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From the same author Mao Ni, I love the drama Joy of Life; everything is put together so seamlessly. But this drama, both season 1 and 2, despite a huge budget, they just don't feel as well done and logical. Is it because of the director(s) and scriptwriter(s)?

Exactly!

In season 1, Ning Que was protective of Sang Sang, but you can feel it's a platonic master/servant type of relationship (though Sang Sang thought otherwise), but in season 2, it's turned into a romantic lover relationship. Is this how it's supposed to go in the novel?

They've not only changed the actors, they've also changed the characters' personalities and styles! It feels as if we're watching 2 unrelated dramas - drama 1 and drama 2.

Yes, a lot of bittersweet moments. Beautiful story. Haunted me for many months until I found something else that helped me out from this hole.

Is it just me or what? A lot of the humors just felt "forced" or very unnatural. Everyone looks stiff too. Even when they try to relax, they still look unnatural. And when they speak, they're like reading.

Someone may have posted this link, but I'm doing it again just in case anyone missed it:
https://youtu.be/wu9CHUUG8nM
So nice to see our Zhan Zhan having some fun and so relaxed.

Have you ever watched something that makes you experience a whole spectrum of your emotions like crying, laughing, aching, longing, etc? Well, this drama magically does that. Admittedly it may not be the best drama if judged by certain criteria as compared to many others (I'm going to be bashed by my beloved Suibians here, but it's ok), it's still the only drama many fans hold dear to their hearts because of how it catches our emotions. Together with the music and the unspoken words, this drama captures our imagination like no others.

Since you're only at episode 10, you may want to watch further to catch those emotions I'm talking about.

Happy watching!

I believe he made a pledge that he would help the hapless and weak, and rid the bad and corrupt. That's when Lan Zhan looks at him differently because he shares the same ideology.

I wouldn't call it reckless. Understand where Wei Wuxian has come from - from young, he's been taught "明知不可为而为之" (literally means "Knowing it's impossible but doing it anyway") by his Uncle Jiang. He takes it as his call to help the weak and hapless. I believe he has thought it through and knows this is what he needs to do even if it costs his life. He simply cannot live with himself if he hasn't done anything. This is Wei Wuxian. This is the youth many of us have come to love.

Intriguing story!

"Fei Chai" is Ning Que's line - he calls everyone not as good as him fei chai. :D

I look at it differently: Wei WuXian and Jiang Cheng are both indebted to Wen Ning and Wen Qing. It is utmost important for Wei WuXian to step up to save the Wen remnants who are also the Wen siblings' relatives (little Ah Yuan is their cousin's baby). As for himself, he has strayed into the demonic cultivation out of no choice, and he knows he would not be accepted in the cultivation world. Like he tells Lan Zhan: who wants to cross the single plank bridge if given a choice of a broad bright bridge? Therefore, the circumstance pushes him to do what he does. Whether or not he saves the Wen remnants, they would have been annihilated eventually because the cultivation world cannot tolerate them.

OMG! This has started airing!

YAY!

Well, it has a lot of support from crazy fans like me, hence the high rating :D. Jokes aside, since this drama, I have also watched some other great costume dramas, such as Joy of Life. As much as I love those dramas, they don't give me the same kind of emotions that I got from The Untamed - I cried, I laughed, I longed for, I ached...., among others. I guess these feelings are very personal and no two persons share exactly the same, except perhaps for many fans here.

Yay! Long live Chinese costume dramas!

I think that's how the Yan Bing Yun character is supposed to be like. However, the screen time is so short that it's hard to understand the character fully to make an assessment of Xiao Zhan's acting in this role.

"poopie"? Hahahah, yes, poopie!

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