PeachBlossomGoddess

Heheh... indeed. But to me Wutong is a tropey villain - like we have seen the likes of him many times before. But HC is a really excellent complex villain. Like somewhere along the way his stone cold heart fell for GoW but he pretty much was clueless about it for the longest time. And how her rejection int he mortal realm was quietly killing him. I think his behavior is inexcuseable and despicable but I still pity him because he doesn't even understand his own emotions. One of the best villains I have seen in a long time, I find him as a character far more interesting than Sifeng or Xuanju. This actor is doing a phenomenal job but villains never get the same kind of recognition.

Yes for sure but Wutong also.

As it turns out it was more than 3 because 50-53 was barely better - there was just one very short good part. Tbh the last ~12+ were very mediocre without the engaging pacing and story/character development of the earlier episodes. I can't even honestly say there was more than one full good episode from 45-53. Just a bunch of flashbacks, song singing and characters I don't care about taking way too long to die. I really hope I am wrong but if the next 6 are similarly paced, it will make the very boring mortal arc of L&D look fast paced and exciting. I saved these episodes for the weekend and I feel really dissatisfied. I just hope the last 6 are not like this but I have a sinking feeling at the moment.

One small good part and then endless playing of the theme song... At this point I can write out all the lyrics from memory.

48-50 waste of time filller and flashback episodes.

You got to love all these new young generation of actors! They are not so prudish about this stuff as the much more famous old ones!

She should understand by now that everything he does is to protect her... and anyway she happily admist that she swore lying blood oath to her father so its not like she doesn't lie either...

Yeah its very frustrating, I hope this angsty arc ends soon.

Heheh... I will once I catch up... probably tomorrow...

Possibly... I mean I still like the show but I just don't understand why it is so hard for Chinese drama to give us a good, strong, smart woman. She doesn't have to be perfect or a genius but some of the stupidity in the recent episodes is just OTT. At this point its impossible for me to like Sifeng more he has more than proven himself so all the extra suffering just makes Xuanju look bad and I am just like WHY???

I gave up for the night and went to read a book instead but I may continue tomorrow.... I just really hate it when they make women dumb but I will get over it...

I got up to 48 and then gave up out of sheer frustration.

That's true but this has nothing to do with her lack of her heart but her brain. I am just hopping mad they wrote her to be so stupid. She was naive in the beginning but its kind of terrible to give her no growth just so they can torture Sifeng just a little bit more. This is an awesome powerful female character that they just couldn't resist dumbing down. I really don't like the writing the last 10~15 episodes.

They made her so stupid. Its unforgiveable.

Latest episodes.... Slaps head (100x)! Speechless.

I have to admit I am really, very sad and disappointed at Xuanju. I can't help feel she should be smarter and not so easily manipulated by her father and Haochen. She doesn't have enough faith in Sifeng.

Episodes 40~45:

I really dislike her but not as much as I dislike Linglong. They are both annoying characters with no growth. All she knows how to do is parrot how Xuanju is bad and all Linglong spouts is self pity and racism against demons. She never thinks Sifeng was her friend and risked his life to save her many times. I just wish they kill both of them off but sadly I think they will survive just to piss the crap out me. I would like this show so much more if they weren't written to be so single dimensional.

Wow this Haochen can really lie like a dog! I can't help but be reluctantly impressed.

I honestly don't know why it is such a popular c-drama trope it is like the sure fire method that is used to create angst.