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It's not her fault if the filter bangle is stuck to her wrist.
To accept herself as beautiful and at least as shrewd as Tang Qi, she needs some apologies and proof that she is not a nobody in the eyes of most (except Lin Miao and her new friend at work).
She has been bullied since childhood and even within her own family, into insecure feelings that have caused her to give up on the possibility of tender feelings.
The filter is an unwelcome accessory that Tang Qi was fleetingly made aware of so she needed to hide it, and everything has often involuntary causes and effects to push her and him into having to change attitudes towards others and ultimately their fated relationship.

It's very funny that SCC went to these elaborate lengths to use the "death" card again + in episode 21, Tang Qi himself mirrors her in going to "kill off" the illusion, through pinning the comic strip picture on a dart board and throwing darts at QST's jugulary vein on the pic. His basilisk stare almost disappointed that the picture did not spray fake blood on his carpet !! 🤣

he was

Don't worry about Tang Qi, he is not a baby and has hidden resources too.

Tough. How and when will it leave her (in peace) ?

Tang Qi is very shrewd, checking the existence and "death" of QST the "live action like" cartoon character, with the local police! 🤣 🤣 🤣 Ah, the lawyer sister had not foreseen that twist?

Wonderful drama showing how different perspectives can be, and how easily biased people and audience can become, taking sides and venturing to throw blame and aspersion instead of wishing for a peaceful solution (which will surely come).

Come on, the logical minded Tang Qi is not a wimp who can let emotions (especially delusions, as he realized) take over : he beat himself for realizing how cold-hearted he was at switching object of desire so swiftly after the "death" of Su Miao! He is slowly realizing things are not perfect about himself and that's why it hurts, but it is not a deep trauma, skin deep at most.
He was never in love with Quan Shen Tang, only wanting to expose the connection to the mysterious actions and not wholly accepted "care" from SCC who he still views with a dark filter in his mind. Now that his cold brain and basilisk stare have gotten back in full force, will he realize that pushing off SCC like he did (and still does) has hurt her, and caused a mysterious higher power to intervene with the supernatural "updates", and that he is co-responsible for his own "misery" ? SCC would like to escape the tangled web and be left alone, having given up (or tried to give up) on her love at first sight for TQ.
We still have 11 episodes left to enjoy the Tom and Jerry like hilarious play.

Loving this drama!

Yes and no: now the ever upgrading filter can project SCC on one other person at short distance (5 m). But SCC had to filter herself into the Soul detective "son" of Lin Miao's imagination. And she needed a tool to make the voices different.
This plot is convoluted but the logic is good and thrilling!

Best drama of 2025.

Agree : it's a gem of a drama. Perhaps best one I watched for entertainment since start of 2025 or longer ! Let's rave about it on other platforms too !

ah yes, that too! This drama is so good and fast paced !
So good that I am re-watching ep19 with the fairy tale cure and ep20 with the "killing off" superfluous character, and next the scramble to catch TQ before he tumbles down, while at the same time catching stuff that might knock the "granny" and visitor down.
TQ is both angry and puzzled that SCC probably toyed with him and at the same time protects him. Will his cold and logical brain kill off the feelings that his heart can't help have for his "fated" one? Gu Yu has come to almost same conclusion, but is he ready to jilt Lin Miao for her being an accomplice of SCC?
Suspense is still on, and there's 11 more episodes to go 😂

Episode 21 is a game changer. The cat and mice have changed faces 😂😂🤣🤣
Loving this show which comes up with so many fun disguises !

Netfllix has a page listing c-dramas : https://www.netflix.com/fr-en/browse/genre/107556 That'll give you an idea. But like for Amazon Prime, they don't keep shows forever in catalogue. So if you want to watch the 2022 RESET (15 episodes drama starring Bai Jingting and Zhao Jinmai) you'd better turn to Viki, a platform which houses many favorite c-dramas with good English subtitles.

I can't see that the novelist Zhu Yi could have such clout that she could influence foreign platforms to show the dramas inspired from her work, lol! No, but the drama was clearly going to appeal to audiences abroad, and The First Frost, being in same universe, was bound to attract both fans of HL and curious people.

That movie is difficult to find. It's titled alternatively "Under One Person" or "The Traveler" and was released last year.

I created an illustrated Mini profile for her which I posted a couple days ago in Discussions section of Northward, where she plays Ma Siyi, so people here (me included) may get to know some more about this actress :
https://kisskh.at/discussions/740015-bei-shang/136908-mini-profile-of-vanda-margraf-emerging-star-actress
You can learn interesting things there about her and if any fans of her have more to add, they are welcome (but she does not seem to have an organized fandom).

Yes, she was not yet 7 years old when her father died. The Gifs I created (and screenshots I included on the Mini Profile) link to footage of her young life with her mom (a Yunnan Han ecology worker), Vanda's sister, godsister, and to her father's work, a picture of Josef Margraf's daughters paying respects on his grave ; the other pictures and GIF on the page link to more info, too.

I dug into her data on a whim, so have only spent a couple of days on that exploration, but I wondered why, despite old footage from the 2010s was still available, her news became scarce; her Instagram accounts were discontinued, and her self proclaimed fans (she does not seem to have an active organized fandom with fan names and meetings) ceased to post much recently.
Recent news of interest were not totally easy to find, except the New years commercials. She has, like all pretty celebs, already suffered from a short-lived rumor about an unlikely relationship (imo. big Fake can virtually be stamped on that. No reason then to go cyber-bullying and suppressing the actress and model). Her dancing and singing is not in the league of idol worshiping and I did not spot other outstanding talents in arts, sciences, or sports, in her case. But she has some stage presence as an actress and model + her short interview about her acceptance to take hits in ipMan4 (it was a rough act: she ended up having nosebleed for the first time of her life!) shows someone who is serious about her work.
If there happens to be old fans of her, here, who know more, they are welcome to post additional data !

"Overseas distribution" contrary to US does not mean the Chinese government imposes outlandish bans on private companies marketing to foreign markets, especially for non sensitive products such as dramas which can be even be approved as a form of soft power tool to change attitudes toward China, abroad, and bring in some taxable revenue!
If foreign markets are interested in buying, that's fine: South Korean TV, Japanese TV, Arab, African or South American countries are welcome to purchase rights to distribute Chinese cultural products. China has good trade relations with many countries.
If you wonder why Netflix is blocked in China, here are the reasons : China has stringent regulations on foreign media content. The government requires all streaming services to obtain licenses and adhere to strict content guidelines, including data privacy laws, which Netflix has not been able to meet.
Content Control: Netflix's diverse and often controversial content (nudity, porn, violence, promoting religion, sectarism, political dissent, anti-China contents...) poses a challenge to the social stability ideals in China so these are not welcome in that country. Other countries may do as they please: China is not dictating their own morals to them.
Chinese dramas may show very violent things too, but be sure the culprits never win, and are going to be punished. The public will also be aware of changes in attitudes to what is acceptable and what is not, what is fiction and what is relatable to reality, where law and order is what's needed. Domestic violence, pedophiles, criminals of all ilk are not glossed over as impossible, but their deeds are not made to shine. Drifting Away got almost into trouble because the actors portraying the villains got shown in not enough disgusting light. The uncle in First Frost is clearly a villain who will get his just deserts.

Those who want to listen, here it is with translated lyrics : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6SrgUiWUEg (very nice, yes. There's also an OST song out by Zhou Shen btw).