I’m watching the drama, but there are a few things I didn’t understand.
In the early episodes, He Si Mu says that Duan Xu is not the real Duan Xu, and it’s mentioned that the real Duan Xu is actually Fang Xian Ye. Did I misunderstand?
Because around episode 30, Duan Xu (the one living with the father, mother, and sister, who might not be his real family) tells Fang Xian Ye that if Fang Xian Ye is in love with his younger sister (of the supposed “fake” Duan Xu), Duan Jing Yuan, he thinks they would make a beautiful couple.
But if Fang Xian Ye is the real Duan Xu, then Duan Jing Yuan is HIS sister—so how could they ever be together?
Also, Duan Jing Yuan often tells Fang Xian Ye that he reminds her of her brother Xu, and in her childhood memories you can see her talking to a young Duan Xu who says the exact same things that Fang Xian Ye says to her as an adult.
If Fang Xian Ye and Duan Jing Yuan are brother and sister, how could they possibly be a couple?
I loved that ending but how did this pass censorship? Not that I'm complaining.
I may be a bit slow, but why shouldn't it have passed the censorship? I finished the series, but I can't find anything in it that would have turned the very strict Chinese censors off?
This drama pleasantly surprised me! I almost never leave comments — let’s face it, I barely have time to watch dramas, let alone follow the comment sections... and yet, here I am! Is it a perfect drama? Flawless? Free of absurdities or inconsistencies? Of course not. But I genuinely don’t believe a perfect drama exists — only those that, despite their flaws, manage to steal our hearts. And for me, Dream Within a Dream is part of that rare group.
Liu Yu Ning wasn't one of my fav but honestly, I think he shines — both as an actor and as a presence. Sure, maybe he’s not everyone’s cup of tea visually, but for me, he goes beyond appearances. He’s an actor, and more importantly, a talented one. His characters come across as complex, layered, and intense. Whether he’s being funny, tender, cruel, or just plain magnetic — he delivers. He’s truly brilliant... and yes, even charming! Flaws exist — just like they do in every production. But this show is beautiful. Let it pull you into a world that’s fantasy… but not entirely fantasy. A story within a story.
Also guys I saw ep 20 preview looks like BJS gave HRY the pearl ? And he’s now vulnerable. At one part he was…
No, no and again no. I agree with those who say that all this deadly tribulation in the county is an illusion created by HRY to force BJS to experience every single pain she suffered alone in those 10 years.
Even though I’m clearly more similar to HRY and better understand how she perceives right and wrong, I too swing between the two points of view. Because even here in the comments, we tend to forget that they are Gods, born immortal. As such, it is more than normal not to understand or know what drives human beings, ending up basing themselves only on what their perception of reality and right is. The rare and strange gem is precisely HRY who, despite being a Goddess, opens herself to what it means to truly see and not just observe, to listen and not just hear what it means to be and live as a mortal being. I do not believe in fate, which is why I will always be on the side of those who fight to change and improve it, but I don’t feel like accusing BJS of having a cold heart toward mortals, precisely because he is what he is. A deity who, even in his descent into the mortal world, does not become part of that crowd of souls who fight every day to survive, to hope, and to be happy.
I also understand HRY’s blind pursuit of vengeance, and I don’t think that excludes the love she has for BJS. These are two equally powerful feelings, but for a mother who loses her child, reason and rationality become very distant elements—there is no room for forgiveness when there is a loss of this kind. Later she may understand and forgive, perhaps both herself and BJS, but for now what drives her is only the blind need to make suffer the one who, in her view, could have saved their child. As another person said in the comments, they are Yin and Yang. They cannot exist without each other, but on the other hand, it’s not easy to keep them close either. Love is not always enough. Life is not always fair. Heaven is not always right. What may be right for someone can mean injustice for someone else. A perfect example is the conversation between BJS and HRY about the Drought Dragon.
However this drama ends, the journey up to this point has been fantastic. In my opinion, it started terribly, with elements that felt like pantomime or parody, but it only kept getting better and better, to the point of making fans discuss truly important topics worth reflecting on. I’m so glad I didn’t give up!
Guys do yall have any dramas to recommend with similar genre like feud and moonlight mystique ?I’ve watched…
i'd like to recommend some me too! 1) Ashes of Love is HE xianxia and for me it's my fav c-drama xianxia, true it's long but you will not feel it. 2) Immortal Samsara HE with a lot of angst and a really beautiful visual and ost 3) Ancient Love Poetry with a wonderful Xu Kai xianxia with HE 4) Love and Redemption xianxia HE with Steamy Kiss and my talented baby Cheng YI 5) Love You Seven Times so underrated!
not properly a xianxia but i can't skip The Untamed. If you are for romantic/dramatic/mistic stuff!
I’m watching the drama, but there are a few things I didn’t understand.
In the early episodes, He Si Mu says that Duan Xu is not the real Duan Xu, and it’s mentioned that the real Duan Xu is actually Fang Xian Ye. Did I misunderstand?
Because around episode 30, Duan Xu (the one living with the father, mother, and sister, who might not be his real family) tells Fang Xian Ye that if Fang Xian Ye is in love with his younger sister (of the supposed “fake” Duan Xu), Duan Jing Yuan, he thinks they would make a beautiful couple.
But if Fang Xian Ye is the real Duan Xu, then Duan Jing Yuan is HIS sister—so how could they ever be together?
Also, Duan Jing Yuan often tells Fang Xian Ye that he reminds her of her brother Xu, and in her childhood memories you can see her talking to a young Duan Xu who says the exact same things that Fang Xian Ye says to her as an adult.
If Fang Xian Ye and Duan Jing Yuan are brother and sister, how could they possibly be a couple?
I almost never leave comments — let’s face it, I barely have time to watch dramas, let alone follow the comment sections... and yet, here I am!
Is it a perfect drama? Flawless? Free of absurdities or inconsistencies?
Of course not. But I genuinely don’t believe a perfect drama exists — only those that, despite their flaws, manage to steal our hearts. And for me, Dream Within a Dream is part of that rare group.
Liu Yu Ning wasn't one of my fav but honestly, I think he shines — both as an actor and as a presence.
Sure, maybe he’s not everyone’s cup of tea visually, but for me, he goes beyond appearances.
He’s an actor, and more importantly, a talented one. His characters come across as complex, layered, and intense.
Whether he’s being funny, tender, cruel, or just plain magnetic — he delivers.
He’s truly brilliant... and yes, even charming!
Flaws exist — just like they do in every production.
But this show is beautiful.
Let it pull you into a world that’s fantasy… but not entirely fantasy.
A story within a story.
I agree with those who say that all this deadly tribulation in the county is an illusion created by HRY to force BJS to experience every single pain she suffered alone in those 10 years.
But don't rule out Immortal Samsara... it's beautiful!
Even though I’m clearly more similar to HRY and better understand how she perceives right and wrong, I too swing between the two points of view.
Because even here in the comments, we tend to forget that they are Gods, born immortal. As such, it is more than normal not to understand or know what drives human beings, ending up basing themselves only on what their perception of reality and right is.
The rare and strange gem is precisely HRY who, despite being a Goddess, opens herself to what it means to truly see and not just observe, to listen and not just hear what it means to be and live as a mortal being.
I do not believe in fate, which is why I will always be on the side of those who fight to change and improve it, but I don’t feel like accusing BJS of having a cold heart toward mortals, precisely because he is what he is.
A deity who, even in his descent into the mortal world, does not become part of that crowd of souls who fight every day to survive, to hope, and to be happy.
I also understand HRY’s blind pursuit of vengeance, and I don’t think that excludes the love she has for BJS. These are two equally powerful feelings, but for a mother who loses her child, reason and rationality become very distant elements—there is no room for forgiveness when there is a loss of this kind.
Later she may understand and forgive, perhaps both herself and BJS, but for now what drives her is only the blind need to make suffer the one who, in her view, could have saved their child.
As another person said in the comments, they are Yin and Yang. They cannot exist without each other, but on the other hand, it’s not easy to keep them close either.
Love is not always enough. Life is not always fair. Heaven is not always right. What may be right for someone can mean injustice for someone else.
A perfect example is the conversation between BJS and HRY about the Drought Dragon.
However this drama ends, the journey up to this point has been fantastic.
In my opinion, it started terribly, with elements that felt like pantomime or parody, but it only kept getting better and better, to the point of making fans discuss truly important topics worth reflecting on.
I’m so glad I didn’t give up!
1) Ashes of Love is HE xianxia and for me it's my fav c-drama xianxia, true it's long but you will not feel it.
2) Immortal Samsara HE with a lot of angst and a really beautiful visual and ost
3) Ancient Love Poetry with a wonderful Xu Kai xianxia with HE
4) Love and Redemption xianxia HE with Steamy Kiss and my talented baby Cheng YI
5) Love You Seven Times so underrated!
not properly a xianxia but i can't skip The Untamed.
If you are for romantic/dramatic/mistic stuff!