This drama has surprisingly gripped me! It started off as an unsettling suspense with a side of romance but there was also mystery/detective work and now there's actually more romance. I think the drama is doing well in balancing all these different tones. I just wish the soundtrack was more compelling for me but I really like this drama so far.
The character she created would have killed his brother without a doubt, but it turns out that since she joined,…
I agree with @Capivara. In Qing's initial novel, Ji Chu would have no qualms about killing anyone, including her family. But the Ji Chu she knows now is different from the one she wrote--because she included herself in the story and survived instead of dying in the beginning.
There's the well known sentiment that some writers are very strict about what happens in their stories and will keep tightly to what they had outlined and wanted. This is Qing's style of writing (as seen by how Qing refused to give a happy ending in her novel and wrote her villain as a hardcore villain no matter what). Other kinds of writers let their characters "come to life" and essentially let the characters make their own choices depending on their growth and motivations. This is what's happening in the drama, but Qing is still holding onto her initial script. She's unable to adapt (for now) because she's had such a specific way of writing/thinking of the novel. She'll need some time to realize that the characters are now their own and not a part of her story anymore.
Does anyone have a link to the behind the scenes of Wang Anyu's crying scene after A'Yin disappears in Ep.25? I heard that he actually cried loudly (but in the drama, they made it more like quiet sobbing.)
Just finished The Last Immortal (which I enjoyed), and oof, now I miss this drama. The soundtrack from this drama was fantastic. This xianxia drew me more than other popular xianxia dramas. I miss Qing Mu and Houchi. :( They were my favorite arc. Also, I miss Tian Qi and and Yue Mi.
I got to ask: Am I the only one disappointed that Liu Xueyi and Luo Qiu Yun won't be back for "Moonlight Mystique" (the story dedicated to Tian Qi and Yue Mi)? I enjoyed those two together and I'm sad that we won't see their versions of Tian Qi and Yue Mi again. Sigh.
I deeply enjoyed this drama because of the mains and the supporting characters. The two major things that bothered me:
1) The editing/script that should've balanced the arcs more instead of making the first lives/arc so long to episode 26&27. Because of that long first arc, the later arcs felt a little rushed and felt like some other characters didn't get the screen time they needed. (I wished Hong Yi and Yan Shuang had more screen time! And I wish we got to see some of A'Yin's tribulations. And also see more of Ao Ge and Xiu Yan since they both played important roles.)
2) The lacking cinematography: I think this contributes to the "blandness" that some people felt about this drama. There were occasional cool shots and beautiful sets and designs seen through the camera, but a lot of scenes just had very normal shots back-and-forth instead of sweeping motions or interesting angles. Even for some critical scenes, I was surprised at how basic they shot them. Honestly, even when people don't realize it, cinematography plays an important role in elevating the emotions of the characters and helping us feel for the characters and making it enjoyable and memorable. It's too bad that this drama couldn't deliver on this part.
I don’t pity hua shu bc like feng yin said you were born as peacock princess but you still think you were born…
Yeah, it was heartbreaking to see how her awful father was using her and also hurt the one person who loved her for her. She did a lot of awful things and was annoying, yes, but she had true care for her clan and true love for Lan Feng. She had a little bit of good, which made her feel more real to me personally. That was refreshing to see since xianxia dramas tend to make female antagonists/villains very basic evil.
WAY and ZLS worked with what they had. They created an epic story. If it weren't for them, this drama wouldn't…
Agree! I ended up really liking this drama for WAY and ZLS (and the supporting actors)! Their visuals look great together (young and youthful--great for their characters who are basically new adults in their world essentially) and I think their chemistry was good, they were cute, so they held me through this drama. (I also enjoyed many of the other characters/pairings.) I love Lusi but Wang Anyu surprised me and ended up being my favorite of the two.
I also agree that this drama was impacted negatively because of editing and script. Now, in C-dramaland, everyone knows that they either have to keep episodes at 40 max or break it up into two seasons. The drama's script should've balanced the different acts more or split into two seasons. With only 40 episodes, they should've made the first arc shorter to give the other arcs more space. Currently, the way it is, it feels unbalanced and thus the last arcs felt rushed.
Does anyone know how Yan Shuang and Hong Yi were in the novel? Did they have a romance storyline too? I'm considering reading the novel for them since the drama didn't dedicate a lot of scenes to them.
It's not that I hate ml it's just his character is so stupid i only don't like he killed his own love without…
If you already hate that scene and that action alone, then yeah, you should probably drop this. Personally, I'm willing to watch through that tragic scene because I want to see HOW and WHY it's happening: what circumstances forced them to this point? Since that episode hasn't air yet, I can only guess. Knowing how kind and protective Gu Jin is now toward A'Yin, it's a big jump to see him actually killing her. So I'm personally curious to see how the plot develops to force the female lead and male lead to be on opposite ends.
Yes, I love him. I just wish he'd put up more fight and show more spunk when dealing with vamps and his god realm…
I do understand that specific frustration (about how the affection ties were brought back by someone else). I'm not sure if the novel was written like that or if the strict 40-episode count has forced the storytelling to be a little too quick. ..but I'm glad he's growing on you!
Lost You Forever cast were at Tencent's Video All Star Night 2023, making me miss them so much.
Yang Zi won drama actress of the year. Zhang Wanyi won most popular drama actor of the year. Tan Jianci won all round entertainer of the year. Wang Hongyi won new drama face of the year.
Congrats to them! I hope Tencent will see all of this excitement and give us an airing date for season 2 soon!! Especially since Tan Jianci keeps talking about how season 2 is even better than season 1!
It's really too bad that so many people hate the ML. I think he's great. I like that he's not your typical cold and rude xianxia all-powerful type where he's mean/cold to all females (and servants, etc) except for the FL. Gu Jin is kind and straightforward without being offensive. He's young and inexperienced but he's not stupid. He's really only gullible because he's being manipulated by other people. I personally can't wait for his growth. :)
I am reading below comments and it is really surprising that there is so many people who are disappointed with…
Same! Wang Anyu is doing a great job with Gu Jin. I really can't wait Gu Jin. The character makes a lot of sense to me since he's young and inexperienced, but not rude and cold.
I'm still on ep 7 because I'm bothered by the subs. Just checked Youku and it looks like they have better subtitles…
I was JUST going to ask this thread about better subs!! I'm glad you mentioned this because, oof, the bad subs from Tencent is making it real hard for me to watch this drama.
Stopping by to show my love and support for this drama! Whoever casted Zhao Lusi and Wang Anyu for this, I am…
Plus, I enjoyed Ancient Love Poetry and am glad to see stories from this universe. It's probably impossible but I hope some of the actors will have cameos!
Stopping by to show my love and support for this drama! Whoever casted Zhao Lusi and Wang Anyu for this, I am so grateful to them!! They both are so youthful and cute, they really match. Also, giving kudos to the writers. I love how they can be immature, but, as we've seen in episode 6, they are also quite thoughful of one another. They bicker a lot, but they are protective of one another! I can't wait to see how their love in this lifetime unfolds.
I'm so happy to see so many new fans for Deng Wei! I've loved him since Miss the Dragon and adored him in Sassy Beauty. It's unfortunate that I lost interest in The Journey of ChongZi or Till The End of the Moon , but I was glad that he got to be in bigger productions. Now, with Lost You Forever, he has received a lot of praise and attention. I hope he will get many more main roles in the future! He's one of my favorites right now.
There's the well known sentiment that some writers are very strict about what happens in their stories and will keep tightly to what they had outlined and wanted. This is Qing's style of writing (as seen by how Qing refused to give a happy ending in her novel and wrote her villain as a hardcore villain no matter what).
Other kinds of writers let their characters "come to life" and essentially let the characters make their own choices depending on their growth and motivations. This is what's happening in the drama, but Qing is still holding onto her initial script. She's unable to adapt (for now) because she's had such a specific way of writing/thinking of the novel. She'll need some time to realize that the characters are now their own and not a part of her story anymore.
I got to ask: Am I the only one disappointed that Liu Xueyi and Luo Qiu Yun won't be back for "Moonlight Mystique" (the story dedicated to Tian Qi and Yue Mi)? I enjoyed those two together and I'm sad that we won't see their versions of Tian Qi and Yue Mi again. Sigh.
1) The editing/script that should've balanced the arcs more instead of making the first lives/arc so long to episode 26&27. Because of that long first arc, the later arcs felt a little rushed and felt like some other characters didn't get the screen time they needed. (I wished Hong Yi and Yan Shuang had more screen time! And I wish we got to see some of A'Yin's tribulations. And also see more of Ao Ge and Xiu Yan since they both played important roles.)
2) The lacking cinematography: I think this contributes to the "blandness" that some people felt about this drama. There were occasional cool shots and beautiful sets and designs seen through the camera, but a lot of scenes just had very normal shots back-and-forth instead of sweeping motions or interesting angles. Even for some critical scenes, I was surprised at how basic they shot them. Honestly, even when people don't realize it, cinematography plays an important role in elevating the emotions of the characters and helping us feel for the characters and making it enjoyable and memorable. It's too bad that this drama couldn't deliver on this part.
I also agree that this drama was impacted negatively because of editing and script. Now, in C-dramaland, everyone knows that they either have to keep episodes at 40 max or break it up into two seasons. The drama's script should've balanced the different acts more or split into two seasons.
With only 40 episodes, they should've made the first arc shorter to give the other arcs more space. Currently, the way it is, it feels unbalanced and thus the last arcs felt rushed.
Yang Zi won drama actress of the year.
Zhang Wanyi won most popular drama actor of the year.
Tan Jianci won all round entertainer of the year.
Wang Hongyi won new drama face of the year.
Congrats to them! I hope Tencent will see all of this excitement and give us an airing date for season 2 soon!! Especially since Tan Jianci keeps talking about how season 2 is even better than season 1!