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you mean the original broadcast with 78 episodes? i think they're still up on dramac00l tho i can't vouch for the quality of the subs, i didn't check them

censorship sucks but this was undoubtedly a romantic love story through and through. even without prior knowledge of the original novel, i would still see and understand what they had as romance because the show is so heavily queer coded you just can't interpret it otherwise. once again censorship sucks but characters don't have to kiss and f*ck on screen to call it love, there are endless other ways to still show that

so...episode 34 🥲

rip beautiful zaozao, you were the brightest star and the world is darker without your smile 😭😭😭

i think for the most part it's more stressful than scary tho for one episode i had to stop watching and resume during the day 😅

ngl that's always been a petpeeve with cdramas. i wish they would let them use their own voices at least, i firmly believe it's an integral part of acting. just like they use their facial expressions, eyes, body etc, the use of the voice for line delivery, intonation, etc is just as important in an actor performance and it's a shame to cut that out

same here, it's such a moving song. i first heard it when i just started the drama and didn't have much context for anything and it still made me tear up and now it hits 10000 times harder 😭

thank you for sharing! are the lines he says at the end from the drama? 🥺

they don't even try it's actually funny 😁

not yet, i just finished ep 27 and trying to recover from the pain by thinking about funny things 😭

lanzhu & jiushi : when we enter the door we're gonna pretend we don't know each other

lanzhu and jiushi as soon as they spot each other inside the door : 😍🤩🥰💕🤗😘

i thought the site was gone and i wouldn't have a place to cry over the spirealm anymore 😭😭

yes he was like i wonder how /my baby/ is doing 😁

don't be, i knew about it already so it's not your fault

i'm not to that part yet so i pretend it won't happen 😭

on the river god arc, lingling's first door alone and it's funny how he mentions lanzhu every 2 minutes. boy do you miss him that much already? but i understand, i miss him too on my screen

on ep 26 now and i'm so stressed to go further, no more laughing after this 😭

jiushi to lanzhou : heaven is a place on earth with you

my understanding is one can refuse to enter for a moment but they can't do it forever. when the time to enter comes, wherever you are whatever door you cross will lead you into the game so unless you spend your life avoiding doors which sounds impossible, it's just unavoidable. i guess the consequence of refusing is death, just like when they fail to clear the door. i hope i'm not mistaken and if anyone has a clear answer i'd like to read about it too

"anything is okay for me as long as it's cooked by you" SHUT UP WE GET IT!!

the new year's episode has me in my feels, so domestic and tender 🥺
"i can see what others can't, like the light in you" then insert the softest look in lanzhu's eyes like stop! even i am shaken lol it's also funny to me how the entire episode is just everyone acknowledging jiushi is different to lanzhu and very special to him

i'm lowkey scared tho, i feel this is the calm before the storm