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If I'm not wrong, Linmon Media (producer of this drama) has a good reputation for producing top quality dramas. I'll just trust them to do the right thing.

I know what "noble idiocy" trope is, and I also hate it, but this drama ain't it.

It feels good to finally watch a C-drama that is up to date with the latest episodes on an official streaming platform and not on some random pirate platforms.
Where I live, Viki is as official as it gets for a streaming platform, and it often is not up to date with the latest episodes.

Xu Kai and Bai Lu have recently been given more freedom in selecting their own scripts. It looks like they have renewed their contracts with better conditions and more freedom.
It will take time for WXY to gain his freedom, since Yuzheng can't control Xu Kai anymore.

YuZheng had also been trying a lot to make Liu Xie Ning (actress playing first sister) happen.

I know this is a multiple-couple romance drama, but I still can't help but be duped.
Most of the promo relied on the third sister couple, and I understand that they can't always be the main focus of the drama, however, if you compare the first sister couple plot and the third sister couple plot, the third's couple plot in the first 10 episodes allowed the focus shift between second's and, in the end, even the first's. It incorporated a lot of other plots, and even introduced the fifth's plotline too, which I felt was reasonable. But when it came to the first's plot after episode 10, it's all been about the first sister couple, there's barely any development in the other sisters' plotlines. It's like, the other sisters are only there as a support, whereas when the third sister's plot was going on, the sisters and the mother were integral part of the plot. Here, they don't feel so.

The Blossoming Love was very good for the first 30 episodes, the last 10 episodes were disappointing.

I am about to start Perfect Match today.

Might watch The White Olive Tree too. This drama and ABAY drama original novels were written by the same author. So, I will wait for a few days to look at the people comments before jumping into it.

If you want to insist she is my 'BL', feel free to do so, lol. I have no qualms. I do actually like the actress, unfortunately, my liking for her mostly applies if she is co-starring with XK. The only dramas of BL I have watched that did not star XK were Love Is Sweet and Story of Kunning Palace. Even those two dramas, it took me more than a year since their respective airing to watch them.
I only came across the information about BL's transitioning when I was browsing YouTube where Marcus Here's new video had it on the title. I am yet to watch the video. But the title said everything that needed to be said.

That makes sense. I guess, for Bai Lu, no romance = not idol drama.

Yeah, that's why I said not including both of them, because they aren't airing anytime soon, or they aren't airing indefinitely. Especially Monkey King 3. They have released a game, Black Myth: Wukong, which became an international sensation. My friend who is an avid PS5 gamer is still waiting for the prices to drop and buy the game to play. So, I guess they'd want to protect the IP and will not let this drama air indefinitely.

I just looked at her upcoming projects.

3 dramas (not including Zhao Ge and Monkey King 3), out of which 2 doesn't have romance theme, 1 does.

I guess she made those comments because she's doing more non-romance projects and is kind of preparing her fans for it.

My BL? 🤣
I like the actress, but I'm a XK fan.

By BL do you mean Bai Lu? I just read recently that Bai Lu won't be doing idol dramas anymore after she's done with her current commitments. So, she is transitioning full-time.

I wish XK could still film at least one idol drama per year, and one or two transitioning dramas. Although he is getting old (as per Chinese standards, not mine. I am a year older than him lol. I I call him old, what would I be?), he looks pretty young. I don't believe he will face what LXY is facing right now, but I do hope he doesn't get cast opposite a 16-year-old FL, lol.
Let's not forget that the actress playing the FL in this drama is also still in her teens, only 19.

👍Advise: watch ALP for what it is, and not as a prequel to MM.

I've seen people watching ALP to satisfy their love for the original characters from TLI or MM, only to be disappointed in ALP for obvious reasons.

In the novels they are adapted from, yes, ML and FL are reincarnations of Tianqi and Yuemi from ALP.

Better watch all three dramas as standalones, as they are all made as standalones. Connections only apply in the original novels they are based on.

Yeah, it was so unnecessary tbh. And they introduced a new threat in the last minute to give us that open ending, it really pissed me off. That's why I rated it down.

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I lowered the ratings for The Double for the very same reason. The drama was a 10/10 until the last few minutes they decided to pull an open ending scenario. The drama crew literally had to film the epilogue episode just days before the express package was set to drop lol. If it weren't for that, the drama was set to be an open ending. And I hated that, because I read the novel and it was a very happy ending. So I watched the drama when it was ongoing (I rarely do that with Xianxias or costume dramas) fully expecting a very happy ending.

I guess the only costume drama I went in blind, not knowing if it will be a happy or sad ending, was Wonderland of Love. The author, who was also the screenwriter, was famous for writing sad endings (Siege in Fog, Goodbye, My Princess). But people have been saying that the author was in a rare good mood and probably has written a happy ending for this one. I originally wanted to wait, but the drama drew me in, and it was the best decision I made, cause it has a very happy ending. The whole last episode is dedicated for the happy ending.

Wow, if I was watching that drama when it was running, I would be fuming mad at the ending lol.