absurd

I still have 7 episodes to go, so I think I will be avoiding this comment section until I'm finished. People seem to have some kind of aversion to spoiler tag.
But now, I'm almost sure that this will end on a massive cliffhanger. Here's hoping season 2 is not just empty talk.

DC actually has a very anime-like opening in that sense. The song is boring, though, so they kind of ruined it.

To me it just felt like that's all Orihime ever did and she seemed so useless really, even though they tried to pretend that she's not. I wasn't a big fan of Rukia ether, though. The only female character I liked was Rangiku. XW, at last, can stand up for herself, which helps. Anyway, to each their own. I just like characters that pretend to be dumb, but are actually strong and capable, and XW seems like a version of that.
I also have a theory based on their talk about advanced soul beasts (don't remember the episode, somewhere in the beginning), that can turn into humans, that she is actually one of those soul beasts and that's why she's so naive. But there are two problems with that theory: Chinese censorship won't let them explicitly state that she's not human. And also if I' m right, then her relationship with TS progressing to romance becomes kind of disturbing, because if she is actually like a child then... ew.
I don't really mind them being close (even though her following him around does get annoying sometimes), but I guess I don't feel it. In the forest, when he went crazy because she was kidnapped, I was like "WTF?! Where did that come from?".
Dai Mu Bai and Zhu Zhu Qing are the ones I rooting for, when it comes to romance.

I also like her. Their relationship development felt kind of too fast when they went from "hi" to "I will die for you" in the span of couple of episodes, but I have no problem with her as a character, maybe because she's actually capable.

I actually dropped The Untamed twice, before finishing it. It was my first c-drama and I just couldn't get over the fact of how ridiculous they look compared to the anime. I did like it after finishing, wouldn't call it a masterpiece and the pace is bit slow and wonky, but I think they did pretty good considering the low budget. There is a special edition version of the Untamed that's only 20 episodes, maybe try that, if there's any interest left :)

Definitely don't expect it to be less than a year. With the shooting, post production, censorship board and having to coordinate actors already existing engagements, I'd say one year would be a miracle.

Yes, I've seen that. The Wolf also had an opening sequence that was basically a condensed version of the whole drama, spoilers galore. When I've seen it, I was like: "thanks, why not show the ending too?"
But also, when I watched Legend of Fei trailer I really thought it would be a very interesting drama and then the disappointment...

Haha, I didn't get to Naruto when I was still watching a lot of anime and now, that I only watch one thing at the time, the sheer number of episodes scares me)) I did get through Bleach though, if XW gets to the level of Inoue "I only know two words and it's Kurosaki-kun" Orihime, I would probably pop a vein too. So far, I guess she's not annoying enough for me.
Their relationship development kinda does bug me. They went from "Hi, do I know you?" to "I'm going to die for you" really fast. It's almost like she imprinted on him like little duck. But as long as their relationship is more on the background, I'll be fine, I think.

Wow, is it in later episodes (after 25)? Cause I didn't notice that much screaming "Tang San!!"... maybe once? With the cage in the beginning. Or maybe I'm just desensitized after some of the Japanese anime I've watched, so this doesn't seem so bad.

Regular vip is up to 25. 26-27 tomorrow

It does seem like the OOL won't be following the classic modern c-drama route, but who knows trailers a deceiving *fingers crossed*

She is kinda creepy. I don't get why people just ignore the fact that she's following them like a stalker everywhere. Don't find her annoying though, she's more like a part of the scenery ))

It's not really ancient China though. It's a fantasy world that's called Douluo continent. So, maybe there mullet is a thing? LOL

No judging. I would probably go just as fast if I didn't start when it first aired. I don't really have any strong feelings for them as a couple, like if they end up together - ok, they don't - also fine. The plot is more interesting, than the romance.

Yeah, no. It's not good enough to watch without subs yet. I still have a long way to go before I can switch eng subs off - my vocabulary is too small. But I'm just so happy when I do understand some parts without looking at the subs LOL.
Modern c-dramas are just so... romance focused, no actual plot, and I really like when there's at last some mystery. And then the romance itself is usually a little too cheesy for me: he's the big boss and she's trying to impress him kinda thing. The more serious ones are difficult to find, because they are not popular.

That's whole another conversation. I was really confused about the ratings when I first tried using this site. I don't think I've seen 8.1 being a bad rating anywhere lol

There are also people who rated 10 right after it started. This tug of war of 10 and 1 is ridiculous, because, IMO, nothing actually deserves ether one, you can always find some good or bad points. Like, I love this drama so far, but even I can nitpick some things that would not let me rate 10.

Refer to my previous comment: the ratings on this site are bs :)
That being said, if you are not a fan of the novel/anime who has strong feelings about how it should be adapted, then there's a big chance you might like it.
This has a pretty classic "hero getting stronger and unveiling mysteries about his past" type of plot, focused on friendship and mystery. There's some romance, but it's not the focus. The screenwriting is pretty solid, CGI not bad (for a C-drama) and acting is generally ok. This is my opinion of course.

The ratings on this site are hilarious. Don't get me wrong, I think 8.1 is an ok rating in general, but the fact that this has a lower rating than Fights breaks sphere, which IMO, looks like an amature homemade parody, rather than a fantasy drama, is just... I don't even know.
This is not, btw, me complaining about the ratings. Just noticed this and thought it was ridiculous.

God, I hope they'll finish this before starting Oath of love. Especially since China is really big on the whole CP thing and that will just clash.
But my Chinese teacher is telling me that I need to watch modern dramas and I can't find one I like, so hopefully, after DC ends we won't have to wait long.