I think it wouldn't be a fair comparison to be honest. Yanxi, even though has serious parts, feels like a lighter drama and is funny. Ruyi is a tragedy mostly. There is just so much sadness in Ruyi. Both have excellent acting and the sets are amazing!
So I would say watch Yanxi if you want to cry and laugh. Watch Ruyi if you just want to cry!
Netflix is going to ruin kdramas. There was no reason to split into 3 seasons and they could have just done 24 episodes and been done with it. At least if they filmed it all at one time, it may have flowed better.
Side characters didn't matter. Like what was the point of air time with the priest and random woman? Added nothing. I really enjoyed season 1, but 2 and 3 was like... An AO3 fanfiction
This was such a healing drama! I'm surprised! Even though it had rom com tropes, they weren't annoying! Every side couple and character were interesting and I never got bored! What a nice surprise! 10/10 I hope every one of them get more work now!
I finished Lovely Runner! Watched it as it aired! I recently finished a heavy 87 episode C-drama and I'm just drained and don't need to see anymore tragedies, plotting, backstabbing, and death! 😂
I did! It made it a little better, but I wish it was clear that it happened after the ending and not some time line between him leaving. His two guys though 😭😭😭
Either Deng Wei has an accent that he hasn't trained enough to hide or the directors didn't like his voice for…
I suspect it's an accent. Wang Hedi recently dubbed his own character and people ripped it apart and said he needs to continue to use voice actors until he gets rid of his Sichuan accent and get better st standard Mandarin. Wang Hedi is working hard at getting better and I'm sure other actors, including DW, will continue to work at it.
Voice coaching probably takes months that these productions can't afford to wait for. I don't think it's a flaw, but it just shows China has over 200 dialects, which some can be their own language, and not everyone has the standard Beijing accent that they are pushing for.
Putting aside some weird plot choices, pairings, timeline issues, and generally strange world-building... why…
This is a good point. There were so many cgi elements in S1 to let us know we were dealing with demons and deities and other non mortals. I though old Mu was a deity and I'm pretty sure he mentioned it when they found out who Jing was with something like "He's a high ranking deity unlike us lower deities" or something like that. Outside of the flying carriages and XL demon eyes, there wasn't really anything that said this is fantasy in S2. Except they mentioned the time lapse which you also didn't feel because mortal villages stayed the same. Like it's been 300 years or whatever and they still are in grass huts?? Even with all of the deities around?
I know it doesn't matter for the story, but the Emperor was a child when he took the position, but Consort Li was the previous Emperor's Consort. How old is she supposed to be?
Do you expect CX to have just given up on gaining the throne when things got tough with uncles? Do you expect…
The difference is there were gains. CX was fighting for the throne. He gained something in the end.
Army was gaining nothing in the end by fighting. Sure, they kept their pride for the cause, but at what cost? You have to know when to fight and know when to see that it's time to move on. The world was changing and everyone was working for peace. Like good job guys for sticking to you duty, but it's over. Time to put down the weapons and lead some peaceful lives. Have wives and babies and a house with a yard.
I get it. I do. I just think they were foolish at the end and XL just accepted it knowing they had no chance.
Also, every comment about XL doesn't have to result at a dig at other characters. I wanted XL to see this path lead to nothing and just walk away so he could have his happy ending instead of melting into a poison fog alone at the end. They had so many chances at peace.
K-Drama 
Both have excellent acting and the sets are amazing!
So I would say watch Yanxi if you want to cry and laugh. Watch Ruyi if you just want to cry!
Side characters didn't matter. Like what was the point of air time with the priest and random woman? Added nothing. I really enjoyed season 1, but 2 and 3 was like... An AO3 fanfiction
I can't believe I binged this enough to have to wait for the last two episodes!
Ugh, I should have known with Youku!
Voice coaching probably takes months that these productions can't afford to wait for. I don't think it's a flaw, but it just shows China has over 200 dialects, which some can be their own language, and not everyone has the standard Beijing accent that they are pushing for.
Army was gaining nothing in the end by fighting. Sure, they kept their pride for the cause, but at what cost? You have to know when to fight and know when to see that it's time to move on. The world was changing and everyone was working for peace. Like good job guys for sticking to you duty, but it's over. Time to put down the weapons and lead some peaceful lives. Have wives and babies and a house with a yard.
I get it. I do. I just think they were foolish at the end and XL just accepted it knowing they had no chance.
Also, every comment about XL doesn't have to result at a dig at other characters. I wanted XL to see this path lead to nothing and just walk away so he could have his happy ending instead of melting into a poison fog alone at the end. They had so many chances at peace.