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I dont agree. He didnt do it out of obsession or love. Even before jinmi he wears a mask n he manipulates ppl to get what he wants. Beneath the gentleness lies a person with hus own agenda..

I thk the actor was a hit and miss. Sometimes he commanded attention n potrayed wuji but theres times i look at him and feel he's too modern and didnt fit the role. He gives some of us that perception. it's disconcerting for me. I also felt the chemistry was forced. unlike in Eternal love where it felt natural.

It does in the novel. Having stabbed Phoenix to death, she spat out the unfeeling pill in her despair and experienced her real first heartache and devastation. She stayed by Night's side- not knowing Phoenix didnt kill her father. Towards the end in a showdown between Night and Phoenix, Jinmi sacrificed herself. She died. In the epilogue she became a tear in Phoenix's eye. Later she reincarnated in human form, and Phonix came for her having waited thousand of years for her. Epilogue even mentions of their married life and child.

He was only half heartedly stopping her

thanks for explaning. i too usually dislike when they deviate too much from novel but i agree that for a drama to be more acceptable to the masses the production team may feel the need to dilute or change the character(s)

thanks for explaning. i too unsually dislike when they deviate too much from novel but i agree that for a drama to be more acceptable to the masses the production team may feel the need to dilute or change the character(s)

unfortunately... ratings should have gone to individual episode. not the entire drama. but it does say 10 ppl found it so awesome they gave it a 10of 10 rating?

Lee Young Ae
Kim So Hyun

How many actress can we name?

Great read. Isometimes find those inpiration or motivational quotes in the most unlikely dramas.

I find the most engaging parts was the childhood part - yet unfortunately it wasnt the most well-fleshed out to the present. Mi So suddenly quitting her job seems out of the blue- and too webtoony (sorry for the pun) to be realistic. MS and YJ makes a great couple but like 2 characters on a paper- 2d. Their characters seems to lack depth and the dramas lack plot. And with quite a few filler episodes it lacks motivation. For fluff its good enough to watch over the summer. But if you put it on a list of other fluffy dramas i could think of a few that was written and directed better. The saviour was casting PSJ and PMY who are both very likable, solid creds and their acting pulled off what could have been a train-wreck.

i thk the reward scenes are like fanservice..

excellent example with Something about 1% - thats a drama that did this cliche Ceo-poor heroine the best- at the same time it had substance and character development. And it's pretty underated in my honest opinion

I really love the novel .it was one to rip my heart into shreds then patch it back again.. totally roller coaster of feelings. ..that im so afraid and pray really hard that this drama version lives up to it. i thk being 50episodes its gonna be milked and angst dialed up..

Given that i jus return to dramaland- i should be watching recently completed dramas but eeek i caught this playing on my cable and i am hooookkked. Shin Hye Sun is really brilliant in her woke-up-realise-i'm-30-scene.

I thk reviews are vy important when some of the sypnopsis makes no sense or sheds no light on what the movie/drama is about. Given that in any time there are so many new dramas and many viewers have limited time to watch- reviews other than ratings help to select and add on to our 'to-watch' list. Regarding should we write a review if we havnt finish a drama- that one's tricky. There are dramas that i watch 3/4 and dropped it; be it 12 episodes of a 16 episode Kdrama or episode 35 out of 50 episodes Cdrama. The writing of the drama must have irked or bored me or how much the plot derailed that got me to drop it after investing so much time in it- for me justisfies writing a review. Theres also dramas that i did cross the finish line but i skip in between episodes or watch in fast-forward in others- technically i did not watch the entirety but it's still checked as completed. Lastly, I personally thk it's worse to rate a drama after watching just 1 episode. It makes more sense to rate the episode rather than assigning a score to the entire drama when the drama has just premiered.

Thanks for writing the article, enjoyed it. Bringing into discussion on American dramas makes me realise that those that i watch was never on romance, mostly crime fighting ones. The only exception is the Good doctor, ironically adapted from Korean drama and I'm not watching it for romance either. On the cliche really depends on individual preference. There are some troupes that tickles our fancy while some that irks us. My biggest pet peeve is birth secret (and who was really the long lost daughter of who..), it's rehash way too much i have little tolerance for it. On gender-bender I dont care for it but I would still watch depending on the cast. My weakness is time-travelling .. i just enjoy the hillarity of a modern day person travelling back time and the shenanigans that comes with it. On Meteor Garden, my prefered version is the Japanese version, Hana Yori Dango and i personally felt the chemistry there was the best. Boys over flowers, no matter how popular didnt strike a chord with me and was my least favorite :) Just to share my opinion too.

I enjoyed Let's Shake it because of the two leads and their believable chemistry although the plot was really messy. Let's Shake it 2 is coming to us very soon .. info here https://www.avirtualvoyage.net/2018/07/drama-updates-lets-shake-it-2-story-of-yan-xis-palace-gu-jian-qi-tan-2-if-time-flows-back.html#more-24669

wow the comments and opinions are so divided. My sis told me she would watch this just to relive the nostalgia but if the toned down version is as tone down as you all mentioned thn it's not really reliving it. It could be a plus in being different..i dont know we shall see as it progresses. What bugs me the most is the dubbing actually..

Aft watching Seul Gi Queen Of Universe it made me missed this drama n hadta rewatch it again. Still so amazing n beautiful. She had better chemistry with Do Joon who is also a much better actor thn AHS