It is still possible if the edits are not extensive but I think less likely. If I were Tencent though I would push it out ASAP... this was big budget and who knows what kind of shit is gonna hit the fan... they best push it out as soon as they can and avoid another Golden Hairpin.
It wasn't just the bromances, many drama approvals in general got delayed but yeah I think in the current environment BL/bromance gets extra hard scrutiny. Tencent is also in a lot of trouble with regulators so I am sure their dramas going to get extra hard look.
Who is Xingjie?btw, for some reason this comment was notified as being directed at me? I am so confused.
It is a source for industry information. I replied your comment as well after I posted on top and then I realised its probably repetitive so I deleted it.
According to Xingjie, Immortality has been recalled for more rounds of edits and reviews. Both IQ and Youku dramas have recently suffered similar fates due to new regulations around tightened scrutiny of actor behaviour, unhealthy fan club culture etc.
It's the make up style of the era. It's not the prettiest but I appreciate the commitment to history. Idk too…
I agree the script is not good and the characters are not consistently written - as you point out the ML is sometimes kind of stupid and other times incredibly smart as demanded by the scene. But he is not the only victim of bad scriptwriting, every character gets their fair share of this. Bail Lu may or may not be trying to help him - we need to see the BTS for that but she simply cannot actually act the ML's role for him, he still has to rise to the role. So it is hardly fair to blame her for his failings. Why not put all the poorly acted roles on her too? Having said all that, I don't think he is terrible and I don't think anyone is. He is just not executing to the same level as Bai Lu and other cast members.
Terrific article. The only thing that impressed me about The Untamed is that I didn't manage to die of boredom. Maybe these are some (but definitely not the only) reasons why.
It's the make up style of the era. It's not the prettiest but I appreciate the commitment to history. Idk too…
Not at all, she is doing a good job but its like watching one hand clapping. That is why most of the critical comments on this show so far are focused on the lack of or awkward chemistry between the leads. She is a good actress but she definitely has room to improve.
It's the make up style of the era. It's not the prettiest but I appreciate the commitment to history. Idk too…
I really like Bai Lu but I hate how they keep pairing her up with less established actors they are trying to promote. She really deserves to be paired up with someone who can pull her up to the next level and not the other way around. That said, I do think Wang Yizhe is a really excellent actor I really enjoyed both his roles in Court Lady. But he is much better suited towards playing an anti-hero or more complicated character not an infatuated and rather simple character like this. He has been badly mis-cast here.
Why do have all the ladies trimmed eyebrows beyond recognition? Neat brows are nice but this is to much. I did…
I know it is the style from that period but it is an atrocity - it makes her look plain and old. The only time I recognized her is when she sings the sheng role with strong eyebrows in the opera and she sizzles more with the dan in that than she does with the ML. smh.
This was recommended to us but so far don’t like it. Only watched first 4 episodes and stopped. Looks like everything…
Well this is another Yu Zheng production like Court Lady where for me anyway, you don't have to love the CP to like the drama. Even though they get better in the later episodes, I still enjoy both performances a lot better when they are interacting with other characters so the chemistry is not there yet (~ep 10). That said, this is clearly a creative take on Hunglou Meng/Dream of the Red Chamber, one of the 4 great Chinese vernacular classics. The broad similarity is that it is about the decline of a great aristocratic family where the protagonist (the eldest son) cannot marry the love of his life due to her low status. And they avoided the marrying cousins part but many characters have similarities to Hunglou Meng characters. What is interesting is they write in a bunch of very strong and independent modern thinking women during Ming dynasty, one of the most oppressive periods for women in Chinese history. The side characters are all much more interesting than the leads - the dad seems a bit dodgy, the 3rd sister in law is deliciously evil, even the ML sometimes comes across as cunning and sneaky (but I think that is not intended). Long winded way of saying if you are watching for the CP forget it, there are better romances out there. But if you are interested in the bigger story then its different in an interesting way. So far.
I think this actor is not suited to be a ml. I will give it time to grow on me because the story is interesting…
He has a great villain/scheming face that doesn't fit this character he is playing. He has gotten better in the later episodes - maybe Bai Lu makes him nervous as well, he seems more natural in scenes without her.
This is interesting even though I have no interest in the couple there is no chemistry there. The ML opens his eyes overly wide and unnaturally whenever he is with the FL and he puts on a very creepy fake innocent smile it really gives me goosebumps in not a good way. But the story is otherwise quite interesting.The dialogue is a bizarre mix of ancient and modern.
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Having said all that, I don't think he is terrible and I don't think anyone is. He is just not executing to the same level as Bai Lu and other cast members.