I'm up to episode 4 (I've taught myself some Chinese so I can read danmei novels hahah) and I absolutely love it!
The sci fi vibe is cool, it's more of a stylized neo noir take. And while the names were changed, and the bit with the "no emotion gene thing" the show is tracking very closely to the novel. I'm currently reading the book along with the show and scenes and dialogue are taken straight out and match closely, so I really feel the people making this respected the work and only changed things to get it pass censorship.
Shame about the MTL subs, the author Priest writes very beautiful prose, but it is known to be difficult and dense...hope it'll get a good translation.
And ohhh I think the lead interactions are so great together and I'm liking how they are growing closer! And the cute scenes of them flirting with the eyes and responding to each other are totally on screen so far (Peeling Shrimp! Ah!)
well since this is a censored bl work I doubt it will make it to the light of day, sadly. Too bad! Looking at…
Now that The Abyss / Justice in the Dark dropped, I can see it getting a surprise release this year if it actually got completed. If Starry Love is a hit, people are really going to want to watch it.
I see a lot of complaints about the FL's voice - she is being dubbed over by Xu Jia Qi - very familar and been in a lot of projects - don't blame the actress!
In the beginning of the novel, she is at best a young teenager, so it makes sense that she is immature and childish, part of the fun of watching these types of dramas is watching a character mature over time.
I don't think I've seen Wei Zhe Ming in historical garb before, he actually looks really good with the hair and…
He has had a couple of "dream sequences" in his various modern dramas where he is dressed in costume, but you should check out Word of Honor! He only has small bit role, but he looks good in historical garb!
how is jeremy tsui an old ugly man?? and this drama is student teacher so it's appropriate to have an age gapplus…
alright, so it's not your thing, move on
"It's never appropriate to have a student / teacher drama"
you don't consume a lot of chinese webnovels do you? it's quite a popular pairing - and many dramas, especially costume ones are based on popular books
I agree with the user that said if you don't want to watch,you should leave but leave silently 🙏
yeah no kidding - like dramas are supposed to be fun and sexy and explore stuff that we would find questionable under normal circumstances - be open minded and remember that people in charge of making cdramas are not reading any comments on MDL
please, if everyone could stop whining, there are plenty of fluff and "appropriate" romances out there - no shortages of cdramas coming out this week
after i watched the trailer, i'll definitely give this a go
it's just a detective bromance drama, this isn't adapted from a bl
oh what novel?
chinese censorship is always so confusing and murky - like a lot of male flirting seems to make it pass the censors lately on lower budget and not high profile dramas
I am one of Allens fan . I like romance that are clingy but I watch most of his films for I like it when he act…
You make some good points - i came to browse this page to see if others agreed with how i've been feeling with his performances. They just seem very "off" in the romantic scenes.
The sci fi vibe is cool, it's more of a stylized neo noir take. And while the names were changed, and the bit with the "no emotion gene thing" the show is tracking very closely to the novel. I'm currently reading the book along with the show and scenes and dialogue are taken straight out and match closely, so I really feel the people making this respected the work and only changed things to get it pass censorship.
Shame about the MTL subs, the author Priest writes very beautiful prose, but it is known to be difficult and dense...hope it'll get a good translation.
And ohhh I think the lead interactions are so great together and I'm liking how they are growing closer! And the cute scenes of them flirting with the eyes and responding to each other are totally on screen so far (Peeling Shrimp! Ah!)
There is hope!
https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Xu_Jia_Qi_(voice_actress)
In the beginning of the novel, she is at best a young teenager, so it makes sense that she is immature and childish, part of the fun of watching these types of dramas is watching a character mature over time.
I am at least really enjoying this so far!
I hate bad endings, but I'm super curious anyway...I'm assuming the drama has to have a somewhat happy ending since Ashes of Love eventually did...
So many dramas this week...but always room for more xianxia romance!
"It's never appropriate to have a student / teacher drama"
you don't consume a lot of chinese webnovels do you? it's quite a popular pairing - and many dramas, especially costume ones are based on popular books
please, if everyone could stop whining, there are plenty of fluff and "appropriate" romances out there - no shortages of cdramas coming out this week
after i watched the trailer, i'll definitely give this a go
so many dramas coming out this week though
Try it...you never know till you watch a couple of episodes...
plus there are plenty of cdramas with older women / younger men and also same aged actors
try unchained love if you want an age gap with an older women / younger male actor
chinese censorship is always so confusing and murky - like a lot of male flirting seems to make it pass the censors lately on lower budget and not high profile dramas
trailer looks cute!
people complain about illogical scenes but i'd rather be entertained and surprised than bored