Carpe Librum

Can’t help saying this, but there is a big SPOILER in my comment. You’ve been warned.

One of the many subtle, yet truly beautiful things I loved about Ya She was Bi Zhi and Bei Lu’s last meeting before Bei Lu’s memory was wiped clean. Come to think of it, it was Bei Lu’s friendliness and sincerity when he portrayed Qing Zi Yi that made Bi Zhi cherish his friendship with Zi Yi and Zi Yi himself more. It’s a lovely parallel, which becomes visible only when you think about it a bit more: in the first episodes, Bi Zhi was drawn to Bei Lu only because he reminded him of an untimely lost friend; but, in fact, his special attitude to Qing Zi Yi was partly due to the fact that Zi Yi reminded him of Bei Lu. Love it, when they do things like this in stories about travelling in time.

I have just finished watching Ya She and I know I am not going to get over this wonderful project neither quickly nor easily 😍 It's a lovely story, beautifully told and enacted, visually pleasing, touching to the core and so full of hidden gems. Even the episodes some MDL residents called ''fillers'' were actually nice and in their own way enriched the plot by allowing us to know side characters a bit better, so that we do not concentrate exclusively on the mains, however incredible they may be. I think I would actually like another ''filler'' episode dedicated to Xiao Min, because we somehow do not get to learn more about her past ☺️ I seriously need Season 2 ASAP, as I am sure do many of the viewers. Please, Tencent, if you can hear me, give this show a Season 2 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Thank you so much ✨ Happy New Year 🙏🏻

Hi, guys! Excuse me, does anyone know, is this an original screenplay or an adaptation of a literary source? Thanks a lot in advance 🙏🏻

Absolutely. I cannot explain the rating. The show is brilliant, the best I have seen in a long time: the relationship between the main characters is amazing, the plot is exciting (there is a general arch and minor sub-plots related to the artefacts, that the main characters are searching for), and the visuals are very tasteful. The show has some very good humour and also quite a number of really moving scenes. Probably the only things to keep in mind before starting to watch are: 1) so far there is no romance in the story, and I seriously doubt there will be a love story for it is really not needed here -- apart from the sub-plots, of course; 2) some sad scenes can emotionally trigger you, if you are susceptible to certain topics. And, apparently, if you've watched the donghua (I haven't, yet now I'm definitely planning to!), you can find it hard to accept LJK as Su Bei Lu, because it seems the showrunners have completely reimagined his character for a live action adaptation. I myself absolutely love him as Su Bei Lu and couldn't imagine any other actor playing this role, he's brilliant. Hope this helps ☺️

Have just finished episode 1 and, oh my, I'm so excited about this 🔥 Absolutely love the strong Doctor Who vibes 'translated' into the Chinese culture and setting. Used to be a huge DW fan as a kid, but haven't been following the series for quite some time (basically, after Capaldi left the show), so Ya She for me is both a bittersweet quasi-return to that universe as well as a bridge between what I used to love and what I currently enjoy 😍

Yes, totally agree with you. I also appreciated that the writer did not make the SFL simply put up with the ML's new circumstances, she indeed was given a choice. It's great because in many Asian dramas we get FLs who are just too forgiving, accepting, sweet to the point of seeming to have no personality or dignity at all.

Come on, even our Prince Yan Chi, experienced as he is, for the first time didn't look particularly cool about the sight of that body, but rather 🤢🤢🤢

Lol, sorry, somehow I tend to think that I'm one of the 'veterans' here and most MDL residents are significantly younger ☺️ As for your comment, I watched UnH in winter, so I don't exactly remember the details concerning Natsu's relationship with his second girlfriend... I guess he grew a bit older, was starting to think about the perspectives of creating a family of his own, so upon meeting someone he liked he wanted to be more decisive.

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Well, it's perfectly normal: even though a lot of people like this title, it can't be everyone's cup of tea either. It's indeed sort of slow, although I would rather use the word 'contemplative.' It is also probably aimed at people of a certain age group, so younger viewers (late teens - mid 20s) might find it difficult to emotionally relate to the plot.

No problem. I'm not sure my explanations are entirely correct and in tune with the creators' vision, though. But I think that's the beauty of this drama: it's very lifelike, characters behave like real people, and in reality human emotions and actions can rarely be simply explained in just one way.

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Still, the overall dynamics is kind of the same: she is the one who is hopelessly in love with ARP's hero 🤷🏻‍♀️

Hm... Guess I just missed it while watching. Thanks for the reply anyways 🫶🏻

Did anyone else notice that the man (don't remember his name, one of the culprits in the opera case, the last one) who had been pinned to some wooden surface with a sword (the sword our FL couldn't remove because that would instantly kill the man), has somehow managed to 'unpin' himself, the sword still being in his chest when he fell? Did I miss anything or was it just a logical mistake on the part of the creators?

Back to the much discussed fire scene in ep. 19...

I love it how the rating is steadily growing and hope this doesn't change. Even though the opera-case wasn't very interesting for me personally, I still admit this drama is really wonderful and I would love more people to notice and appreciate it.

Oh, true. Good for him that FL doesn't seem to mind, though 😉

Oh, TYSM for voicing this! The ML is very likeable, but there's something highly egotistical about his behavior around the FL, because he IS ruining her reputation with his every action. For all I know, he can't be sure he will be able / allowed to marry her even if they manage to settle everything with her late father's reputation and restore her status, but he is deliberately making it impossible for her to get married to whomever and whenever. I know, she is not marriage-oriented at all, and probably doesn't care if she stays unwed, but his behavior is really irresponsible. And, something really felt off to me when he forcefully ruined his cousin's hopes of proposing to Wan and looked oh so smug about it. I know I'm supposed to root for the OTP, but I felt really sorry for the guy who seemed to genuinely like FL and treat her with thoughtfulness and respect.