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Ok ok ok so call me delusional because maybe I am just desperate for the deception to be done, but are you all absolutely sure that Jo Bo Zai hasn’t already figured out who she is? Just started episode 13 here and I’m liiiiiike what if he knows?? 🤔

LOL. I think they’re all very pretty people. I guess we all have our preferences and things that we tend to place more of an emphasis on. Mine has always been the romance. If the leads have chemistry and a lot of screen time, and not a lot of dumb drama / non communication / love triangles, and if it has a happy ending, then I tend to overlook other aspects of the show that could have been better. Like I wish TPoB had more fight scenes, and it did end kinda quickly, but it didn’t bother me because the romance was stellar. Was there some glaring plot holes in WDBtD? Yeah for sure, but I didn’t care because I loved the romance so much 🥰 Other people may emphasize the graphics, or the plot, or the quality of the fight scenes etc. Me? just give me a solid romance with a happy ending and a plot that has some intensity and I’m a happy clam. 🥳

Interesting. I agree that LOFG didn’t need those extra episodes - I wish WDBtD had more episodes for the mortal realm and modern realm 🤷🏼‍♀️

It’s interesting that from my side it seems like FH and LITC are awesome dramas and super popular with the audiences. I wonder what the Chinese audience considers a “good drama”, and yet at the same time I am thoroughly enjoying them myself.

YESSSSSSS 👏🏻 The FL in Fated Hearts is a contender, though. We will see once I get through the show.

I think both couples have great chemistry. Disagree about Arthur - I thought he was amazing in his role. Glad to hear that the leads are always together in FH 😊 ❤️

Haven’t seen the show, but I just looked up pictures of him. Yup. He’s very, very pretty 😍

My personal favorite as of this moment is Cheng Lei from Shadow Love 🌶️ 🔥 Granted, I may be cheating just a little bit because it’s not necessarily xianxia per say, but… I mean come ooonnn 🤌🏻 HMH might top that for me though 🤭🤭

😅🫣Is something wrong with Yang Yang looking older and more ageless with white hair? 😬Please tell me I’m not the only one who doesn’t see a problem with this 🤣

I am curious as to which actors would NOT look absolutely stunning with white hair? 🧐I can’t name one 😂 I need more silver haired lovely Chinese men on my screen.

Nope. A bit of progress towards that was made in episode 13 I think, but in terms of him finding out who she actually is or what her agenda is, I don’t think that happens for quite a while :/

Is there a way to have IQIYI NOT include subtitles for the ost? It’s especially annoying with this show bc the song subtitles cut into half of my tv screen when characters are talking 😒

I second this 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

😂 I know everyone hates her I’m just trying to see stuff objectively now for as long as I can 🙃

I am almost 25% into FH and it’s GREAT. From what I am seeing from others, people generally seem pretty obsessed with it and it’s getting heavy praise. There was someone in that forum whose favorite show of all time was TPoB and 2nd was WDBTD - and they said that Fated Hearts was a contender to those shows. I can see it.

That tends to happen with me, too. I pick up a lot more the second time around when I already know who the characters are and don’t have to concentrate as much on remembering names and relationships. This show was absolutely golden.

It’s probably more of a genre preference. Plus the two shows are compleeeeetely different, in almost every aspect. I LOVE WDBTD and am nuts so far about FH, but I also didn’t try watching them at the same time.

Yeah wrong show 😅

Was able to watch two more episodes. IT IS SO GOOD THOUGH???? Haven’t quite gotten over the mutual torture, but it’s overshadowed by all of the other greatness! ❤️

Finished episodes 6 & 7. The joys of working and only getting a couple hours to watch a night 😭

— Omg what happened to the FL??? (Don’t spoil me) Death camps?!! Whaaat? Her flashback was poignant and SAD. 😨And then it looks like she was saved by the prince (he’s a prince, right?) of Jinxiu and that’s about the time she joined the army. LOVED LOVED how supportive Suige was when she was having the flashback. LOOOVED how he helped her ground and bring her back. Gaahhh.

— Still don’t hate the sister. As Suige said when visiting his mom: he sheltered her and never let her experience the evil of humanity. She’s young and naive, and it was clear from ep 1. I feel so sad for her tbh. Sad because I do not get good vibes from XJS, and also because he seems obsessed with the FL. I am sad because I have a feeling that our little naive sister is gonna become better acquainted with the ways of the world. 😔

— OMG I AM OBSESSED WITH THE LEADS. Like all of these freaking episodes since 4. How she followed him into the forbidden area of his home, helped him dig up the wine and then freaking drank with him and was a good friend. My heart was floating so so so so so so good!!

— Speaking of… OMG if that is what Suige looks like when he feels betrayed (by sister), I am not ready for any other shit that may happen to him later. THAT ACTING. His FACE when his lil sister told him she wanted to go through with the marriage. W O W. I felt his feels like a punch in the gut. I am not ready for the hardship he’s gonna have to endure. nope nope nope nope

— OK so when they were drunk and Yixiao did that LOVELY DANCE (how she did without throwing up is a mystery), they showed those flashes of their battle scenes as Suige watched her dance. What are your interpretations of that scene? Was it like a way they connected over their battle experiences? Was he remembering other times they fought each other? I wonder what the point of that part was.

— YIXIAO COMPARING SUIGE TO THE MOON MY GOD AND THE FACE TOUCH ok that’s all for that one

— Also, their foreplay the next morning in bed with the dagger. Just fckn make out, have sex and get it out of your system already 🔥 🤌🏻 The chemistry is incredible. LOVING EVERY MINUTE OF THEIR SCENES ❤️

— That line from Suige about how Yixiao is not a stray cat or dog, and that she will “come of her own accord” ♥️ My MAAAAANNNN ilysm

— Great, great show so far. I hope they can sustain the excellence like TPoB. Keep them communicating, teaming up, supporting each other, compromising, etc. DON’T SCREW IT UP.

Yup. That is all.

Yah there isn’t a whole lot of shows that are on the same level as TPoB. I am watching Fated Hearts now and it definitely has potential, but it’s too early to tell if they can sustain the excellent writing like TPoB did. You may like Blossoms in Adversity - it very heavy on Girl Power and more progressive in that sense, if that’s your thing. The main leads are great and mature and capable. Legend of the Female General is also really good, and it’s also a bit more progressive. OHHH there is also Shadow Love, which also has a female general in it. I dunno if you ever tried the xianxia genre (fantasy, magic, CGI heavy), but my second favorite show of all time is When Destiny Brings the Demon.