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Well, there are plans to make a season 2 and if it's made, you'll get 12 new episodes 😉
It's not certain yet, but the team and director are trying their best to make it happen, per the director's assertions.

Those who loved the drama are also trying on their own to generate more noise and show the existing "need" for s2.

There is a petition going around (link in the comments below, in case u wanna sign it), people are rating the show high on IMDB, as the director of the drama, Patrick Liu, seems to really focus on this particular platform and of course when re-watching, we use legal platforms (well, those of us who can, anyway).

There's a lot of anticipation for s2 and we should get the news in the next 5 months (there is also a chance that the filming will start in that period).

Thank you once again :)

Hey, I always see you having the most up-to-date info (thank you for sharing with us all! :)), so I just want to confirm, if I understand correctly:
Is the news we were so anticipating today actually about the fan meet?

"(...) we could shift the weighting towards the unweighted average if the newly created accounts rate multiple series, write reviews (probably at least 2) and are more active on the site" - yes, that seems to be the case :)

You mean Sheng Wang/Dong Qin? I've seen some people say it and I am so confused where is the resemblance (aside from fairly big eyes) 😜

You seem to be really spot on with your observations!

I'm too lazy to do the research, so I chose the easy way for lazies like me and... asked ChatGPT abt IMDB rating 😜

According to the answers I got, things like: account longevity, voting history, recent activity, engagement level on the site (how many reviews u wrote, how much u contributed to the IMDB community etc.) are taken into consideration when determining the "value" of one's vote (so yeah, if sb votes for only one series, their vote will hold less "power", as you said).

It's really interesting for me how IMDB rating policy works. They adjust the ratings according to so many variables, all supposedly in order to ensure the quality of the final rating, but it does feel a bit... murky... 🤔

Supposedly, the ratings are also adjusted according to the time passed, to reflect how the audience's perception of the work in question changes over time, which I find a bit weird.

Actually, the topic of s2 and everything related to it has been brought up regularly, there are ppl reposting the link to a petition every 2 days or so etc. The thing is, I noticed ppl who just come here after completing the series often don't really read the comments below😜 (which is sth I can't really hold against them with over 9K comments total)

But I guess we could bring it up once again. Maybe aftr tomorrow's announcement (regardless of what the news is). There might be some new developments, who knows.

Wow, you really went deep on your research.

And I think you are right. I think there was this collective effort two weeks ago or so when a lot of fans decided to boost the rating, made IMDB accounts specifically for that purpose.

Most likely a lot of them didn't rate anything else since 😜

For me, the rating fluctuates between 8.9 and 9.0 all the time. But I don't think it's actually low, though...? When you compare it to other IMDB ratings, usually the series that have higher ratings are shows that have like 100, 300 or even less than hundred people who rated the show. Maintaining a 8.9-9.0 rating with over 7K viewers on IMDB is pretty decent, in my opinion.

I'm really fine with that, honestly.

I only hope that if there is a fan meet, attendance is high, they can make some profit and ultimately the message is sent that there are a lot of fans willing to spend money (hence, making s2 could be profitable).

I'm thinking it'd most likely be an announcement abt a fan meet....

I think the ratings that really matter are IMDB ratings (since these are the one Patrick Liu referred to and mentioned in his social media posts before).

I know there are some The Untamed fans here as well, just additional info for anyone interested: Xiao Zhan actually sang this same song recently. I prefer Teresa Teng's version because it has this nostalgic vibe to it, but XZ's cover was not half bad, either.

This scene is really beautiful (well, like many other scenes from this drama). Also, btw, did you guys know that the stuff actually put those purple neon lights there? I saw a Reddit post of a person who went to Taiwan and visited numerous places featured in the drama and they pointed out that in reality there are no purple lights there.
Just goes to show how much effort was put into creating the right atmosphere for every scene in this show...

Aside from the actual official OST, I also have been listening to The Moon Represents My Heart by Teresa Teng as well. It's an old classic song SW hummed in episode 11 (LDQ and Benjamin also sang a bit of it together in Starbox interview - for anyone interested) - the one that inspired the whole conversation abt choosing the moon.
Whenever I play it, it makes me feel so nostalgic...

I've tried to respond to some of these comments, but I don't necessarily always have the most recent info and I feel like maybe my own pessimistic attitude might've somehow surfaced here in there and created a wrong impression😜 even though I really want s2 and still hope for it to happen...

I've had the entire OST on repeat a lot in the recent month. All the songs are great, but since the first time I heard it, my number one has always been Interlude by Trash.

Not confirmed, but not a fantasy made solely by fans either. The script for season 2 is actually ready. The director kept talking abt s2 on more than one occasion, he even got online on IG at the beginning of this month, answering some questions, debunking some rumours abt it being cancelled, cast changes etc. However, at this point, it's neither certain we will get it, nor known if it'd be dropped.

So apparently there is a rumour on Weibo saying there will be a fan meet with both LDQ and Benjamin held in Macau this December... I don't know how reliable this info is, but maybe that's the thing they're planning to announce this weekend?

Oh gosh, now I feel stressed whether you'll like it or not 😜 It's... a decent series.
Dong Qin is super different to how he is in The On1y One (appearance-wise, but even more so acting-wise), so it's really entertaining to see that stark contrast, if nothing else. He's one of three main characters, so there's plenty of him.

I share your sentiment. To me it was definitely the best among all the episodes. The rest of the series was... decent, but - personally - I don't think any of the other stories managed to recreate the magic from episode 2. Terrance Lau was fantastic (no surprise there) and it might've been my favourite performance from Puff Guo in any drama.