When Destiny Brings the Demon

It ended up being disappointing

Honestly, I’m not one to write reviews unless I really have something to say. I regret to say that I was loving this drama, I loved both the leads, they had an amazing chemistry and I really liked where the story was going. AND THEN, it’s like someone got hi writing this and decided to make a 180º turn in the story. Out of nowhere she has lost all her memories and EIGHTEEN YEARS passed before they could see each other again, and not only that, they meet and she doesn’t remember him for a while. Then they give him another spirit flame that’s killing him, and when they finally can be together again, ONCE AGAIN, they get separated but only this time the one dead it’s him and again NINETEEN YEARS until they meet again, but now he’s the one that doesn’t remember her. Not five minutes after, time to dieeee AGAIN, and they go back to present time and meet all over again, and again, he doesn’t remember her.

Everything was going fine until the memory loss, after that it was honestly challenging to keep watching. I only did it because I kept fast forwarding it to scenes of they together. I would say watch at your own risk. Maybe you don’t hate the amnesia trope as much as I do. I would not watch it again even if I loved their chemistry.

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Great leading couple, everything else is background

Flash review--

THE GOOD

The leading couple is everything in this. Their portrayal. Their chemistry. The way they treat each other (except--). Just a pleasure to watch.

Some fun magic.

The FL characterization is just fun.

The 2ML is a cutie both in appearance and his characterization

THE UNREMARKABLE

Pretty much everyone else in this are painted in shades of gray. And it kinda works? Like, it mostly just forces the focus to stay on the leads and that is great because they are wonderful

But seriously, almost any time there's another character, I'm like "who is that" followed by "why do i care" but blessedly also followed by "oh good they're offscreen again quickly, back to the leads"

THE BAD

There is some really unpleasant plot stuff about halfway through. And unfortunately it isn't brief, it drags on for multiple episodes, way longer than it needed to.

Multiple times the FL is sidelined or has her agency removed. Really frustrating, especially when she's carrying the series.

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Not what I expected. At ALLLL!!!

I know I am late for this show, But I plucked up my courage since this is my first ever review of anything : )
I went into this drama, without watching its trailer, but by simply stumbling upon this page on MDL.
The synopsis provided there made me curious enough to watch thos show

Dear Godd-I knew C-drama were like a big drama with a string of many mini-dramas within it.
But this was like a whole 3 part novel or movie.

Without giving any spoiler==
Its good.
the drama keeps going so you never get boared.
The romance is definitly the major part.
It remains in your mind even after it ends=in a good way.

recomended to watch on your own ; )

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It's just shallow and fun. Messed up? yes but still fun.

Lemme say the negatives first.

This show is a Transmigration fantasy with a healthy dose of romantic comedy and tragedy.

This show had some of the most messed up events that I have ever seen in a drama, which leads into my first issue.

The tone is always a little off? I'm not sure if it's the lack of budget, but as harrowing as the events that take place are. I felt that the show didn't do enough to create a truly moving atmosphere.

The show looks bad, the costumes look bad, even the wigs and extensions look bad. Nothing bothered me more than the bad wigs, omg.

Second lead couple held no interest for me at all either, they were so boring to watch, up until one of them lost their memory, that kinda had me dialed in.

The editing was so abrupt and janky in MANY scenes. People would start a scene in one position and then they'll cut in the middle of a full on frontal shot (with nothing to hide behind) and magically everyone is in a different position with new facial expressions.

Everything technical is just a little off.

I really don't care tho, I loved this show and had so much fun watching it.

It's got a coherent, linear story that didn't leave me feeling stupid at any point. It's chock full of cliche tropes that just kept me hooked. I was always excited to watch the next episodes and see what would happen to my leads. Both leads made me so invested, and have a good amount of development by the end. They don't end the show the same way they started.

I've literally been avoiding Arthur Chen since 2020's Legend of Awakening, but he wasn't too bad here at all. I think he had a pretty good performance and if that is his real voice… I might become a fan. Minus that “white guy smile” face in did in way too many scenes.

I'm not really familiar with Wang YingLu but I did enjoy her performance! It wasn't the most moving every episode, but I liked it enough. No one's acting offended me, and that's all that matters.

I feel like this show is pretty comparable to Till the End of The Moon, Love Between Fairy and Devil, and Love Game in Eastern Fantasy… But I can't help but like it more than all of those.

It's absolutely worth overlooking the flaws so you can enjoy an indulgent passionate romance drama!

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Want Overall review go ahead

Without any spoilers
Here are some pointers:
*Good series, story is good at least.
*All actors are beautiful and handsome. Did a good job.
* Editing is a little poor in the first few episodes, but after that, it's all good.
* CGI and all other departments did their job well.
* God bless no rush ending.
* for the first time experienced dual cultivation as it is. It's sensual
*The ending makes you want more episodes especially when the male lead is this handsome
If only they added more modern world stories of theirs.

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What do I do with my life now?!?

That was epic. Probably the first time i've watched a Chinese fantasy drama and was locked in from start to finish. I loved the story arcs, the acting, the visuals, it was perfect. PLUS the OST! I always find that if I get hooked on the soundtracks, I love the drama much more, the sounds tracks in this drama were beautiful. I also quite liked the secondary romance that bloomed, but it was subtle, the only thing I sort of wondered was whatever happened with the second female leads goal to save her clan? However, I suppose time moved on and they passed away or something?, but I also wonder if she ever recovered her memory or if I missed that somewhere 😅

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Funny and Sweet

When Destiny Brings the Demon is a fun watch! The chemistry between the leads is amazing and their moments together have a lot of heart. Some scenes actually made me feel for them and the humor sprinkled throughout kept things light and fun. The fantasy world is also really well-done with beautiful sets and visuals, the early episodes do a great job balancing adventure, romance and funny interactions.
However, It is quite slows down a lot in the second half and sometimes dragging with unnecessary side plots. A few emotional scenes could have been acted better both female lead and male lead.
The ending didn’t feel as exciting as I hoped, the whole show could have been a bit tighter with fewer episodes. But if you like romance-heavy fantasy with some laughs, cute teasing and heartfelt moments then this drama is a must-watch.

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Sooo Romantic!!❤️

This has to be one of the most romantic cdrama 😍❤️ I have watched in a long long time!

The chemistry between Ting Yan and Sima Jiao is amazing! And the kisses! WOW! Really nice sensual kisses and not the usual dead fish lip kisses!

This drama was a good one, with a nice ending, although the modern world ending was a bit rushed, atleast we SAW their faces in one frame and watched the scene unfold where they see each other again for 4th time. Not like another drama *cough LGIEF* where we never got to see their faces lol and just heard a random voice instead

I wish we got more screentime for the second leads as well, but nevermind. I'm happy with what we got.

Through all their lifetimes, their souls will find each other 😍😍 the Romance in the drama is the MVP!

Rewatch value: 8.5/10

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I Tried. I Really Did

Dropped after 25 episodes. The story started going down for me after like 16 episodes, but I pushed on to see if I'd still like it.... I don't

I hate amnesia as a plot point. All it does is drag down the story and basically halt it. Instead of us dealing with new things, we are on pause n kinda go back a few steps.
Also, I read episode recaps from that 'Cho Na Writes' website, and they keep dying and going through the amnesia thing.

So far in ep 25, she's the one who supposedly dies, then he'd die next coz she'd accidentally kill him. Then she's immortal n meets his amnesiac reincarnated self in lik 16(19?) years. Then she dies, and they meet again in the modern world, and the show ends..

Aaai. Nani anataka kushinda hapo akizungushwa? Not me! ✌

I did like their chemistry, though. They were really cute together. He's a cute tsundere. N her lazy self was a fave. All she wanted to do was eat and sleep. N she got to do that n ended up with a hot, rich, powerful man who loved n indulged her... Dream life right there

If someone were to twist my arm to rewatch this, I'd only watch the 1st 14/15 episodes and stop there

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When bad writing brings the doormat

The drama started pretty well: though overall mediocre with countless plotholes, inconsistent characters, and failed attempts at comedy, it was still so addictive that I was able to look past all these shortcomings and enjoy the show... that is up until the episodes 15-17 when I realized that the relationship bettween the leads was VERY unsettling.

If you compare the characters in ep 1 vs 17, you realize it is not a character development that that main couple goes through, more like a change of personality.
First of all, the female lead is not leading anything, she is basically a doormat being dragged around by the ML. She is supposed to be a modern-day working woman, but in a span of a few episodes ,behavior wise, changes into to a simping teenager. As a character she is flat and boring- she has no wit, no achivements, no interesting past, no hobbies (sleeping doesn't count)- She is just that generic "good person". The screenwriters even make a desperate attempt to make her have some goals and it is mentioned that what she wants in her life the most is to live comfortably, but that is not anything specific to you, girl, you just described what everyone wants in their life!!!

As any other "weak " woman she needs to be constantly saved by the ML, so many times that it becomes annoying. We are being constantly reminded how she is the powerless one compared to the ML and the one time she saves his life is by doing a kind of a romantic/sexual favour- so basically it is implied that only romantic love can save him and he would be screwed if there was anyone else around wanting to save him. Additionally, the scene itself is so underwhelming and awkward, as saving his life doesn't cost her ANYTHING, there is no price to be paid (and there should be) and it just serves for the two of them to get together. Then it gets even more disturbing when they (let's not forget they are STRANGERS who have known each other for just a few moths) have basically invaded each other soul manner, which is said directly in the drama to be the MOST PRIVATE PART of your existence where NO ONE should be allowed and even couples in the cultivation world do not let each other in as it is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS and this stupid girl instead of panicking or being concerned that she did this with the ML, who she only a few weeks before feared would killl her, starts thinking : it didn't kill us doing it, so it must be true love, and I was like eww,eww,eww, are your really that stupid girl, use your brain and RUN AWAY. Because let's be honest it is just lust at this point that she feels, and it is revolting how something like this is served to the audience as "love".

On the other hand, the ML is a patchwork of all the typical "cold male lead" traits, so therefore, he is full of contradictions. We are told that (except for his mother he has never met) NO ONE around him has ever sincerely loved him , or even liked him, he spent most of his life locked away alone because of some assholes, so one would say he must be deeply traumatized and have a twisted idea about love and affection (or even more logically, since he is full of hatred, he is probably not interested in love or has even a capacity at this point to truly love), yet, in the drama he not only does have it but also knows quite well how to behave in a relationship, how to show affection in the right way, which is just bizzare. You can't give what you don't have or haven't seen how it should look like and therefore, if we have to have him in a relationship, it would make more sense for him to have a bit twisted idea of love, which could be then explained by his past experiences. The second thing is that the "true love between them" heavily relies on the actor's looks/age - if you swapped his face for someone in their 40s - 50s (as his character is over 500 y.o. vs FL in her 20s) there would be no love story. If she really was from the present then I would assume that she would not normally date a guy who could be her dad. Similarly, I don't understand why he would even fall in love with HER, there is nothing that makes her different from others and I believe that if he used his magical powers he would be able to find some other confidant who sincerely has no ill will towards him. If he really went by his character set up in ep 1, the FL lead with her suspicious behavior would be long dead, and we would be spared of this shit show.
But no, we are told that it is destiny for the two of them to be together, which if you ask me is a great set up for domestic abuse later on, but on that some other time.

Overall, their dynamics is just so off and the two of them from the get go assume their respective stereotypical roles where the ML is the strong, cruel one consumed by resentment, determined to get his revenge. But paradoxically, later in the drama, he becomes sweet as a marshmallow and keeps favouring the FL so much (and for no logical reason if you ask me) that if I were one of the characters around her, I would hate her too (because in this drama as in other similar fantasy dramas - if you are with a "strong" man everyone is jealous and after you 🤦🏻‍♀️ ). She doesn't do anything to make us belive that she deserves to cheat her way in the cultivation world and to achieve (obviously with the help of the ML) just in a few weeks a cultivation which would take other hundreds of years. I can't stand her as she is so unlikable and bland, with no ambition in life (she literally said this about herself) and her only purpose in the story is to care about ML's "feelings" and to be his romantic...,whatever she is.

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