lol, I wish those punishments existed in real life…. I mean that’s honestly real justice because the fear and helplessness in the perpetrator’s eyes….. wow, priceless…
I’m amazed and glad Park Shin Hye made this role relatively believable, her expressions were just the right dose of drama and exaggeration without me rolling my eyes but instead finding it quite amusing. She reminds me of some real life people around me actually… 🤣
The author died too………….. the novel apparently emulates her own life, I never knew about PAH, I thought…
The boy agreed to end things when she broke the news to him, I found that so realistic…. And I and equally surprising, I thought it would have been the typical plot whereby he stays with her…..
The author died too………….. the novel apparently emulates her own life, I never knew about PAH, I thought the plot was just fiction…. So damn sad…. Maybe that’s why:
The ML looks like Gong Yoo. Love the first two episodes.
I finally understood why I thought he was good looking, I don’t find any of the new generation Japanese actors/celebs good looking or charming….. he does look like a fair version of Gong Yoo actually…. It’s the facial proportions and his hair…
I used this wiki as a rough guide https://rakshasa-street.fandom.com/wiki/Rakshasa_Street_Wiki.. but there are…
Thanks for this. Ok, just to give some context, I find it bizarre that Rakshasa street is within Requeim street……… I mean in English that just makes no sense. Why not call it Requeim district/division…..? I kept wondering what a Requeim general is. lol, and why there are so many streets…. I mean just the summary below saves me a ton of headache:
“ Requiem Street is a place where all dead spirits are attracted to. Each street has a Requiem General to maintain order.[2] Rakshasa Street (镇魂街, Zhèn hún jiē)[1] is a street within Requiem Street.
It is a world were the Spirits haven't fully crossed over and the place were the evil spirits tend to stay.[1] Requiem Street is divided into separate parts and the entrances are scattered in the Human World.[1] As the Spirit World can no longer handle to increase in spirits due to wars, Humans were used to look after Requiem Street.[1]
All Requiem General's are given a General Chain, which is proof of their identity. It can only be removed using there own spiritual power.[3]”
Anyone can tell me where I can read on the background and relationships between different clans? I’m kinda confused though with all those realm names and clan/factions.
The themes and storyline of this was ultra solid and unique!! It was excellent actually. My eyes were just glued to the screen for the first 15 episodes. This should definitely have been about 8.3 to 8.5 per MDL’s gauge! WTH…
And the ending is fineeee….. it’s always expected with these kinda Mainland dramas due to censorship.
I was so so disappointed with Judge Dee. I waited agesss for it to get aired coz I’m a big fan of Zhou Yi Wei and it looked like it had a high budget. I dropped it halfway although I love Judge Dee stories in general, so sad. I miss Zhou Yi Wei being on-screen……. 😢
I’m probably in the super minority but I love the whole Bao Yi Fan and Andy storyline, only reason I watched S2 right up to the end. Truly think they are a perfect complement to one another, both equally strange and that’s why it works… and damns man, Yang Shuo and Liu Tao’s chemistry is just crazy.
BYF is just ultra charming, very eccentric, playful, immature and it’s realistic, I’ve met a few ultra wealthy second generations from Mainland that really remind me of him, with dysfunctional families, similar vibe. And for similar reasons I also love the Qu Xiao Xiao character, very attractive and equally sucha bitch. 😜 but in a way she is super mature for her age…
And Andy, also a flawed character, although more fictional, drama-centric esp with the whole family background thing, might not exist in real life. But it’s also because of this, and maybe because Liu Tao is just too natural in this role. Can’t help but get drawn to her, I’m a sucker for weird, ultra capable and attractive women…. 🤣🤣🤣
P.S: Sighs, my poor Lao Tan, my heart breaks for him…. Wished he pursued her…. Sighs. Instead of just being passive….
It ended abruptly and I was dying for Season 4. There isn’t one. Loved these characters so much, too.
Haha, same!! Wish there was a S4. I went online to find for hints on what was intended for S4. Found some tiny clues from wot the screenwriter said during interviews…
If you see this, may you please let me know the title of the Book and the author. Thanks in advance.
But she also exactly falls within the nurture debate….. part of the reason she turned out differently is also related to her upbringing, her upbringing is basically the opposite of her brothers…. And why she also finds it difficult to break free. Her craving for success, understanding the importance of money, maturity etc etc. these are all necessity otherwise a young kid won’t be able to survive in that kinda environment. The values, advice, education, lessons, treatment she was given is basically opposite of her brothers…. They grew up in the same house, but defo not in the same environment…
It’s never easy to break free from cycles…. Whatever kinda cycle it may be. Domestic abuse, kid-parent, cults etc.
Nope, defo the entire thing which made me furious was the father. I was totally hoping he would come around… Parents aren’t perfect, they can’t be, because they are only human. I get that. BUT they set the tone in the family. They are the start, the beginning. He chose to marry the wife, they chose to have kids, they even decide the number of kids they have….. basically they set the tone for everything……. I mean, this whole I’m getting old now nonsense is just….. a tad ridiculous. The father is like some Mr.King of Excuses man…. Like lol. I don’t even know how he managed to pull through his entire life, it’s almost like he’s living in a daze and dragging everyone to hell with him….
The physical assault thing is just…… wth man… hence can you imagine when I was watching the TV series, wondering how all these things are going to wrap up…. Like the last few episodes were so anti-climatic and so “?!?!?” And the most amazing and crazy thing is like even as adults, all of them just watch these happen and ALLOW this to happen, like it’s drinking a cup of water….. you know throughout watching the entire TV series, because it was so realistic I often wondered about the author. I always wondered if it is a semi-autobiography of the author….. Honestly if it was me, I won’t even bother to argue with them etc. I honestly will just walk myself into the police station and report it everytime it happens. But I also know that it’s a fact in Mainland, most of these kinda familial relationship dispute is not taken seriously unless it breaks a criminal law, unfortunately most of the time it is classified as a civil case.
If you see this, may you please let me know the title of the Book and the author. Thanks in advance.
I don’t really agree on the old age thing though, I don’t think all is forgiven just because one is a parent or one is old/ill….
Yeap, brothers are adults now, but the father is even more of an adult. In fact he should be the wisest one. But everything that happens is seen as a norm in their family. So actually if you think about it, even the FL is also an adult hence why I don’t think the TV series ending makes sense or at least that is the bit whereby it deviates from reality which was kinda disappointing… everyone is free to make free choices at that point of their life.
I felt the novel maintained the realism right up to the end, without being too extreme. I also believe to completely change something or someone perceived as a ‘norm’ is difficult/unrealistic, hence the “nature vs. nurture” argument in psychology… Somethings which are imprinted during a person’s upbringing is just as significant/fixed as something biologically imprinted.
But to be fair, I think the things depicted in this drama is related to a general consensus in Mainland…. It’s more of Confucianism deeply rooted in their society and country (inc their legal system actually), it is also the case in S.Korea, but S.Korea is more balanced I think and it looks like things are also changing because I saw they changed their legal system regarding default inheritance…
If you see this, may you please let me know the title of the Book and the author. Thanks in advance.
Actually I think the father is the one most at fault because you lead by example…. And that is how kids grow up, they learn from actions people around them…. Thus all the brothers are just mimicking their father because it was never labelled as wrong….. it is their upbringing…
If you see this, may you please let me know the title of the Book and the author. Thanks in advance.
Honestly I don’t remember the exacts… BUT I remembered it was completely different from the TV series. Which made me let out a sigh of relief… So there was no reconciliation at the end, if I remembered correctly…. She drifted away from her family… then they kinda left it as an open ending. Like she continued her life with minimal contact and I remembered the relationship with her mentor was also fine….
Anyways don’t quote me on this because it has been a while…. 🤣🤣
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhiSxchSnGM
I’m amazed and glad Park Shin Hye made this role relatively believable, her expressions were just the right dose of drama and exaggeration without me rolling my eyes but instead finding it quite amusing. She reminds me of some real life people around me actually… 🤣
“ Requiem Street is a place where all dead spirits are attracted to. Each street has a Requiem General to maintain order.[2] Rakshasa Street (镇魂街, Zhèn hún jiē)[1] is a street within Requiem Street.
It is a world were the Spirits haven't fully crossed over and the place were the evil spirits tend to stay.[1] Requiem Street is divided into separate parts and the entrances are scattered in the Human World.[1] As the Spirit World can no longer handle to increase in spirits due to wars, Humans were used to look after Requiem Street.[1]
All Requiem General's are given a General Chain, which is proof of their identity. It can only be removed using there own spiritual power.[3]”
And the ending is fineeee….. it’s always expected with these kinda Mainland dramas due to censorship.
BYF is just ultra charming, very eccentric, playful, immature and it’s realistic, I’ve met a few ultra wealthy second generations from Mainland that really remind me of him, with dysfunctional families, similar vibe. And for similar reasons I also love the Qu Xiao Xiao character, very attractive and equally sucha bitch. 😜 but in a way she is super mature for her age…
And Andy, also a flawed character, although more fictional, drama-centric esp with the whole family background thing, might not exist in real life. But it’s also because of this, and maybe because Liu Tao is just too natural in this role. Can’t help but get drawn to her, I’m a sucker for weird, ultra capable and attractive women…. 🤣🤣🤣
P.S: Sighs, my poor Lao Tan, my heart breaks for him…. Wished he pursued her…. Sighs. Instead of just being passive….
It’s never easy to break free from cycles…. Whatever kinda cycle it may be. Domestic abuse, kid-parent, cults etc.
Nope, defo the entire thing which made me furious was the father. I was totally hoping he would come around… Parents aren’t perfect, they can’t be, because they are only human. I get that. BUT they set the tone in the family. They are the start, the beginning. He chose to marry the wife, they chose to have kids, they even decide the number of kids they have….. basically they set the tone for everything……. I mean, this whole I’m getting old now nonsense is just….. a tad ridiculous. The father is like some Mr.King of Excuses man…. Like lol. I don’t even know how he managed to pull through his entire life, it’s almost like he’s living in a daze and dragging everyone to hell with him….
The physical assault thing is just…… wth man… hence can you imagine when I was watching the TV series, wondering how all these things are going to wrap up…. Like the last few episodes were so anti-climatic and so “?!?!?” And the most amazing and crazy thing is like even as adults, all of them just watch these happen and ALLOW this to happen, like it’s drinking a cup of water….. you know throughout watching the entire TV series, because it was so realistic I often wondered about the author. I always wondered if it is a semi-autobiography of the author….. Honestly if it was me, I won’t even bother to argue with them etc. I honestly will just walk myself into the police station and report it everytime it happens. But I also know that it’s a fact in Mainland, most of these kinda familial relationship dispute is not taken seriously unless it breaks a criminal law, unfortunately most of the time it is classified as a civil case.
Yeap, brothers are adults now, but the father is even more of an adult. In fact he should be the wisest one. But everything that happens is seen as a norm in their family. So actually if you think about it, even the FL is also an adult hence why I don’t think the TV series ending makes sense or at least that is the bit whereby it deviates from reality which was kinda disappointing… everyone is free to make free choices at that point of their life.
I felt the novel maintained the realism right up to the end, without being too extreme. I also believe to completely change something or someone perceived as a ‘norm’ is difficult/unrealistic, hence the “nature vs. nurture” argument in psychology… Somethings which are imprinted during a person’s upbringing is just as significant/fixed as something biologically imprinted.
But to be fair, I think the things depicted in this drama is related to a general consensus in Mainland…. It’s more of Confucianism deeply rooted in their society and country (inc their legal system actually), it is also the case in S.Korea, but S.Korea is more balanced I think and it looks like things are also changing because I saw they changed their legal system regarding default inheritance…
Anyways don’t quote me on this because it has been a while…. 🤣🤣