geechoo

I read the synopsis and I think Wallace's character is her soulmate but he appears very late in the story.

they're listed as guest roles for billing reasons and I think aside from the brother, the rest come and go in her life. there isn't really a ML per say. this is 100% focused on FL only.

I think it follows her life spanning 20 years so it goes through the many relationships she's had

getting ready to watch this. kind of need a break from all the costume dramas lol liu yifei looks gorgeous in the previews

guo jingming loves face close up shots too lol imo modern romcoms depend heavily on atmosphere and that's why kdramas are so successful. the costuming for this drama seems fine so far but I hope the director can capture the right atmosphere.

why is the filming so long?

man this director has really bad luck. her last drama (The Golden Hairpin) is also permanently shelved because of Kris Wu.

is it just me or is this show kind of similar to Who is the Murderer?

can be good or bad. sometimes the actual drama ends up not as good as fan taken pics and the actors get bashed for it (WHD's modern drama last year with BL is an example).

I just hope this director delivers

I think it should be fine because this drama doesn't have any CGI and the wrap up video they posted showed that they might've been editing as they filmed. the only concern is dubbing but I guess if the actors don't have time to dub, they can always hire voice actors.

no one knows until the drama airs. I think they should be fine because the leads have a lot of commercials under their belt.

this drama was a very big misstep for the production company. it's meant to create hype for the next two instalments but both the viewership and critical acclaim are poor. I think maybe the one with Chengyi is in better shape since he has a big fanbase and can carry the initial viewership, but I'm worried for the next one with Liu Shishi..

rumors that it'll air in July

caught up to the two new episodes and idk I'm getting kind of bored. imo the leads are a bit bland. part of it has to be blamed on directing. I thought over why I find the action scenes so bland and I realized for most of the battles, FL just sort of waves her hand and wins. it's very anti-climatic. I think a good comparison to her type of power is Scarlet Witch in Avengers, who also kind of waves her hand around but her fight scenes are filmed sooo much better in the sense that you can feel her power level.

Another thing that really bothers me is Gong Jun's acting. He acts with his mouth. Does anyone else notice this? When he speaks, only his mouth moves and emotions don't reach his eyes. Sometimes when he gets excited, his mouth moves a bit too much lol I can't explain it but someone on weibo said when he talks, it reminds them of a horse chewing on grass and I immediately understood the reference.

I'm not feeling any of the promo material released so far and I think this opinion is shared by a lot of other people on chinese forums. the good thing is that they hired an external photographer for this promo material so it says nothing about the director's eye for visuals, who I still have high hopes for. He has a background in cinematography and worked mainly with Guo Jingming whose dramas/movies are known for pretty visuals. I looked up his only other directing credit (it's a romcom with Lin Yi/Shen Yue) and it's yet to come out but there's a trailer and it looks ok but nothing spectacular. Please let this be good!

my main issue with her is that she can't seem to close her mouth lol her teeth is kind of distracting..

most of those viewers are from before when it was other actors attached to the drama.

it's just hard to ignore because we see ML going from looking like a 8 yr old to an adult while FL doesn't age at all. and Condor Hero is too old of an IP. most people here probably haven't watched it. I think a more recent example would be Twilight. A lot of people have issues with Jacob falling in love with Bella's daughter, and none of these characters are human either.

ok done all 4 episodes. the CGI omg you can SEE the money on screen. I also really like the bgm (just the instrumental). some of the bigger set pieces look straight out of a video game. so far the story is kind of meh, I was fast forwarding a lot through the first 3 episodes. episode 4 is the only one I sat through in full. I don't really care for any characters so far, but I'll definitely continue watching just for the visuals.

Condor Heroes is a wuxia novel though.. it's not really a idol romance drama. I also don't really get XLN & YG's relationship but at least in that drama, they physically age YG towards the end to the point that he looks older than XLN.