the what if ending was so stupid, it makes me angry. it quite literally ruined the whole 40 episodes i just spent watching. It erased the importance of her struggles, their unique connection. Based on the what if ending, nothing mattered, they would have fallen in love anyway.. it rewrites the meaning of their love. what a way to cheapen the whole drama.. pisses me off.
I guess he went back to when he originally transmigred which was 15 years earlier than the FL. he basically waited…
ohh, i didn't think of that possibility, but that would actually makes sense if he waited for her. I suppose we have to assume that she was very detailed about from where and when she transmigrated, for him to catch her at that moment. :D but at least this would make sense, thank you for this perspective.
This is an interesting take because i always thought a lot of the new dramas nowadays have worst production quality…
I can definitely agree that storytelling can be lacking in newer dramas. Often times they feel mass produced, where not a lot of thought is put into the worldbuilding or plot logic. That said, I just wanted to admit that I'm spoiled by the immersion that these newer productions give me. I tried to watch this show and the production quality pulls me out of the immersion.
The last arc I found quite necessary. It didn't add anything substantive to story. I loved visual and one of the…
I think the last arc is there to ask if he is only good in her world, or does he still stand upright when power, status and blood ties are involved? because for most of the drama he is in her world. SO the ending is more impactful because of his choice despite all that. Thats my guess.
not a classic "happily ever after". It's more of a bittersweet and open ended ending.
haha yes, understandable 😁 They left it open-ended so you can choose to believe that he might come back to everyone’s life, but to me he is just as well as dead. It’s a tragic, but beautiful ending.
not a classic "happily ever after". It's more of a bittersweet and open ended ending.
sorry i was just trying to be careful about not outright spoiling it, but here is the spoiler: he doesn’t die, but because they can’t destroy the mirror, Hong Ye acts as a seal himself and thus he becomes isolated. He is no longer part of everyones life, that’s why i used the words removed from the world, because other people can’t interact with him anymore.
I looked up the meaning of the original title and it made more sense to me - her name is Xiao Yao which is also…
Anyway, I don't understand the the rating, this drama has quite philosophically interesting themes and more thought provoking than your regular "love fixes everything".
I looked up the meaning of the original title and it made more sense to me - her name is Xiao Yao which is also the title and concept of freedom. I’ve come to the conclusion that this drama started with the idea of freedom, but ended with the cost of love. She is lazy, detached, emotionally light at the start, but by the end she no longer is light, she has lost, she has attachments, her motivations becomes memory not freedom. In the end Hong Ye’s parting made her lose her unclouded soul, her freedom. She didn’t get her wish that she wished for on her birthday. Hong Ye chooses burden over freedom and love destroyed Xiao You’s unclouded soul. I like this, it’s much more fun than just love fixes everything. It’s an interesting loop that they both have, Hong Ye falls for her carefree, modern mindset during three lifetimes, but in the end it cost her that carefree nature (I think).
As for the ending, it is open ended, so I suppose it’s up to us as to what it means, but for me, she went back to live in her memories, kind of tragic, how she didn’t become freer and became someone who anchors herself in the past. In a way it mirrors Hong Ye, who chose responsibility over freedom, while she chose memory over freedom.
One thing I didn’t find logical... Why human prince Hong Ye had to be killed for his sins when everything he…
my guess is that, because it's not really about justice. The Yuli spring itself isn't just a source of power, it represents breaking the natural balance of the world. She doesn't kill him for his sins, she knows he is not morally wrong, but choses to protect the order of things acting as the guardian of the balance. She already knows that gaining power won't change the injustice and suffering. So he is not morally wrong and she knows that, but it's just about trying to achieve balance through different methods rather that just gaining power.
what was the point of the "if" ending?
As for the ending, it is open ended, so I suppose it’s up to us as to what it means, but for me, she went back to live in her memories, kind of tragic, how she didn’t become freer and became someone who anchors herself in the past. In a way it mirrors Hong Ye, who chose responsibility over freedom, while she chose memory over freedom.
So he is not morally wrong and she knows that, but it's just about trying to achieve balance through different methods rather that just gaining power.