I was expecting more to happen between SR and FJ in the mortal realm. It wasn't deep enough to call it true love.…
The broad outline of the mortal arc and DJ's mortal trial of unrequited love with someone close to him as a love rival (betrayal) is pretty much the same as TMOPB. Vengo's acting was a bit better but IMHO it was pretty ridiculous that DJ doesn't sleep with FJ - she is his concubine for heaven's sake! At least TMOPB got that bit right... A Ye Hua would have jumped her long ago. It just makes DJ seem like he has no fire in his belly.
It was pretty unavoidable for the mortal arc to be repetitive although they could have put a bit more effort into fleshing it out to make it more interesting or just keep it short instead of dragging it out. But I expected this and originally planned to only watch the last few episodes of the mortal arc (anywhere from 18 onwards) and then jump into the real guts of the Pillow Book story. That would have made for a better viewing experience but since I am pretty much house bound bc of coronavirus I watched the whole thing. The next arc is where we will see original and fresh content and this is also the rubber really meets the road as to whether this story can stand on its own. There is still hope because the story is good and the actors are not bad. I do wish they had stuck with the original TMOPB director.
I thought its only for China viewers? Wetv dont have that VVIP thing
I was able to access VVIP for Joy of Life but I did it on iQiyi. Not sure what WeTV will do with overseas subscribers. The thing is the VVIP will be very far ahead and all kinds of clips and pirated versions, spoilers etc will leak out.,,
I was expecting more to happen between SR and FJ in the mortal realm. It wasn't deep enough to call it true love.…
The mortal realm in broad outline is pretty much the same as TMOPB; DJ's mortal trial is a unrequited love trial with a love rival that is someone close to him (betrayal). I agree it wasn't well executed although Vengo's acting did improve. It is also IMHO pretty much ridiculous that he doesn't sleep with her. She is his concubine for heaven's sake! Ye Hua would have jumped her long ago. It just makes DJ seem like he has no fire in his belly. At least in TMOPB they got that part right!
Having said that, it is kind of unavoidable that this first arc (which took way too long with too much filler) seems repetitive. What made it worse was they put very little effort into making it fresh or more interesting. I will keep watching until we get into the next arc which should be fresh and original. This will be the true test of whether this production can stand on its own. For those who have seen TMOPB it is not a bad idea to catch just the last few episodes of the mortal arch (starting anywhere from 18-20) and get right into the heart of the Pillow Book story. It may be a much better viewing experience. I originally planned to do that but kind of house bound bc of coronavirus so I watched from the beginning.
I was expecting more to happen between SR and FJ in the mortal realm. It wasn't deep enough to call it true love.…
The mortal realm in broad outline is pretty much the same as TMOPB; DJ's mortal trial is a unrequited love trial with a love rival that is someone close to him (betrayal). I agree it wasn't well executed although Vengo's acting did improve. It is also IMHO pretty much ridiculous that he doesn't sleep with her. She is his concubine for heaven's sake! Ye Hua would have jumped her long ago. It just makes DJ seem like he has no fire in his belly. At least in TMOPB they got that part right!
Having said that, it is kind of unavoidable that this first arc (which took way too long with too much filler) is repetitive. I will keep watching until we get into the next arc which should be fresh and original. This will be the true test of whether this production can stand on its own. For those who have seen TMOPB it is not a bad idea to catch just the few episodes of the mortal arch (starting anywhere from 18-20) and get right into the heart of the Pillow Book story. It may be a much better viewing experience. I originally planned to do that but kind of house bound bc of coronavirus so I watched from the beginning.
Considering putting this on hold for awhile to accumulate a bunch of episodes before continuing. Apparently this is going down the VVIP path from next week. I don't mind paying for good content but I think if I end up paying for mediocre episodes I will just get mad.
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I have to say, this is my favorite remake version so far. My all time favorite was the Tony Leung version, however…
I quite like both leads. I would observe that while Chen Zhe Yuan is doing a good job, sometimes he is so high energy I get tired watching him. And while he is a very promising and versatile young actor, I think he hasn't really found his own personal style. I think he is acting this role pretty much exactly the way Tony Leung would have portrayed it (maybe that is why you like it so much). He hasn't matured enough yet to have his own interpretation.
After you have seen Episode 32, you would understand that his IQ is not exactly in the single digits range.
I am at ep 28 where Jiang Biehe tricks him into no revenge - is that an imposter? Even in the beginning, he is supposed to help Jiang Feng elope and he kind of lingers and gets into a meaningless fight and then gets trapped by a bunch of petty villains... It is like he charges without thinking and after all his suffering you would have thought he learned something from it? And he doesn't put two and two together when he meet Hua WuQue despite the uncanny resemblance?
I have to say this Yan NanTian may be an awesome fighter but he is not so blessed in the brains department. The guy gets suckered all the time and by the same guy with just terrible consequences! I know he is a good guy but what a dolt!!!
Investiture of the Gods finally and very quietly released the last 10-12 episodes that were never aired on Amazon Prime. That suggests there is some hope that the remaining cut episodes from Royal Nirvana will eventually be released as well. I still don't know if I will want to watch them but I suppose if it is in 6 months or so that is long enough of a mental health break.
Actually she plays an important role in the drama development. Since she's the sole reason why there's so many…
Tyvm - LOL that was actually all I was originally trying to find out. I was thinking should I FF completely like the silly bird lady from AOL character.
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It was pretty unavoidable for the mortal arc to be repetitive although they could have put a bit more effort into fleshing it out to make it more interesting or just keep it short instead of dragging it out. But I expected this and originally planned to only watch the last few episodes of the mortal arc (anywhere from 18 onwards) and then jump into the real guts of the Pillow Book story. That would have made for a better viewing experience but since I am pretty much house bound bc of coronavirus I watched the whole thing. The next arc is where we will see original and fresh content and this is also the rubber really meets the road as to whether this story can stand on its own. There is still hope because the story is good and the actors are not bad. I do wish they had stuck with the original TMOPB director.
The thing is the VVIP will be very far ahead and all kinds of clips and pirated versions, spoilers etc will leak out.,,
Having said that, it is kind of unavoidable that this first arc (which took way too long with too much filler) seems repetitive. What made it worse was they put very little effort into making it fresh or more interesting. I will keep watching until we get into the next arc which should be fresh and original. This will be the true test of whether this production can stand on its own. For those who have seen TMOPB it is not a bad idea to catch just the last few episodes of the mortal arch (starting anywhere from 18-20) and get right into the heart of the Pillow Book story. It may be a much better viewing experience. I originally planned to do that but kind of house bound bc of coronavirus so I watched from the beginning.
Having said that, it is kind of unavoidable that this first arc (which took way too long with too much filler) is repetitive. I will keep watching until we get into the next arc which should be fresh and original. This will be the true test of whether this production can stand on its own. For those who have seen TMOPB it is not a bad idea to catch just the few episodes of the mortal arch (starting anywhere from 18-20) and get right into the heart of the Pillow Book story. It may be a much better viewing experience. I originally planned to do that but kind of house bound bc of coronavirus so I watched from the beginning.
I hear you on good acting vs idols. There are actually some good young new actors but the older ones are still the best.