Catalyst1999

Epic review, PBG!

"he chose to be invincible while she chose to be invisib" sums it up neatly.

Love the background info from the Shānhǎijīng. You're very generous in sharing your knowledge with all of us. Thank you PBG ♥️

Good analysis. I would add the acting was pretty poor aside from the 2 main leads. To force us to watch the second male lead endlessly was a painful experience. The fella does not have enough acting chops to carry the role.

Now I get it! I was wondering why i wasn't bingeing the last 10 episodes. Your review helped clear the fog in my head 😆

Excellent review. Love your way with words, PBG ♥️ "... unjustified pin-cushioning of good characters." 😂

Agree with you that the leads' chemistry was so crackly in the first half of the show, and then fizzled in the last 10 episodes.

I just finished watching this, after completing JOL2. Loved it! Loved your review even more, after completing the show ❤️

The chemistry between the Changlin father and brothers was so warm and believable. One of my favourite bits of NIF2. Can't say the same about the relationship between Pingjing and Lin Xi though 🤣🤣

I thought Pu Yangying was evil and reminds me of a snake, but i could still watch him relishing his own evilness. I couldn't stand the antagonist in the second arc. Somehow the actor has an off-putting vibe. I covered his face in some of his scenes. Haha.

Hahaha true that. All the naration and pearls of wisdom from the old uncle went in 1 ear and came out the other. My little brain couldn't process what they were doing :P

That has been on hold list for a while. Have you completed the drama?

Ahhh...that's where you're coming from :) I've not noticed this actress before

Agree on those points. But there are more sparks between FX and Saintess. Probably cos the actress is stronger, or perhaps the way her character was written. They click cos both of them are irreverent, witty and outliers in terms of talent. Of course I wish FX a happily-ever-after relationship with his chicken drumstick kuniang <3

Love the performances of the other main characters too, especially the Emperor, father, Chen Ping Ping and most definitely, Wang Qi Nian.

It was such an enjoyable watch. Glad I rewatched S1 prior to starting S2. Otherwise I would have missed the kooky use of totally non-mainstream music in some scenes. S1 used some kind of south american tune whilst S1 has yodelling. Only this drama could pull this off :P

Another excellent review, PBG ❤️

Totally enjoyed S2, aside from the laugh-out-loud reason FX escaped the S1 cliffhanger death 🤣

Don't you think FX has more chemistry with the Saintess? She is such a cool character.

Looking forwards to S3!

Is that a show?

Good call. I went all the way to Ep 19 🤣🤣

I should have written I've watched too many mediocre C dramas since dropping NIF2. Hence now I'm watching with more appreciative eyes 😀

Just tried watching Burning Flames. The acting and writing are quite lame. Not sure why the ML keep getting roles. Allen Ren has limited range. I wanted to watch more of Jeremy Tsui but he only appeared a few times.

JOL was a good drama. Worth another attempt, PBG

Another thoughtful and well written review, PBG. Thank you ♡

I attempted this drama almost straight after NIF sometime ago, and I just couldn't go beyond a few episodes. Restarted and enjoying the drama so far, the quality of the writing, and all the nuances. Perhaps I'm more appreciative and discerning now after watching many many C dramas in the past couple of years. Haha.

Totally relatable review. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

Like you, the show left many questions unanswered for me. Why would a ghost do the bidding of the very people who killed them? That was a big question in my mind.

The acting was fine most of the time, but became OTT went deeper angst was required.

The agency lost their golden goose

Which agency was he with? Are other artistes treated with the same level of disrespect?

Such a great loss for Cdrama fans 😢

So this wasnt the straw that broke the camel's back?

FL's acting was leagues behind Jeremy's. Does she have a rich family, rich sugar daddy or a big fan base? 🤔

Thanks for sharing. Was hoping to hear Jeremy's actual voice 😝

Oh my goodness...I just watched a random video of a Shanghainese person. No clue what she just said :P

So, you are right. I'm watching Mandarin dub version

Is Ma Yi Li's accent in the show a Shanghainese accent? Or exaggerated? It is quite whiney and tiresome.

I didn't realise that it was a foodie show. I love food but....
Not sure if it's the writing but it's hard to feel anything for the main character. Too materialistic.

Didn't start Young Blood cos I didn't like Zhang Xin Cheng in Go Ahead. His character was annoying. Will give it a go as it was highly rated by you.