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I'm objectively ok with it after acknowledging all the many shortcomings 🤭

Oh, I thought alternate dimension was where you had copies of the characters but with totally different lives. But I think I'm using Marvel's definitions now :D

I'm the opposite in that I wasn't aware of the hype and had no expectations. Probably that's why I enjoyed it as much as I did

I thought the memory loss would be handled differently. It had the potential to be, at the start.

But I've finished watching now, so I'm ok with things (despite all the shortcomings) :)

And it definitely was just carrying on their usual tradition of doing well-meaning things for the other

I think everyone is in agreement about the amnesia plot. And to have wasted so many eps on it.

The ending had to be this way because going the way the manhua did (with reincarnations) wouldn't be allowed due to censorship.

I'd expected a sad ending, so I was happy with this :D

That was some illusion she created. She wanted that life as well. At least they got part of it in another dimension

Was this a drama you had been anticipating for a long time?

The odd thing is that the couples in the alternate dimension have all the memories of the couples in the main dimension

If they had ended it quickly, I wouldn't have minded as much. Two episodes of her forgetting, several of her either slowly remembering (which was the route I thought they were going to take when they showed her at the market) or slowly falling in love again.. that could have worked. The antagonism from her and keeping him in the dark were the worst bits.

But I still enjoyed the drama :D

Unfortunately, everyone's scratching their heads about this. It looks like the Tear of the Void (whcih can manipulate time and space) was used to create an alternate dimension in which the same characters get happy endings.

I liked evil THH as well. I also liked the brief THH vs Shi Ji face-off (Ep34 maybe?)

I think that amnesia plot was the worst choice they ever could have made. I actually liked how THH was acted. I could see micro-expressions that indicated her feelings for DFYC and that her feelings were growing. But to reset back to square one for almost 10 full episodes and then restart again was just so pointless.

She did have a reason, even if the execution was harsh

She did much the same to protect him

But even Yuechu made decisions without discussing with her. From that wedding with Bu Tai, to suffering soul backlash... They both did everything for each other

Actually, your earlier comment mde me think that maybe reincarnation storylines are not allowed by censors? I'm not sure if that's true.

Oh, isn't there a censorship issue with reincarnation?

Because someone showed BTS of YM and GJ filming in modern clothes as well. I guess they cut that either because they're not allowed to have reincarnation storylines or because they thought viewers wouldn't like it

I'm assuming the final part was possible because of the Tear of the Void, which allows manipulation of space and time. Maybe the creators thought that ending the storylines in the modern world (as it is in the manhua) would have been too difficult for viewers to process.

I knew there had to be something more to her actions. She was never cruel without a reason (and that reason was normally to protect him)

It's how the story is in the manhua

I don't think a younger actress could have pulled off the character. Even though in the manhua she's shown to look like a teenager, a younger person most likely won't be able to convey not just the responsbility that comes from being a powerful leader, but also guilt and grief carried over 1000 years.