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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

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

What is your reason for wanting to quit?

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 ..

Goodness I thought I was imagining it after reading RAVE comments.
I just tested the first Ep and walked away with that feeling

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

Thank you for the response
xxx

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

LOL .. oh dear!!
That puts me off :-D

"search for the back up to control self"?
I didnt get what you meant ..

Yes I already watched TTEOTM.
TWICE in fact .. finished the 2nd round recently .. and feeling that hollow feeling.

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

Just started.

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

How does it compare in the feelz as compared to TTEOTM?
As intense and complex ML and STRONG FL ?

You don't have a Watchlist on MDL so I couldn't check your likes / dislikes etc

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

OH??

I was considering this after watching TTEOTM.

Have you watched that?

I went to check your page .. but you havens loaded any WATCHLIST on MDL

Can you tell me how it compares with the "emotional feel" you were left with at the end of the show as compared to TTEOTM??

Please don't give away spoilers ;-p

I noticed you rated that also a 10.

I'm still in the TTEOTM vortex .. LOVED it so much .. cant imagine anything else that might give me a similar dopamine hit ;-p

Isn't it?

It's one of those RARE times where the SML evoked such a strong "heart-break" feel at the end of the show and one ALMOST wishes that a second season takes up "what happens next" for Du Lei ;-p

The STRONGEST heart-break feel I got watching an SML role was Kim Woo Bin in HEIRS .. GOSH !!
I was almost ready to watch him "get the girl" if it wasn't for Min Ho's equally magnetic role.

Would a second season take up Kim Woo Bin's character some day?
He's also MUCH older now in real life ;-p and might REALLY REALLY suit the role of "and many years later he meets a gal who is his ideal sparring partner"

Hmmm.

Your review sounds discerning ..
Now after reading the RAVE and your dispassionate critique I am definitely going to check. it out for myself :-)

rofl .. did you?

Should I watch?

What worked if you did watch?

Please put a SPOILER TAG :-(

Hmmm - yeah when it launched I remember watching first episode and though it looked interesting wasn't able to appreciate or get into it.

Just recently as part of my foray into C-Drama I watched
- Ever Night and
- Who Rules the World
- Rise of the Phoenixes ..
all Wuxia / Xanxia genres I learnt with its specific terminology and tropes ..

and THEN I watched TTEOTM (Till the End of the Moon) . Hypnotised by the layers and complexity of the drama's plot, setting, camerawork, action sequences, CGI editing and SUPERLATIVE acting!!

That got me curious to check out Alchemy of Souls ONCE again.

So this thread definitely had upped the intrigue factor for me now ;-p

I'll give it a second try and sit through at least 4 eps ;p