Watching this drama I could immediately tell it was made by the same team behind 'The Eternal Love' and 'The Love by Hypnotic'.(the ost was my first clue) They use the exact same locations and props from those two dramas as well as some of the wardrobe being reused for secondary characters. The plot is also extremely similar to TEL. Sister of the FL in love with the bad guy who is the elder brother of the ML who are princes. The actor playing the Emperor is the same in all three dramas. Younger prince idolizes his middle brother and falls in love with someone close to the FL. ML is cold to everyone but the FL, and is thought to be heartless by others etc. Wise yet bumbling older man close to the FL. ML's illness can only be cured by FL. There are a few other similarities and I'm sure I've missed even more as it's been about 5ish years since I watched The Eternal Love.
Although I've enjoyed all three productions I can't help but to feel like the writer is very...one note. They pretty much just change minor things but overall outline and all the characters and their personalities stays the same. These productions also seem under staffed...I'm talking about background actors and supporting roles. It all feels very small...like the capital only has 100 people in it instead of multiple thousands. The Eternal Love was one of the first Cdramas I ever watched so I didn't notice it then, but after watching many more productions it is EXTREMELY clear that these were made on a much much lower budget than most period dramas. So if you like the music and styling from The Eternal Love you'll enjoy this, but don't expect anything new. WXY was just a baby in this so he wasn't dubbing his own voice in post yet. Still a great performance, and I can see his growth as an actor even within just a few years.
I've just been going through the older comments to let ppl know cause this one has been in limbo for like 2-3 years and not everyone is checking the calendar tab
I've been scrolling through older comments and just sending out word, cause I realized a lot of people don't check the calendar tab weekly. Honestly, my favorite aspect of MLD is the calendar because of how random China is with release dates.
So glad I watched this without reading the comment section. I don't even remember why of all the shows on my TBW list I chose this one to watch on my days off, but I did....and I enjoyed it. It's not going to be for everyone, but it was a quick watch for me. If you're on the fence just watch it.
Once it's done I'll be able to give a solid yes, but I've seen Will Love in Spring, and they kind of dropped the…
yeah. will love in spring was a really great drama. I still feel they fumbled in the final 2 episodes, but that's just a personal beef with the writers. the overall production was top tier. the whole vibe of the show was just..."it" ya know...
Tomorrow will be exciting.... The long awaited confrontation between Zhu and Han Ting. đ˘https://video.weibo.com/show?fid=1034:5058651417935900
oh no, not them fixing their problems because of a life or death situation...eep. they better have either already worked through their issues at this point or have a really in depth talk after. Have no clue where this falls in the over all show.
Just finished watching âWill Love in Springâ a beautiful romance story about a strong career minded FL caught…
Once it's done I'll be able to give a solid yes, but I've seen Will Love in Spring, and they kind of dropped the ball in the last few episodes imo. But both dramas are giving a similar vibe of confident adults navigating their true sense of self vs the expectations of others. I think that the cinematography/direction and OST was stronger in WLiS(serious the OST slapped). This one is pretty good. I'm not a huge fan of the multi couple story filler cause we are following not only the ML and FL, but the FL's 3 best friends AND the woman who's in love with the ML. aka we have 4 other stories all connected to the ML/FL, but not directly effecting their own relationship with the exception of the woman who likes the ML(she causing some angst). The couple I skip all the time is the bestie/roommate and ML's "uncle"(who is younger than the ML, the "uncle" is the ML's great aunt's son) other than to have a reason for the great aunt to support the FL, they don't really add much to the overall story imo. Cute, but...pointless so far.
When FL and ML attending FL ex wedding.Explain FL reaction? Does she has lingering feeling towards ex?
She was with him for 4 years and they were looking to by a home and get married...even though she did realize that they weren't right for each other, months(not years) later he is marrying one of her best friends. She is seeing a life that she was supposed to have with the man she thought she would marry....that's going to make you a bit introspective. She also very much loves her best friend and still very much cares for her ex's happiness. So they are bittersweet tears. Mourning the loss of something she knows she no longer wants, and happy that the people she cares about are happy together. Still doesn't mean that she wants to be front row center for ALL of their happiness, hence why she took a walk once the main ceremony ended.
Imagine that you have been working toward something for years, but you had something else you felt was more important to your core sense of self, but you have to give up the former to attain the latter. Then you see the thing you were working toward realized by someone else. close to you....emotions are going to bubble up even if you've already processed leaving the thing you were working toward in the past.
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The plot is also extremely similar to TEL. Sister of the FL in love with the bad guy who is the elder brother of the ML who are princes. The actor playing the Emperor is the same in all three dramas. Younger prince idolizes his middle brother and falls in love with someone close to the FL. ML is cold to everyone but the FL, and is thought to be heartless by others etc. Wise yet bumbling older man close to the FL. ML's illness can only be cured by FL. There are a few other similarities and I'm sure I've missed even more as it's been about 5ish years since I watched The Eternal Love.
Although I've enjoyed all three productions I can't help but to feel like the writer is very...one note. They pretty much just change minor things but overall outline and all the characters and their personalities stays the same. These productions also seem under staffed...I'm talking about background actors and supporting roles. It all feels very small...like the capital only has 100 people in it instead of multiple thousands. The Eternal Love was one of the first Cdramas I ever watched so I didn't notice it then, but after watching many more productions it is EXTREMELY clear that these were made on a much much lower budget than most period dramas.
So if you like the music and styling from The Eternal Love you'll enjoy this, but don't expect anything new. WXY was just a baby in this so he wasn't dubbing his own voice in post yet. Still a great performance, and I can see his growth as an actor even within just a few years.
I think that the cinematography/direction and OST was stronger in WLiS(serious the OST slapped).
This one is pretty good. I'm not a huge fan of the multi couple story filler cause we are following not only the ML and FL, but the FL's 3 best friends AND the woman who's in love with the ML. aka we have 4 other stories all connected to the ML/FL, but not directly effecting their own relationship with the exception of the woman who likes the ML(she causing some angst).
The couple I skip all the time is the bestie/roommate and ML's "uncle"(who is younger than the ML, the "uncle" is the ML's great aunt's son) other than to have a reason for the great aunt to support the FL, they don't really add much to the overall story imo. Cute, but...pointless so far.
Imagine that you have been working toward something for years, but you had something else you felt was more important to your core sense of self, but you have to give up the former to attain the latter. Then you see the thing you were working toward realized by someone else. close to you....emotions are going to bubble up even if you've already processed leaving the thing you were working toward in the past.