Elsietheone

I agree, thats why I'd still give it a 10. It was really good all around though. I dont regret watching it. I would have loved to see Li Xun and Gao take each other head-on without all this brain cancer nonsense.

I think this is one of the most decent and well-produced show you'll see in cdrama land this year. Its really hard to find intelligent writing and I'm grateful for this high quality production that did not insult my intelligence on the most part. I love the perfect casting, the music, the cinematography, costumes etc. Considering how young the leads are, I wasn't expecting much from them but wow, Arthur really perfected Li Xun 👏👏👏and I bet nobody else would have done it like him!
However, I do have a problem with the writing towards the end.

What happened to the ultimate showdown writers???? As much as I expected a happily ever after for our lead couple, I was also very much invested in the IT struggle which tbf had more focus throughout the drama.
I dont think Gao's jealous, hurtful and vindictive actions could ever be justified due to Li Xun stepping on his ego! His actions caused the death of his sister, send him to jail for 3 years and he lost his company as well!!!! Then you have the audacity to try to draw viewers sympathy by giving Gao brain cancer, really!🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️. I have never wanted to explode at my screen for such melodramatic and cliche writing before. Gao's own inferiority complex was his own fault from the beginning. In life, we need to accept that there'll always be people who are better than us, some dont even deserve what they have but thats life! At least Li Xun, as arrogant as he was, he actually had the talent to walk the talk.

In my own experience, nothing good ever comes out of being envious of others. Allowing that seed to grow will only make you hurt them and there's no way you can control the actual consequences. Gao is the type of character I have no sympathy for in real life I'm sorry to say! How can 'I will involve people who have nothing to do with our fight, and then send you to jail and steal your company whilst pretending to be your friend because you stepped on my ego' deserve any form of forgiveness???
I am an INFJ, I'll either revenge or doorslam you! Get away from me satan!

I dare say this is the best xianxia I have ever watched!!! I watched every episode from the beginning up until the end, without skipping! For me thats saying something as cdramas tend to be too long and feel really draggy. I loved Story of Minglan, The rise of the phoenixes, The legend of Fei but I still had to skip some of their draggy parts.
The overall production was really high quality and even better on Netflix. I am so glad I finally got around to watching it ❤️

I had told myself I now have a PHD in watching heartbreaking asian dramas, I will not shed a tear no matter what!!!! But, since ep.42 I haven't stopped crying. I'm on ep.59 and still bawling my eyes out 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔...like damn you Jinmi give a grown woman a break 😅😅😅 stop with the onions 😢

Congratulations for winning best Original Program 👏👏👏👏 I am so happy the team is getting recognition for such a unique and creative show. Thank you Kim Kyung-ran for this masterpiece, this show is truly one of a kind 💜❤️💯

Honestly he outdid himself in The Justice. I.have.no.words. Wow, what a brilliant actor 👏👏👏

This drama is always my pallette cleanser whenever I watch other shows which are always about breaking hearts, misunderstandings etc I absolutely hate those! Why are dramas with healthy intelligent couples so hard to find? Sigh

I suppose this response might be long overdue but I would think accusing the queen dowager of any wrongdoing would be met with a lot of backlash since she had a lot of backers. The queen didn't have much support because her own father had been accused of a crime if I recall correctly. Therefore the likelihood of anyone defending the queen was very low, which would put the king in a very difficult position if not handled well. Thats why it wasn't so simple.

Nice to see a FL dressing up....have had enough with female leads in frumpy clothes! And yes, the drama is silly (but not too illogical), chaotic and fun to watch. Reminds me of Extraordinary you

Someone needs to add a tag for Best kissing scenes....the leads have some of the best kissing scenes I have ever seen in cdrama!!!!!😘💯

I somehow accidentally stumbled on the anime on YouTube a few days ago. It was alright for a younger audience perhaps though it didn't do much to explain Li Xun and his toxic behaviour. It was a bit too PG. So when I saw that it had a drama version airing I sort of ignored cause I thought it would just be a bit of a snooze for me. I then somehow ended up watching the drama and I have to say that for a modern cdrama (I usually watch ancient), it was actually done really really well. The cinematography is great plus the script writing is actually pretty decent. The best thing, the CASTING!!!! If you watched the anime you would know what I mean. Most important of all, the women arent brainless and speaking in baby voices. I also love that they added more substance to the story such that at ep 10, its still worth my time. Thanks team 🙏

When I compare with other illogical cdramas that I've watched I think this one actually wasn't too bad. They did well with the time travel parts but I wish Jirong had been written differently. Like at some point, helping Jirong became a liability that ceased to make any sense. Also, the kissing scenes were too PG except the first scene. The other scenes ML was too stiff...I later realised the FL is only 20.....Also didn't think ML would still be in his 20s! They did have a connection, though it wasn't proper chemistry it was still exciting to watch

Yin An and his wives' internal monologues are giving me life🤣

Decided to finally watch The Untamed after putting it off for so long....also watched Luoyang and I have to say of all WYB's characters I love Xie Yun the most. Thats not to say the other dramas were bad, I think his intelligence, playfulness and charisma drew me in in LoF. Its very rare to come across intelligent writing in cdrama and I am grateful that both leads tend to get the better scripts out there. Cant wait for all their next projects 😍

This guy has Male lead energy pls give him some lead roles 🙏

Umm excuse me, I thought female lead was supposed to be smart!!!

Does the FL have to be annoying and pretty much idiotic for so many episodes????🙄 😒 does the ML have to be such a d****bag ???? I just can't 😭

When watching this drama it is very important to note that the themes here are serious, though it has its light moments; the name of the drama is Empress Ki so she is the 'most important character' and rightly so; most ppl watch for JCW and expect him to be doing heroic stuff like in Healer etc, pls note that his role is different here but if you appreciate him as an actor you would realise that this was one of his best performances ever! He was also a young actor amongst veteran actors at the time so it was also kinda like a breakthrough role for him.
For those who like a deeper exploration of the human condition and accept that not all is black and white, then this drama is for you!

I just feel sorry for myself for going against my intuition and deciding to watch this. It wasn't that bad, but it wasn't good either. Plot was way too thin to spread over 20 eps imao

Was re-watching TKEM and still gives me goosebumps just like the first time! I hope KES continues to write dramas that are a little off the beaten path. Its actually disheartening when viewers just see this masterpiece through 'romantic lenses'. The romance here is just secondary to a magnificent parallel universe plot!