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I envy you! I wish I can forget NiF and watch it all over again.

I feel the absolute opposite of you. I don't know if it is the director or writer that contributed most to how this end product turned out but the time skips are done terribly in my opinion. It literally feels like the first 15 episodes or so are fleshing out the relationship between GYY, GL and JNZ(which btw I don't think this was done nicely either, showing GL and GYY as "better friends" in the later episodes, but I don't see it in the first 15). After the war, people are broken. Then all of a sudden it's 5 years later and GYY is all happy, he is going to marry A Xiu, GL and JNZ have feelings for each other, and they give us this without showing us how it led to this turning point. I mean, emotionally how did JNZ all of sudden see GL as more than a friend? How did GYY learn to love A Xiu and vice versa? I think these are crucial moments that the audience needs to see otherwise it just doesn't make sense. From what I can see, the drama's focus is mostly on the relationship aspect, yet they have not fleshed this part out in a logical manner, leaving a lot to the imagination of the viewers. If I wanted to rely on my imagination, I would read a book. The book equivalent of the time skips would literally be "5 years later, A Xiu and GYY are happily married. GL and JNZ are together and love each other". It's akin to primary school writing.

That's what I thought at first but I think in one of the episodes the mother was crying "why aren't you Ma's child?" so I think they are not related.

I don't think it's as good, I think it's better and the best drama I have seen so far. I have yet to watch a drama that can surpass it for me.

Generally Chinese shows don't have seasons and that's the way I like it, every story needs to end! If they gonna have seasons I wish they would just film it all once off.

I also prefer historical dramas in general, if I'm watching a modern drama it's because I have nothing else to watch and waiting for the next good historical drama.

So agree with this! It's just poor writing / editing / directing.

I think if you are a fan of the actors you can give it a go. If not, I don't think it's a huge loss to skip it. There's humor and there's emotional moments but I find the writing and characterization inconsistent and it just pisses me off. It's also less about the military and more about all the love relationships in a military setting.

Are you trying to work out if they perhaps have made S2 yet lol

Lol ok I see, thanks for the insight! So basically for the most part not romance enough to be romance, and not wuxia enough to be wuxia.

I personally really enjoy the humor and out of norm relationships (like the father and son relationship), it's just so refreshing, especially when you watch a ton of other dramas that just have the same old same old!

Please could you elaborate more on why you want to drop it? This drama is one of the best I find that is out so far of 2021, so it's interesting to know why others don't like it.

I agree, pacing is great so far! I hope they keep it up.

I don't mind time skips but they've done it terribly in this show.

Ahhhh that line was beautiful!!!

This show is so annoying. Something about it makes me keep watching but I have such a problem with some of the writing / plot lines!!! Whoever this writer is, I never want to watch their works again after this! And the drama is really less about the military and war and more about romance in a military setting really.

I started watching this because of Julian Cheung only, this definitely is not the type of series I would watch, too soap opera for me. But to my surprise I am actually into this story!

I agree. I don't feel the story is forced, unlike some of the latest shows I've been watching. People really shouldn't be allowed to rate shows when it hasn't finished airing!

While the last four episodes got me bawling and bringing up all kinds of emotions at the same time, some of the writing / plot lines really irks me. Like the cinema scene, while I know they are trying to show the ignorance of the citizens of what's happening in the country and the sacrifices of the soldiers for them, I think it could have been instigated by a better encounter. Someone jumping up in the middle of a movie to start a fight because he saw a girl crying holding a box behind him in a dark cinema, not so convincing to me. Another thing that annoys me is they are always making the plot to be GYY in the dark and not knowing what's going and GL being all sacrificing (e.g. with the chance to go to school part and the poem part), almost like they are trying to force show the sacrificing characteristic of GL. And don't get me started on the division commander and his nepotism!

These characters are all so interesting. The story with Xuan Yuan Jing Cheng makes me feel so sad. His life was so lonely, no one understood him or stood by his side, not his wife, daughter or brothers. They only know to berate and look down on him. In the end, he still sacrificed his life for the sake of his wife and daughter, even though they didn't treat him well.

Really enjoy his writing after watching Joy of Life, Young Blood and Sword Snow Stride! I need to follow this screenwriter.

Luoyang was definitely not for me, I see many people comparing it but I just don't think it's on the same level of execution. Luoyang could have been great but in my opinion whoever directed or wrote the romance in it needs to refine their art. On the other hand, I really enjoy this show, it keeps me wanting more and definitely one of the better ones of 2021.