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She had male and female admirers in the book too

Ou interestinggg is that why eps are more short and compact?

Oh no not happy to hear this….i thought we were moving towards at least 40 from ep 4

I think they could’ve given a little more backstory or at least not flip between flashbacks and the current scenes so much to the point of it being choppy. But this was probably their way of slowly showing what happened in the past perhaps? Maybe to keep up the mystery? Hopefully things will flow better as the story goes on!

Despite my gripes on the choppiness/editing, I can see why they took this approach with the adaptation. The novel was a slow burn, and I mean slow burn, which may not have worked as well on screen for the viewer’s pleasure especially if they have no context from the main story. The little flashbacks gave just enough of the main point to tell the backstory.

So after digesting it all, I am trying to keep an open mind. All I hope for is that they tell the story well from beginning to end. I know the romance and love triangles will be more exaggerated, which I’m not crazy about but again it is a drama - and they thrive off of these angsty tropes. So I can see why they made these adjustments.

I want to highlight the things I am enjoying - the cast. They did a very good job with the cast (imho). From HY to XJ, to He Ru Fei, Liu Bu Wang, Wang Ba and Xiao Mai. I also liked the choices for Xu Jing Fu (loved him in Lost You Forever, he has the stage presence) and Chu Zhao is being portrayed quite well. Really enjoying ZY’s portrayal of HY so far, her spunk and cleverness is fun to see. The action scenes were pretty decent too. So I am trying to keep the novel and drama separate and will see how things play out!

Lastly the OST is growing on me, especially the outro by Zhou Shen (obvi).

First impressions from someone who read the novel below

Ah I think it was very briefly touched on in a trailer, I had a feeling this was the case but wasn’t sure. Not sure how I feel about that. I do know they like to use love triangles a lot on screen so also not surprised. I do prefer the way things played out in the novel because it wasn’t your typical showdown between ML and SML you know? More slow burn and subtle in terms of romance

I agree, I think we can all provide constructive criticism on forums like these so long as we do not drag real life ppl into it. Adaptations will never be 100% the same, and I knew that going into the drama (LOVED the novel). But hoping they will be able to deliver the main scenes and not rush and give abrupt endings like many of the predecessors

Even while reading the novel, I envisioned ZY and CL as the leads. Despite the changes, I am glad they have good chemistry

Her character is described as cheerful but she is not innocent/naive. She hides her true thoughts and even pain behind a smile. She can be ruthless to enemies if needed

So even with AI they had to reshoot? Wasn’t sure how it worked, of the nee actor had to film certain scenes showing certain expressions to make it realistic. So sad, i wish the scandal/drama didn’t happen with the original actor

Thanks for sharing! I do agree that the removal of some of the story including her rebirth and marriage works fine. I am also not too bothered by how characters miraculously survive etc because it happens with every drama - a main character arc haha (-cue the satire from A Dream Within a Dream-). I just hope they don’t cut out or rush important details that are needed for the main plot, and the flow works fine from beginning to end. My biggest gripe is when dramas just rush towards the latter half of the show or when they cut too much to the point it feels choppy

I thought he was gonna dub himself 😮

Glad you are able to enjoy it as a standalone, but some other non-readers felt it was rushed. Did you feel that? I am biased cuhs I read it but feel they cut down a lot and shortened the eps/back story which impacts the flow

I don’t mind changing the whole rebirth situation due to censorship but I am not pleased with them cutting down on so much of the back story. It’s good to avoid fillers but this is one of the few well anticipated dramas that I’ve seen with only 30 min per episode. Considering we only have 36 eps, there isn’t time to tell the main plots. Also am not fond of them creating conflict between the leads at the beginning (which didn’t need to happen at all, there are many other conflicts in the story). I love the cast (looks like the face swapping was done decently) but my first impression is that they could’ve done better with the flow and quality of the drama

I heard rebirth was sorta used in Blossom. But drama watchers can correct me if I am wrong

If you also feel this way and didn’t read the novel, then is really telling that they did the cast dirty by cutting down so much on their work. 😭

Lin Shuang He was my fave after the leads 😭 he brought so much life and humor

The number of times the author described the ML’s handsome appearance in the novel was hilarious hahaha. Never failed to remind readers on that

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