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FIRST OF ALL, LIU XUEYI.
This man and historical fantasy dramas. I don't even know what to say anymore. He just belongs in these costumes, and at this point, I feel like the casting directors need to understand that putting him in a xianxia is already a good start.
The story follows Hong Ning, a little tea flower spirit who falls in love with Jin Xiu, a powerful immortal. She wants to become immortal so she can stand beside him, only to discover things aren't as simple as she imagined. And obviously, because this is a xianxia drama, heaven cannot let two people be happy without making it everyone's problem.
LIKE, WHY IS HEAVEN ALWAYS SO AGAINST PEOPLE FALLING IN LOVE???
Can these immortals PLEASE mind their own business for five minutes???
What I found interesting was the idea of love that continues across lifetimes. The whole idea of someone being willing to search for the person they love, even when fate keeps trying to separate them, is something I can get behind. I mean, reincarnation, longing, angst? You already know I'm listening.
BUT, OF COURSE, WE HAVE PROBLEMS.
Because why can these characters fight against fate, deal with heavenly politics, and go through all these dramatic situations, but communicating their feelings properly is suddenly the hardest task in the entire three realms???
SIR. USE YOUR WORDS.
I swear, sometimes I want to enter these dramas, sit everyone down, and explain that one honest conversation could save them approximately twenty episodes of suffering. And the thing is, I don't automatically hate misunderstandings. If they actually add something to the story, make the characters struggle with their feelings, or give us angst that makes sense, then fine. I'M SEATED. I can appreciate a little emotional damage.
But when the same obstacles keep appearing and the couple gets separated again and again, I start wondering whether heaven has a personal vendetta against these two.
THEY JUST WANT TO BE TOGETHER. LET THEM BREATHE.
And don't even get me started on how difficult it is for these two to get their relationship properly sorted out. At some point, I was probably more stressed about whether they'd finally get their happy ending than the actual characters were.
Still, I can appreciate a romance where the feelings are meant to last beyond one lifetime. There's something bittersweet about the idea that even when circumstances change, the connection between two people can remain. And with a title like Love Never Fails, you BETTER give me some payoff after all that suffering. I did not sign up for endless heartbreak just to be left staring at my screen in disbelief.
I just wish the story had trusted its characters a little more instead of relying so much on circumstances keeping them apart.
Because loving someone across lifetimes is romantic and all, but imagine how much easier their lives would be if they just SAT DOWN AND TALKED.
The communication skills? PLEASE ENROLL THESE PEOPLE IN A COURSE.
This man and historical fantasy dramas. I don't even know what to say anymore. He just belongs in these costumes, and at this point, I feel like the casting directors need to understand that putting him in a xianxia is already a good start.
The story follows Hong Ning, a little tea flower spirit who falls in love with Jin Xiu, a powerful immortal. She wants to become immortal so she can stand beside him, only to discover things aren't as simple as she imagined. And obviously, because this is a xianxia drama, heaven cannot let two people be happy without making it everyone's problem.
LIKE, WHY IS HEAVEN ALWAYS SO AGAINST PEOPLE FALLING IN LOVE???
Can these immortals PLEASE mind their own business for five minutes???
What I found interesting was the idea of love that continues across lifetimes. The whole idea of someone being willing to search for the person they love, even when fate keeps trying to separate them, is something I can get behind. I mean, reincarnation, longing, angst? You already know I'm listening.
BUT, OF COURSE, WE HAVE PROBLEMS.
Because why can these characters fight against fate, deal with heavenly politics, and go through all these dramatic situations, but communicating their feelings properly is suddenly the hardest task in the entire three realms???
SIR. USE YOUR WORDS.
I swear, sometimes I want to enter these dramas, sit everyone down, and explain that one honest conversation could save them approximately twenty episodes of suffering. And the thing is, I don't automatically hate misunderstandings. If they actually add something to the story, make the characters struggle with their feelings, or give us angst that makes sense, then fine. I'M SEATED. I can appreciate a little emotional damage.
But when the same obstacles keep appearing and the couple gets separated again and again, I start wondering whether heaven has a personal vendetta against these two.
THEY JUST WANT TO BE TOGETHER. LET THEM BREATHE.
And don't even get me started on how difficult it is for these two to get their relationship properly sorted out. At some point, I was probably more stressed about whether they'd finally get their happy ending than the actual characters were.
Still, I can appreciate a romance where the feelings are meant to last beyond one lifetime. There's something bittersweet about the idea that even when circumstances change, the connection between two people can remain. And with a title like Love Never Fails, you BETTER give me some payoff after all that suffering. I did not sign up for endless heartbreak just to be left staring at my screen in disbelief.
I just wish the story had trusted its characters a little more instead of relying so much on circumstances keeping them apart.
Because loving someone across lifetimes is romantic and all, but imagine how much easier their lives would be if they just SAT DOWN AND TALKED.
The communication skills? PLEASE ENROLL THESE PEOPLE IN A COURSE.
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