The trailer for the first episode came as a huge relief: the novel has some rather intense scenes—after all, the theme of death lends itself to that and to plenty of subtle irony—but I was afraid the adaptation would be more "toned down." Instead, the first image Duan Xu has of He Simu is exactly what I was hoping for: her, surrounded by corpses and holding a severed head. Spectacular!
After watching the trailers for the other episodes, I have some doubts about certain passages—in my mind they were amusing but never comedic. We’ll see...
I usually don't watch supernatural/fantasy dramas is this story gonna be good? Novel Readers????🤔🤔🤔
The novel is really good, free of many of the usual and annoying clichés and featuring two strong protagonists, a mature, intriguing confrontation marked by a fun irony. I'm rereading it for the third time, and if the drama doesn't overturn the characterizations and plot, then we're in for two truly interesting main leads.
The novel is very - very, very - good. Two strong, sassy and badass main leads. The plot has a good rhytm, intriguing,…
If the drama stays true to the novel, there's theoretically no real love triangle (there's a second character who wants to, but he's never even considered). And I don't even remember any stupid misunderstandings. The usual annoying clichés—amnesia included—are absent.
Did anybody read the novel? Is it good? How is the overall story? Happy ending?
The novel is very - very, very - good. Two strong, sassy and badass main leads. The plot has a good rhytm, intriguing, and with funny irony between them. And yes, with happy ending.
It's not a problem. Everyone is free to say what they think, as long as they respect others. Doing so in spaces meant for something else is certainly not elegant, but it's not forbidden either. Just like discrediting one thing to promote another: it's a low move, but not a crime. The solution is simple: just ignore them.
Arthur's Ning Que was so badass & I think, Duan Xu will be more😎
I also immediately thought of Ning Que in Ever Night. Of all the roles Chen Fei Yu played, he's definitely the one with the most in common with Duan Xu: sassy, , badass, cunning, skilled in combat, and prone to laughing and smiling (and in the novel, Duan Xu laughs and smiles a lot). Ning Que, however, was a solitary character (in this respect more similar to Lin Xu or Sima Jiao), while Duan Xu is a general, thus in charge of an entire army: an aspect that will show us a CFY we've never seen before, and I'm really curious...
After watching the short clips released by the drama team on Douyin, it’s clear that both the female and male…
I agree. I think we'll see their full strength — physical in combat rather than strength of character in determination. In this drama, there's no room for damsels in distress to be saved.
They introduced 2ml and love triangle in new trailer. Honestly surprised how diliraba and chen feiyu studio allowed…
I also found it unpleasant. I just hope that two actors of their caliber (Dilraba and Che Fei Yu) carefully considered the script: if it had been a pejorative distortion of the novel, they wouldn't have accepted... Right? I'm holding on to this hope a little, since the trailers really disappointed me...
After POJ, people won't be interested in something average. If LBTG serves an interesting plot, only then audience…
I also have some doubts, despite having the utmost faith in the actors. If the screenplay doesn't faithfully follow the novel—and the trailer seems to be a preview of that—then the risk of ruining a beautiful story is very real...
The new trailer sucks. Why promote a love triangle which is the worst trope in cdramas.
I TOTALLY AGREE.
Having read the novel, I have to say this trailer leaves me truly perplexed: - I found it chaotic, with a rapid-fire display of special effects that only create confusion, rather than capture attention. - An excessive focus on what appears to be a love triangle (I won't go into details to avoid spoilers, but it seemed really unnecessary, except to highlight an actor—Miles Wei—who usually plays the role of ML). If I hadn't read the novel, I really wouldn't know what to expect. Or rather, I probably would have had a completely different idea. I much preferred the video that has been circulating in recent weeks.
In any case, this disappointing trailer only increases my concerns about the drama's quality. I have no complaints about the acting; I'm confident in the lead actors' talent, but I have serious doubts about the screenplay: I hope they simply followed the novel faithfully, which doesn't need any revisions. The novel's unusual context and characterization of the protagonists make their interactions full of amusing irony—of which I didn't see the slightest trace in the trailer—which I believe is the pairing's distinctive and original quality. If they don't stay true to this, the protagonists' characterizations will be distorted, and the novel will become a banal story like a thousand others.
Another concern is the release date: I'm happy it's close, but given the significant impact of "Pursuit of Jade," I wouldn't have overlapped the two dramas, running the risk of the opening of "Love Beyond the Grave" being subdued, as—rightly—many will be captivated by the final episodes of the other drama.
I saw on marcus here yt that this is airing on March 28
On the one hand, I was perplexed by the release of two Chen Fei Yu dramas so quickly, because then there would be nothing else to watch for the rest of the year; on the other hand, thinking the release was imminent, I read the novel, and now that I've grown fond of the story and the characters, I can't wait to see the drama...
Thanks for the detailed explanation, it's clearer now. Personally, since I don't follow the airing and promotion in China, but rather rely heavily on MDL to choose what I want to see, I have to say that compared to the beginning, I've learned to consider ratings less as absolute indicators: if a highly publicized drama gets a high rating, I assume it might be partly inflated. On the other hand, when I find dramas that have had little promotion but good feedback, I assume they might turn out even better than expected. An example that fits this second category, for me, is "Love Story in the 1970s." Conversely, I'm worried that "Love Beyond the Grave," the short story of which I'm reading and actually enjoying, might not live up to the hype it's been hyping for months (and it's only a short step from there to a flop). This is regardless of the viewing figures it might achieve, whether real or not. I'm also following Pursuit of Jade: very good, not excellent.
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After watching the trailers for the other episodes, I have some doubts about certain passages—in my mind they were amusing but never comedic. We’ll see...
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The solution is simple: just ignore them.
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I'm holding on to this hope a little, since the trailers really disappointed me...
Having read the novel, I have to say this trailer leaves me truly perplexed:
- I found it chaotic, with a rapid-fire display of special effects that only create confusion, rather than capture attention.
- An excessive focus on what appears to be a love triangle (I won't go into details to avoid spoilers, but it seemed really unnecessary, except to highlight an actor—Miles Wei—who usually plays the role of ML).
If I hadn't read the novel, I really wouldn't know what to expect. Or rather, I probably would have had a completely different idea.
I much preferred the video that has been circulating in recent weeks.
In any case, this disappointing trailer only increases my concerns about the drama's quality. I have no complaints about the acting; I'm confident in the lead actors' talent, but I have serious doubts about the screenplay: I hope they simply followed the novel faithfully, which doesn't need any revisions.
The novel's unusual context and characterization of the protagonists make their interactions full of amusing irony—of which I didn't see the slightest trace in the trailer—which I believe is the pairing's distinctive and original quality. If they don't stay true to this, the protagonists' characterizations will be distorted, and the novel will become a banal story like a thousand others.
Another concern is the release date: I'm happy it's close, but given the significant impact of "Pursuit of Jade," I wouldn't have overlapped the two dramas, running the risk of the opening of "Love Beyond the Grave" being subdued, as—rightly—many will be captivated by the final episodes of the other drama.
I'm also following Pursuit of Jade: very good, not excellent.