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Eh but I thought I kinda saw him doing a real kiss in The Blue Whisper - or was that just my imagination? 🤣

Oh she worked on Lost Love in Times too didn't she? I love that one too.

Yes, there really has to be a fateful conjunction of the stars for BL and LYX to get the writers and the directors they deserve. We can see how magical that conjunction was for ZZH and GJ in WOH..........even for DW in LBFAD - who knew that with the right direction/storyline etc he would be able to deliver that performance after the disaster that was Miss the Dragon.

Love and Destiny? Maybe try again and stick with it a little - I too found the first arc rather slow but the romance between Ni Ni and Chang Chen really unfolds very satisfactorily

If you don't mind going a little further back you can try Lost Love in Times which is a fantasy with time travel and mages. It's well-executed and all the leads and supporting actors give really decent performances and has a satisfying end. A rare cdrama where the FLs remain consistently smart, strong and heroic throughout the drama.

True dat - AOS has spoilt all of us 😍

Love and Destiny - a great example of more mature actors interpreting the usual storyline of immortals in love. My fave eps are the ones when the 2 MLs are competing on the mortal plane for her attention - hilarious!

Bad lazy writing by scriptwriters. In the novel apparently her motivations are clearer. But right now in the drama she’s coming across as a vacillating yo-yo with emotional amnesia/concussion. They are just using her as a plot device now. Poor BL got another script which crapped on her.

If only they could have toned down the white makeup too - at times he looks like he could belong in an episode of Twilight: the ancient China/xianxia version

Yes soooo few scriptwriters seem to be able to keep a FL strong and consistent esp in costume cdramas. Even if they start off strong and sassy, they get dumbed down/go schizo halfway thru. Like I said - big F- for the scriptwriters

Yes the scriptwriters not up to the task of fleshing out the complexity and internal conflicts of the characters : F- for the scriptwriters............

Yups it sucks that it happens so often with highly-anticipated dramas and favourite actors. Oh well let's see how it goes in the remaining portion of the drama. At the very least we'll still have seen BL and LYX having lots of onscreen time together.

Yes the fact that they can still rise above the shitty scripts is something noteworthy. Just sad that in the end they'll still be captive to bad storylines. Wish there wasn't such a mismatch between great acting talent and lousy scripting.

Yes, it's like she's jinxed. So often she lands what seems to be a fantastic. meaty role - it starts out well but then something happens and it never quite lives up to the initial promise. It's not through any fault of hers cos she's great and attacks her roles with gusto. She just hasn't had the fate yet to meet a truly great scriptwriter(s) esp for wuxia/xianxia who is worthy of her.

Feels like BL has had the bad luck to get a script that's failing her......again!

And/or bad editing leaving plot blackholes...................

Agreed. At this point her characterisation feels totally superficial - and we're already more than halfway thru' the series. Like I said before, BL has got such great potential, but she just has bad luck with her scripts - they often fail her.

Feel the same way. YXW is swinging like a yo-yo with emotional amnesia...........can't get a lock on her character development. She and TTJ also seem to be going nowhere new.

I'm having trouble with YXW's character at this point too - she's vacillating like a yo-yo with emotional amnesia. It's like the screenwriter doesn't know how to properly develop her character and is just using her as a plot device to drive other developments.

And you're right, what's with the grandma plot and her murder?

Or were there elements that were cut out leaving weird plot holes?

Yes, YXW's character is not written properly as the screenwriter did not work out her motivations and conflicts in a consistent and believable way. At one moment she's off condemning him and remembering him as the evil demon god, next moment she's forgotten about that and is playing house with him etc etc. Also the way she is so happy about the appearance of the nails........big sigh.

Basically, her dilemma which should be fleshed out is similar to that of a spy/foreign agent operating in what she believes to be enemy territory and having to use honeypot/honeytrap to target her perceived enemy. But this is not coming across in a consistent and emotionally believable way.

It's problematic - Bai Lu has such great potential but the scripts she gets often fail her.

His love thread has only started developing so he wouldn't be too affected by her mojo. Also he can see right through her and knows she's just out to use him. He's still super guarded against everyone except YXW so BC can just dream on...............As far as I can tell, the love thread doesn't make the victims go stupid and fall for the person no matter what they are like or what they do, just makes them biassed towards the person and more likely to fall in love with them.