I have had this show for a while on my watch list simply because of all the rave reviews.
HOWEVER may I request a feedback from those who ALSO watched : LLTG / TTEOTM / SOKP How much weight does this lift when compared to the the above 3 which are currently my TOP WUXIA - XANXIA dramas
I'll take a break rather than bring myself down from the HIGH the 3 gave me ;-p
P.S. No LBFAD isn't up my alley the FL doesn't click for me (actress and the role she plays) .. Am a Bai Lu Zhao Lusi fan
splitting facts till the end of the moon has the same music tunes and almost same plot with different stories…
OH DEAR!!!!
For me the two shows are as different as Ice and Lava .. Disclosure : I've watched just the 1 Ep of LAR ... BUT it left me cold and disinterested .. Opposite of how TTEOTM reeled me in with such powerful force of everything that went on to make it an EPIC watch. I just completed my second immersion in the 40 episode rollercoaster ride.
Anyway glad for you and all those who enjoyed it.
It continues to amaze me how Drama bring out such diverse and strongly polar opposite reactions in us :-D
I'm stuck on episode 5 does this drama get better? All reviews are high, but at the moment I can't understand…
ROFL.
Oh Goodness. I was wondering if I should plod on beyond Ep 1 and expect some grand turnaround of the "delicate Candy Floss" FL (the sort which makes me drop dramas wholesale ;-p
Dropped this so many times because of unbearable FL character. But now I took pity on what happened to YBY and…
LOL .. I couldn't get past the first Episode.
I guess some of us get an instant allergic reaction to FL character types like hers .. worsened by the fact that she has the typical C-Drama preferred facial features and 'blank-round eyed-pouty lipped infantile' expression.
Of course beauty and attraction is in the eyes of the viewer :-)
Some of us thrive on sparky / spunky / sparring / tongue-in-cheek STRONG character types eg. the types usually played by Bai Lu / Zhao Lusi / Zhang Zi Yi who can bypass the 'aegyo-act' - maybe it's a directorial choice ..
How does it compare in the feelz as compared to TTEOTM?As intense and complex ML and STRONG FL ?
Thanks!
:-D
Maybe I'll have put on some patience charm on myself and watch past the early FL role-play - at the moment in Ep 1 she (and the drama) is too "pink - cotton candyfloss" whatever that image evokes for someone (round eyes .. round pouty lips .. in a round face, and a forever wide eyes blank expression ~ the standard C-Drama preferred FL look ( insert: monkey with hands on face emo).
A casting choice like that usually makes me drop shows .. Unless the actress works against the "look" and brings on a strong role-play .. think Zhao Lusi in LLTG .. sparky, naughty, so much cogs and gears moving under that face, which is also C-Drama standard features.
Of course that's the beauty of Asian Drama .. it brings on such polar opposite reactions from shows :-D
Have shelved it for now. Tested 2 other shows : - Starry Love (hilarious Xanxia romcom .. with a sparky FL and unpretentious sillyness) - Under the Power (again sparky FL with smarts and fab production design .. not convinced of the ML casting but willing to go a little more into the show hoping he gets his act up to match up to talented FL).
Let's see.
SIGH!! The POWER of EPIC dramas (LLTG / TTEOTM) are difficult to put behind us .. cleanse our palates and move onto another drama that brings on the next BIG dopamine boost ;-p
Did you watch TTEOTM?How does it compare?lemme know .. am thinking of watching this to pull me out of the vortex…
Anyway started it. On Ep 3. I guess this could be labeled Xanxia Romcom - I laughed aloud a lot. Expectation is set at loads of "silly fun" - light watch and time pass. Not intense - angsty - dramatic or epic ;-p
Have put on hold for a day when I am looking for relaxed time pass
never ever regret watching this drama. Because this drama doesn't have any boring ep. Every ep is so interesting…
Did you watch TTEOTM? How does it compare? lemme know .. am thinking of watching this to pull me out of the vortex left by LYX and Bai Lu.
Anyway started it. On Ep 3. I guess this could be labeled Xanxia Romcom - I laughed aloud a lot. Expectation is set at loads of "silly fun" - light watch and time pass. Not intense - angsty - dramatic or epic ;-p
Have put on hold for a day when I am looking for relaxed time pass
At least in terms of the Lead Actors. As well as production value and CGI.
I am FRESH from watching TTEOTM ;-p So may not be a good time to start another Xanxia .. it might pale in comparison LOL
I just hit 'pause' on Love and Redemption (FL was typical 'round eyed, pouty lipped, 'oh my god am so sweet and innocent' whereas Bai Lu was off the charts .. you could see the intelligence sparkling behind her eyes as she takes charge; and ML was also teen boyish and bland .. cant hold a candle to the super talented, intense, complex role essayed by LYX)) show seemed so pink and cotton candy; This however feels 'heavier and more solid' ..
Will return to comment again.
TTEOTM fans who also watched SN and L&R.. please comment and let me know if I am right in my assessment? Or I need to keep L&R for a more patient watch for a few more eps .. in the hopes that it looks less like a tween squee drama and more solid adult and complex. And should I continue SN .. if my prediction is spot on .. that it's more solid than L&R
For anyone procrastinating on whether or not to start this, let me just give my opinion.. keeping it short here…
Hmmm Interesting!!
Have you watched TTEOTM?
Where would you rank your feelz at the end of TTEOTM with this show.
Yes you wouldn't be wrong if you guessed that TTEOTM pulled me into a vortex .. and left me wondering if anything else would be as great a dopamine boost as that ;-p
WHAT A SUPERB write in!!
I am EXACTLY in the same mode - Ex SOKP withdrawal symptoms
I tuned in to this last night and my pulse is already speeding up in anticipation ;-D
I will return to this post once I am done
xxx
HOWEVER may I request a feedback from those who ALSO watched : LLTG / TTEOTM / SOKP
How much weight does this lift when compared to the the above 3 which are currently my TOP WUXIA - XANXIA dramas
I'll take a break rather than bring myself down from the HIGH the 3 gave me ;-p
P.S. No LBFAD isn't up my alley the FL doesn't click for me (actress and the role she plays) .. Am a Bai Lu Zhao Lusi fan
So true 🥹
What a polite way to diss the FL .. LOL
These sort of scripted and enacted roles with 'casting' like this puts my teeth on edge and is an inevitable dump at get go.
For me the two shows are as different as Ice and Lava ..
Disclosure : I've watched just the 1 Ep of LAR ... BUT it left me cold and disinterested .. Opposite of how TTEOTM reeled me in with such powerful force of everything that went on to make it an EPIC watch. I just completed my second immersion in the 40 episode rollercoaster ride.
Anyway glad for you and all those who enjoyed it.
It continues to amaze me how Drama bring out such diverse and strongly polar opposite reactions in us :-D
Oh Goodness. I was wondering if I should plod on beyond Ep 1 and expect some grand turnaround of the "delicate Candy Floss" FL (the sort which makes me drop dramas wholesale ;-p
What is your reason for wanting to quit?
I guess some of us get an instant allergic reaction to FL character types like hers .. worsened by the fact that she has the typical C-Drama preferred facial features and 'blank-round eyed-pouty lipped infantile' expression.
Of course beauty and attraction is in the eyes of the viewer :-)
Some of us thrive on sparky / spunky / sparring / tongue-in-cheek STRONG character types eg. the types usually played by Bai Lu / Zhao Lusi / Zhang Zi Yi who can bypass the 'aegyo-act' - maybe it's a directorial choice ..
I just tested the first Ep and walked away with that feeling
:-D
Maybe I'll have put on some patience charm on myself and watch past the early FL role-play - at the moment in Ep 1 she (and the drama) is too "pink - cotton candyfloss" whatever that image evokes for someone (round eyes .. round pouty lips .. in a round face, and a forever wide eyes blank expression ~ the standard C-Drama preferred FL look ( insert: monkey with hands on face emo).
A casting choice like that usually makes me drop shows .. Unless the actress works against the "look" and brings on a strong role-play .. think Zhao Lusi in LLTG .. sparky, naughty, so much cogs and gears moving under that face, which is also C-Drama standard features.
Of course that's the beauty of Asian Drama .. it brings on such polar opposite reactions from shows :-D
Have shelved it for now.
Tested 2 other shows :
- Starry Love (hilarious Xanxia romcom .. with a sparky FL and unpretentious sillyness)
- Under the Power (again sparky FL with smarts and fab production design .. not convinced of the ML casting but willing to go a little more into the show hoping he gets his act up to match up to talented FL).
Let's see.
SIGH!! The POWER of EPIC dramas (LLTG / TTEOTM) are difficult to put behind us .. cleanse our palates and move onto another drama that brings on the next BIG dopamine boost ;-p
Thank you for the response
xxx
On Ep 3. I guess this could be labeled Xanxia Romcom - I laughed aloud a lot. Expectation is set at loads of "silly fun" - light watch and time pass.
Not intense - angsty - dramatic or epic ;-p
Have put on hold for a day when I am looking for relaxed time pass
That puts me off :-D
I didnt get what you meant ..
Yes I already watched TTEOTM.
TWICE in fact .. finished the 2nd round recently .. and feeling that hollow feeling.
How does it compare?
lemme know .. am thinking of watching this to pull me out of the vortex left by LYX and Bai Lu.
Anyway started it.
On Ep 3. I guess this could be labeled Xanxia Romcom - I laughed aloud a lot. Expectation is set at loads of "silly fun" - light watch and time pass.
Not intense - angsty - dramatic or epic ;-p
Have put on hold for a day when I am looking for relaxed time pass
Looks promising.
At least in terms of the Lead Actors. As well as production value and CGI.
I am FRESH from watching TTEOTM ;-p
So may not be a good time to start another Xanxia .. it might pale in comparison LOL
I just hit 'pause' on Love and Redemption (FL was typical 'round eyed, pouty lipped, 'oh my god am so sweet and innocent' whereas Bai Lu was off the charts .. you could see the intelligence sparkling behind her eyes as she takes charge; and ML was also teen boyish and bland .. cant hold a candle to the super talented, intense, complex role essayed by LYX)) show seemed so pink and cotton candy;
This however feels 'heavier and more solid' ..
Will return to comment again.
TTEOTM fans who also watched SN and L&R.. please comment and let me know if I am right in my assessment?
Or I need to keep L&R for a more patient watch for a few more eps .. in the hopes that it looks less like a tween squee drama and more solid adult and complex.
And should I continue SN .. if my prediction is spot on .. that it's more solid than L&R
As intense and complex ML and STRONG FL ?
Have you watched TTEOTM?
Where would you rank your feelz at the end of TTEOTM with this show.
Yes you wouldn't be wrong if you guessed that TTEOTM pulled me into a vortex .. and left me wondering if anything else would be as great a dopamine boost as that ;-p