Just some notes while I was watching this over a period of months...
WQHY did not age very well, and why is he calling his son Soldier? Should he not love this soldier better who had to grow up without his mom? There are some mistakes; his mom was not a concubine, she was the one and only love of his father's life, perhaps that's why he's become so cold, abandoning his cute mask after losing his mask team to the black fox. Perhaps it's also her hope in her son that turned WQHY into this obsessive father.
I'm sure he will draw the Heaven and Earth Strike when he feels love. He does not have a joie de vivre.
I've been waiting for this since the last season ended, but became less enthusiastic after episode 1. It's like they are already living in a world where evil had conquered... Also not a fan of the animation. I'm glad this stopped in episode 3, her come in was quite funny, but her voice is just a bit too high. She does look very pretty here though. Since there was nothing else that's good enough to watch, I continued, and it is becoming more interesting somewhere from episode 2.
Beautiful how his mother’s power was awakened in him while he used the light to cleanse evil. What a beautiful power.
It seems like evil is everywhere, but God allow it to exist because there is evil in human if they allow it to exist with them with their free will. It’s like keeping the weed around the grass, to not to destroy the grass with the weed...
To conquer his battle with evil, as each one of us must do as well.
Appreciate the FL's loyalty to the ML.
WQHY has become really complex. His love for his wife, and their son, yet, a very demanding father.
I would be very proud of WQFG as my son, but also sad that he's forced to make such a sacrifice. He could have suffered a lot less had they known his intentions...
Why would people have to wait until they're dying to show their true heart? All are fathers, yet some do not know love at all...
It's a very slow crescendo towards the final episode, which was what I was looking for since the last season ended, the merging of their powers to combat evil. Still very much admired the love between WQHY and DFHZ, that lasted beyond their lifetimes. He truly loved and worshipped her, and she was beyond cool - they were a perfect pair of equals. The love between WQFG and QT was a bit complicated, not very romantic as such, yet at the same time she was the light of his life. Despite that she was a bit submissive towards him, she is the only one who managed to maintain her pure heart and not to be corrupted by evil - and was at the end his winning factor.
I really liked the role Chang Hua Sen played this time, his innocence keep making me smile during this rather dark episode of storytelling. Quite surprised to see Wang Hong Yi playing evil after his portrayal in Lost You Forever. Was also quite happy to see Tong Meng Shi here. All very good actors but not very famous on their own (yet).
Very inspiring that amongst all the attempts and threats of darkness, that so many people will find each other for light to conquer. The storytelling could have been a bit more efficient (not so draggy on the boring scenes and instead focus on how to capture the audience into not dragging the looking forward to watching the next part until months later to finish for example...)
I watched episode 1 and have become less enthusiastic now...
Well, episode 1 continued after season 2, so WQHY had to live with the consequences after the big fight. He raised his son with the specific purpose of his wife in mind, and calls him The Soldier, so he grew up without any joie de vivre. It's like they are already living in a world where evil had conquered... Also not a fan of the animation, but I'm glad this stopped in episode 3, the come in of the FL was quite funny. Somewhere from episode 2 it became a bit more interesting. The voice of the FL is a bit too high though, so just a warning.
Started watching this when I realised he's playing a Sheldon, and while Sheldon was hilarious in TBBT, I'm not sure if this is what I'm looking for in Wallace.
So this seemed like an interesting story, while I was looking into Alen's former productions, so watched 10 minutes of I and 9 minutes of II, and apparently this is so bad that you can't watch it anywhere. Time saved.
Ok, skipped Part I after 10 minutes, and caught up by watching the first 10 minutes here, and dropping this as well for the same reasons. Not even for Alen, who might be the best part here.
I tried for 10 minutes but the acting, cute-ing, and old CGI (can't believe I watched The Journey of Flower back then in this) is hard to get through after all the good productions. Not even for Alen, who is probably the best thing here.
So, Ik that Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red-Moon Pact, Love in Pavilion, and Sword and Beloved are set in the same…
I watched Love in Pavilion because of LSS, and based on the ending of that story I'm intrigued to watch this. Maybe I'll watch Red Moon Pact if I feel curious when I have nothing else to watch since the rating is even lower than this one.
Ok, ended up binging this over the weekend whilst having a cold, and when the weekend ended after work. Despite the inconsistencies of some scenes, I remained curious about what's next.
Watching her waiting for him in episode 11 made me wonder if she was in love with him all this time, which is why they have shared goals, which were the objective reasons for her to join his army.
It's nice when from episode 12 the romance started to sparkle, funny when the nephew called her jiuma to his uncle. But throughout the story she wants him to trust her and blames him for not trusting her while she continues to lie to him. Very good remark of him that one day her secrets will come out. How will she face him then? If she explained her situation now, it would have helped him who thought his friend betrayed them.
I like those scenes where she is dressed properly as a beautiful woman, and they make a great couple as two generals. I had wished that she could dress like that whilst being a general, a true woman general, and was happy when that wish was granted. I also like her motivational speeches/preaches.
He's lack of response when meeting her Master is a bit strange, considering how he wants to know her background and now actually met her Master.
She mentioned how she was pretending to be someone else all this time, and he mentioned that she can be whomever she is. He's been the only person who respected her wishes and always made sure she could make her own choice.
Episode 22 when he finally found out who she is, in an unexpected way, but just before she was going to tell him. I think she explained it well, but the way she answered that important question could have been more complete. I think he's response was fine too, he didn't let her leave, and wanted to keep her until they find out the truth. They did overdramatise things. Knowing the truth and facing the enemies together will only make them stronger.
Didn't think the ML was very handsome until he smiled at the FL, there is something in his smile, can only describe it as "chiqing" :)
Both Bai Shu and the Prime Minister are great voice actors. Very well done.
CZ is smart from the beginning, the actor is more handsome than the ML, but is well casted for his role. Sad how things turned out for him; it wasn't necessary...
Sometimes I see scenes and know that someone is going to die, unnecessarily, just to dramatise.
Apparently that was the episode where he figures out that she's a girl (could not write down the word woman here), based on the comments I read here, so I continued as I was curious about how he'll respond and now I'm curious when he'll figure out whom she is. It's like her acting is determined per scene and there is quite some inconsistencies with her overall performance at times, which makes me wonder if she's bipolar or something. I think it is her voice actor that annoys me even more than the behaviour described previously.
I was "browsing" the starting song of a number of C-dramas I had saved to get a feeling of what I would like to watch next; something decent but no binging material, which this one started with a captivating scene. I soon closed it and went to sleep, and started watching this during lunch, while I had a half day at work. I quite like the FL. I liked how she responded to the snoring army with how lively they are. It's quite a reflection when there was a scene about another daughter, both noble daughters but what a difference of fate and family treatment.
The diverse team around her made me think about Mulan, and how she had to regain her strength after an injury and to reproof herself.
I was surprised to see the familiar Bai Shu here again, and for the first time not as a talented comedian as in Whispers of Fate and Youthful Glory but as the adversary.
But as I'm at episode 4, I find her behaviour towards the Dudu a bit unusual, over coquettish while she's supposed to pretend to be a man, and while her goal is to succeed she was surprised when she was made the teamlead. The way she behaves became a bit annoying so I think I'll take a break from here.
The first Bai Lu drama that I haven't binged (in a way grateful for that as I have been quite busy).
Alen’s impressive performance so early in his career (before his famous performances in The Long Ballad, A Journey to Love, Whispers of Fate) to give life to this character. He did really well, I really liked this character, and prefer him much more over the ML. I was however a bit hesitating with his love, considering he's a prince, with a dominant mom, so would probably not be able to marry as he wishes. However, he proved to be quite capable of protecting her, and to very smartly protecting his rights when he had to. Really sad how he was manipulated into losing the 2 women he loves; but the twist was very moving, regarding all that he did for her. His love proved more grand than LQL's.
The romance development between the main couple in this story is not very convincing. How can she be his bodyguard, while he ends up protecting her? What I don't understand was why he did not from the beginning tell his dad that he's used to his life and has a woman he loves. She had a decent life, and then these men just expect her to be a concubine. The narrative around them is often exaggerated to make story. Scenes where they tell each other to leave while they were surrounded by captors. Very disappointed with this ego-centric emperor who lacks empathy; he could have clearly protected his son.
The only positive part (aside from Alen's performance) was that I was quite proud of her abilities, so don't understand how they can be poor with their trade skills...
All with all, first Bai Lu I haven't binged, but there were interesting parts that I was curious to watch.
I see her and I wonder, if this going to be a tragedy? Except for her looks, I remember her acting skills are based on crying and screaming - in that order. But having aged since her role in Goodbye my Princess, it isn’t really suitable anymore, is it. Hope she’ll prove me wrong and impress me instead this time.
WQHY did not age very well, and why is he calling his son Soldier? Should he not love this soldier better who had to grow up without his mom? There are some mistakes; his mom was not a concubine, she was the one and only love of his father's life, perhaps that's why he's become so cold, abandoning his cute mask after losing his mask team to the black fox. Perhaps it's also her hope in her son that turned WQHY into this obsessive father.
I'm sure he will draw the Heaven and Earth Strike when he feels love. He does not have a joie de vivre.
I've been waiting for this since the last season ended, but became less enthusiastic after episode 1. It's like they are already living in a world where evil had conquered... Also not a fan of the animation. I'm glad this stopped in episode 3, her come in was quite funny, but her voice is just a bit too high. She does look very pretty here though. Since there was nothing else that's good enough to watch, I continued, and it is becoming more interesting somewhere from episode 2.
Beautiful how his mother’s power was awakened in him while he used the light to cleanse evil. What a beautiful power.
It seems like evil is everywhere, but God allow it to exist because there is evil in human if they allow it to exist with them with their free will. It’s like keeping the weed around the grass, to not to destroy the grass with the weed...
To conquer his battle with evil, as each one of us must do as well.
Appreciate the FL's loyalty to the ML.
WQHY has become really complex. His love for his wife, and their son, yet, a very demanding father.
I would be very proud of WQFG as my son, but also sad that he's forced to make such a sacrifice. He could have suffered a lot less had they known his intentions...
Why would people have to wait until they're dying to show their true heart? All are fathers, yet some do not know love at all...
It's a very slow crescendo towards the final episode, which was what I was looking for since the last season ended, the merging of their powers to combat evil. Still very much admired the love between WQHY and DFHZ, that lasted beyond their lifetimes. He truly loved and worshipped her, and she was beyond cool - they were a perfect pair of equals. The love between WQFG and QT was a bit complicated, not very romantic as such, yet at the same time she was the light of his life. Despite that she was a bit submissive towards him, she is the only one who managed to maintain her pure heart and not to be corrupted by evil - and was at the end his winning factor.
I really liked the role Chang Hua Sen played this time, his innocence keep making me smile during this rather dark episode of storytelling. Quite surprised to see Wang Hong Yi playing evil after his portrayal in Lost You Forever. Was also quite happy to see Tong Meng Shi here. All very good actors but not very famous on their own (yet).
Very inspiring that amongst all the attempts and threats of darkness, that so many people will find each other for light to conquer. The storytelling could have been a bit more efficient (not so draggy on the boring scenes and instead focus on how to capture the audience into not dragging the looking forward to watching the next part until months later to finish for example...)
Watching her waiting for him in episode 11 made me wonder if she was in love with him all this time, which is why they have shared goals, which were the objective reasons for her to join his army.
It's nice when from episode 12 the romance started to sparkle, funny when the nephew called her jiuma to his uncle. But throughout the story she wants him to trust her and blames him for not trusting her while she continues to lie to him. Very good remark of him that one day her secrets will come out. How will she face him then? If she explained her situation now, it would have helped him who thought his friend betrayed them.
I like those scenes where she is dressed properly as a beautiful woman, and they make a great couple as two generals. I had wished that she could dress like that whilst being a general, a true woman general, and was happy when that wish was granted. I also like her motivational speeches/preaches.
He's lack of response when meeting her Master is a bit strange, considering how he wants to know her background and now actually met her Master.
She mentioned how she was pretending to be someone else all this time, and he mentioned that she can be whomever she is. He's been the only person who respected her wishes and always made sure she could make her own choice.
Episode 22 when he finally found out who she is, in an unexpected way, but just before she was going to tell him. I think she explained it well, but the way she answered that important question could have been more complete. I think he's response was fine too, he didn't let her leave, and wanted to keep her until they find out the truth. They did overdramatise things. Knowing the truth and facing the enemies together will only make them stronger.
Didn't think the ML was very handsome until he smiled at the FL, there is something in his smile, can only describe it as "chiqing" :)
Both Bai Shu and the Prime Minister are great voice actors. Very well done.
CZ is smart from the beginning, the actor is more handsome than the ML, but is well casted for his role. Sad how things turned out for him; it wasn't necessary...
Sometimes I see scenes and know that someone is going to die, unnecessarily, just to dramatise.
Fickle emperor; easily manipulatable.
The diverse team around her made me think about Mulan, and how she had to regain her strength after an injury and to reproof herself.
I was surprised to see the familiar Bai Shu here again, and for the first time not as a talented comedian as in Whispers of Fate and Youthful Glory but as the adversary.
But as I'm at episode 4, I find her behaviour towards the Dudu a bit unusual, over coquettish while she's supposed to pretend to be a man, and while her goal is to succeed she was surprised when she was made the teamlead. The way she behaves became a bit annoying so I think I'll take a break from here.
Alen’s impressive performance so early in his career (before his famous performances in The Long Ballad, A Journey to Love, Whispers of Fate) to give life to this character. He did really well, I really liked this character, and prefer him much more over the ML. I was however a bit hesitating with his love, considering he's a prince, with a dominant mom, so would probably not be able to marry as he wishes. However, he proved to be quite capable of protecting her, and to very smartly protecting his rights when he had to. Really sad how he was manipulated into losing the 2 women he loves; but the twist was very moving, regarding all that he did for her. His love proved more grand than LQL's.
The romance development between the main couple in this story is not very convincing. How can she be his bodyguard, while he ends up protecting her? What I don't understand was why he did not from the beginning tell his dad that he's used to his life and has a woman he loves. She had a decent life, and then these men just expect her to be a concubine. The narrative around them is often exaggerated to make story. Scenes where they tell each other to leave while they were surrounded by captors. Very disappointed with this ego-centric emperor who lacks empathy; he could have clearly protected his son.
The only positive part (aside from Alen's performance) was that I was quite proud of her abilities, so don't understand how they can be poor with their trade skills...
All with all, first Bai Lu I haven't binged, but there were interesting parts that I was curious to watch.
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