my UNPOPULAR OPINION about the characters whom the writer seemingly set up like time bombs:xiuyuan:keeps…
Your "Like, what?! I haven't even seen them express a single ounce of love for each other yet." Is clearly wrong here. Because Xiuyuan DID express his love towards Li Fei very clearly to the point I felt like he was the one putting in the most to show his love for her when compared to Li Fei on him...
I know i can put this in spoilers but, I felt like this is something that should be said upfront to forewarn others on what they are getting into... so
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Rewatching The Eternal Fragrance again, and honestly I felt like the more I watched, the more I end up disliking Jiang Li Fei in the later half of the story.
Since a part of me still cannot forgive her for what she did to Xiuyuan when he was lying unconscious on the stone bed there(after she heartlessly killed him), and when she went to see him again, she acted so cold towards him, like he is her enemy... I never understood why she can be so heartless to be doing that to him when she saw him again.
Do she not have a brain to know that Xiuyuan is unconscious so he obviously did NOT kill Simo on his side! Why is she blaming the others death and putting that label on Xiuyuan?
What she did in that moment really betrayed Xiuyuan trust for her...
I felt like even Ye Ye trusts in Xiuyuan over her. She didn't trust him at all, at least not in that moment with what she had shown me.
I really wished Xiuyuan stayed upset with her to have her work her way to earning back his forgiveness because it took her a very long time for her to forgive Xiuyuan back then when he chose to save his brother. If only the drama had shown me a side where Li Fei chase after Xiuyuan and work her way to earn back his forgiveness, even if it was just a little effort then I would have forgiven her for this but sadly Xiuyuan is just too forgiving when it comes to her.. sometimes I really can't tell if this is a good or bad trait, but what I can tell is that his love and devotion for Li Fei doesn't make me stop loving him, it just shows me he is too good for someone like Li Fei.
And her mind set to make Tong Zhou happy by fulfilling his wish because there isn't any time left by suggesting "that" was just some nonsensical logic, that once again made me dislike her for her way of thinking because she wants to make Tong Zhou happy yet she can deny Xiuyuan feelings and can hurt him in this process by her nonsensical decision in suggesting to marry Tong Zhou is honestly just wtf to me.
This is why I felt that in this relationship I see that Xiuyuan loves Li Fei more than she loves him and this whole love is not equal. One of the reason why I felt like I am only shipping the main pairing because I know Xiuyuan loves her and I want him to be happy, not because Li Fei deserves this because she don't. She never really worked for it in this relationship, it is always Xiuyuan chasing after her and putting in for this relationship.
With that being said, I do like the ending, because it was a conclusive ending and Xiuyuan got his wish and happiness in the end, and since he became a character I came to love and care for, I am glad he got his happiness in the end. I am also happy for Riyan as well since he is among my fav character in this drama too.
Sadly as far as Jiang Li Fei character in the drama goes, I don't like her, her decisions and actions in this drama had disappointed me which I wish was done differently than what we got in the drama.
I just finished this drama and submitted a review in here. Personally, I love this drama for Song Wei Long and his character as Ye Sha/Lei Xiuyuan.
There are some things I didn't like so well, but in the overall, I just wish that there were more scenes that was explained and doesn't felt like it was removed/deleted as I felt some scenes wasn't connected smoothly towards the end.
Overall I rate it a 9/10. Because compared to other dramas that is in top tier, I couldn't get into those dramas, but for this drama, it got me hooked... So my overall rating was based on how I feel for the characters when I was watching this drama, and this high rating has nothing to do with the choppy editing from Youku. For me, I decided, I will love it for the positive.
Song Wei Long as Ye Sha/Liu Xiuyuan stole the show for me!
I started watching this drama (watching episode 1 now) because of Song Wei Long (after The Eternal Fragrance, I started noticing him), but I was so confused at the beginning, he had a car accident, as he was driving to meet up with the girl he liked?
But then the car accident happened, and then the 1 year time skip, so what happened between the accident and then?
Was the Female Lead the one the ML liked at the beginning?
And now after the time skip, it shows the FL having a crush on the 2nd ML??
in the end, who is stronger, Bai Shuo or Fan Yue?? spoilers please!!
Having finished the drama, I saw them both equally as strong at the end (where they both became God at the end).
But in all fairness it is not like they both will be battling each other out to prove their strength or something since both Bai Shuo and Fan Yue as main leads have a strong sense of 'togetherness' in everything.
In the past Xing Yue bow and arrow(her spiritual weapon) is a threat to both Jing Yuan(Demon God) and Mo Li (Hidden God) though. But I won't spoil their past for you(just watch to see for yourself)
In the novel though, Fan Yue is stronger than Bai Shuo
I think the fact that Ms Lin said she didn't want to believe that Yan Tuo betrayed her and that she hope that her doubts is wrong shows that she did came to the point in caring for Yan Tuo on her side.
There are also situations where she told the other guy that she wanted to leave Yan Tuo out of the 'danger' side of their plans or something.
When she can show me she was hurt from Yan Tuo's betrayal, it shows me she came to care.
I am also among those in here who doesn't hate the fiends.
There is no white or black area in this. I felt like what Ms Lin always wanted was for them to live in the light and to blend in with the humans, so they don't need to live in the dark anymore.
Sure they need bloodbag to survive but that is no different from human feeding on animal meat so there's no difference just to be fair.
Also I find the fiends(the side to them who do not lose control and go insane) are much more interesting than those hunters imo.
Ofcourse I am purely basing on the drama since I didn't read the novel.
Just like how in other genre, human or immortals sees demon as evil, this isn't any different. I find myself tend to side with the other side since I love the grey area that those character portrays and they tend to be more interesting than the side of "good" because the side of "good" are mostly seen as hypocrites to me, not speaking of purely this drama but in the overall between good vs evil.
I actually put this drama on hold until it finish airing but then I got spoiled with the clips and ending now.
I really really love the dynamics and relationship between Liu Yan and Tang Lici and Liu Yan character is really appealing to me.
Although, I originally watched it for Luo Yunxi since he's my favourite actor and while I normally love my drama to have romance but I also don't mind bromance on my side here.
As a Liu Yan fan in this drama, I am really happy he got a second chance to live.
But what I didn't like is that all this came at the expense of Tang Lici sacrificing himself and everyone forgetting about him...
If he sacrificed himself, I wanted everyone to remember him and who he was and how important he is to all those that cared and love him. To be forgotten and not having a single person remembering him just make this so sad imo.
The ending to me is sad for Tan Lici but bittersweet in the overall sense and I somewhat felt it is subjective to which side you're looking at.
If everyone would have remembered Tan Lici, I would have accepted the ending and his sacrifice but nope, his existence is forgotten by all those he cared for 😭
But dw, Tan Lici, you will always be remembered by the fans who loved you or watched this drama for you.
I’d like to think he moved heaven and earth to find her again, since the FL’s last convo with him was that…
I like to believe in this too. Since Sima Jiao did said he will find her again even though it is not part of the 3 realms but this time its in the modern world, which this makes his love for her transcends the three realms and makes it so romantic!!
Can I take that at the end in the Modern World that is the same Sima Jiao or a different him?
These two questions keeps ringing in my mind...
Did ML also transmigrated into the Xianxia world, just like FL and then return around the same time?? But this one is probably a no.
Or did Sima Jiao defy and used all means to come into the modern world, the world that is not part of the 3 realms(where SMJ is from) that LTY said she's from before she "dies"?
I actually want to and is inclined to believe in the second theory because my heart cannot take that is not the same SMJ at the end... 💔😭
I need them in a modern drama!! As a continuation to this ending!!
First time watching Arthur Chen, well I would have seen him in Immortality if that ever gets release(like never!! 😭) 😫 i really love him as Sima Jiao at the beginning!! His character have been solid for me and I love how he use the truth spell on others to get the answer lol that is one less the miscommunication here.
I like the FL as well but I don't like the trope of how Shi Qinglv for manipulating and brainwashing LTY to hate and kill her lover Sima Jiao. It did made me 😑 at that trope though.
I felt like the drama kinda lost its appeals a little for me when it was the 18 year time skip. Hopefully it will pick back up once I watch more. Just finished watching ep 21
P.S (Ngl, at times I can't help but thinking of how I would have seen Arthur Chen as Moran in Immortality) but sad we never get to see that drama on our side here T.T
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‼️‼️ SPOILERS BELOW ‼️‼️
Rewatching The Eternal Fragrance again, and honestly I felt like the more I watched, the more I end up disliking Jiang Li Fei in the later half of the story.
Since a part of me still cannot forgive her for what she did to Xiuyuan when he was lying unconscious on the stone bed there(after she heartlessly killed him), and when she went to see him again, she acted so cold towards him, like he is her enemy... I never understood why she can be so heartless to be doing that to him when she saw him again.
Do she not have a brain to know that Xiuyuan is unconscious so he obviously did NOT kill Simo on his side! Why is she blaming the others death and putting that label on Xiuyuan?
What she did in that moment really betrayed Xiuyuan trust for her...
I felt like even Ye Ye trusts in Xiuyuan over her. She didn't trust him at all, at least not in that moment with what she had shown me.
I really wished Xiuyuan stayed upset with her to have her work her way to earning back his forgiveness because it took her a very long time for her to forgive Xiuyuan back then when he chose to save his brother. If only the drama had shown me a side where Li Fei chase after Xiuyuan and work her way to earn back his forgiveness, even if it was just a little effort then I would have forgiven her for this but sadly Xiuyuan is just too forgiving when it comes to her.. sometimes I really can't tell if this is a good or bad trait, but what I can tell is that his love and devotion for Li Fei doesn't make me stop loving him, it just shows me he is too good for someone like Li Fei.
And her mind set to make Tong Zhou happy by fulfilling his wish because there isn't any time left by suggesting "that" was just some nonsensical logic, that once again made me dislike her for her way of thinking because she wants to make Tong Zhou happy yet she can deny Xiuyuan feelings and can hurt him in this process by her nonsensical decision in suggesting to marry Tong Zhou is honestly just wtf to me.
This is why I felt that in this relationship I see that Xiuyuan loves Li Fei more than she loves him and this whole love is not equal. One of the reason why I felt like I am only shipping the main pairing because I know Xiuyuan loves her and I want him to be happy, not because Li Fei deserves this because she don't. She never really worked for it in this relationship, it is always Xiuyuan chasing after her and putting in for this relationship.
With that being said, I do like the ending, because it was a conclusive ending and Xiuyuan got his wish and happiness in the end, and since he became a character I came to love and care for, I am glad he got his happiness in the end. I am also happy for Riyan as well since he is among my fav character in this drama too.
Sadly as far as Jiang Li Fei character in the drama goes, I don't like her, her decisions and actions in this drama had disappointed me which I wish was done differently than what we got in the drama.
There are some things I didn't like so well, but in the overall, I just wish that there were more scenes that was explained and doesn't felt like it was removed/deleted as I felt some scenes wasn't connected smoothly towards the end.
Overall I rate it a 9/10. Because compared to other dramas that is in top tier, I couldn't get into those dramas, but for this drama, it got me hooked... So my overall rating was based on how I feel for the characters when I was watching this drama, and this high rating has nothing to do with the choppy editing from Youku. For me, I decided, I will love it for the positive.
Song Wei Long as Ye Sha/Liu Xiuyuan stole the show for me!
Full Review: https://mydramalist.com/profile/7584231/review/602136
But then the car accident happened, and then the 1 year time skip, so what happened between the accident and then?
Was the Female Lead the one the ML liked at the beginning?
And now after the time skip, it shows the FL having a crush on the 2nd ML??
then YOU'RE A FOOL!
*BLOCK*
But in all fairness it is not like they both will be battling each other out to prove their strength or something since both Bai Shuo and Fan Yue as main leads have a strong sense of 'togetherness' in everything.
In the past Xing Yue bow and arrow(her spiritual weapon) is a threat to both Jing Yuan(Demon God) and Mo Li (Hidden God) though. But I won't spoil their past for you(just watch to see for yourself)
In the novel though, Fan Yue is stronger than Bai Shuo
There are also situations where she told the other guy that she wanted to leave Yan Tuo out of the 'danger' side of their plans or something.
When she can show me she was hurt from Yan Tuo's betrayal, it shows me she came to care.
I am also among those in here who doesn't hate the fiends.
There is no white or black area in this. I felt like what Ms Lin always wanted was for them to live in the light and to blend in with the humans, so they don't need to live in the dark anymore.
Sure they need bloodbag to survive but that is no different from human feeding on animal meat so there's no difference just to be fair.
Also I find the fiends(the side to them who do not lose control and go insane) are much more interesting than those hunters imo.
Ofcourse I am purely basing on the drama since I didn't read the novel.
Just like how in other genre, human or immortals sees demon as evil, this isn't any different. I find myself tend to side with the other side since I love the grey area that those character portrays and they tend to be more interesting than the side of "good" because the side of "good" are mostly seen as hypocrites to me, not speaking of purely this drama but in the overall between good vs evil.
I really really love the dynamics and relationship between Liu Yan and Tang Lici and Liu Yan character is really appealing to me.
Although, I originally watched it for Luo Yunxi since he's my favourite actor and while I normally love my drama to have romance but I also don't mind bromance on my side here.
As a Liu Yan fan in this drama, I am really happy he got a second chance to live.
But what I didn't like is that all this came at the expense of Tang Lici sacrificing himself and everyone forgetting about him...
If he sacrificed himself, I wanted everyone to remember him and who he was and how important he is to all those that cared and love him. To be forgotten and not having a single person remembering him just make this so sad imo.
The ending to me is sad for Tan Lici but bittersweet in the overall sense and I somewhat felt it is subjective to which side you're looking at.
If everyone would have remembered Tan Lici, I would have accepted the ending and his sacrifice but nope, his existence is forgotten by all those he cared for 😭
But dw, Tan Lici, you will always be remembered by the fans who loved you or watched this drama for you.
And IKR, i felt like I am intruding and I was like "omg" when I saw it (that omg was me in a fangirl way when I saw that BTS 😍)
https://x.com/dearbubble7/status/1966742486371410375?s=19
https://x.com/txnziyum/status/1966783182520348915?s=19
- Moonlight Mystique
- Ancient Love Poetry
Those two imo are really good. But in the end tastes does differ so yeah
These two questions keeps ringing in my mind...
Did ML also transmigrated into the Xianxia world, just like FL and then return around the same time?? But this one is probably a no.
Or did Sima Jiao defy and used all means to come into the modern world, the world that is not part of the 3 realms(where SMJ is from) that LTY said she's from before she "dies"?
I actually want to and is inclined to believe in the second theory because my heart cannot take that is not the same SMJ at the end... 💔😭
I need them in a modern drama!! As a continuation to this ending!!
I like the FL as well but I don't like the trope of how Shi Qinglv for manipulating and brainwashing LTY to hate and kill her lover Sima Jiao. It did made me 😑 at that trope though.
I felt like the drama kinda lost its appeals a little for me when it was the 18 year time skip. Hopefully it will pick back up once I watch more. Just finished watching ep 21
P.S (Ngl, at times I can't help but thinking of how I would have seen Arthur Chen as Moran in Immortality) but sad we never get to see that drama on our side here T.T