Furrina

1) no romance. There is slight romance between Huzi and FL, but this is strictly a bromance between Huzi and Qi Xiaoxuan
2-3) leads are together from ep 1 to 36, maybe they separated in 2-3 eps near the end. They fight like normal people, but talk it out and communicate like adults. Their relationship is healthier than 99.9% drama couples.
4) HE is subjective

I mean that scene where they all are lets gets together like again blah blah is a hardcore death flag.

Not exactly SE if u are familiar with the pattern.

If the novel adpated is a bl/bromance, then either the drama has a open ending, or they introduce a female love interest for one of them who moves on at the last moment (either gets with another guy, hence I was expecting Wu Lidan/ZXT ship) or gets killed off.

Kind of why Qi family is all that rage. Because the Qi are descended from 2 Masters, unlike others.

Oh u sweet summer child, better if u dont know.

Or u could google Arnold Schwarzenegger's movie, Junior. That's all I will say.

Not a spoiler if u paid attention. The first twin Qi ancestor was the only son of Qi something (shifu's master) and Ye Konming (Yi Mei's master). Considering Qi is a dude and they have a son and this NOT a mpreg novel, it goes to assume that "Ye Konming" is a lady.

For me the fights are not thr problem, it's cg. Esp the effects as well costumes of canon fodder demons. The it looks like they decided to recycle costumes rented from some school drama club that were rejected by 90s power rangers. Sorry, but they are really dumb and cheap looking. I have no other complaints lmao.

Older shows usually had trained stuntmen performing the moves while the new shows usually let the actors hang for authenticity sake . Which is why long shots always look better because they are performed by professionals.

Also, in the past there was generally a distinction between actors like action actors and romance actors (typecasting) so it was also easier to get actors who are good in action scenes, whereas nowadays all actors do all sorts of roles so there are less specialists.

Obviously, censor board is watching. Plus, Hu Zi and Tongtong did have a love line. But I feel like at the end Hu Zi will either retire to his old village or go on epic adventures with one of the twins while the other stays in capital to rebuilt the council. Xintong is the commaner in chief now, so she cant just leave.

If u have seen Oh My General, they have a similar dynamic as Sandra Oh and her General/SML. I hated the useless ML and Xintong/Lidan kinda make up for that.

No, Granny has always been biased. Yanran is right. If Yan and Fei were both morally grey (just like Yan and Qian) she has no reason to differentiate or choose. Also, she blamed and locked Yan up even though he wasnt at fault and she didn't let him off for a fair chance even after she knew Yanran framed with him that murder pill. There was literally no reason for her to hate Yan (the twin spirit is not an excuse, literally everyone in that family has that and they deal with it, even before she came along).

Enemies to lovers, and I was not ready for that ship to.crash on my port.

If u discount the occasional 90s CGI and power-rangeresque demons, it is really good.

That puppet arc is a great way to get past censorship. It's not a bl, it is romance between a guy and his puppet-doll thingie who happens to be a guy 🤷🤷

Hu Zi: You look better in my clothes 😏😏

Well, it is a historical drama tbf

U need to check out Lars and the Real Girl movie. This arc is basically the bl xianxia version of it.

They are just close friends who are brothers. And according to historians, they were roommates

I cant believe they just all out went HuZi and the Real Boy here. At this point, they ain't even subtle.

I am on 20/36 (21/22 aired today, I have yet to watch) and so far they havent disappointed. There is no romance, for one. There was a bit of a tease between Hu Zi and the FL(Xintong) but they are firmly on different paths. Teins aren't actual twins (it will be shown in ep 14), more like split personality family curse. They usually lock the "evil" personality away in a mirror world Spirit Locking ritual . The sister is fully evil (she "killed" her good twin/spirit/personality). She also tried to kill off the good QXX (Qian) and framed Yan (before that Yan and Qian coexisted peacefully). The Grandma who is hardcore partial to Qian (I think she is very sus, others disagree) directly locked Yan without even a trial and Qian supported her (dumb mamma's boy). That's why Yan hates Qian and his friends. He isnt really evil, more like a guy who was betrayed his brother and locked away for no reason so he wants revenge against him. But he also wants Qian's friends, esp Huzi whom he HATES!!! to explain why he is friends with a backstabber like Qian when he/Yan is a much better choice.