switching brides at the wedding twist? The most ridiculous thing I have ever witnessed. I don’t even have the words. Well, I do, but they’re mostly just a series of confused and frustrated noises.
But will I keep watching? Of course. Because Song Weilong is an absolute snack, and I’m only human.
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So, I finally finished Everlasting Longing. And sure, it was a happy ending (I guess that’s what it was?), but honestly, I feel like there could have been more — more depth, more emotion, more anything — than what it ultimately ended up delivering.
I understand the whole pudeur in costume dramas; I wasn’t expecting steamy romance or grand displays of passion. But my God, the way they avoided physical contact almost felt like an Olympic sport. They were supposed to be madly in love, but where was the madness? Where was the passion?
I wanted to see that burning desire in their eyes, in their body language, in the way they looked at each other like the world could collapse around them and they wouldn’t notice. Instead, I got long stares that felt more like "Should I say something? No? Okay, I’ll just keep staring." If there was any passion, I clearly missed it—or maybe it was just so subtle that it evaporated before reaching the audience.
If there was any suffering, any heartbreak, any deep, undying love, he was the one showing it. The man was ready to go through fire and brimstone for FL, and yet… did she love him? I guess? Did it show? If it did, I clearly missed it.
The ML’s devotion was never in question — he was all in, fighting battles (literally and figuratively), making sacrifices, constantly proving his love. Meanwhile, the FL? She just sort of existed in the relationship. She wasn’t opposed to his love, but she never truly matched it. I kept waiting for that moment, the one where her emotions would break free, where I’d feel that she wanted him just as much as he wanted her. But nope. If there was an ounce of fiery passion in her, it was buried so deep even she couldn’t find it.
This isn’t to say she didn’t love him at all, but love in a romance drama should be felt, not just implied. I wanted to see it in her eyes, in her actions, in the way she responded to his unwavering devotion. Instead, her love felt more like, "Well, if you insist." And for a drama that promised longing, I expected way more than this lukewarm participation.
In the end, did I enjoy watching? I mean… I don’t regret it. But will this be a drama I revisit for its epic love story? Absolutely not. The aesthetics were great, the leads were pretty, but the longing? Let’s just say it never truly left the drafts.
Before I wrap this up, I have to give a special shoutout to Luo Zhizhou. Because let’s be honest — he was gorgeous. Every time he appeared on screen, I momentarily forgot my frustration with the main couple and just appreciated the visual blessing that was Yao Chi.
But it wasn’t just the looks. His portrayal of a clan leader torn between brotherhood and love actually hit. You could feel the weight of his decisions, the pain of betraying a friend, the silent heartbreak of wanting someone he couldn’t have. His conflict with Xuan Lie, his longing for Li Fan Yin. And at this point, I’ll take whatever longing I can get in this drama.
Honestly, if the main love story had even half the emotional depth that Luo Zhizhou carried in his internal suffering arc, I’d be writing a very different review right now.
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Very interesting plot
Very handsome guy acted as Xun Lie. This is his 2nd ancient drama series that I watched. He is suitable to act china ancient drama. I just watched ep 19. The whole story plot is interesting & exciting. Always cannot wait till the next ep releases. Haha...watch him looks very serious in the drama makes him very manly amd handsome. Hope the last ep is a happy ending. 🤔🤔🤔Was this review helpful to you?
This is how a C-Drama should be.
Full disclaimer: I have a weakness for romance. So whenever there is a decent romance in a drama I tend to give it a higher score. So for the serious people take this with a grain of salt with the high score.A C-drama should have a decent plot, intrigue, mystery, suspense, and good fight scenes. ROMANCE, eye candy, smart ML and FL, good casting, and a good wrap-up at the end. This happens to check all of the boxes. It is not perfect and that is why I did not give a perfect score. With that being said I enjoyed this drama.
STORY: ML and FL on opposing sides fall in love never forgetting who they are. So, the story is slow in parts but that seems to be the norm with C-dramas these days. I think that is to drag out more episodes so I am getting used to it. My one CON, in these dramas is that the plot does get lost at some point. It took a while to get the story going somewhere. So, I found myself wondering when it would get to the point, but then it happened, so I did not take offense and kept watching.
ACTING: The acting is okay or on par with this type of drama. It is filled with a rather large cast. You may find a couple of the characters a bit over the top but, somehow it works out in the end. I have been watching C-dramas for a few years and I do not get the over-the-top FAN thing. Some people do not like (Angela-baby)' but I do. Is she the best actress, no, but she is getting better.
Overall this is a good light-hearted watch.
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You cant stop wanting to watch this!
This is truly a refreshing drama, with such a great cast, lead, acting and chemistry between everyone.The story is very well written with the entire plot feeling right and well balanced.
I LOVED SO MANY THINGS ABOUT THIS DRAMA, MAKING IT A MUST SEE!
--->the male & female lead are strong, wise, smart and beautiful actors, seeing how they fall for each other felt real and true, displaying great on screen chemistry
--->the costumes and hair made me wanna die on the spot. beautiful, strong, nomadic and very attractive for the male side
--->the story and rivalry between the clans and the lead makes it more harder and wanting to see the leads being together
--->adored seeing a story of two characters on the same level of importance falling for each other, working towards each other with small steps, side looks, trusting and thinking of each other all the time YET they knew their responsabilities and loyalty. A very mature aproach to such a story
--->for me, the best so far was the beixuan arc, seeing Xuan Lie rising to being the Wolf Lord and Qilou learning their culture
DOWNSIDE
--->some characters were SPOT ON ANNOYING, making stupid decision and being a pain in the back for the story (Princess Qingkou/Quimin)
--->some toxic stupid moments between the lead could have been resolved on such a simple level, just by communicating but knowing the story plots, of course they cant let them be
--->the CGY was worse on some episodes but what can you do
OVERALL:
Worth every second of watching
A very original and unique story, but the characters are the best of this entire production
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