So I've seen 8 eps, and I might be stirring a pot seeing how loved this show is, but nothing happened much in this amount of time? And it's half of S1. Believe me, I've seen a fair amount of shounen anime in my days and I do understand and love all the tropes, so clishes - hero working hard, earning his power and beating everyone - aren't a problem for me. But here, the ML seems to be reluctant to do anything, and then miraculously, with barely any work, he masters some crazy shit in a day or two? I mean, I get that he's the chosen one, but at least show that you care, man, not that you're here cause sb forced you to. In thise 8eps he spend like 10-15 mins actually training. Also I kinda didn't vibe with the amount of humor here, it made me feel like there are no stakes and nothing and no one is serious here. Like, I seriously don't need them making fun of every single character, including the elders. But I get it's personal. I'll be dropping, cause for all of the nice acting and scenery, it doesn't really offer anything more than a good shounen or xianxia. Never really vibed with Hong sisters overall.
Wow, for such a long series, and for such a slow-burning romance (from FL's side ofc) I barely skipped any scenes. It's not perfect (with some plots taking a bit too long, and some being too short esp in 2nd half), but incredibly well done nonetheless! I LOVED the fact that there were so many characters which were just good and supporting people. Will forever be a fan of emperor-empress-concubine trio. Such a satisfying show!
Ok, so if there's a memory loss plot, I'll just wait with watching the whole show till it airs fully to read some spoilers. I thought of starting S1 now and get up to speed by the time S2 finishes, but memory loss for me is the single worst cliche that ever existed.
The mortal world arc is making me want to quit the show. I hate it.
Oh, I feel you, I was skipping like there's no tomorrow in those episodes... Such a waste of time. It does get better from ep 26-27 in my opinion though, still not perfect but at least way more dynamic.
Oh God, the mortal world arc was soo excessively long and pointless overall. I like myself some jealousy sidestory, but maybe in 1-2 episode tops, not like 5. The relationship progress was not worth it either. Just the same stuff repeated over and over. The chemistry is still there, but ngl, it had me a little tired with the show...
I have a very weird relationship with this one. Never watched neither wuxia, nor chinese historical dramas before. Also, I am kinda thrown off by dubbing in chinese dramas overall, it's really hard for me get into the story with dubbing.
So when I started this, it was a really different experience for me. I really couldn't keep up with the names, I didn't really understand the concept overall or the rules of this world. The start was really slow too, but at the same time it was lacking some more exposition for me. I got lost really quick and didn't know what was going on. But at the same time it was a bit addictive and I just couldn't drop it. So I started reading wiki, spoiling myself at times, to get a good grasp of what's going on, and it definitely helped me get through it, as I'm not the kind of person to avoid spoilers.
So after like ep 20, I was really hooked. This show has such a strong message about what's right and wrong, about making mistakes, about forgiveness, that although at times I wish it was executed differently (which may be because of my unfamiliarity with chinese dramas, I am aware of that), it was still a unique experience. I am not sure whether I personally would call it a masterpiece - but it is incredibly strong in exploring every concept it chose.
Also - bromance? What bromance? This is straight up romance with no action. I dare anybody to look at their friend like Lan Zhan looked at WWX. Dear heavens, it was just heartbreaking that they couldn't explore it more cause of the censorship. This was more romantic and had more tension than many recent heterosexual romances.
Overall, a very new experience for me. Will definitely have withdrawal symptoms for a long time though, which definitely means a lot.
Woah, this was soo good! My first korean BL, cliche on cliche, but I just couldn't help feeling those butterflies in my stomach. Wish it was twice as long though!
Oh the kiss. And the next ones, always after a fight, right until the very end. I quess the viewers remembered the ML from the 1st episode and just rode on that, because after tthe Netherlands he's just the worst example of abusive employer to lover trope from an early 2010s drama. Also after reading your review realized that Dali really was just a prop after the 1st episode.
I actually thought the story would've been much more interesting if it was about the male lead and the female…
YES. I thought it would be that kind of show with much more of a business side of things, something like Hot Stove League, the best one from the top of my mind. It started pretty well, with the ML's desire to become the director, him spotting some missed opportunities like the cafe and whatnot but then we got NOTHING. Just a quick mention that the manager of the cafe was changed and now 'everybody says it's a perfect dating spot' and some other things like using it as a wedding venue. Disappointing.
Also, what's up with parents in kdramas cutting off their children's credit cards? Sure they work for them but they make their own money? Is it some Korean thing I have no idea about?
But neither the ML, the writer, nor the director are making me excited for this one...
So when I started this, it was a really different experience for me. I really couldn't keep up with the names, I didn't really understand the concept overall or the rules of this world. The start was really slow too, but at the same time it was lacking some more exposition for me. I got lost really quick and didn't know what was going on. But at the same time it was a bit addictive and I just couldn't drop it. So I started reading wiki, spoiling myself at times, to get a good grasp of what's going on, and it definitely helped me get through it, as I'm not the kind of person to avoid spoilers.
So after like ep 20, I was really hooked. This show has such a strong message about what's right and wrong, about making mistakes, about forgiveness, that although at times I wish it was executed differently (which may be because of my unfamiliarity with chinese dramas, I am aware of that), it was still a unique experience. I am not sure whether I personally would call it a masterpiece - but it is incredibly strong in exploring every concept it chose.
Also - bromance? What bromance? This is straight up romance with no action. I dare anybody to look at their friend like Lan Zhan looked at WWX. Dear heavens, it was just heartbreaking that they couldn't explore it more cause of the censorship. This was more romantic and had more tension than many recent heterosexual romances.
Overall, a very new experience for me. Will definitely have withdrawal symptoms for a long time though, which definitely means a lot.