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The Karmic Cycle had always been the theme of this series

When i started this series i honestly thought this was just one of those fantasy dramas that would fill my day. Started out slow and a bit of a confusing world building but they did pick it up as soon as we reach the middle of the story.

When we reach the story of the mountain elf, thats when i realized that the theme of this series is karma. The madam of that sect wanted to plant good karma for her husband who has turned to a demon because the husband wanted to cure her, in turn she has helped the mountain elf become good. Again the cause and effect. And it has already been established that even when the mountain elf consumed the water from the spring, he just felt empty even when granted with immortality. This is evident when we see the actual place of the spring, its empty, shallow, endless and dark.

The ending of the drama is not gonna be everyone's cup of tea but it exactly fits the entire theme of the series. Hongye finally understands the cycle. No one will be able to destroy the spring as long as there will be living beings with desires but no one will be able to access it anymore if he seals himself with it. As for xiaoyao, she will continue going back in time just to see hongye but the ending will always be the same. And that will be her unattainable desire.

I always say this to everyone, if the message of the series doesn't resonate with you right now, leave it. And when the time comes and you remember this series, watch it.

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a weirdly enjoyable fever dream

This show was fine until the end, and then shit hit the fan. I would give it an 8 (8.3) out of 10. This show is very meh, I can't lie. Okay, I'm going to say what I liked, what I didn't, and then do an episode overview.

The plastic surgeon guy was funny af, I can't lie. Actually, the whole show was lowkey funny, and I don't know why I thought it was so funny, but it was (BECAUSE THE ENTIRE SHOW IS BS AND JUST STRAIGHT CRACK). The ghost parts were done well, because that part scared me fucking silly, lmao. I guess our couples were fine. It wasn't anything special, but also not something I can really hate on. I like the suicide part in episode 8, that was fun. I think this show was pretty interesting. I will also give them that. I just think if you are going to have romance as your main plot, you also need to write it better. Uh, yeah, that's the only positive thing I have to say about this.

The start was weird and confusing, I can't lie. Like, I understood some of it, but I think they could have set the show up better instead of dropping us here, holding our fucking balls, and being confused. Like, dude, fuck off. TURN DOWN THE FUCKING MUSIC, I SWEAR TO GOD, I COULDN'T EVEN HEAR MYSELF THINK. AND WHY DO WE HAVE FLASHBACKS OF WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PREVIOUS EPISODE? THE EPISODES ARE NOT LONG ENOUGH FOR US TO BE DOING THAT. The fact that everyone had some kind of weird magic powers that somehow connected, CONFUSED THE FUCK OUT OF ME HOLY FUCK. Weird love square that is all one-sided...fucking bonkers, just like this show. This show is very forgettable because my memory of this show is leaving me the more I write this review. The storyline had no direction, I fear. We needed more romance-building in this. And not like, oh, I like you because of something that happened one thousand years ago, I need in the present romance building. Our character writing and character work were god fucking awful, holy shit. This show was so fucking random, I can't. The ending was bad because we spent too long setting up the show and not enough time in the show, so it was a bad ending. Okay, that is it.

Overview time. "The description was gnarly long, so I didn't read it lmao, but I am getting this weird de ja vu from this show, and I dont know why. Also, the title is so fucking long. Realistically, he would have frozen his ass off at night. These kids are terrible. Bruh, what am I watching? He can't catch a break. WHOSE FINE ASS JUST CAME OUT OF THE BATHROOM? Lowkey a funny ass fucking show. Oh my god, what is happening?" "Yo, our kiss opened up the gates of hell. Bitch yeah fucking right." "He is literally just trying to help yo ass, shut your old ass up, freak. The plastic surgeon is like Oh, wait, that's the love of my life. Jealoussss. You'll never guess what the definition of a roommate is. He can't catch a break. Surrounded by weirdos." "So everyone was some kind of star-crossed lover, but he is the only one who can't remember it." "Everyone in this bitch is holding grudges, my lord. ONE THOUSAND-YEAR-OLD BEEF IS CRAZY. Everyone is wasted rn I fear. The plastic surgeon has really sexy eyes. OH MY GODDD. WE HAVE 5 MINUTES OF SCREEN TIME, I FEAR." "Are we in a foursome? GNARLY LOVE SQUARE ACTION HAPPENING. SO GNARLY IT MIGHT BE BOBA TEA." "This show feels so random. We’re losing me right now. At least he’s slim thick." "Fucking ended, so is there gonna be a season two, or what we spent too long trying to set this show up and not enough time in the actual show. It was doing so well, all the setup on the floor, and then we had one episode left or two, and I’m like, what the fuck did we just do? Hopefully, there’s a season two actually special or something because this final episode felt very rushed and very random, and the show has been slow burn, so I feel like we could use some of those episodes for more building and less slow burn."

Towards the ending episodes, they ran this fever dream through the mud. I don't know if I would recommend it, I can't lie. Okay bye!

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Revamp the Lacklustre Story

I was so invested in this. I actually was. The first 4 to 5 episodes had me interested. And this was a surprise since I don't really fuck with vampire shows. I only watch them to get a good laugh cuz I find them cringe. But the first episode of this had me hooked and I was so intrigued to see where the rest of the story would go. It was dark, the set up was solid, and visuals looked amazing as well. I thought we would be getting a past-lives kinds situation and I was so excited. Then the whole "mysterious hunter" plot twist was happening and I was getting more excited because now we have "star crossed lovers" kinds situation, and then... nothing. For a vampire show, something I don't usually like, they had everything for an amazing series, but the delivery was highly lacking.

Plot:

The plot of the show was solid. We had the curse, the vampires, and the hunters. We understood why the hunters were hunting the vampires, and why the vampires were being hunted since their leader was basically stuck in a painting. I liked this. Love it in fact. Nothing is more exciting than the classic hunter-hunted dynamic. Now, where the plot lost me was with the main leads. I'm sorry, but why were Methus, Mhekin and Ciar the ones moving this plot forward and not Punn and Ramil? Like I would get one of the servants. But ALL of them?? You have to be shitting me. I get it, this a romance as well, but Punn and Ramil fell in love so quickly that it makes no sense as to why they wouldn’t be moving the plot forward instead of getting dragged by it. Like bro, Methus and Ciar are the only reason why any of these motherfuckers are even alive. They be doing all the heavy lifting and finding all the essential details of this war and how to stop it.

Now, speaking of characters...

PUNN:

At first, I was debating whether I vibe with him or not. I greatly appreciated the conflict he was having with his brother, and I really excited to explore that and find out why he didn't to live with him. But then when he broke Ramil's curse, I was like eh...? Cuz brother had the most lacklustre responses to everything, and I was starting to think it was an acting thing. Which would be impossible because Prem is an amazing actor. But I kept trying to reason with myself because maybe that's just how he is. But no, his actions made no sense to me either, like: not freaking out when Ramil was in front of him instead of the picture. Casually bringing him to his house. Not putting up a fighting when they asked for his blood. Staying with a bunch of vampires. Helping Ramil find his servants. None of these actions made any sense, and it confused me, because was this how the character was written? Because if so, then I'm very confused on the writer’s part. I don't like unreasonable characters, but Punn was too reasonable and that made no sense either.

AND THEN, as I was having this two hour long internal conflict about his character, I clocked something. He was the mystery hunter. And while I was proud of myself for figuring that out before the reveal, I more so had a "oh" moment. Because suddenly all his actions and lack of surprise just made so much sense to him. And they even hinted it in the first ep, but it was so subtle that no one would have caught its double meaning and I loved that. But then... that was it. We had the reveal and... yeah, that's it. There was absolutely no tension because they still loved each other. Which is great an all, but Ramil just found out that the love of his life is his enemy and we're doing this emotional chasing arc (which wasn't even needed in the first place) without even trying to fight it. And Punn didn't even fight his attraction that much to begin with either to be fair. And let's not even get onto the fact that boy legit forgot about his brother who had been so integral to him and the whole reason this started until he goes missing. Idk, this whole character was genuinely so interesting only for it to fall so flat.

RAMIL:

*Sighs* I love him. I genuinely do. And part of it most likely has to do with Boun playing him and I love Boun. Ramil really made me laugh in the first few episodes. I'm a sucker for the trope of non-human begins figuring out how humans and technology works. And it was nice to see how soft-hearted and cute he was for a vampire. But that was all his character was. A puppy. He was meant to be this great Vampire that ruled over all the Vampires and was the scariest vampire to ever vampire and yet... he wasn't? For a while, that would have been fine, but what bothered me was how he still refused to fight humans even though THEY were killing HIS people. Like?!? I'm literally on Ciar's side through this whole show cuz while this boy might have been childish and bratty, he was the only one making any sense half the time??? Ramil is supposed to protect the vampires, and yet, he didn't even want to fight against them?? Like come on.

And this whole love-sick devoted boyfriend thing got annoying so quick. Because that was all he was. The was genuinely no development for him beyond the fact that he loved Punn and that was it. Man was angry but folded in two second cuz of a kiss. I just got tired of his character cuz all he did was act cute and innocent and that's all fine and dandy if it were a normal series with humans, but he's a vampire for fucks sake. The only part where he was seriously intimidating was during that first ep where he nearly strangled Punn.

Other stuff:

Honestly, if it wasn't for the side characters, I probably would have skipped this show as a whole. Methus, Mhekin and Ciar were carrying this show on their fucking backs. They were whole reason we even had a show to begin with because our main leads were so fucking clueless about everything until Methus, Mhekin or Ciar told them everything. And their interactions were the best part of the show and I wanted more of them on my screen. Methus being the only one that can control Ciar?? I know that's right. Methus deserved to rule the vampires and I'm so glad that he got to. Boy deserved it after taking care of everything cuz Ramil was fucking useless!!!

And the relationship between Mhekin and Pokpong was so wholesome. I don't even care if they like each other not (though, I do ship it lowkey), I needed more of their interactions. They were a breath of fresh air from all melo-drama was that RamilPunn.

As for the hunters... eh, I guess I can give them my flowers. Did I like the emotional manipulation and gaslighting that went on between Elise and Punn? Absolutely fucking not. I was screaming at my screen cuz bitch what the fuck? But they were consistent, had motives, and got shit done. Even if I did not vibe with the "redemption arc" they were put through. But whatever. I guess we can't have villains when we have a big bad at the end that was the true villain.

Honestly, final thoughts, Methus, Mhekin and Ciar are my babies. I love them. Give me ten more eps of them in a slice of life and I'll be happy for the rest of my life. And more of AJ and JJ together in one show. I need these twins on my screen together more. One is hilarious enough as it is, but two is whole comedy show even while they’re talking about how kill vampires and shit.

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A Guy with schizophrenia makes everyone else feel crazy, too

I went to their LA fan meet and greet, and it changed my life lmao. I lowkey thought this show was good. I would give it a 9 (8.85) out of 10. I am going to say what I liked, what I didn't, and then an episode overview of it all.

Compared to Love Sea, this show was fucking phenomenal. My main reason for comparing them is because both couples were in love in the air, and these two both came out around the same time. On its own, this show is still great, and I do think you should check it out. Their chemistry was great in this, and so was their acting, just great all around. I LOVE WHEN THEY ARE SOULMATES. And I know he lowkey made up a lot of it in his head, but that was so fun. And I also like how they were together in every single world, that was to die for, oh my god. THE INTRO SONG IS SO GOOD, AND I LOVE IT SO MUCH. I loved our second couple, they were to die for lmao. I liked their dynamic a lot, and I think I just really like mind-reading plots and think they are very fun. I still can't get over their chemistry in this. I do think they outdid themselves with this one. Great fucking jobs to these two. I liked how they in the other universes also had depth. I liked those sequences, and I really enjoyed how they did that. I thought that was fun, and they didn't need to do that, but I think it really brought the show to life more. I think the main thing that this show did better than Love Sea was that they weren't getting freaky every hour of every day, and they actually did good plot and romance building in this. Like we know how much I hate on romance building in shows because no one knows how to do it, I think this show did a pretty good job. Was it the best I have ever seen? No, but it was still good and made the characters actually have dimension. That was nice to see. I think I already talked about the plot, but the twist with him making up their timeline in his head was genuinely so good. Holy fuck, whoever wrote that in, fantastic. Okay, so I am on the fence about where I should put this, but the fact that he lost his memory again pissed me off, but THEY REDEEMED THEMSELVES WITH HIM GETTING IT BACK, GOOD JOB SHOW. Just a very fun and enjoyable show, I can't lie. I enjoyed their sex scenes, they were fucking banging lmao, they had me gagged, and I may need to rewatch, but this time with one hand. THE WHOLE THING WITH THE PADDED ROOM. That was genuinely one of the best scenes ever, and despite making his timeline up and the whole thing up because he wanted that cookie, the fact that it was real and he got flipped with another version of himself was so fun and genuinely so great, holy fuck, I love that scene. Okay, that's it. It's a very fun show.

The setup was confusing as fuck, because I was so lost and not in a good way. The show was kind of hard to follow. Whatever the irrelevant friends are called (not the side couple, though, they are perfect), they are so irrelevant and so annoying, and they just need to shut up because they serve zero fucking purpose. Another thing, at the end of episode 7, the plot and lore folded in on itself and got very fucking confusing; it had me looking at the screen sideways. Random ass fucking fiance, get the fuck out of my face before I get violent. I think they could have done more with the ending; it was very empty, and I feel like, because they had so many characters, they should have used more of them and just finished it all, but yeah, that's fine. Okay, not that much to hate on from me.

Okay, let's look at my thoughts on this all. "What if all the dreams we have are actually parallel worlds? I think about that an unholy amount." "Like I get, they are soulmates, but why would you let him in your home? Their rooms are the same. I am lowkey so confused but really intrigued at the same time." Most of my review of the second episode is me overthinking the entire show lol. "I don't know what to think." "He has his shirt off, ain’t nobody looking at this damn nightmare sequence Lmao." "They so far ate love sea up because I think their plot is so much better and they aren't getting freaky every five fucking minutes. Not that I was complaining, there was just no plot." "WHAT THE FUCK. Wait, he's not? Wait what? Holy fuck. Wait, I had a feeling. But how does he know everything about him? Holy fuck. WHAT A TWIST. He made the timeline up all in his head. Invested because what?" "I am also so invested in the second couple, y'all have no idea." "Okay, wait, I have no idea if I remembered this right, but wasn’t it all in his head and none of it was real. Hey, I made this shit up because I like you so much. 99 problems and this show is all of them." LMAO. "Now I'm fucking invested, way to go. I thought I grasped the concept of this, but I then realized I dont have a clue what is happening, but I'm here and ready to rumble." "Someone just got caught. Stalkerrrr. Oh fuckkkk. So he wanted him to find out? I mean, the parallel words shit exists? Doesn't it? Or was it all in his head? Oh my god. No, because the scar. So it has to exist. WHATTTTTT." This sums up my entire review. "Oh my god. To be honest, I really don’t know what I was expecting for like the whole part, but I was expecting the brother to step in because I’m like, why would they mention him if they were gonna do something with them, and they ended up doing something with him, so I don’t know. I don’t know how I feel, but I’m content that they’re together and that’s all that matters, and we’re about to get some crazy sex scene, and I’ve already seen it, but I guess we’re ready to rumble, I guess, but yeah I don’t know this I kind of like not a lot but idk. I enjoyed it a lot, and it got really good towards the middle cause I got really, really into it, and like the whole plot idea, and I think they used it really well. Like, personally, I do think they did it very well, and I think it’s a good show, especially with the way Love Sea turned out. This was really good cause Love Sea was cheek water like genuine cheek water, and I’m so glad that this didn’t turn out like that with a whole bunch of NC scenes. They had a couple, and they were good. They had a good placement, but yeah, compared to Love Sea this was really, really good, and overall like a good standalone show. I think they did well with this, and I think that having Boss and Noeul in this was great, and I might be glazing it because I’m seeing them in a couple of hours, but it’s OK. Alternate title: A guy with schizophrenia makes everybody else crazy, too. Yeah, I don’t know how I feel about the ending. I’m content, but at the same time I feel like they could’ve done more with the mom because they did build up to it for like most of the show, but at the same time I don’t think I could’ve handled that so I’m like I’m OK with this, but yeah a pretty OK ending to a really good show actually."

Definitely watch this, I think it is really well done. Okay bye!

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One of my all-time favorite that I will always go back to

honestly, like this drama was interesting like I loved it so much. The casting of the main characters were really nice like I love them as a couple. It was just really cute and with all the other negative reviews like this is like entertainment and it was good like when people watch dramas I don’t know what they expect but like I literally watch it for entertainment and I was entertained, but then with all these requirements and bad casting or whatever like how do you know when it’s a bad cast because like literally mostly all couple The director puts together in most dramas are really nice together so I don’t get the disliking of the casting and it just like suited well like they played it really nice like it was each character was played well by the person they chose to be that character maybe because like they’re very good at acting I don’t freaking know, but I just really liked this drama it’s like a goofy drama that you can like somehow predict what is going to happen already but it’s not like a bad drama. We’re like it’s not worthy to watch so like if you guys haven’t watched it yet please give it a shot because it’s really just like a fantasy drama, but like it’s like not real life realistic because no one would really make these decisions in life, but this is an entertainment and how do people expect it to be realistic? I don’t know. I just feel like a lot of people dislike on this drama, but it’s not like bad like that just wanting to back up this drama because the review seems to hate it a lot.

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