Love beyond the Grave

Dilraba the gorgeous Spirit Lord!

Watched all 5 episodes and kinda regretting it cause of the WAITING ugh!

Really liking this story, good so far. She is the Spirit Lord that has lost her five senses, and she nailed the detached portrayal of her character.

She isn't human, has never known warmth, cold, pain, nothing. And her character shows us all of it! That quiet longing, and curiosity on what it will feel like to be alive, what it would feel like to experience someone's touch.

I also liked her pretentious acting in front of Duan Xu because it shows she's trying to entertain both him and herself lol

Dunno why everybody is hating on her acting lmao 🤣 she is a spirit with no senses and has never had much human interaction.
She is supposed to be aloof and floating around mid-air laughing at mortal things. She is a diety and portrayed as such.
I'm enjoying it!

Let's see how her relationship with the fake kid brother and a possible lover goes!

I'm pretty sure Captain Han is the real Duan Xu or atleast someone who is knowledgeable about North Chong 🤔 but then the question remains....

Who is the guy wearing General Duan Xu face?? Is he a spirit trapped within? He's got his own curse maybe...something that He Simu has in common?

Hmm...questions and more questions! I'm intrigued 🤔

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Nothing special

The story could have been interesting but somehow its very blant and really nothing new. Another show that caters to a certain group of viewers. The entire senses storyline could have been interesting but its just really weird. Its supposed to be a major part of the story but the executing is sloppy and dragged out. Please stop making 40 ep dramas when you have to fill it with nonsense to meet the episode mark!!!

The acting is okay on all fronts - not good but also not bad. Sometimes they made me cringe but I guess thats the poor writing.

The writing..... I know its based on a novel but damn do they only have the overly powerful FL and bootlicking ML novels left?
Can we for once have a normal show with equals? The ML insantly falling for the FL for no reason at all is overdone and stupid.

The characters are very bland - FL doing nothing and sometimes interfering with stuff but at the end of the day it really doesnt matter if she is there or not.
ML starting off as a strong character but turns smitten and kinda dumb really quick.

Cinematography and sets....... the "outside" sets are so bad like the graveyard.... you could tell those stones are styrofoam and everything looked so fake and plastic.

CGI is very special in this one either its off the charts good or so bad that it is actually ridiculous. FL entrance in ep 1 with the Jellyfish looked like high quality but everything after that was laughable - her doing magic looked like a shitty version of elsa but the worst part are the broom scenes - you can literally tell where the ropes are attached in every shot. And they didnt even felt the need to blend it with the background. Literally looks like she is sitting infront of a picture.....

Also that type of makeup doesnt really suit Reba. But in all her recent shows she has locked off. Doesnt look like the Reba I swooned for.

Lastly even tho I watched 10 episodes the chemistry was only okay and not that great. For some reason they dont look very good together. The entire thing isnt romantic at all - this weird ass toxic tsundere type of shit needs to stop.

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Confusing and messy

Quite confused with the plot. FL was supposed to
be without the 5 senses and yet she could see
and hear right from the get-go. It seemed she was only lacking sense of touch, smell, taste and not all 5 senses. Her not killing Chang was out of character given how she was supposed to be a strict sovereign. I really enjoyed episodes 1-9 and starting from when she gained ML's sense of touch, things went downhill. FL going from being the cool bad-ass sovereign to being a giddy childlike mortal was such a turnoff. Other people dropped after episodes 16 and 28. Midway thru episode 11, I was starting to think about dropping it too. Wouldn't wanto force myself to watch something when there are so many many more other dramas to watch. I like both the main actors and it's really such a shame they were given a project with messy writing.

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I started Love Beyond the Grave with normal expectations, but the first four episodes completely won me over. The story feels fresh and emotionally gripping, with a slow, immersive build that makes every moment land. By episode four, I was already hooked and genuinely invested in the characters.

The cinematography is beautiful—every frame feels intentional, with soft, moody visuals that perfectly match the tone of the story. It adds a haunting charm that makes the drama stand out.

The cast is another big highlight. The leads share effortless chemistry, and their performances feel subtle and real rather than exaggerated. Overall, it’s a solid 9.5/10 so far. If it keeps this consistency, it’s easily one of the most promising dramas right now.

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great concept that was a bit lacking...

this drama started off very slow paced for me, at first I didn't like how the FL was very cold "although it is only fitting to her character yet I didn't like it " and how ML was so mysterious and you couldn't tell if he was a good or bad character yet after the episode when she saved him and the made a pact to exchange 5 sense it became better .

overall this was a well balanced drama they didn't drag out one arc on the expense of the other yet sometimes the story was rushed , here are some parts of what i am talking about :the love story that was starting to develop between jingyuan and fang ji , fang ji's death ( what kind of death was that😅) , yan ke killing simu's father we only got to see it in a flashback , Jiang ai and bai sang xing backstory what made them hate yet love each other?, yan ke trying to kill simu and threatening to do so yet when he had the chance he didn't, I am confused wasn't power his obsession, did he really love her ? to me it was an obsession all along .

that being said it was a great love story, him willing to sacrifice his life to give her his 5 sense and her giving up her spiritual power to become mortal and be with him.

loved the extra episode it would have been devastating to end with him dying and her being alone all over again.

still a great drama although it lacked depth and was rushed at some points.

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This drama tells one of the best love stories I have ever watched

Love Beyond the Grave is honestly one of the best Cdramas released in recent years. Any negativity online is just haters yapping. Many of the criticisms seem to come from people comparing a xianxia drama to a wuxia drama, which are completely different genres with different storytelling approaches.

For me, Love Beyond the Grave has one of the most beautiful love stories I have ever seen not just in Cdramas, but across television in general. I'm genuinely glad I ignored the online hate and watched it for myself.

This drama has compelling romance, stunning cinematography, excellent pacing, strong performances, engaging storytelling, impressive CGI, beautiful visuals, and an unforgettable OST, this drama delivers on all fronts.

That said, I cried so much watching this drama nobody told me prior that I will need to keep a box of tissues nearby. But every tear is worth it.

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Unfortunate time to release

Love Beyond the Grave released at unfortunate time....right after Pursuit of Jade, but along side with Veil of Shadow despite to be fair different categories. The most unfortunately part PoJ and VoS has 2 things that lacked in LBtG, better writing of plot & characters. Tho' LBtG bring better war & fight scenes compare PoJ, more realistic....I won't bother to compare with VoS fight scenes because that different level fight cinematography. The biggest problem with LBtG was the writing, it made the story plot feels choppy and lacked characters development. The acting great, each everyone did awesome.....especially Miles Wei, I was worried about Arthur's stiff acting, but he actually did okay. At least now we know for sure that Reba's great in fantasy drama as bad@ss. The music is very.....jarring, sometimes not quite fitting.

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Cringefest!!

I try not to do too many dropped reviews, but felt like I should explain why I finally decided just to drop this drama.

I actually really looked forward to this drama, and thought it was going to be so good. Even loved the costumes they were showing for Dilraba. I still do. Dilraba does not disappoint, and her costumes are amazing just like I thought they would be. But sadly even Dilraba could not save this drama for me. The story just seems to really be going nowhere and seems pointless at times, but let me get into my biggest problem with this drama. That is the chemistry!! There is none between these two and found a lot of the dialogue between the two just so cringe. That I just couldn't do it anymore. I have never seen the ML before in a drama and this drama does not make me a fan for him. I don't know if they wanted him to be so goofy or if they wanted him to be such a lovesick puppy, but it didn't go with the general character he was supposed to be playing. Before anyone thinks it has to do with older female and younger male I don't care about that as long as the romance is good and vice versa if its younger female older male. I am a romance lover I want to watch a good love story so a drama really goes down hill for me when the chemistry is really off. I will even try to fast forward to watch a drama, but I didn't care enough for the love story to even do that. I love Dilraba and I think she is the best thing about this drama. So if you think the leads have chemistry you may be able to do better than me.

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