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I just increased my screen's brightest all the way up hahaha

Same. But that's coz they filmed in the morning (hard to set up lights for night shots in the desert) and had to dim it in post prod. Maybe their monitor's brightness was high so they bumped up the darknes hahaha

The romance is very natural and happens organically with bonus points for on screen chemistry of Ni Ni and Bai Yu. ML and FL characters are different but complement each other nicely that it makes them a strong force to reckon with.

Probably had the child outside so their baby can come in and out without worries also better medical facilities. Maybe they mostly live outside since they're still undoing all the ills of living in with slavery and oppression; not a good environment for a child. But for sure they come in and out.

For me it was. It does start a bit slow for some to get to know the mains and the parallel world, but since you're binging it shouldn't be too much unlike those that waited for new eps to drop.
MZY comes into play more in the second half of the story tho, so fyi on that. But I think you'll get swept away by the show and the mains' chemistry.

Fei Tang represents people who are not fighters. They can't all be full of courage and can fight enemies at the getgo. He slowly gains some courage. But to the very end, he's a loyal and kind-hearted friend.

You mean here in MDL? Unfortunately, that ranking is littered with high traffic stars.
As a fan, I'm content knowing Ni Ni is a well respected actress who has a recent box office breaking movie and a Best Actress award. She may not be as popular internationally, but it's her passion and skill that never disappoints.

Shan He's heroic heist is one of the highlights hahaha team rooster! hahaha

1. No, not really
2. I forgot. It's very organic how they officially become a couple.
3. Not really. When they get separated, the show fast-forwards so don't worry about it.
4. Happy ending. A very happy ending.

For those who are new fans of Ni Ni, I also suggest Suddenly Seventeen. It's a fun heart-warming movie that's legally available on youtube with English Subs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NjdkDkd7JE

And her newest movie Lost in the Stars, if you can watch it. She's also great there.

Parallel World is YLX show and Ni Ni delivered. She was amazing from beginning until the end.

True. But with DL inheriting her godfather's business and GS being able to drive them back and forth, I think they end up a very wealthy odd couple.

They did. It was called Express

The puppets are carved leather, same with regular our world shadow puppets but bigger in size. That's why the "shavings" become the gnats - probably the leather was imbued with magic before carving. I think the puppets was purely magic and the puppets only behaved as they were instructed to do (no real intelligence).

But that one wasn't 100% clear in the drama especially after what happened with GS. Seems like what they did with Gao Shen was a new thing that Uncle Ao came up with than how it used to work.

When Long Zhi said her name is YLX, JZ thought it was a coincidence (because the real name of FL is Ye Qing Zhi, but she chose a new name Ye Liu Xi when they escaped the mines). So only JZ knew of Qing Zhi's chosen name and lo and behold he met someone whose name is the same as Qing Zhi's chosen name.

There's already a scene showing Long Zhi faking her name as Ye Liu Xi when JZ saved her. Fake YLX (Long Zhi) flirted with JZ who eventually had feelings for her. So in that sense, they became a couple. But later on, Long Zhi placed a "spell" on JZ where Long Zhi became Qing Zhi and YLX became a traitor. So in JZ's mind, YLX turned out to be a traitor after he fell for her and they became a couple.

This is spoiler-y. Some bits will be more clear later on.
JZ and YLX met as kids at Gold Mine Mountain, both as slaves. JZ taught YLX how to read while YLX taught JZ how to fight. JZ and YLX escaped the GMM together then founded the Scorpion Eye. JZ even as a child liked YLX, but she's not in the mood for love (she has a goal and drives towards it).
If you're wondering if JZ and YLX became a couple (because JZ said YLX used to be his), that will be explained more later on. If you want, I can spoil further.

Using sorcery, the human-sized shadow puppets are used to drive in and out of the pass to trade goods because they don't have blood, they are not affected by the "blood run dry" curse. That is until YLX was born, the Nandou stars appeared in the sky, and the magic that fuels the puppets stopped working.

Which episode are you at now?

can confirm. it has english subs