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Does anyone know how many episodes of this were filmed? They've wasted so many episodes on the current story arc already, that I seriously doubt that the plot of this drama will be wrapped up in the remaining 8 episodes. 🤔
I have a feeling that more than 40 episodes have been filmed and that the drama has been split into two parts (with the second half probably airing next year as season 3), which is why there's already a season 3 listed under related content.
That's just my guess, though.

This was a surprisingly good drama!
It's led by an unconventional hero who always keeps things interesting, but who has his vulnerable moments as well and knows what failure is.
I've never heard of Jiro Wang before but he did an incredible job bringing Cao Yanbing to life. I wanted to hug him as much as I wanted to punch him for being an idiot sometimes.

I also liked Xia Ling (she did the best with the limited knowledge and abilities she had) and Beiluo (although HE certainly doesn't win any Dad of the Year awards any time soon).
And extra kudos to the child actor who played Cao Xuanliang back then, his performance was by far one of the best and most memorable ones in this drama. ❤

For a fantasy drama this old, this actually looked quite decent, too.

The only thing that REALLY annoyed me was the laughter of the antagonist. Like yeah, we get it dude, you're evil, now please stop laughing.

He had his cute moments with his season's Xiaoge, though. Plus, it's only 24 episodes, I think. 😌

I actually liked that line.
Wu Xie has suffered and sacrificed so much during these 10 years without him, and those words are just Zhang Qiling recognizing his hardships and losses. Not just the loss of time, but also the loss of his innocence. 💔

I've watched all of them. Bai Shu was... certainly a change. I like him as an actor, too, but his was definitely not my favorite season of TLT.

If you want to know which of the three dramas you should watch first, then it would be:
Ultimate Note -> Tibetan Sea Flower ep. 1-31 -> Tomb of the Sea -> Tibetan Sea Flower ep. 32
Just trust me on this. 😂

If you're asking for a chronological watch order for the entire franchise, then it would be:
1. The Mystic Nine
2. The Lost Tomb
3. The Lost Tomb 2 (with Hou Minghao as Wu Xie)
4. The Lost Tomb 2: Heavenly Palace On The Clouds (with Bai Shu as Wu Xie)
5. Ultimate Note
6. Tibetan Sea Flower ep. 1-31
7. Tomb of the Sea
8. Tibetan Sea Flower ep. 32
9. Reunion: The Sound of the Providence (season 1&2)

Oh, you're going to have so much fun with Sleuth, it's a great drama. 😄
Eternal Brotherhood is also great, but it's not complete yet. There should be a second season airing next year. It's very dark and political, but I love the trio at its core. ❤

MLC's trio was amazing, as well as, of course, DMBJ's Iron Triangle.
I also loved the main character trio in both Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty and Eternal Brotherhood. ❤

I love that C-dramas are just full of them. Usually, it's two men and a woman, but when it's three man, things are getting really interesting. 😏

I love how Beiluo is just everyone's dad at this point and how he has quietly accepted to be the protector of the bunch of children he has accidentally acquired.

I randomly dicovered Ai Mi in episode 11. She must have been like what? 8 years old in this?
And now she's twice as old and getting her first main role. Amazing. ❤

I just watched the episode where he appeared for the first time (ep. 10) and he's just the babiest of babies in this. He must have been 18/19 when this was filmed and it shows. I want to pinch his cheeks. 😂

Love the drama so far. The main character is a dipshit who has shônen protagonist written all over him, but it's impossible not to fall in love with him. ❤

In none of them.
Except in Wu Xie's nightmares. ;)

Beiluo is one hot mess (... in literally every sense of those words).

I don't think so, Hero Is Back explains everything you need to know on its own. :)

If you do, have fun!
It's really trippy and the characters have the weirdest internal monologues, but to me that's honestly half of what makes it such a blast to watch. 😂

Zhang Qiling has gone several times through the gate. One time during Heavenly Palace On The Clouds, but that was only for a short while, and then again later, when he disappeared for 10 years and left Wu Xie behind to protect him from that fate.

Man, I really love both the opening song and the end credit song of this drama. ❤

True! He hasn't appeared in it yet but I'm curious to see which role he's playing. 😄

That's a good question. Since I'm watching it for the first time myself right now, I can't really say. But it's definitely a prequel since the characters don't know each other yet, if that helps. :)

Tencent for now, it seems.
See here:
https://m.v.qq.com/x/m/play?cid=mzc00200sfn10z7