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THIS COUPLE HAVE MY WHOLE HEART!!!

I was so tired of seeing couples in dramas where either one of them is extremely stern faced,never showing any emotions in any circumstances and the other one would be too bubbly, childish to the extent it would annoy you!

Ji Bozai and MingYi filled that void for me. Both of them being very kind soul despite having hellish childhood,fighting besides each other to save their people,always helping each other(even though they had ulterior motives before),expressing their emotions not only through actions but also through words....even their misunderstanding arch felt painful enough cause both had valid reasons.This couple was a breath of fresh air for their chemistry,understanding and methods of showing of affection.Despite having flaws, they understood each other well,even after being manipulated by each other,their soul was connected so deep that the heartbreaks only made them stronger!

Ji Bozai was such a great character done by Hou Minghao! I was actually looking for something done by him where he gets some real romantic action with happy ending and not gonna die multiple times by stabbing(FoF/BftB),gonna live miserably (Dashing Youth) or a monk( I am nobody). Love in the Clouds full filled my demands. Ji Bozai is so attractive, not only in looks, but also in his actions. Even though he was a warrior, he was kind,selfless,smiling,seeking for love like a puppy,a character you want to adore. He's so cunning,charismatic yet so vulnerable.He never let his traumatic past shape his kind personality which was really refreshing.Probably one of the best characters done by Minghao. And I have nothing to say about his acting,this man always excels at whatever he does!He can portray emotions with his eyes so beautifully!

Ming Yi...another character so close to my heart. She's not that childish annoying brat,shes responsible, smart,knows how to handle situation (sometimes little to much by telling lies lol),but when she loves,she loves with with her whole heart.Lu Yuxiao is such a great actress...She has such a girl next door look who is like a sunshine!She gave Mingyi life, a girl strong enough to protect herself and fight for the ones she loves,a.true warrior princess. She is a girlboss but not in an irritating way,she is still beautifully feminine, kind compassionate soul who can command power when it needs.

And these two clicked so beautifully. Ji Bozai who was looking for love after having the nightmare of a life and Ming Yi who had the love he was looking for even though her trauma was something so terrible. They were sworn enemies but they fought beside each other,fought for each other, looked out for each other even when they weren’t together. Both of them manipulated each other,but understood each others motives. Even when Bozai understood MingYi was lying,he was hurt, heartbroken but the moment he realized the truth,he let go of his most his most valuable possession,Golden Millet Dream even without telling her,not in a dramatic way,but in a very subtle way that would melt your heart.They never pushed each others boundary, respected what situation wanted from them.Every moment of them being together was so cherishable,the way Ji Bozai looks at MingYi,the way MingYi calls Ji Bozai's name,the way they both yearns for each other...everything. Their sensual moments was on fire,Minghao-Yuxiao really put their everything to bring those characters in life.I loved the fact that despite being the most powerful warriors in the realm,they were never arrogantly proud. They were kind,sweet,caring people. Their trauma never defined them. They knew each others strength,vulnerability, weakness and shaped their relationship accordingly.

You could feel how much insecure Ji Bozai was in that bath scene when he couldn’t understand who was Mingyi talking to as she was under a spell....was it him? Was it Ming Xian? But he never pushed hard cause what mattered at that moment was Mingyi's well being. He asked calmly while trying to sooth her. But the moment he realised Ming Yi was confessing her love to him again and again....his eyes got teary. He could feel Ming Yi's inner struggle,her battle with herself. Only then he proceeded with the kiss cause he himself was struggling way too hard. This whole scene was shown so beautifully, their understanding level peaked there.


All other characters were good too! The princess was amazing at her works,she saved them from lots of trouble,loved to see a princess who actually understands her position as the next empress and acts according to it. And the other casts were also complementing each other so well.

The companion beasts were adorably loyal.Buxiu was great but Er Shiqi was extremely adorable.

The actual pain was Situ Ling.....like....my goodness,boy,get a life already!!!! I don’t know how thickhead someone can be after being rejected by someone bazillions of times!!!!He was'nt inherently annoying but my God was he testing my patience!!!

Story wise....okay let me tell the truth. The story fell apart when Situ Ling started to get more screentime than the main lead couple, even more than the second main lead couple. His obsession was way too much,but did it actually deserve that much of screentime?? It annoyed me a lot. Also....there was not enough MingZai moments to the end. The whole Mingyi-Ming Xian-Crown Prince part was stretched too long that I even started to miss the main couple even though they were in the screen. Break ups after break ups, heartbreaks upon heartbreaks wasn’t necessary. And the lying part by MingYi was dragged too. We could get so many more MingZai scenes if she was'nt lying half the episodes.There was political storyline and to be honest,it wasnt much necessary imo.I just wanted so many lovey dovey moments from a married couples that were deleted for God knows what reasons!! Also there was so many classic cliches like self sacrifice, child swapping,obsessed villain...but they were ignorable cause the chemistry was touching the sky!!!

Cinematography was great! Styling was amazing! The only complaint I have is about the story telling which got stretchy towards the end and so many deleted scenes which could add more flavour to the MingZai couple! I don’t remember the ost's except the one by Minghao,it was pleasant to the ears.

However overall I am happy cause this couple won my heart! The amount of fiery chemistry they hold,really wanna see them in another drama,a modern drama perhaps?

Bdw..... I REALLY WANTED TO BURN THOSE CURTAINS. I WISH I COULD!!!!!

Iykyk lol!

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Is this really a spin off of Hidden Love??

While watching The First Frost...i really wondered,would this drama be this much popular if it wasn’t connected to Hidden Love?

Cause if you enjoyed Hidden Love,this drama compels you to compare both of them and guess what,Hidden love wins and its not even close! When I watched Hidden Love, everything got me hooked to the screen,the story,acting,chemistry,direction,cinematography... everything. I could see Sang Zhi's yearning for Duan Jiaxu,her slowly turning from a rebellious teen to a mature adult who can definitely be a support to Jiaxu....Jiaxu's perspective changing when he realized its not the same girl he once saw,she has grown as a woman,as a person,She's strong and can take care of him and thats where the story shone. You can see them growing as person,being in love from both sides,building a very healthy relationship.Everything was evident,the innocence, the yearning, the support,the care,the love,the understanding... everything. This is where TFF falls flat,this drama couldn’t show the depth of the bonding between Sang Yan and Wen Yifan.

The plot in TFF is quite darker than HL... and thats what bothered me in the first place,why making this dark story into a sunshine rainbow with so many filters when it itself had the capacity to stand strong as it originally is?It could become much more touching,heart wrenching love story if everything didnt look so perfect, so polished, so much filtered.Wouldn’t it be so much better if they made it into a more dramatic way instead of following the same filtered dreamy tone??

If i come to character writing, both male and female lead lacks substance. Male lead had no other personality, character arc except being in love and it became boring after some episodes. He's arrogant, cocky but in a middle school teenager way.His whole life revolves around Yifan,he does everything only for Yifan.He spent his whole high school and uni life travelling to Yifans city,he took a job for Yifan, opened restaurant for Yifan, cooks for Yifan, leaves his family meetings for Yifan,plays games for Yifan,is left heartbtoken by Yifan, waits for Yifan,looks for Yifan.... in his life,there's nothing but Yifan which is really unrealistic and very much one dimensional character writing.It wasnt clear why he became so obsessed with Yifan in the first place when female lead was practically showing no emotions towards him in their early age..It really felt like a one sided love story cause it was all him,always him,yearning,loving,caring,living with broken heart still never forgetting and always forgiving.

Female lead is a victim of sexual assault and many other abuse in her extremely traumatic life.... But somehow this drama made her without personality too with little to no expression. She leaves whenever she wants without explaining anything.... she cant express herself,she can't talk,she lacks emotion... At some point you will feel bad for Sang Yan for being so much invested in her... like,why??? Sang Yans emotions towards her could be felt to some extent,he possibly did everything to be with her,but I couldn’t feel the same emotional attachment from Yifan.Even the dialogues doesn’t deliver anything, you can't feel the depth of Sang Yan's desperation or Yifan's communication... There is not even a proper I love you from Yifan's side when Sang Yan was ready to burn the whole world only to save her. She was cold to Sang Yan's action, lost in her thoughts...and mostly unsure. Everything that happened between them will leave you in confusion about the base and depth of their relationship.

I couldn’t care less about the grandpa plot or second lead couple or that annoying ass intern... They're just not entertaining. Had to skip Everytime they showed up on the screen.They also wasted so many times of the show which could be used to make a better plotline for main leads.

Another thing that was really annoying was the amount of repetitive flashbacks they used....it became boring and hard to focus at some point.And the slow pacing wasn’t helping either.Many things happened for no reason,could've avoided easily and added nothing to the story. The whole thing would be much much better if ended within 25 episodes.

Also,was the Hong Kong arc really necessary?? Haven’t yifan and sang yan suffered enough already that they had to give them more sufferings? There could be thousand more possible better ways to show the character development of the female lead than her just leaving everything and running away. This part really bothered me. Sang Yan is right there,she could just always talk,at least try to talk.Its understandable her trauma took a huge toll on her and the way she expresses herself...but this plotline really made me question the whole buildup of their relationship... wasn’t there any other way?? What was the need??Sang Yan had every reason to be angry with her....I really wish there was at least one scene of him being angry with her. When she did it first time,understandable, she was helpless, probably couldn’t think of anything else. But doing the same thing again without any explanation.... So unnecessary... The story writing had no logic here.

I really wish this drama was made by the same team of Hidden Love. The story had potential, it really did. But poor direction,screenplay,lack of depth of the characters,dialogue writing ... everything made a hot mess.Its not a bad drama,not at all. I could see the actors trying to make the best out of whatever they're given which is really appreciable. Many people enjoyed it, i also tried. But just couldnt.

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I Have So Many Things To Say.....

Fated Hearts started with some real good promises. A warrior prince got wounded by the arrow of his mortal enemy and when he got his consciousness, he eventually found out the woman that almost killed him is somehow got into a worst position than him,injured, lost her abilty to fight and also her memory is gone. I was sitted cause it was a really interesting way to start.

As the story progressed, the bond between the two strengthened....it was not forced,there wasn’t anything clingy, it was mutual,mature and was really enjoyable to see.

But.....everything started to fall apart in the midway when lots of new characters were introduced.Their motives,actions, consequences..many things didn’t make sense. The story introduced Storm sect or something when Susha Prince almost died and the prison where FL and her brothers were tortured when they were child..... that added nothing to the story. The main couple got sided and the side stories took the main plot.


Prince of Susha and Fu Yi Xiao:
CZY is a really good actor he again proved that. A child who lost his mother in front of his eyes and later became the warrior prince who wants to avenge his mother who later found comfort and love in a enemy... Everything was good.

Li qin as Fu YiXiao was terrific.The cold hearted general who go betrayed by someone she trusted the most and later again found her strength... Loved her character arc. She was always strong willed,cautious of her surrounding, smart. The bond between these two clicked cause they trusted each other and communicated which i loved the most. Till the end,they fought beside each other,protected as shield like real power couple.

Princess of Susha and Emperor Xia ZingYan: This is where my headache started. Still trying to find a reason why they made their love story in such a bizzar way. Princess Susha got on my nerves so many times cause of her irresponsible decisions and tantrums.... When her brother assured her she doesn’t have to marry, she still did when Xia Zingshi clealrly told her he's not interested in her. When her family tried to protect her, she eloped with her husband and later got betrayed by him. After that so many things happened, she divorced her husband and got with that douchbag of an emperror Xia Zingyan only for her own benefit,used him for everything .... and lastly when the emperor actually fell for her,she was like nah I'm leaving!!!!
Xia ZingYan as an Emperror was nothing but a menace. A womanizer,good for nothing. But later when they revealed how much he cared for princess of susha and the way he was always ready to be used by her and the reason behind it.... Can't believe I was actually feeling bad for him. They could become a good couple if the story-writer was not in the mood for killing every character. If only the princess stopped throwing tantrums in everything, she probably could get a family with someone that loves her and build a whole empire with him.

Also...what was Feng Suige thinking while making his sister the empress??????She didn’t take a single good decision in the whole series... She is impulsive,never thinks about whats good for everyone,often acts as a childish brat....she is the worst choice to be an empress.

Emperor and Empress of Susha:
Well... I find the emperor a selfish father who never understood his own child. Idk how could he think after everything the prince went through,he would still agree to follow the same path as his father. Boy saw his mother dying in front of his eyes and his father did nothing. Even in the end time of his life,he just sat there,doing nothing.
The Empress was just a beneficiary of the whole situation. I felt like she actually cared about the Emperor but lost her path while trying to secure the future of herself and her son. And that younger prince of susha became victim of this power battle. But he was still a breath of fresh air,he took such a mature decision at such a young age after so many traumatic incidents.

Murong Family :
Another piece of headache. Even if i sympathise with Murong son for his hatred towards the imperial family.... Never understood how someone like Papa Murong who fought and sacrificed for the imperial family his whole life,was a man of honor and moral.... How can he suddenly become a dark character overnight?? What his son did,deserved punishment,but still the emperor already pardoned him. Idk what he thought,why he thought.

Xia Zingshi:
The biggest culprit I guess. His obsession with Fu Yixiao was the reason of his doom. Yeah he was mistreated,abused, neglected..... But still couldn’t sympathise with him,sorry.


The set designs and costumes were gorgeous. Fight scenes were done good. There wasn’t many ost's i guess,only two or three.

Overall it was a good one time watch drama. I enjoyed many parts but also wanted to skip many,Those who want to watch a badass pretty couple will definitely enjoy it.

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A beauty that can't hold you strongly....

Well... I must say this show is filmed beautifully. I was almost at awe at every frame, everything looked so good,set designs,costume,visual effects,action scenes,camera angle.... None of these has disappointed me.Also that little happy dance at the end of each episode was really refreshing,after whatever the mess they created in every episode.

All the actors looked amazing...The costumes, styling of everyone especially the male actors were so good!!I couldnt take my eyes off of ZYC,he looks majestic in every frame.Whoever styled him as Bingyi deserved an applause,he was looking ethereal!!!Even the villains or "Evil" demons looked terrific, especially Li Lun. The main trio, ZYZ,ZYC and Li Lun were just gorgeous whenever they appeared on screen.Probably one of the saving graces of the show.

The show did a good job in portraying the backstory of all of them.ZYZ, as a demon with morality,humanized emotions and lots of guilt and trauma who loves to make jokes and have fun was done brilliantly by Neo Hou.Second male lead was good too,his character development was very evident,his persona as a man who is cold outside cause of traumatic loss of his family,him growing up with hatred in his mind towards ZYZ but later letting himself grow as a better person who understood ZYZ and becoming his protector and friend/soulmate was portrayed rightfully.
There is amazing bromance,understanding and connection between him and ZYZ.From nemesis to besties,their relationship was the best one.They even had better chemistry than the main couple.

Now,about the other casts of the demon hunter group...Was the female lead casted only to cry and stand helplessly shouting for either ZYZ or ZYC to save her??? Isn’t she supposed to be a goddess... Yeah as per story she is weak cause the Baize token is lost/broken or whatever... But that doesn’t mean you would waste every potential of one of the most important characters of the show.When you are a part of a "Demon Hunter" team, the least you should know is how to fight and protect yourself. She does almost nothing every episode,her team mates are dying left and right and she's just there staring blankly...does it even make sense?????Two male leads keep saving her every time,her team mates are fighting for their lives...and she still somehow manages time to sit on the floor drowning in her tears!!! There's not even much chemistry going on between her and male lead,their relationship looks forced cause she doesn’t show any emotion except crying.... Even if she wasn’t in the show,I don't think there would be much of a problem.

Among the other teammates, I liked the Mountain God the most....and unfortunately he was the most ignored one. He cared about everyone,always made everyone smile, even gave his life to save them... And what did he get??? Nothing. They didn't even acknowledge him as one of them when two leads were talking with the ancestors.I really didn't understand this bit.The archer girl was extremely good in action scenes,but I just couldn’t look at her too much of a stone faced acting. She was even crying in stone face. The kid doctor and his screaming was just pure annoyance.But he did a great job as a possessed demon.

Li Lun...as a villain,his pov was quite understandable! He got betrayed by his best friend,abandoned by him,got caged for eternity,he witnessed his bestie giving more attention and showing more compassion to his new found human family than him..... He had every reason to be a villain.Yes he was wrong for killing those human but from his pov,it was his first time out of wilderness and he witnessed how vile human were while using low spirited demons only for their own benefit.He didn’t even get the chance to know about human. ZYZ was known to human nature,he knew they were not all bad,Li Lun didn’t. And ZYZ didn’t even try to sympathize with him...he just abandoned his best friend.ZYZ got new friends,new family...Li Lun was left all alone,he had none. He was one unfortunate misunderstood anti-hero.He could be used as one of the most powerful entity who was also at the same level of ZYZ,but that potential got wasted.At the later end,his character had the most beautiful redemption arc in the show.You would even feel sympathy for him and his action. And then...he died.They just killed him and ZYZ couldn’t even do anything cause the storyline made him powerless like that... WHY????

Now storywise... If it wasn’t for Li Lun's scheme, there wasn’t much things to do for our demon hunter team,the story wasn’t going anywhere. When Li Lun stopped being active,the whole team suddenly became jobless,just sitting,talking or crying. There's no romance,lots of backstories,flashbacks,slow mo actions.....and everything is going on on a real slow pace. Sometimes its so slow... Had to skip to the next scene.There's talking...they talk..A LOT. You can skip a few minutes of a scene...and they are still there,talking.Storytelling went completely downhill at the middle of the show,every thing was happening so randomly. It turned into a soapy draggy drama where everyone was crying in every two minutes and collecting random objects like dragon scale or something else from here and there or repairing Baize token or cloud light sword .... when it was supposed to be a thrilling demon hunting group.And then almost all of them died... The amount of tears they used in each episode was really something!!!That perfectly placed teardrops on everyone's glossy eyes couldn’t be more fake. Don't make so much tragedy if you can't make it bearable.... It became annoying at some point.

The backstory of BingYi and YingLong was really good. The visuals of the two leads as the ancestors,the action scenes and the way of showing the reasoning behind everything that happened between them,I enjoyed it a lot.

The OST's were good though..... But sometimes overused.Every character had their particular ost and lyrics were written according to their character and storyline, when the ost's were playing,they were taking the scenes another level up.

The action scenes,the connection and chemistry of the male leads,the visual effects and the cinematography, ost's...these are the things that were saving the show. Could be much much better if they put some efforts into the storytelling and avoided to make it into an emotional tearjerker which makes no sense.

Also...how much blood spitting is too much blood spitting?????

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Maintained the standard in many ways

AiB season 1 and 2 has always been my absolute favourite in this genre. Everything about the show was fabulous.Season 2 ending was perfect. And that's why when Netflix announced season 3,I became skeptical, will it be another cash grab nonsense story stretching like Squid Game?? Are they gonna ruin one of the majestic show ever??

Well today I got my answer....nope,the thrill is still there,the connection is still there. Arisu and Usagi still fighting strong together and got their very much deserving happy ending!And that surprise at the end.... Gotta give the show 10/10 only for that few minutes!!!!Was it as good as Season 1 and 2? No,definitely not!!! But was it bad.... NOPE!

What bothered me was some of the new characters. That Professor was weird,ngl. He creeped out many times and his character arc was not much convincing.And Banda as citizen wasn’t doing much... Just casually making plots to bring back Arisu. Also the new players... Well I am very much attached to the og's, Chishiya,Kuina,Ann,Aguni,Niragi,Tatta,Chota,Karube.... Cause their stories were told amazingly in the last two seasons,all of them left their marks. Aib is not Aib without them!Who knows,if there were more episodes,I could also connect myself more with the new ones too!!Some characters felt like just wasted potentials.

One thing AiB will always be remembered for is its games... And this season was thrilling too. Every game was mind bending. It was good to see Arisu taking charge in each game... Man was in so much trauma and depression in the last seasons,this time he proved again why he is a pro. But...I must say... I missed Chishiya!!!

Story writing was not as good as the previous ones,there were some hiccups here and there. But one thing really bothered me,is Aib also gonna have an American version like SG?? What was that in the last few minutes??Who asked for that? What is the need??

However,it was a good ending. I was thrilled,emotional,happy. AiB itself created the standard,so happy they remained true to it,didn't fully ruin the magic.This show deserves so much hype,I hope it gets what it deserves.It is probably the last time we're seeing them.... So it was the best farewell indeed!

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Something so dear to your heart thats worth destroying yourself for

I've watched Zhou Yiran in Reborn for the very first time. He really impressed me in that one... But never did I ever thought i would experience such a heartbreakingly beautiful performance by him the very same year I got introduced to him.

Wang Yinglu... what a performance. Her eyes held so much emotions, you could visibly feel her pain,her rage,her frustration, desperation and devotion.

These two young actors gave their heart and soul to give life to Tang Yixun and Ye Haitang.There was not a single intimate scene,let alone any kissing or hugging. But love between them was clearly visible. The way every pain they endured for each other,everytime they shielded each other,their fight to protect each other,little happiness they found for each other..... They put so many other love stories in shame. The innocence, purity between two teenagers who just had each other in this vast world and had to fight every storm cause they had no other choice.... It was extremely painful to watch,yet heartbreakingly beautiful.

The story had some flaws, yes. Time travel dramas are tricky,its hard to give a smooth ending. This one also had some plotholes ngl. But you know the drama is actually really amazing when you're ready to forget every minor flaw,mistake even though it would bother you a lot if it was some other drama. This drama made everyone forget everything.It was such a breath of fresh air after a long time.

I really wish these two gets the recognition for the best work of their career till date. This drama deserves everything. Acting,storytelling, direction,music.... There's nothing that wouldn’t touch you. You will remember it as something very close to your heart.

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