Started out great. Could've been much better if the leads actually kept being treated like the leads. Seems like ZYZ's character was the best received part of this drama in China. Good. He was indeed the single most consistent thing in this. Considering the fun and fresh take on him, his styling and his near flawless portrayal, it's not a miracle that he manged to not become overshadowed by the writer's sometimes obvious efforts to push others to the spotlight. As there was almost nothing equally enticing about the other characters, except ZYC's circumstances. BJ's character had potential that was barely used.
But it IS a miracle that the drama could still hold on, albeit lost a lot of its unique charm. Probably hard carried by the visuals, some of the cast's increasingly good performances and the touching bromance. Because the romance was clearly in a battle against the creators, it couldn't possibly win.
I honestly think this could've been another TTEOTM.
For those that keeps going “why did XiaoZhuo fall in love with WenXiao, he saw fake demon WenXiao and suddenly…
It's how the drama showed it that makes it weird. It's like one of those bollywood movies when the guy only realizes it after his tomboy friend starts to dress like a girl. The fact that they spent years together without any serious indication makes it even more weird for me.
Besides, more than half the drama is over, the writer realized "oh, we didn't make obvious a love triangle for sml? You kidding, everyone does that", when the main couple had long been established. Felt redundant at that point and just a possible plot device. A lot of us thought this drama was past that. So it's weird.
I was waiting for you to show up. May I remind you of your own comment?
"ying lei is not wrong. Bai Jiu is a young child he has his future and everything, he has so much more to see and beside ZYZ is destined to die at ZYC's hand and he's old, even if they don't kill him right now, he will soon become a calamity controlled by that malicious energy. Let be for real, between an old man that will die or become a threat to the world soon and a young boy that can live to see more of the world, it makes sense to save that young child and prioritize him. Calm your horses down. Even ZYZ isn't mad, why are you all mad at him for? Beside Ying Lei is a young god, he has so much more to learn and see and Bai Jiu was his first friend, ofc like every one of us , he would def choose BJ over ZYZ"
I'm asking what did this hero exactly do that "overshadowed" ZYZ for you?
Seems like ZYZ's character was the best received part of this drama in China. Good. He was indeed the single most consistent thing in this. Considering the fun and fresh take on him, his styling and his near flawless portrayal, it's not a miracle that he manged to not become overshadowed by the writer's sometimes obvious efforts to push others to the spotlight. As there was almost nothing equally enticing about the other characters, except ZYC's circumstances. BJ's character had potential that was barely used.
But it IS a miracle that the drama could still hold on, albeit lost a lot of its unique charm. Probably hard carried by the visuals, some of the cast's increasingly good performances and the touching bromance.
Because the romance was clearly in a battle against the creators, it couldn't possibly win.
I honestly think this could've been another TTEOTM.
Besides, more than half the drama is over, the writer realized "oh, we didn't make obvious a love triangle for sml? You kidding, everyone does that", when the main couple had long been established. Felt redundant at that point and just a possible plot device. A lot of us thought this drama was past that. So it's weird.
"ying lei is not wrong. Bai Jiu is a young child he has his future and everything, he has so much more to see and beside ZYZ is destined to die at ZYC's hand and he's old, even if they don't kill him right now, he will soon become a calamity controlled by that malicious energy. Let be for real, between an old man that will die or become a threat to the world soon and a young boy that can live to see more of the world, it makes sense to save that young child and prioritize him. Calm your horses down. Even ZYZ isn't mad, why are you all mad at him for? Beside Ying Lei is a young god, he has so much more to learn and see and Bai Jiu was his first friend, ofc like every one of us , he would def choose BJ over ZYZ"