Never post comments on that issue to avoid endless debates ^^
Just use it to see who to block :D
PS: I hope there's no limit to the number of people one can block because strangely some of the blocked individuals have mysteriously erased their accounts... Come on. It's okay. You have the right to defend an open genocide, freedom of speech as they say. Stand tall with your opinion ^^
My GOD... I was planning on giving this show an 8.5 based on the fact that the series lost some serious steam along the way... But no amount of fanservice is going to save that ending. I'm halfway through the episode and it's very disapointing. They've changed lots of things from the novel that made the story better and yet the completely nonsical ending ( not talking about the bonus stories) of the novel was kept. Why SHOW? WHY? JUST NO. I know there's some good fanservice coming in the second half... And I've only got 30 minutes left to finish this series so I'm gonna finish it but there's no other way to put it... Episode 11 was okay-ish... Ep 12 is a huge letdown.
Still... It was an entertaining show... I'm just disappointed at how gooey it turned out. I really loved the wattpat dangerous edge of the ML at the beginning but once they turned up the romance... the chemistry was there but the air of mystery, danger and tension of the first 4 episodes was gone.
The final nail in the coffin was this episode. Final ratings will probably be 8. I'll be watching the rest tomorrow because I'm not in a forgiving mood and I don't think it deserves to be rated less at least for me... But if I watch the rest now, I'm sure to give it less so i'm taking a little break.
That's it for the rant.
If you liked the ending, I'm genuinely glad for you. I wish I felt the same because this couple had truly the best chemistry I've seen in years in a K drama... but alas....
Everybody has gone to watch the last episode of When the Phone Rings... but my heart is with this show. Still light and fun. I do have to suspend my disbelief as far as Deok Su's cover wasn't blown in this episode... but since it allows us to spend more time with the Haona Quartet, I'm not complaining. Also things are progressing well with the fake Prince, so that's a bonus :D
Myeong Ho is becoming pettier and pettier with each passing episode though ... I can't wait for him to get his comeuppance
Pretty entertaining throughout but turned a bit too gooey for my taste once the leads got together. It lost it's Oomph and turned realllllly cheesy. The leads had great chemistry together though... Didn't watch the last episode yet but I spoiled myself so I know what happens... Honestly... Meh ending but they delivered on the fanservice I guess.
Anyway, that's gonna be a 8.5 for me. Great beginning but fizzled out by the end.
Why does it shows that ep 5 has already been released? But it's still not available in Netflix?
It has been released in South Korea at least on TV. You can see snippets of today's episode if you use a VPN... I'm waiting for it to be available on Viki but from I've seen... The cliffhanger for tomorrow is insane :D
True I was surprised BUT it doesn't mean that SHE knows that THEY know. ^^ If SHE doesn't know that THEY know…
I get you. I'm the same but since it's done there's no use crying over sour milk. Let's just hope it gives us something new and refreshing but I've got to say I initially felt the same as you did. I wish they had revealed her identity around episode 8 at least for the secret Prince.
So now I'm just crossing my fingers that it's not gonna drag the drama down but so far this series as classic and tropey as it is has been delightful for me. I'm also a sucker for the guy being secretly in love with the FL and acting as a secret knight in shining armor.
Also it could be fun to see him flustered, just as Jun Hwa was, seeing her behaving like a "dude" and trying desperatly not to reveal what he knows. What's also interesting here is the fact that she's been living as Deok Su for literally half her life now, unlike most crossdressing dramas where a girl assumes that identity pushed by circumstances but needs time to adjust. I think it's pretty obvious she's not always self aware apart from when she needs to undress.
Anyway, we'll know in a about 3/4 hours... Let's cross our fingers ^^
Finally the rating has increased to 8! 🎉 Can’t wait for Sat to watch this drama. One more day.
I was going to comment on that. Still not enough in my book. Given what's been aired so far, I would give this show 8.5 for its entertainment value (though I personally never rate a show until it's fully aired) but it's great to see it got rid of the 7 something which was totally undeserved for a show that hasn't even aired half of its episodes.
Either Fake Sa Eon was born out of an incestuous relationship... I'm betting his father raped his own daughter or something of the same disgusting nature or his mother was the daughter of the fisherman who raised him and she committed suicide because she was raped by Grandpa/Father and her own father - the fisherman - didn't defend her because when you're a RICH and POWERFUL disgusting old man, you can get away with anything.
I mean at this point, they're all twisted so what's another sordid story on top. Hope they resolve that in the first half tomorrow and we can finally get some stress-free lovey-dovey moments.
EDIT: WTF Was that cliffhanger? The scriptwriters have absolutely no mercy for its audience seriously...
Sigh.... Ep 30/31 Passionate scene Chinese style... Honestly you can see Lin Geng Xin trying to get Zhao Li Yin into the 'passionate kiss' but she's not into it... and even then it just doesn't work and the angle doesn't help. Honestly, instead of showing something that looks so fake, better not show it at all. This is a scene my queen Bai Lu would have nailed without fail ( which tells me, once I finish all the Chinese shows I'm watching, I'm going back to watch her, she always delivers for the audience).
Just zoom out on the whole thing, C drama viewers are used to it anyway.
That was supposed to be this huge pay-off, but I was taken out of the whole scene because of how terrible it looked. There was some good directing and the scene could have looked really good if it wasn't for the actress...
It's too bad 'cuz she's been terrific from the beginning but this puts a stain on her whole portrayal. Well C dramas...
ngl i was hoping they'd keep her identity secret a little longer sighs
True I was surprised BUT it doesn't mean that SHE knows that THEY know. ^^ If SHE doesn't know that THEY know ( and we'll have confirmation this week) well... We're in for a lot of fun :D
you know what I am having a difficult time getting past.....Seol Mae Hwa character hasn't aged AT ALL in the 12…
That comment has already been made earlier... So I'm just going to quote myself:
"Honestly personal experience... your face doesn't change that much between the age of 25 and 40 if you don't overexpose yourself to the sun... I could even argue up to your 50s ( I'm not yet at that age so time will tell). That's not to say there's no sign of aging but honestly it really depends on the person. My mom started to get visible wrinkles only when she got in her mid-fifties. Before, honestly I wouldn't say she looked twenty but it was very difficult to pintpoint how old she was."
I also found the first two episodes funny and the cgi in the first few minutes was awesome. But Idk if it’s…
Hmm... I'm currently on episode 25 and personally I'm loving the show to the point of having decided to finish it on one go... Something I rarely do when I'm watching as many shows as I currently am ( 6 in total but I usually stick to a maximum of 4, in 4 different languages yet this my third chinese show on the list) . It's not particularly new and I find myself surprised by how much I'm enjoying it because in the xianxia genre... This is pretty standard plotwise... Shen Li is just a-ma-zing as a badass female and 'Xingyu' grows on you ( I'm calling him that since you're at episode 2)
However the CGIs are top tier throughout. There's heavy use of it even in the most random of scenes.
For the coloring/filter choice... I personally find it pretty logical. For the moment if you are at episode 2, they're in the human world and the colors are less saturated/more dull. By episode 6 or 7 (don't remember which), that's when Shen Li is back in the Demon world which colors are livelier than in the human world and the colors in the Immortals' world are even livelier so the choice is not a matter of which version you've taken, it's a deliberate choice by the director.
This being said, if you download, sometimes the coloring may vary from one version to another but if you stick to one version, you should not experience any discomfort (I'm watching it on Viki so I can't tell).
Anyway the bottom line: the show is GOR-GEOUS... It's not one of these cheap xianxia that has no budget. They've thrown in the budget in that one, so give this show a chance if for the moment the only thing that disturbs you is the way it looks. You're in for a treat past the "chicken introduction".
Episode 23 ==> Ok.... I thought it was weird that Mo Fang died off camera and now this... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
I can't hate him. He must have a GOOD REASON to betray her. There's just no way in hell he's a bad person. I refuse to believe it.
SHOW I'm gonna trust you this time. EVERYTHING will make sense and you're going to show that Mo Fang was just misunderstood.
EDIT: Dear Mo Fang. I forgive you for everything. You're kind, it's normal to falter given your personal life story. At the end of the day, you've got your heart in the right place. I don't think you'll be alive by the end of this drama... So I'm already bracing myself. You're probably gonna die redemption style, leaving only tears and regret for those who knew you... But I dearly hope to see Xin Yun Lai in another xianxia as a lead. He's not you of course... But I'll take anything I can get. Mo Fang it's sad that Shen Li could never chose you: She can't love somebody who doesn't treat her as en equal. I get it, she's great. She's too great... So you put her on a pedestal hence she could never see you in another light. But Mo Fang, if I could teleport myself in this drama, I would have given you another ending... With ME.
I realky like Bae In Hyuk. But acting-wise he's outshone by the other leads so far. His crown prince could use…
I haven't seen any of his dramas so far but I'm enjoying his performance here. Jun Hwa is definitely more fun compared to literally everyone except 'Manly Deoksu' (I'm sorry I can't help but laugh every time Kim Ji Eun flexes her inexistant biceps)... But it comes more from the way he's written than performance-wise in my opinion.
I'm sure once our Prince starts romancing, we're going to see a lot of expressions on his part. It's gonna be fun ^^
Took me a while to get invested... The first 2 episodes were funny... Episode 3 to 6/7 felt like a repeat of the same... BUT past that (long) introduction with everybody back at their "rightful" places, the story definitely picks up. Now at episode 11 and I'm fully in 'binging mode'. Also I really have no idea what Xing Zhi is thinking but his antics are definitely funny ^^ But I prefer Mo Fang sorry. Mo Fang.... Forget Shen Li, MARRY ME!!!
" theres a lot of people on this site who can't handle criticism without taking it personal"So true. I've partially…
I know I get it... Got the same treatment on countless dramas as well. Most recent example that comes to mind is "The Judge from Hell". I ended up dropping that one. I also explained what was bothering me. Got ganged up on my a fan mob who can't hear diverging voices... I also got a flood of comments apparently from my comment on the upcoming "When the Stars Gossip". I wasn't talking about the drama that has not aired but some comments I made regarding both actors and one drama ( namely that both leads tend to choose projects I don't like but that I would give this drama a chance and that I tried to watch The King Eternal Monarch and dropped definitely on my 3rd try after 9 episodes - that was a side comment btw not the main point of said comment).
The first answer I got was really rude. So I blocked that person. Apparently I got a flood of answers that followed according to another user. I didn't deblock to check since I don't care BUT it didn't end up there. One more polite member started to politely bully me saying that she had read my profile, that I was like this, and that and that I didn't understand the drama that's why I didn't like it and that the fact that I gave 1 as a ratings for some dramas reflected my character, that she was working in the industry and that if I knew how much they worked I would never give 1 to any drama yada yada yada.
Anyway bottom line. I kept answering her and then realised... that I shouldn't and didn't care... BUT this member changed my attitude. I used to only block people who were rude. Now I also block the "polite bully" who are pestering you with 'politely passive agressive comments' to make you change your mind... which you're not gonna change obviously.
Anyway, at some point I deserted the website and deleted the account I had since 2016... But at the end of the day I like to keep lists of the things I watched so I ended up creating another one... I just do things differently now. Gotta teach yourself that we're all random nobodies and it's no use getting too emotional with random nobodies whose opinions have absolutely no consequences on your life.
(I checked and gave It's Okay not to be Okay btw... a 7.5. I watched when it aired... I didn't get the hype back then though I enjoyed it overall but again on the top ten 'Most Popular Show' list, the only two I truly fully enjoyed were Weightlifting fairy Kim Bok Joo and W. The rest were 8 for the highest... Descendants from the Sun 3.5. Hotel Del Luna 4... and I was generous with both... I remember having shared my opinion back when both aired by the way... But MDL wasn't as toxic back then. I've got an account on MyAnimelist as well but I've completely given up on that one. People are way too aggressive)
Lovely Runner. Same thing reverse. I posted a comment not linked to any other got ganged up on by an anti-fan mob that had flooded the comment section, I hadn't even MENTIONNED anti-fans. They were just there for blood. This being said I had defended one viewer who didn't liked the series when it was airing, and that person got the same treatment back then.
It's moving one way or the other, it's never in the middle. Truly tiring but again. Good life lessons to emotional controls. I'm grateful for the "teaching experience", thanks to these "drama bullies", I've learned a lot about how not to waste time online, so at the end of the day, not everything has gone to waste.
Sorry for the long post. I'm gonna put a spoiler tag.
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Just use it to see who to block :D
PS: I hope there's no limit to the number of people one can block because strangely some of the blocked individuals have mysteriously erased their accounts...
Come on. It's okay. You have the right to defend an open genocide, freedom of speech as they say. Stand tall with your opinion ^^
Ah sorry. I inadvertently gave away my opinion.
Oopsie!
Still... It was an entertaining show... I'm just disappointed at how gooey it turned out. I really loved the wattpat dangerous edge of the ML at the beginning but once they turned up the romance... the chemistry was there but the air of mystery, danger and tension of the first 4 episodes was gone.
The final nail in the coffin was this episode. Final ratings will probably be 8. I'll be watching the rest tomorrow because I'm not in a forgiving mood and I don't think it deserves to be rated less at least for me... But if I watch the rest now, I'm sure to give it less so i'm taking a little break.
That's it for the rant.
If you liked the ending, I'm genuinely glad for you. I wish I felt the same because this couple had truly the best chemistry I've seen in years in a K drama... but alas....
Myeong Ho is becoming pettier and pettier with each passing episode though ... I can't wait for him to get his comeuppance
The leads had great chemistry together though... Didn't watch the last episode yet but I spoiled myself so I know what happens... Honestly... Meh ending but they delivered on the fanservice I guess.
Anyway, that's gonna be a 8.5 for me. Great beginning but fizzled out by the end.
I'm waiting for it to be available on Viki but from I've seen... The cliffhanger for tomorrow is insane :D
So now I'm just crossing my fingers that it's not gonna drag the drama down but so far this series as classic and tropey as it is has been delightful for me. I'm also a sucker for the guy being secretly in love with the FL and acting as a secret knight in shining armor.
Also it could be fun to see him flustered, just as Jun Hwa was, seeing her behaving like a "dude" and trying desperatly not to reveal what he knows.
What's also interesting here is the fact that she's been living as Deok Su for literally half her life now, unlike most crossdressing dramas where a girl assumes that identity pushed by circumstances but needs time to adjust. I think it's pretty obvious she's not always self aware apart from when she needs to undress.
Anyway, we'll know in a about 3/4 hours... Let's cross our fingers ^^
I mean at this point, they're all twisted so what's another sordid story on top.
Hope they resolve that in the first half tomorrow and we can finally get some stress-free lovey-dovey moments.
EDIT: WTF Was that cliffhanger? The scriptwriters have absolutely no mercy for its audience seriously...
Passionate scene Chinese style...
Honestly you can see Lin Geng Xin trying to get Zhao Li Yin into the 'passionate kiss' but she's not into it... and even then it just doesn't work and the angle doesn't help. Honestly, instead of showing something that looks so fake, better not show it at all.
This is a scene my queen Bai Lu would have nailed without fail ( which tells me, once I finish all the Chinese shows I'm watching, I'm going back to watch her, she always delivers for the audience).
Just zoom out on the whole thing, C drama viewers are used to it anyway.
That was supposed to be this huge pay-off, but I was taken out of the whole scene because of how terrible it looked. There was some good directing and the scene could have looked really good if it wasn't for the actress...
It's too bad 'cuz she's been terrific from the beginning but this puts a stain on her whole portrayal.
Well C dramas...
"Honestly personal experience... your face doesn't change that much between the age of 25 and 40 if you don't overexpose yourself to the sun... I could even argue up to your 50s ( I'm not yet at that age so time will tell). That's not to say there's no sign of aging but honestly it really depends on the person. My mom started to get visible wrinkles only when she got in her mid-fifties. Before, honestly I wouldn't say she looked twenty but it was very difficult to pintpoint how old she was."
However the CGIs are top tier throughout. There's heavy use of it even in the most random of scenes.
For the coloring/filter choice... I personally find it pretty logical. For the moment if you are at episode 2, they're in the human world and the colors are less saturated/more dull. By episode 6 or 7 (don't remember which), that's when Shen Li is back in the Demon world which colors are livelier than in the human world and the colors in the Immortals' world are even livelier so the choice is not a matter of which version you've taken, it's a deliberate choice by the director.
This being said, if you download, sometimes the coloring may vary from one version to another but if you stick to one version, you should not experience any discomfort (I'm watching it on Viki so I can't tell).
Anyway the bottom line: the show is GOR-GEOUS... It's not one of these cheap xianxia that has no budget. They've thrown in the budget in that one, so give this show a chance if for the moment the only thing that disturbs you is the way it looks. You're in for a treat past the "chicken introduction".
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
I can't hate him. He must have a GOOD REASON to betray her. There's just no way in hell he's a bad person. I refuse to believe it.
SHOW I'm gonna trust you this time. EVERYTHING will make sense and you're going to show that Mo Fang was just misunderstood.
EDIT: Dear Mo Fang. I forgive you for everything. You're kind, it's normal to falter given your personal life story. At the end of the day, you've got your heart in the right place. I don't think you'll be alive by the end of this drama... So I'm already bracing myself. You're probably gonna die redemption style, leaving only tears and regret for those who knew you... But I dearly hope to see Xin Yun Lai in another xianxia as a lead. He's not you of course... But I'll take anything I can get. Mo Fang it's sad that Shen Li could never chose you: She can't love somebody who doesn't treat her as en equal. I get it, she's great. She's too great... So you put her on a pedestal hence she could never see you in another light. But Mo Fang, if I could teleport myself in this drama, I would have given you another ending...
With ME.
I'm sure once our Prince starts romancing, we're going to see a lot of expressions on his part. It's gonna be fun ^^
But I prefer Mo Fang sorry. Mo Fang.... Forget Shen Li, MARRY ME!!!
The first answer I got was really rude. So I blocked that person. Apparently I got a flood of answers that followed according to another user. I didn't deblock to check since I don't care BUT it didn't end up there. One more polite member started to politely bully me saying that she had read my profile, that I was like this, and that and that I didn't understand the drama that's why I didn't like it and that the fact that I gave 1 as a ratings for some dramas reflected my character, that she was working in the industry and that if I knew how much they worked I would never give 1 to any drama yada yada yada.
Anyway bottom line. I kept answering her and then realised... that I shouldn't and didn't care... BUT this member changed my attitude. I used to only block people who were rude. Now I also block the "polite bully" who are pestering you with 'politely passive agressive comments' to make you change your mind... which you're not gonna change obviously.
Anyway, at some point I deserted the website and deleted the account I had since 2016... But at the end of the day I like to keep lists of the things I watched so I ended up creating another one... I just do things differently now. Gotta teach yourself that we're all random nobodies and it's no use getting too emotional with random nobodies whose opinions have absolutely no consequences on your life.
(I checked and gave It's Okay not to be Okay btw... a 7.5. I watched when it aired... I didn't get the hype back then though I enjoyed it overall but again on the top ten 'Most Popular Show' list, the only two I truly fully enjoyed were Weightlifting fairy Kim Bok Joo and W. The rest were 8 for the highest... Descendants from the Sun 3.5. Hotel Del Luna 4... and I was generous with both... I remember having shared my opinion back when both aired by the way... But MDL wasn't as toxic back then. I've got an account on MyAnimelist as well but I've completely given up on that one. People are way too aggressive)
Lovely Runner. Same thing reverse. I posted a comment not linked to any other got ganged up on by an anti-fan mob that had flooded the comment section, I hadn't even MENTIONNED anti-fans. They were just there for blood. This being said I had defended one viewer who didn't liked the series when it was airing, and that person got the same treatment back then.
It's moving one way or the other, it's never in the middle. Truly tiring but again. Good life lessons to emotional controls. I'm grateful for the "teaching experience", thanks to these "drama bullies", I've learned a lot about how not to waste time online, so at the end of the day, not everything has gone to waste.
Sorry for the long post. I'm gonna put a spoiler tag.