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To me it’s how the director choose to sequence this storyline that was a problem. The director immediately up front in first few ep show us their steamy scenes and sexual tension, what as viewers lack is a proper build up from how a pair of siblings with no biological relation fall in love as adults. Since beginning, this director is eager to show us their chemistry and only filled in the background through flashbacks.
A good example of such storyline, will be how it’s done in “Go Ahead”, nicely transited from family to lovers’ trope.😓

Yup, the director aims at corny scenes on every ep.😂

I find the English translation is too simplified and didn’t gave enough justification for the deeper meaning of the four Chinese words on Jin Zhao’s keychain. The four words are “朝思暮想” aka ‘Zhao Si Mu Xiang’, which two words have the slang sound of ML and FL’s name - Zhao and Mu in it. The other part is ‘Zhao si’ means “one’s longing and yearning”, ‘Mu Xiang’ can also mean “thinking of Mu”, so putting it together is ML, ‘Zhao is thinking, longing and yearning for Mu’ all the time.

💯 agreed! A groundbreaking timeless classic. Unlike being remembered as an iconic work of a director. This drama is the effort of a great teamwork with rightful casts. As many has mentioned, it attempts to breakthrough the traditional XianXia and aim to achieve higher standard as a XuanHuan drama.
I wanted to add the the concept of “karma” 因果being explored here. A lot of Tang LiCi’s action were also a result of seed of kindness plant from Fang Zhou and ripens TLC’s ultimate nature of compassion for humanity. One will always wonder is human nature inherently good or bad. I am definitively more into the Buddhist view that human are inherently good, but our attachment became our entanglement and probably the ultimate aim of enlightenment is to let go of attachment entanglement to find peace, hence TLC’s ending is such a symbolic portrayal. Human lives are bound by condition of attachment, however the extend of our suffering are also bound by our perception that makes our suffering worsen. So May all gain insightful perspective through watching this drama.😍

Fantastic and comprehensive review. 🤩 Captured the essence and also summarizes the main plot. Enjoyed reading this. Thanks for sharing 😍 Great start to the day for me;).

Yes, that’s Maggie, can be a villain and innocent and also a good character🤩.

This show…at every ep. the audience will be invested in someone seemingly important and then get killed off…hmmmm. Revenge is about sacrifice, I get it, the death toll is high.

💯 agreed!

I have three in mind for 2025:
- Li Qin in Fated Heart, I can never see another FL general as how she has done it.
- YangZi in Flourished Poeny, 1&2, she shows her versatility in her role.
- Maggie Huang in Blemish Flaw, a veteran actress and a very good one.

She is also one of the main supporting FL in ‘The Litchi Road’, her performance surprises me too🤩.

💯 agreed. Suffered, unlove, abandoned, madness in action, sacrifice for greater good, enlightenment. Both has an emphasis on father’s guidance and compassion making an impact. Except that the mother’s love is being shown and emphasize a lot more clearly in SLY.

Hahhaha…make both of us are…shipping them😍.

Really love this CP, nice short story yet so heartening to watch their romance.;)

Something about him not align with his brother’s value and his brother not avenging for him…🤷🏻‍♀️I am also confused of the reason of his betrayal.

Yes! Da Huang has grown😍.

Hahahha…very much like a XianXia masked as WuXia indeed!

I have more issues with how the story was told in this drama…the pacing and the editing 😓😓😓.

This for me goes to Chen Zhou Fei, who did Dashing Youth and Whisper of Fate recently…his cinematic vision is impressive!

Late to drop in for the challenge, at least catching up on Day15…for me in 2025, it has to be Luo YunXi’s SLY/Whisper of Fate😍😍😍🤩🤩🤩.

Hahahha…since SLY and TLC obsession, I think I am transcending to the state of nirvana, missing moonbase, thanks for call back Pytheos, will check back😘.