Nian Nian Wu Wang (2024)

A Whole Lot of Li Jiu Lin Goin' On!

This story, confusing as I found it at times, had some potential. The writers didn't deliver. Li Jiu Lin carried this drama. He was divine in the lead role. I drank him up in every scene. There was just enough chemistry with the abrasive FL to make me want more of them and hope for a HE.

Did we get one? Well, it depends on how you think. I would have liked them to have had more time together as husband & wife OR give us some more time with them when they meet again in the present. I don't care much for those one-off meetings and then the rest is left to the viewer's imagination. That's why we watch these dramas - we want the action, not the imagining. They wasted so much time of petty kidnapping crap and fighting scenes. So, this tale isn't winning any writing awards.

BUT - I got me a good helping of watching this gorgeous ML strut his stuff in a uniform (oooh!! He carries military wear soooo well!) And enough shirtless scenes and a couple of bath scenes to make my heart skip a few beats. Shallow, I know - but these days, you take the eye candy where you can find it, and Li Jiu Lin is definitely eye candy!

Will I rewatch? Probably sometime in-between episodes of a current series I'm watching. or on a lazy weekend. Just to admire LJL!

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Love, Hate and suffering of a thousand years

It’s been a while since I have liked a short drama plot this much. It has good romance, a retro feel, reincarnation, revenge, passion, a dominating and bold FL, and a caring, doting, and the right amount of possessive ML. The couple has sparking chemistry ~~~~~ everything that I like in a drama.

The FL is a 1000-year-old immortal looking for redemption. She is sassy, bossy, bold, kinda aloof — 'a tsundere on all levels' — while the ML is a mortal governor of the town. He is a man of good character; he is caring and calm, gets possessive and cranky when he sees the FL with his brother, otherwise, he is pretty much a perfect green flag. Their chemistry reaches sky-high in 1... 2... and 3 seconds, as both of them are authoritative when it comes to love.

Apart from this, the background song was an absolute banger — the one that plays when they get married in ep 23 (I CAN’T FIND THE SONG ANYWHERE! IF YOU KNOW, PLEASE DROP THE TITLE IN THE COMMENT BOX 💕💕).

The ending was very touching. He let her die because he knew she had been suffering for a thousand years, and it was time to stop her agony and let her rest in peace. It’s the only drama where I have seen a lover giving true salvation to the loved one instead of sacrificing his own life.

I loved this drama and sure will be watching it again.

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