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The Destiny of White Snake chinese drama review
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The Destiny of White Snake
4 people found this review helpful
by Chaecutie
Mar 22, 2019
61 of 61 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 8.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 8.5
This review may contain spoilers
This is another drama with Yang Zi in main role I saw. First time in drama Battle of Chansha, the second time in my most favorite chinese drama Ashes of Love and the third time here - in drama The Destiny of White Snake. I love her character and chemistry with main actor in every drama where she always play the naive and innocent one, where she causes one trouble after another and her hero will always save her.

In this drama is also like in Ashes of Love beautiful costumes, amazing actors and storyline (even though it was a little dragging in the beginning, but i think it's normal standard for long chinese dramas).
Though from actors in this drama I know only Yang Zi I liked everyone and they acting skills.

I think The Destiny of White Snake is far away from title "masterpiece", but it's good one. The story tell us about Bai Yao Yao, about white snake who dreaming about becoming a human with two legs and hands, and about Xu Xuan who is a healer. The story started when Zi Xuan (Ren Jia Lun) and Ling Chu (Mao Zi Jun) who must be become immortal human being to compete in order to know who would gain the victory. Since then, Ling Chu would challenge Zi Xuan whenever he has opportunity.

Little white snake hasn’t gotten her human form she was discipline of Li Shan Sheng Mu. She is also a little bit lazy and love to eat. The two meet one day when Bai Yao Yao gets into battle between Xu Xuan and Ling Chu. She becomes Xu Xuans disciples, gotten the human form and Xu Xuan start teach her how to write, read, playing "chinese chees" and more.

As time passed, Xu Xuan and Little White Snake have fallen in love but the fate that made by heaven just too cruel for both. Xu Xuan was losing his core soul, Little White Snake gave up her chance to be immortal-being and stayed to be demon snake who traveled around to find the way to gather Xu Xuan soul so that he could live again.

When she finally find Xu Xuan, he hasn't memories about Bai Yao Yao. She is sad and lonely, but they meet each other again. It's on Peach Blossom Festival. They hit each other when Bai Yao Yao lost in the crowd looking for her friend with whom she came there. Xu Xuan attention catches salesman who shouted "fresh snake for sale!". He came to him and bought the snake which he then released to freedom. After that he disappeared again. (In this part of story is the peach blossom background - small pink petals falling down to the ground, crying Bai Yao Yao hidden behind the tree trunk and fascinated Xu Xuan).

Her curiosity led her to Apothecary House where she became a snake to hide from soldiers. With them enter in House Xu Xuan too and she finds out he is the lord of this place. But Xu Xuan take this little white snake with him just because he wants make cure. At least that was what it looked like at the beginning, but he actually wants to heal her. They meets again before this and Bai Yao Yao will offer to help him make cure for Leng Ning, but she disappear when Bai Yao Yao heal her in Apothecary House. After that relationship between Bai Yao Yao and Xu Xuan get worse but it doesn't take long because Bai Yao Yao save Leng Ning and after that she helps Xu Xuang (who is possesed with demon) to recover. She tell him he must live his own life, not a life like the lord of Apothecary House so he begins to doubt and ask her if they know each other from past, he ask if he lost his memory. But Bai Yao Yao denied it, she tell him she only want for him to be happy. Since then she try her best to heal Xu Xuang in all possible ways that proves to us not only how strong is her love for him but also how strong she is like a person.

I was really surprised when comes scenes where Leng Ning confessed to Xu Xuan. My heart stopped for a moment but I felt relieved when Xu Xuan tell her he hasn't feelings for her and he sees her as a sister. After another misunderstanding between Bai Yao Yao and Xu Xuan she decided to leave because of the wedding he decided to plan. He walk her to the bridge and say her "Today, I only want you to remenber the lights on this bridge. From now on, no matter happy or sad, you can come look for me here. If the weather is good I can hold an umbrella for you to block The sunshine. If you are sad, it's fine too. I can wipe your tears for you."

I really like the scene when Bai Yao Yao standing on the bridge after some time staring at the raging river and crying. In the moment on the bridge appears Xu Xuang and after a few words he kisses her forehead. It seemed like the two of them had a relationship they both wanted, but Yao Yao was started to have worries. Is she good enough for him? Will he love her despite being a demon?

I must say (even if i doesn't like it) the story became a bit boring towards the end, but i still love it. Just because of the amazing acting my most favorite Yang Zi. I gave this drama rating 8.5/10 because of the two endings. I'm still a bit uncertain and I don't know what to think about it.

So I would end my review like this:
There is most beautiful scenes in this drama, but my most favorite are those scenes with peach blossoms background. This scenes are so sweet and beautiful.
This dramas is a little bit worse then Ashes of Love but I enjoyed it and I think if someone like wuxia dramas like me this drama don't dissappoint.
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