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Thanks, I probably will. For now though, like you, I'm waiting for something interesting to happen. And besides, I currently have a little too much free time and not enough drama with XZ.
I wrote about SSA in another comment in your topic.

Fang Tienze was a very cool played arrogant millionaire kid who nevertheless had complexes and a good heart. The humor in SSA was idiotic, but relaxing. It was just a silly comedy and I had a great time watching it, especially since it was the third XZ drama for me. Romantic comedies are not my genre, but a few really made me laugh, moved me, and I rated them highly. Despite all my respect for XZ I think Gu Wei is the worst role he's played. I refrain from saying it's the actor's fault. It's the script that doesn't give him scenes where the actor can show his talent. GW is bland to me. He doesn't give me anything to look at, which is disappointing considering how phenomenal XZ's acting is. XZ as Gu Wei is like having Mozart compose a wedding chant - a waste of talent.
TOoL tells a simple story, completely disconnected from the real world and lacking depth, of a romance between a dumb college student and a lifeless adult man. It is this depth that I find lacking. Even a banal story can be shown with a depth of logic and aesthetic beauty or with humor, but I'm probably defective because I can't see it in the scene with the tampons :(
And sorry for being weird. During my text criticism classes, I always had a different opinion than the rest of the class and noticed something in the text that others didn't. Still, I passed with the highest grade and maybe that's why I'm bold enough to say when I don't like something and why. And if you know my comments, you probably know that some people attack me for having a different opinion, so now I write each comment knowing that someone will immediately start calling me a troll, and this, incidentally, builds a defensive reaction, which in my case is passive aggressive. For me, MDL is no longer a place for pleasant chats about drama or actors but a place where someone can attack me at any time because I wrote something they don't like.

I watched 5 episodes and I'm not disappointed because I wasn't expecting anything good. The script is bland. The characters make no sense. They are just stereotypes written for fans whose only requirement is to see their idol. The editing is terrible, the dialogues are boring and FL is just unbearable. Sorry, this is just a very average drama like thousands of others with the only difference being that it stars YZ and XZ so it's incredibly popular and fans of the actors really love this drama but after the fifth episode I don't have anything good to say about it. I kept quiet for fear of being attacked by raging fans, but I won't be intimidated. TOoL is just weak and that's my opinion. These actors are worthy of better scripts.
P.S. A more idiotic way to deal with s PTSD or other disorder made by trauma I have not seen. Such naive tales are only possible in Chinese romances.

It's watchable, but I've seen better. I'm waiting for the next episode, but it won't be a tragedy for me if I miss its premiere. I don't even know what days it airs. It's ok, but no fireworks.

Don't you think that qualifies as a spoiler? Not that I care somehow, but others might.

Fans will watch both versions out of curiosity and viewership will increase....

No problem. I just know how unpopular my opinion is and that some people have a hard time dealing with the fact that someone doesn't like what they like, so I want to avoid heavy accusations and being a troll.

I am after three episodes. I like how unromantic GW is. That's the only good thing I have to say about this drama. Thank you to everyone who ignores my comment.

Let's hope not. I know everyone is in a hurry to watch this drama, but it sometimes takes years to produce good special effects. If we get this drama too fast, it will be at the expense of production quality. Personally, I'd rather wait a little longer and get something beautiful than get something of poor quality in a hurry. A year of post-production for such a big fantasy drama is still very little.
The first license does not indicate a release date. It just says that shooting has ended and the raw footage has been approved as per the approved script. There is no music, special effects, sound effects etc yet. It's more of a vague check to see if the filmmakers wanted to sneak something inappropriate in.

In the first episode, a guy is in unimaginable pain and this scene is accompanied by silly music. A doctor and a serious businessman argue over a cup of coffee like five-year-old children and the doctor deliberately puts a slimy finger in his coffee. That's the kind of drama I can't survive.
The cinematography is weak. The dialogues are terribly bland. The music not only doesn't enhance the scene but totally ruins it. I feel sorry for
Park Hae Jin for being ML in something so weak.

The first thing I do in the morning is check the Weibo of Xiao Zhan's "fan club". Today, I'm crying with happiness. Who would have thought that I really want to watch this drama. And the new trailer is so funny even without translation!

Although I was very disappointed by the last arc and especially the ending, I understand and accept the writers' explanation. This was their first project of this type, so they made a mistake. Their mistake, in my opinion, was that they wanted to please the audience too much and went with the usual, cliché patterns. It's not their fault. There's some advice on a certain platform for writers owned by a Chinese company: "see what's currently selling and do something like that." The Chinese market simply urges you to repeat the same patterns. A young novelist or screenwriter's hands are tied. If they want to sell their work, they have to go with the established patterns. That's why we have dozens of trite dramas about eternal love where nothing meaningful happens and the characters only sigh, sacrifice themselves and die for love. And that's why the excellent drama The Autumn Ballad turned into this little cliché for children at the end.
But I hope the filmmakers will learn a lesson from this experience and we will soon get more dramas in the style of the middle part of TAB, which was brilliant.

The last six episodes are a total drop in quality of a really great drama. The last episode filled me with such distaste - the stupidity of FL and ML has no limits! - that my rating drops 2 points down. The last episode is not only unnecessary, but it spoiled the whole series for me and something I really enjoyed turned into a little nightmare that I won't return to. I am profoundly disappointed. To spoil a good drama like that! Unforgivable!
Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Please respect mine.

I cried, but it wasn't anything terrible. Knowing the personalities of the characters in episode 29 I expect some laughs :)

Why don't guys like Liang Yi exist in the real world? And if they do exist, why haven't I met any? A man shouldn't moan and sigh under an ever-blooming peach tree and assert his love, he should act, just like Liang Yi.
From me 9,5 after ep. 28 (its rising, not dropping)

If XZ were to appear in every production mentioned on TW, he would have to clone himself :)
He'll play what he will play but as a brilliant cop dealing with difficult cases he'd be perfect :)

If you mean the police/detective one I've heard rumors about, I join in and include a request for the series to have 40 episodes of XZ as a brilliant detective. I can just see him in that role.

You're welcome

No, they aren't. I don't know about her, but Xiao Zhan as an actor is independent (as a singer he belongs to Wajijiwa). Xiao Zhan had a loose contract with Xinli, which is affiliated with Tencent, now Xiao Zhan is quite close with Tencent, but Xiao Zhan does not belong to any brokerage agency for actors. He has been looking for work on his own since 2018, as he previously appeared in several projects together with his boy band mates as part of his group's promotion. It can be said that as an actor, Xiao Zhan is a freelancer.

The Dark Lord - A comedy with a slightly smaller budget, so not as spectacular, but ML is awesome, smart, clever and has great adventures, plus specific, excellent humor and some absolutely satisfying scenes. A different style of filmmaking.

Ancient Detective - Similar shooting style to JoL, similar costumes, pretty cool quality wuxia with intelligent dialogue, less humor, but quality very good.

Tribes and Empires - very good quality, lots of politics and amazing adventures, three ML because they are stories about 3 young guys to whom a certain prophecy applies. Since there are three protagonists, there is someone for everyone. Court intrigues, power struggles, the vast outdoors. Epic story, sometimes it gets long but I recommend it.

Novoland Eagle Flag - similar in style to Tribes and Empires, a lot of politics, young heroes involved in kings scheming, wise and resourceful.

Douluo Continent - I give because of the "western" style, very similar to JoL. Original music. Reminds a bit of anime with actors. Not much politics (hardly any) rather the growth of a few characters, but same screenwriter as JoL, and I see similarities in dialogues, wit and style of scenes.