Have to move to app viewing for the rest of the eps hahaha
For some reason, YLX and the shadow puppets cannot co-exist (maybe because both can cross the worlds without harm - a sort of balance needed to happen). So the shadow puppets magic stopped working when YLX was born. So according to the prophecy, the "Bones of Liuxi" needed to die in order for the shadow puppets magic to work again.
Long Zhi's main motivations weren't really clarified until the end. Little bits of information seems to point to the shadow puppets revival as what the sorcerers really wanted. YLX after all was not the type to be controlled unlike shadow puppets. Having control over the goods that come from outside the pass was of great importance to the Longs. BUT that felt a side note than a main thing.
Makes me want to read the novel to get a better idea of this part of the story, tbvh. I wouldn't be surprised if CN censors didn't like the idea of the bad guys wanting full control and authority and the good guys crushing the powerful families and their military.
TBF Long Zhi with all her scheming and long game planning was good, but the ending was flat. The moment LiuXi…
In the end, her motivations weren't made clear. It would be too much if it was because of JZ. That she like JZ from when they were kids but QZ took him away. She was in need of a fresh corpse. I was surprised that was part of LZ's flashback when she learned for JZ's suicide.
that's not low by MDL standards these days. So don't let the rating daunt you. This is a truly enjoyable series with great acting and chemistry. Take a dive! Plunge into the other world with us!
also love how we get to see all these geminus version of all these characters XD
It was a poorly used device in PW. They enter midway through the story, then every time they came out, it felt like they were cutting in line. It's like they were added as an after thought instead of being smoothly integrated in the story telling.
Totally worth watching this drama What I likeIntriguing and engaging plot Tight story with few plot holes Comedy…
TBF Long Zhi with all her scheming and long game planning was good, but the ending was flat. The moment LiuXi spoiled her plans, she went downhill. As for the Long family, I thought they'd be so powerful but Uncle Ao felt more powerful with the gnats than any of the other sorcerers in the drama showed. In the end, they were just controlling the exotic beasts with the wand and that was most of their power. And they were all just following LZ's plans all this time. In the end, they never got to explain what LZ's "West out of Yumen" idea was that drove her to do all those things.
I'm more unimpressed by the narrator-painter addition to this story. Agree that they were totally unnecessary and breaks the mood.
also love how we get to see all these geminus version of all these characters XD
None whatsoever. They're really outside of the story. Someone here explained that it's a censorship thing where they want to make sure viewers know it's a fantasy even though it's set in the modern era. lols
I'm gonna savor it for a while before binging. But for those not getting express, I can say that the next episodes are very exciting and the ending is satisfying. If you can get the express, it's worth it.
Don’t forget the express episodes lol. I have to wait until the Hi6 episode is subbed. Ppl get way too huffy…
I'm also going to have to wait for the Hi6 subbed haha but since there will be express, I have enough to watch.
One good thing is that with how solid the acting of the cast is and having no "traffic stars", we can quietly enjoy the drama without hearing about negative marketing from china.
Long Zhi's main motivations weren't really clarified until the end. Little bits of information seems to point to the shadow puppets revival as what the sorcerers really wanted. YLX after all was not the type to be controlled unlike shadow puppets. Having control over the goods that come from outside the pass was of great importance to the Longs. BUT that felt a side note than a main thing.
Makes me want to read the novel to get a better idea of this part of the story, tbvh. I wouldn't be surprised if CN censors didn't like the idea of the bad guys wanting full control and authority and the good guys crushing the powerful families and their military.
I'm more unimpressed by the narrator-painter addition to this story. Agree that they were totally unnecessary and breaks the mood.
If you can get the express, it's worth it.
Didn't see that ending twist coming
One good thing is that with how solid the acting of the cast is and having no "traffic stars", we can quietly enjoy the drama without hearing about negative marketing from china.