The ending is pretty clear to me, though I can see how it can be interpreted as an open ending to some. He returned to her as he promised he would. It looking dream-like is the aesthetic styling of the director which he likes to use in many instances throughout the drama with the flowers falling and their clothes blowing in the wind. But it is not a dream. The book ending is similar, but the book explains a bit of how he survived, in that help comes at the last minute and he defeats the rebels and has to take time to recuperate then returns home to A-Li. They have a daughter and are happily married which they do show in this special ep 40.5. I wish the show had included that scene (of help arriving) but I guess they thought a lot of people would get it because they read the book? Idk but it’s obvious (to me at least) that the end was not a dream.
I feel the same. Even without the special episode (and not having read the book), I still see the end of ep 40 as a clear happy ending for XFF and XH. I'm just really sad about Lu Ji and Wen Ji 😢😢
Thank you for clearing this up :) Makes me real happy. I thought that he died and that this ending was real bitter to Xue Fang Fei. I have seen many other C-dramas where the main lead/leads did pass on and believed that this drama ending also followed the same tragic story ending. Many thanks for sharing :P
@@yazzay oh yes, their deaths I’m upset about because it feels as if it was a waste and wasn’t needed to move the story forward. They deserved to live and so did Tong-er. 😭
@@iryna_olexsandr Good to know they weren't killed in the book. I'm going to remember it that way. I felt it was overly angsty to kill both of them when I watched it, so I guess the director was going for some artistic trauma for us. :/
@@itsmeiambi cried so much for the last episode. And the scene when Fangfei remembered how Xiao Heng used to comb her hair in empty Duke Su’s mansion. Omg, this series has lots of breathtakingly cinematography!
This is a great drama with an amazingly well written script, good acting, beautiful cinematography, a clever female lead, and some unexpected twists and turns!
In those days when soldiers leave to fight wars, they are gone for several years. Xiao Heng was gone for a long time and it made the homecoming even sweeter with the beautifully grown plum blossom tree 😊
Is this only me, but I feel like chinese historical drama rarely have happy endings? Like from the historical dramas that I watched only few that have happy ending, the other were sad like one of them died, they didn't reunite in the end, or open ending. That's why I always hesitate to watch historical drama because i'm afraid of the ending 😢😂
I hear ya. I read some spoilers for A Journey to Love so I absolutely refused to watch the last few episodes. I had become attached to the characters and couldn't bear to watch them die.
Same. If I find out a drama has a bad ending before hand, I won't watch it, unless it has high ratings. I hate sad ending. Seems like most of the historical / period C dramas I've seen lately have sad endings. The modern era C drama seems to have happy ending.
@@mutiaalfinta6484 I already watched that drama. The reason I found the double because I searched her name to see if she has a new project after such a long time 😅
It was a happy ending , depends on how you look at it. I was satisfied with everything except when his bodyguards died , I cried and my kids thought I was crazy lol
@@debbiemadden1369 yeah sometimes writers tends to make it over dramatic thats what i dont like with this scenarios the story all along is great been waiting everyday for the episodes and the ending isnt great 🙄
yeah, the ending could have been way better. I was not that satisfied with the open ending feel of it and I didn't like that Wen Ji and Lu Ji didn't survive. At least, the special gave some closure
This drama was based in a novel that had a happy and satisfactory ending for the couple, for at least the one of the bodyguard and Tong who lived for a long time, but the director chose to give us an open, rushed and not a satisfactory ending while he gave also an extra of 5 secs episode with some scrubs and tiny pieces of the daily life and happiness of our couple we all deserved to see in the final in order to calm down the dissapointment and sad impressions. Imagine for such a good story based in a book which we knew the ending, the writer was the one who directed the drama.. Anyway I regret nothing. I adored the story, the actors and appreciated their hard work and intentions to give us a satisfactory drama. PS: I don't know who was the directorbut he was not very fond to romantic and affectionate interactions. So it was good that our couple had the necessary chemistry to make us love and support them..
Great drama. The English subtitles could use a little work. Didn't like the deaths of the loyal bodyguards. The 3 of them had great on-screen chemistry.
I love the FL she’s extremely talented! The ML is also amazing! He’s so sexy ! Love the chemistry of both leads ! The whole cast and crew is spectacular! Love this drama . Hope they have more drama together!!!! ❤
Well they pulled it off.👏🏾👏🏾 Yes, the cast and crew of The Double kept me watching until the end. Loved the entire cast but was sad that his Generals died in the end. Loved their characters. Unlike Love Like The Galaxy when Wu Lei’s General’s survived the finale battle these characters who were just as awesome die in the end.🥲 Overall an entertaining drama. The Double is a good watch. Enjoy!🌸💃🏽
this!! i share your sentiments that why i didnt pay for that Extra and just tried to watch recaps on YT. Turns out that on the book it has an happy ending BUT the director did the audience dirty. They dont want happy ending then faced backlash and now they release an Extra ep that should have been on the Finale episode in the first place. 😂 Good thing I read the comments now i can sleep. I have been binge watching this for 3 days straight never had a proper sleep and the director gave such an ending but backtracked and gave us extra😅😅 Im fuming 😅😅 reminds me of the early 20's kdrama that start off good and end with a either deadFL or deadML😅
In the scene where FL was brushing her hair alone, the ML flickered in to brush her hair. When she turned, he disappeared. I took this as him visiting her as he died - similar to the scenes earlier in the series where the dead visited her. In the final scenes, where she returned to the tree as promised, it had a dream-like quality. On the battlefield where he was surrounded and clutching the jade pendant between his teeth, I felt like he had died and his return to the tree was in spirit rather than in body. That's my take on it all. I'm actually kind of wanting to get my hands on the book, but I can't figure out where to buy the English translation of it is. If anyone knows, feel free to post.
i read on one of the comments on other videos that the ending on the book is a happy ending. ML is outnumbered but help arrived just in time, it says that they have defeated the rebels but the ML had took time to go home because he has to recuperate..but he did go back and had a happy life witj the FL.
That's the true ending but as you can tell from all these comments, A LOT of people can't handle a tragically beautiful love story so the director had to cater to this weak hearted crowd to give the "happy ending"
@@wanderingNprobablylost No, the book ended this way... happy ending.. with children, also the brothers didn't die in book. Why can there only be sad endings to be 'real'? And truly, there's a ton of people who love to cry and watch tragic stories also..But I actually don't see those people made fun of tho. interesting... Also, explain how people need it be a sad ending to be real, as if people aren't saved during war time, but they can excuse ALL the rest of the unrealistic things throughout the drama.. Flying from roof tops, rising from being buried alive, one man fighting 8 to 20 people in scenes, but later it's unrealistic for him to do so? And so much more.
@@itsmeiamb the way the movie was going: he was surrounded and his ghost came back, the most likely outcome is that he died, AND that's OK. But look through this comment section and witness how aversive that is to a lot of people. The point is to be comfortable with both good and bad. It apparently struck a nerve with you.
My friend and I just finished watching this on Netflix and I am sorry to say that I feel like I wasted all of the 40 episodes building up a rapport with Duke Su and Jiang Li. So it was a shock to see the final episode end with what appeared to be his final moments facing down a fresh arrival of enemy troops. I guess it must be a cultural thing that here in the United States, we prefer a "happy ending" where the good people are together and facing a happy and peaceful life together. This is the second Chinese drama that I've seen and the second one that ends with the death of one of the two main leads. I doubt seriously that there will be a third. Even as I write this I am very bitter about the death of so many good people. I understand that life does not care if you are good or bad, but I watch these shows for entertainment, not reality. If I want reality, I simply turn on the news and get my fill of hatred and evil.
Netflix doesn't have the special episode 40.5 that shows their happy married life and with their daughter. The book it was taken from has a happy ending. I agree that many Asian dramas have liked the aesthetic of the sad ending, but I do think that is a trend that is beginning to change. I also like to argue with people that say it's more realistic, because it's just as realistic that people survive tragic situations and go on to live full lives.
I get your pain dude. I love when dramas, any type of asian drama, have good happy endings. I REALLY enjoyed this drama but I didn't felt like I wasted my time watching it, the ending could've been interpreted in many ways, it seems more like an open ending than a hard one. When it was the scene with brushing her hair, it felt like to me that she missed him and wanted him to be there. And in the end, he technically returned back to her, but his death scene was never shown so it is very vague as to what happened. However, it is said there's an extra episode that Netflix didn't post (that's where I watched it) with their happy ending and they have a kid! If it makes you feel better, he doesn't die in the end of the novel/book and help comes to him during the battle. Him and Fangfei ends up having a kid. Don't be too angry, their canon ending is in the book and the drama's ending is like open for different interpretations. Many dramas just wanna be different and make it ambiguous instead of having a concrete ending, don't know why they do that but don't beat yourself up over it. So, to correct you, Duke Su didn't really die, but the ending is super vague and ambiguous
So the entire journey of love and tribulation doesn't matter, unless there's a "happy ending"? That's an emotionally shallow way to approach it, because you can drown in depth.
@@wanderingNprobablylost Some people have enough sadness or tribulation in their lives that they don't want it in entertainment. That's okay. It doesn't mean they don't understand 'depth' in stories.
This series The Double 墨雨云间 is an absolute masterpiece 🎊🎉 the actors, producer Yu Zheng and screenwriter Ren Ya Nan this is truly a fabulous series 💯. Loved it ❤❤❤
The original ending for the drama (not the novel) had Xiao Heng dying at the end, after being out numbered by the enemy. A there is a clip on twitter that shows where he was struck with an arrow after putting the pendant in his mouth, then he dies. It was Wang Xing Yue who told the director to give us a happy ending, hence the 5 minute clip of their life after marriage.
Where can you see the clip? I've read about an "Epilogue" online but Viki doesn't provide it. Maybe Netflix will when it gets to the ending. Otherwise it's clear he dies. He's alone on the battlefield with pendant in his mouth, prepared to die.
@@O.R.MellingYouku App has it but you have to purchase that last extra scene (happy ending) in order to watch it. I'm a VIP member on that App, i subscribed and pay because ep 4 onwards is VIP only then on that 40.5 i still.have to pay 😅 thats why i turn to YT and search for it 😅
@@nyangtries2645 wait so there is an extra mini episode of their ending? does this mean they have a truly happy ending and he didn't die? The ending in the drama could've been interpreted as good that he didn't die and returned to her or "bad" where he dies. It's been 2 months now, do I need to pay to see that or can I find it on here. I just finished this drama and would like to see that extra episode
MASTERPIECE "" OMG evrything is perfectly done from the caracters, colors of the clothes i mean i can go on the ending is sad but hopeful ❤thank u for this series
@@alice33 I don't think the brothers were killed in the book. Blame the director for that bad choice and the ambiguous way he shot the ending.. For me, the book is canon, and I"m going with that:)
I think it was done poorly in showing you why it could have happened that way. If you read the comments the book said help arrived and that's why he survived. OTH, I am always amused when people want to talk about something that isn't realistic in a drama like this when they spend their time fly to roof tops.
just finished watching this drama damn too good the last ep had me in tears goosebumps the male lead damnn soo handsome the jade pendant scene perfect chemistry the female lead awesome whole cast just awesome the last episode was damnn perfect🥰😍😍😍loved every ep of this drama
Duke gu xue fengfei do make a great couple I'd like to see their biological children and grandchildren later on future tv series?is jiang li biological related to xue fangfei via xue mother side of family because her uncle say you look like your mother when she was little and maybe xue jade pendant came from li family?
true. and now before i watch Cdrama i make sure that they are not the directors. No matter how good the plot is if they will be director I rather save myself from hearthache due to bad ending TBH😅
He's dead, the exact moment is his day dreaming on the battlefield and his spirit visiting her to comb her hair. The "happy ending" is for this shallow crowd of audience
Me too. It's like the story is still left hanging. And for some, the possibility that the leading actor is dead is there. Good thing I haven't watched this yet. Was waiting for the last episode to decide whether it is worth watching.
@@atozot09 no there is one more extra episode i didn't see it clearly before, search in the Google it's episode 40.5 it's a happy ending but there was no English subtitles so i didn't understand clearly what they was talking about but i don't think in the extra episode they explained how did he came back but not sure I have to wait for eng subtitles but anyway it was a happy ending
Oh! Ok. I will look for it before deciding to binge watch the entire series. I did manage to watch some clips and episodes but not the whole series as I fear the leading actor/actress might die or both of them would as Cdrama do tend to have this fascination of having one or both leading roles dying. 😂🤣😂🤣 Thank you for recommending it though. I will surely do some digging up on the Google search engine. 😁😁😁
@@atozot09you’re like me tho. I love watching wuxia/historical c drama but need to know the ending first before watching cause usually are sad ending. But this drama sooooo good that I watched it while ONGOING. It’s a good ending eventho they should elaborate more. Luckily has extra episode otherwise im gonna riot 🙃
@@elyacuty There was one comment on another channel that mentioned it was actually a happy ending. Try to search on Google episode 40.5, he did survive the battle. Only his 2 sidekicks died.
it is now available on Youku app but you have to pay extra for the scene with the child. But then before that you have to have VIP access to watch ep 4 onwards 😅
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I don't like this Cdrama never give great dramas a sound clear ending,is irritating ,cosmos times it makes the drama a one time watch as it courts a third of the satisfaction in the end.
Hey, are you okay. It's just a drama. You don't need to get that worked up over it. The drama was well made and worth it to watch. The lead actors had so much chemistry that it was sizzling. The combination of the actors, the settings, the music, the wind, the falling petals, flowy robes and ribbons, the slow motion, and the many close-ups, all elevated this drama to something magical. So what if there were barely any kiss scenes and I have developed a loathing for big candles that sit right next to people and obscure things. I got to say that their closeness and intimacy made me feel like a voyeur witnessing such private and heartfelt moments. About the bodyguards dying...it was a war. By all accounts, they were overwhelmed by the Dai army. It would have been unrealistic to expect no casualty from our guys. The scene portrays the personal loss for our main lead, rather than just random soldiers we don't know. Always expect death when going to war. I'm just glad Xiao Heng came back alive. The rest of it just life. See...I'm not worked up. At all
@@victoriahillsfusion He did come back at the very end of the last episode. And they also released a 5-minute special episode showing snippets of their lives together even 8 years into their marriage. They even wind up having a kid together. Xiao Heng is shown to be just as smitten as ever with his wife
It has been two months since the last episode of this drama, and I'm still pissed. The deaths of his trusty bodyguards and loyal friends should not have occurred in my humble opinion.
They didn't say it was other reality. It focused on their married life with their daughter and "celebrating" their 8th wedding anniversary. I read a comment telling that in the book the ending is happy, so maybe they followed the book for the special episode
I just finished this drama and honestly, it is probably one of the best chinese dramas I've seen. Before this, I've only realistically watched ONE chinese drama fully and that one was very good but this one surpasses that one. I don't really watch chinese dramas as the episodes are wayy too long for me but I'm glad I stayed through on this one. The plot was way too good and I love how the romance is very careful and gradual, not cheesy and in your face. I rate this show a 9.5/10 when it comes to dramas and I haven't rated any drama a 10 yet. I wish the ending could've been more detailed because it could've been interpreted very differently with different people. But nonetheless, the last episode made me tear up a lot and I LOVE this couple dynamic. It's honestly a shame that Shen Yurong decided to go the wrong path till the end and delude himself that he has Fangfei in his best interest. I didn't expect him to off himself in the end, he honestly had so many chances to do good, he brought that upon himself. Princess Wanning is ALSO delusional and her character was sad but interesting, the whole point of her being in the story was that she only cared about herself and was basically fighting OVER A MAN bc of her past. She messed with the wrong woman and caused her own death by going for someone she can't have. It proves a good point how some women will go CRAZY over men and that leads them to despair. I could talk about so many other characters but those two just made my blood boil so much. All in all, I LOVEE the actress playing Fangfei, she was a perfect role for this. She very much embodied Fangfei/Jiang Li and did her role super well; she deserves to be in historical dramas, they suit her a lot. Duke Su's actor was also amazing, both deserved the main leads 100%. And I loved Duke Su's two guards as well, a shame that their lives were lost for the greater good :( I'm glad the ending was technically a good ending.
Its so clear to me this final! Look the clothes and the jade’s pendant. It was to Make reference to Xiao Heng! As he promissed to her that he would return exactly that time. Happy end! 🥲
I found the ending confusing and upsetting after watching such a captivating drama it should have had a happy ending, killing off the bodyguards was heartbreaking, thank goodness for the epilogue. I wish the show had including this scene it would have made it so much more impactful and leaving the viewers happy, eagerly awaiting the next drama.
This is defines one of the best c-dramas made ....since i waded through some vary poor /medioce/ sexist dramas..i can say with confidence .. I love it whem they make a drama where the characters all actually make sense and have brains ... And the story is done so well.that even if there were loopholes you couldn't care less.. If at all i was dissapointed..personally...was that killing both Wen Ji and Lu ji was unnecessary...atleast spare one ... And again personal.opinion ..the A-Li was such a well written character that i wish someone a little younger ( her character is young and the actress looks older) and a tad better ? ..shes done a good job but 9/10 ..vs ..most of the other characters where i would say casting was perfect
The last scene was so unnecessary. They could’ve end it after the consummation marriage. 😂. I swear my heart couldn’t take it if he doesn’t come back alive. I don’t care what anyone say about their age gap. I don’t see it and they have the most amazing chemistry ❤. This is an amazing drama and all the cast act the heck out of their role. Beautifully done 👍
Oh no, if no conclusive ending I am going to stop watching it, I hate these open endings, I am on episode 22 which will be my last one, no more, not wasting my time with sad endings
No I saw all the episodes. No daughter. And a dream of return at the end. Just a dream. Because of the war, war is not a dream. I’m very furious because I lost 40x 45 minutes of my life for this drama for nothing than tears.
Love is even more beautiful when it's tragic. The real ending is him dying. The moment of his death and day dreaming is when his spirit visits her to comb her hair. She knows that he's gone at that moment and still choose to wait for him. This is the true ending. The alternate where he ride back on a horse is designed for weak hearted audiences who want a fairy tale ending, but it's also the reason they never show his face because the director doesn't really believe in it. It's all a dream for the "happy ending" crowd.
Nope, why do you spread this lie? The book has the happy ending shown in the special episode. 'Love is more beautiful when it's tragic?' I can't even respond to how twisted that sounds.
@@wanderingNprobablylost I felt a need to reply because I see you going down the list and telling everyone what the 'real' ending was, but you are wrong. So, I'm unclear why you would do that. That's what I don't get .
@@itsmeiamb because there's beauty in both happy ending and tragic ending, plus I heard the original ending had him dead but someone wanted a happy ending so they forced the director to insinuated that he's alive. It'd been perfect when his ghost visited her and she waits alone underneath the blossoming tree. To each their own.
@@wanderingNprobablylost sorry if I am repeating here, I am not sure I posted my reply. I heard that the director wanted a sad ending also. But don't forget, the director was making a decision going against the original happy ending in the book. And when you say someone 'forced' him to change into a happy ending ( we weren't there), if so, wasn't he just changing it back to what it's supposed to be? Perhaps some wise person said 'hey, should we go against what the author intended?) Because these two escaped countless near deaths situations throughout the drama, why is only the last one, one you can't accept? And the director then did not 'insinuate' he was alive, but showed he was and got married and had a child, just like the original source. The fact that you keep pushing that it was a dream and a tragic ending is, it seems, something you wanted to see . I guess you think it would be more beautiful. But it just doesn't make it true, based on the book and the drama which both had a happy ending. Also, I don't find beauty in tragedy, if that isn't clear:) there's no beauty in losing someone you love, or brutality, war, loss... if you paint it with an artist's brush, it doesn't make it beautiful to me.
for anyone ,whi things its not a happy endi g no its have happy ending.go deamacool app .episode 4.5.❤️masterpeaice.amazing drama.i cry dor both jiang li.😢😂❤❤
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The ending is pretty clear to me, though I can see how it can be interpreted as an open ending to some. He returned to her as he promised he would. It looking dream-like is the aesthetic styling of the director which he likes to use in many instances throughout the drama with the flowers falling and their clothes blowing in the wind. But it is not a dream. The book ending is similar, but the book explains a bit of how he survived, in that help comes at the last minute and he defeats the rebels and has to take time to recuperate then returns home to A-Li. They have a daughter and are happily married which they do show in this special ep 40.5. I wish the show had included that scene (of help arriving) but I guess they thought a lot of people would get it because they read the book? Idk but it’s obvious (to me at least) that the end was not a dream.
I feel the same. Even without the special episode (and not having read the book), I still see the end of ep 40 as a clear happy ending for XFF and XH. I'm just really sad about Lu Ji and Wen Ji 😢😢
Thank you for clearing this up :) Makes me real happy. I thought that he died and that this ending was real bitter to Xue Fang Fei. I have seen many other C-dramas where the main lead/leads did pass on and believed that this drama ending also followed the same tragic story ending. Many thanks for sharing :P
@@yazzay oh yes, their deaths I’m upset about because it feels as if it was a waste and wasn’t needed to move the story forward. They deserved to live and so did Tong-er. 😭
@@heineels3135 You’re welcome! I agree, C-drama land loves their tragic & sad endings but thankfully this isn’t one. 🙏🏼
Could you please name of the book
The two bodyguard guard of xiao heng should not die they r very cute , it's a cruelty cruel writer ☹️
У книзі хлопці не померли. Хлопці загинули тільки в кіносценарії, тому автор книги не винен.
💔🥺sad. I love them too
@@iryna_olexsandr Good to know they weren't killed in the book. I'm going to remember it that way. I felt it was overly angsty to kill both of them when I watched it, so I guess the director was going for some artistic trauma for us. :/
@@itsmeiambi cried so much for the last episode. And the scene when Fangfei remembered how Xiao Heng used to comb her hair in empty Duke Su’s mansion. Omg, this series has lots of breathtakingly cinematography!
This is a great drama with an amazingly well written script, good acting, beautiful cinematography, a clever female lead, and some unexpected twists and turns!
Where u watched hole drama
Appreciate how all the characters did their best in portraying the story
I agreed
He left planting a tiny tree,,, and come back when the tree was big,,,, He took really a good time to come back!!!
In those days when soldiers leave to fight wars, they are gone for several years. Xiao Heng was gone for a long time and it made the homecoming even sweeter with the beautifully grown plum blossom tree 😊
Is this only me, but I feel like chinese historical drama rarely have happy endings? Like from the historical dramas that I watched only few that have happy ending, the other were sad like one of them died, they didn't reunite in the end, or open ending. That's why I always hesitate to watch historical drama because i'm afraid of the ending 😢😂
I hear ya. I read some spoilers for A Journey to Love so I absolutely refused to watch the last few episodes. I had become attached to the characters and couldn't bear to watch them die.
Same. If I find out a drama has a bad ending before hand, I won't watch it, unless it has high ratings. I hate sad ending. Seems like most of the historical / period C dramas I've seen lately have sad endings. The modern era C drama seems to have happy ending.
Try The story of yanxi palace. It has the same actress as the female lead. I knew the double would be a great drama once I saw the actress
Same I become so attached. But I beleive u will love wonderland of love
@@mutiaalfinta6484 I already watched that drama. The reason I found the double because I searched her name to see if she has a new project after such a long time 😅
So theres no happy ending the two bodyguards was killed too😢
It was a happy ending , depends on how you look at it. I was satisfied with everything except when his bodyguards died , I cried and my kids thought I was crazy lol
@@debbiemadden1369 yeah sometimes writers tends to make it over dramatic thats what i dont like with this scenarios the story all along is great been waiting everyday for the episodes and the ending isnt great 🙄
yeah, the ending could have been way better. I was not that satisfied with the open ending feel of it and I didn't like that Wen Ji and Lu Ji didn't survive. At least, the special gave some closure
The 2 bodyguard my favorite 😭
This drama was based in a novel that had a happy and satisfactory ending for the couple, for at least the one of the bodyguard and Tong who lived for a long time, but the director chose to give us an open, rushed and not a satisfactory ending while he gave also an extra of 5 secs episode with some scrubs and tiny pieces of the daily life and happiness of our couple we all deserved to see in the final in order to calm down the dissapointment and sad impressions. Imagine for such a good story based in a book which we knew the ending, the writer was the one who directed the drama.. Anyway I regret nothing. I adored the story, the actors and appreciated their hard work and intentions to give us a satisfactory drama. PS: I don't know who was the directorbut he was not very fond to romantic and affectionate interactions. So it was good that our couple had the necessary chemistry to make us love and support them..
I love The Double, it is just made beautifully.
Same I hope they do more seasons ?
So it has a happy ending?
Great drama. The English subtitles could use a little work. Didn't like the deaths of the loyal bodyguards. The 3 of them had great on-screen chemistry.
I love the FL she’s extremely talented! The ML is also amazing! He’s so sexy ! Love the chemistry of both leads ! The whole cast and crew is spectacular! Love this drama . Hope they have more drama together!!!! ❤
Well they pulled it off.👏🏾👏🏾
Yes, the cast and crew of The Double kept me watching until the end. Loved the entire cast but was sad that his Generals died in the end. Loved their characters. Unlike Love Like The Galaxy when Wu Lei’s General’s survived the finale battle these characters who were just as awesome die in the end.🥲 Overall an entertaining drama. The Double is a good watch. Enjoy!🌸💃🏽
I hate how Youkou tries to milk their VIP customers with extra charges for the "extra" episode.
this!! i share your sentiments that why i didnt pay for that Extra and just tried to watch recaps on YT.
Turns out that on the book it has an happy ending BUT the director did the audience dirty. They dont want happy ending then faced backlash and now they release an Extra ep that should have been on the Finale episode in the first place. 😂
Good thing I read the comments now i can sleep. I have been binge watching this for 3 days straight never had a proper sleep and the director gave such an ending but backtracked and gave us extra😅😅 Im fuming 😅😅 reminds me of the early 20's kdrama that start off good and end with a either deadFL or deadML😅
I'm glad to have a Viki subscription and missed all those advertisements.
In the scene where FL was brushing her hair alone, the ML flickered in to brush her hair. When she turned, he disappeared. I took this as him visiting her as he died - similar to the scenes earlier in the series where the dead visited her. In the final scenes, where she returned to the tree as promised, it had a dream-like quality. On the battlefield where he was surrounded and clutching the jade pendant between his teeth, I felt like he had died and his return to the tree was in spirit rather than in body.
That's my take on it all. I'm actually kind of wanting to get my hands on the book, but I can't figure out where to buy the English translation of it is. If anyone knows, feel free to post.
i read on one of the comments on other videos that the ending on the book is a happy ending. ML is outnumbered but help arrived just in time, it says that they have defeated the rebels but the ML had took time to go home because he has to recuperate..but he did go back and had a happy life witj the FL.
The double episode 41 in Dramacool , happy ending :)
That's the true ending but as you can tell from all these comments, A LOT of people can't handle a tragically beautiful love story so the director had to cater to this weak hearted crowd to give the "happy ending"
@@wanderingNprobablylost No, the book ended this way... happy ending.. with children, also the brothers didn't die in book. Why can there only be sad endings to be 'real'? And truly, there's a ton of people who love to cry and watch tragic stories also..But I actually don't see those people made fun of tho. interesting... Also, explain how people need it be a sad ending to be real, as if people aren't saved during war time, but they can excuse ALL the rest of the unrealistic things throughout the drama.. Flying from roof tops, rising from being buried alive, one man fighting 8 to 20 people in scenes, but later it's unrealistic for him to do so? And so much more.
@@itsmeiamb the way the movie was going: he was surrounded and his ghost came back, the most likely outcome is that he died, AND that's OK. But look through this comment section and witness how aversive that is to a lot of people. The point is to be comfortable with both good and bad. It apparently struck a nerve with you.
Why did Luo Ji and Wen Ji died, they were so good toward their master Xiao Heng.
My friend and I just finished watching this on Netflix and I am sorry to say that I feel like I wasted all of the 40 episodes building up a rapport with Duke Su and Jiang Li. So it was a shock to see the final episode end with what appeared to be his final moments facing down a fresh arrival of enemy troops. I guess it must be a cultural thing that here in the United States, we prefer a "happy ending" where the good people are together and facing a happy and peaceful life together. This is the second Chinese drama that I've seen and the second one that ends with the death of one of the two main leads. I doubt seriously that there will be a third. Even as I write this I am very bitter about the death of so many good people. I understand that life does not care if you are good or bad, but I watch these shows for entertainment, not reality. If I want reality, I simply turn on the news and get my fill of hatred and evil.
Netflix doesn't have the special episode 40.5 that shows their happy married life and with their daughter. The book it was taken from has a happy ending. I agree that many Asian dramas have liked the aesthetic of the sad ending, but I do think that is a trend that is beginning to change. I also like to argue with people that say it's more realistic, because it's just as realistic that people survive tragic situations and go on to live full lives.
I get your pain dude. I love when dramas, any type of asian drama, have good happy endings. I REALLY enjoyed this drama but I didn't felt like I wasted my time watching it, the ending could've been interpreted in many ways, it seems more like an open ending than a hard one. When it was the scene with brushing her hair, it felt like to me that she missed him and wanted him to be there. And in the end, he technically returned back to her, but his death scene was never shown so it is very vague as to what happened. However, it is said there's an extra episode that Netflix didn't post (that's where I watched it) with their happy ending and they have a kid! If it makes you feel better, he doesn't die in the end of the novel/book and help comes to him during the battle. Him and Fangfei ends up having a kid. Don't be too angry, their canon ending is in the book and the drama's ending is like open for different interpretations. Many dramas just wanna be different and make it ambiguous instead of having a concrete ending, don't know why they do that but don't beat yourself up over it. So, to correct you, Duke Su didn't really die, but the ending is super vague and ambiguous
So the entire journey of love and tribulation doesn't matter, unless there's a "happy ending"? That's an emotionally shallow way to approach it, because you can drown in depth.
@@wanderingNprobablylost Some people have enough sadness or tribulation in their lives that they don't want it in entertainment. That's okay. It doesn't mean they don't understand 'depth' in stories.
This series The Double 墨雨云间 is an absolute masterpiece 🎊🎉 the actors, producer Yu Zheng and screenwriter Ren Ya Nan this is truly a fabulous series 💯. Loved it ❤❤❤
What epic scenes in this drama❤❤❤❤❤❤ worth watching this series.
This drama is excellent in a whole … excellent performances, script, scenery, photography…. ❤❤❤❤❤
The original ending for the drama (not the novel) had Xiao Heng dying at the end, after being out numbered by the enemy. A there is a clip on twitter that shows where he was struck with an arrow after putting the pendant in his mouth, then he dies. It was Wang Xing Yue who told the director to give us a happy ending, hence the 5 minute clip of their life after marriage.
Where can you see the clip? I've read about an "Epilogue" online but Viki doesn't provide it. Maybe Netflix will when it gets to the ending. Otherwise it's clear he dies. He's alone on the battlefield with pendant in his mouth, prepared to die.
@@O.R.MellingYouku App has it but you have to purchase that last extra scene (happy ending) in order to watch it. I'm a VIP member on that App, i subscribed and pay because ep 4 onwards is VIP only then on that 40.5 i still.have to pay 😅 thats why i turn to YT and search for it 😅
@@nyangtries2645 wait so there is an extra mini episode of their ending? does this mean they have a truly happy ending and he didn't die? The ending in the drama could've been interpreted as good that he didn't die and returned to her or "bad" where he dies. It's been 2 months now, do I need to pay to see that or can I find it on here. I just finished this drama and would like to see that extra episode
MASTERPIECE "" OMG evrything is perfectly done from the caracters, colors of the clothes i mean i can go on the ending is sad but hopeful ❤thank u for this series
At Netflix there is no special end... just that vivid scene between A DREAM OR REALITY
The book must be stupid if the guards were killed. I’m being driven from these dramas. They start out great then end up awful.
Indeed irritating. Why the self destruction. So much potential and then nada. K-drama to the emotional pdsd rescue.
@@alice33 I don't think the brothers were killed in the book. Blame the director for that bad choice and the ambiguous way he shot the ending.. For me, the book is canon, and I"m going with that:)
I loved that ending. Life in those times was tragic! Beautiful dream like ending. Perfect. Extra scene was just nonsense!!
I think it was done poorly in showing you why it could have happened that way. If you read the comments the book said help arrived and that's why he survived. OTH, I am always amused when people want to talk about something that isn't realistic in a drama like this when they spend their time fly to roof tops.
just finished watching this drama damn too good the last ep had me in tears goosebumps the male lead damnn soo handsome the jade pendant scene perfect chemistry the female lead awesome whole cast just awesome the last episode was damnn perfect🥰😍😍😍loved every ep of this drama
Where can you watch the whole series??
@@Peaches600 kissasian or dramacool u can watch
@@Peaches600 dramacool my Asian tv kissasian
Очень интересная дорама. Сюжет отличный и актеры все👍👍👍 Дорама ❤❤❤
Duke gu xue fengfei do make a great couple I'd like to see their biological children and grandchildren later on future tv series?is jiang li biological related to xue fangfei via xue mother side of family because her uncle say you look like your mother when she was little and maybe xue jade pendant came from li family?
Where was this kid scene?
So just say it another writers n directors screwed up another Chinese drama that was destined for greatness. Same with The Journey ruined it.
true. and now before i watch Cdrama i make sure that they are not the directors. No matter how good the plot is if they will be director I rather save myself from hearthache due to bad ending TBH😅
Where can I find the bonus special ending episode
Does anyone know where I can watch the epilogue in the US? It isn’t on Netflix.
(I don’t have TikTok either)
Where can we find this 40.5 episode?
Where to watch the additional story?
So far so good, I’m watching up to 24eps , interesting & every one acting well !
Is there an episode or episodes after Episode 40???
And if yes, where can I find them?
xiao heng is dead or alive?? Please dear writers you have to clearly show if you want the character to be dead or live. Why put an open ending.
He's alive ..riding back to her as promised with her jade good luck charm
He's dead, the exact moment is his day dreaming on the battlefield and his spirit visiting her to comb her hair. The "happy ending" is for this shallow crowd of audience
Why open ending i hate open ending most 😭😭😭😭😭
Me too. It's like the story is still left hanging. And for some, the possibility that the leading actor is dead is there. Good thing I haven't watched this yet. Was waiting for the last episode to decide whether it is worth watching.
@@atozot09 no there is one more extra episode i didn't see it clearly before, search in the Google it's episode 40.5 it's a happy ending but there was no English subtitles so i didn't understand clearly what they was talking about but i don't think in the extra episode they explained how did he came back but not sure I have to wait for eng subtitles but anyway it was a happy ending
Oh! Ok. I will look for it before deciding to binge watch the entire series. I did manage to watch some clips and episodes but not the whole series as I fear the leading actor/actress might die or both of them would as Cdrama do tend to have this fascination of having one or both leading roles dying. 😂🤣😂🤣
Thank you for recommending it though. I will surely do some digging up on the Google search engine. 😁😁😁
@@atozot09you’re like me tho. I love watching wuxia/historical c drama but need to know the ending first before watching cause usually are sad ending. But this drama sooooo good that I watched it while ONGOING. It’s a good ending eventho they should elaborate more. Luckily has extra episode otherwise im gonna riot 🙃
@@elyacuty There was one comment on another channel that mentioned it was actually a happy ending. Try to search on Google episode 40.5, he did survive the battle. Only his 2 sidekicks died.
One of the best I've ever watched in my entire life. Hopefully, the ending is good
Netflix don have especial episode of the double
Just finished the drama. Very nice! But haven't seen the scene with the child???🤔
it is now available on Youku app but you have to pay extra for the scene with the child. But then before that you have to have VIP access to watch ep 4 onwards 😅
Very disappointed in the ending
Can't watch episode 23 onwards as there is no English subtitles.
why is the episode of doughter not show on the main movie
Many hated the ending of Untamed, and received a lot of criticism. So I guess this is a fix. I have seen many Chinese dramas doing this.
Yes, Untamed which also had a happy ( and spicy) ending in the book.. But they didn't make a special episode and we all know why.
@@itsmeiamb Yea….but I can read the novel for that spice…LOL
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Thank you for English translation 😊
Its in netflix
He never returned. It was a losing battle...
This was just her imagination, like when she saw her friend Jiang Li coming to say goodbye to her. RIP
I don't like this Cdrama never give great dramas a sound clear ending,is irritating ,cosmos times it makes the drama a one time watch as it courts a third of the satisfaction in the end.
Hey, are you okay. It's just a drama. You don't need to get that worked up over it. The drama was well made and worth it to watch. The lead actors had so much chemistry that it was sizzling. The combination of the actors, the settings, the music, the wind, the falling petals, flowy robes and ribbons, the slow motion, and the many close-ups, all elevated this drama to something magical. So what if there were barely any kiss scenes and I have developed a loathing for big candles that sit right next to people and obscure things. I got to say that their closeness and intimacy made me feel like a voyeur witnessing such private and heartfelt moments. About the bodyguards dying...it was a war. By all accounts, they were overwhelmed by the Dai army. It would have been unrealistic to expect no casualty from our guys. The scene portrays the personal loss for our main lead, rather than just random soldiers we don't know. Always expect death when going to war. I'm just glad Xiao Heng came back alive. The rest of it just life.
See...I'm not worked up.
At all
But according to this preview, ml went to war again and it seems like he won't make it back
@@victoriahillsfusion He did come back at the very end of the last episode. And they also released a 5-minute special episode showing snippets of their lives together even 8 years into their marriage. They even wind up having a kid together. Xiao Heng is shown to be just as smitten as ever with his wife
It has been two months since the last episode of this drama, and I'm still pissed. The deaths of his trusty bodyguards and loyal friends should not have occurred in my humble opinion.
This drama is superb !
Bagus bgt ceritanya.
I don't like this ending
I didn't like the ending of the Double. They should've shown more on Duke Su returning from battle.
Epic drama loved it . Congratulations to all teams .
Horrible final scene! I loved the drama, but absolutely hated it. Also hated that the two bodyguards also die.
The double is a good watch
Well, I hope they didn't send their so called ending to alternate reality,that is what they do ,super crap,when will cdrama ever get it right.
They didn't say it was other reality. It focused on their married life with their daughter and "celebrating" their 8th wedding anniversary. I read a comment telling that in the book the ending is happy, so maybe they followed the book for the special episode
I really like this drama. The princess is really good actress.
You are right but, she is crazy as hell.
Y cant they just give that small ending
They all gave to kill our favorite why it make no sense
Ahh amo la historia quería más desarrollo pero aun así la amo.
I just finished this drama and honestly, it is probably one of the best chinese dramas I've seen. Before this, I've only realistically watched ONE chinese drama fully and that one was very good but this one surpasses that one. I don't really watch chinese dramas as the episodes are wayy too long for me but I'm glad I stayed through on this one. The plot was way too good and I love how the romance is very careful and gradual, not cheesy and in your face.
I rate this show a 9.5/10 when it comes to dramas and I haven't rated any drama a 10 yet. I wish the ending could've been more detailed because it could've been interpreted very differently with different people. But nonetheless, the last episode made me tear up a lot and I LOVE this couple dynamic. It's honestly a shame that Shen Yurong decided to go the wrong path till the end and delude himself that he has Fangfei in his best interest. I didn't expect him to off himself in the end, he honestly had so many chances to do good, he brought that upon himself. Princess Wanning is ALSO delusional and her character was sad but interesting, the whole point of her being in the story was that she only cared about herself and was basically fighting OVER A MAN bc of her past. She messed with the wrong woman and caused her own death by going for someone she can't have. It proves a good point how some women will go CRAZY over men and that leads them to despair. I could talk about so many other characters but those two just made my blood boil so much.
All in all, I LOVEE the actress playing Fangfei, she was a perfect role for this. She very much embodied Fangfei/Jiang Li and did her role super well; she deserves to be in historical dramas, they suit her a lot. Duke Su's actor was also amazing, both deserved the main leads 100%. And I loved Duke Su's two guards as well, a shame that their lives were lost for the greater good :( I'm glad the ending was technically a good ending.
WHERE TO WATCH THE EXTRA ENDING? 😭😭😭😭
Its so clear to me this final! Look the clothes and the jade’s pendant. It was to Make reference to Xiao Heng! As he promissed to her that he would return exactly that time. Happy end! 🥲
It's a messenger to deliver the news of his death and to return the pendant to her. Thats why his face is never shown
@@wanderingNprobablylost nope
Always sad ending...
Yup. Cdramas usually break your heart.
happy ending. search episode 41 dramacool :)
The leads end up alive and together..so not really a sad ending is it ?
@swetashetty941 it was not a sad ending. You may search for ep 41 dramacool. :)
no, it was a happy ending for the main couple. They had a child and happy married life. Sad for the brothers tho.
Great 🎥. Go China 🇨🇳
spoiler🤦♀️
I found the ending confusing and upsetting after watching such a captivating drama it should have had a happy ending, killing off the bodyguards was heartbreaking, thank goodness for the epilogue.
I wish the show had including this scene it would have made it so much more impactful and leaving the viewers happy, eagerly awaiting the next drama.
I don't like the ending 😢
This is defines one of the best c-dramas made ....since i waded through some vary poor /medioce/ sexist dramas..i can say with confidence ..
I love it whem they make a drama where the characters all actually make sense and have brains ...
And the story is done so well.that even if there were loopholes you couldn't care less..
If at all i was dissapointed..personally...was that killing both Wen Ji and Lu ji was unnecessary...atleast spare one ...
And again personal.opinion ..the A-Li was such a well written character that i wish someone a little younger ( her character is young and the actress looks older) and a tad better ? ..shes done a good job but 9/10 ..vs ..most of the other characters where i would say casting was perfect
❤️🔥
bello el duque su
The last scene was so unnecessary. They could’ve end it after the consummation marriage. 😂. I swear my heart couldn’t take it if he doesn’t come back alive. I don’t care what anyone say about their age gap. I don’t see it and they have the most amazing chemistry ❤. This is an amazing drama and all the cast act the heck out of their role. Beautifully done 👍
Sad ending
One of the best dramas I've seen/watched overall..... really really good
If no happy ending i will no longer watch chinese drama
Oh no, if no conclusive ending I am going to stop watching it, I hate these open endings, I am on episode 22 which will be my last one, no more, not wasting my time with sad endings
It is a happy ending just like the novel. Ep 40.5 has bonus content showing their happy ending.
Is there a place to watch this clip with the real audio not dumb review comments ?
I hate the ending😡... No one wants to spend lot of data and time on a drama with sad or open ending
That’s Not the end, there’s extra chapter after Episode 40 depicting their life after marriage
If no happy ending i will throw away my tv
Nem vou assistir mais da tudo errado vou perder tempo paremos vamos procurar outro.
ShaoHang , you are a good performer.
❤❤❤
Great Ending
wat time
Oh that so sad then the two close friends and bodyguards ended their life in the battlefield I was hoping that one of them is pair on the maid of Li
Sad ending !
Seems drama is Not a happy ending 😏.
Please tell me it has a happy ending
En telegram están todos los capítulos
Y después del CAP 40
Hay un CAP extra de 5 minutos donde ellos salen con la hija y ella da clases de poesía
I dont understand the ending.. Is there going to be another episode?
Watch special ep 40.5. It is a happy ending
Happy Ending?
Not like that
No it’s a sad ending.
No I saw all the episodes. No daughter. And a dream of return at the end. Just a dream. Because of the war, war is not a dream. I’m very furious because I lost 40x 45 minutes of my life for this drama for nothing than tears.
Yes,happy ending 🎉
@@tatiemei6947 have you watched the extra episode?
Love is even more beautiful when it's tragic. The real ending is him dying. The moment of his death and day dreaming is when his spirit visits her to comb her hair. She knows that he's gone at that moment and still choose to wait for him. This is the true ending. The alternate where he ride back on a horse is designed for weak hearted audiences who want a fairy tale ending, but it's also the reason they never show his face because the director doesn't really believe in it. It's all a dream for the "happy ending" crowd.
Nope, why do you spread this lie? The book has the happy ending shown in the special episode. 'Love is more beautiful when it's tragic?' I can't even respond to how twisted that sounds.
@@itsmeiamb you don't have to respond. Maybe you'll get it one day, maybe you'll never get it, and that's perfectly OK!
@@wanderingNprobablylost I felt a need to reply because I see you going down the list and telling everyone what the 'real' ending was, but you are wrong. So, I'm unclear why you would do that. That's what I don't get .
@@itsmeiamb because there's beauty in both happy ending and tragic ending, plus I heard the original ending had him dead but someone wanted a happy ending so they forced the director to insinuated that he's alive. It'd been perfect when his ghost visited her and she waits alone underneath the blossoming tree. To each their own.
@@wanderingNprobablylost sorry if I am repeating here, I am not sure I posted my reply. I heard that the director wanted a sad ending also. But don't forget, the director was making a decision going against the original happy ending in the book. And when you say someone 'forced' him to change into a happy ending ( we weren't there), if so, wasn't he just changing it back to what it's supposed to be? Perhaps some wise person said 'hey, should we go against what the author intended?) Because these two escaped countless near deaths situations throughout the drama, why is only the last one, one you can't accept?
And the director then did not 'insinuate' he was alive, but showed he was and got married and had a child, just like the original source. The fact that you keep pushing that it was a dream and a tragic ending is, it seems, something you wanted to see . I guess you think it would be more beautiful. But it just doesn't make it true, based on the book and the drama which both had a happy ending. Also, I don't find beauty in tragedy, if that isn't clear:) there's no beauty in losing someone you love, or brutality, war, loss... if you paint it with an artist's brush, it doesn't make it beautiful to me.
for anyone ,whi things its not a happy endi g no its have happy ending.go deamacool app .episode 4.5.❤️masterpeaice.amazing drama.i cry dor both jiang li.😢😂❤❤