No Wonder It's a Cult Classic!
Just like its title, Love Between Fairy and Devil follows the story of a weak flower fairy named Orchid, who accidentally entered the Haotian Matrix where she encountered the infamous Moon Supreme, Dongfang Qing Cang. Legend says he became an emotionless monster in order to wield the great power of the hellfire and take control of the Moon Tribe as the Moon Supreme. As Orchid and Dongfang Qing Cang spend time and work together, fire melts and love sprouts teaching them what it means to sacrifice for love.
Love Between Fairy and Devil was the first Xianxia drama that I was able to be fully engrossed in and finish without ever forcing myself to do so. Before this, I had no interest in Xianxia dramas due to its profound fantasy qualities and thought it was hard to digest. I did give it a try once but found myself cringing so hard and was unable to continue watching that previous drama. After being recommended and seeing the many compliments this drama has, I decided to give it a try and ended up watching this in one sitting.
This drama adopts the popular "enemies to lovers", "I changed you", and "he fell first, he fell harder" tropes, blended with imaginative and fantastical qualities of magic, immortality, and the realm of Gods, fairies, and spirits. Despite the depth of the story, this drama remains easy and entertaining to watch making you blush and absorbed to see how it all unfolds. Although there were some logic gaps, this show did a great job at balancing its sillier bits with its more heartfelt core.
As a naive, kindhearted, and compassionate flower fairy, Orchid has always been nice to everyone including Dongfang Qing Cang, whom at first she thought was just a regular prisoner. Due to their unintentional connection, the emotionless Dongfang Qing Cang was able feel emotions through the expressive Orchid. This was a dilemma for Dongfang Qing Cang in the beginning as he would love to get rid of Orchid yet couldn't because of their connection. To prevent Orchid from having emotional outbursts, the cold Dongfang Qing Cang would try everything he can to make Orchid happy like cooking for her, comforting her, even helping her win the tournament that will supposedly get her closer to Chang Heng, all so she could be happy. This was especially cute considering the Moon Supreme's cold and emotionless exterior, and how he learns to be soft for Orchid (and himself). Not to mention, since he also feels pain whenever Orchid gets hurt, Dongfang Qing Cang also protects Orchid from any danger she was in. Although he meant it menacingly, the way he protected her paired with his unwavering gaze, makes Orchid thinks he likes her. Despite initially feeling annoyed and his attempts to sever their connection, he grew to like how those emotions feel and enjoyed Orchid's presence. It's funny to see how Dongfang Qing Cang is this powerful, dark, evil lord yet Orchid treats him casually like some puppy.
The good things doesn't stop there! As someone who gets exhausted over body swapping plots, I was worried about the presence of that plot in this drama. Fortunately, the body swap antics always ended just before I started to get anxious and weary. This was definitely one of the reasons why I like this drama! The character development in this drama was also well-written. From the start, we can see how Dongfang Qing Cang's character went from being this arrogant, regal, and unfeeling Moon Supreme, who eventually warms up and learns compassion. Orchid was also well-written as a selfless, cheerful, kindhearted, and rather dim fairy who was able to care for everyone, even those who wronged her. She never feared Dongfang Qing Cang, even after knowing his real identity. Orchid's personality remain constant throughout the drama. The way she treats and softens the cold Moon Supreme was definitely something to anticipate when watching this drama. It was also interesting to see how her thoughts and decisions matures after falling in love with Dongfang Qing Cang.
Casting Dylan Wang and Esther Yu for the roles of Dongfang Qing Cang and Orchid, respectively, was the right decision. Dylan Wang exudes the charisma and demeanor befitting for the role of the infamous Moon Supreme. His sharp facial features imposes the cold aloof of Dongfang Qing Cang's character. He did a great job with his cold expressions, deep gaze, and soft smirks, which made his character appealing even as a supposedly ruthless lord who wouldn't think twice about killing. That is not to say that he is only good with his cold expressions and aloof demeanor, but he also did a great job at showing the softer qualities as well. His puppy eyes were scene stealers when he started to fall in love and also when he body swapped with Orchid. It was almost comical to see how this emotionless lord would pull a 180 and turn into this, almost like, stray puppy.
Esther Yu was also magnificent as Orchid. Not only was she awfully cute but she was great at portraying the dim, cheerful, selfless, and compassionate fairy Orchid. Her cuteness comes off natural and not forced. On top of that, her visuals were befitting for the role of Orchid. Her cheeks imposes a soft and friendly allure to her character, and her eyes and lips were almost doll-like, perfect for the role of fairies. Not to mention her voice. The high pitched tone was just enough to support her role as our cute and dim fairy Orchid without coming off as too annoying. Aside from her portrayal as Orchid, she also did a great job with her character transformation in the later parts of the drama where she exudes charisma, elegance, maturity, restraint, and poise, which is a contrast to her personality as Orchid.
Aside from the two main characters, they also did well with the casting of the other characters. Zhang Linghe definitely caught my eye whenever he's on screen. His charisma as Chang Heng was overflowing and his mischievousness as Xiao Run was also fascinating! No wonder he started to make his breakthrough after this. In addition to the great casting, this drama was also well-produced with its beautiful set, CGIs, and most importantly, iconic OST.
The set or CGI in this drama was beautiful and dreamy, befitting for a drama filled with Gods, fairies, spirits, and devils. Although there are some parts that I think could have been done better in terms of CGI, it was enough to say that everything felt almost natural and not cringey. The costumes and hairstyle were 50/50. They definitely did a great job with the fairies costume and hairstyle, as well as Dongfang Qing Cang's. However, I wish they could have done Chang Heng's outfit better. I also find Dongfang Xun Feng's hairstyle funny so that is something worth changing. Although it was not perfect, I do think that the overall look and visuals of this drama was iconic and beautiful enough for me to compliment it. Now, I have to give an honorary mention to the OSTs, particularly Farewell Love by Faye. I've heard it a lot of times in social media platforms and it wasn't until I watch this drama that I realize that song is an OST for Love Between Fairy and Devil.
In conclusion, this drama easily made it to the top of my recommended list for Xianxia dramas. It is a drama that will introduce you to the world of Xianxia genre. Despite the depth of the story and theme, Love Between Fairy and Devil is a Xianxia drama that is easy to digest and entertaining to watch. The plot was not draggy and they did a great job at blending its sillier bits with its more heartfelt core, leaving you a lasting impact!
Love Between Fairy and Devil was the first Xianxia drama that I was able to be fully engrossed in and finish without ever forcing myself to do so. Before this, I had no interest in Xianxia dramas due to its profound fantasy qualities and thought it was hard to digest. I did give it a try once but found myself cringing so hard and was unable to continue watching that previous drama. After being recommended and seeing the many compliments this drama has, I decided to give it a try and ended up watching this in one sitting.
This drama adopts the popular "enemies to lovers", "I changed you", and "he fell first, he fell harder" tropes, blended with imaginative and fantastical qualities of magic, immortality, and the realm of Gods, fairies, and spirits. Despite the depth of the story, this drama remains easy and entertaining to watch making you blush and absorbed to see how it all unfolds. Although there were some logic gaps, this show did a great job at balancing its sillier bits with its more heartfelt core.
As a naive, kindhearted, and compassionate flower fairy, Orchid has always been nice to everyone including Dongfang Qing Cang, whom at first she thought was just a regular prisoner. Due to their unintentional connection, the emotionless Dongfang Qing Cang was able feel emotions through the expressive Orchid. This was a dilemma for Dongfang Qing Cang in the beginning as he would love to get rid of Orchid yet couldn't because of their connection. To prevent Orchid from having emotional outbursts, the cold Dongfang Qing Cang would try everything he can to make Orchid happy like cooking for her, comforting her, even helping her win the tournament that will supposedly get her closer to Chang Heng, all so she could be happy. This was especially cute considering the Moon Supreme's cold and emotionless exterior, and how he learns to be soft for Orchid (and himself). Not to mention, since he also feels pain whenever Orchid gets hurt, Dongfang Qing Cang also protects Orchid from any danger she was in. Although he meant it menacingly, the way he protected her paired with his unwavering gaze, makes Orchid thinks he likes her. Despite initially feeling annoyed and his attempts to sever their connection, he grew to like how those emotions feel and enjoyed Orchid's presence. It's funny to see how Dongfang Qing Cang is this powerful, dark, evil lord yet Orchid treats him casually like some puppy.
The good things doesn't stop there! As someone who gets exhausted over body swapping plots, I was worried about the presence of that plot in this drama. Fortunately, the body swap antics always ended just before I started to get anxious and weary. This was definitely one of the reasons why I like this drama! The character development in this drama was also well-written. From the start, we can see how Dongfang Qing Cang's character went from being this arrogant, regal, and unfeeling Moon Supreme, who eventually warms up and learns compassion. Orchid was also well-written as a selfless, cheerful, kindhearted, and rather dim fairy who was able to care for everyone, even those who wronged her. She never feared Dongfang Qing Cang, even after knowing his real identity. Orchid's personality remain constant throughout the drama. The way she treats and softens the cold Moon Supreme was definitely something to anticipate when watching this drama. It was also interesting to see how her thoughts and decisions matures after falling in love with Dongfang Qing Cang.
Casting Dylan Wang and Esther Yu for the roles of Dongfang Qing Cang and Orchid, respectively, was the right decision. Dylan Wang exudes the charisma and demeanor befitting for the role of the infamous Moon Supreme. His sharp facial features imposes the cold aloof of Dongfang Qing Cang's character. He did a great job with his cold expressions, deep gaze, and soft smirks, which made his character appealing even as a supposedly ruthless lord who wouldn't think twice about killing. That is not to say that he is only good with his cold expressions and aloof demeanor, but he also did a great job at showing the softer qualities as well. His puppy eyes were scene stealers when he started to fall in love and also when he body swapped with Orchid. It was almost comical to see how this emotionless lord would pull a 180 and turn into this, almost like, stray puppy.
Esther Yu was also magnificent as Orchid. Not only was she awfully cute but she was great at portraying the dim, cheerful, selfless, and compassionate fairy Orchid. Her cuteness comes off natural and not forced. On top of that, her visuals were befitting for the role of Orchid. Her cheeks imposes a soft and friendly allure to her character, and her eyes and lips were almost doll-like, perfect for the role of fairies. Not to mention her voice. The high pitched tone was just enough to support her role as our cute and dim fairy Orchid without coming off as too annoying. Aside from her portrayal as Orchid, she also did a great job with her character transformation in the later parts of the drama where she exudes charisma, elegance, maturity, restraint, and poise, which is a contrast to her personality as Orchid.
Aside from the two main characters, they also did well with the casting of the other characters. Zhang Linghe definitely caught my eye whenever he's on screen. His charisma as Chang Heng was overflowing and his mischievousness as Xiao Run was also fascinating! No wonder he started to make his breakthrough after this. In addition to the great casting, this drama was also well-produced with its beautiful set, CGIs, and most importantly, iconic OST.
The set or CGI in this drama was beautiful and dreamy, befitting for a drama filled with Gods, fairies, spirits, and devils. Although there are some parts that I think could have been done better in terms of CGI, it was enough to say that everything felt almost natural and not cringey. The costumes and hairstyle were 50/50. They definitely did a great job with the fairies costume and hairstyle, as well as Dongfang Qing Cang's. However, I wish they could have done Chang Heng's outfit better. I also find Dongfang Xun Feng's hairstyle funny so that is something worth changing. Although it was not perfect, I do think that the overall look and visuals of this drama was iconic and beautiful enough for me to compliment it. Now, I have to give an honorary mention to the OSTs, particularly Farewell Love by Faye. I've heard it a lot of times in social media platforms and it wasn't until I watch this drama that I realize that song is an OST for Love Between Fairy and Devil.
In conclusion, this drama easily made it to the top of my recommended list for Xianxia dramas. It is a drama that will introduce you to the world of Xianxia genre. Despite the depth of the story and theme, Love Between Fairy and Devil is a Xianxia drama that is easy to digest and entertaining to watch. The plot was not draggy and they did a great job at blending its sillier bits with its more heartfelt core, leaving you a lasting impact!
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