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It is indeed great that they addressed that it's not exactly acceptable, but I still wish they didn't drag it out for so many episodes. We could have gotten a more complete and satisfying ending if they didn't spend so much time on that.

Finished all 37 episodes and it delivered the silly and funny that I needed. For the most part the characters were fun and the story was light and breezy, so it's a very easy watch. Wang Lu is very much the centre of the story and Xu Kai does well carrying that responsibility. That being said, this drama wouldn't be what it is without the supporting cast. Everyone did a great job portraying their characters. I loved Sandrine in this. She is an absolute delight as the mischievous Elder and does an amazing job in both funny and serious scenes.

There definitely seems to be enough story left to tell in a second season, but who knows if that will ever happen.

If you're looking for something fun and light, give this drama a go. If you're looking for something with a complicated plot and lots of drama, it's probably not for you.

LBFAD is going to be made available on Netflix in my country on October 30th and I'm ready to rewatch it!!!! So excited!!!!!

Definitely. It's like they just sent away their problem to another realm. Even without her memories, she would still keep her bad personality. She might have turned evil anyway. They should have monitored her a bit closer and have her live a normal mortal life. After all, it's a punishment.

It definitely is, because we get to see a different side to the ML and the experience ends up changing him.

I also had a problem with that stupid decision, but for a different reason. When she let her keep her memories as a form of punishment, she thought that Yan Dan was dead, so naturally she didn't consider any damage that would do to her. However, letting her keep her memories and therefore all the knowledge about the heavenly realm, all the techiniques, .... would make her a dangerous person in the mortal realm to just about anyone and that's what happened when she decided to use her knowledge to take over the mortal realm. The Heavenly Realm is supposed to protect all the other realms, so that's also part of Zhi Xi's responsibilities, so why did she not consider this? She's supposed to be intelligent, but she just made too many stupid decisions and that's one of the reasons why I could never warm up to her character.

It's actually explained a bit later in the drama. He was indeed supposed to keep his memories, but on his way to the mortal realm he was attacked and instead reincarnated without his memories.

Ikr. It took me a while to realize where I had seen him before. Seems like he has matured. He looked so young in AOL.

Given Yumo's bloodline, he does have a responsibility, but he chooses to live his life free of it. Partly because of what happened to his clan and partly because he wants to be free and that is in my opinion a better fit for Yan Dan. As I said, I do love the ML as a character and he obviously loves her very much, but in terms of a relationship, he's not that great of a partner for Yan Dan as long as he's weighed down with the well being of the rest of the world. You'll see changes in Ying Yuan in part 2 that will turn him into a better partner.

Too bad. Could have been fun

Not really familiar with the donghua. I might read that after finishing the drama. Is season 2 confirmed?

This drama was on my list for so long, but I always ended up postponing watching it in favour of something else. I'm on episode 4 now and it's all the silly I really needed. Loving it.

Made it to episode 9, but unfortunately I have to drop it. At least I can say I gave it a chance. Honestly, this drama is boring. I can't bring myself to get interested in the story at all. I might have stuck around if there was any chemistry between the main leads, but there's absolutely none. Did the director not notice this? Yukee's acting is not helping either. I have seen my share of innocent, naive and childish FL's (let's face it, there are just way too many of those in Cdramas), but the way she portrayed her is so bad. Her eyes are constantly wide and expressionless, whether she's excited, sad or happy. It's like watching a doll. She has absolutely no personality. The character behaves like a twelve year old. I liked the ML so far and Luo Yun Xi did a great job portraying the character, but without chemistry with the FL, his performance in their shared scenes also falls a bit flat. You need chemistry for the interactions to work and sadly he can't conjure that on his own. The supporting characters are caricatures.

I was really looking forward to seeing the cast of AOL together in a different drama, but this ended up being among the few dramas that I decided to drop. What a waste!

The story is not fascinating me enough at this point. I was hoping it was going to pick up soon. If it does not improve after 20 episodes, you're probably right and it's not worth it. It's a shame really. I liked the cast.

I have watched 4 episodes so far and while I like the ML, because he's all flirty and very gentle, so far there's unfortunately no chemistry between the ML and the FL. I hope that will improve.

I don't usually watch dramas that have such short episodes, because there's practically no story and there's not enough time to develop the characters, so you end up getting caricatures instead. That being said, I was in the mood for something silly and funny and the premise did look interesting. While the story was kind of all over the place, it did deliver on the silly that I was in the mood for.

Thank you. That was actually a very interesting video. China's one nation, one culture policy has ruined an icredible number of lives and it's sad that even though we live in modern times, the Chinese government seems to be regressing. There's absolutely no way to impose on the people the kind of life you want them to live based on what you find acceptable. It's just not going to work. Not fornlong at least. Obviously, I have no respect for the Chinese government. Or it would be more correct to say that I have no respect for the government in a lot of countries, but that's a different issue. Personally, for me stories were always primarily about the content. If a story is good, it's good regarless of the characters being straight or gay. And that should never matter. The fact that it does is already alienating the LGBTQ+ community. Of course there are also a multitude of BL stories out there that fetishize a gay relationship and might not be helping, but good and beautiful stories protraying gay characters should definitely get a chance to be told.

Also, just pointing this out. It's interesting how he talked about The Untamed catering to the governments idea of Chinese values, while I have always seen the Wen clan as a representation of Chinese government. There are a lot of similarities, especially in the way they were trying to impose the values and culture of the Wen clan on all the others and the cruelty in the way they went about it. Which is mirroring exactly what the Chinese government is doing to the Uyghur people and now clearly to anyone who's a little different. It was suprising to me that the Chinese government didn't see the comparison when it's so obvious.

That conversation is definitely one of my favourite scenes too. Cheng Yi really did an amazing job with these two characters. I also absolutely love that all it takes to shut Xuan Ye up and calm him down is one look at Ran Qing's face. Just one look and all his arrogance flies out the window and all that's left is tenderness for his wife and son. It was nice to see him let go of his obsession and walk away with Ran Qing hand in hand. Although the heart breaks a bit for Ying Yuan at least he got to see how amazing his parents were and that he was a product of their love and his existence wasn't a sin.

I would have really wished a happier ending for them.

Thanks. It does make their relationship a bit different in my eyes. More meaningful. In the beginning I felt like the Emperor was manipulating him and using him for his power. Later, he seemed much more like a father figure and then all that stuff happened.