I'm just so happy that RJL decided to take this project. I've been wanting him to take another republican dramas like Autumn Cicada for years and he finally did it again. And this certainly makes me pumped up since its with an award winning director and the writer behind Day & Night so I expect it will be another great script to add for his dramas (hopefully! lol).
Words cant explain that this is certainly want I want him to take as next step in his career. Everything is looking great after he left Huanrui last year and I couldn't be happier. :D
But I read some where that this novel have 2 endings? Or they rewrite it or something is this true ?
Yeah, I figures that too. They like to make controversial endings so that it will improve their traffic since people will discuss more about it. They dont care even if its bad reception as long as people discussed and the traffic for the drama increased so they can show to the investors; 'See, the drama is popular. The traffic is high and people talks about it' even it sacrifice the integrity of the story.
But I read some where that this novel have 2 endings? Or they rewrite it or something is this true ?
Yeah, I cant stand it either. :(
BTW, do you know why they always did these open and sad endings? Isnt it make the fans rage when they did that? I remember The Double got a dive in their Douban ratings after the leak of the sad ending. A Journey to You as went when from 7.5 to 6.4 after the ending. And Tender Light as well got a rage from viewers that they have to change the ending for the TV version. Same with all the bad endings like A Beautiful Lie which drove viewers mad after the airing of the ending. Any idea why they think people like these sad and open ending?
But I read some where that this novel have 2 endings? Or they rewrite it or something is this true ?
I agree. I dont like it either. Thats why the novel's ending makes me shudder since I dont think it will be that dramatic. Because Xiao Huan will never allow her to do so if he could -- he would want her to live on and live happily for the rest of her life.
But like you said, she has her own perspective. The 'freedom' view is certainly makes sense. Also, she may not view it as an ending but a start. As in, she will follow him in death so she can meet him faster in their next life. That kind of love, we probably will never able to understand but it makes the drama even more interesting to me now, without a doubt.
This ending is different than in One & Only where Shiyi committed suicide since she cant live in the world where she is hopeless and there is nothing she can do to clear Zhousheng Chen's name -- that kind of hopelessness, injustice is just unbearable for her to keep on living. Or like Peng Xiaoran's ending in Goodbye My Princess where she chose to end her life for peace and also because death seemed like the only relief for her in that life.
I really hope they didnt do the same in the drama. Just ends with them happily with 5 children -- we always prefer this clear cut happy endings than a ~poetic~ ones that all these Cdramas like to do. But just to be clear, both One & Only and Goodbye My Princess' endings are good ones despite it being sad. For me, if you want to go for sad endings, you need to properly write it like this 2 dramas.
But I read some where that this novel have 2 endings? Or they rewrite it or something is this true ?
What a dramatic ending. It made me shudder. But it shown the kind of love they had for each other so I had my expectation even more for this drama. But man, what an ending. 😬
The OST for this drama by Dear Cloud is one of the best K-OSTs in my book. This is because the lyrics is the pivotal point that served as a plot twist in the drama. They kept playing this song when the drama started and for the life of me, I couldn't understand what the lyrics meant and whom it directed to until the revelation. Then, every words in the lyrics made complete sense. Its beyond brilliant! :D
That all sounds great, but did she even like him? From your words, it seems he was the only one showing her affection.
Sorry if my comment portrayed it that way. They both give and take in the relationship equally. She loves him very much. She basically wear her feelings on sleeve thus it is shown all over her face and action how much she loves him. While his love is more on the silent type. Thats why I wrote it in my comment or some people just gloss over it since it very subtle and hidden.
What I love about this drama is the leads' relationship is so awesome and wholesome and they face the adversities together from start till the end and they never waver no matter how big is the challenge. The unbreakable trust and devotion they had with each other is very comforting -- you know no matter what happen, this is one constant thing thats never going to change, which is their love and trust towards each other.
Usually when watching other dramas, we just wait for the angst parts to come with some dumb miscommunication or noble idiocy troupes but with Zhousheng Chen and Shiyi, you know its never gonna happen knowing their personalities and maturity. Thats the soothing and comforting parts despite there is sad parts in the drama. The trouble that they faced is from the outside and not inside -- this is parts of the reason why I really love this drama. Same with One & Only tbh, the challenges they faced are always external and thats the most amazing thing about their relationship.
I love how the romance is only a subplot in this drama yet it is actually made an everlasting impact for me. Its…
I think what I love about Love of Nirvana is that it's shown that there are bigger and more important things than romantic love. However, while showing this, the writer also shown that you could also love someone with your whole heart as well and do everything that you can to make them happy. Even until the end, Wei Zhou really tried his best to stay alive -- he even let go of his personal goal to clear his father's name as he remember his father's words that the safety of his people is more important. He compromised his goals, bow to the man that killed his whole family so that he could come back to Jiang Ci like he promised and all his people will be safe & finally free too. He really did everything that he could at the end and I appreciate that. ;_;
I love how the romance is only a subplot in this drama yet it is actually made an everlasting impact for me. Its the little details the writer put in their interaction with each other that made everything extra heart breaking for me. Like he enjoy her company, thus he put extra log into the fire so she can continue her puppet show. He tried the same food without her, and it made him taste the food differently (as it wasn't as tasty as before) or the fact he will do everything for her silently -- its okay even if she doesnt know its from him as long as she is happy. I think these little details in the characters that made them feel real to me and why it makes their romance so beautiful and heartbreaking.
Lol, I'm watching each episode at 2x speed. I have no concern for the plot nor the character's pasts. Starting…
This is because you watch the drama at 2x speed. You cant do it with this drama since you will lose all the nuance in the scripts. This is the type of dramas that even the most mundane scenes have meaning and served as a purpose. Pei Yan, from the surface did look like he is helping her but he used her many times and even if it meant endangered her life to reach his political goals. Both the MLs are complicated and red flags with great character development in this drama.
And this is one drama that the romance is so subtle and doesnt feel forced at all. The drama also trust you as an audiences to remember the details and make the connections and compare on the actions and behaviors of the characters. For an example, the contrast of actions of the characters of the 2 male leads -- it is done so subtlety to show to the audiences the swift change in state of mind of Jiang Ci. For starter, we all know how free spirited is Jiang Ci -- while Pei Yan clipped her wings, Wei Zhou in the other hands lets her fly and spread her wings. Pei Yan will limit what Jiang Ci wants to do while Wei Zhou will praise her and ask her to show more of her skills and abilities. Also, when Jiang Ci wants to join any investigation, Pei Yan will stop and forbid her while Wei Zhou will open the door for her. And while doing good deeds to the poor people, Wei Zhou did it at the back without anyone knowing while Pei Yan doing it openly and get adored by everyone. Apart from that, when Jiang Ci gave them the food of the poor, Wei Zhou accept and eat it while Pei Yan left it untouched. This all have the same situation but produce different kind of results between these 2 characters. Thus, after witnessing this in 10 episodes, Jiang Ci started to see Wei Zhou in different light as opposed to Pei Yan. And it was 10 episodes later that she actually fall for him. So, it was like 20 episodes worth of development for her to see that the mask that he wore is not simply to hide his identity.
This is actually very amazing. He actually took part and fight to keep up the quality of the script. Only actors with experience has confident to give this kind of inputs since it was his name on the line when he did anything questionable just for dramatic effects in the drama.
I actually now interested to watch this drama. One thing that I absolutely cant stand about medical Kdramas is how inaccurate is the medical procedures and practices are. It drove me nuts tbh. Pleasantly surprised to know they actually care to make something of quality this time around by having even professional personnels on the set to give advices.
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Words cant explain that this is certainly want I want him to take as next step in his career. Everything is looking great after he left Huanrui last year and I couldn't be happier. :D
BTW, do you know why they always did these open and sad endings? Isnt it make the fans rage when they did that? I remember The Double got a dive in their Douban ratings after the leak of the sad ending. A Journey to You as went when from 7.5 to 6.4 after the ending. And Tender Light as well got a rage from viewers that they have to change the ending for the TV version. Same with all the bad endings like A Beautiful Lie which drove viewers mad after the airing of the ending. Any idea why they think people like these sad and open ending?
But like you said, she has her own perspective. The 'freedom' view is certainly makes sense. Also, she may not view it as an ending but a start. As in, she will follow him in death so she can meet him faster in their next life. That kind of love, we probably will never able to understand but it makes the drama even more interesting to me now, without a doubt.
This ending is different than in One & Only where Shiyi committed suicide since she cant live in the world where she is hopeless and there is nothing she can do to clear Zhousheng Chen's name -- that kind of hopelessness, injustice is just unbearable for her to keep on living. Or like Peng Xiaoran's ending in Goodbye My Princess where she chose to end her life for peace and also because death seemed like the only relief for her in that life.
I really hope they didnt do the same in the drama. Just ends with them happily with 5 children -- we always prefer this clear cut happy endings than a ~poetic~ ones that all these Cdramas like to do. But just to be clear, both One & Only and Goodbye My Princess' endings are good ones despite it being sad. For me, if you want to go for sad endings, you need to properly write it like this 2 dramas.
lol!
Have mercy on this man and his many unfortunate English dramas' titles.
Usually when watching other dramas, we just wait for the angst parts to come with some dumb miscommunication or noble idiocy troupes but with Zhousheng Chen and Shiyi, you know its never gonna happen knowing their personalities and maturity. Thats the soothing and comforting parts despite there is sad parts in the drama. The trouble that they faced is from the outside and not inside -- this is parts of the reason why I really love this drama. Same with One & Only tbh, the challenges they faced are always external and thats the most amazing thing about their relationship.
And this is one drama that the romance is so subtle and doesnt feel forced at all. The drama also trust you as an audiences to remember the details and make the connections and compare on the actions and behaviors of the characters. For an example, the contrast of actions of the characters of the 2 male leads -- it is done so subtlety to show to the audiences the swift change in state of mind of Jiang Ci. For starter, we all know how free spirited is Jiang Ci -- while Pei Yan clipped her wings, Wei Zhou in the other hands lets her fly and spread her wings. Pei Yan will limit what Jiang Ci wants to do while Wei Zhou will praise her and ask her to show more of her skills and abilities. Also, when Jiang Ci wants to join any investigation, Pei Yan will stop and forbid her while Wei Zhou will open the door for her. And while doing good deeds to the poor people, Wei Zhou did it at the back without anyone knowing while Pei Yan doing it openly and get adored by everyone. Apart from that, when Jiang Ci gave them the food of the poor, Wei Zhou accept and eat it while Pei Yan left it untouched. This all have the same situation but produce different kind of results between these 2 characters. Thus, after witnessing this in 10 episodes, Jiang Ci started to see Wei Zhou in different light as opposed to Pei Yan. And it was 10 episodes later that she actually fall for him. So, it was like 20 episodes worth of development for her to see that the mask that he wore is not simply to hide his identity.
I actually now interested to watch this drama. One thing that I absolutely cant stand about medical Kdramas is how inaccurate is the medical procedures and practices are. It drove me nuts tbh. Pleasantly surprised to know they actually care to make something of quality this time around by having even professional personnels on the set to give advices.