Lol I woke up and had to skim through the eps just to see how it would play out and UGH ofc we get that major…
Lol they wanted to change but kept it to appease novel fans, but backfired. Oh man, they made lots of changes for TSJ and XL too. And the end with the tokens of love (ruo mu flower pin and big bellied doll) were made almost insignificant, especially XL’s gift.
Poor actors are prob seeing complaints online when it wasn’t even their fault.
Also it so weird decision spend 1.5 episode for dream/illusion, if they want change that part, they should cut…
Lol I woke up and had to skim through the eps just to see how it would play out and UGH ofc we get that major plot change as planned. A number of changes actually. I mean I can see why they did what they did to have a “happier” ending, but I think most who tuned in were looking forward to this scene being a reality (and all the events that followed). The actors did such an amazing job, one of the most well executed scenes I have seen in a while, the emotions were all there. But to make it an illusion? Cmon.
What is with the plot twist in 20?? No! No! No! That is NOT how it happened in the book. In the book, it really…
That’s what I was not looking forward to after seeing the leaked scripts. They ended up making it an illusion in the end. Very sad because his character development and transformation was what I enjoyed seeing in the book. Considering the actors did such an amazing job on playing the part, it should’ve been kept a reality
yes still mourning over the loss of our possessive and obsessive CX who has been toned down to a ''good guy''
Yes that is very true, he was selfish and only realized his mistake after the fact. I guess what I'm trying to say is I hoped to see his possessiveness of her in the drama, the red flag he was supposed to be and not as a dream hahaha.
TSJ represented stability, which was very important for XY. XY had such a tumultuous childhood that she never…
Yes, there is real love for TSJ in XY's heart - quite apparent during the time they were apart from the breakup to his 'death'. That is not to say she didn't have love for CX and XL as well (just acknowledging this in case ppl think I didn't see that in the story). But it is nice that you pointed this out about TSJ!
yes still mourning over the loss of our possessive and obsessive CX who has been toned down to a ''good guy''
I feel like many CX fans loved him for his unhinged possessive/obsessive behaviour over XY HAHA how ironic. Making him like this makes it seem like he doesn't love her enough XD (yes call me crazy)
Oh really? Ah I do remember YZ calling DW her 'bf' in the hi6 variety show last year. They were paired up to play games and whatnot.
This year, I noticed a difference in the interactions (perhaps because of all the fan wars and craziness last year), where the actors kept a bit of distance from each other. YZ is still friendly with every one of her costars but mainly only comfortably talks to her Gege lol. DW looks quite detached from the promotional event/press con. But I figured it's cuhs all the male leads have already garnered even more attention and popularity - no need to ride the CP fame
I'm still pissed after seeing those leaks and utterly disappointed...I can't believe production thought it was…
IKR - I think all CX fans were looking forward to his character development/transformation. I mean all the episodes leading to this prepared for him to take action and walk that path. They also robbed us of all the iconic lines between CX and XY from the novel too. Apparently that scene where XY poisons them in the phoenix tree forest will not be up to par with what was said in the novel. SMH.
Xinyue's assassination attempts were more realistic (like she actually tried, with FL's help too) in the novel. But it had to be condensed and combined with Jing's assassination instead.
INTERESTING LOL - I did not keep up with how promotions (if any) took place last year. I wasn't even aware of how crazy the CP shipping and fan wars got. What happened during S1? Did YZ do any shipping promotion?
Wow that is fascinating…I am wondering who had a bigger say on the changes in the script and what was eventually…
Yesssss ugghhhh my poor CX. Gimme back the real CX! Lol I saw a leaked video of the “poison” scene between XY and CX and literally all the comments say the lines in the novel were more memorable. Sigh robbed of all my YaoXuan scenes. I don’t know if I’ll ever get over it. They could’ve utilized ZWY and YZ even more haha
Wow that is fascinating…I am wondering who had a bigger say on the changes in the script and what was eventually…
AN also had that scene with her dad before the wedding (which was not in the novel, but a scene I liked). She will also narrate the ending which her dad did. I think it allowed for more screen time for her (not that I am complaining about seeing DLW, I love her) but I would ofc appreciate if they followed the novel a bit more faithfully. I think fans couldn't help compare AN and XY's individual scenes on Weibo because of that scene with XY's mom, which unfortunately couldn't be as epic due to it being last minute.
I think Jing fans are just upset that his character became more of a wallpaper - which I admit was the case. He had a lot of scenes scrapped, but so did XL. Some of the complaints are understandable. I think it's safe to say many of the main leads had the short end of the stick. But the success was definitely not due to one actor/character.
A post from “Star Dramachaser” on Facebook (pasting here with link) Star Dramachaser: “About the bullying…
Wow that is fascinating…I am wondering who had a bigger say on the changes in the script and what was eventually shown in the drama.
I have seen many Weibo posts comparing the scenes between XY and AN - some saying that the few number of flower petals XY got (which was supposed to represent her dad) was nothing compared to what AN got. I know that XY’s scene with her mom was a last minute addition (happy YZ fought for this scene but it could definitely have been edited a lot better). But many fans were unhappy about how they treated the female lead lol.
I will say that from the leaked script and what I’ve noticed in the drama, AN did get a lot more screentime than she did in the novel. Apparently she will be saying many of the lines from other characters in the novel. Not that it’s a bad thing but she wasn’t exactly one of the “mains” in the original. I didn’t know DLW and TJC were under the same agency. Perhaps it was partly to promote the actors too - which I have seen happen in other dramas.
As for TSJ, even though I'm technically a CX bias I will say that some of these complaints are valid because they did kinda do his character dirty. He definitely had more of a role in the novel, but felt like a sidepiece or afterthought in S2. But then again, XL had more of a role in the novel as well, I think it's safe to say several things were butchered in S2 lol
A fan of both TSJ and XL but a YaoXuan shipper here. I read somewhere that Tong Hua even confirmed herself that…
Ah ok I understand your point of view. You are right, XL was technically the one lost forever. It is wonderful to see everyone's interpretations - that's the beauty behind Tong Hua's writing in this book. Did you get a chance to read the novel in its entirety (I think you mentioned you hadn't had a chance to in another thread)?
The story does feel centred around XY, but we do see more of CX's POV in the latter half of the book. How I saw it while reading was that the was both of their journey (where their paths were together and then diverged), with TSJ and XL being part of that journey (the romantic aspect of XY's life and being characters that were part of CX's too).
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Poor actors are prob seeing complaints online when it wasn’t even their fault.
This year, I noticed a difference in the interactions (perhaps because of all the fan wars and craziness last year), where the actors kept a bit of distance from each other. YZ is still friendly with every one of her costars but mainly only comfortably talks to her Gege lol. DW looks quite detached from the promotional event/press con. But I figured it's cuhs all the male leads have already garnered even more attention and popularity - no need to ride the CP fame
Xinyue's assassination attempts were more realistic (like she actually tried, with FL's help too) in the novel. But it had to be condensed and combined with Jing's assassination instead.
I think Jing fans are just upset that his character became more of a wallpaper - which I admit was the case. He had a lot of scenes scrapped, but so did XL. Some of the complaints are understandable. I think it's safe to say many of the main leads had the short end of the stick. But the success was definitely not due to one actor/character.
I have seen many Weibo posts comparing the scenes between XY and AN - some saying that the few number of flower petals XY got (which was supposed to represent her dad) was nothing compared to what AN got. I know that XY’s scene with her mom was a last minute addition (happy YZ fought for this scene but it could definitely have been edited a lot better). But many fans were unhappy about how they treated the female lead lol.
I will say that from the leaked script and what I’ve noticed in the drama, AN did get a lot more screentime than she did in the novel. Apparently she will be saying many of the lines from other characters in the novel. Not that it’s a bad thing but she wasn’t exactly one of the “mains” in the original. I didn’t know DLW and TJC were under the same agency. Perhaps it was partly to promote the actors too - which I have seen happen in other dramas.
As for TSJ, even though I'm technically a CX bias I will say that some of these complaints are valid because they did kinda do his character dirty. He definitely had more of a role in the novel, but felt like a sidepiece or afterthought in S2. But then again, XL had more of a role in the novel as well, I think it's safe to say several things were butchered in S2 lol
The story does feel centred around XY, but we do see more of CX's POV in the latter half of the book. How I saw it while reading was that the was both of their journey (where their paths were together and then diverged), with TSJ and XL being part of that journey (the romantic aspect of XY's life and being characters that were part of CX's too).