Why did release all the remaining episodes at once π
probably because it is soon going to be Chinese New Year, many are already packing bags or travelling so won't be watching dramas, and according to rules, there must be a long gap until season 2 continuation is released.
it is almost over, so now to bring everything back on track, send the villains to prison, and do a festive happy end? This drama could have benefited from better cuts (and script) in longer episodes. It was a bit knee jerk like. Like, literally, in ep.22 despite it was sooooo expected π€«
Answer to your question about other drama (although it's best not to delve on other ones on a drama comments page). Therefore, under "spoilers" and other readers may skip if they look for spoilers about the current Everlasting Longing drama.... ----
I was in for a marathon of Tang period dramas (and Song ones) + I like a lot Zhao Lusi, Liu Yuning, Tan Songyun, Yang Zi, Li Xian, so I had to watch The Story of Pearl Girl, Brocade Odyssey, Flourished Peony (and Riverside Code at Qingming Festival). I liked them all.
The three Tang ones were a treasure trove of well researched details with help from specialists, even from the Chengdu Brocade museum. I like that, food for thought, incentive to learn more...
All three dramas are about "strong women seeking independence in trade", having to deal with a historic society where women were slaves, indentured servants, military camp target practice, entertainer prostitutes, oppressed wives of peasants and richer families, concubines... Carving their way out of difficult situations without yielding to "powerful males" or looking forward to "get married and live a blissful marital life with kids ever after". Not Cinderellas, they wanted to earn their independence. Building a strong companionship on gaining respect. The powerful males there grew to help them realize their dreams. But these are not simple love and kisses romances; there is also quite some pain in these "growing independent" pursuits since the society they lived in was more oppressing than nurturing of females , and tradespeople even grouped in guilds were less valued than noblemen.
As to whether you SHOULD watch the dramas, that's up to you, to your mood and the time you want to spend. There is no such thing as "must watch" dramas in my view. Just give them a try if you feel like it, don't be too influenced by the avalanche of comments (both lead couples have unfortunately shrill and devious haters who spew venom, so better not watch comments until much later, when you have a real opinion: the comments are generally very polarized now on MDL, not the easy and playful banter that used to accompany readers, it looks like some prefer to ruin the pleasure of others) . But since these dramas are long and perhaps not your style of entertainment, don't feel ashamed to not watch and not rate. You should not feel bound by other's opinions, just enjoy what you like freely, and share your positive thoughts rather than too much negativity.
Heat Index reached 6 000 on Youku !More info about Youku dramas ranking 2024 : https://mydramalist.com/list/4Ko5VbD4Also…
Hi Dreams, you got that message in duplicate here. I just noticed season 17 dropped today on Youtube, so will take a peek π Wishing you a blessed 2025 and "snakey" year !
Her best serie for me was this https://mydramalist.com/19028-general-and-i extremely recommend it and WOW ost…
There's that risk. That's why I watch very different genre dramas at same time, i.e. historical costume Flourished Peony, xianxia Moonlight Mystique, a short episode modern unmentionable thriller one, Drifting away gritty crime ; perhaps will throw in some episodes of Village Love 17 just for the countryside vibes now that CNY is nearing
(but that will be just for relaxation like the unmentionable one where I was looking forward to watch more of Dai Gaozheng's spectacular abs! but am not really thrilled by the story, anyway, the episodes are very short, so not much time wasted there. If on the other hand I stayed with the countryside drama, that dropped today, that's another story since the episodes are 43-45' and there are 40 forecast! I never heard about the actors who are definitely not from the usual idol crowd) π
I still have not got past opening credits of this drama here, so perhaps will put it on hold since it has not managed to grab me yet. I have no opinion on whether or not it is worth the while, will make my own "later" rather than rely on third party opinion.
Have fun c-drama watching, and enjoy a blessed 2025 and snakey year! (we use to say "small dragon year", among the famous natives : Xi Jinping, Mao Zedong, Bob Dylan, JK Rowling.... and my niece, who loves to sting and inject - she is a registered nurse lol)
Her best serie for me was this https://mydramalist.com/19028-general-and-i extremely recommend it and WOW ost…
ahhh the temptations now from such warm recoms π ; but I have to be reasonable, since I am already "watching too much" --- later, then. and so as not to forget, added it in TBW.
Don't know why, maybe I just wasn't in the mood then. It happens, despite my tastes in dramas are very eclectic. Some like potatoes and some like tomatoes, you know... And at times, some who like tomatoes suddenly prefer pomelos. If others found it to their taste, I have no complaint.
Never going to be judgemental of what others like: I amuse myself with some pretty silly stuff anyway, enjoy at times fluff and sizzle but don't shy away from violent and sad tragic endings either. I also do like "more serious" ones with things to learn more about, discovering the rules of billiards, learning about tapirs, hebao, xiuqiu, and how to dye and weave Shu brocade, the layout of the Golden Triangle, etc. That said, I have fond memories of some dramas featuring "hot guys" with abs too π
No. I don't know why I did not point that one out (was tired then, still am) but you should have seen it for yourself :
2. Zhu Lian Yu Mu (The Story of Pearl Girl) Highest peak: 11/04 -> 10 327 (after the change of Youku heat index system)
It is irrelevant that you point out "maintaining for 20 days". It is the highest peak that counts since once reached a peak, heat index doesn't "fall" . There is no rule that goes with "20 days" even one day is enough!
10,327 is far above what you consider "can't exceed 10100". and if one looks at dates, it means the breaking above 10,300 was maintained for at least 9 days, which is not zero.
It just proves that heat indexes on Youku are indeed NOT LIMITED TO 10,000 I hope you'll stop disbelieving hard facts and spread errors...
look here https://it.mydramalist.com/list/4Ko5VbD4 read after Highest peak btw it is Youku not youko but if you mean you did not watch those I mentioned, I can understand. Escape was not easily available, and very special, very violent too. The First Shot was more mainstream and widely known since Zhang Yimou was informally directing, but the actors were special. That's where Xie Keyin got attention btw. A fine young actress. And both dramas I mentioned earned quite high Douban ratings.
Her best serie for me was this https://mydramalist.com/19028-general-and-i extremely recommend it and WOW ost…
thanks for recom. I watched 2 Wallace Chung dramas already and they were good but not that one, so will keep that title on my informal tbw list until time allows π
ah another one, back to watching 4 Cdramas at the same time againππcanβt have a break π΄π΄πFinished…
Oh the toil of spending hours watching too many tempting c-dramas ππ I'm with you : 3 on my plate (although one is a lesser interesting short episodes one only for distraction) but 3 other that look tempting and are long episodes ones. This one is tempting too, but I am still dilly-dallying. Liked the opening credits song.... and if Curly Gao and Alan Dawa Dolma and Tiger Hu sing, I will at least listen to the OST π
Youku doesn't have a limit either since 24 July 2024. But only three dramas broke the 10,000 heat index ceiling there : Dashing Youth, Escape From The Trilateral Slopes, The First Shot. I did not have time for Dashing Youth (not exactly my preferred taste anyway) but was very impressed with the other two (crime and biopic for the first one, crime in the 1990s for the second one). Very recommended.
airdropped today without warning. Even Baidu does not have all details, but dramawiki does have the OST list : 1. Troubles in this World (δΈι΄ζ½η¦») Curley Gao 2. The Mountains Are Green (θΏε±±δΈηι) Tiger Hu 3. Empty (θ) Alan Dawa Dolma
Not many watched it, but I may give it a go to distance myself from the avalanche of hyped dramas long and short that is hailing down from c-dramaland. Some are rather thrilling, some are even endearing, but I feel like in a glut, needing perhaps old tropes and stuff for relaxation. Will have a look at it, whether or not I stay long enough to count it in on my watch list... 44 episodes seem a bit daunting nowadays, but there's even "worse" (lol) when I look at the 78 episodes of A Legend of Chinese Immortals that is also being re run on Youtube. Perhaps I'll just sample a few episodes, since CNY hectic times are soon starting (Jan29).
It's funny that ML character is named θζ Xiao Zhan just like the then emerging famous actor. 2019 was the year of The Untamed, but he had already been noticed in a couple other dramas.
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I was in for a marathon of Tang period dramas (and Song ones) + I like a lot Zhao Lusi, Liu Yuning, Tan Songyun, Yang Zi, Li Xian, so I had to watch The Story of Pearl Girl, Brocade Odyssey, Flourished Peony (and Riverside Code at Qingming Festival). I liked them all.
The three Tang ones were a treasure trove of well researched details with help from specialists, even from the Chengdu Brocade museum. I like that, food for thought, incentive to learn more...
All three dramas are about "strong women seeking independence in trade", having to deal with a historic society where women were slaves, indentured servants, military camp target practice, entertainer prostitutes, oppressed wives of peasants and richer families, concubines... Carving their way out of difficult situations without yielding to "powerful males" or looking forward to "get married and live a blissful marital life with kids ever after". Not Cinderellas, they wanted to earn their independence. Building a strong companionship on gaining respect. The powerful males there grew to help them realize their dreams. But these are not simple love and kisses romances; there is also quite some pain in these "growing independent" pursuits since the society they lived in was more oppressing than nurturing of females , and tradespeople even grouped in guilds were less valued than noblemen.
As usual when I notice details I'd like explanations for, I did my research and added "companion pieces" to illustrate them with pictures and GIF. You can have a look here at these two pieces, either as introduction, help along watching, looking for specific info, or just curiosity.
They are organized in chapters linked through a clickable Table of contents.
https://mydramalist.com/discussions/zhu-lian-yu-mu/131556-the-story-of-pearl-girl-companion-piece
https://mydramalist.com/discussions/shu-jin-ren-jia/132940-brocade-odyssey-companion-piece
But I have not launched companion pieces for FP and RCAQF : it is quite tiring to do that sort of job, and I have too little time, need more rest.
As to whether you SHOULD watch the dramas, that's up to you, to your mood and the time you want to spend. There is no such thing as "must watch" dramas in my view. Just give them a try if you feel like it, don't be too influenced by the avalanche of comments (both lead couples have unfortunately shrill and devious haters who spew venom, so better not watch comments until much later, when you have a real opinion: the comments are generally very polarized now on MDL, not the easy and playful banter that used to accompany readers, it looks like some prefer to ruin the pleasure of others)
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But since these dramas are long and perhaps not your style of entertainment, don't feel ashamed to not watch and not rate. You should not feel bound by other's opinions, just enjoy what you like freely, and share your positive thoughts rather than too much negativity.
I just noticed season 17 dropped today on Youtube, so will take a peek π
Wishing you a blessed 2025 and "snakey" year !
historical costume Flourished Peony,
xianxia Moonlight Mystique,
a short episode modern unmentionable thriller one,
Drifting away gritty crime ;
perhaps will throw in some episodes of Village Love 17 just for the countryside vibes now that CNY is nearing
(but that will be just for relaxation like the unmentionable one where I was looking forward to watch more of Dai Gaozheng's spectacular abs! but am not really thrilled by the story, anyway, the episodes are very short, so not much time wasted there. If on the other hand I stayed with the countryside drama, that dropped today, that's another story since the episodes are 43-45' and there are 40 forecast! I never heard about the actors who are definitely not from the usual idol crowd) π
I still have not got past opening credits of this drama here, so perhaps will put it on hold since it has not managed to grab me yet. I have no opinion on whether or not it is worth the while, will make my own "later" rather than rely on third party opinion.
Have fun c-drama watching, and enjoy a blessed 2025 and snakey year! (we use to say "small dragon year", among the famous natives : Xi Jinping, Mao Zedong, Bob Dylan, JK Rowling.... and my niece, who loves to sting and inject - she is a registered nurse lol)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck_ZJtYVULA
Some like potatoes and some like tomatoes, you know... And at times, some who like tomatoes suddenly prefer pomelos.
If others found it to their taste, I have no complaint.
Never going to be judgemental of what others like: I amuse myself with some pretty silly stuff anyway, enjoy at times fluff and sizzle but don't shy away from violent and sad tragic endings either. I also do like "more serious" ones with things to learn more about, discovering the rules of billiards, learning about tapirs, hebao, xiuqiu, and how to dye and weave Shu brocade, the layout of the Golden Triangle, etc.
That said, I have fond memories of some dramas featuring "hot guys" with abs too π
2. Zhu Lian Yu Mu (The Story of Pearl Girl)
Highest peak: 11/04 -> 10 327 (after the change of Youku heat index system)
It is irrelevant that you point out "maintaining for 20 days". It is the highest peak that counts since once reached a peak, heat index doesn't "fall" . There is no rule that goes with "20 days" even one day is enough!
10,327 is far above what you consider "can't exceed 10100". and if one looks at dates, it means the breaking above 10,300 was maintained for at least 9 days, which is not zero.
It just proves that heat indexes on Youku are indeed
NOT LIMITED TO 10,000
I hope you'll stop disbelieving hard facts and spread errors...
btw it is Youku not youko
but if you mean you did not watch those I mentioned, I can understand. Escape was not easily available, and very special, very violent too. The First Shot was more mainstream and widely known since Zhang Yimou was informally directing, but the actors were special. That's where Xie Keyin got attention btw. A fine young actress.
And both dramas I mentioned earned quite high Douban ratings.
I'm with you : 3 on my plate (although one is a lesser interesting short episodes one only for distraction) but 3 other that look tempting and are long episodes ones.
This one is tempting too, but I am still dilly-dallying. Liked the opening credits song.... and if Curly Gao and Alan Dawa Dolma and Tiger Hu sing, I will at least listen to the OST π
Even Baidu does not have all details, but dramawiki does have the OST list :
1. Troubles in this World (δΈι΄ζ½η¦») Curley Gao
2. The Mountains Are Green (θΏε±±δΈηι) Tiger Hu
3. Empty (θ) Alan Dawa Dolma
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3xzHvWXhaA
Not many watched it, but I may give it a go to distance myself from the avalanche of hyped dramas long and short that is hailing down from c-dramaland. Some are rather thrilling, some are even endearing, but I feel like in a glut, needing perhaps old tropes and stuff for relaxation. Will have a look at it, whether or not I stay long enough to count it in on my watch list... 44 episodes seem a bit daunting nowadays, but there's even "worse" (lol) when I look at the 78 episodes of A Legend of Chinese Immortals that is also being re run on Youtube.
Perhaps I'll just sample a few episodes, since CNY hectic times are soon starting (Jan29).
It's funny that ML character is named θζ Xiao Zhan just like the then emerging famous actor. 2019 was the year of The Untamed, but he had already been noticed in a couple other dramas.