The Only Way to Watch Is To Think of It As A Video Game -A Rant on Till The End of The Moon [CC]
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The staying dressed in bed thing is hilarious, it always looks so weird
Censorship ruining our shows lol
at least it meant that the scene was able to pass censorship 😹
You are watching CDrama. This is already among passionate kiss drama scenes I seen. Most CDrama tend to give forehead or light lips kiss. Only western show have more passionate real life bedroom activities. I prefer them wear clothing and have real passionate kiss. I don’t want actor/actress to be cancelled. They are always at risks for a career ending punishment.
It saves the time!!! Why bother to change to pyjamas!!!👍👏🏻😅😂🤣🤣🤣🙈
@@fansizhe9997 😂😂😂😂
Truth be told, I love this drama BECAUSE it’s like a video game 😂 haven’t seen a xianxia drama like this before and I’m loving the costumes - they’re really well made.
To each their own
yesss me too 😂 calling it a video game in terms of cgi is honestly a compliment, the fight scenes are incredible !
i especially love TTJ’s costumes as the jing emperor
I'm with you guys 😂
@@softerhaze it reminded me of the marvel franchise
No but you know for a fact half of the people that watches this drama is watching for bai lu. On the youku rating comments bubble where we rate things. A lot like a lot of people just said bai lu that’s literally the only reason why they are watching it and the rest are just saying how stupid the story is, but I think in my opinion it’s not even that bad I mean it’s creative and the fight scenes are really good. I don’t see the difference between this and love between fairy and devil
Myself enjoying the development of this drama so far
I can't stand the drama because they won't stop doing stupid misunderstandings in order to make the drama longer.
After long time I have found a drama which makes me impatient for next ep, I'm totally liking it. I know there are some flaws but it can be overlooked by fantastic acting, good chemistry, exciting plot and love the main guy as a bad boy
YES!!!!! I am obsessed with it! Like next, next, next! Haven't felt like this since The Long Ballad.
“Fantastic acting” LOL what kind of shitty acting are you used to watching?
Exactly, it's like you're not just watching it, you're living it
This series will give you mix emotions. Even though there were flaws it still makes you want to watch the next episodes just because you want to know what will happen next.
True
I usually skip fighting scenes in Chinese fantasy romance dramas cause I think they can look silly, but for this one I found myself rewinding, especially in the fight scenes with the devil lord, because the cgi, choreo, and the actor’s performances where so good! Especially the male lead, the actor is very graceful when he acts out fight poses, and I truly enjoy them 😊
The chemistry between Luo Yunxi and Bai Lu is out of this world! THEY ARE THE PLOT. I've watched their drama love is sweet before and since then I've been waiting for their pairing again and they don't disappoint. Give it a watch guys, the chemistry is 100/100!!!
"A química deles é 100/100".
Bai Lu e Luo Yunxi são muito bons mas nunca os vi tão à vontade com outros atores como eles ficam um com o outro.
I'm actually in love with LYX acting in this drama. He just convey those crazy, psycho character pin-pointly, then he has no problem suddenly transforming into a sweet loving character, then into hurt betrayed character. I mean, he's perfect! The others is kinda meh for me, but I'm staying for his acting. I can just skip when the story gets too boring. I'm only here for his acting anyway, lol.
Hahaha, me too 🔥
Same here❤
agreed! He is the Hannibal Lecter version of Cdrama lead. A grey character that I don't know if I should root for or not, but he gives me the butterflies.
I actually skipped through the last 4 eps (from like 14 to 17) bcoz I couldn't bear the submissive naive female and forced misunderstanding plot.
@@nirjaaa5882 well, ever since dreamland was introduced, i finished everything within like 2 hours sth. You can see how much I skipped, lol. Especially everything with the second FL goddess char was skipped without mercy. It's such a pity we couldn't see the Space Goddess love story, tho. I'm a bit intrigued. Lol
LYX is so good! :) I really love badass characters like his, where the devil is sweet and destructive in the same time.
Apparently I’m living in an alternate universe because I stinking love this drama. I don’t get the fandom wars: I loved LBFAD too and this is a distinct story and there’s plenty of room in my heart for both. I think the lead actors are absolutely fabulous - so much so that I also started Love is Sweet which I had not seen. I don’t think any other storylines matter much in this one: if they had more than 40 episodes, they probably could have done more with side stories, but I don’t care because the leads and primary storyline can carry it for me. I thought the dream sequence was interesting as it’s really completely unrelated to their story, but walking in another’s shoes gives different perspective of your life. I agree that jealous female villain tropes are overdone.
Their chemistry in Love is Sweet is OFF THE CHARTS! It's actually the that show that made me go WOW over the pair. They are soooo sweet both in and off screen, such good friends with so much rapport too. Watching their footages either each other always make me smile. Literally cannot have enough of them
no you don't live in an alternate universe. not everybody should like it, and not everybody should dislike it either. we can all have different taste.
i'm glad you like the drama
I love the drama too ,it has so much sugar but AvenueX is right ,the plot kind of ridiculous if you think about it
Agreed
I’m loving this drama.
Luo Yunxi is such an amazing actor, i decided to watch it because of him. Glad i did, it's really good. Leo's acting skills are always on point, he becomes the character.
me too! Luo is really an awesome actor.
Me too.
I feel satisfied with his superb acting 💓
Lol none of this really bothers me, i love that it looks video-gamey. Also people complained about the makeup but i loved it, made them look even more unreal. I guess i just watch for the fun of how NOT real it is, that's the fun. And LYX and Bailu chemistry is just off the charts, i can ignoee anything lmaoo i haven't loved a xianxia like this in a long time. I am actually impatient for the rest of the episodes!!
Same here. :)
@Grace Johnson "i am shocked by the quality of taste by the audiences who loved this drama" oh my! Whatever will we do without your approval of what people enjoy? Lmaooo relax grace, people can like different things. No need for your holier than thou attitude. If the OP doesn't like it that's cool, but don't act like though of us who enjoy it are wrong for doing so.
@@gracejohnson1004 nah you didn’t say it wasn’t your quality of taste, you said you were “shocked by the quality of taste of the audiences who love this drama” implying somehow your taste is different and better than the rest of the audience lmfao please, soft porn? Idk where you have been living sweetie but this isn’t anywhere near soft porn. Stick to Christian movies so you don’t have to be clutching your pearls, ah such sensitive sensibilities lol
tbh a xanxia drama i dont expect it to look real lol so i looooove how they look like gods and goddesses and fairies, the cgi is great actually
I don’t care for the CGI video-game visuals but the actors actually have zero chemistry. The acting is also cringe, especially the male lead. People should stop supporting shitty Chinese dramas, they will literally never improve and continue to produce bullshit, even though they are capable of so much more. I don’t understand how so many good Western shows exist but Western fans of Chinese dramas always have such bad taste.
Valid points made but this drama is like CRACK to me right now. I love LYX & BL together. Ming Ye x Sang Jiu is liiiiiiiife. 🤣
Your comments about the drama are on point.But I don't know what's in this drama that got me hooked up until now.Maybe the chemistry of the main leads which was overflowing that it beats all the bad things about this drama.
It is the deep themes behind the story, showing you how hypocritical the world can be and how heroes can be selfish, villains can be kind. It actually truly displaces the entire hero and villain thing. It shows you how you judge harshly and with great prejudice without knowing and understanding what another may be going through.
It also showcases change, that change can happen with a little bit of faith. Relationships can be mended once communication, compromising and understanding are present.
It shows you how good intention can change and how righteous looking people aren't all that righteous. There are numerous other themes to be mentioned that are very deep like the effects of bullying and the reward of kindness or even the importance of humbleness.
All of these deeper meanings in life applied to the fantasy plot of literally fantasy caused your enthrallment.
It sort of brings me away from reality while educating me on reality and I like that.
Yeah for sure.the chemistry between the lead actors is sooo freaking good and there acting is so well. The story is so simple but the CGI and the plot and twist in this drama is good
I actually really really loved this drama to the point of subscribing to Youku for the first time! With that said though, even before watching this review I do hold the same critics as you particularly on the VERY VERY POOR lighting, and the overdone trope (miscommunication, love triangle, 2FL sabotage) that we should’ve already move away from in 2023. But then again this was based on a book and I’m not sure which year it came out. The only thing I disagree with you is the makeup, this is the most ‘alive’ makeup Luo Yunxi ever had out of all his period dramas. Usually his makeup always made him look sickly.
yes i love his makeup as well, they couldve cut it down a bit with the under eyes and at least filtered it to make it less cakey, but its beautiful! i think it definitely improves in later episodes, ive noticed its much more smoother for everyone now. his makeup is very fitting for his ethereal ‘evil’ character :)
you see? i'm just out here enjoying the beautiful colours in this drama. oh boy i'm i tired with the whites and grays in period dramas.
Leo looks great, infact they all look great, story line could have been developed better, but i'm enjoying it regardless. sorry Avenue X but i really liked their break up sex..lol
The overall makeup application was good for me....I like how LYX looks, so eternal and beautiful, very handsome plus the make up brings out his different mood and personality at given points...what got me is when the camera zoomed in and then one can see the mishaps taken place. For a high quality Xianxia , these small things as accurate makeup application its suppose to be done by professionals so I kinda squinted my eyes at the zoomed in flaws...lol
Love triangle??? I am out then. 😂😂😅😅😅
@@swt001 the love triangle is not part of the main plot :) its a small part of a side story so dont let it deter u
One thing to say here is that the ost of this drama is just so amazing
One after one almost all the songs in the ost are amazing
Who are the artist?
And Luo Yunxi is singing... about himself.
I think we can all agree that we enjoyed this drama despite the technical errors. All because Leo Yunxi is MASTER in his acting and Bai Lu is amazing.
I’m thoroughly enjoying this drama. Their acting and chemistry are off the charts,
At first, I was hesitant to watch Till The End of The Moon because of the makeup. Then I watched the drama and even as a skeptical viewer I applauded Luo Yunxi for his portrayal on a very complex and contradictive character of Tantai Jin. But man,,those makeups were really disturbing. And Luo Yunxi looked ghostly for being extremely skinny!
But, again, Luo Yunxi acting skill as Tantai Jin was slayed. Could never chose a better portrayal of conflicting devil god. Luo Yunxi deserves an award as the best actor of the year.
I watched more episodes and you are correct on stuff. However, actors’s chemistry is on fire and their acting skills pulls me into their story. I can’t get enough . It even made me look for more shows with them.
I accept all your critique but it's still one of the best dramas I've seen this year, and there is one reason. Leo Luo and Bai Lu have amazing chemistry together, and Leo Luo is such a lovely antihero. I am totally obsessed with him. Just 100% eye candy. And I don't care about anything else. Also, I think his robes in human world are gorgeous. 😂😍😍 All the drama around this drama with hashtags and promos will not be seen by international viewers, and we can just enjoy the actors as they are. And another thing I wanted to point out. This is a total catnip for a lover of paranormal romance genre if you ever read any such books. So, I am interested in reading the actual novel to get more of the plot. It gives me nostalgia for all the crazy tropes. 🤪
Couldn’t agree with you more😁Love Bai Lu in everything she does - this is a colourful, exciting drama with evil characters. It is not a serious masterpiece just a lighthearted escapism. Chill haters❤
Oh myyy when you mentioned abt paranormal romance in the end it gives me feels 😂😍 back to all those days when I fangirl over demon / vampire / supernatural romance and xianxia tbh is by far the most romantic perhaps because it's so quintessentially romantic in a chinese way that I feel that nothing else ever quites compare to that. The 三生三世 kind of setting really does it for me, it makes love and life itself appear so much more vast in the grand scheme of things and that moves me on an entirely different level.
@@sandrapriest1957 no one is hating I have read the comments so far and Avenuex always focuses on quality of making the drama over popularity of actors Or how much fans gush. She is pointing out her criticisms of how this drama was made.
@@cynthiaarnold1371 but at the end of the day it’s her opinion whereas the majority of people who have watched it so far are really enjoying it. Fed up with so much negativity given out to dramas and films. These actors work long hours to make these productions for our enjoyment (and obviously to make a living). First time on this site and probably the last. 😐
@@sandrapriest1957 just because they work hard doesn't mean they are immune to criticism. Avenue x even says she has no problem with actors & she doesn't blame them for anything
I think I'll watch this video after I finish the drama. I'm usually so picky with xianxia dramas and for whatever reason I'm absolutely loving this one. Want to stay on my delusional high lol
Please do... It is so beautiful. Loved everything about it. I didn't watch her rant either. Don't wanna ruin my love drama. Loving it so much and eagerly waiting for next episode.
i am also obsessed w this drama and cannot wait for next eps 😭 her points are valid and i agree with some of them, but i love it too much to mind
@@Zin_Zum I watched and enjoyed her rant ... lol... she's quite good at it... but I also realize that the things that bothered her are not affecting my enjoyment. However, I get your point.... lol ... Waiting for the next episode!
What AVX say are mostly based off the drama production faults, as in lighting, direction, too fast paced, plot logic, action made by the actors, makeup flaws... etc... Not an attack on the actors acting....though I really think she could have separate the rant and what actually works or went well with the drama...but it was a rant soo....its her opinion at the end of the day....
Though I agree with some, it doesn't really take away from the drama if one watch it unbiasly....if the drama is not someones cup of tea then no matter what , they won't like it, worse if they hate the actors are keep comparing it to LBFAD.... Never let another opinion stop you from trying something out... What they find off or not likeable you may not...So I advice anyone who is curious, check out the drama for themselves and if they don't like it the just drop it and move on....so many other dramas are out too...
Everyone have different taste....what works for you may not works for me...and vice versa....
Guys we're enjoying it because there is a lot to love about this drama and we can obviously see it. I wasn't actually irritated by her rant at all the more you know what you're appreciating about the drama the more you will feel that the things she mentioned are totally valid but the artistry that is done right more than offset it for me
I usually agree with your drama reviews but this one seems a bit unfair. Idk how this drama is doing in China, but judging by the sentiment on western social media platforms like UA-cam and Mydramalist, 90% of international audience seems to be enjoying the show. It doesn't seem right for you to give it a goldmine/landmine rating (which is one of the worst ratings you've given shows on this channel) because tons of international audience come to your channel before starting a drama. Now I'm sure a lot of people will not give it a chance after seeing this rant, when in fact it is actually being well received by most international audience who have already started the show. Also most of your criticism is not on the acting or plot but rather technical things that the general audience probably wouldn't even notice such as the lighting, makeup, costume, changing attire before going to bed, pacing, etc. Judging by the acting and story alone, most would agree that this is probably one of the best to come out this year (at least for the xianxia genre).
Yeah exactly...and being based on a novel I don't mind the tropes...have read worse tropes than I see here.
Makeup, lighting - the technical things doesn't matter much to me if it's okay - as in if I'm not able to focus on the story - not the case here.
The wedding dress of Ming ye and Sang Ju was refreshing...I thought it showed the sea/clam tone of Sang Jiu's character & Ming Ye being a God - the dress quite well matched with the heavenly aura...
atleast I'll take it as this.
Other things - as for the consummation issue - it's the novel thing , novels do things worse than this and then they are suddenly a perfect couple so in love with each other.
As for this show - Haven't watched Love is sweet and no intentions to watch it in future.
AI was not going to watch this one..
Just one random day I thought to just see what it is all about..
And I loved the episode one for the change - Devils are in control, Demon God , Gods are fighting for their existence...(for once - Gods are not the
obvious winners and demons are not the obvious losers).
And I find myself on Demon God's side..
Just had some angst issues in ep 17 to 18... I almost dropped.. but finding myself enjoying it..
If anyone's still wondering - just give it a try..
I enjoy the most criticised shows and then again I haven't found myself even excited to start the most hyped ones.
Her criticisms seem personal and nitpicky. She comes across as an anti-fan pretending to be impartial.
@@everywherenowhere6901 I'm not sure if she's an antifan but judging from her reviews of the dramas Bai Lu starred in, she definitely has animosity towards Bai Lu. She consistently disparage Bai Lu. A drama is mostly for entertainment. She takes things too serious.
This drama is rated lower than Immortal Samsara, Love you seven times, Royal Rumours, Scent of time and a bunch of terrible boring contemporary dramas as well. So yes Chinese people really don’t like it, I guess people in different countries have different ideas of what makes a good drama. Aveneux even said that she doesn’t really like fantasy XianXia dramas and made a video on it as well, so do take her comment on fantasy dramas with a pinch of salt
Normally, she has an opposite opinion with the public.
Let's be honest girls: we're all here for the candy eye and watching Luo's acting. Plot comes second (although I'm very enjoying the videogame-plot a lot 😂❤)
No. I was there for the plot, the OST and to see what the hype was all about. It was totally worth it. This drama was just one of my top 3. The only thing I did not love was the God-life of both, since it reminded me of Eternal Love, but everything else was great.
I appreciate all the critical points but still.....I love this drama so far. The weak points aren't enough to detract from the good points.
Also, i love a good villain origin story and have always wanted to watch a really convincing decent into evil that gets the audience rooting for the 'bad guy'.
Currently enjoying this drama so far. ngl the make-up, editing and dubbing doesn't sit well with me sometimes but overall i'm loving this drama especially with the great acting by the main leads. I like their costumes too and even the CGI, fight scenes and story so far.
I’m glad she talked about how childish and naive some of the values/ideals are in this drama. I’ve been watching going, “I’ve gotten too old to watch these dramas” thinking I’ve just matured too much for them. Legit thought they were just made for people solely in their early 20s or something. Turns out, it’s just how the drama is 😆
I think puberty age and up.
@@keekeepod Yeah, maturity wise I agree, it does skew younger than early twenties. I was just thinking some of the-admittedly very light-sexual undertones and conversations surrounding how the two main characters’ relationship starts and some of their scenes might be inappropriate to some viewers for teenagers. But yeah, where I grew up we’d already seen this level as teens
Edit: Grammar
me in middle school would have loved this drama to death
Public market nowadays in lots of sugar with some tragic scenes, preferably with lots of blood vomiting, and neverending misunderstanding troupe. They have no regards as to how story goes nowadays. That's why Korean drama sells so well these days. The same exact reason. But they are clever enough to cut the episode shorter so the plot idiocy won't bother too much. Lol
I've watched kids cartoons with more maturity than this show
I love this drama and i also agree on all of your points 🤣😅 its just pleasant to see and after many bad dramas lately this is like fresh air. The things you mentioned dont scare me at all 😆 im just watching for entertainment and im curious how the love story will end 😁
I just completed the drama yesterday and I loved it so much.. I think it's a really good drama if you haven't watched this you're missing so much (if you're a fan of Chinese Fantasy dramas)
Your rant videos are so hilarious and this is no different. You clapping 👏 was epic 😂😂
That’s the best but! 👏🏻🤣
I loved this series. But I am in America and just learning Chinese culture. So far, everything you don't like I like. So that's how I decide what to watch😊
I had no expectations for this drama and decided to watch it on a whim. Now, I'm completely obsessed! The SFX and CGI was mind blowing to me. I also really love the female lead's costumes. It's such a beautiful drama and I love the leading couple. Luo Yunxi's acting captivated me. ❤️
On a technical level; CGI, lighting, makeup, costumes, set design etc., Love Between Fairy and Devil was the better PRODUCTION. But there was no chemistry between Dylan Wang and Esther Yu, and I could not stand her character. I’m not spending 40 + hours of my life on a romance drama to feel absolutely nothing. I want ALL THE FEELS. Which is why Till the End of the Moon is the much much much better PRODUCT - Luo Yunxi and Bai Lu’s chemistry is intoxicating, their characters were INTERESTING and nuanced, and the plot was interesting. All of that makes any imperfect technical aspects invisible.
It didn’t matter that none of the other characters were developed - we’re all in Tantai Jin’s and Li SuSu’s world bitches so we’re just here for that ride. 😂
I think Li SuSu’s approach to Tantai Jin initially is believable for her character. He initially looks very weak and pathetic - it’s hard to believe that this is the same man who killed a bunch of immortals, so she’s cautious and suspicious, and approaches him to confirm. She is horrified when she recognizes that he is indeed the Devil God. But she was raised with strong morals and really grappled with torturing and punishing an innocent mortal who had not done anything evil yet - torturing and punishing him would make her as bad as all the other people. I also think being knocked out and then being immediately chased by bandits when you come to is going to make you disoriented enough to not break down at that moment and then I think Li SuSu becomes focused on the task at hand - how to remove the evil bone / how to save him from becoming the Devil God in the first place through kindness. It’s very consistent with her character.
I also think it was Sang Jiu’s choice to save Ming Ye. The circumstances leading up to her saving him was not because of him but because of another female’s actions. I don’t think Ming Ye caused Sang Jiu to lose her agency. And break up sex is definitely a thing 😂😂
It’s funny how devisive this drama is, all how much it is like crack for people even though it’s so imperfect - it’s got a certain je ne sais quoi, mainly in the form of Luo Yunxi (and Bai Lu).😅
Indeed this drama had a lot of plotholes but i'm enjoying the acting of the leads plus their amazing chemistry.Lou Yunxi and Bai Lu's acting were really good.Also i am a fan of Donghua,anime and manhua and watching this reminds me of those. I just take it as a live adaptation . To be fair,their take for being a Dunhuang based xianxia kinda refreshing to me with those amazing CGI.
Lucklily i didn't follow your review. I love the drama so much. Despite the bad makeup, i love how the pace of the story envolving really quick, the chemistry between the lead, the acting, bailu who never trying to be acting pretty all the time. And the wardrobe is beyond! Although it is ridicilous watching the scene where they sleep with the giant headpiece and same clothes without changing it
If every episode out of 60 episodes would have been good as the first 18 episodes for this drama, I wouldn't be disappointed
I laughed my way through AvenueX’s video as I completely agree with her. And yet! I cannot stop watching this show. It was the same way with Lighter and Princess.
I loved the first 8 episodes, and after that, everything started to go too fast, the truth is I'm still watching for Luo Yunxi's looks. He's gorgeous ❤
The God of the war Ming Ye plot was good, but I liked the most Tantai Jin storyline, I want them to come back to that storyline 🤧
UA-cam is only updated up to 8 LOLLLLL I'm halfway through 8 right now
Episode 28 and still in dreamland? Need to catch up on weekend from 15😂
Dream storyline ends at ep 17 / 18.
I love the drama. It is not perfect, but then is there a perfect drama? It is pretty good, I love the acting of the leading actor and actress. Can't get enough of it!
Your review made me watch the drama and I liked it 😂 It's weird I know but when she started talking about the story, it sounds like what I would like to watch. Obviously some aspects are not perfect but it's totally watchable
I can always rely on you to give a level headed review. I thought I was crazy seeing everyone online gush over this, when after 18 episodes I’m just….annoyed 😂 the entire storyline just feels like a filler arc inside a filler arc with nice effects.
Just give it a try. That's better....cuz sometimes reviews could be kimda personal feeling than really it....i kinda agree with her lighting and being like a video game...except that...for me it's okie....ep 1 didn't make sense at all even for me....but in the end for me it's nice.
I found that if you speed it up it's better. But it's so crazy seeing how unnecessary long most scenes are.
I Love her ranting about this drama. 👍👏🏻🤩😠😤😡 because I don’t even bother to watch the trailer…TBH I am NOT a fan of Leo Yun xi!!!🥸🤓
@@sl-kpoplyrics3913 I’ve watched all 18 of the episodes that have aired so far so I’m completely up to date. I just don’t think they are doing a good job at setting up a story we can care about. The reasoning for plot lines aren’t fleshed out enough and fights are so drawn out that I feel like it’s the special effects team just trying to showcase their work to potential employers rather than trying to tell a story 😂
@@fansizhe9997 you are not a fan of Leo I have my issues he is a good actor but I find it hard taking him seriously as a male lead I think it’s because he is lacking any amount of masculinity I can’t put my finger on it….plus he always looks and acts so feminine I have a hard time seeing him in a romantic role 🤔
I'm love this drama... Reminds me a lot of love between fairy and Devil in a way, not deny, but have your own history and layers. Of course have It some fails, but the plot of main male being bullying it's too good and i love the way they progression the plot, and when he get Power not retail as revenge but act with justice, against all we know about him of the future. You are on 17 Episodes, that means the dream part, so it's too early to make a video and form a solid critic. The dream looks disconnect to the main history, with a superficial look, but it's more too deep. It's a warning and a true face of the real personality. We see by the Yu'sisters, who's before The dream seems kindness and injusticed. I High recommend you keep watching
I actually enjoy and love this drama a lot because the storyline is so different than so many others I've seen. The storyline starts really in actual world that has no Gods or Immortals anymore. :D So refreshing and different start. I love the costumes, even I must agree they are not very practical for the actors of the show and the make up... you are so right about that. It's the most bad part of this, but I let it through by thinking that this is dystopian xianxia, a bit different than traditional ones. This is set up in the world that it is chaos and how that chaos can be prevented. And I am happy that you told that they had to do so much editing and cutting because of the 40 episodes recommedation. It explains some of the plot holes I've noticed. In my honest opinion, even you rant about it and give critique, it is still one of the best ones I've seen and I've seen these a lot... It is a shame I´ve heard this drama won't have a happy ending, if it is true to canon. BTW you don't need to lose your mental health about my comments. I value a lot of your opinions and respect your opinions. You also give us information about the cultural differences that I have no idea about, because I am international fan of xianxia and have no knowledge about subtle chinese cultural references. So thank you!
You are being nice for not attacking the acting! Yes this drama has load of problems! Some drama you know it is stupid/bad/predictable but still watch it for entertainment. This is one of those one for me. I'm enjoy watching it while mentally I'm pointing out the flaws. 😂😂
As a international fan I am just enjoying the whole magical experience of this. After a long time I am watching something nice even with plot holes! I love the leads so I choose to ignore everything else 😅!
You are hilarious. I love your rants. Please never stop.
Despite all the critisism it was a succesfull drama so popular even more popular to international audiences
Honestly Im not anyone who cares about lighting or other technical stuff. All I know no one can done best job as devil god and goddess as LYx and bailu They are the main plot or everything you need for the drama ehich make you impatient for next episode. They make you fall in love with their characters that its just make you feel impossible to watch their separation part 😔. One of the best drama of 2023 period .
Not getting into technical things which you are more of an expert with but for overall entertainment, 3 goldmines for me! Someone mentioned this show is like crack and you cant wait for the next one and I have to agree. I even looked up Youku but decided against it. So I will just be patient and wait for youtube and Viki to catch up but man there is something about the way Luo Yunxi stares, tilts his head, or just his eyes but it is hypnotically captivating!!
I so agree! Luo has a kind of hypnotic appeal that I can't resist. Obviously not the cup of tea if you are a woman who is into USA type macho man all muscles no brains. But for me Luo is mesmerising and an incredibly talented actor.
I envy your self control! I am so inspired by it honestly. I went and downloaded and subscribed to YOUKU after scowering the internet for episodes beyond UA-cam. 😂hahaha love from Zimbabwe 🇿🇼
But I’m still undecided about how I feel about this drama. I still love the story arch of LBFAD. And I dislike this poor communication man between characters in TTEOTM argh 😠
It's just so odd to me, your dislike of this drama.
I really enjoyed your video where you were talking about the poor state of modern xianxia, how it all has the same aesthetics, how nobody has anything to do but be in love, how they all just run through the same plot as 10MoPB or Journey of Flower.
Then you watch something that really is doing something different, aesthetically and plotwise, and all you can focus on is the fact that his eyeshadow is warm while his eyebrows are cool? Or that there's a misunderstanding wrapped around a deception because the FL has a mission to save the world that's more important than being in love? I mean, it's not somebody eavesdropping and then completely changing their opinion of somebody based on one sentence out of context!
I realize there's lots of problems with the drama, and yes the CGI is very video game-ish sometimes, but I'm really surprised you're not at least happy that it's something that is new, that is different.
It's just confusing to me, I do like your content, but I'm honestly a little confused about what you want from a drama at this point.
Ikr? Like this drama has a lot of plot holes and flaws but the story and theme is really refreshing. Not to mention the incredible chemistry and ofcourse LYX's characterization
Oh well. I'm inlove with this drama! Bai Lu's acting is fantastic. I find the dream sequence beautifullysad🤩🤩🤩. We see different story, of different couples. I got to explore, and saw the drama in a wide perspective, even the side characters have their own stories shown. I am obsessed with how Tantai Jin gets shy! It is amazing, hopefully the story gets better than it is!!❤
For the makeup, I thought it was meant for him to look sickly or poorly!😮 Oh well, thank you for making me notice😶😶😶.
I read that Luo Yunxi was injured in the mouth while filming another c-drama. He had stitches and went weeks without eating solid food, which is why he lost so much weight. Maybe that's the reason for his heavy makeup.
There’s always some excuse going around to try to explain why this actor looks emaciated.
@@vespertyne2169It was a fact and the drama team who got LYX injured issued an official apology to LuoYunXi and TTEOM drama for affecting their filming schedule. You anti fans should buzz off with your body shaming bullying.
@@tian5852 😹😹😹😹😹
Thanks for a very honest review - much appreciated! I’m only watching because I’m fans of LYX & BL but I have to say I’m also enjoying the CGI 😂
I love this drama! Not one boring moment and I love the costumes! They look so gorgeous here.
you say about their outfits,but i see no diference in this video
I disagree with most of what you said. I don’t mind the makeup and the plot to me is very entertaining and enjoyable. But the thing I do agree on is the costumes. Not just them sleeping in the hair pieces, but also the FL changing her dresses at odd times. Like when the FL just escapes the ML and jumps off the boat, there is a dress chance with very goddy hairpieces. Where did that come from? There were other places where the costume change was odd, but that one I remember laughing cause it was so out of place
I absolutely loved their costumes.
I am now on episode 39 and can't wait for tomorrow's farewell. I had re-watch the Thai dubbed version to episode 6 now as well. I miss this couple like crazy and couldn't sleep or focus for a month now because I am super glued to their chemistry in TTEOM. I don't see or notice any of the rants mentioned here. I only wish they did not cut the episodes to short it out. However, cutting is good too for faster pace to eliminate non essential scenes.
This is the best drama I have watched since decades ago. Bai Lu and Lou Yunxi are the perfect choice to make this drama on 🔥 fire.
I hated those ridiculous gold shoulder 'pads' too. Also...when you have an actor like Luo Yunxi, who can do wirework without breaking a sweat, why give him a fight scene where he just spin/slashes and poses? All the actors in this series deserve better.
Just looking at the skin on bones of his face, he must have lost a lot of muscle mass to the point that he cannot do the wirework.
A lot of rant from other reviewers focus on his weight loss. Hope it's not a health issue
@@seanc9520 Surely you didn´t reach all the chapters yet. There are plenty of wirework done in the series.
I actually like it a lot because I read the bk HAHAH I like luo yunxi and bailus acting ❤ but ur opinion makes sense I HATE the makeup on the guys
I just finished watching this drama recently and personally I was really impressed with it. There was no boring episode and I liked it that it was very actioned packed and ofcourse is a drama full of angst. Is not an usual romantic Xianxia drama.
Indeed some of the things you have mentioned also took me out from the story telling atmosphere: the makeup (first few episodes were horrible, all the actresses were white like a ghost), the lighting, the seasons (it made no sense, it was snowing, then next scene we had green trees and fields), characters wearing headpieces and their normal clothes even when sleeping and some parts of editing (at least the first few episodes).
But overall it wasn't a bad drama at all, the costumes, the CGI and most important the Actors Acting saved up for the smaller flaws. I wish they would have had more episodes and not rush the ending and give us a few more minutes of a proper closure for all the characters.
I love the drama ,one of the best this year .Because of this, the main leads became my favourite Chinese actors.
Lol and she rapes him. Her lines are “this will take away your physical strength” “take away your voice” and gets on top of him when he’s powerless and does what she likes with him. Lol just imagine if the roles were reversed and he said these things, and did this to her lol it’s called rape. Even between couples, even married couples, there’s something called consent.
I do not agree that she raped him. It was clear that he found her compelling. Look back on the scene. See his reaction to her approach, see his eyes, how he held her hand, how he responded to her. That was a welcome. He was not averse to her forward approach, in fact he participated. He was a willing and happy participant. Yes I know what she said about taking away his voice etc, but his whole demeanour was, "I want this". Had he just lain back and took it, that would have been an argument. She read him right. I think that if on her approach he had displayed disgust or anger or some other antagonistic reaction, she might have been put off. Who knows! I am loving this show! 😀
One of the best drama i watched ❤❤ and the acting, costume, story everything is just amezing 😊i just love this drama very much
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“Satirical humor” Chinese people don’t really utilize satirical humor lol.
Yet another fantastic episode here! I absolutely loved this drama, I’ve never cried so much and gone to work looking ridiculous with a tear stained face and a snotty nose. But I agree with everything you say here. Well done! Love your channel so much.
Personally, I like "Till the end of the moon" and will continue to watch it. Avenue X's criticisms are very valid and I often agree with them, but I don't follow them blindly, because there is always some subjectivity. For example, there are certain actors and actresses that she appreciates very much, whatever the drama may be, but whose performance, from my point of view, ends up being always the same type of characters, not daring to innovate. Furthermore, we must not forget that this drama had to be reduced to 40 episodes.
Later, when I finish the drama, I will go back to review the criticisms that are presented here by Avenue X.
true. Bias can be subtle but hard to avoid.
I listened to all you said about this drama, but I still don’t see anything wrong with it , I can’t wait to begin watching it , sound so good ❤😊
same
The one thing that attracted me from this drama was the make-up esp..the male lead so..everything is good they weren't normal people and yet you want the make-up to be normal
Finally someone put into words what I felt and I didn’t find any chemistry because literally there was hardly any bonding . First few episodes it looked different and interesting but then all these things mentioned started bothering me
A review that’s made a lot of points with sound professional knowledge. However, I think none of the points made will reduce the enjoyment of this drama. This is still a drama worth checking out in spite of all the negativity mentions here. This drama works due to the chemistry between the casts and the pacing, which is breathtakingly fast and action packed. Just go with the flow and you will have a satisfyingly good watching experience.
I did not watch last year’s Love Between Fairy and Devil because the first episode was seriously boring that I never bothered to continue. This one I liked although I’m not a fan of Xianxia.
Being a xianxia fan, i also felt LBFAD boring and i really tried to enjoy but...pf i failed. I love TTEOTM and i put aside all the epic fails (makeup really ruins my sight, dry lips, ML eye shadow, wig glue, his hairstyle, his costumes) but i love that couple so much that i take it for what it is. Truth is i havent skipped a sec since ep 1, and im a famous dropper and skipper LOL
Please give love between fairy and devil another try. It really was good. Better than this drama except for the kissing. The kissing in this drama is real 😂
@@ValentineEvents I don’t think I have the time. I never return to the drama that I gave up as there’s always new drama around
I prefer this drama just for the acting of the leads. I think the acting in TTEOFM is more solid than LBFD 😅 No offense to Dylan & Easter but you can see that Lou Yunxi and Bailu is more seasoned actors. Without saying a word, the two of them can convey different emotions by just looking at their face and eyes...
@@lorieaustria925 I agree with this. The acting is top notch. Luo Yunxi especially with his facial expressions my goodness it is so good. I didnt finish LBFAD because I also thought it was boring so fast.
exactly what is wrong with video game plots? they're just a different avenue for storytelling and a lot of them are far better than your average book, not everything is shallow just because it isn't a medium you understand well
I'm enjoying this drama waaay to much and looking forward to the next episode. Thi is the same feeling I had when I was watching Love Between Fairy and Devil.
Hmmm... reviewer must have come from a different timeline.
It had been a long time since I've watched a drama (CJK) that I couldn’t predict the next episodes or ending. This drama kept me guessing who will live or die or what the characters (both main and support) were going to do. The main and supporting actors are well casted for their roles. The pacing was fast, might drag for one episode or two. But then I had to rewatch those episodes because there are details hidden in the dream arc that became important later. Wish they did not edit so much in the last few episodes. Some parts jumped too abruptly. But that was due to the restrictions on 40 episode limit.
I enjoyed this drama for what it was! The chemistry between the main characters worked, I loved the make-up and the over-the-top, well everything!
I had problem with the drama's makeup in the beginning too. At the first trailer, I thought it was too theatrical. I overlooked it because I loved the lead' chemistry, and luo yun xi, ugh.
Loved the CGI and fight scenes. Costumes were very beautifully made and I definitely did not go into Xinxia dramas for historical correctness. But I see your viewpoint, everyone has their own taste. Also, the plot was quite repetitive, which was the love- hate between the main leads until the end. But the chemistry was very sweet. I wasn’t moved about their love until the Bo’re life and Tantai Jin and Susu.
Overall- I give it 9.5 I wouldn’t rewatch the whole series 5xs, maybe only certain scenes, but I still enjoyed it.
Thanks to your review, I have given up the frustration of trying to figure out the plot. Now I just watch the pretty people fly around in their beautiful costumes. Very relaxing.
Same here. The drama made sense till episode 29, but since then I just endure it. I am happy that they had to cut it to 40 episodes. I couldnt stand another 20 episodes. But I love love love LYX 🥰
I agree with the makeup and lighting part. Also, at the beginning of the drama that hot and cold attitude of the FL drove me crazy. I thought of dropping this drama after episode 1 but watched through it, and now in episode 18, I think they finally found a pace. Like you can understand they need to progress this story quickly because come on they need to show 4 lifetimes and that's going to take time.
So there is 4 life cycles--- Interesting. We are only had one this far + timeline that is going on at the moment ep 20.
That scene where she first goes back in time and is immediately happy-go-lucky was so jarring! It also makes it impossible to take her resentment towards the ML seriously, because we as the audience haven't really been shown any of her relationships with the family she's just lost. So it's ONLY through her ongoing grief that we can get invested in her sense of loss. But it just isn't there!
It isn't there because it is supposed to have transformed into a sense of vocation to save her family and ppl in the 仙門 after she had that conversation with the Time God who basically told her that this is your destinied responsibility basically, and she heard it from her father as well right before she was sucked into the time travelling light. She's already picked up the pieces and 振作ed and knows that she has to pretend to be someone else now in yexiwu's body, so it would not have worked at all if she kept griefing openly anyway.
@@am99__ She's not acting professionally, either, but like a naïve transmigrator. Even just a few moments of sadness/shock/anger before she resigned herself would've worked wonders.
@@yaelthesnail I feel like yea there just have been some scenes like that that have been cut for brevity. It read through alot of comments on this video and interestingly a few did point out the sensd of disjointedness between scenes. It does make a difference, but also I think for them to chop things down from 60 to 40 episodes is quite nearly impossible but they managed it so I would be more lenient when it comes to that and try to focus more on the overall storytelling knowing things have been forcibly condensed
@@yaelthesnail yep agree. I am not expecting grievance, but a few second shot of her trying to calm herself down and get herself together to carry out whatever mission her dad gave her is enough. She needs to understand that if she fails this mission, her whole clan is going to be wiped out. That's no common pressure. 😂
i love this drama... good story line, it's quite fast pace, not too draggy... love all the actors... the colour of this drama also beautiful, I'm not professional or someone very particular so i cannot spot any bad things about technical things (my only measure if a drama good or not is whether i can continue to watch the next ep or not) the only problem i can think of is they wear their headpiece to sleep 😂
i first found this drama through a manhua by the same name. the manhua only has a few chapters, so i got curious and binge watched the drama instead. i'd say that there are many cliches and icks that i just can't overlook in the plot, especially the villain being evil just for the sake of being evil.
the devil god was born because there were sufferings and negative things in the world such as starvation, murder, etc, happening to living beings. it's also stated that as long as there are sufferings, the devil god can't perish. i don't remember whether it's explicitly explained in the drama or not, but by that logic, the devil god should be thriving if there are more beings suffering from those negative things. but no, the devil god's true purpose is destroying EVERYTHING in the world. wouldn't it mean that the devil god will lose his "ration"? how the hell will he even survive if there's no more suffering because there's no more living being??? who's gonna suffer if he kills all people, the devil god himself???
also, why does every villain in stories like video games, animes, dramas, always wanna destroy stuffs? like, what benefit do they get from it? it's never explained, there's no logic behind it. it's just because: "oh i'm the devil so i'm gonna do what people usually think as 'evil' without any valid logic and reason. ho ho ho." that's ridiculous. it's like kingdom hearts plot about "light" vs "darkness". it's just simplified to the point of stupidity: light = good, darkness = bad. what the fuck is that supposed to mean anyway? it just feels like a bunch of mumbo jumbo BS.
there's also the ick typically found in badly executed fantasy/supernatural stories. i get it that this is a fantasy setting and not everything has to be realistic. but make it make sense, set a few ground rules. an example i can remember on top of my head is the OG devil god's capability to posses the body of a person with the evil bone inside of themselves. if he can posses anybody, why didn't he immediately posses TTJ when he could immediately take control of dimian's body? did the OG devil god need to wait a certain period of time? was there a prerequisite? it's never explained, or maybe i just don't remember. my point is, a good supernatural/fantasy stories have to have solid rules for their fantasy worlds. you can expand the story from just a few simple rules. a good example is death note. a mystical note book that can kill people if you write their name on it. it's simple, no complicated mumbo jumbo BS needed.
I've reached Ep18 before deciding to watch your video in case of spoilers, and I think I'm possessed because I'm enjoying the drama despite the flaws HAHAHA (esp in Ep8 which I was having a field day from the lack of logic with the ambush scene). Your points are spot on and something I noticed too, where the hair decor/outer clothing is not removed before sleeping!
Regardless I think I might keep watching because the acting is brilliant personally. Both LYX and Bailu are incredible. But honestly hearing the hashtags mentioned at the end is so appalling. They did LYX so dirty it's bizzarre. Not entirely sure I want to keep supporting the platform or the drama. But thank you for the honest review, and the observations about lighting is something I never considered.
I think it's because the series deviates from the plot of the original novel. In the novel, ML becomes a darker character and FL also torments him for a while, but she then realizes that ML also has a lot of betrayal and hatred from those around him, turning him evil. That is why she began to sympathize with him.
However, I dislike the part in the memory of the dragon god and the clam princess's dream. Not a true ML and FL reincarnation, just different characters, so I don't know what that brings. The only advantage I can think of is that it can provide a brief history of the ancients, but these parts consume more episodes than necessary.
Somehow this series really pulling me in, I can't wait for the next episode. Now that you have mention some of the negatives. I do see some of the flaws. Make up is bad, there's not enough emphasis on how the female lead feel about being force to protect the main lead, there's major plot hole pushing the storyline. They did made a couple of good ideas, such as speeding up the storyline to avoid overthinking, chemistry of the main leads are good. I'm very impress with the 2nd female lead acting ability. I hate her, but I can see it's because of her acting, she's quite impressive at making people emotional. and true, they didn't do much or explain much about the 2nd lead couple. Good analysis as always!!
Who wouldn't want to watch this great costumes and visuals. I like it with it's shortcomings. As you said bad directing, I detected that too. We are chasing it TILL THE END OF THE MOON😍😍😍
I don't think it's bad. It's off a novel. And in wuxia land nothing makes sense and everything's a fantasy. If I wanted to watch a drama that everything made sense it would be very boring. Also in the novel the ML guy is supposed to look sick and very thin from all the mistreatment in the novel so the eye shadow makeup isn't bad.
Its Xianxia( you know, Immortals, Gods, Demons, Powers, cultivation etc....) Where as Wuxia( is more Kong fu, and other different style of fight, cultivation, but no literal Gods and Demons entity and mostly just focus in the mortal world)
@@multistan9582 yes you're correct, I meant xianxia not wuxia. Both are all fantasy and there's no need for this drama to make sense like in real life is what my point is towards this video.
@@drama4you_ Yes that's true, its a fantasy world so comparing it to real life....well....We'll be here all day with a notepad pointing out the faults😂😂😂
Almost 30 eps in, and this drama has lost its mind. Lol. I don't know what the female lead is thinking. I admit I'm fast-forwarding through things, and I might've missed important details lol, but for real, I CANNOT understand the female lead. Wth. The male lead is obviously obsessed with her, and I can roll with his obsession because of his trauma, but the female lead goes randomly back and forth inside her emotions and just derails everyone else's emotions and stories. Either you're morally grounded and do right by your family from the future by killing the guy or you love the guy and choose to let him live! I DON'T UNDERSTAND. Her being hot and cold makes absolutely no sense because she is mostly hot and in love with him, giiiiiiiiirrrrllllll!!
I agree with you!!!!! I just finished the drama and it is sooooo traumatizing for my mental health omgosh(!) I'm reading the novel now to neutralize my emotional damage.
I am revisiting Cdramas after a bit of a break and I'm having trouble figuring out where to find timely and intelligent writing. I loved the way clues were dropped and intentionally shot in Love Between Fairy and Devil and I'm willing to watch any genre as long as the character development and writing and direction is of a similar quality. Perhaps I am ignorant to a place to find recommendations based on these things and not simply by genre or actor, but I'd appreciate any recommendations of dramas or perhaps an AvenueX playlist that I am as of yet unaware of that indicates the best dramas she'd recommend.
I am enjoying this drama but it's more or less in a brain-switched-off way. If you think about the plot for more than 2 minutes, it starts to fall apart entirely.
China's criticism on this drama just keep getting worse and worse as the plot progresses. It makes this rant come off generous 😂
Eu comecei a assistir esse review quando o Drama saiu e no meio parei por que ficou bem claro que ela tem um problema específico com algo, na época eu não sabia o que mas sabia que se continuasse isso ia interferir na minha experiencia com o Drama (eu nunca deixo a critica de ninguém interferir nas minhas opinioes sobre o Drama a não ser que seja para acrescentar) Em geral ela começa um Review com o nome do drama nome dos diretores atores e a fonte do material para o roteiro, nesse caso não houve nada disso e ela ja partiu para o ataque. Eu assisti o Drama primeiro e hoje voltei para terminar de ver a critica para tentar entender o por que de uma nota tão baixa num dos Dramas mais comentados do Ano, e pude compreender. Devo dizer a qualquer um que leia esse comentário o seguinte: Assista o Drama primeiro e depois volte aqui, o que ela fala; como sempre; tem lógica e razão, mas não é por isso que vamos deixar de apreciar o trabalho dos atores, figurinistas(e que trabalho maravilhoso), maquiadores, Diretores de set e fotografia sem falar na qualidade do CGI. E nesses quesitos esse Drama é um show. Ela não gostou nem se deu ao trabalho de procurar entender a maquiagem que tanto a irritou mas eu entendi a mensagem do maquiador( Quem vive com fome, não dorme direito, vive assombrado seja nos sonhos e na realidade não pode ter um rostinho lindo, e essa é a vida de Tantai Jin) quanto ao exagero das ombreiras, volto a colocar alguns pontos, Leo Yunxi é lindo mas tem uma compleição para lá de magra, a ponto de deixar alguns adereços bem estranhos nele, mas a meu ver não diminui a beleza do trabalho do artesão que criou os detalhes das roupas, a cor me agradou e tenho certeza que agradou a muitos ocidentais, eu enetendo ela se chatear pois descaracteriza a cultura Chinesa, mas hoje as plataformas sabem que existe um publico ocidental que ve e compra as plataformas, negar isso é bobagem e o Drama é feito para entreter, contar sobre o pais e sua cultura mas também para ganhar dinheiro, enquanto os fans assitirem e não pedirem mudança muitas outras descaracterizações vao ocorrer. Quantos às questões feministas que aborda aqui, totalmente entendo e comungo com suas opiniões, porém isso não me impede de ver e apreciar o Drama com as devidas ressalvas. Emfim espero que quem veja a critica dela que é maravilhosa como sempre, também de um voto à dúvida, assista e goste tanto quanto eu gostei. para eu é um Drama para Duas minas de ouro e para específicamente o trabalho de Léo e Bai Lu 3 minas de ouro.
I also consider myself picky when it comes to choosing dramas, but for me this is different from others of the same genre. Perhaps the greatest credit goes to the actors, and I enjoy every episode and I will stay until the end, I like it.
Her review is so technical, whatever what matters is I enjoyed the story, watching the action scenes & most of all the acting skills of the main lead. Waiting here for the next season.
Am i the only one who didn't see any makeup background things and only watched the story 😂
I'm on ep 18 right now. The only issued I have right now is the way they cut certain scenes. It felt like is not smooth. You can tell they put a really good amount of money in this drama, especially that devil god and sea dragon fight and the army entering jing kingdom.
So I saw your new vid and your expression picture on front and decided not to click bc I'm really enjoying this show and I didn'twant you to ruin it for me. Then I decided to click and see the reason behind that face expression.
I have to say I agree with all of your criticisms and all are very valid and I noticed them myself but they didn't ruin my enjoyment somehow. LYX is an amazing actor and his facial expressions are so on point. I've been his fan since My Sunshine but have to say his acting is just another level here. This alone and his chemistry with BL are most probably going to keep me watching till the end. I can't resist his eyes. 😅
I have watched many fantasy Cdramas, and I'll say that if this show is bad then other Cdramas should not even exist.. Fantasy Cdramas are always full of plot holes but I guess this one has one of the least plot holes among all of them, and not to mention awesome CGI and even above that costumes are completely mesmerizing..
One complaint about this drama I have is that at some places I feel story is randomly cut off. For eg: When TantaiJin was really injured by poison and other bodily harms but was saved by Ye Xiwu using power of World Jade, at that time Tantai Jin was unconscious and went to dream and was in conversation with Devil God, but in very next scene he appears, we see him conquering Jin Kingdom, like how randomly story jumped to that??
I don't know but if its crazy then i am really loving the crazy. I don't think Chinese drama does romance well anyways. The love stories is alway sad and tragic. So i am actually surprise about all the sweetness so early on. Normally in these c dramas the love just pops up out of the blue after a lot of fighting. I love this drama and i love YunXi, and because of history in dance. I love his uniqueness. Dont worry other are reading it.
At least nobody Falls in the mouth of a male caracter... malecccara
Western even more sucks doing romance.
After almost a year since her video talking about the changes that needed to be made in xianxia genre, when finally we encounter a production that takes some of those same risks she had claimed for, she ripped it apart. Not only that, she distances herself from her usual way of reviewing, and couldn´t find one good thing. It felt completely biased (I can´t believe she talked well about Romance in the little forest and here...). It was a total disappointment seeing this lack of coherent, needles to say that usually, her ways of giving negative reviews for other dramas - despite me liking them or not - are quite rude to so I´m prioritizing other review channels. Eventually, it´s a matter of taste but never follow blindly what others say and keep an inquisitive and open mind to judge despite other voices. With wisdom and experience come respect. This comment is for those that read this section: this show has magnificent visuals - costumes are great and exquisite, CGI stunning, dramatic color palette and recreation of every world - and very good performances, with an outstanding ML one - very very very rare to find in xianxia. It´s not perfect: it suffers from the 40-episode rule and some problems with the characterization of the FL, but is very good and breaks some boundaries for future dramas. Finally, we have a real dark ML that evolves and we don´t have a naive childish-voice fairy that has to be rescued all the time, besides the good aspects mentioned before. Also, it requires you as a viewer to have patience to unveil the plot and understand some things.
She's a hypocrite suffering from ageism. It's like she's too old to appreciate naivety or understand passion and she's proud of it. A drama made exactly to her liking will not be enjoyable to watch lol
Absolutely! And her whole 'the female lead has gone through trauma so this is the only way she should react in a new environment' thing is annoying. People with trauma respond in different ways. Not that i didn't have issues with li su su. Sangjiu's character made perfect sense tho. Li su su's felt like it was missing a lot of bits. And i found this story so damn personal. Having experienced anhedonia, pssd, depression, a vicious inner critic that resembles the ancient devil god's voice and struggled with moral dilemmas...i so deeply related to the main lead's evolution...
I found it so interesting, that he had cognitive empathy in the beginning, but not affective empathy.
Something about his state spoke to me so deeply...
Yes it's set in fantasy but his pain seems real.
And imo, his makeup in the beginning helps emphasize how sickly and weak he was...
Honestly i think the whole thing was brilliant. I'm actually rewatching it cuz I loved it that much.
Yes there's a glaring time travel plot whole in that, if time can be changed then how is that in the future (universe b), dimian was able to relate what the devil god told him about his sufferings ?
I kindof hate that scene because it takes away from the whole you can fight your destiny theme ...
Overall I agree, this wasn't a very fair review. Yes this drama has issues but it has soo many good things too !
Your points are valid but I admit that I'm enjoying the show, It's entertaining... 😂👍