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"ancient calamity" has me in stitches but I quite agree. Is the donghua good? I've been thinking I should start it.

This was so much fun to watch. Maybe because I went into it blind with no expectations. It felt like the narration between levels of a video game. I've always liked those. The main character's strength is his single-mindedness, everything else he does feels like side-quests to get him where he wants. He's only loyal to his goal and I hope they don't ruin that with romance in the next season (at least not with that whiny core formation grandmaster). I liked his inner monologues and how the side character stories were revealed without overwhelming the plot. The nepo baby villain was another character I liked. He's so unseriously evil.

Was not a fan of the flashback sequences. Some of the CGI could be better but most of if was real even if not perfect and I can live with that.

But in all, very worth the time I spent binge-watching.

I hope there isn't a strong romance theme in the next season. The grandmaster is way too embarrassing. Slept together under the influence of a spell one time and she spends decades moping after him like sis, you're a core formation stage cultivator. Stand the fuck up. You barely know this man.

The female characters falling all over the ML and getting jealous have me rolling my eyes. Like, calm all the way down. That man does not rate you romantically.

Due a rewatch.

Why so many murderous disciples? Energy they should put towards gathering the rare herbs.

I should be used to it by now but fat characters always being represented as gluttons gets my goat every time.

Four episodes deep and I'm enjoyed this drama. Went in with zero expectations.

This is such good news. I'd say Kim Heechul next but he's the most confirmed bachelor if there ever was one.

It's funny how people get all riled up about the plot/characters of weekend dramas every time but then keep watching. They may be cliched and tropey and have stupid, mean and batshit crazy characters but still manage to hook you for weeks at a time. That's how the writers win tbh. And keep in mind, the primary target is Korean audience. Not international sensibilities.

Jung Il Woo lives with a life-threatening ailment. Not looking like a plastic flower boy is the least of his worries, I'd think.

I don't know about that. It shows the leads' past life connection. The curse came from his mother's ancestry and not his past life. But I might be wrong.

Ep 2 was not as good as ep 1 especially with that bs abusive husband subplot. That was so badly handled I don't even know where to start. There was no need for the flashback at the point where they used it and all that staring was just annoying. Still, there were some okay bits and I'm still curious about the root of the curse and how they eventually get rid of it.

While they were passing notes, I was like "these two are going to fuck before this ends or else it'll be such a waste". And there it was. *chef's kiss*

That library sequence from the notes to the nc scene was delicious. That's how you build passion up. The lust was almost palpable.

Same. I didn't see it as attraction.

I can't even say I love this show because it's way too raw. The same issues are still ongoing in many parts of the world. I empathise with Krailert and Trin but they're a part of a privileged class benefitting from the oppression of others. And then there's Dhevi who's in a loveless marriage with a cheating husband and I feel sorry for her but I cannot ignore that she has no issues with silencing journalists. That "if my father was still here-" said so much about her character.

On a different note, Tanwa makes me laugh whenever he's onscreen and Victor is so young and naïve and I think he's going to die. Or his father going to die. Naran's bit about American democracy was hilarious. The US has been selling itself as a bastion of democracy for decades. A joke.

One thing I'll say though, calling this show a BL is doing it a disservice. It's way way more.

He's "disappeared". That's what the newspaper story implied. Most likely murdered by the Krailert's father-in-law.

What is Hua Yong's end game? Love by domination?

What part of scheduling conflicts don't people understand? Sorry you don't like it but actors have to earn a living. They're not waiting around for unplanned season 2 of shows they were in. And if they drop out of their prior commitments they'll still get hate.