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I loved the hair. idk about the show, but I loved her hair. To me, more aesthetically pleasing than lots of other c-drama hairstyles. It does look heavy, but my hair is classic-length as well, very thick, and I put it up every day for work in a somewhat elaborate twist pattern and pin it to the back of my head, with a long lock over the front of one shoulder. So... maybe I just like her hair because it somewhat resembles mine, idk.

Is it heavy, yes it's effin heavy. But over time you get used to it. It's a sacrifice for fashion, like high heels or elaborate boots.

So I don't know if her hairstyle didn't suit her, but yknow what really didn't suit her well was the script.

Love and Bid Farewell was so beautiful. Each episode was like a tableau on a series of painted silk screens, and I was struck by the artistry of the direction. I started watching Spring Rewritten, and the direction stood out immediately to me as really skillful and powerful. I thought 'This reminds me of Love and Bid Farewell', and I looked it up and sure enough, it's the same person behind both dramas.

I don't know if people in the industry ever read these, but if Xi Zi ever reads this someday:

You are so amazing, I want to follow your career and see how you grow as an artist, you have an incredible talent! 加油! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

I'm off to go watch everything Xi Zi ever did, in chronological order.

WHOA...
okay so the story is what I'd call "good-average". The script aspects of this, namely the plot mechanics and dialogue are not very inspired.
The actors, it's hard to gague their skills here because of the limitations of their roles and dialogue, but they *are* actually acting. They are giving to their roles at least at an 80% level.

But the DIRECTING is HOT!!! I have maybe never said this before on MDL, but I am srsly just watching for the directing alone. The way this director conveys feelings is so freakin awesome, I think he needs more stuff to do besides just a dime-a-dozen mini drama.

It's so good, that I said to myself "this reminds me of Love and Bid Farewell", and then went and looked him up, and sure enough this is the same guy, directing them both.

This guy i'm coming to realize is so incredibly talented, he is in the *wrong* weight class, directing these short-length shows. His name is Xi Zi, and from now on, I"m going to remember it. I look forward to his career development, because his eye is so artistic, his understanding of how to convey emotions, what textures and colors belong in what scenes, how to bring out the best in the actors... so much wow.

Screw the plot, watch it just for the vibes. Just like Love and Bid Farewell, it's gorgeous and full of feeling.

I read synopsis and watched 1.25 episodes and thought "ah, this is a ripoff of Embrace In The Dark Night only with bad jeans, a worse soundtrack, and a much more annoying FL."

And then he tied her to the bedpost with like 4 feet of slack, and she looked at the sash holding her wrists all confused like she didn't know how she was going to escape... I just can't with this one.

Then just don't.

Turbocancer.

As to the part where they never explain what would happen if he didn't go back to the past to save her, I believe that the most likely thing is that the moment he *decides* not to save her, she would dissappear or at that moment the butterfly effect would trigger a later fatal moment for her. But that never happens because never at any point from when he met her, did he decide that.

The logic problem comes in with the fact that she has been "bumping" other people and events in their timeline. So he wouldn't just wake up and forget she was ever there. Everyone who ever knew her would forget she ever existed, and therefore would have made different choices about things themselves, and that would alter the timeline so much that that timeline would literally implode on itself if he ever decided not to save her, and then maybe you get the ML having Donnie Darko syndrome, where shit gets creepier and reality starts breaking down until he decides to complete the timeline loop. idk.

I gave it a 7.5, and it was the music that honestly was the killer to me. I kind of can't get over it. The only reason I don't give it a 7 myself, is because Jang Ki Yong in a better role than is usual for him, imo. I hate seeing him in fake smiles, bad haircuts, doing bad kiss scenes with badly matched FL's. He has so much power as an actor, like in Come And Hug Me, or Born Again, sometimes he can convey these extremely powerful emotions, and he keeps getting these parts in dramas that just don't do his acting skills any justice.

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Finished it just now....

🔥Jang Ki Yong = HOT. Finally someone gave him a not-stupid haircut. Praise the lord.

🔥Kiss scenes = HOT. Good job, you two. The hint of spice was tasteful, yet so excellent.

👻Plot = Kind of cool, kind of confused?

🤨Screenplay and dialogue = Not great. Plot had so much potential, characters had so much potential, and yet the screenplay struggles to take advantage of that. Dialogue between characters was sometimes very colorful, but other times very hollow or forced.

🌺Settings = Pretty and lowkey. Good lighting everywhere.

🌺Styling = Could have been better, but on the whole was quite nice.

🧻Music = Beyond bad. Super ultra bad. Completely ruined GREAT scenes that the actors had filmed. Emotionally tonedeaf. It is literally like if Mummenshanz was music. Completely elephant-stomped on some absolutely electrifying scenes, badly harshing the vibe and ruining all the hard work on set to create these incredible moments to begin with. They weren't taking their job seriously, they weren't taking the feelings, the characters, the actors or the story seriously. Imagine if Flower of Evil was set to Manhattan Transfer. Because that is what this experience was like for me.

🔥Ending = Perfect, like a good punchline to an extremely long joke. It WAS a last-1-minute-of-screentime HE, and we all hate that crap. But it is entirely artistically justified. I mean this was such an excellent ending to a story... very clever, very cute, very profound.

👨‍⚕️Is this a story about a neglectful scumbag father and a lying scammer finding redemption in eachother, while simultaneously trivializing all the wrong ML did to his daughter for 10 years, and pasting everything over with a few silly headbands and smiling gratefully at a nice family meal with an approachable looking sweater on? Yes. Why is this OK? Because JANG KI YONG, that's why.

😶‍🌫️ It's not the kind of story you want to ask too many questions about.

That only confuses me more. I don't know what stories came in what order, or what is based off of what. I am just a simple avid drama watcher, and all I know is the stories are near-identical.

Ah yes, the earth-shattering 5 year age difference... I'm not sure the world is ready.

I think she's awesome in this. A good balance between cute/serious, and a really light touch with the comedic overacting. I can't think of many actresses who could have done it as good.

maybe aaron deng?

Well she can. That's a good thing, if it brings an iconic role her way. No need to get dramatic about it.

Its not crumbs to take a role that was originally meant for someone else, it happens literally all the time. It's how the business works.

Indiana Jones was meant for Tom Sellek
Neo in the Matrix was meant for Wil Smith
Forrest Gump was meant for John Travolta
Jack in Titanic was meant for Mathew McConahey
Han Solo was meant for Al Pacino
Clarice Starling was meant for Michelle Pfeifer
Iron Man was meant for Tom Cruise
Vivian in Pretty Woman was meant for Molly Ringwald
In Yanxi Palace, both the roles of Consort Xian and Wei Yingluo were originally meant for other actors.

This is normal and no reason to flip out and get all offended. Relax.

Well that also happens with Kiera Knightley and Natalie Portman, and they both benefit from it without either overshadowing the other. I don't understand why this is so hard for you to see without becoming offended and changing what I'm actually saying to suit your need to argue. Peace be with you.

nooooooo!

You framed it that way. I said it's possible that the resemblance could help her pick up bigger roles.

And then you turned it into some strawman argument as if i had said that YT's success is dependent on BL, which I never said.

Why are you like this. Be at peace omg.

Everyone can benefit from further success. There is no issue.

https://i.imgflip.com/9yl1se.jpg

What would be wrong with more name recognition and more popularity and bigger opportunity roles?

makes sense.