Where do I even start? I don’t think I have the proper words to fully explain or express how this series made me feel or the way I expect it to linger with me for a long, long time to come.
This drama reached right inside my chest and gripped my heart from beginning to end.
I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen for even a moment. Realized I’d been holding my breath the whole way through every episode.
The exquisitely fitting music drove the emotional lows & highs to dizzying depths and heights.
Yes, the series has flaws—the lead actress is beautiful but lacks spark... the direction isn't good, and the…
That seems entirely reasonable to me. After watching 5 eps I would give it a 7 myself so far, but that’s not far off from 7.5
I admit my expectations clouded the experience of what it turned out to be. But I also feel criticisms about direction & production are valid. Same with use of ai.
I’m surprised so many people haven’t noticed Gen Ai in the backgrounds of episodes and think it’s only used in the (laughably bad) intro.
Ah well, perhaps it will improve.
For ZLH & WC, who I think are doing their best in bad circumstances, i certainly hope it will.
why is the rating so low?! I haven't even started yet?
Because it’s not very good.
I love both ZLH & Wang Churan.
But this drama is a mess. The ai intro is terrible. Intrusive melodramatic music in all scenes. Filmed more like a cheap vertical drama than a long form drama. Bad direction. Pace is rushed. Etc etc etc.
I’m very disappointed so far.
First wonder was the worst, but after watching 3 eps I’m still not impressed.
It’s nothing like I hoped it would be.
The rating can come from people rating individual episodes, not necessarily the whole drama.
Plus you can rate a seam and show you e only seen a few episodes.
I usually update my rating as I go or stick to rating single eps too I’m done.
Just wanted to give different perspective on why it has such a low rating.
Came here to join the Lejun hate train. Screw that nasty little B. How horrible and rotten hearted must you be…
I’m with you on that. I can forgive mistakes or lapses in judgment, but not willful brutality towards people who’ve only ever been good to the character.
Lejun chose to cruelly betray her best friend of many years and her best friend’s mother, the woman who dedicated herself for years to treating Lejun’s rare illness.
Lejun might not even be alive to backstab them if they hadn’t taken care of her.
Without Jiayu & Wuyi’s intervention to stop being sent to Northern Qin as a bride, she definitely wouldn’t be around to do all this.
She’s truly an ungrateful, spiteful snake that bit every hand that kindly reached out to rescue her.
Worst of all, no one (not Grand Tutor) asked or instigated her to resort to murder.
She could’ve gotten the token any number of other ways if she’d been even a little bit patient or sought advice/help from the Grand Tutor.
But no, she went straight to killing someone closest to her who had only ever shown her kindness and chose to inflict immeasurable pain on those who risked themselves to prevent her political marriage to the eagle king.
In my book that makes her the worst of the worst and unforgivably black-hearted.
Ep7 - ooofff, that promo shooting scene was so hot and soft at the same time, how Zhen Xin just exudes intimacy…
I must’ve missed the AI part you’re talking about.
If u don’t mind sharing with me, was asking AI that stuff and in what scene?
I’m totally with you on that btw.
Not a fan on AI in general… and I’m especially not keen on people seeking advice & validation in their relationships from it.
Thankfully I haven’t really seen it much in shows, but most of the dramas I watch (outside BL & GL) aren’t modern ones so that helps me avoid AI nonsense.
I can easily overlook it here since it’s not been a big part of the story. Hopefully it stays that way!
The immortals are very annoying. Their self-righteousness? eck
Super common trope.
Misogynistic, narrow minded, dogmatic old men running their so-called righteous sects who love to pat themselves on the back after committing heinous biased acts of cruelty that go against the laws of heaven.
I always want to throttle them through the screen when I watch these types of xianxia 😅
At least the ones in TEF (so far) haven’t been as eager to extremely torture or heap abusive punishments on the female characters, especially FL.
Some of the older xianxias made me see red with that nonsense.
I never subbed to Youku before but I didn’t want to wait or gamble on Netflix maybe picking it up so I gave in and got a month’s subscription just to watch TEF.
Still, I’d be happy if it does well enough to come to Netflix.
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This drama reached right inside my chest and gripped my heart from beginning to end.
I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen for even a moment. Realized I’d been holding my breath the whole way through every episode.
The exquisitely fitting music drove the emotional lows & highs to dizzying depths and heights.
Truly, a masterpiece.
I admit my expectations clouded the experience of what it turned out to be. But I also feel criticisms about direction & production are valid. Same with use of ai.
I’m surprised so many people haven’t noticed Gen Ai in the backgrounds of episodes and think it’s only used in the (laughably bad) intro.
Ah well, perhaps it will improve.
For ZLH & WC, who I think are doing their best in bad circumstances, i certainly hope it will.
I love both ZLH & Wang Churan.
But this drama is a mess. The ai intro is terrible. Intrusive melodramatic music in all scenes. Filmed more like a cheap vertical drama than a long form drama. Bad direction. Pace is rushed. Etc etc etc.
I’m very disappointed so far.
First wonder was the worst, but after watching 3 eps I’m still not impressed.
It’s nothing like I hoped it would be.
The rating can come from people rating individual episodes, not necessarily the whole drama.
Plus you can rate a seam and show you e only seen a few episodes.
I usually update my rating as I go or stick to rating single eps too I’m done.
Just wanted to give different perspective on why it has such a low rating.
Loathe LLJ to my core.
She’s the worst scum of the earth.
Hopefully she meets the bitter and bloody end she deserves in Northern Qin.
😒🤬😤
Lejun chose to cruelly betray her best friend of many years and her best friend’s mother, the woman who dedicated herself for years to treating Lejun’s rare illness.
Lejun might not even be alive to backstab them if they hadn’t taken care of her.
Without Jiayu & Wuyi’s intervention to stop being sent to Northern Qin as a bride, she definitely wouldn’t be around to do all this.
She’s truly an ungrateful, spiteful snake that bit every hand that kindly reached out to rescue her.
Worst of all, no one (not Grand Tutor) asked or instigated her to resort to murder.
She could’ve gotten the token any number of other ways if she’d been even a little bit patient or sought advice/help from the Grand Tutor.
But no, she went straight to killing someone closest to her who had only ever shown her kindness and chose to inflict immeasurable pain on those who risked themselves to prevent her political marriage to the eagle king.
In my book that makes her the worst of the worst and unforgivably black-hearted.
I really loathe her to my core.
But for this wretch?
Yes, PLEASE make her meet a terrible death. She deserves it and worse.
Been a long time since I seethed with hatred towards a cdrama character like this.
Su Jin from Eternal Love 10 Miles of Peach Blossoms is one other that comes to mind.
Both of them are pure trash.
🤬🤬🤬
Screw that nasty little B.
How horrible and rotten hearted must you be to do that to your so called “best friend”? Or to anyone?
Pure trash.
Hope she gets the terrible ending she deserves. I don’t personally believe she’s redeemable at this point. 🤬🤬🤬
I hear you. This show is excellent in
pretty much every way, so a
Small mention of Ai like that wouldn’t be likely to bother me either.
But in general it’s not something I’m fond of.
That’s ok tho. I’ll keep enjoying Deep In and hopefully not see it too often in other dramas.
If u don’t mind sharing with me, was asking AI that stuff and in what scene?
I’m totally with you on that btw.
Not a fan on AI in general… and I’m especially not keen on people seeking advice & validation in their relationships from it.
Thankfully I haven’t really seen it much in shows, but most of the dramas I watch (outside BL & GL) aren’t modern ones so that helps me avoid AI nonsense.
I can easily overlook it here since it’s not been a big part of the story. Hopefully it stays that way!
Just now I got head to toe chills from him in the necklace scene.
Incredibly sexy and charming at one moment but the next he inspires a primal fear response.
Feels very similar to experiences I’ve had with mountain lions watching and stalking me in the woods.
Cant let your guard down for a second. Have to make sure the predator sees you a threat not worth it instead of easy prey to devour.
I’m impressed by this actor, but also
🥶😰
I also liked her a lot with Cheng Lei in Footprints of Change.
Looking forward to her role here.
Ffs
How can people like this function day to day in life when they act so unhinged with their parasocial obsessions?
Don’t they understand their toxic so called love does real harm to the very people they claim to support wholeheartedly?
Pathetic and shameful to the extreme 😒😮💨
Back then I thought he was super hot and hoped to see him more often in dramas.
Since then I recall him in Dashing Youth, Whispers of Fate, and Love Beyond the Grave.
All but DY were pretty small roles.
I think he’s quite attractive and a decent actor.
Would totally love to watch a whole drama about Riyan and him as ML. Even a bromance type would be good, esp with Mr Yan as one of his companions.
I’m all about their silly bickering😆
Misogynistic, narrow minded, dogmatic old men running their so-called righteous sects who love to pat themselves on the back after committing heinous biased acts of cruelty that go against the laws of heaven.
I always want to throttle them through the screen when I watch these types of xianxia 😅
At least the ones in TEF (so far) haven’t been as eager to extremely torture or heap abusive punishments on the female characters, especially FL.
Some of the older xianxias made me see red with that nonsense.
gutter-minded MC from early 2000s ecchi anime 😅
I’ve been running thru this series of expressions while watching:
🫨🥵😳🫣😳🥵🤤🫣
I feel my legit having a real nosebleed (or several) is becoming more n more of a certainty with each passing episode.
We’re getting
Ghost Pepper
Spice Levels here
🌶️🔥🧨
(That is absolutely NOT a complaint, btw 😂)
https://www.reddit.com/r/CDrama/
r/cdramasfans,
https://www.reddit.com/r/cdramasfans/
and
r/CDramaRecs
https://www.reddit.com/r/CDramaRecs/
on Reddit.
They’re all usually very welcoming, informative, easygoing communities.
For more drama updates/news,
check out
Marcus Here on YT.
His channel is solely news/info/some gossip.
He doesn’t do reviews or offer his opinions on dramas or actors really.
Super refreshing.
https://youtube.com/@marcushere?si=VUMQzCt2wi6k7N6X
Sadly, I think Yu Menglong playing a prominent role as part of the main cast is a much bigger obstacle in the way of us ever seeing its release 😔
He stole one of my comments from Reddit.
I was shocked and initially kind of amused…but I also found it disingenuous and rude.
I reported as offensive also.
Didn’t really expect anything to happen.
He erased his comment he stole from me because I replied and called him out with a link to my older original comment.
Still, I’m glad to see he may be banned.
Stealing comments to pass of as your own is such unnecessary, bizarre behavior.
Still, I’d be happy if it does well enough to come to Netflix.