LivingTheMoment

Yes, but I think that's why it's getting a bit of flack since he's the more popular actor right now. I noticed early on that people on MDL were expecting to see ML use his martial arts and have an equal role with the FL. I actually like this up-and-coming FL, who is getting some grief here. She was great- and held her own- in Love of the Divine Tree. I think the ratings would be higher if the script had made him smarter in the beginning (like he was) with her catching up , showing growth, so they could both work through issues and use their martial arts. I'm just not used to series sidelining one of the leads this much but I'm still watching and enjoying this one.

People have been comparing it with Coroner's Diary. Part of the reason it's getting a bit of flack is that the story line saddled the ML with being poisoned, losing his martial arts and kind of sidelining him almost to a support character as a result. I'm watching and enjoying the series; however, I wish the ML's character hadn't been written that way. With not much to do because of his illness, he stands around with a stern face part of the time. We all know he can act from previous series so I hope he gets better in this series soon (I'm on ep 11) so he can flex his acting chops..

This should be renamed, "The slaps heard round the World." So silly and yet fun to watch.

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I wouldn't mind the random rap music if it was attached to the Wuxia series, Heroes that has that type of music/theme but, agree, it doesn't really fit here. The Halloween cackle, yes, disturbing, lol.

The sideways view of the guy shows he's the only character with the little rounded chubby part to the side corner of his mouth, which will tell you who he is when he's seen in other episodes. That's the key if you want to use the clue.

...and now our man is unconscious, lol. We need that cure fast! He can't end up like Ren Jialun who always dies in the end when he's poisoned or injured.

Agree. Thankfully, he just saved the Medicine Valley Dr. who can save him, except that Dr. doesn't appear to spend any time in his office concocting cures, lol.

Darn, his new look didn't last long. Hope it comes back. It frames his face perfectly. I'll join the riot, lol.

I'm not fond of the poison trope either. The only good thing is they usually find a cure. Let's hope it's soon since our man can fight well and it would be a shame to not see those skills.

I second that, it's picking up nicely. Plus, a lot of the 35-40 episode c-drams take a minute to get going. I never give up after the first few episodes.

Agree. It's almost like trolling since it wasn't up their alley to watch that type of series in the first place. I didn't think about the not helpful vote, good idea.

Phoenix giving it 1 star for the reasons given doesn't make sense. All t.v. is repetitious and copying each other since shows were invented in the early 1920's; thus, to criticize this for being like the U.S. CSI type series that this person is bored with is no reason to rate it 1 star. The c-dramas set in ancient times with the beautiful ancient styling and cases having to be solved with the tools available for the time period are a nice departure from the U.S. series set in modern times.

I wondered like you if they were going to be able to tell a cohesive story with only 30 episodes since that is so unusual; however, after the initial learning curve and going to the trial, the action arc has really set the tone and the story line has picked up tremendously. I think it's going great personally, although like you I'd wish for more episodes just to be able to watch the series longer.

I didn't see it but it sounds like they're following pretty closely to the donghua, which should make the donghua viewers happy. It's sometimes disappointing for fans who watch a donghua or read a book to come to a live action where things have changed too much.

You have a great point. I don't have prior information about this story line like others do; however, it looks like it's going to get more complex quickly after ep 7 that I'm on.

Agree, Hu Ge is a great actor. I don't like excessive cry scenes either. I think Au Rui Peng is an example of a newer actor who can do the full range of emotions in costume dramas without overdoing it. I'm really enjoying this series and I also watch all of Yang Yang's costume dramas. I just hope he continues to improve like he has in the past so he has a better range as an actor.

You don't have enough info here for people to make a judgement on the story line. Your last sentence is the only real info about the story line. That's the sentence that would be a catch and make people want to know more ("I died the day I was born.) The sentence prior to that is confusing and should be rewritten and clarified. Good luck with your book.

With regards to Yang Yang, I think we're lucky that his acting has improved a lot from his Martial Universe days. He can show emotions with his eyes now with the on-demand tears; however, he's still in the Hankiz Omar phase where he's afraid- or unable- to use his facial muscles to show emotion to improve his acting. You'll notice they didn't have any big crying scene for him when his best friend turned into a masked body guard. I hope he continues to improve in the future.

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