PeachBlossomGoddess

Lots of bromance. Engrossing.

Yeah I was expecting that so am just gonna watch slowly. I generally like happy shows but I am also drawn to the complex and it is hard to have both. This one is particularly hard because it feels like there will be suffering from start to finish. The only thing that keeps me going is the sliver of hope I feel whenever I see the two cranes in the opening scene but that darn girl she seems only to know how to paint one.

I know someone who watched it 29 times... heheh

Try watching something happier at the same time and just switch in between. It helps. My China friends finally got me Youku VIP so I can really binge this but I had to slow down because its so sad. I am watching other stuff for awhile.

Viki has great quality and the English subs are probably the best but unfortunately on Apple TV you cannot watch with the Chinese subs on which is what I prefer so I rarely use it.

Upper right hand corner click on Edit and then go into Primary Details.

That dastardly Luo Jin is indeed appallingly good at making you cry along with him. I am forced to take a short break from this show to mend my heart.

Yeah it was kind of cheesy but this Ning Yi character is my kind of lead - devious, ruthless and complex. Not one of those typical unrealistic, stiflingly honorable goody two shoes male leads we get most of the time.

Ah, ok that would explain it as well. I did have a strong impression that LYT's character was in love with "that man" and had a romantic past with him and there was a part where it was implied with Ye Celang as well. After that I started to roll my eyes whenever any of the women used that term.

Indeed the ladies are great until they start raving about "THAT MAN". From what I saw I don't know what the fuss was all about... Do they all have collective bad taste in men??? Or am I missing something here?

Jia Yibo is the best!!!

I loved Jiang Ziya, he was my favorite character.

This show strays far from the classic novel - probably a reason why it was never allowed to fully air so the book may confuse rather than clarify things. In the classic novel Yang Jian appears much later and I don't think he even meets Daji or if he does it is only briefly. After his investiture he becomes Erlang Shen, one of the mightiest war gods with a third eye in Chinese mythology. There are several myths about him that somewhat contradict each other. He has a gigantic black dog for a sidekick in other versions of this that I think they turned into Li Er in this adaption. You are right her backstory is a loose thread - probably got cut somewhere along the way.

The original novel is huge and one of the most often adapted for dramas. I believe Zhao Ge is currently in production which focuses on Wu Ji's story. It is bound to present a different take on this novel.

It is complex and very well written throughout and the purpose is different - ROP is mostly a power struggle whereas in NIF it is to unravel an old conspiracy and seek justice. It is the best drama I have seen by a wide margin.

I like this but don't love it. Its funny in. a good way and a pleasing way to pass time but hasn't won my heart.

WTF - Blood oath! Yuck!!!

I started this some time back but stopped at ep 2 because I was not convinced on the ML. Just watched a few more and surprisingly changed my mind. Dang, this hooked me!

Both - character was annoying but so was her interpretation. A few of her other roles left me lukewarm but I don't think there are that many great female roles in c-dramas in general. I wasn't crazy about LX's character either but I think Ni Ni's interpretation was so excellent I overlooked the weakness in the character.

Randomly clicked on a trailer. Bad mistake. In tears. I was kind of expecting it but I think this is going to get very sad very soon.

Nah, I didn’t like the FL.

I dropped AOL so dunno about that but I can tell you the triangle in L&D is not really a triangle just a love rival that she is not that into. No ship to ship.