The Promise of the Soul (2025)

Uma História Interessante!!!

Foi um BL com um tema polêmico e que aguçou minha curiosidade em como eles desenvolveriam um assunto tão complexo, mas nesse quesito eles conseguiram entregar o que prometeram. Trouxe um pouco de discussão sobre representatividade e etarismo, vidas passadas, almas gêmeas, relacionamentos familiares e nos apresentou dois casais secundários inesquecíveis: Haru e Hana e QianSui e BaiLing. Destaco também o personagem torturado RiQing, que me emocionou em vários momentos com sua dor e o vovô Xia, que me deu uma aula de empatia, bom humor, sabedoria, amor incondicional e também me arrancou lágrimas, apesar do escorregão inicial. Foi uma história leve, divertida, fofa, doce e com um final meia boca, que poderia ter isso bem melhor. Enredo coeso, mas com algumas pontas soltas, atuações boas, Osts maravilhosas, fotografia e cenografia de qualidade e figurinos perfeitos. A minha nota vai ser 7 pela ideia original e momentos maravilhosos e tocantes que a série me deu.

Recomendo ⭐⭐⭐

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A Beautiful Concept Lost in Messy Execution

Imagine being straight for 70 years, then suddenly kissing someone your grandson’s age. If that’s not awkward enough, I don’t know what is

This one was so hard to rate. On one hand, the cast is absolutely stunning, and the concept is unique and intriguing. On the other hand, the execution left me frustrated more often than not.

Take episode 10, for example. I’ve been enjoying this drama since the beginning, but wow… Taiwan just cannot compete with China or Korea when it comes to fight choreography. That classroom fight looked so fake it honestly would have been better left out entirely.
And the logic? Completely gone. HaiYuan disappears for a couple of hours, and ZeFang acts like he’s been missing for days. Then suddenly bam an accident, and then right back to searching again. The ex goes full psycho and stuffs him in a locker (because apparently that’s a thing). But the real kicker? HaiYuan somehow tracks ZeFang’s exact location through an app like he’s got Find My Boyfriend installed. Please.

Then in episode 11, we suddenly get a third couple thrown in. Out of nowhere: “I had a dream you were with someone else. I don’t like it, so I’m jealous, which means I like you.” And then boom a kiss. Seriously? What was even the point? It was rushed, forced, and completely disconnected from the rest of the plot. Instead of spending time developing this random couple, it would have been so much better to focus on the main relationship that we’ve actually cared about since episode one.

But at its heart, the show did give us moments of beauty, and sometimes words fall short, so here’s a poem that captures it best: I wrote this poem

Xia Ze Fang pushed too hard,
a kiss not ready to be shared 💋
Ye Hai Yuan turned away,
heart untouched.

Then came the soul switch 🔄
and suddenly…
it wasn’t the face he saw anymore,
but the spirit within 🕊️
gentle, steady,
filled with quiet warmth.

This story teaches
love is not a chase,
not a force,
but a slow unfolding 🌱
If it’s meant,
time will lead it there.

Yet in reality,
a twenty-year-old loving a seventy-year-old?
Unlikely.
But here…
youth’s beauty hides a lifetime’s wisdom,
and a golden heart 💛 makes all the difference.

The series had so much potential, and there are still moments that shine, but the lack of consistency, unnecessary jealous scenes, and sloppy pacing keep it from being great.

Final verdict: 7.5/10. Stunning cast and unique idea, but a messy, uneven execution.

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