Love Like the Galaxy: Part 2 (2022)

─ don't be scared ,  i'm here

I don't even remember how many times I had been recommended to watch this series and after finally watching it, I can understand why people like it that much. It's undoubtedly one of the best historical Chinese dramas I've seen, excelling in writing, production, character development, and acting. The soundtrack and cinematography are also stunning.

I enjoyed how the series is divided into parts focusing on specific groups of side characters, adding depth to the main characters and storyline. The gradual development allows the audience to grow with and understand each character, with a well-balanced mix of heavy and comedic moments.

All of the cast did exceptional job at delivering their characters and improved the quality of this drama. For leads, both Wu Lei and Zhao Lusi knew how to shine their characters ─ not only with their interactions as a couple but also as individuals; Ling Buyi and Cheng Shaoshang are characters that surely will be remembered for a long time. Especially EP48 and EP49 were such a cinema to watch and hold one of the most memorable scenes of the series. The symbolism, the tragic approach, pain, mourning and revenge was shown exceptionally.

Despite its length, it's quite binge-worthy as well. Grasped my attention from the very first episode ─ and had to say, the twist they bring to screen was mind-blowing. I love how everything is so connected and build the overall storyline step by step.

Definitely deserves all the recognition and definitely recommended!

Link to edits : https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxplWeBw3y5iJMAN184YZOIZt0EHUAVco&si=RDMkt8afaZQyUk2x

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Dumpster fire

Season 1 left off on a positive note with a promise of a lot of future character development. Unfortunately, season 2 did not develop said development.

Niao Niao (NN) was portrayed as an abused and neglected teenager who learned how to navigate life with her intelligence and ingenuity. Unfortunately, this intelligence and ingenuity was left in season 1. In season 2, we didn't actually see the thought process behind her ingenuity. She liked to build things. But we never saw her build anything. We only saw the finished product. On look, she built a small cross bow. Oh look, she can do a deep tissue massage. Oh look, she can improve farming equipment. What? How? We never saw her learn how to do anything. For someone who did not actually enjoy learning, it remains a mystery how NN achieved these tremendous heights.

When it came to character development, there was no character development moving forward. We knew NN was an intelligent and independent free thinker. But, there was nothing intelligent about her in this season. She was actually quite self-absorbed. Ling Buyi was a total package. He had the power and influence. He was a warrior general in charge of an army. And he was head over heels in love with her. She was previously concerned about missing out on a good husband, yet her bitching about him supposedly "oppressing" her because he cared too much was legendary. He was a bit too over-protective but he did nothing in bad faith. She agreed to marry him and then told him to his face that she wanted him out because he kept giving her unsolicited advice. Apparently, for someone who cared about boundaries, having a conversation about setting boundaries was out of the question. I didn't even know why he was in love with her at that point. In season 1 she was intelligent, courageous, quick-thinking. In this season, she was stubborn, unreasonable, and self-absorbed. All the qualities that made her interesting were gone.

Instead of giving her the transformation she needed, the writers arbitrarily decided to give NN unearned princess treatment. She quickly became the new palace darling who could do no wrong. Everything she said was gold. Everything she cooked was delicious. Everything she made was awesome. Everything was handed to her without her making any effort to earn it. The most ridiculous thing was that her teenage wisdom was completely unquestioned. Basically NN: I am only 15, but let me teach you about life.

She stuck her nose into everything and always had something to say, which quickly became very annoying. When Ling Buyi asked her not to interfere in palace politics because it was literally bad for her health, she made it all about him trying to control her for the Nth time. The emperor and empress seemed to have replaced her parents, which was a stupid plot development because her entire character rested on the premise of her parents abandoning her. There were so many scenes where NN could reconcile with her parents, particularly her mother. For example, mom bringing her a blanket could've led to an honest heart-to-heart conversation. Instead, we got the usual scene where NN asked mom an uncomfortable question, mom looked away, NN walked off. Later on, the writers made her parents virtually non-existent. Her entire time at the palace was spent cozying up to the empress as her new mom, instead of receiving lessons and moving on with her life. Even the lessons were just a pretext to create more drama for the sake of drama, which contributed nothing to NN's character development. It would've been way more interesting to have her learn to navigate through conflict using her intelligence to outsmart her enemies, making friends and allies, and then winning using her brain. Instead, she either went to the emperor to complain or poured dirt on someone because she was "vindictive". Her vindictiveness made her look just as bitchy as those spoiled brats who bullied her in the first place.

NN's relationship with Ling Buyi was also very confusing. There was a very sweet moment at the empress' birthday party where she drank from the same cup as him because the wine tasted "better" that way, and then she gave him a kiss. They looked very much in love. But, as soon as he found out she was pushed into a lake, we were back to square one how he was oppressing her and how she was "afraid" of him ... because he wanted her to confide in him? The writers never made it clear why NN was afraid of him. He was always nice to her. And now apparently every bad thing that happened to her in the palace was his fault. Huh? "I've always been like this! Why must you force me to change?" How dare he ask her questions about being bullied. Seriously, who decided this was good character development? She was absolutely insufferable.

Yet, everyone loved her and she could do no wrong. The writers couldn't have made her more mary sue level boring together with her perpetually constipated looking fiancé with no personality. (And there was still no wedding date!) Even the freaken canning of Ling Buyi was instigated by the emperor to make NN finally act on her feelings for him. *barf* Everyone literally became an NN simp. Speaking of Ling Buyi, he had a whole of two expressions in the entire drama - constipated and more constipated. This was some of the worst acting I've seen in a c-drama. Even for a stoic, no nonsense character, there should've been times for him to inadvertently show emotion for a person he cared about.

This show had such tremendous potential, and it was completely wasted on martyrization of the main character, turning her into a perfect princess, while making everyone else continuously kiss her princessey arse without her actually deserving it. What a waste of time.

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The Best 2022 Drama!

For me this the best drama I've ever watched! The Love Like The Galaxy delivered everything that what I'm looking for in asian drama. The acting of FL and ML was really good and believable along the other cast members each of them have unique quality that compliment really well with story. The Love like galaxy play well of my emotions, it makes you smile, cry, sad, angry and frustrated. The drama show us about family relationship, loyalty, love, palace politics and loyalty. The FL attitudes and the way she act is a typical 15-16 years old that going thru adolescence so it's very believable. I love the director for his attention to details about the acting, cinematography and the music it's refreshing to listen because you can totally focus on the drama without the music. Please please watch the LLTG it's a slow burn romance but it's realistic and believable. Best Drama Ever!!!

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One of the best period dramas. The chemistry between the leads is so compelling.

I have never been addicted to a Chinese drama before and truthfully this is the first time. Part 1 was already amazing even though some would say that it's a slow burn drama. I love how slow it is. As always, acting is on point even on supporting characters. Indeed, this was one highly produced drama. The casts of this drama will never disappoint. The story is also unpredictable. I always wonder what will happen next. The romance between the leads is great. I love how the scenes between the leads are not exaggerated just to justify the theme of romance. I love how even their small talks can bring such a natural chemistry between the two. Moreover, the exchange of dialogues were also well-written and thought through. This one is by far one of the most romantic period dramas I have watched.

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Too Slow and Too Boring

This drama is incredibly slow. Just when the viewer expects to finally see action around the main couple because the threads of uncles and aunts have ended and in season one ML finally proposed to FL (Hallelujah!) the threads of princesses and princes begin.
I dared to write a negative comment after episode three because I saw rave reviews after episode one. If they are allowed, I am also allowed. I can't write a review after episode ten because my patience for this drama has already run out. Those interesting scenes shown in the trailer will probably be there three episodes before the end, but I really don't want to waste another hour learning about the stories of the secondary and tertiary characters. On top of that, the funny scenes are over. At this point, for me, there is nothing left in this drama except boredom. Music that has been in other dramas, young actors who are becoming more annoying than convincing on and, of course, a slower pace than in Sloth. Sorry, the boredom overshadows everything for me. In the second season there is nothing more interesting.

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different from any typical costume drama

entertaining , good storyline, great acting, great cast, as the headline different from any typical costume drama. must watch. Since its a continuation of part 1 we know how this story will move on ,here in this ling buyi will take his revenge and especially at that time when he was at the peak of his relationship with cheng shaosheng. ling buyi left everything behind for his revenge as he was waiting for more than 10 years and he has shifted everything in the direction he wants everyone was in his mind he was like the narrow slit of the coin .cheng shaosheng was not part of ling buyi's plan .
she was the only hope and a ray of light in the darkness of his past.
only she was capable of moving beside him.

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The Best drama

Hi This is the best drama best team best actresses and best director he should win the best director of the year ,I’m very happy enjoy watching and Loving this drama so much,Hopefully Love likes the Galaxy win the Best series of the year,Highly recommend to all friends to watch,Thank you for making good series, Love,xx

สวัสดีจ้าเพื่อนๆทุกคน มาๆใครอยากจะมีความสุขแนะนำให้มาดูละครเรื่องนี้ได้เลยน้าา รับรองว่าไม่มีคำว่าผิดหวัง เนื้อเรื่องดี ไม่น่าเบื่อ มีครบทุกรสชาติ ละครเรื่องนี้ทำให้คุณโมโหโกรธ หัวเราะและร้องไห้ได้ในเวลาเดียว มันสมบูรณ์แบบมากๆ พระเอก นางเอก และนักแสดงสวยหล่อกันทุกคนและทุกคนก็เล่นดีเป็นธรรมชาติ ผู้กำกับก็เก่ง ตัวละครไม่มีที่ไม่สมเหตุสมผล ทุกคนจะตกหลุมรักละครเรื่องนี้แน่นอน หวังไว้ว่าผู้กำกับ นักแสดงและละครเรื่องนี้จะได้รับรางวัลละครยอดเยี่ยมแห่ง

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En mi top de cdramas del 2022! Maravillosa de principio a fin!

Maravillosa!! Increible! Inolvidable!!! Lo tiene todo, empieza como un drama familiar histórico con minuciosas recreaciones de la vida de una familia militar ascendida a la nobleza debido a las hazañas militares del padre, la protagonista una chica rebelde que ha crecido sola criada por parientes mezquinas y añorando el verdadero amor familiar. La premisa es interesante, el ritmo se desarrolla muy bien, es un coming age de la protagonista muy bien explicado, él, el héroe frio, un joven general ya comandante de los ejércitos del emperador famoso por sus gestas y por su arrojo en la batalla, no hay nada muy novedoso ni original, la historia de amor slow burn es en si misma muy buena, mariposas en el estómago en cada interacción. Pero de golpe la magia ocurre y la historia ya es algo más! Te envuelve en algo épico, trágico, emotivo, no sé.... los personajes no son los típicos chica tonta y bondadosa y tipo frio distante, no...Hasta las historias secundarias te atrapan. Es como un tejido muy bien hilado que va volviéndose más complejo e interesante. En muchos capítulos lloras con lo que les pasa a los personajes, te emocionas y ries. Nada deja indiferente. La fotografía espectacular, las tomas, los ángulos, la belleza visual, ellos están ...indescriptibles...la edición...pero es más..la ost aún sin ser cantada, envuelve y realza la historia de manera sutil, en todos los momentos. No puedes parar de verla! Y todo a su ritmo va cuadrando, va elevándose en todos los aspectos trágicos, amorosos, emotivos...Gran papel de la protagonista, gran química de la pareja, gran protagonista masculino! Magnífico el elenco de secundarios, supremos la abuela, la madre, la emperatriz, la consorte, el emperador, los soldados, todos!!!! Una obra maestra para ver y revisar cada cierto tiempo! Un regalo para los amantes de las series históricas pero creo para gente que usualmente no le guste este género! MUst watch!!!

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Drama emosional romantis

Cerita sangat realistis, cerita menggambarkan seseorang yang masing masing masih memiliki kekurangan.. Alur cerita runtut dan mudah dipahami..
Tudak melulu tentang kesedihan namun diselipi juga hal hal yang lucu.. interaksi antar tokoh memiliki chemistry yang sangat bagus.. all cast totally effort.. Yang paling aku suka juga karena cast2 nya kebanyakan cakep cakep semua.. sangat pas.. karena keluarga kerajaan dari raja yang tampan dan ratu yang cantik banyak melahirkan putri dan pangeran yang cakep2 juga..
Cerita sangat detail sampai ke hal hal terkecil.. penggunaan kostum dan make up sangat sesuai..
Penampilan vidio sangat hidup terlihat sangat nyata..
penggunaan aksesoris juga menggambarkan posisi dan sifat pemain.. tidak hanya sekedar aksesoris.. cerita menampilkan trik trik yang saling berkaitan yang nantinya akan terpecahkan satu per satu..
penampilan adegan2 berbahaya juga tidak tanggung2 dan sangat nyata.. melihatnya sudah ikut merinding seolah olah nyata.. keren sekali crew nya..
sepanjang episode mempermainkan emosi, senang sedih haru marah kesal..
hal yang dapat kita ambil dari cerita ini adalah perubahan sifat manusia. dari yang awalnya kekanak2an ketika menghadapi masalah yang besar perlahan lahan menjadi sangat dewasa.. orang yang awalnya sekeras batu setelah mengalami hal yang mengecewakan dan penuh dengan penyesalan akhirnya menjadi sangat lembut dan mau berubah untuk memahami pasangannya.. jadi sifat manusia ini berubah sesuai dengan kondisi yang dialaminya.. ada orang yang pada akhirnya melakukan hal hal yang jahat karena mengalami ketidakadilan selama hidupnya.. ada pembalasan dendam karena telah kehilangan seseorang yang sangat berarti di hidupnya..
Satu hal yang pasti kebohongan pasti akan terbongkar dan pada saat terbongkar akan terjadi banyak kekecewaan..
Bagus banget sudah pokoknya..

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Provavelmente o melhor drama histórico de sempre! ?

Já vi inúmeros dramas históricos mas sem dúvida alguma este é o meu favorito e foi o que mais me prendeu ao ecrã! Existe uma dosagem de emoções entre episódios, uns são realmente cómicos e outros são de partir o coração.
Não sou fã de nenhum destes actores mas adorei o papel de todos, em especial dos actores principais e do fabuloso imperador. Achei que os actores principais tiveram imensa química em todo o drama, principalmente nos últimos episódios em que intrepertaram os seus papéis de forma espectacular.
Todo o drama é super cativante, desde o desenrolar da história, aos personagens intrepretados ou até mesmo a música escolhida, tudo se conjuga na perfeição!
Confesso que já vi o drama 3 vezes e acabei por ver pormenores que me tinham escapado na primeira vez.
Teve um final feliz e um pouco cómico também.
Sinto-me como o imperador no final... 🤣

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Cede un po' negli ultimi episodi, ma in generale magnifico

Le mie recensioni non sono mai professionali, perché non ho alcuna esperienza nel mondo dello spettacolo. Posso solo dire cosa mi piace e cosa no, e qui di cose da farmi piacere ne ho trovate tante. Tante, ma non tutte.
Premesso che si tratta di una chiacchierata per l’intero drama, senza distinguere tra prima e seconda stagione, la prima cosa che salta agli occhi è la perizia artistica del comparto tecnico. Dalle curatissime ambientazioni, ai costumi, alle acconciature, passando per le luci, le inquadrature, gli stacchi, le transizioni, la qualità dei combattimenti, le acrobazie (spesso eseguite dagli attori principali, non da stunt!), tutto grida qualità di massimo livello. Tanto di cappello al comparto tecnico/registico che ci ha regalato cotanta gioia per gli occhi.
Altrettanta, se non di più, è la gioia per l’interpretazione che il cast ha saputo dare. L’intero cast è stato splendidamente scelto e diretto, e ha recitato per la massima parte in modo mirabile, dalle comparse ai protagonisti principali. L’unico difetto che ho potuto trovare, a livello di recitazione, è stato in alcune scene di pianto a occhi asciutti. Ma anche lì, sarebbe bastato mettere due goccine prima del cambio di inquadratura, come probabilmente è stato fatto per altri, quindi è veramente colpa dell’attrice?
Zhao Lusi sta crescendo bene. La adoro e sono abituata a vederla in parti brillanti, in cui veramente eccelle, e inizialmente pareva fosse così anche qui. E invece, che attrice drammatica! E’ riuscita a consegnare alle emozioni del pubblico un personaggio complesso e contraddittorio, depresso e ribelle, affamato d’amore e orgoglioso, intelligente e ingenuo, vendicativo e affettuoso. Non dimentichiamo che ha solo 23 anni.
Ma chi veramente mi ha rubato il fiato è Leo Wu. Sono ormai lontani i tempi di Nirvana in fire, quando già interpretava Fei Liu in maniera eccellente. Per forza: questo ragazzo di soli 22 anni recita almeno da quando ne aveva 7, una filmografia impressionante già alla sua giovanissima età. E si vede, eccome! In questo drama è riuscito a esprimersi a un livello che non avrei mai potuto nemmeno immaginare, nemmeno dopo averlo amato in The long ballad. Siamo veramente oltre, le microespressioni di Leo sono qualcosa di sublime. La devozione, la furia, la disperazione, lo squilibrio che riesce ad esprimere anche solo con gli occhi sono da manuale e oltre, perché sono filtrati dalla sua personalità e dal suo mobilissimo viso. Un viso che, diciamocelo, non ha una bellezza classica, ma che proprio per questo manifesta una virilità e un fascino duraturi e profondi. Aggiungiamoci un corpo statuario e chiudiamo il cerchio. L’unico appunto che posso fare a Leo è il suo modo di camminare un po’ teso. Ma vogliamo parlare della fisicità delle sue acrobazie?
La performance degli attori, splendidamente costumata, ambientata e diretta, è ancor più accentuata da un commento musicale incredibile. Già The long ballad aveva una serie di melodie e canzoni fuori dell’ordinario, ma qui, pur senza avere Charlie Zhou Shen, troviamo tutta una serie di musiche di sottofondo che fanno a gara nel sottolineare le scene più pregnanti del drama. E ce ne sono a iosa.
Finiti gli apprezzamenti entusiastici, occorre rimarcare come Love like the galaxy sia un drama che si focalizza, almeno in parte, sul passaggio dall’infanzia all’età adulta, con la presa di coscienza del fatto che esista un mondo al di fuori della nostra personalissima percezione del nostro ego. Comprendere le motivazioni di chi ci sta di fronte è fondamentale per capire noi stessi, anche se queste motivazioni sono tenute nascoste o espresse nel modo più sbagliato.
In quest’ottica, il personaggio di Cheng Shaoshang ha bisogno di gran parte dei 56 episodi per crescere e superare i danni apportati alla sua psiche da un’infanzia in cui fu trascurata e lasciata a se stessa a crescere come un’erbaccia. E’ vero, commette spesso gli stessi errori, è orgogliosa e difficile al perdono, ma non si può mettere in relazione la sua età anagrafica (all’inizio ha 15 anni) rispetto alle sue coetanee, che sono state seguite ed educate. Poi, se vogliamo fare un confronto, buona parte di quelle signorine di buona famiglia è cresciuta molto peggio di lei. Certo, bisogna prendere come atto di fede che possa permettersi di fare il predicozzo a tutti senza mai subirne le conseguenze. E’ sempre dappertutto più del prezzemolo e, diciamocelo, il prezzemolo non sta bene proprio con tutto.
Curioso che, secondo il libro da cui è tratta la storia, Cheng Shaoshang sarebbe una ragazza moderna la cui anima viene trasportata nella protagonista quando, all’inizio, è malata/morente nella capanna lontano da casa. Gli aneliti di libertà e autodeterminazione che prova e le sue competenze tecniche sarebbero in quel caso molto più spiegabili rispetto a quello che si vede nel drama, con buona pace di tutti i commentatori misogini. Chissà perché hanno completamente cassato il lato isekai di questa storia.
Zisheng è un personaggio molto tormentato. La sua infanzia più che difficile l’ha reso una macchina da guerra e da vendetta, pur senza cancellare del tutto il suo lato romantico. L’amore per Cheng Shaoshang gli mette un po’ i bastoni fra le ruote, lo svolgersi delle vicende lo costringe a scelte quasi impossibili, per cui oltre a essere incolpato da tutti si autoflagella. Ma la sua lealtà e il suo amore sono incrollabili, un uomo veramente tutto d’un pezzo.
Chi mi ha davvero stupito è la famiglia imperiale, molto rilassata e per certi versi giocosa, rispetto a tante altre già viste in altri lavori, una famiglia in cui, contrariamente al solito, c’è amore e rispetto. Inaudito.
Sappiamo che il focus di questa produzione non sono le grandi imprese guerriere anche perché le battaglie che ci vengono presentate sono in realtà poco più di scaramucce. Ben poche volte ci viene presentato un vero esercito, molto più spesso ci si scontra fra drappelli di opposte fazioni. I combattimenti sono però molto ben coreografati. Ma ancor più bello è quello, fondamentale, che non ci mostrano: quando Zisheng parte per la tangente e si abbandona al massacro, ci viene mostrata una gran parete illuminata dietro cui ombre scure si muovono e schizzano sangue sulle finestre di carta bianca, col solo commento musicale. Da togliere il fiato.
Mi è difficile assegnare un voto a questo drama, perché l’ultima dozzina di puntate è stata piuttosto deludente. Per certi versi, si sono avvertiti pesanti tagli e salti di scene, per cui alcune cose, che sarebbe stato auspicabile vedere, ci vengono raccontate con poche parole di dialogo fra i personaggi. Ci mettono, per così dire, davanti ai fatti compiuti. D’altro canto, altre vicende e situazioni vengono trascinate fin troppo. Ci sono un paio di circostanze in cui si impreca sulla stupidità dei personaggi, situazioni pericolose facilmente evitabili, lunghissimi discorsoni di buoni e cattivi sull’orlo del baratro (sì, anche qui ci sono i soliti dirupi) e, soprattutto, l’estrema stupidità di un guerriero che rimane a guardare con le mani in mano una persona disarmata che sta per dare fuoco a tutto, assieme ad altre persone, anche loro immobili ad aspettare cosa?
D’accordo, sono i soliti risvolti “dramatici” che però, in una produzione per altri versi così grandiosamente curata, stonano e spiccano ancora di più. Aggiungiamoci che, dopo diverse scene piuttosto lente, non abbiamo neppure la grazia di vedere un matrimonio, ma ci limitiamo a sospirare tutti in fila guardando le stelle, e non si può fare a meno, come spettatori, di sentirsi un po’ ingannati. Presi in giro.
Era così anche nel libro originale? Chissà. Ma, visto che hanno cambiato così tante cose, potevano darci almeno la soddisfazione. Parere personale.

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