Divine Aria

And? Again, my point is, he doesn't have the same expressions. Try watching more than one or two of his dramas/films. He has about 70 of them. You can check any of them out. Try "Nothing But You", "Our Times", "Fights Break Sphere", or "Tomb of the Sea", for example.

He doesn't. Try watching more than one or two of his projects. Super versatile, one of the most expressive actors around.

If he's too intense for you then just watch another actor. Personally, I wish I had a guy who would look at me the way the ML looks at the FL.

Pretty sure that's just the director's way of portraying romance. He chose to use two little birds VS the typical close-up lip-locking of the characters. People keep forgetting and/or ignoring the fact that the second leads didn't get a real kissing scene either. They were leaning in for their kiss and the scene simply faded out on them, so I don't think there's anything "weird" about how the kissing scene between the main leads were done. In general, TLB just didn't have a lot of intimate scenes between its couples. That's how the manhua/original comic was too.

So who said that they weren't getting along? Never heard of that one. In fact, Wu Lei and Dilraba had some of the highest praises for each other. Dilraba said that Wu Lei was super attentive/caring toward her, and that whomever his future GF is would be so lucky. Wu Lei said that Dilraba was really professional and that she was "perfection" in her role. Actually, the two had been in other projects together prior to collaborating in TLB. They shot a short video together, did a magazine shoot, and were in a few variety shows with each other. Wu Lei even sent Dilraba flowers for her birthday one year. And, to this day, they still interact at events(Wu Lei talked to and also helped Dilraba off the stage at Weibo night just earlier this year). Highly, highly doubt it it had anything to do with the idea that they weren't getting along. What I'd heard was that there were talks of some kind of no-kissing clause in Wu Lei's contract since he was still so young at the time(only 20 at the time of filming), but the no-kissing clause reasoning was also just fan speculation, nothing that was actually confirmed. FYI, the second leads ALSO didn't have a real kissing scene, so it seems to me like the director just wanted to portray romance differently from the usual.

Fact is, Wu Lei is the lead actor of this drama, and it is rated quite high. None of that is changing. As I said, if you don't like it, find something else to watch.

Each to his or her own. If you didn't like him, you should have watched something else. Wu Lei was the reason I watched this drama, and it is the reason why it is rated as highly as it is. He was incredibly convincing as a man in love.

It's obviously more than a little crush though if he's willing to make so many sacrifices for her. That's the point. Sure, Sun is the one who started making sacrifices for her first, but she has also helped him at various points, and will make sacrifices for him as well in the future. It all balances out in the end.

My exact thoughts. Thank you! After having seen the drama so many times, I still always keep coming back to it.

There is def a reciprocation in feelings, but Changge is a character who has a lot on her plate. It's complicated for her because she has a lot of conflicting relationships she has to deal with. Her love interest is an enemy of her country(even if he's not an enemy to her personally). And while she personally hates her uncle, her country needs him. It's all quite the balancing act for her. On top of that, Changge is a female who was raised like a male, so she isn't comfortable with her femininity or with being treated gently as if she's female. It's a bit of a challenge for her when it comes to knowing how to react to Sun's care and affections. What I absolutely love about Sun and Changge though, is how the two truly have a strong foundation for a good relationship with mutual understanding/feelings of respect and admiration for one another and with how they naturally view each other as equal partners. With all of that said, there's way more to TLB than just the love story, so I would def recommend that you finish it.

Leyan wasn't an actual character in the original manhua/comic. She was created specifically just for the drama version of Changge Xing. I think that's prob why she, in particular, is so disjointed from the main plot of the drama. Out of the three, Shuyu does have a little more significance in his role as one of Tang's envoy.

I absolutely adore Sun and Changge. They're just as amazing individually as they are together. Still my favorite CP in 2024. I didn't want the drama to end either when I watched it for the first time, and I've watched the drama so many times since.

Can someone pls explain to me how their chemistry is sibling-like? With the way they're staring at each other, it's so creepy to be saying that they're like siblings.

We all have different tastes. Pretty sure I don't enjoy everything that you do. There is not a single drama out there that every single person loves. It's fine if you didn't enjoy it. No need to talk about the tastes of other people.

If you're already on EP9 and still feel that it's too slow then it's probably not for you. It has pretty consistent pacing.

For this drama with limited info, I thought I heard from somewhere that he's playing the younger version of the ML character. Was that never confirmed?

Thank you. Greatly appreciated :)

Dunno if you watched it yet, but he's more youthful, lively, funny, and down to earth in this drama. His Song Sanchuan is def more similar to his real life self and quite different from the serious, awkward roles that he played in LLTG and AASOL.

Wu Lei is super versatile with great acting ability. His characters can come off as so different from each other. Those claiming that he can't act make me sad :(

I love his stares. He can look at me all day, every day like that.