MUST WATCH!! THIS IS DEFINITELY A BL
I put off watching this for a while due to the number of episodes and it supposedly being a bromance. After watching it, I thought that 50 episodes weren't enough. I fell in love with this series. The acting, the chemistry, the storyline. Everything was amazing. It didn't even feel like a bromance. The way the romance was depicted felt to raw and intimate even though they never out right did something like kiss. I can whole heartedly look at this series and go "what bromance?" lmao. It was honestly such a beautiful series, and the storyline that came with it was really nice too!! Both the couple(s) and storyline had me hooked! I even went as far as buying a pet bunny and naming it after Yanli... So yeah, go watch it if you haven't already. Even if the number of episodes seem scary, just start it, and it will be over before you know it.Was this review helpful to you?
the best thing that happened go me
i don't think words can describe how much i love this series. looking at the episode count it does seem a lot but once you're hooked it goes by all too fast.all though The Untamed was filmed on a low budget, it is absolutely rich in story, acting and music and i don't know if i will ever love two characters as much as i love to two main leads.
i love love love morally grey characters and wei ying is everything i wanted and more. combined with a conservatively raised lan zhan, who starts tolerating wei ying even though it doesn't align with his beliefs = absolute PERFECTION.
it is considered BL (literally based on a BL novel) but the show itself doesn't contain anything that would allure to it due to chinese censorship. STILL!! AGHH you can feel love between wei ying and lan zhan, whether it's romantic or platonic, there is a deep deep love for each other - which is what i liked the most!!
don't get me wrong, i found the story really intriguing. you can hardly do wrong in the mystery/drama/adventure genre and again i liked the plot itself. BUT! the display of love between wei ying and lan zhan without them even as much as holding hand is truly something else.
the dynamic between all characters is something else really. loved the world building is great tooo😫😫 1000/10
DISCLAIMER: if you're not experienced in watchinf chinese dramas, the names can be confusing and following along can be hard. but if you hold om for like 2-3 episodes, i guarantee it will get easier and you will have the best experience of your life ☺️
basically in the drama they have two names, one "noble"/ formal name and their personal name. there also different clans. so yeah. keep that in mind and happy watching!!
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I was looking forward to what happened to Lan Zhan doing those 16 years, did he Mourn his friend’s death I know we only heard about he being punished but I wanted to see the whole story and how it came about. His side of the story would be very interesting and important.
Ps I also hated that they never really expressed their feelings. Even if they didn’t have the kissing part, they should just express their actual feelings to one another.
But over all great storyline and happy with the cast performance.
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However, when you continue watching content and you find yourself comparing most media you come across to this one, you start to think you have to put out there how good it is. It deserves at least that time of my day. And, also, I think Xiao Zhan right now needs all the praise he can get, because he also deserves it.
Even having seen other versions, I still fell in love with this story all over again with the drama. I feel like each adaptation of this work has its own identity, in a way, that derives of several things, like what the medium itself can offer, who portrays the characters, what the adaptation is allowed to showcase due to censorship, etc.
The drama version is, possibly, the furthest from the source material in various instances, but I feel that only adds to the fun of hearing the story all over again. Because this is, I assure you, a story worth hearing several times, not only because it’s very good but also because there are a lot of characters, time frames, mysteries and elements at play, all handled beautifully in the drama.
You can’t make a version of Mo Dao Zu Shi without two good leads that have chemistry. In the case of the drama, it was even more important, because some of the things other adaptations can show, in different degrees of explicitness, the drama cannot. So it falls on the directing and on the acting to convey the relationship that is the foundation of the story, with whichever elements they’ve got. And Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo are just perfect in the roles. They understand the characters, the relationship and the story, and it shows.
The entire cast is like hand-picked to perfection. Even if some characters have variations with other versions in terms of characterization, they all do such a great ensemble job that it’s hard to imagine anyone else in the roles they’ve got. Marius Wang deserves all my praise, because Jiang Cheng is such a complex character to portray, and he does it amazingly, his emotional scenes annihilated me.
This drama is a different version of the source material yet it has in it the essence and foundation of it and works with amazing scenery, incredible production design and the music, which is such an important part of MDZS in every version, is sublime.
If you’ve never watched a xianxia series before, don’t fret, I think this drama is a good first dive to it, especially because there’s so much more material to get into if there’s something you can’t quite grasp.
If you’re looking for lgbtq+ content, this particular version might be the less explicit but it’s incredibly emotional and has the positive vibe the subject matter deserves while having the relationship involved in a fantastic plot, with political turmoil, assassinations, mystery, action, amazing female characters (with more to do than in other versions of the story, congrats CQL for doing that) and an amazing cast.
Just watch it, basically, is what I’m saying. If historical fantasy and good lgbtq+ content is in your radar, give this a go.
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Dont hesitate at all .You are going to watch the best dramma of your life❤️
I have watched so many wuxia costum drammas.When i saw it even in the top of ashes of love and ten miles of peach blossom i decided to watch it .i couldnt understand 1 and 2 episodeThen boom😭 i rewatched both epi more than 10times afterward .and i rewatched all episodes exactly 3 times .Its been 2 years and my heart still craves for both of them.i at first didnt wanted both male leads
Then guess what after watching their chemistry i decided to watch addicted.And then entered the world of bl❤️❤️❤️❤️ .....Word of honor is also worth it❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Best c drama I have seen till the date
I just the story... I love the character n their acting everything was perfect in this drama👌...I can re-watch this whole drama for 10 time... I m love with that flute song❤️.... Whenever I listen to it whole drama comes infront of my eyes.... Every actor n actress play their role at their best.... But xiao Zhan is soul of it... His acting,smile take my heart away.❤️😍.. When he cryies it makes me cry too😭😭... The untamed did great job in choosing actor, music, background sound,script writing etc. Thumbs up for whole team 👍Was this review helpful to you?
Yin and Yang
Where there is light, there is dark. Good and evil. Yin and Yang.This series is really good, though like every other series or movie... definitely not comparable to the books. Took me some time to start this series because I felt that 50 episodes was abit too long.
All the characters did a wonderful job breathing life into this series. The 2 male leads do make an adorable couple together, a real yin and yang. It was really great to see the little parts of intimacy between the 2. They were definitely well casted. If I were to give an absolute wild guess..... Xiao Zhan (Wei Wu Xian) would most likely be the softer side (or one can say the "female side") while Wang YiBo (Lan Zhan) would be the dominant one. =) Even for the evil character, Meng Yao / Jin Guangyao, was casted beautifully. That guy played his role of a double faced evil man awesomely that until now I so hate seeing his twisted smile. If you actually watch carefully, there are more than just the 2 male leads as pairs. The most tragic pair was - in my opinion - Xiao XingChen and Song Lan. But I really love watching all the pairs there is.
The music paired for this entire series is remarkable, beautiful and sad. Depending on the song and the time, it matches so beautifully.
I would recommend watching this, preferably before you read the books. Unless you want to subconsciously end up comparing both the book and the series.
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Life Time Attachment
The Untamed My addictionI hadn't entered into BL world at that time when it released. I watched it in Corona time. Always I analyze before watching anything. I have read about that ban incident due to fanfiction war. That's why I was hesitating if I should watch this as Wang Yibo and Xiao Zhan has stopped interacting . I know I can't control myself from shipping CP couple if I become attached.
But Youtube shorts were appealing me all the time. I couldn't stop myself but binge watched the whole series. 50 episode was not a big deal for me. In case of Untamed, I found myself wanting to watch more episodes. I was crying countless times while watching this series. After that, I have rewatched it several times. The emotion I felt while watching this can't be expressed in words. I became obsessed with YiZhan chemistry. It was really hard to make me understood that we won't see any interaction of YiZhan.
It would be injustice if I hadn't mentioned The OST of this series. Till now, I am constantly listening. Only listening to YiZhan's cover, their single songs of this series, I can feel a pain in deep inside of heart.
Currently rewatching. Couldn't control myself from sharing my feelings....
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Talking about the relationship of the two main characters: I'm not crazy about it. I felt like it was a one-sided love. Wei Wuxian is a very charming character. But unfortunately many people died because of him (it was not his fault, but still). At some point I thought it wasn't fair that he got to live happy ever after. So many people were willing to sacrifice themselves for him. Good people. I really wondered why he had to be saved at any cost and at some point I couldn't really feel for the tragic hero anymore. The love was problematic, becasue Lan Zahn was too fixated on Wei Wuxian and - like many others - suffered a lot because of him. His stubborn love made him a rather pitiful character in my eyes. But I guess that's what people call "romantic".
Still, it's a good series. That's why I rate it so high. But it was not for me.
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It’s beautiful
Watched the Untamed quite a while ago , and i remember how much I loved it. The story might get you confused halfway ( like it did to me) but nevertheless it’s a good series. The main cast are perfect and I love them! The visuals are truly beautiful in this series.the music was aswell beautiful and relaxing. The rewatch value I rated it a little lower as it’s a pretty long series .Was this review helpful to you?
was worth watching
I genuinely didnt expect to like it this much. .. im usually not even into old era type dramas,but this one.. completely changed the vibe for me... its one of those shows where so much is said without actually saying much like the silence the expressions the small moments… everything carries meaningtbh thats what makes is soo exceptional
storytelling feels very natural. .. nothing feels forced or overly dramatic but still ended up understanding everything.. itss kinda weird in the best way
the plot itself is really engaging ... timeline shifts unexpected reveals,hidden connections… kept me hooked from start 2 end
ohh and visually too the production is INSANE .. the effects n atmosphere everything feltreally immersive
what surprised me the most is how emotional and deep it gets without needing constant explanation... you just feel*it
..way better than expected... no regrets at all
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