YXW will die, and Susu's soul will go back to the 'present'. TTJ will finally realize how much he loves YXW but now too late. He even kept her rotting corpse if I remember correctly. Then he goes crazy again and went on a killing spree.
I see the 'too skinny' comments are starting to pour in. I'll be impartial here, I'm a big fan of LYX (specially his AoL days) and I do think he's perfect fit for TTJ acting wise, physique-wise TTJ is also supposed to be pale and skinny.
But I gotta admit from pov of a nonfan and specially first time viewers of this genre or even Cdrama in general, I understand the comments, because he REALLY IS skinny. Us fans who has previous affinity to LYX or to this story do not see this as a big deal. But to new viewers it can really bother them.
Let's admit it, at one point when watching something new which we are clueless about (story or the actors), how we perceive the leads visuals is a big factor. For example, coming from Kdramaland with buff actors, I initially struggled seeing GongJun as attractive in Begin Again (I thought he's too skinny!), but now I adore him and think he's perfect.
So my advice to those who struggle with seeing LYX, give it a try for a few episodes. If it's really not working and it still bothers you, let it go and move on to another series. No need to argue on the internet, we all perceive things differently.
me trying to sort my feelings for TTJ ep1 prequel : typical demon lord ep 1-4 : he's pitiful, he doesn't deserve this ep 5 : yes bish! go for revenge, they deserve it, I'm team TTJ ep 6 : oops, the inborn psycho genes are manifesting ep 7 : aayy, too much lovey dovey scenes, he's getting soft throughout ep 8 : nah, he's still psycho, wait...maybe not, I feel sorry for him, everyone betrays him .... nah, he's one step ahead, he's about to go all out unhinged
can't wait for this rollercoaster of a story to unfold.
Guys!!! Tantai jin is soooo creepy!!! I can't explain in but the way that man looks, moves his body, flickering…
I get what you mean. I think it's a combination of many factors, definitely majority from LYX's acting skills, but the soundtrack, cinematography and camera angles help too. Some scenes I get the feeling like I'm watching a gothic horror. TTJ is definitely unique and a class of his own. I see some mentioning comparison to DFQC, which I equally love btw, and he is great too! But I don't think they are similar at all. DFQC has always given me the hot/cool/tsundere demon vibes. He'll be rough but you know he'll never truly hurt you. But TTJ, there's just something believably sinister and unhinge in how he is portrayed. He can be truly creepy and scary.
The poison part, in the drama based on the ep 7 trailer, TTJ is the one suffering the "intimacy" part or maybe…
ohh I haven't seen ep7 trailer yet. I read the mtl version of the novel so it was hard to understand fully. But from what I remember, they never really slept together, but XW kept TTJ close during the 'poison attacks'. and the first time they were truly intimate was when TTJ basically r**** her.
btw, it seems in the drama the 'aphrodisiac potion' or whatever it's called in the novel, is a one time thing? I remember in the novel it acts up every couple of months, that's why XW married TTJ.
plus, I was curious how the Jade bracelet will be shown in the drama, but seems they skipped that 'character'.
nonetheless, I'm liking the drama version. It gave more perspective to the major plot points.
unbiased opinion : even with my high expectations, the first 6 episodes didn't disappoint. some points I like : -the CGI is gorgeous -when I saw bts pics before, I thought the costumes were garish, but the color grading is perfect and post production looks so pretty -unlike in most Xianxia, there are no annoying or cringey antics that takes screentime -FL is smart and her internal dillemmas are reasonable, plus points for not using squeaky voice acting -ML is unique and I like how the series brought us to the process on how he's getting unhinge, and I never once doubted Leo's skill to act this out -the drama sucks you right in unlike most xianxia were you need to warm up to the story for a couple of eps -I like the changes they have made from the novel so far
last show that I was super hooked was Lighter and Princess, everything else after seemed bland. I've been waiting for this since last year, and I'm really hoping it's gonna be a 2023 favorite💗
so many are already complaining about the ml looking too soft but I don't care at all as long as the character…
I think it's actually how the character was described in the novel, he's supposed to be pale and slender. The character has more gothic vibes than the typical masculine ML.
I'm not a fan of Youku subs, this looks to be a high budget drama with top actors only for the experience to be ruined with poor subs. Hope they do better.
Romance aside, I really want to experience this kind of healing trip. Be in a small town close to nature, nice locals, have those slow soulful days. Any ideas where it is safe to do this as a solo girl?
this is not what I expected at all. it's a frustrating show, and FL is a stupid doormat. 'ML' is an abusive trash, and definitely not in any sexy or attractive way. if you came here for dark romance, this is not it. it's a straight up thriller. plus I don't see the point of the subplot betweeb the sister-in-law and her husband. all the characters are annoying. will just see it thru since it's almost done and just 10mins each ep. the only thing that keeps me watching is curiosity on what the 'secret' is
11 episodes in. for a miniseries, this is really interesting. The only downside is I don't see any romance, this is more thriller suspense/mystery. I was expecting it to be like Flower of Evil, where viewers will go back and forth with 'is he or is he not bad?'.
Here, the 'ML' is straight up abusive and suspicious. I also have a thing for fictional borderline psycho/anti-heros ML, granted they are written with the right balance, where they remain in the grey zone. Unfortunately here, the writer didn't take advantage of FZX good looks, even with that face, I feel uncomfortable and creeped out with his character. All I can think of is that FL should run.
I'll be impartial here, I'm a big fan of LYX (specially his AoL days) and I do think he's perfect fit for TTJ acting wise, physique-wise TTJ is also supposed to be pale and skinny.
But I gotta admit from pov of a nonfan and specially first time viewers of this genre or even Cdrama in general, I understand the comments, because he REALLY IS skinny. Us fans who has previous affinity to LYX or to this story do not see this as a big deal. But to new viewers it can really bother them.
Let's admit it, at one point when watching something new which we are clueless about (story or the actors), how we perceive the leads visuals is a big factor.
For example, coming from Kdramaland with buff actors, I initially struggled seeing GongJun as attractive in Begin Again (I thought he's too skinny!), but now I adore him and think he's perfect.
So my advice to those who struggle with seeing LYX, give it a try for a few episodes. If it's really not working and it still bothers you, let it go and move on to another series. No need to argue on the internet, we all perceive things differently.
ep1 prequel : typical demon lord
ep 1-4 : he's pitiful, he doesn't deserve this
ep 5 : yes bish! go for revenge, they deserve it, I'm team TTJ
ep 6 : oops, the inborn psycho genes are manifesting
ep 7 : aayy, too much lovey dovey scenes, he's getting soft
throughout ep 8 : nah, he's still psycho, wait...maybe not, I feel sorry for him, everyone betrays him .... nah, he's one step ahead, he's about to go all out unhinged
can't wait for this rollercoaster of a story to unfold.
Some scenes I get the feeling like I'm watching a gothic horror.
TTJ is definitely unique and a class of his own.
I see some mentioning comparison to DFQC, which I equally love btw, and he is great too!
But I don't think they are similar at all.
DFQC has always given me the hot/cool/tsundere demon vibes. He'll be rough but you know he'll never truly hurt you.
But TTJ, there's just something believably sinister and unhinge in how he is portrayed. He can be truly creepy and scary.
it's a good creative choice from the production imo.
and the first time they were truly intimate was when TTJ basically r**** her.
plus, I was curious how the Jade bracelet will be shown in the drama, but seems they skipped that 'character'.
nonetheless, I'm liking the drama version. It gave more perspective to the major plot points.
even with my high expectations, the first 6 episodes didn't disappoint.
some points I like :
-the CGI is gorgeous
-when I saw bts pics before, I thought the costumes were garish, but the color grading is perfect and post production looks so pretty
-unlike in most Xianxia, there are no annoying or cringey antics that takes screentime
-FL is smart and her internal dillemmas are reasonable, plus points for not using squeaky voice acting
-ML is unique and I like how the series brought us to the process on how he's getting unhinge, and I never once doubted Leo's skill to act this out
-the drama sucks you right in unlike most xianxia were you need to warm up to the story for a couple of eps
-I like the changes they have made from the novel so far
can't wait for more!
Hope they do better.
Be in a small town close to nature, nice locals, have those slow soulful days.
Any ideas where it is safe to do this as a solo girl?
it's a frustrating show, and FL is a stupid doormat. 'ML' is an abusive trash, and definitely not in any sexy or attractive way.
if you came here for dark romance, this is not it.
it's a straight up thriller.
plus I don't see the point of the subplot betweeb the sister-in-law and her husband.
all the characters are annoying.
will just see it thru since it's almost done and just 10mins each ep.
the only thing that keeps me watching is curiosity on what the 'secret' is
for a miniseries, this is really interesting.
The only downside is I don't see any romance, this is more thriller suspense/mystery.
I was expecting it to be like Flower of Evil, where viewers will go back and forth with 'is he or is he not bad?'.
Here, the 'ML' is straight up abusive and suspicious. I also have a thing for fictional borderline psycho/anti-heros ML, granted they are written with the right balance, where they remain in the grey zone.
Unfortunately here, the writer didn't take advantage of FZX good looks, even with that face, I feel uncomfortable and creeped out with his character. All I can think of is that FL should run.