Deirdre19

It is definitely meant to be a comedy. The original novel was a comedy, but the overall tone is more ironic and tongue-in-cheek, than the hahaha-slap-your knees humour of some slapstick comedies.
In the drama a lot of the comedy lies in the subtle details (i.e. the CP worries about wearing nice clothes to his BBQ date whereas the FL knows all about grilling meat).

... and so far it is quite entertaining (and a little bit silly).
I was a bit confused by the modern setting at the beginning, but thankfully this is not one of those "I transmigrated into a novel" stories (a trope that I hate more than anything).
Body-swaps are quickly becoming a rather over-used trope and are is rarely well-executed. In this one the actors are doing a pretty decent (not great) job of it. I'll be curious to see if this drama can keep its momentum once the novelty and situational comedy of the body-swap starts running thin.

Watched three episodes of this out of curiosity...

Menopause?

Not that I remember... there may have been a kiss or two in the beginning. Later, even though they spend a lot of time together there's no touching, just longing looks. It's a bit difficult to explain without spoiling the plot.

Yes, but the happy bit is a bit short all at the very end.

Yes, it gets a bit angsty at times... but the relationship between the leads is good. The drama has some annoying bits like the worst emperor that I have ever seen (the character, not the acting) and some annoying side character, but there is also an amazing love-story between a second couple. I liked the fact that there are some very strong older female roles in this and the acting by the main cast is pretty decent.
Also, it was the drama that made me fall in love with JT's acting. Those battle-scenes towards the end will stay with me for the rest of my life!

Yet another "transmigrated to another world" soap - this is getting rather boring...

This should also have Jeremy Tsui in one of the support roles, but he's not listed in the cast list...

Whenever she annoys me (=always) I try to concentrate on the fact that the actress is doing a pretty decent job at making us all hate that character so much.

Timeline seems to be the key problem for this drama 😂😂😂

The one in Legend of the Phoenix was quite good, too.

You should have seen the faces of the guys who came with me 😱 when the circus lady asked me: "Do you want to hold it?" and I said "Yes".
And they were butch military guys... 😂😂

You people laugh, but some birds can be quite frightening. Just ask anyone who's ever been attacked by geese!
I once came up close with the ravens in the London Tower and their sharp long beeks are the stuff of nightmares... On the other hand, holding a 3 m anaconda in a circus, no problem at all.

These things happen even in big productions. In Lord of the Rings there was a car driving (in the distance) in one shot...

There is a world of a difference between expressing an opinion (positive or negative) about acting, writing, OST or whatever and bashing a drama with hateful comments.
It all depends on how opinions are expressed. The main problem lies with people who are unable to tell the difference between an opinion that they do not share and an offense.

Thanks for pointing this out. Those are subtleties that most people don't catch.
People are just not used to paying attention to this level of detail (and I admit it's even more difficult trying to catch subtitles at the same time) and actors using such subtle acting are often misunderstood as "not expressing emotions".

You may think that 8.9 is too high, but considering that any ol' sh*t with a few pretty boys who can't act, highly flawed writing and barbie-style CGI seems to be getting an 8.2, 8.4 or even higher rating nowadays, it is not.

😂

Yes, the choice between saving the world or the person she loves is a classic xianxia conflict. This one is just an extra cruel variation of that theme.