Eternal Love (Ten Miles Peach Blossoms) -If you're a fan of romance or love stories in general, you need to watch this ASAP! I've been watching dramas for many years and am so picky these days (if there's no story or overall direction, I tend to lose interest quickly), but this drama managed to become my favorite romance series of all time.
To me, all the stars somehow aligned for this production, whether it be the acting, set/costumes, script, overall direction, etc. The ending result was an adaptation that beat out its original source material and portrayed epic love at its finest! In my opinion, this is the kind of fantastical love story I've always dreamed of seeing on screen, but rarely do. The male lead is an extremely powerful god who happens to love only one woman and would shamelessly pursue her without ever giving up. He doesn't fall for any of the other woman's machinations and is extremely intelligent. Swoon...
In addition, the actor who plays the male lead is one of the most skilled actors I've ever come across: It's very difficult to portray a cold/stoic character without coming across as wooden, and even harder to exhibit anguish without overacting or breaking out of character, but Mark Chao took this role and hit it out of the ballpark with his brilliant performance. He uses a variety of subtle facial expressions, body language, eye gazes, and lofty aura to bring the godly Ye Hua to life in a way where he completely becomes that character. Lastly, it doesn't hurt that I find his character to be extremely hot/handsome. To many, the actor may look average in modern attire, but when he's in costume, I find him breathtakingly handsome. His features and looks just really suit his character. He's like a jade prince to me...
Anyways, I highly highly recommend this series to you and hope you love it as much as I did!!!
