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Selfless and Selfish Love

Helian Xi’s last memory before dying had been his wife stabbing him in the heart. Somehow he came back to life to see his whole Liangchuan clan attacked by Yangzhou, his wife Princess Feng Yuan from Yangzhou is believed to be one of the culprits. Because he had pledged to safeguard the safety of his people with his blood, the clan was saved by sealing them in a divine tree in Lingchuan. Once sealed, the tree died and only with the return of the twinned branch in ML and FL’s possession can the tree be revived and the clansmen restored to life. ML went on rampage in Yangzhou palace for revenge and to find his wife so he could take back her twinned branch, but unfortunately she was nowhere to be found. Fast forward 3 years later, the Crown Prince of Shouyun was supposed to wed his sweetheart Liangchan, but she was attacked before the wedding. The masked men had wanted to end her life but was intervened by ML. He discovered that Liangchan looks exactly like his wife. He kidnapped her but found out Liangchan had no memories about her past life prior to 3 years ago. ML made an agreement with Crown Prince to let Liangchan regain her memories before doing anything. But when she started to remember, things turn out to be very different from what ML had remembered it to be.

I can say this show probably has a quite high budget. The pictures, the props, the actors, the edits are actually pretty impressive for a miniseries. At least it surpassed my expectation. The actors are very talented and able to portray their characters convincingly well. ML and FL’s expressions are on point and can really deliver. They looked good together too, i can feel the spark even when ML was supposed to hate FL before he knew what really happened. The conflicted and longing look of his was very convincing, that I-really-wanna-kill-you-but-I-love-you kind of look. The plot is engaging and amazingly did not have much plotholes expected from miniseries. The songs are great too. So nice and didnt sound cheap and copied at all.

Gotta to warn readers this story is very dark, gloomy and sad. A beautiful story, but not for those who can’t handle sappy drama.

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The only thing that ticks me is the ending. FL’s ending is pretty much expected, i dont really have a problem with that, but for the ML i think they really botched it. How come a leader of a tribe who also has a daughter in tow could make that decision? It looked stupid and selfish, unbecoming of the ML’s character as a leader who treasures his clan in the beginning of the show. As i dont believe in suicides in the name of love, i deem it stupid, weak and selfish, awfully disrespectful to FL’s sacrifice. At least hers was made for the whole clan and cant be considered suicide cuz am pretty sure FL would really want to live if she could survive the twinned branch extraction. A real man and leader wouldnt have made that decision that ML did. What, just because the main villain died and the clan is back to life, now he can abandon them to their own devices, disregarding their future and even his daughter’s? He didnt even appoint a proper leader to succeed him! What a selfish and shortsighted man! Awfully disappointing so am taking off 1 and a half star for that. Good thing is at least the side couple came through.

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Very very VERY sad ending

At the start, I was genuinely engrossed in the drama, but I found it hard to continue. It's not due to any fault of the actors - they truly excelled in their roles. I was spoiled in the middle of the series that both leads died at the end. As a fan of dramas with happy endings, the deaths of the main characters left me feeling disheartened. I wasn't quite in the mood for a Chinese adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.

I started watching when the episodes aired, so I couldn't spoil myself beforehand which is a habit of mine. After reading the summary, I generally go straight to the last episode, to the last 5-10 minutes. I must check if the main couple is alive, together, and in love. I hardly tolerate any other ending. (You can check my profile to read about my pet peeves! lol)

That being said, if you don't mind sad endings, you might enjoy this drama. Certain episodes had me completely captivated. The male lead's reasons for harbouring animosity towards the female lead were compellingly portrayed. Additionally, the female lead's amnesia added an intriguing layer to the plot.

Overall, it's a nice fantasy drama, although it did feel a bit lacking in budget. So, if you're okay with sad endings, I would still recommend giving it a try.

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Another mini drama that stole my heart

Literally I liked this drama from very first shot...the development of the story is really good.cast is perfect...and I really liked their acting.will there are bit clumsy scences, but I didn't care about that things...I really liked second male lead yar...he is so good the backgroud music is also good...well I felt like I heard it some were...oats were also nice the only negative point is the acting of villan yar heis doing 100 ruppee for 5 ruppee acting which means overacting.thosnone of best mini drama these year after the tale of love and loyalty...I really liked this drama

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Pretty visuals, painful choices, and a romance that needed therapy, not tragedy

Over the last 4-5 years, I’ve adopted a policy of dropping dramas that fail to engage me early on. There’s probably over 300 dramas that I rated 7.0 below, and in a lot of these cases, I regret having finished these low-rated dramas solely to avoid the social pressure or sense of obligation or just for the sake of saying that I’ve watched them.

In retrospect, I could have allocated my time to alternative entertainment options; however, my viewing habits were less discerning in the past due to a limited selection of high-quality dramas, whereas the current proliferation of excellent dramas has enabled me to cultivate a more selective approach to my viewing choices.  

This rather long segue for a drama that I dropped is perhaps unnecessary, since I have already exceeded my tolerance and continued despite my disinterest, hoping I would change my opinion, but I didn’t.  

First, I had issues with the pacing. Although the cinematography in this low-budget drama was undeniably beautiful, I unfortunately found myself compelled to repeatedly fast-forward through numerous excessively long shots of rain and snow, which, while visually appealing, ultimately proved to be somewhat tedious and distracting from the narrative.  

Secondarily, the drama presented the ML as an unlikeable character. I understand the rivals-to-couple-back-to-enemies-to-lovers trope, but I wouldn’t date someone who repeatedly tried to kill me. Therefore, I deeply admired the SML’s sacrifices for the FL and his unwavering loyalty. 

Thirdly, since I had no intention of continuing with this drama, I checked the ending and discovered both main characters died. Mind you, I am not against a tragic ending if the plot calls for it. I knew, in fact, that at least one had to die, but not both, particularly given how it concluded. Their deaths would have been acceptable if logical, but abandoning their child is infuriatingly selfish. The idea of supporting someone who would resort to suicide after their partner’s death fills me with an immense sadness. As a parent, leaving my child because of my heartbreak is unacceptable; my child deserves better than to be orphaned.  

Given what I know now, I’m happy I didn’t waste my time on a mildly interesting drama—or I would have burst a coronary.

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Expectativa 0 experiência 1000!

no começo não estava gostando muito. mocinho maltratando a mocinha, triangulo que é algo que não aguento mais, e a mocinha era muito parada, passiva. mas tinha a questão da amnésia então segui porque pensei que talvez ela pudesse ter sido uma grande vilã ou algo assim e por isso ela é tão passiva agora. mas ai quando a memória volta e a gente descobre o que aconteceu, nossa. fiquei até me sentindo mal de ter achado ela inútil e parada, desculpa amor, fui injusta com você. todos os sacrifícios que ela fez pra poder salvar o marido e a filha. e tudo que aquele homem passou. agora até entendi como ele tratou ela no inicio, e a complexidade que os personagens tomaram depois, em especial ela. Sem spoiler mas enfim um drama que surpreende, principalmente se você não tiver nenhuma expectativa.

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anche se è una serie con episodi brevi, i costumi, la scenografia, gli effetti speciali.... sono tutti di buon livello. trovo lievemente fastidioso lo slow-motion in alcune scene.
La storia è carina e intrigante, buona la recitazione. gli attori protagonisti hanno una buona chimica.
le regole per il leader del clan LinChuans e del suo albero mistico potevano essere più dettagliati.
alcune scene mi hanno veramente commossa e la recitazione degli attori nei momenti tragici era ottima.
Non sono d'accordo sul finale, posso capire il sacrificio di sé stessi per il bene del clan e per far rivivere l'albero..
così come non sono d'accordo sul suicidio del partner superstite... ok, può essere romantico ma anche stupido
e.. avrei preferito che l'albero salvasse Feng Yuan e/o resuscitasse entrambi.
Spero facciano una seconda stagione in cui fanno succedere qualcosa di simile

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