The last 4 eps were crammed in. As well as having more ZBB Demon Lord, we could've done with another 2 eps to…
I feel they do it on purpose thinking it'll draw out angst & longing for the characters, so to make the end memorable. They succeed in getting ppl annoyed, I guess that makes it memorable too lol.
The last 4 eps were crammed in. As well as having more ZBB Demon Lord, we could've done with another 2 eps to…
Yeah, they hardly ever give us that in C-dramas, maybe 1 ep, at most. It could've been worse. In 'Love GameiEF' in their end, we didn't see the main couple together, they had the ML off screen, he calls her, she looks, that's it😯.
Wow, I haven't watched JTTW or IceF. He didn't have a big role in IF, but it features a lot of big names, so it…
I'm glad you noticed the same. WD looked uncomfortable with gjm & his gushing, he looked like he wanted to get away.
Gjm has an ego & seems petty. When FOF wrapped most of the cast prepared long farewells that mentioned gjm. WD normally doesn't write much, so he wrote a line. Gjm went to his Weibo reminiscing the past. Poss because he wasn't happy with the 1 line reply, + some of his fans didn't give him the reaction he expected. Instead, they told him 'don't worry about including Duo, carry on with whatever you're doing', lol. He came back the next day with screenshots of his texts with WD shaming him for not giving a decent reaction. According to him he wrote a long flowery prose & got nothing back. Plus I think it was done to show the fans they're still talking. I feel it's wrong to make public screenshots of private messages if the other person isn't aware. It was weird of gjm to be bothered by what some fans said/or WD's reply. That was their exchange in public, I don't want to think what it's like in private.
You watched it🌞. Yes, he's intense & phenomenal as the complicated, unpredictable, and full of contradictions…
I love sharing her write-up, it's one of the best I've seen on MDL🤭. I'm kinda part of his fandom if you count I'm on Weibo & signed into his 'supertalk' at times.
His colour was decided very recently, it's a light green/turquoise colour & the fandom name (if you haven't seen it yet) is 'Duo Bao/铎宝'. I think it's a homonym of his name into: 'Many Treasures' but it's also another homonym in ref to his mukbangs 'very full' lol.
Somehow i think that Vin Zhang as a villainous character is more attractive and interesting for me. 😅
The last 4 eps were crammed in. As well as having more ZBB Demon Lord, we could've done with another 2 eps to expand on the ending, their afterlives, & if TM reincarnates, as that affects how we imagine how the time loop works. Plus, have foreshadowing scenes of HT earlier.
Luckily there's a happy ending for the mains here, unlike in other dramas😅.
And also, I have to say a few words about Wang Duo, because he's the reason I started watching this. He won me…
I get you. I was confused with the dynasties/ how they related to GZ too. On the 2nd viewing, I looked up Reddit & the MDL comments going way back to the time it aired, & the ep summaries on Baidu & Douban to get my head around it.
CA is not related to GZ directly. This was during the the LaterTang when the diff kingdoms ruled. GZ's kingdom is in power. CA's one was taken over by them & he was hidden with the horse groomer's family, & the 'edict' handed down to his mother/grandmother? was from Empress Wu from the earlier generation. She wanted to leave it to fate if her daughter's line would get the throne. The ppl CA gathered at the end was to fight GZ & another kingdom. But they alluded that when GZ intercepted CA on his way back to Gui Hua City, GZ figured he could 'kill 2 birds with 1 stone' by letting CA go back to help WM but also have him alliance up against another faction.
GZ weakened his father/enemy (the grand tutor guy) by breaking up his 'Blood Lotus Cult' as the Emperor felt threatened that he had power over thousands of ppl, so GZ 'killed 2 birds with 1 stone' by getting rid of the sect + father, the 2 wishes of his mother. It put him in favour of his Emperor brother. There are others on here who know the story better, so they may add too.
And also, I have to say a few words about Wang Duo, because he's the reason I started watching this. He won me…
WD is doomed to be rejected again & again, in every drama🤭.
CA is alive. In the end, they pan to a garden with an apricot tree, signifying his & WM's wish for their getaway from Gui Hua City. The characters lifted from the poem on the fan to spell the city name. The author also wrote an epilogue of GZ meeting CA for chess, implying they had a deal. Yes, the 3rd wish was for him to become king, which happened with the historical Li Siyuan who coup out his brother. For a number of reasons, Season 2 just didn't happen & the timing was wrong...
No, they both survive. It's hinted at the end when they zone in on a city to a garden with an apricot tree that they had spoken about. The city name was decoded from the poem on her fan.
And also, I have to say a few words about Wang Duo, because he's the reason I started watching this. He won me…
"2nd hand embarrassment" ... I've never heard GZ described like this🤣. I came for LYT & discovered WD, but I don't ship them either. I love their scenes together though, as they had chemistry.
It was unfinished: They were planning for part 2. GZ hadn't fulfilled his 3rd wish while the historical Li Siyuan did, & Wan Mei hadn't found Changan, but it does look like it's not going to happen now.
It's not my fave. I've been rejected so many times with good official shots, I'm surprised this got thru. & I…
'BR' is like Marmite, some love it, others hate it. The moment the animation, garish technicolour & film noir art direction appeared, plus the heavy bass of the instruments in the soundtrack, I was like 'What. Is. This'. But it's so true what you said about the under 7.9 club on MDL, it's become a 'thing' as another user said the same too😉.
'Xiao Yao' was a closed set. But I think the aesthetics won't be the same, as on 'BR' they were on a budget, so he called in favours from a green crew who experimented & did their thing. Hopefully I'm wrong.
Agree, about 'BlemF'. From the book & also the style of their last drama 'Heroes', they like puzzle-like thrillers with some violence thrown in😏. The author's book 'Brown Eyed Mystery' has a double meaning: brown eyes are the small spots in ceramics that make the firing imperfect. While the mystery is the disappearance. The production's title like you said = " literally the same meaning - double flaw?". Yeah, it does. Maybe they're emphasising ZJ's perfectionism as he hated brown eyes...
It's not my fave. I've been rejected so many times with good official shots, I'm surprised this got thru. & I…
Bloody Romance is still one of my favourite Cdramas, even now. If you want to see WD's acting, for me this is the one. He brought Gongzi to life, & gave a dark, soulful & intense perf here. He'll have you going thru the emotions again. I also love BR's stunning film-like cinematography, set design, production, music, animation, & dark fairytale vibes. It's unique & not something I've seen done again yet.
I'm curious about 'Xiao Yao' as the producer/dir went onto acclaim with 'The knockout' & he got WD again for this drama, so I'm looking forward to their 2nd collab. & also 'Blemish Flaw', that one sounds wild.
Ep 5 is where his arc begins. It drives the main story from there✨.
Wow, I haven't watched JTTW or IceF. He didn't have a big role in IF, but it features a lot of big names, so it…
Your reactions to Zhu Bajie are too real🤣. I should deep dive into the lore as well, as it's referenced a lot, like the 'Fengshen' movie & the game 'Black Myth'.
'Blemish Flaw' is also the one I'm waiting for. I might read the rest of the novel when I get time.
I remember a month before 'LeagueONM' aired, the 2 MLs were pictured meeting up. Then I woke up to people reviewing episodes??? I was so confused. But they'd actually dropped 10 eps in the morning out of the blue... I'm hoping that's the 'NT' too😁. & yes, it sucks, NiNi + everyone got implicated together🙁.
Wow, I haven't watched JTTW or IceF. He didn't have a big role in IF, but it features a lot of big names, so it…
You made me laugh trying to describe his inexplicable pig demon, prince, char in JTTW. I can imagine it was manic as that dir is known for being madcap😅. In InferNotes, his scenes are mainly at the end. In both versions, fans have made mix cuts on Bili Bili/DY if you don't have time to watch it.
As for releases. Immortal Ascension is likely to come in the next month. It's on their billboards, & Yang Yang, Jin Chen & WD are going on the variety show 'Hi 6' to plug it. He might not have many scenes if it follows the Donghua tho. & 'Blemish Flaw' could also be next as it's already got its license. I'm still holding out hope that 'The Night Traveller' might quietly drop, as the ML Deng Lun has started to make moves back into the industry after his tax issue🤞🏻🤞🏻.
I need help from someone who watched his dramas & movies. I think I'll get an answer quicker this way, instead…
Wow, I haven't watched JTTW or IceF. He didn't have a big role in IF, but it features a lot of big names, so it could be interesting. But Bili Bili might have his cut if 62 eps is too much🔍😅.
I didn't complete Inference Notes (TV one) as the last 4 eps weren't subbed at the time. Both versions are separate & loosely related, & his chars are diff. But it's a good watch, especially for the iconic scenes.
I haven't seen L.O.R.D, but if you like gjm I recommend it. Ppl love his char 'Qila'.
Like @ Mossie said, in 'Riverside' he didn't even make it on screen🥴.
Ep 32: The SML disobeyed the heavens (Hao Tian or whatever that power force is called) and saved the FL’s Chaos…
You made me laugh hard with your recaps, you are too much🤣🤣, but I loved your takes🤩. TY💎 for the minute marks, I'm gonna check it out. & All four were perfectly cast based on the book. I'm like you; I would've loved extra episodes of their afterlives.
About if: 'TM's destroying the Destiny Book meant 'beings could have control over their own lives?' I think that's what they imply. But whether he still gets to reincarnate, is up for debate, as FY & her brother's fates will take a diff course without him. I would've loved for FY & NXY to reincarnate together again...
Ep 32: The SML disobeyed the heavens (Hao Tian or whatever that power force is called) and saved the FL’s Chaos…
💬Quote: 🔸And in the same Ep 32, the FL actually called the SML by his name, Fate. The way he stepped a little closer to her... 😭😭😭❤️🩹
🔸The ML suggesting a chess match with the SML when the whole world is about to vanish? 😂🧐 Priorities. But that conversation was super interesting. The SML said that no one knows where Hao Tian came from. Hahaha, I bet he’s just a part of the ML’s soul or just another Divine Artifacts no way that a God 😂😂
You are killing meeee🤣🤣🤣. I didn't even notice TM 'steppin closer', I need to watch that again. 'No way HT's a God'...... I'll have to agree. He wasn't very good at making artefacts🥴😅.
Your suggestion 'to watch the last arc first, then the middle, and then the start' made me laugh bad. But then I thought, actually, it's a time travel drama & the reverse is sort of in chronological order too😁🤝🏻🤝🏻.
Gjm has an ego & seems petty. When FOF wrapped most of the cast prepared long farewells that mentioned gjm. WD normally doesn't write much, so he wrote a line. Gjm went to his Weibo reminiscing the past. Poss because he wasn't happy with the 1 line reply, + some of his fans didn't give him the reaction he expected. Instead, they told him 'don't worry about including Duo, carry on with whatever you're doing', lol. He came back the next day with screenshots of his texts with WD shaming him for not giving a decent reaction. According to him he wrote a long flowery prose & got nothing back. Plus I think it was done to show the fans they're still talking. I feel it's wrong to make public screenshots of private messages if the other person isn't aware. It was weird of gjm to be bothered by what some fans said/or WD's reply. That was their exchange in public, I don't want to think what it's like in private.
His colour was decided very recently, it's a light green/turquoise colour & the fandom name (if you haven't seen it yet) is 'Duo Bao/铎宝'. I think it's a homonym of his name into: 'Many Treasures' but it's also another homonym in ref to his mukbangs 'very full' lol.
https://mydramalist.com/profile/GongZiDidNothingWrong
Luckily there's a happy ending for the mains here, unlike in other dramas😅.
CA is not related to GZ directly. This was during the the LaterTang when the diff kingdoms ruled. GZ's kingdom is in power. CA's one was taken over by them & he was hidden with the horse groomer's family, & the 'edict' handed down to his mother/grandmother? was from Empress Wu from the earlier generation. She wanted to leave it to fate if her daughter's line would get the throne. The ppl CA gathered at the end was to fight GZ & another kingdom. But they alluded that when GZ intercepted CA on his way back to Gui Hua City, GZ figured he could 'kill 2 birds with 1 stone' by letting CA go back to help WM but also have him alliance up against another faction.
GZ weakened his father/enemy (the grand tutor guy) by breaking up his 'Blood Lotus Cult' as the Emperor felt threatened that he had power over thousands of ppl, so GZ 'killed 2 birds with 1 stone' by getting rid of the sect + father, the 2 wishes of his mother. It put him in favour of his Emperor brother.
There are others on here who know the story better, so they may add too.
CA is alive. In the end, they pan to a garden with an apricot tree, signifying his & WM's wish for their getaway from Gui Hua City. The characters lifted from the poem on the fan to spell the city name. The author also wrote an epilogue of GZ meeting CA for chess, implying they had a deal. Yes, the 3rd wish was for him to become king, which happened with the historical Li Siyuan who coup out his brother. For a number of reasons, Season 2 just didn't happen & the timing was wrong...
It was unfinished: They were planning for part 2. GZ hadn't fulfilled his 3rd wish while the historical Li Siyuan did, & Wan Mei hadn't found Changan, but it does look like it's not going to happen now.
'Xiao Yao' was a closed set. But I think the aesthetics won't be the same, as on 'BR' they were on a budget, so he called in favours from a green crew who experimented & did their thing. Hopefully I'm wrong.
Agree, about 'BlemF'. From the book & also the style of their last drama 'Heroes', they like puzzle-like thrillers with some violence thrown in😏. The author's book 'Brown Eyed Mystery' has a double meaning: brown eyes are the small spots in ceramics that make the firing imperfect. While the mystery is the disappearance. The production's title like you said = " literally the same meaning - double flaw?".
Yeah, it does. Maybe they're emphasising ZJ's perfectionism as he hated brown eyes...
I'm curious about 'Xiao Yao' as the producer/dir went onto acclaim with 'The knockout' & he got WD again for this drama, so I'm looking forward to their 2nd collab. & also 'Blemish Flaw', that one sounds wild.
Ep 5 is where his arc begins. It drives the main story from there✨.
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'Blemish Flaw' is also the one I'm waiting for. I might read the rest of the novel when I get time.
I remember a month before 'LeagueONM' aired, the 2 MLs were pictured meeting up. Then I woke up to people reviewing episodes??? I was so confused. But they'd actually dropped 10 eps in the morning out of the blue... I'm hoping that's the 'NT' too😁. & yes, it sucks, NiNi + everyone got implicated together🙁.
As for releases. Immortal Ascension is likely to come in the next month. It's on their billboards, & Yang Yang, Jin Chen & WD are going on the variety show 'Hi 6' to plug it. He might not have many scenes if it follows the Donghua tho. & 'Blemish Flaw' could also be next as it's already got its license. I'm still holding out hope that 'The Night Traveller' might quietly drop, as the ML Deng Lun has started to make moves back into the industry after his tax issue🤞🏻🤞🏻.
He didn't have a big role in IF, but it features a lot of big names, so it could be interesting. But Bili Bili might have his cut if 62 eps is too much🔍😅.
I didn't complete Inference Notes (TV one) as the last 4 eps weren't subbed at the time. Both versions are separate & loosely related, & his chars are diff. But it's a good watch, especially for the iconic scenes.
I haven't seen L.O.R.D, but if you like gjm I recommend it. Ppl love his char 'Qila'.
Like @ Mossie said, in 'Riverside' he didn't even make it on screen🥴.
TY💎 for the minute marks, I'm gonna check it out. & All four were perfectly cast based on the book. I'm like you; I would've loved extra episodes of their afterlives.
About if: 'TM's destroying the Destiny Book meant 'beings could have control over their own lives?'
I think that's what they imply. But whether he still gets to reincarnate, is up for debate, as FY & her brother's fates will take a diff course without him. I would've loved for FY & NXY to reincarnate together again...
🔸And in the same Ep 32, the FL actually called the SML by his name, Fate. The way he stepped a little closer to her... 😭😭😭❤️🩹
🔸The ML suggesting a chess match with the SML when the whole world is about to vanish? 😂🧐 Priorities.
But that conversation was super interesting. The SML said that no one knows where Hao Tian came from. Hahaha, I bet he’s just a part of the ML’s soul or just another Divine Artifacts no way that a God 😂😂
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You are killing meeee🤣🤣🤣. I didn't even notice TM 'steppin closer', I need to watch that again.
'No way HT's a God'...... I'll have to agree. He wasn't very good at making artefacts🥴😅.
Your suggestion 'to watch the last arc first, then the middle, and then the start' made me laugh bad. But then I thought, actually, it's a time travel drama & the reverse is sort of in chronological order too😁🤝🏻🤝🏻.