DramaAjumma

It's interesting so many think this is like Flower of Evil but that didn't occur to me at all. Even if there's any resemblance it's so superficial. What it really reminded me off right off the bat was When My Love Blooms especially with the use of flashbacks. I suspect not many people saw that one.

I had problems with the final act of Flower of Evil. It started well enough but went madly makjang. But that's a common problem with Asian dramas.
The first half was good and the leads were good, LJG especially.

There are aspects that are more LoTCH

It's nothing like Flower of Evil.

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My weekly post of Long Ballad. Please find the link under the spoiler tag. Not my best effort but I'm going through some health issues. Thanks for reading the last one.

I like the word "digestible". You're definitely onto something about the demographics.

It's amazing.

8.3 (at time of writing) can't even begin to be an accurate guide to this work of art. This is without a doubt one of the best C dramas ever made.

I can't help wondering as I'm watching this if Liang Yusheng wasn't trying to do a parody of Jin Yong. The show makes more sense when I think of it that way.

Episodes 37 and 38 were really good. This show never disappoints. So much progression. What a great juggling act with multiple romances. Brilliant.

Can't blame you. It's disappointing though.

I did a bit of skipping around and it seems that the second half is better than the first.

It's okay. I'm always hankering for more classic wuxia stories but while the cinematography and martial arts choreography are pretty good, it feels like I'm watching a B movie here. The writer seems to have plundered the Condor Trilogy for ideas.
I wish someone would do a decent adaptation of Ping Zong Xia Ying Lu instead.

I can understand the use of the same sects and elements but using the same names is surprising.

Is this supposed to be set in the same universe as Yi Tian Tu Long Ji? The names are familiar and the storyline seems to run along parallel lines.

Yes, I knew that. I"ve been watching it recently.

Lee Je-hoon seems to be enjoying himself.
Oh wow... U-Data... is just unbelievable.

And they managed to find an actor that has an uncanny resemblance to him.

I felt the same about Flower of Evil. It started off well... had a lot of potential. But it went madly makjang. Lee Joon-gi was the saving grace. I feel the same thing about Mouse incidentally.