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Li Xian…… he was perfect with Crystal Liu in Meet Yourself…. This looks even more intense romance wise….

The whole… dramatic “I-love-you-and-can-die within a week thing” kinda thing is………. 🤔🤔🤔 sighs. I can’t get into it anymore, or is it coz of the acting or is it 12-episodes…. Or is it coz I’m no longer a teenager…. ??? 🤣🤣🤣 😒😒😒

Same… but I think we are in a minority…. I was so disappointed that it was the brother…..

The trailer looks so damn good, am surprised. Kinda neutral towards the leads.
The colour grading, wardrobe and action scenes reminded me of Wong Kar Wai’s The Grandmaster….

But it only has 12 episodes……? 🤔

I find it quite similar to Douluo Continent, but this doesn’t have the fantasy genre.

Love the Pei Xuan character; neutral towards the actor… completely amazed with how it passed censorship….

YES PLZ! with proper Eng subs!

I think so too!!! I nearly skipped this coz of the MDL score. Luckily I checked the Douban score…. S2 actually has a higher score than S1 albeit only by 0.1 🤣 think the MDL score could be related to the ridiculous Eng subs…. It’s only translating 60-70% of the original script accurately.

SAME! It’s soooo much better than S1…. Like the plot is so much more meaningful and much more depth…. I fast-forwarded a lot in S1. I was so hesitant to watch S2. Coz I realised the acting/cast just annoyed me in S1…. I’m so glad I decided to give it a try…..

Definitely closer to SSS and JoL’s screenwriting + production standards, around the same level as Douluo Continent… The comedic moments are a lil’ awkward and random esp at the start, but almost everything else is substantially better than S1 (the higher budget is apparent). Everyone’s acting is so much better, so muchhhhh more natural (partially because all the actors have matured, more experienced, no longer newbies, stronger chemistry, Fu Wei Lun’s acting is more consistent as Ya Nei, so glad they casted a very solid, multidimensional Emperor YuanHao. The most impressive + surprising thing about Hai YiTian is actually his action scenes, he was so believable as a formidable general, no idea how he managed to naturally portray having double/triple the strength of average men but the actor is like 52yrs old 😳😱)…. Only character I really miss is Yuan Zhong Xin’s brother; Yuan BuoQi

Plot wise it’s at the same level as S1, just a very different direction/type. S2 is straightforward, tightly woven, shorter but with a deeper meaning on wot life means/purpose in life which should be discovered + actively pursued during teens/youth….

Actually found S1 pretty taxing to watch because it was such a drag….. The flow and editing of S2 is better, it’s actually pretty exciting from the get go…. But it really starts to suck you in after 7-8 episodes…. The plot thickens and pleasantly surprises as it progresses…. Kudos to Wang Juan for picking up a relatively interesting piece of China’s history to weave fiction into….

The romance here is also SOOOO much better, so much more natural + realistic…. Definitely no longer annoying… I found the romance very cringeworthy in S1. 🤣

With everything said, the biggest difference being S1 is an entertainment/casual watch but S2 is a lot deeper, serious, thought-provoking plot…. Though I have to say that a lot of the things that didn’t make sense/weren’t fully explained in S1, we finally get closure in S2…. And the way Wang Juan did it was so logical and sensible…. That you get many “ohhhhh…. Woah, that’s so smart” kinda moments…

LOL! I can’t… the plot feels very…. Uhh…. Angsty… not angst actually, more of it’s filled with misunderstanding, frustrating kinda love… but I liked the first couple of episodes. The mid-high quality production defo helps….

Ah, it’s coz I watched the ending OST credits roll… it looks ultra dramatic… 🤣 I don’t think my poor heart can deal with all the waiting… my mind might lose itself. 🤣🤣🤣

Ok. This is totally meant for binge watching…. lol, I sense many twists and turns to come. Going to stop and wait until this fully airs….

I still love it as much as I’m annoyed…..

For anyone looking for this (it’s produced nearly 2 decades ago, most platforms don’t have it)… found a HD version….

https://ww1.m4uhd.tv/watch-movie-marathon-2005-262407.html

The girl is ultra annoying……… why…… 😒 does this always happen in C-dramas……

lol, I felt Trace was the only “normal”, more logical one which he is in…. The rest that I’ve attempted….. are just strange. I never continue. This one is……. Ok…. Acceptable. I think it being so short saved it, otherwise I’m pretty sure the plot would have been all crazy and weird again.

I don’t know, somehow all the dramas he stars in never gets you hooked/really obsessed…. But he has been paired with relatively famous actresses though. I don’t know. All the plots he stars in are not great to begin with…..

But why though…. lol, do you know how difficult it is to be consistently casted as the main lead in a bad TV series…….? 🤣🤣🤣 I felt the only one I’ve actually completed the entire series from him was Trace. It’s actually a modern drama….

I don’t think he actually has any dramas above 8 on MDL. Maybe like 1-2….. 🤔

Someone below posted March 15th….

Oooooo great pairing!! She’s gorgeous. Hope filming begins soon!

I wonder why Jeremy Tsui is in so many bad series as well… like at least almost all of his historical ones are bad….. I almost never watch his series because I know it will be bad 9 outta 10 times….