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True, thank you.

Can someone explain to me why this is called The Last Immortal? The title does not seem to fit the storyline.

Thank you for trying to have a discussion with me about this. However, I feel you have missed the point of what myself and others were saying. I have watched many modern Chinese rom-coms and this drama did not add anything new to the genre. I like Zhao Lu Si and what she stands for when she plays a character. However, I disagree with you. The details do matter.

First, I feel that this is a cultural thing. In the United States, teachers can only talk with a parent or guardian because of FERPA laws. Also, if the brother wanted her to get in trouble, he would have just told the parents about the meeting. The fact that he didn't, says a lot. Third, isn't it the teacher's responsibility to reach out to a parent and set up a meeting? Why give that responsibility to the child when the child could bring in anybody. Fourth, if a kid you don't know came up and asked you to pretend to be his/her brother or sister, you would do it? Finally, I understand that the school incident was a way to get the story moving, but you still have to question why the ML would do this and why they showed the scene of ML and the brother talking about it at the end of the story. Every scene should have a purpose in advancing the story.

He was my favorite character. I am wondering what he is hiding when he talks about finding a preschool and won't let anyone meet his love interest.

Teasing can also be a form of flirting.

I see h.a's point and yours as I liked a 19 year old guy when I was 14, and it was my best friend's brother. However, I think what disturbs people is the small stature of the actress who plays the character at 14 which is something that is commented on in the show itself when the ML asks her her age. She looks like an elementary student. We find out in the end that the ML talked with the brother about going to the school in the brother's place. The brother advised against it, but the ML does it anyway. Why would he do it if he wasn't interested in her? Why show us that scene?

Your comment on 15-year-olds and idols. Yes, they do like them, but is there a chance of them ever meeting the idol and the idol falling in love with them, no. That's the difference.

Zhao Lu Si always plays a character who goes against societal beliefs. This character is no different. If you look at the acting experience of the entire cast, it is made up of people who are always in support roles, except Zhao. Many of them have been with her before. In this show, even though she is the main character, it doesn't feel like she is. She seems to be giving everyone else a chance to shine.

I'm glad that you liked Hidden Love. If you dropped Who Rules the World, then maybe Love Like a Galaxy is not for you. Both are very political. In fact, Love Like a Galaxy is all political from start to finish, so maybe that might be what is bothering you. Also, it is not a simple love story like Hidden Love.

I am not really sure what you mean by a beautiful story. This is a beautiful story about love, discipline, power, and autonomy, especially for women. This story is by far not your typical drama. In fact it takes all the typical tropes and turns them upside down. This is especially true for the five year breakup.

My suggestion to you, if you can stand it, is to watch every episode carefully. Watch how the ML looks at or doesn't look at the FL especially when he pulls her from the fire and then how he holds her when the girls try to push her into the broken glass. This is very deliberately done.

Also, if you like Zhao Lu Si and want simple beautiful love stories, watch Hidden Love, I Hear You, Dating in the Kitchen, Prodigy Healer, etc. Don't watch Untouchable Lovers or Better Than Immortality. The fact that you are mad that it is not a simple love story means everyone did their job.

Yes, she loves all three. You need to watch this show carefully, especially the first 27 episodes. Everything from the dialogue, to the facial expressions, the film shots, to even the position of the people in the scene are important to the story. This is one of the most well thought out filmed dramas I have watched. All others pale in comparison. I have watched this show several times and am still finding clever things that enhance the story.

I agree. Zhao Lu Si has played this role many times and this drama did not add anything new to the genre. The only reason I think she took this role is for the part where she can say that the son is not like his father and the promise that the ML's mother made is not written in stone and not the wish of the son. The societal norm seems to be if the father is corrupt then the son is as well which is not always true.

Yes, she loves Ling romantically, but is that all there is to love? Can't she love Lou Yao and Yuan as well. What is love and who can love whom? That's what this drama is asking. When Lou Yao and NiaoNiao end their marriage agreement there are no flashbacks to show that they were ever physically involved, but they did love each other. They gave each other what they needed at the time.

I have been watching this again as well and discovered other things as well, such as General Ling being referred to as a ghost by NaioNaio and the prince Xiao.

You're right. At the beginning she uses the excuse that she can't love someone because she has never been shown love herself. However, when she is with each male, they define what love means to them as a couple. She only becomes physically involved with Ling Bu Yi (kissing, hugging, etc). She loves all three of them in her own way.

As for the scene where Ling Bu Yi is being punished by the emperor, that whole scene is to make NiaoNiao confide in people about when she is being bullied instead of taking her own revenge. However, her personality will not allow her to do that as she feels she can do something on her own about it, instead of relying on someone else. In the dialogue it is even discussed as his and her ways of revenge. Ling Bu Yi just uses her revenge as a way to further his own agenda. NiaoNiao brings this up in later episodes and it is part of the reason why they break up.

As for the love issue during this scene, in the translations that I have watched, it appears that both the emperor and Ling Bu Yi are blinded to the fact that NiaoNiao loves Ling Bu Yi and that she has already decided to give him her heart. She changes for him, but Ling Bu Yi does not change for her. He doesn't change until he dies and comes backs as his true self.

Sorry for the long explanation. I love this show and the intricate details everyone put into the writing, acting, and directing of this show are amazing. Are there flaws in this show yes, but I can overlook them because there are so few.

You're right. Her character was not meant to be a warrior. Her character was meant to be a free spirited girl who protected citizens with her martial arts. Her character wanted no part of politics or power. She only got involved to save her people and because her family, the rulers of the country, had died. The minute the threat to the empire was over, she gave up the throne and spent all her time with Black Fox, who after seeking power, gave it up to be with her.

The fact that you recognize her character not being a warrior means Zhao Lu Si did her job in portraying this character the way it should have been portrayed and did it well. If you watched this drama in hopes that Zhao Lu Si's character was going to rule the world, then yes you would be disappointed because that was not her role.

Spatina, I know that you wanted someone else in the role. Visualize that woman in that role and tell me if it would have the same feel. A different actress would bring a different feel to the production. What would your actress bring to the character that Zhao Lu Si did not? For me, the banter between Yang Yang and Zhao Lu Si's characters is spot on. I think both actors grew in their profession from having worked together as their next works, especially Zhao Lu Si's.

You're right, but each scene is there for a reason. Once you piece everything together, you understand (even if boring) why it is there.

No, only the audience knows that it was QiQi's grandmother who wrote a letter to the mother. However, I think mom knew from the start that it was NaioNaio. It's why mom sent NaioNaio away with the aunt. The mother wanted to get her out of that environment.

Yang Yang is seven years older than Zhao Lu Si, but Zhao Lu Si held her own with him. As matter of fact, I think Zhao Lu Si helped Yang Yang become a better actor. His character actually had a well rounded personality which I have not seen in his previous roles. His next character in Fireworks of My Heart is also more well rounded. Only Yang Yang can pull off a 15 to 17-year-old in looks and acting and turn back into a 32-year-old with just a hair change.

The second season mirrors the first season, but at the political level. For those of you who dislike the mother, you have missed the point of her character's actions. In this drama you have to pay attention to everything from the camera angles, facial expressions, body position of characters, dialogue, and story structure. It is very carefully put together to tell a wonderful, engrossing story with great messages about love, discipline, and power. The only questionable episode is 55, which to me after all the build up, is very unrealistic and anti-climatic.

Also, I almost didn't watch this because of the slow start, but then realized why all the build up. Since I have to read subtitles to understand the dialogue, it makes it hard to catch everything else. It's why I've watched it several times.