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Only half way through each episode I feel like it should be the end of the episode already. Not because it's bad, but because it's good. They've really cut all that superfluous padding with this one.

dOb

The soundtrack keeps me coming back to this series.

The fact that's a good story well told keeps me loving it. ;)

There's a part of the story that I don't think is that well depicted in the series. Perhaps its mentioned near the end, I can't recall. That is : she's supposed to be beaten down and become stronger through adversity throughout the story. Each trial of adversity she goes through is supposed to have her one step closer to becoming the key person that sets the big bad free from his prison at the end - and which is why Wuji was commanded to kill her as soon as he found her. These trials she goes through are often other people failing her - to cause her, in the end, to lose trust in others and be willing to set the evil free. So being weak and needing help nearer the start is part of the story development.

1. Yes
2. Yes.
3. Yes.
4. Yes.

Basically food porn wrapped in a light and fluffy historical romance with any dramatic tension resolved within 2 or 3 episodes. Something to watch if you're absolutely stressed to the max and want a drama that'll soothe you.

1. Yes
2. Great. One of my favorite re-watchable c-dramas, even with the plagiarism concerns.
3. Yes.
4. Yes.

1. Depends on your perspective
2. Confused. Very long story cut into a 2hr movie. They spent a lot of money on the movie, so it's very very pretty, but ultimately the story suffers because of the condensed time to tell it. Watch the series instead.
3. Yes.
4. Yes.

But seriously, watch the series instead. I note you've also posted this list of questions under the series' page comments.
https://kisskh.at/16547-eternal-love

Woah.

Wrong time of the month?

Never mind. Don't bother answering. I really don't want to know.

Lol, go have a look at the number of comments on the 'Immortality' page ... and that one doesn't even have a release date yet!

XD

My condolences to you for having to read her character in the novel then.

:)

Haven't seen 'Love Between Fairy and Devil'?

Seriously, it's gotten to the point where I just heard a doctor tell the male lead not to use his powers until he recovers his health, and instantly I know, I just absolutely know, that's EXACTLY what she'll cause him to do.

Ugh, her character is just so stupid.

I've struggled to episode 27. The struggle is all because of her. I don't blame the actress. The character is just so stupidly written. All the inane things she does just to bleed some extra drama out of the script. I came to visit MDL to see if there was any reason to continue the struggle with the remaining 13 episodes.

I really don't get it. It's clearly a good production. All the actors are putting in thir best. The special effects and costuming is all done well. The music isn't particularly memorable, but still some effort is there as well. Why would they put such overall effort into a production just to have such a halfwitted female lead character?

I'd really regret missing the rest of the plot development as presented through the other characters, but I'm so fed up with her I think I'll skip to the final two episodes.

I'm more of a fantasy/sci-fi person, but if the story is actually good, I'll give anything a go.

I read the synopsis and thought 'they're just using the fantasy intro aspect to rope additional viewers in, but it's just an idol vehicle ... meh'.

Any particular aspect of this series that you think viewers like me will enjoy to the finish?

I want to like it.

1) fantasy genre

2) Li Hong Yi

I'll keep watching it for those reasons. But even though I'm watching it, it doesn't mean I'm giving it high marks :)

Is this one of those rumoured productions I've heard of where corrupt money needs an investment to be spent on? Because the behind the scenes planning and production is so poor, I'd believe it.

If it is, kudos to the actors for putting their best foot forward and doing their best with what they given.

Just because it has a shoestring budget is no excuse.

Shoestring budget films/series can turn out fantastically as long as the behind the scenes work is carefully planned and carried out. Even productions with the worst costumes/set design can be preferable to watching big budget productions, so long as the remaining aspects of script + acting + sound + production work together.

This one is a mess.

I have nothing bad to say about the acting ... well, I suppose that Tang villain of the first few eps is hamming it up, but I'm enjoying his hammed up performance. And if I think of the lines he has to deliver, possibly there's no better way to deliver those lines than to be extraordinarily hammy since his lines are so over the top.

The sound/music is ... there. Nothing blissful, but hasn't made me wince either.

The costumes/sets are ... there. See music comment.

Where it falls down is the flow of the story. It's presentation is at times confusing and unbalanced. Who's to say thats due to the script, the editing, the direction, or a combination of all three - but it clearly hasn't been planned and carried out all that well.

I really want to know how someone can arrange such a line-up of acting talent, and then screw up the script/direction of a series as much as this has been.

I'll keep watching because I like the talent, but seriously, whoever caused this disaster needs to be blacklisted from ever being involved in producing film/tv ever again.

Is this just the Chinese extra-sanitised/sexy-removed re-imagined version of the very very good Kdrama 'Kiss Scene in Yeonnamdong'? (aka 'Who Kissed Me?')

https://kisskh.at/49281-kiss-scene-in-yeonnamdong

Or is it another beast entirely?

o\_/o

To have cut the episode at that point ...

for the weekend break...

...

... that's just mean.

Consort Yue reminds me of my mum.

For some reason I feel an urgent need to wash the dishes and take the bin out.