Sets look like plastic, costuming is terrible, plot is abysmal, as is the acting. Poor Liu Xueyi. One of my all-time faves, and even he can't save this.
The slow mo was annoying for me too, and it get worst in the second half, I speed it up a little (enough that…
Same. They speak so slowly in so many scenes, it's easy to watch it on 1.5 x speed and still be able to read every subtitle, without them sounding like Minnie Mouse :) Slow it back to normal for scenes with Hou Ming Hao and Chen Du Ling, and it's fabulously watchable that way :)
BTW, I also read on a Chinese site recently that almost every Chinese viewer watches dramas on at least 1.25 x speed, and often 1.5 x. Guess they'd have to to be able to watch the crazy number of dramas coming out of that country :)
For anyone who hasn't seen it, this video of the entire main cast performing that fabulous ending theme live at iQIYI Scream Night is so cool. And love, love, love that song!
Im at episode 6 and i feel your pain. The continuous whispering is bothering me. I really like the visual and…
On Episode 15. It doesn't get much better :)
Everything else is so great though, I'm just trying not to let the little stuff bother me, and then just watch on double speed when Cheng Xiao's blank face appears or when the protracted conversations start :)
Does this drama speed up its pace or not.Does everyone have to talk in such slow mo and repeat so much and take…
It's excruciating in places. One scene early on went on for over 6 minutes (I timed it) with a demon basically saying nothing for most of that time just "Blah, blah, blah".
It's that plus Cheng Xiao, who cannot act in this to save her life (facial expressions literally never change, even when she's distraught and crying), that would knock this down from a 10 to a 9 for me.
In other words, still loving it, but not those two things :)
And yep, ML and FL are what has kept me watching (and the story is interesting, and the cast other than Cheng Xiao is superb). Brilliant performances from both of them.
Hmh really give his best in here. His performance is exceptional! 💖💖Enjoy it! 😄
He is spectacular in this. His mannerisms, facial expression, the slight flick of his eyes expressing so many different emotions, the way he modulates the timber of his voice, his comedic timing, his action scenes/wire work - absolutely spectacular.
With everything he does, he makes himself appear much older than he is (still just 27 now) so that he embodies a 1,000 year old character beautifully.
It's looking very much like I'll be watching everything he's been in right after I finish this - ROTFL.
Holy Moly, this is excellent. Only on Episode 4, but it's hard not to binge all 34 episodes at once. Brilliant story, excellent cast and Hou Ming Hao is amazing.
LOL. Weird isn't it? I love every member of the cast, from the main leads right down to the supporting cast -- including some of my favorite all-time veteran actors -- and the evil Queen is doing a phenomenal job, Yook Sung Jae is great too. Even Kim Ji Hoon's performance is massively better than in Ep1.
But I just CANNOT get into it. Every episode drags interminably. I was even looking forward to EP 5 as people were saying "it's amazing". Nah. Bored.
Dropped. Life's too short. Even watching Episode 5 on double speed can't save this. The plot is all over the map, the acting is meh. Hate everything about this.
Tbh it’s the first time I knew that muscle weight more than fat. I hope this drama can introduce us to more…
"Body shaming" is the woke narrative that is now being proven as being horrendously harmful to young people, as it tends to promote being overweight, sometimes morbidly obesely so, over health.
There have even been a couple of so-called "influcencers" recently who were so ridiculously overweight but promoted for their 'body positivity' that have died due to the massive health problems caused by being obese.
If someone whitters on about "body shaming", I immediately know they're a woke lunatic that has no problem with children as young as 12 being put on puberty blockers and having their genitals cut off.
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Sets look like plastic, costuming is terrible, plot is abysmal, as is the acting. Poor Liu Xueyi. One of my all-time faves, and even he can't save this.
An easy drop.
BTW, I also read on a Chinese site recently that almost every Chinese viewer watches dramas on at least 1.25 x speed, and often 1.5 x. Guess they'd have to to be able to watch the crazy number of dramas coming out of that country :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIYrTLyrQsU
Everything else is so great though, I'm just trying not to let the little stuff bother me, and then just watch on double speed when Cheng Xiao's blank face appears or when the protracted conversations start :)
It's that plus Cheng Xiao, who cannot act in this to save her life (facial expressions literally never change, even when she's distraught and crying), that would knock this down from a 10 to a 9 for me.
In other words, still loving it, but not those two things :)
And yep, ML and FL are what has kept me watching (and the story is interesting, and the cast other than Cheng Xiao is superb). Brilliant performances from both of them.
With everything he does, he makes himself appear much older than he is (still just 27 now) so that he embodies a 1,000 year old character beautifully.
It's looking very much like I'll be watching everything he's been in right after I finish this - ROTFL.
Should have watched this when it premiered -- best Cdrama I've watched in ages so far! :)
Don't know if they uploaded it later after you commented but, for everyone else, the special episode is definitely on iQIYI :)
But I just CANNOT get into it. Every episode drags interminably. I was even looking forward to EP 5 as people were saying "it's amazing". Nah. Bored.
Obviously just not for me :) Or you. :)
There have even been a couple of so-called "influcencers" recently who were so ridiculously overweight but promoted for their 'body positivity' that have died due to the massive health problems caused by being obese.
If someone whitters on about "body shaming", I immediately know they're a woke lunatic that has no problem with children as young as 12 being put on puberty blockers and having their genitals cut off.