Let's see: Same genre. Same writer. Grey character(s). Cultivation sects fighting over after an artifact... Jianghu sects fighting after an artifact.... Masks... I am also someone who never got into TU. I found it mind numbingly boring from the get go. The way the story was told was not good even though I appreciated the characters and could see it was based on a good novel. WOH story unfolds in an exciting and mysterious manner from the beginning and the two leads are in character from the get go. The script writing is vastly superior with poetic and literary allusions that are very cleverly done to convey layers of meaning beyond the spoken words but that is something that maybe the Chinese speakers appreciate more. In any case, I think its natural to compare the two dramas and some will love both, some will hate both and some will prefer one over the other. It doesn't matter, different tastes and opinions are what makes the world go round.
i unfollow her too. Whilst i appreciate her knowledge of chinese culture, it is rather bit disappointing she starts…
What I like about Lingyi is that while he is clearly a filial and respectful son and an upright person, he has flaws. He is too tough on his son and his brother and as we can see in recent episodes, he can be a bit judgmental so if he disapproves of you, he will put you at arms length. He did a bit of that to Shiyi as well after he (rightly) was angry at her over the stabbing mess but ultimately unbends and sees both sides. I don't like too perfect characters so I think he is very well written. Rest of the plot is just ok for me, I think there are too many frustrated, petty and nasty women.
I stopped following her after she criticised actors who always had their voices dubbed in dramas and then had…
In case you haven't seen it, this was Quippe Quest on Minglan, which I confess I didn't watch bc 70 episodes of harem is just way too much for me no matter how good the story/acting is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1ztOLRFj2Y
Well I think most people like her and hope she doesn't turn evil and bc we really don't need to throw the envious maid turns evil trope into the mix here. I think also there are a few better suspects in the case.
If it were up to them, I would say Immortality based on the popularity of WOH. But it is not completely up to them but the regulators.Just my personal opinion, I am highly skeptical that we will get a huge no of BLs this year.
The thing about Avenue X is that she everything she says is to be taken with a grain of salt. I realised after…
I usually enjoy hearing criticisms even when I love the drama. I just got turned off by how personal and petty her rants got. I used to like her a lot more when she just dives into literary, mythological and poetic meanings. Even the stuff she did on Winter Begonia was amazing. It all went downhill for me when she started to do more ranting and less explaining.
On the other hand this rule about shooting shorter series is helpful in keeping them focused and there's less…
I am a big believer in stories that end with fans still hungering for more. That is the perfect place to end. That said, I will still miss this dreadfully when it ends.
While I enjoy WOH more than TU, one thing the latter did it right was paying enough for the creation of Wu Ji,…
If they have to save money somewhere, opening song and closing song is not a bad place to do so. I always skip those anyway because there are always so many spoilers.
i unfollow her too. Whilst i appreciate her knowledge of chinese culture, it is rather bit disappointing she starts…
"men of that era must be sleeping with all the wives round their clock... vicious cat fights... lecherous man, .etc..." LMAO... did she really say that? I didn't watch the whole thing, I just walked into the bit up to the costumes... dang... maybe I should watch the whole thing...
I agree completely that this is more about the relationship and how it develops. And I think it is very consistent in how it portrays how restrictive and stifling that era was towards women
I stopped following her after she criticised actors who always had their voices dubbed in dramas and then had…
I am fine with different opinions and tastes but what really turned me off is (i) as you point out inconsistent views/double standards for actors she likes and (ii) lately some of the rants against certain actors got so personal and vindictive it just left a poor taste in my mouth. I actually am a huge fan of Quippe Quest who also rants but she does it so nicely and in such a witty, non personal way that even when I don't agree I don't get put off.
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Same genre. Same writer. Grey character(s). Cultivation sects fighting over after an artifact... Jianghu sects fighting after an artifact.... Masks...
I am also someone who never got into TU. I found it mind numbingly boring from the get go. The way the story was told was not good even though I appreciated the characters and could see it was based on a good novel. WOH story unfolds in an exciting and mysterious manner from the beginning and the two leads are in character from the get go. The script writing is vastly superior with poetic and literary allusions that are very cleverly done to convey layers of meaning beyond the spoken words but that is something that maybe the Chinese speakers appreciate more.
In any case, I think its natural to compare the two dramas and some will love both, some will hate both and some will prefer one over the other. It doesn't matter, different tastes and opinions are what makes the world go round.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1ztOLRFj2Y
LMAO... did she really say that? I didn't watch the whole thing, I just walked into the bit up to the costumes... dang... maybe I should watch the whole thing...
I agree completely that this is more about the relationship and how it develops. And I think it is very consistent in how it portrays how restrictive and stifling that era was towards women