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Just started this and the mother is enraging me so much, I want to reach into the screen and scream at her, omg. She is worse than those evil rich MILs in your typical cdrama romances, because unlike those escapist dramas, this story is grounded in reality and real everyday people and the way she treats her daughter is absolutely appalling, even more so because she probably feels she is doing what's best for her.

Yeah, different user tastes on different platforms for sure. I usually adjust what those ratings mean depending on the platform, type of drama etc. since their relative scale is still pretty consistent. 😂

Wow, 7.3 is pretty solid for Douban! By comparison, 7.7 is a bit low for MDL, though granted it's from less than 100 raters at this time, so not statistically significant enough, imho. I was going to pass, but will probably check it out now based on the strong Douban rating and everyone's comments here. Thanks!

Yes, exactly! And imagine if she had just asked him about the book, or heard him out when he tried to explain later on! Communication can do wonders! 🤪😂

Still a pretty decent vertical, and WHZ did a great job with the gut-wrenching, emotional angst. And with the way things were going, I was genuinely expecting a super tragic ending, but even before the very end scene, things went better than I expected. 😅

I think it should be the same day because he reset back to the water where he was going to take the serum, and when everyone went out to eat, that also reset, if I recall. So I think the lake scene was just after midnight, they were at the station at 3am, and then the goofy happy dinner scene was later that evening. So some 20 hours later.

If I understood the ending correctly in the show, it's strongly implied that he does take the serum, but because he took it on a loop day, when the day resets, he hasn't taken it yet, so he is still aware of the loop.

Yes, some of the characters speak Cantonese or they switch back and forth. Some speak accented mandarin, and BJT speaks atrocious Cantonese, probably for comedic effect. If you look at the various signs, and which side the driver's side is on, the setting is basically a stand-in for Macau or Hong Kong. (And it was filmed primarily in those locations, if I recall.)

The fictional names of the cities mentioned have similarities to the real cities: Hua'Ao = Ao'men (in Mandarin pinyin) = Macau
Xing Gang = Xiang Gang (in Mandarin pinyin) = Hong Kong

I would totally buy the king's recipe book if that existed 🤤🤤

Like the other link posted in the comments, this one also starts differently, with the opening in this YouTube version also from a later episode. I guess they do that to entice viewers. 😂 The actual beginning starts when they first meet. I don't know if the YouTube version has the same soundtrack, which really adds to the vibe and mood of the drama. I absolutely loved the version I saw on iQiyi, easily the best vertical I've ever watched. (This is the brother's story, I mean, I haven't watched this one yet)

Oh good to know! I was about to create and entry for it!

To be fair, MDL exists because of users who **volunteer** their time to help update the site. Having worked in an actual newsroom and seen the number of times we can't cover a story because we do not have the staffing capacity to do so (so we might end up only covering a follow-up story later on) and having done enough volunteer work to know we make time when we can, I would never expect a site built on volunteers to be on top of every headline all the time. Not to mention, the vast majority of MDL news is about the Korean entertainment industry (and they've missed some Korean celebrity news in the past), which probably means they have fewer writers who cover Chinese entertainment news. For all we know, nobody was available to write something earlier. I am just saying give people some grace.

As for Yu Menglong's death, whatever happened, I don't think the authorities are helping the situation by clamping down so hard, it only fuels more conspiracies, (but why are their actions a surprise to anyone familiar with how things work there?). At the same time, from what I understand, many of the video and audio have also been debunked as coming from other unrelated sources.

💯💯Hahaha, so true. Get a real world detail wrong and it's going to bother me forever, like an itch I can't scratch!😅 Taser on a plane? What sloppy script writing, poor attention to detail and accuracy! But falling through time through a glowing recipe book with flying words? Sure, why not? 😂😂

Just started this and I couldn't help but wonder how the heck she managed to get a Taser on the plane 😅

It's a theatrical release, so it should be playing in theatres first.

People said it reminded them of HK film Eye in the Sky (2007), which also starred Tony Leung, and the Korean remake, Cold Eyes (2013).

I don't think so. Not officially anyway. It's still in theatres, at least in Canada.

I think the point is, because of his appearance in the film, his fans, who might not normally have known about or cared to check out this film, are discovering it, and that's always a cool and a good thing. I doubt anyone is going into this movie with the mindset that it's a beauty contest. Besides, there is nothing wrong with supporting who you like. I went in with a friend who is a fan, but I was unfamiliar with him and didn't know anything about the film. I am not a Jackie Chan fan, but do know Ci Sha, so it was a pleasant surprise to see him in it.

I liked both about the same overall if you are comparing S1 of JoL, even though I found ZH much more gripping in terms of pacing. Zhang Hai feels significantly heavier, whereas JoL has a lightness to it, so a bit different in tone. But both focus on extremely smart and strategic ML leads navigating a treacherous court and both try to be grounded in science despite initially giving viewers the impression there are mystical origins. ZH does not have any martial arts skills though by design. My only caveat might be that I guessed the final villain very early in ZH, whereas I struggled to guess where the plot was going with JoL. The acting is comparable too - both MLs did a stellar job, but felt a bit mismatched with their respective FLs (even though I really like ZJY and LQ in general). Hard to compare with JoL S2 though for me, as that is one of my all time favourites.

If he noticed the flaw right away, then he could have realized it was an illusion sooner. (It wasn't a lack of shadow, Zhang Hai noticed that the flames didn't move despite the sword swishing closely, meaning there was no air/wind from the blade.)

I've watched far too many vertical dramas, probably over 50 -- many of them so terrible -- but this is probably one of the best ones I've seen. The actors can actually act, the story doesn't have 5,000 nonsensical plot holes and other silliness, it avoids some of the most popular tropes, and for a vertical, the ML toxicity level is actually surprisingly low (toxic MLs seem to be almost a requirement in most verticals)! If you like your stories angsty and smoldering, this one is a good one.