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This is still one of my comfort dramas 😌 I remember how refreshing it was when it was first released. I'm so glad that dramas these days are similar to it in their lack of overused tropes!

This was so amazing!! This was such a meaningful and deep series imo. I really liked how it approached mental health. All the main characters were so fleshed out— Jing Chao was spectacular as always! I also loved seeing Zhou Qi Qi (Wen Rou in Here to Heart)! Wish more people knew about this series. I really want to see Qiao Xin and Gong Jun in another drama!!! Hopefully a historical one! 💜 Time to watch BTS and interview clips 😆

I hope the FL is Landy Li or Peng Xiao Ran!!

Thank you for sharing your opinion! It's very helpful and detailed! And I wish I had seen it before watching this series.

I agree. I enjoyed the first arc the most and dropped it after watching episode 30.

Just saw your reply, sorry! I agree. Xiao Lan Hua does undergo a drastic character change when she becomes the goddess again. But I thought that her character development and growth beforehand were minimal at best. You can consider checking out Till the End of the Moon, Starry Love, Immortal Samsara, and the others I mentioned in my previous comment for FLs that are more self-aware and intelligent and or at least undergo character development and become more mature.

Do you have any recommendations? I just started Back from the Brink because I've heard that it features a more mature FL.

I am so happy to see Zhan Yu in a lead role!! I absolutely loved his portrayal of Song Jin in The Autumn Ballad!!

He's one of my favorite (secondary) MLs of all time!! Luo Yun Xi plays such complex (albeit heartbreaking) characters! I also loved him as Rong Qi in Princess Silver. I'm on episode 24 of Immortal Samsara now, and I'm still really enjoying it. Yang Zi is becoming one of my favorite actresses, so much so that I want to try Ashes of Love again 😅

I'm currently watching it (on episode 5), and I don't think Yan Dan is similar to Jin Mi. I wasn't fond of Jin Mi's character (or really any of the characters in Ashes of Love except Run Yu and Liu Ying), but so far, I really like Yan Dan's character! I'm also really enjoying how the relationship between Yan Dan and Ying Yuan is progressing.

I will! That sounds hilarious yet sweet 😆 thanks for letting me know!

Finished episode 1 and loved it! But episode 2 is missing and not available to watch. Is it possible for you to re-upload episode 2? Thank you so much for creating this!!

this was one of the best cdrama endings I've ever watched!! I'm so glad that they included a mini wedding scene!

I agree with this response: My personal considerations have nothing to do with the fact that it was and will be enjoyed. I'm not going to question why people like it just because it didn't appeal to me. We all have different personal preferences. It's therefore understandable and not surprising that not everyone enjoyed LFBAD. Not everyone enjoyed TSL.

I just finished it! It's become one of my favorite dramas!! I love both sisters, and I enjoyed their respective character development! I'm hoping for more of these types of characters in xianxia!

Like most xianxia, Xiao Lan Hua does mature in her conduct and voice, I personally continued watching for the supporting characters and side storylines. I found them more interesting than the lead characters and main story. LFBAD is not a bad drama per se, but it's not spectacular or "unique" imo.

It's pretty different, but in the novel, they're able to find a cure for him! And so, in my head canon, he is cured, and live happily for a long time 😆

I continued for the supporting characters. I also prefer strong, intelligent, self-aware characters. I found Unchained Love and Who Rules the World much more enjoyable. I've also heard that Starry Love features a strong FL!

Haven't finished The Starry Love (planning on watching it after exams!), but, imo, Xiao Lan Hua (FL in LFBAD) is not badass and is the typical pure, innocent, naive xianxia female lead character. I personally did not find her character growth/development very significant. There is a love triangle, but it's not too irritating.

ETA I just finished TSL, and I much prefer it to LFBAD. Both sisters are independent, intelligent, and self-aware. I enjoyed their character development, especially Li Guang Ye Tan's (FL).

Ooo without giving spoilers, is the FL in Starry Love more of a self-aware, strong, independent, mature character?? I've been hearing good things about it!

Sunshine of My Life. No unnecessary breakups or misunderstandings!