This review may contain spoilers
Update: 02/07/25. This will be a long review now I’ve finished it
I usually wait till the end of a drama before I do a review, but I have to do one now.
Great start, fantastic ensemble cast with superstar power throughout. The music is touching and appropriate but episode nine is overwhelmingly frustrating.
Honglian has committed several unspeakable acts, including slaughtering a bunch of innocent sick people that were being treated by the pathetic and weak loser bum Li Mo. She got crazy, weird jealous because he was trying to save people because he practices medicine and she only wanted him to save her.
She tried to kill everybody without mercy but the moment she was defended against by Li Mo she felt so wronged that it was ridiculous.
Even as the episode came to a close and she was about to MASS MURDRR the entire village she was telling us a sob story about how she’s been alone and abandoned by Li Mo (THAT’S BECAUSE YOU’RE A MURDERING SCUMBAG).
We then got this loser bum apologising to her?!??!!?. Promising to stay by her side and not treat anybody ever again until he finds her a cure and declaring his undying love for this demented, evil, murdering psychopath.
What the actual….. what on earth has she done to deserve all this sympathy?
All the while this was happening, our ML and FL are fighting for their lives against her vicious attacks.
The whole thing has blown my mind and I’m tempted to drop it, but I’ll just have a break.
Episode 12. We find ourselves in a pivotal moment where it turns out FL has been faking it all along. I didn’t like that twist.
Episode 16 and 17. Why would our ML agree to this ridiculous 10 year pact? The female lead is a monster trying to kill him constantly and I hate that he’s always simping to her.
I get it, he should have more empathy for humanity but he’s a God FFS. Apparently she’s now some moral Crusader helping him understand his mortality. Give me a break, five minutes ago she hating him to the point of destroying his soul. The show is way too hectic for my tastes.
By the end of episode 19 we find out all her hate and resentment for him is based on getting beaten and tortured by humans that she broke the heavenly laws to save.
Episode 20. It’s all about how she felt abandoned. Boo-hoo. She didn’t reflect on her crimes at all. She’s a God who broke heavenly law but she feels wronged. Where is the accountability? Where is the acknowledgement that she committed a crime? Then I might feel a bit of sympathy.
I love Goldie by the way what a happy and clever dog.
She’s still constantly blaming him for everything. said he broke the promise, abandoned her and she said it’s unclear who is right or wrong!?! SHE HAS NOT TAKEN ACCOUNTABILITY FOR A SINGLE THING. What a frustrating watch. At this point I wanted him to let her die.
Don’t understand why he’s obsessed with her as Lord Yuan said, she’s vicious and ruthless and I’ll add she’s selfish, arrogant, self absorbed and doesn’t actually give a crap about our ML. She has no redeemable qualities but the story wants us to root for her.
Episode 21. So it turns out, as suspected he’s a complete idiot who fell into her trap. Okay, I’ll hold my hands up. This was always the stories design but we are still not clear on the context for this deep, seated hatred from her, which is still a bit frustrating.
Okay. I get her pain. STILL takes no accountability for her choices that led to the very same people. She broke heavenly law to protect to end up causing her unmanageable suffering. I still struggle to understand why it’s all his fault.
Now that’s twice she stabbed him through the heart, mutilated him. All too one-sided for my taste.
Episode 23 and the conversation she has with the master of Jinglin sect. Everything out of her mouth is a lie, she twists everything to suit her own narrative. The people of the sect are not the heroes of this story. She is the villain and has bewitched the innocent disciples into helping her get revenge for her petty grudge.
She only takes accountability in the flashback when her son is dying.
I still find it strange that the people she broke heavenly law for and saved are the same ones that beat her and killed Changqin.
Even in his last breath, he mentioned saving thousands of the same people from drought and further suffering but fails to mention they are the same people that have killed him and will kill her if they had a chance. She still blames the ML. The whole thing is bonkers.
Episode 24. I’m finding it amusing the same people she saved are now burning her at the stake, but remember, it’s all the ML’s fault *I say sarcastically.*
I was all her set up. I get everything that happened, but why was it his fault? She failed to communicate and he was stopping her from betraying heaven? SHE’S TO BLAME FOR EVERYTHING.
All the scenes from the sect, including 2ML and Ling’er (amazing actress btw) fell flat. Trying to make it all cutesy as they develop a relationship. She’s a murdering, evil scumbag and he had long joined the Darkside. GET LOST! Fast forward.
I find the rest are just arrogant and really stupid. Hateful characters.
Even by the end of episode 26, I’m shouting at FL to get lost. Still blaming ML for all her terrible and ridiculous choices.
THEY DIDN’T DIE JUST BECAUSE OF HIS CHOICES YOU STUPID, SELFISH, ARROGANT IDIOT. FL is more responsible than he could ever be. I’m annoyed.
Episode 27 so it turns out she was being manipulated and he endured 10 years of unimaginable punishment because of her and yet he’s the one apologising again while spitting up blood. Totally ridiculous.
This is mad that this is so highly rated *I say watching in disbelief shaking my head*
I actually hate the FL. Her attitude stinks and she caused all the problems. All the women in this drama seem to throw pity parties for themselves when they cause their own problems. Ridiculous.
Episode 28 to 30. It was already ridiculous and just became bizarre. The whole ML back to a child like state of mind and FL having to look after him like a mother. Just weird. At this point, I’m on Xiao Jingshan side and hope he wins.
The only one of the ‘good guys’ I like is Lord Yuan and I wish he would’ve rebelled.
Episode 31. Ling’er deserves to die and still had the cheek to blame her useless father for her own foolishness.
Of course ML taking the blame for everything *rolls eyes*
FL crying her eyes out when she was the one who put ML into this position. Is she ever going to recognise her culpability in his struggles and ultimate death??
Anyway, I don’t care. come on Xiao Jingshan. you can win *I say with clenched fists*
Episode 32. He didn’t win.
Just because you sorted everything out with ‘time travel’ doesn’t make any of this any good.
The end.
Great start, fantastic ensemble cast with superstar power throughout. The music is touching and appropriate but episode nine is overwhelmingly frustrating.
Honglian has committed several unspeakable acts, including slaughtering a bunch of innocent sick people that were being treated by the pathetic and weak loser bum Li Mo. She got crazy, weird jealous because he was trying to save people because he practices medicine and she only wanted him to save her.
She tried to kill everybody without mercy but the moment she was defended against by Li Mo she felt so wronged that it was ridiculous.
Even as the episode came to a close and she was about to MASS MURDRR the entire village she was telling us a sob story about how she’s been alone and abandoned by Li Mo (THAT’S BECAUSE YOU’RE A MURDERING SCUMBAG).
We then got this loser bum apologising to her?!??!!?. Promising to stay by her side and not treat anybody ever again until he finds her a cure and declaring his undying love for this demented, evil, murdering psychopath.
What the actual….. what on earth has she done to deserve all this sympathy?
All the while this was happening, our ML and FL are fighting for their lives against her vicious attacks.
The whole thing has blown my mind and I’m tempted to drop it, but I’ll just have a break.
Episode 12. We find ourselves in a pivotal moment where it turns out FL has been faking it all along. I didn’t like that twist.
Episode 16 and 17. Why would our ML agree to this ridiculous 10 year pact? The female lead is a monster trying to kill him constantly and I hate that he’s always simping to her.
I get it, he should have more empathy for humanity but he’s a God FFS. Apparently she’s now some moral Crusader helping him understand his mortality. Give me a break, five minutes ago she hating him to the point of destroying his soul. The show is way too hectic for my tastes.
By the end of episode 19 we find out all her hate and resentment for him is based on getting beaten and tortured by humans that she broke the heavenly laws to save.
Episode 20. It’s all about how she felt abandoned. Boo-hoo. She didn’t reflect on her crimes at all. She’s a God who broke heavenly law but she feels wronged. Where is the accountability? Where is the acknowledgement that she committed a crime? Then I might feel a bit of sympathy.
I love Goldie by the way what a happy and clever dog.
She’s still constantly blaming him for everything. said he broke the promise, abandoned her and she said it’s unclear who is right or wrong!?! SHE HAS NOT TAKEN ACCOUNTABILITY FOR A SINGLE THING. What a frustrating watch. At this point I wanted him to let her die.
Don’t understand why he’s obsessed with her as Lord Yuan said, she’s vicious and ruthless and I’ll add she’s selfish, arrogant, self absorbed and doesn’t actually give a crap about our ML. She has no redeemable qualities but the story wants us to root for her.
Episode 21. So it turns out, as suspected he’s a complete idiot who fell into her trap. Okay, I’ll hold my hands up. This was always the stories design but we are still not clear on the context for this deep, seated hatred from her, which is still a bit frustrating.
Okay. I get her pain. STILL takes no accountability for her choices that led to the very same people. She broke heavenly law to protect to end up causing her unmanageable suffering. I still struggle to understand why it’s all his fault.
Now that’s twice she stabbed him through the heart, mutilated him. All too one-sided for my taste.
Episode 23 and the conversation she has with the master of Jinglin sect. Everything out of her mouth is a lie, she twists everything to suit her own narrative. The people of the sect are not the heroes of this story. She is the villain and has bewitched the innocent disciples into helping her get revenge for her petty grudge.
She only takes accountability in the flashback when her son is dying.
I still find it strange that the people she broke heavenly law for and saved are the same ones that beat her and killed Changqin.
Even in his last breath, he mentioned saving thousands of the same people from drought and further suffering but fails to mention they are the same people that have killed him and will kill her if they had a chance. She still blames the ML. The whole thing is bonkers.
Episode 24. I’m finding it amusing the same people she saved are now burning her at the stake, but remember, it’s all the ML’s fault *I say sarcastically.*
I was all her set up. I get everything that happened, but why was it his fault? She failed to communicate and he was stopping her from betraying heaven? SHE’S TO BLAME FOR EVERYTHING.
All the scenes from the sect, including 2ML and Ling’er (amazing actress btw) fell flat. Trying to make it all cutesy as they develop a relationship. She’s a murdering, evil scumbag and he had long joined the Darkside. GET LOST! Fast forward.
I find the rest are just arrogant and really stupid. Hateful characters.
Even by the end of episode 26, I’m shouting at FL to get lost. Still blaming ML for all her terrible and ridiculous choices.
THEY DIDN’T DIE JUST BECAUSE OF HIS CHOICES YOU STUPID, SELFISH, ARROGANT IDIOT. FL is more responsible than he could ever be. I’m annoyed.
Episode 27 so it turns out she was being manipulated and he endured 10 years of unimaginable punishment because of her and yet he’s the one apologising again while spitting up blood. Totally ridiculous.
This is mad that this is so highly rated *I say watching in disbelief shaking my head*
I actually hate the FL. Her attitude stinks and she caused all the problems. All the women in this drama seem to throw pity parties for themselves when they cause their own problems. Ridiculous.
Episode 28 to 30. It was already ridiculous and just became bizarre. The whole ML back to a child like state of mind and FL having to look after him like a mother. Just weird. At this point, I’m on Xiao Jingshan side and hope he wins.
The only one of the ‘good guys’ I like is Lord Yuan and I wish he would’ve rebelled.
Episode 31. Ling’er deserves to die and still had the cheek to blame her useless father for her own foolishness.
Of course ML taking the blame for everything *rolls eyes*
FL crying her eyes out when she was the one who put ML into this position. Is she ever going to recognise her culpability in his struggles and ultimate death??
Anyway, I don’t care. come on Xiao Jingshan. you can win *I say with clenched fists*
Episode 32. He didn’t win.
Just because you sorted everything out with ‘time travel’ doesn’t make any of this any good.
The end.
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