I'm at episode 15 and not a single episode has passed without me shedding a tear, this drama is beyond beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time. I can't believe how they managed to create something so wonderful, big respect to whole drama team . I'm a huge fan of reply series for their wonderful characterization and portrayal of familial relationships + friendship, while watching it I could feel the connection with their story despite the fact I had no inkling to such a life nor nostalgia it would carry, this drama has the same essence with reply series which is quite hard to come by. I hope that the rest of this journey can stay true to its origins.
After watching another dozen of dramas I'm back here again, this drama sooths my soul and sometimes that's all I need, a good cup of coffee and warm characters on my screen, that's all it takes to make another day just a bit better :)
I loved this drama but it made me feel all weird. I'm not sure if another version of us can still be counted as us. Do Won was basically trying replace Seo Kyung with another version of her which didn't sit that well with me.
So far so good, I'm getting Korean odyssey + Guest vibes from this, I'm loving that brown-red hair on Lee Yeon and Ji Ah is such a badass character, if they can keep up the mystery +thriller side of the plot till the end this one has the potential to become a cult material. 2020 had some good dramas so far but not exactly a great one, at least for the Korean market, hopefully this one can leave more impact than it's predecessors.
Okay, after watching bunch of other low budget Chinese historical fantasy romance dramas I have to give to this one, it was a good ride through and through.
Last 6 episodes were full on gay, hence it usually would be censored in China, think about it, Xuanji's gender is all open for discussion and LHJD and Sifeng's interactions was about to go down that route if Xuanji never took her form back, and of course it was evident that Bailin&LHJD apparently did not happen only due to Bailin's betrayal as LHJD said that Bailin was his soulmate.
p.s. Sifeng's melodramatic looks towards LHJD was actually too much BL for my taste, as it's usually not what I go for XDD but poor LHJD, by the end I could see that he was in love with Sifeng.
In order to save Sifeng, he gave his half of the crystal heart and then choose to dissipate with Dijun to avenge himself as he could not forget his hatred.
Do you want one with a lot of eye rolls? Try Su Yu :)
First paragraph of the synopsis was enough eye rolling already; "Mu Jue Chen is the young master of the Qian Mu Mountain Pavilion. Dashingly handsome, exceptionally clever, and also a skilled martial artist, he is beloved by his subjects." Can't imagine the drama itself, XD, I'll give it a shot, thanks a lot <3
This is fun and fluffy, after all the angst( Love and Redemption + Secret Forest 2) I needed something like this, hopefully it will stay as so. Right now I need cotton candy and rainbows in my life, I would appreciate any recommendation with real comedy in it ( for example, Zombie detective is right up my humor cord)
I dislike people who have a rather superficial appreciation of aspects of the story, its characters and the traditions…
First of all this drama has lots of layers which made me fall in love with it just because I mention the biggest flaws of main characters doesn't mean that I have a superficial appreciation of it but each to it's own I guess. Also the main reason I think righteous sects and Hao Chen are evil, especially the latter, has nothing to do with the main leads' relationship at all. They all claim to be righteous but they never act what they preach; For example we've seen how straight Fuyu Island sect's leader righteousness was, he was all lenient towards his wife but when it came to an innocent person(in this case Sifeng) who actually protected the island whilst invasion, he was the first one to throw rocks at him to find a scapegoat. We've also seen how those cultivators went after Wu Tong mercilessly, driving him to a corner, despite his faults his punishment was beyond severe. Those cultivators also pointed fingers at Linglong for being a victim of kidnapping and potentially abuse. After receiving help from demons on multiple occasions people from Shaoyang and other sects were still prejudiced against demons, even towards their saviors for the sole reason of their race, entity being demon. By mentioning this I have no intention to connect it to the any sort of activism like you'd like to believe.
"As for the the subtle attempts to connect this to popular modern activism, I consider it disingenuous and laughable."
It is common to see Demons vs Mortals/Deities, demons always getting the short end of the stick, Ashes of Love has a good reversal insight about this subject just like this drama which makes me happy to see. That what I was getting at. But of course it isn't hard to extrapolate to the real world as people always ostracize those different which can apply to the any aspect of our lives not just racism.
When we come to the Hao Chen, he kept saying how he was doing everything for 3 realms despite the warnings from other deities, it was evident that deities were in fact aware Hao Chen's policy was far from ideal or righteous at all yet they still obeyed him, for which I believe that all of the deities that kept hush or colluded with Hao Chen should also bear the blame. Hao Chen constantly lied, manipulated, domineered every single being around him, he paid friendship with enmity and betrayal. He would never listen to the voice of reason, even the heavenly emperor condemned him as of episode 56 he is yet to ever say even sorry, he has no concept of guilt and he twists every thing to fit his own agenda to feed that self justification. At least that's how I see them. You might have a different opinion than me which is totally fine but again it also okay for me to take whatever I want from this drama. Nothing is black and white, those righteous sects weren't all good and not all demons were blood thirsty monsters, heaven wasn't always fair and faultless, people could show one face and be something totally different inside, these are the main points that stuck with me from this drama.
P.s. I never said that Xuanji from other life times were all rainbows and cotton candy but as of her latest reincarnation her denseness due lack of 6 senses was her main characteristic which is why that is the only thing I mentioned about her. My critique was about Hao Chen and righteous sects as their hypocrisy outshined most of the things on this show.
P.s.s When it comes to calling names and swearing at a fictional character, calling me vulgar , that is what's actually laughable, I find that character hateful and have no pity for him, hence I call him names what is so wrong with it. It's not a real person, don't be so serious about it.
I adore this drama but if I have to be honest Sifeng is a masochist, Xuanji is irrecoverably dense(she has a reason for that but still it is what it is), righteous sects are drowning in arrogance to the point of being pure evil but the real highlight lies with Hao Chen( aka Ho*e C*unt), he has to be the most self justified evil ever, he is evil through and through, how can he stay in heaven without any retribution is beyond me, heaven often forsakes good people but at this point I don't even know if heaven is really heaven and not hell, their cruelty is unfathomable and I guess that's what I really love about this drama. Heaven and those righteous sects are two faced, unreasonable and this drama constantly sheds light upon that, also the blatant racism towards devils and demons is so well played, it is so real that I can't even get angry, it's just sad at this point. This drama deserves to be watched at least couple of times but I don't have the will to stand those racist righteous sects and disgusting hao chen all over again.
Live ( not just the official releases but the usage of the already existing great songs such as "Carry Me" and "In your light" made this drama even more special ) Reply Trilogy (just like live it's clever way of incorporating the existing songs was an art in itself, made me start to listen old korean songs) Rebel: Thief who stole the people ( Spring in Ikhwari is such a powerful song that it's hard to explain and imo the whole album is pure art ) Hana Yori Dango ( planetarium is just so good, cloudy noon is strait up perfection and main theme is just magic) Coffee Prince ( That La La La part is forever stuck in my brain, "go go chan" stil makes me all giddy and happy, sea trip, "polly" it makes me hum right away ) Full House ( "I think I love you" this song itself is such a cult) Chicago Typewriter ( first 20 seconds of "writing our stories" is so raw and beautiful) Hotel Del Luna ( "Done for me" takes me right back into the drama) Nobunaga Concerto (it's main theme is so uplifting and heartbreaking at the same time that it is one of those pieces that stays with just like "Cloudy Noon") Princess Hours ( Parrot, I'm a Fool, "Ice Pond" I want to be able to play the violin just for this song, Perhaps Love, Opening song and my all time favorite " A Dancing Teddy") Signal (The Road, The one who has to leave(2nd ost), "Happy Person" ugh this one breaks my heart) Someday or One Day ("Last Dance" from Wu Bai just tears me apart, this drama was just so good and this music fit it like a glove, "Someday or One Day" from Shi Shi takes me to places I've never been and I just can't forget it)
I think I can write pages and pages about my favorite OSTs, for me music is the most essential part of a movie/drama, even with mediocre acting and directing if the music score is really good it propels me to watch the whole thing. But the opposite is also true as sometimes really good acting can give life to a song making me listen to it for that particular emotion sprung from that crucial scene. All in all it comes down to how well matched they are as even if the every aspect of a production is great and the music is good separately if they don't make sense together it can ruin the whole experience.
Interestingly some netizens counted how many times SiFeng vomited blood up to 44 eps, it was 42 times. In ep.…
he is totally the damsel in distress in this series XD I'm in ep 30 but dang so far he went through a lot for a girl and I never say that for male leads, ever.
FL speech on honesty doesn’t sit right with me, especially since she is going after a man who is already in…
I agree with your first point, imo she is an all-rounder but her mindset about stealing someone else's bf is not cute at all. Also Daehyun is blatantly cheating at this point, he accepts her flirting openly while blabbering bs such as "you are my first priority" to YeonJoo.
As much as I am enjoying this drama and most of the characters, one thing that always bothers me is, how the ML…
Daehyun is such a field player, as a human being he is sorta decent but he ain't no bf/husband material, Yeonju might be annoying but still I can't ship him with SaetByul at all since I find cheaters disgusting.
I'm a huge fan of reply series for their wonderful characterization and portrayal of familial relationships + friendship, while watching it I could feel the connection with their story despite the fact I had no inkling to such a life nor nostalgia it would carry, this drama has the same essence with reply series which is quite hard to come by. I hope that the rest of this journey can stay true to its origins.
2020 had some good dramas so far but not exactly a great one, at least for the Korean market, hopefully this one can leave more impact than it's predecessors.
p.s. Sifeng's melodramatic looks towards LHJD was actually too much BL for my taste, as it's usually not what I go for XDD but poor LHJD, by the end I could see that he was in love with Sifeng.
p.s. if I hear one more person screaming "Sifeng!!!!", I'll be bald from pulling my hair out.
"Mu Jue Chen is the young master of the Qian Mu Mountain Pavilion. Dashingly handsome, exceptionally clever, and also a skilled martial artist, he is beloved by his subjects."
Can't imagine the drama itself, XD, I'll give it a shot, thanks a lot <3
Right now I need cotton candy and rainbows in my life, I would appreciate any recommendation with real comedy in it ( for example, Zombie detective is right up my humor cord)
Also the main reason I think righteous sects and Hao Chen are evil, especially the latter, has nothing to do with the main leads' relationship at all. They all claim to be righteous but they never act what they preach;
For example we've seen how straight Fuyu Island sect's leader righteousness was, he was all lenient towards his wife but when it came to an innocent person(in this case Sifeng) who actually protected the island whilst invasion, he was the first one to throw rocks at him to find a scapegoat.
We've also seen how those cultivators went after Wu Tong mercilessly, driving him to a corner, despite his faults his punishment was beyond severe. Those cultivators also pointed fingers at Linglong for being a victim of kidnapping and potentially abuse.
After receiving help from demons on multiple occasions people from Shaoyang and other sects were still prejudiced against demons, even towards their saviors for the sole reason of their race, entity being demon. By mentioning this I have no intention to connect it to the any sort of activism like you'd like to believe.
"As for the the subtle attempts to connect this to popular modern activism, I consider it disingenuous and laughable."
It is common to see Demons vs Mortals/Deities, demons always getting the short end of the stick, Ashes of Love has a good reversal insight about this subject just like this drama which makes me happy to see. That what I was getting at.
But of course it isn't hard to extrapolate to the real world as people always ostracize those different which can apply to the any aspect of our lives not just racism.
When we come to the Hao Chen, he kept saying how he was doing everything for 3 realms despite the warnings from other deities, it was evident that deities were in fact aware Hao Chen's policy was far from ideal or righteous at all yet they still obeyed him, for which I believe that all of the deities that kept hush or colluded with Hao Chen should also bear the blame.
Hao Chen constantly lied, manipulated, domineered every single being around him, he paid friendship with enmity and betrayal. He would never listen to the voice of reason, even the heavenly emperor condemned him as of episode 56 he is yet to ever say even sorry, he has no concept of guilt and he twists every thing to fit his own agenda to feed that self justification.
At least that's how I see them.
You might have a different opinion than me which is totally fine but again it also okay for me to take whatever I want from this drama. Nothing is black and white, those righteous sects weren't all good and not all demons were blood thirsty monsters, heaven wasn't always fair and faultless, people could show one face and be something totally different inside, these are the main points that stuck with me from this drama.
P.s. I never said that Xuanji from other life times were all rainbows and cotton candy but as of her latest reincarnation her denseness due lack of 6 senses was her main characteristic which is why that is the only thing I mentioned about her. My critique was about Hao Chen and righteous sects as their hypocrisy outshined most of the things on this show.
P.s.s When it comes to calling names and swearing at a fictional character, calling me vulgar , that is what's actually laughable, I find that character hateful and have no pity for him, hence I call him names what is so wrong with it. It's not a real person, don't be so serious about it.
Heaven and those righteous sects are two faced, unreasonable and this drama constantly sheds light upon that, also the blatant racism towards devils and demons is so well played, it is so real that I can't even get angry, it's just sad at this point.
This drama deserves to be watched at least couple of times but I don't have the will to stand those racist righteous sects and disgusting hao chen all over again.
Reply Trilogy (just like live it's clever way of incorporating the existing songs was an art in itself, made me start to listen old korean songs)
Rebel: Thief who stole the people ( Spring in Ikhwari is such a powerful song that it's hard to explain and imo the whole album is pure art )
Hana Yori Dango ( planetarium is just so good, cloudy noon is strait up perfection and main theme is just magic)
Coffee Prince ( That La La La part is forever stuck in my brain, "go go chan" stil makes me all giddy and happy, sea trip, "polly" it makes me hum right away )
Full House ( "I think I love you" this song itself is such a cult)
Chicago Typewriter ( first 20 seconds of "writing our stories" is so raw and beautiful)
Hotel Del Luna ( "Done for me" takes me right back into the drama)
Nobunaga Concerto (it's main theme is so uplifting and heartbreaking at the same time that it is one of those pieces that stays with just like "Cloudy Noon")
Princess Hours ( Parrot, I'm a Fool, "Ice Pond" I want to be able to play the violin just for this song, Perhaps Love, Opening song and my all time favorite " A Dancing Teddy")
Signal (The Road, The one who has to leave(2nd ost), "Happy Person" ugh this one breaks my heart)
Someday or One Day ("Last Dance" from Wu Bai just tears me apart, this drama was just so good and this music fit it like a glove, "Someday or One Day" from Shi Shi takes me to places I've never been and I just can't forget it)
I think I can write pages and pages about my favorite OSTs, for me music is the most essential part of a movie/drama, even with mediocre acting and directing if the music score is really good it propels me to watch the whole thing.
But the opposite is also true as sometimes really good acting can give life to a song making me listen to it for that particular emotion sprung from that crucial scene.
All in all it comes down to how well matched they are as even if the every aspect of a production is great and the music is good separately if they don't make sense together it can ruin the whole experience.