Tbh, I'm a little confused. So it seems Ye Li knows that everyone from the mountain is dead, yet she has no idea…
We have to see the ppl in mountain and Qing Shuang as separate cases. Ye Li seems to be aware enough to the truth given that she can make cover up stories, actively navigate around this topic, and even orchestrate the revenge.
On the other hand, Qing Shaung seems like her coping mechanism she unconsciously adopted while she was going through whatever happened there.
Imo, that's the beauty of this character. At any given moment, we can't exactly grasp how much of what she's saying and doing are truth or lie and whether she's doing it consciously or unconsciously.
That was funny, but I think the screen time can be better adjusted to the main leads together. We barely had them…
They seem to be intentionally portraying Ye Ying as a typical naive, willful, and sheltered young girl. Not just once, but across multiple dedicated scenes at that. I highly speculate that they are setting her up for a major breakdown and a complete descent into madness.
I know what happened to her in the novel, but who knows? The drama might change her storyline too.
Give an award to the soundtrack team. They are doing wonders. The music perfectly sets and elevates the atmosphere, and none of the choices feel intrusive.
What's up with that, btw? I saw some bts. He's gonna be sick or something? Usually in cdramas it's when a person…
In the novel, his white hair is permanent. Can't say for sure the drama will follow it though. After the transformation, who knows drama might dye his hair back to black? lol
What's up with that, btw? I saw some bts. He's gonna be sick or something? Usually in cdramas it's when a person…
In the novel, Ye Li was pregnant with their first child at the time, and was presumed dead after being hunted down by enemy armies. Mo Xiuyao almost went mad and his entire head turned white overnight.
I love how MOLI is written. It lets my lazy brain, that has been 'spoonfed' with obvious details in many dramas,…
I totally did not expect we would get such a psychologically complex and layered character from this drama. Really appreciate the drama team for this. It's such a treat to watch so far.
Just read the whole novel. The drama so far is 85% fan fiction.
The changes around Ye Li give more depths to the character and are certainly intriguing. It's one of the changes I love most here. It's clear they put a lot of thoughts into these adjustments, not just cutting out stuffs to fit the drama's length.
Just read the whole novel. The drama so far is 85% fan fiction.
I actually love the changes. The novel works because it has virtually unlimited space to flesh out multiple main plot, sub plots, and a massive cast of characters. The drama with 40 episodes limit will not work at all if adapted very closely to the novel.
As a novel reader I'd say this drama adaptation is 85% fan fiction. I'll try to enjoy it for what it is, but I'm…
I loved the novel as well. But, I'm also excited that we are getting properly fleshed out replacement plots and characters in the drama.
Imo, it's being handled way better than those half baked adaptations which try to stick to the main events of the novel while removing the intricate details to fit into limited episode count, leaving the drama flows unaturally and plots not properly fleshed out.
It's a shame we won't be seeing some of the characters, but I can live with that if the quality of the drama remains like this till the end.
Watched 2 episodes. And i would say by first impression i think i had too much expectations from this drama. Not…
Ep 4-5 is where the story set its tone and direction clearly.
So far, the strongest aspect of this drama is the character depths. If that looks like something you might enjoy, give it a few more episodes. For me, I'm totally hooked to the developments of both main leads.
So from what I’ve gathered, YeLi is somewhat the sole survivor of a massacre at Lishan Academy and is therefore…
Exactly. The fact that she's aware enough to weave cover up tales and take active actions, while also having a coping mechanism going on is quite intriguing.
Also, it's quite hard to get a read on how much of her we are seeing at any given moment is truth, lies, or something even herself is not aware due to trauma.
On the other hand, Qing Shaung seems like her coping mechanism she unconsciously adopted while she was going through whatever happened there.
Imo, that's the beauty of this character. At any given moment, we can't exactly grasp how much of what she's saying and doing are truth or lie and whether she's doing it consciously or unconsciously.
I know what happened to her in the novel, but who knows? The drama might change her storyline too.
Though yeah, if you plan to read solely to learn the drama plot in advance, there's not much point so far given the current story of the drama.
Imo, it's being handled way better than those half baked adaptations which try to stick to the main events of the novel while removing the intricate details to fit into limited episode count, leaving the drama flows unaturally and plots not properly fleshed out.
It's a shame we won't be seeing some of the characters, but I can live with that if the quality of the drama remains like this till the end.
So far, the strongest aspect of this drama is the character depths. If that looks like something you might enjoy, give it a few more episodes. For me, I'm totally hooked to the developments of both main leads.
Also, it's quite hard to get a read on how much of her we are seeing at any given moment is truth, lies, or something even herself is not aware due to trauma.