Up to 21 and loving how every plot twist keeps you hungry for more but never feels implausibly ridicuous. (But...what is with the upwards "falling" snow every now and then.....)
it's been almost a eyar since i watched this and I'm still a bit confused, what was the significance of the other…
Imho to show the danger of forbidden love and why main couple are so hesitant/ keep trying to distance on a personal level (in addition to obstacles from their commitments, sense of responsibilty , love for the world etc) . Because the man was formerly a uber god like our hero and being punished for falling in love with constant reincarnations always missing out on his beloved and suffering like in that one life we saw. Also highlights ML loneliness and probably some more things I can't recall off the top of my head right now.
my interpretation of the ending was more positive because - he chose to write notes so as note to lose their time together early on - as he continued writing notes his language became more familiar (at least if the the translators on viki are right) from calling her Lady Wen to Wen Wan to Wan Wan - he chose to come to the Lantern festival and brought a rabbit lantern as if to reference both Little Dumpling and her comment to her rabbit of "I trust my marital fate to you" - his micro expressions improved from initially hostile to bemused accepting to even slight smile at the festival even if he's seeing her anew each day- like another commenter said below, 50 First Date Vibes- - she was bravely enduring the loss and not giving up on him (symbolised by waiting at the lantern festival)
i.e. there is progress in the heart despite memory reset in the brain, and that was worth the pain and difficulty for the opportunities to avoiding all the disasters- they pay it together rather than he takes on the price all by himself.
I found nothing to watch. Waiting for the next Zhao Liying - Lin Gengxin project.. 😂
Agreed, they were a great pair even though I enjoyed her chemistry with the other guy, just added depth to all the......you know...the *waves hand in general direction of PA that is blocked behind a sanity saving fog*
I found nothing to watch. Waiting for the next Zhao Liying - Lin Gengxin project.. 😂
I can't watch the Tale of Rose yet because I don't want to see him without Zhao LiYing and I don't want watch our Meet Yourself gal suffer.
But iirc in the interview with ZLY/LGX someone linked in the comments months ago (the "pull him out of the lake!!" one ) they said they didn't want to do a romance together again....so maybe they will avoid each other- or - their next joint project they will be enemies????
tried lots of stuff.. none of them worked.. sigh.. the Double was ok though and I enjoyed it.. but everything…
Same...sigh.....
A complete genre switch -with Parallel World- helped though, but now I can't finish that because I don't want to let go of the only thing that helped....which is daft really but Startitis (beginning about another 20 shows ) is also a strong force in the face of dithering procrastination.
I heard good things about the Double so , weirdly, I'm waiting to watch it so I don't expect too much from it as a lifebuoy and can enjoy it on its own merits.
Lol, also here after ShenLi... 🤣 The rollercoaster you mentioned is really fitting. I sort of liked the beginning,…
What are we going to do with this post Shen Li ennui? ?!
Yes the boredom here is really weird because all the ingredients seem right on paper, and although they start piling on tropes until one is punch drunk, they are done a bit differently from what I would expect , yet somehow it just doesn't engage the heart enough and the mind is left, as you say , spinning.
Is Floral Armour like Plot Armour, it doesn't need to make sense if you have a flower?
let me see if I got this right.
Heavenly Emperor: "give me the flower" Phoenix: "no!" *Phoenix nukes world, splits sky, becomes jinx * *HE forgets about flower whilst it is so badly guarded that a cook can take it to make soup*
HE: "give me the flower" Yan Yue: "Ok !" *HE Doesn't use flower, locks flower in vault guarded only by delayed onset amnesia curse*
Baby Egg "Give Mummy the flower!" Yan Yue and Mu Nan " OK! But Ouch" Peacock "No!" *rejected- poofs into nothing* HE "No!" *denied- goes back to bed to white-hairedly await possession opportunities whilst absorbing time magic*
HE: "give me the flower!" Phoenix "No! " *armies go to war, 3 realms endangered*
HE *stops time to say * " Give me the flower!" Phoenix - "er...OK!"
Flower poofs away: HE, seal on Yan Yue's spirit, all weapons, autocracy. Also Flower: doesn't go into new baby Phoenix (so good luck on your Nirvana baby egg), , instead goes into time dust to rewind Wei Zhi into the Sima Wangyue she felt no connection with and repeatedly stressed was not her, just so Chen Yan can say "I love you" and betray his saviour instead. The End
I watched this because everything I'd read suggested it would be bad, but after Shen Li everything is bad, so I thought it could be a sacrificial palate cleanser to redeem everything else.
In some ways it's not as bad as all that (although I agree with many of the criticisms and frustrations) In other ways: it's worse. And in still other ways it's oddly unique and less shallow than it seems from that admittedly glossy surface. I wish I'd watched it last year to be able to discuss it semi-live because I am so confused by that ending even after reading the discussion/ comments . This is like a roller coaster for the brain instead of the (failed aim of) emotions.
It's been 7 hours and 15 minsSince my last Shen Li re-watchI try out every drama and watch old favesStill I can't…
It's been so humourless without those quips Like a chicken without a battle hymn Nothing can stop this drama addict's heart from yearning Tell me ,Shen li, why is everything else wrong? I could put my screen onto every xianxia I see But they'd only remind me of you I went through the comments and guess what they told me, guess what they told me?, They said Girl you're a wandering ghost now too no matter what you do 'cause they're no fools
'Cause Nothing Compares Nothing Compares 2 Shen Li
It's been 7 hours and 15 mins Since my last Shen Li re-watch I try out every drama and watch old faves Still I can't move on at all Since Shenli's end I can do whatever I want I can watch whatever I choose I can eat my dinner without *spoiler* heartbreak But nothing I said nothing can take away these blues...
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anyone else?
- he chose to write notes so as note to lose their time together early on
- as he continued writing notes his language became more familiar (at least if the the translators on viki are right) from calling her Lady Wen to Wen Wan to Wan Wan
- he chose to come to the Lantern festival and brought a rabbit lantern as if to reference both Little Dumpling and her comment to her rabbit of "I trust my marital fate to you"
- his micro expressions improved from initially hostile to bemused accepting to even slight smile at the festival even if he's seeing her anew each day- like another commenter said below, 50 First Date Vibes-
- she was bravely enduring the loss and not giving up on him (symbolised by waiting at the lantern festival)
i.e. there is progress in the heart despite memory reset in the brain, and that was worth the pain and difficulty for the opportunities to avoiding all the disasters- they pay it together rather than he takes on the price all by himself.
But iirc in the interview with ZLY/LGX someone linked in the comments months ago (the "pull him out of the lake!!" one ) they said they didn't want to do a romance together again....so maybe they will avoid each other- or - their next joint project they will be enemies????
A complete genre switch -with Parallel World- helped though, but now I can't finish that because I don't want to let go of the only thing that helped....which is daft really but Startitis (beginning about another 20 shows ) is also a strong force in the face of dithering procrastination.
I heard good things about the Double so , weirdly, I'm waiting to watch it so I don't expect too much from it as a lifebuoy and can enjoy it on its own merits.
Wandering ghosts et al -how goes it? What will you watch next?
Yes the boredom here is really weird because all the ingredients seem right on paper, and although they start piling on tropes until one is punch drunk, they are done a bit differently from what I would expect , yet somehow it just doesn't engage the heart enough and the mind is left, as you say , spinning.
Heavenly Emperor: "give me the flower"
Phoenix: "no!"
*Phoenix nukes world, splits sky, becomes jinx *
*HE forgets about flower whilst it is so badly guarded that a cook can take it to make soup*
HE: "give me the flower"
Yan Yue: "Ok !"
*HE Doesn't use flower, locks flower in vault guarded only by delayed onset amnesia curse*
Baby Egg "Give Mummy the flower!"
Yan Yue and Mu Nan " OK! But Ouch"
Peacock "No!" *rejected- poofs into nothing*
HE "No!" *denied- goes back to bed to white-hairedly await possession opportunities whilst absorbing time magic*
HE: "give me the flower!"
Phoenix "No! "
*armies go to war, 3 realms endangered*
HE *stops time to say * " Give me the flower!"
Phoenix - "er...OK!"
Flower poofs away: HE, seal on Yan Yue's spirit, all weapons, autocracy.
Also Flower: doesn't go into new baby Phoenix (so good luck on your Nirvana baby egg), , instead goes into time dust to rewind Wei Zhi into the Sima Wangyue she felt no connection with and repeatedly stressed was not her, just so Chen Yan can say "I love you" and betray his saviour instead.
The End
In some ways it's not as bad as all that (although I agree with many of the criticisms and frustrations) In other ways: it's worse. And in still other ways it's oddly unique and less shallow than it seems from that admittedly glossy surface. I wish I'd watched it last year to be able to discuss it semi-live because I am so confused by that ending even after reading the discussion/ comments . This is like a roller coaster for the brain instead of the (failed aim of) emotions.
I'm beggin' of you please
let me move on....
Like a chicken without a battle hymn
Nothing can stop this drama addict's heart from yearning
Tell me ,Shen li, why is everything else wrong?
I could put my screen onto every xianxia I see
But they'd only remind me of you
I went through the comments and guess what they told me,
guess what they told me?,
They said Girl you're a wandering ghost now too
no matter what you do
'cause they're no fools
'Cause Nothing Compares
Nothing Compares 2 Shen Li
Since my last Shen Li re-watch
I try out every drama and watch old faves
Still I can't move on at all
Since Shenli's end I can do whatever I want
I can watch whatever I choose
I can eat my dinner without *spoiler* heartbreak
But nothing
I said nothing can take away these blues...