I dropped LIC, after attempting to watch it numerous times.
LIC as in Love in the Clouds? Yea I put it on hold because of the constant lying and deceit, mostly by the FL. It probably didn’t help watching it alongside Fated Hearts - where you have two very mature, communicative leads. In LITC they’re both lying and secretly using each other, and while the ML gets some great development, the FL continues to lie to him and use him… much longer than made sense. They’re two very different couples, but I will say that there’s a lot of 🔥 🌶️ in LITC. The chemistry is good and the visuals are gorgeous. If you don’t mind romantic drama centered around lying, using each other and secret keeping then you probably wouldn’t mind this one.
No one's accusing her of being selfish. Her not sharing her immediate problem with JBZ and insisting on stealing…
I am loving all your thoughts, and shared similar ones a few days ago. Good to know I’m not the only one who is struggling with the FL’s characterization.
I feel like the director should’ve only made half of the story revolve around the lie. So by episode 17 or 18,…
Mmhmm. It’s too bad. Better characterization with the FL would have helped a little. Show us where she’s coming from - show us flashbacks of her life, give us more insight into her thoughts other than just her thoughts of using and manipulating him.
And it was also just a waste of what could have been better storytelling. How about not rely on bad, overused cliched tropes such as not communicating, keeping secrets, lying and love triangles as a way to create drama? It’s lazy, lazy storytelling.
I feel like the director should’ve only made half of the story revolve around the lie. So by episode 17 or 18,…
Oh I am the same. I tried tolerating it, but honestly after episode 13 with the ritual carving and the sacrifices JBZ did to protect her, I lost it when she lied to him AGAIN. He did all of those things, got struck by lighting… and her only response was “I can’t tell him the truth yet.” and then talking to 27 in the cell about how “her plan worked because he fell for her” and then right back to stealing the GMD. I made it to 15 before I decided I was done. What was the point in continuing if the primary emotion I was feeling was irritation? It’s too bad. The lying dragged on much longer than it should have.
She went back to the real world and met the ML there, he had been waiting for her.
Yeah xianxia isn’t everyone’s genre. I have watched quite a bit of it, but I go back and forth between xianxia, wuxia and just regular historical Chinese shows. WDBtD is currently my favorite xianxia.
Yup! In xianxia it means that the person has sustained serious internal injuries or it’s a sign of severe emotional disturbance. It can also mean that the person’s “core energy” has been damaged. It has some meaning - it’s not there “just because” 😊
Saaaaame! I am only on episode 14 or 15 🫣 I love it so far. I can’t check out the forum or else I will get spoiled but you can be my person to tell me if it is still staying good 😂
Wow, the acting from every one in this latest episode is so good especially from the FL I felt sorry for the character,…
Yes yes yes this is what I’ve been saying 👆🏻 Glad they are showing us more glimpses into the FL’s life, but this should have started a lot earlier in the show. They did her development a major disservice with her stupid lying on episode 13 after the ritual. Had they given us these glimpses into her past ahead of time, her character may not have looked so awful for her continued lying after he saved her from the schemers, saved 27 and then fucking got hit by lighting to protect whatever it was she was hiding from him. Sigh. I’m glad I’m not the only one who wrestled with this. Instead JBZ did this incredible thing for her, and when he asks her point blank to tell him the truth, her only private thought is “I can’t tell him the truth right now.” And then she lies. When she is in the cell alone with 27, the conversation went as follows - “Your plan worked, he has fallen for you. We need to steal the GMD. So let’s wait until JBZ calms down and joins forces with us.” Terrible storytelling and character development for the FL. Then a bit later she does sneak into his Spirit Well, finds the GMD and actually tries to steal it were it not for the blood seal. 🤦🏼♀️ How much differently could it have gone if the scriptwriters gave us pieces into her past, spent more time showing us WHY she has been so manipulative and deceitful, and built up more of that sympathy for her character. :/
5 
1 
2 
2 
“Alright. It’s a deal, then.”
😍😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
And it was also just a waste of what could have been better storytelling. How about not rely on bad, overused cliched tropes such as not communicating, keeping secrets, lying and love triangles as a way to create drama? It’s lazy, lazy storytelling.