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A story where the leads give each other the home they didn't have :")
OMG I FINALLY FINISHED THIS. Deng Wei as Su Yi Shui 苏易水 definitely stole my heart, ugh that face with a cold but loving demeanour? I want to put my face in a pillow and just-
AHHHHHHHHHH!! (*ᴗ͈ˬᴗ͈)ꕤ*.ﾟ
-cue muffled screams
“一个屋子前有了树，便不再只是屋子，而是家。”
The line that warmed my cold heart tired from work and life. The line that ties them together. The line that made the drama. Iconic. Love it.
I started off not expecting much because idk the cast except for Deng Wei from Till the End of the Moon, but grew to enjoy the drama. But as usual, I'll be as objective as I can in my review-
✨ What I enjoyed:
• MLFL's chemistry together: They are hella! cute!! Cute across 2 different lifetimes (though according to others, there's a 3rd one in the novel)-
Where the first one we saw the FL as Mu Qing Ge 沐清歌 who is all 潇洒 (dictionary: natural and unrestrained, elegant and unconventional) in her big sister vibes together with ML as her disciple. She really 把徒弟撩得不要不要的 hehe (⸝⸝ᵕᴗᵕ⸝⸝) (teased her disciple a lot? Lost in translation but it's super cute) - I usually feel a little iffy about (slightly) older FL with younger ML in this kind of genre specifically but it's surprisingly adorable and how he slowly opened his heart to her + how she gave him a home it's all fluffy and warm hehe :"))
And the second lifetime now we have the FL as the reborn Xue Ran Ran 薛冉冉 who is kinda a 傻白甜 (sweet, naive young woman) with the ML being the same person but 18 years older now (though uh I guess that is ok in the world of immortality?? she's 18 now also sooo), much colder as well as wiser, and with lots of regret in his bucket. This pair is super cute as well! I saw netizens on XHS talking about how it's like ML gets to witness Mu Qing Ge in her youth that he has previously missed out on, so she's not necessary a different person and like aww. FL's cuteness here really charmed the ML in a different way, it's cute that he gave the teachings and emotions he learned from his shifu from her previous life back to her in her new life. Everything is a full circle. It's his turn to give her a home!
Is there one relationship I prefer? Yes, and that is the happy ending!!! Where they now take turns to be the shifu. THAT IS SO CUTE HELP. Though if you were to point a gun to my head, I would say I prefer the first lifetime heh, because of how good the FL acted as Mu Qing Ge - super charming.
• Acting: Deng Wei delivers his role really well of course, but the Xiang Han Zhi surprises me - in a good way. I didn't know her before this so at first I was like hmm her acting's kinda awkward but I gradually warmed up to her and she is super charming as Mu Qing Ge like damn I love the character so much. Side characters wise... most are ok except for a few that feels off but what's new haha
• Story: Shifu and disciple swap-around story across 2 lifetimes is cute and kinda refreshing from the usual demon lord ML troupe (though we still got a little bit of that...), with steady story progression
• Little to no loop holes: I enjoyed how the drama EXPLAINS. Like sometimes the characters do things you may not understand at first but don't worry, they will eventually explain. I want to thank them for using their mouths to actually talk, unlike some other dramas where I have to make lots of assumptions.
• Iconic scene: THAT ONE SCENE. Where ML came back to 西山 late on his birthday feeling all alone and the FL came out to fetch him with an umbrella, while lighting up all the lanterns to welcome him back *home* imma cry :")
• DENG WEI 邓为!!!!!!!!!!!!!: Tbh, he's not even my type. But how he played the role? 10/10 charming. The way he raises his eyebrow, the way he smirks, the way he looks pained and conflicted, the way he looks at the FL with so much love, the way he looks like a little puppy beside the FL, the way he scowls when he's jealous... hahaha
• Xiang Han Zhi 向涵之: Like I said, she nailed it as Mu Qing Ge! When she gets good, she shows it and looks super badass I love my strong FLs <3 Xue Ran Ran is cute... but Mu Qing Ge is just. Damn.
• Progression for the FL: I love that it's quite obvious when Xue Ran Ran progresses, her voice and standing pose changes gradually to show it. You can tell her voice gets slightly deeper (but not as matured sounding as Mu Qing Ge) and she stands more like a proper 修道之人 (trained martial arts person??)
• OST: 《缘圈》by 刘宇宁 is one of the reasons I decided to watch the drama because it is so good.
• Good CGI: From first to last episode, the CGI is nothing short of impressive - dragon looks good, the whole falling world and buildings, monsters etc.
• Outfits: I love the airy fairy outfits where they have a fabric tail dragging at the bottom end on the floor, it looks so graceful and pretty when the characters move! More so to highlight the elegance of high-level characters.
• Drama title: "有树" highlights the home that FL and ML built for one another
💥 Things I didn't enjoy:
• Too much blood vomiting: As usual haha. Well, but what's a period fantasy cdrama without lots of blood vomiting? That's the easiest to strike off on my bingo card man. Just gets a little tiring sometimes, like ok here we go again.
• Dragginess: I really enjoyed the story, but at some point it got draggy. Like huh, she/he's gonna die again, or she/he's gonna sacrifice again, OR oh no memory loss troupe attacked! It was going round and round and they kept having to save one another. I'm not gonna elaborate but let's just say, I got really tired at 20+ episodes in, think we could have done better with a 32~36 episodes cut instead with one lesser obstacle.
• Too much CGI: Very good visual effects but idk, it felt a little overwhelming towards the end but perhaps I was just getting CGI-fatigue together with the dragginess of the story then.
• So many bad guys lol... give the leads a break pls :(
• Some parts don't make sense / too convenient: It felt like for some of the bad guys they built up quite a lot but couldn't find a strong, valid way for the good guys to win so they have to force it a little
• Chemistry a little off sometimes: Like I mentioned above, I really love the chemistry! But maybe it's just me, there were some scenes with really strong emotions where I was expecting them to hug tight. Ya know, the kind with lots of emotions where the MLFL cling on to one another as though if they let go, the other person will vanish. But instead, many of the touching scenes just ended in them holding hands and staring into each others' eyes or a gentle hug. GIVE ME MY SOUL CRUSHING HUG WHERE THEY WILL RUN INTO ONE ANOTHER AND HUG SO TIGHT WITH BRIMMING TEARS IN THEIR EYES THEY HAVE TO GASP FOR AIR. Not enough cute scenes.
Ok if someone is reading this, thank you for finishing this long review - I didn't intend for this to be so long but somehow it just ended up like this oh god...
Overall, this is a really good watch that will warm your heart with the love the leads have between them. Just a little draggy. They deserve their happily ever after!
AHHHHHHHHHH!! (*ᴗ͈ˬᴗ͈)ꕤ*.ﾟ
-cue muffled screams
“一个屋子前有了树，便不再只是屋子，而是家。”
The line that warmed my cold heart tired from work and life. The line that ties them together. The line that made the drama. Iconic. Love it.
I started off not expecting much because idk the cast except for Deng Wei from Till the End of the Moon, but grew to enjoy the drama. But as usual, I'll be as objective as I can in my review-
✨ What I enjoyed:
• MLFL's chemistry together: They are hella! cute!! Cute across 2 different lifetimes (though according to others, there's a 3rd one in the novel)-
Where the first one we saw the FL as Mu Qing Ge 沐清歌 who is all 潇洒 (dictionary: natural and unrestrained, elegant and unconventional) in her big sister vibes together with ML as her disciple. She really 把徒弟撩得不要不要的 hehe (⸝⸝ᵕᴗᵕ⸝⸝) (teased her disciple a lot? Lost in translation but it's super cute) - I usually feel a little iffy about (slightly) older FL with younger ML in this kind of genre specifically but it's surprisingly adorable and how he slowly opened his heart to her + how she gave him a home it's all fluffy and warm hehe :"))
And the second lifetime now we have the FL as the reborn Xue Ran Ran 薛冉冉 who is kinda a 傻白甜 (sweet, naive young woman) with the ML being the same person but 18 years older now (though uh I guess that is ok in the world of immortality?? she's 18 now also sooo), much colder as well as wiser, and with lots of regret in his bucket. This pair is super cute as well! I saw netizens on XHS talking about how it's like ML gets to witness Mu Qing Ge in her youth that he has previously missed out on, so she's not necessary a different person and like aww. FL's cuteness here really charmed the ML in a different way, it's cute that he gave the teachings and emotions he learned from his shifu from her previous life back to her in her new life. Everything is a full circle. It's his turn to give her a home!
Is there one relationship I prefer? Yes, and that is the happy ending!!! Where they now take turns to be the shifu. THAT IS SO CUTE HELP. Though if you were to point a gun to my head, I would say I prefer the first lifetime heh, because of how good the FL acted as Mu Qing Ge - super charming.
• Acting: Deng Wei delivers his role really well of course, but the Xiang Han Zhi surprises me - in a good way. I didn't know her before this so at first I was like hmm her acting's kinda awkward but I gradually warmed up to her and she is super charming as Mu Qing Ge like damn I love the character so much. Side characters wise... most are ok except for a few that feels off but what's new haha
• Story: Shifu and disciple swap-around story across 2 lifetimes is cute and kinda refreshing from the usual demon lord ML troupe (though we still got a little bit of that...), with steady story progression
• Little to no loop holes: I enjoyed how the drama EXPLAINS. Like sometimes the characters do things you may not understand at first but don't worry, they will eventually explain. I want to thank them for using their mouths to actually talk, unlike some other dramas where I have to make lots of assumptions.
• Iconic scene: THAT ONE SCENE. Where ML came back to 西山 late on his birthday feeling all alone and the FL came out to fetch him with an umbrella, while lighting up all the lanterns to welcome him back *home* imma cry :")
• DENG WEI 邓为!!!!!!!!!!!!!: Tbh, he's not even my type. But how he played the role? 10/10 charming. The way he raises his eyebrow, the way he smirks, the way he looks pained and conflicted, the way he looks at the FL with so much love, the way he looks like a little puppy beside the FL, the way he scowls when he's jealous... hahaha
• Xiang Han Zhi 向涵之: Like I said, she nailed it as Mu Qing Ge! When she gets good, she shows it and looks super badass I love my strong FLs <3 Xue Ran Ran is cute... but Mu Qing Ge is just. Damn.
• Progression for the FL: I love that it's quite obvious when Xue Ran Ran progresses, her voice and standing pose changes gradually to show it. You can tell her voice gets slightly deeper (but not as matured sounding as Mu Qing Ge) and she stands more like a proper 修道之人 (trained martial arts person??)
• OST: 《缘圈》by 刘宇宁 is one of the reasons I decided to watch the drama because it is so good.
• Good CGI: From first to last episode, the CGI is nothing short of impressive - dragon looks good, the whole falling world and buildings, monsters etc.
• Outfits: I love the airy fairy outfits where they have a fabric tail dragging at the bottom end on the floor, it looks so graceful and pretty when the characters move! More so to highlight the elegance of high-level characters.
• Drama title: "有树" highlights the home that FL and ML built for one another
💥 Things I didn't enjoy:
• Too much blood vomiting: As usual haha. Well, but what's a period fantasy cdrama without lots of blood vomiting? That's the easiest to strike off on my bingo card man. Just gets a little tiring sometimes, like ok here we go again.
• Dragginess: I really enjoyed the story, but at some point it got draggy. Like huh, she/he's gonna die again, or she/he's gonna sacrifice again, OR oh no memory loss troupe attacked! It was going round and round and they kept having to save one another. I'm not gonna elaborate but let's just say, I got really tired at 20+ episodes in, think we could have done better with a 32~36 episodes cut instead with one lesser obstacle.
• Too much CGI: Very good visual effects but idk, it felt a little overwhelming towards the end but perhaps I was just getting CGI-fatigue together with the dragginess of the story then.
• So many bad guys lol... give the leads a break pls :(
• Some parts don't make sense / too convenient: It felt like for some of the bad guys they built up quite a lot but couldn't find a strong, valid way for the good guys to win so they have to force it a little
• Chemistry a little off sometimes: Like I mentioned above, I really love the chemistry! But maybe it's just me, there were some scenes with really strong emotions where I was expecting them to hug tight. Ya know, the kind with lots of emotions where the MLFL cling on to one another as though if they let go, the other person will vanish. But instead, many of the touching scenes just ended in them holding hands and staring into each others' eyes or a gentle hug. GIVE ME MY SOUL CRUSHING HUG WHERE THEY WILL RUN INTO ONE ANOTHER AND HUG SO TIGHT WITH BRIMMING TEARS IN THEIR EYES THEY HAVE TO GASP FOR AIR. Not enough cute scenes.
Ok if someone is reading this, thank you for finishing this long review - I didn't intend for this to be so long but somehow it just ended up like this oh god...
Overall, this is a really good watch that will warm your heart with the love the leads have between them. Just a little draggy. They deserve their happily ever after!
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