I wasn't originally interested in watching this drama when it came out, but I decided to give it a try since I…
both leads are flawed, with tang qi being pushy and su chengcheng being reckless. it is one of the messages behind this drama — loving and accepting the other person's flaws. ^^
as someone who's never been that interested in iu or park bogum as actors, they've really impressed me with their portrayal and chemistry here — especially PBG as the shy yet always willing to protect his loved ones type of character. his expressions whenever ae sun does or says something sweet to him is adorable to watch. <3
I genuinely believe that viewers who rated Love in the Clouds below a 9 missed the heart of the story. Yes, the…
i think it's a bit unreasonable to say that rating a show between 6 and 7 feels "less like critique and more like a refusal to meet the show where it stands." if it was rated 0-5, then i'd understand this point but 6-7 is pretty common.
but in the end, everyone has their own rating system and personal preference so i don't think it's right to lowkey say that their rating is "wrong." like for me, a rating of 8 or above is still considered good ^^
the first episode was so boring. all the crying and yelling by young ae sun annoyed me too (i know the reasoning, i'm just referring to her voice) but i understand it was important to give us some backstory on our main character
some of the best dramas i've seen started off slow though so i won't give up. the premise sounded very promising
I really don't understand why everyone is on Xufengs side and everyone misunderstood Runyu.he actually endured…
i disagree that he was misunderstood; he was intentionally manipulative and coercive. but i do feel sad for him and hate how the writers turned him into a villain. he deserved a better ending ;(
That's like 85% of dramas from any Kdrama era. It's clearly something writers don't care about fixing or else…
same here; i wait until all the eps are released first to ensure it's worth watching. but the dramas i do that for usually end up in disappointment, so then i just end up watching nothing 🥲
man what is up with dramas these days.... they start off strong then falter near the final episodes. i just want to watch a show that's good or decent from beginning to end🥲
Do you mind if I ask what's the difference between the 60 vs 63 episode versions?
the 63 eps version was made for tv so each episode is around 35-45 mins long. the 60 eps version was made for dvd so each episode is around 45 minutes long.
both show the same scenes; nothing was cut. the dvd version just splits the content into less episodes
romance is involved here so it's no surprise when people talk about it... ^^长相思 is best appreciated when…
xiao yao isn't someone who will explicitly say her true thoughts, though you can interpret based on the little gestures she does.
she always put a lot of effort into the poisons she made for xiang liu (in S1E25, she bid her goodbyes to him but then quickly hurried back with poisons, and was disappointed when she didn't see him) and only ever captured xiang liu in her ape mirror (she was very sad when he removed the memories).
in S1E27 and S1E34, she wished she could've saved xiang liu from the slave arena so he could stay as fangfeng bei forever. the obvious, surface-level meaning is that she wished he could be free from his duties. but the hidden message is that she wished they weren't enemies. doesn't this basically imply that, if not for their opposing stances, she would've gone for xiang liu / fangfeng bei instead of jing / ye shiqi?
Just a random thought due to replies on my previous post.. why do people want to insist that XY n XL were soulmates…
romance is involved here so it's no surprise when people talk about it... ^^
长相思 is best appreciated when you don’t view it through a simple black-and-white lens. the story is layered with lots of room for discussion and analysis. like since the characters are multi-dimensional, i find it lowkey fun analyzing each of them (how their past affected their future) and their relationships with each other.
xiang liu loved xiao yao unconditionally, ensuring she'd have someone to accompany her, archery to protect herself with, and a place to go to even when he is no longer there. discussing their relationship doesn't diminish xiang liu’s character at all. in fact, it only further emphasizes his honor and selflessness.
one of the core themes of 长相思 is "yearning": each character got what they wanted most at the end but at the cost of losing something else (or someone else) forever—hence the title "eternally yearning for you." the male lead cang xuan became emperor to protect xiao yao but lost xiao yao. the female lead xiao yao found a lifelong companion but lost xiang liu.
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but in the end, everyone has their own rating system and personal preference so i don't think it's right to lowkey say that their rating is "wrong." like for me, a rating of 8 or above is still considered good ^^
some of the best dramas i've seen started off slow though so i won't give up. the premise sounded very promising
both show the same scenes; nothing was cut. the dvd version just splits the content into less episodes
she always put a lot of effort into the poisons she made for xiang liu (in S1E25, she bid her goodbyes to him but then quickly hurried back with poisons, and was disappointed when she didn't see him) and only ever captured xiang liu in her ape mirror (she was very sad when he removed the memories).
in S1E27 and S1E34, she wished she could've saved xiang liu from the slave arena so he could stay as fangfeng bei forever. the obvious, surface-level meaning is that she wished he could be free from his duties. but the hidden message is that she wished they weren't enemies. doesn't this basically imply that, if not for their opposing stances, she would've gone for xiang liu / fangfeng bei instead of jing / ye shiqi?
长相思 is best appreciated when you don’t view it through a simple black-and-white lens. the story is layered with lots of room for discussion and analysis. like since the characters are multi-dimensional, i find it lowkey fun analyzing each of them (how their past affected their future) and their relationships with each other.
xiang liu loved xiao yao unconditionally, ensuring she'd have someone to accompany her, archery to protect herself with, and a place to go to even when he is no longer there. discussing their relationship doesn't diminish xiang liu’s character at all. in fact, it only further emphasizes his honor and selflessness.
one of the core themes of 长相思 is "yearning": each character got what they wanted most at the end but at the cost of losing something else (or someone else) forever—hence the title "eternally yearning for you." the male lead cang xuan became emperor to protect xiao yao but lost xiao yao. the female lead xiao yao found a lifelong companion but lost xiang liu.