Zhystel

i haven’t started ashes of crown yet, but if you’re watching for zhou yi ran then give it a try (because i also watched it for zhou yi ran after twelve letters). i’d say this one is a hit or miss. maybe try like 6 episodes first to see if it’s for you. personally i enjoyed it despite some obvious flaws and plot holes, but it may be different for you snd that’s totally understandable.

ep 29. when she was punished for saving mu qing yan

probably the most bothering part abt this drama to me is how the characters always conveniently know and have the right medicine or formation that would save the leads from death. it’s been quite overused throughout the drama that the plot armor has turned ridiculously obvious.

i see. that’s fine by me. thank you!

ooh i see. sorry to bother you but can you perhaps update me if she ends up with anyone? hehe just so i know what to expect

maybe many of those watchers mostly watch modern dramas? idk.

tho i do agree that this one is an idol drama, but its plot is good and interesting enough for me to continue despite all those dramatic visual appeals.

i’m at ep 14 and i still don’t get the low ratings and all the hate. ppl said it was confusing so i deliberately screenshot everytime a new character shows up but it has never been confusing to me that i never even looked back at those screenshots 😭 i did confuse 2 minor characters as one person, but that’s just that. the story was quite easy to follow for me.

is this really good? also how’s the male lead coz i mostly see people talking abt the second ml rather than him

not yet… i’m currently watching generation to generation but it’s obv nothing like twelve letters. you may want to check out “the lead” i heard it made a lot of ppl cry. i’m still waiting to see how it ends before starting it ^^ tho the romance aspect i feel is less than in twelve letters

anything to watch after this? preferably just as loving and emotional and heavy but worth the tears

what episode does she regain her memories?

me and my mother had the same thoughts, and we didn’t even watch the drama at the same time. li yi tong reminded us so much of bai lu— the looks, voice and acting are all so similar.

and if i'm not mistaken, nh's li shi liu side did not exist before. it was a persona spontaneously created to accomodate the changes in the story and still make the iconic scenes happen even if sym tries so hard to prevent them. so calling sym stupid for not knowing him is really not it. in the original story, nan heng was just nan heng.

ill ALWAYS defend the fl here. y'all just don't get where she's coming from because yes— nan heng is pitiful as we can also see his side of the story. but that doesn't mean the fl is being unreasonable. she knows that nan heng is not as evil as she thought he was, but that doesn't guarantee that the iconic scenes won't happen (just like how syt and nh still ended up in that room). if i were her, i also wouldn't depend on a man's intentions because my family's lives are at stake. i'd rather not take that huge of a risk. i actually liked that she didn't easily trust the supposedly killer of her family and her own self. yes, she is a bit stubborn and frustrating, but she just wants to prevent those scenes from happening. in a world where even your own actions are controlled by the script, you shouldn't be blaming sym for choosing to avoid marrying nh because that's where her character's tragedies would start in the script.

ps. i already finished the drama

the one where fl thought ml has been meeting with yt

what episode will the misunderstanding abt the affair with yiting end

there’s something i don’t understand. why did mu jiu exist even before they could change his fate in the realm of resentment?

i just can’t get into fu ling and chong zhao’s story. fu ling is far too evil and manipulative for me to like her, the only thing she does that isn’t pure evil is protecting chong zhao (though she also gets obsessive). i find it hard to even imagine how will she redeem herself for all the atrocious things she did, she caused too many deaths already. i don’t even know how will chong zhao fall for the girl who killed uncle bai and his other lanling members (even forcing him to kill one of them)— or will he not? their setup bothers me a lot. (i’m at ep 16)

luckily i don't pay attention to the lyrics so this doesn't bother me much. but i can tell from the vibes of the song sometimes...

right? sometimes they end it too early and i'm like "wait i'm not over the scene yet" 😭