This was great!! I liked all the fights, and while I would've appreciated a bit more of WuXin in the later half, I am totally okay with how it all ended.
Tang Lian's last fight was the best, though, even better than the three-day challenge in TianQi City.
I didn't feel the romance in the latter part either, but I guess nobody's watching such a wuxia tale for the romance anyway. Though I have to admit Lei WuJie's embarassed stammerings whenever he opens mouth, inserts foot in the presence of RuoYi are cute, LOL.
Ding YongDai's presence as Emperor MingDe was SUCH a confusing perspective each and every time he was on screen, LOL. I mean, he's the emperor in Nirvana in Fire, I kept expecting JingYan or Mei ChangSu to come out-reason him LOL. And there he was from a Xiao-named dinasty, and also had imperial family members executed due to his own incompetence or fears! Seriously, is there no other older actor with the presence and experience to act as a failing old emperor, LOL?
I felt kind of sad that Xiao Se let up with the sass in the second half. He was the best when he was mocking everybody (and particularly WuJie) around, and some of them couldn't even tell, hahaha. I guess getting his original identity back meant he had to show some decorum. Sad, though. Sassy Xiao Se for the win! :D
Everybody in the younger cast was stupidly handsome (the men in particular), and I'm not ashamed to admit I liked them all and I might follow some of them in their careers because of it. That's not saying they don't have talent, but TBH, the ones I REALLY did notice were Li HongYi and Liu XueYi.
I might look up the novel, if it's translated, just to see the differences from the drama. (EDIT OMG the freakity freak, it's 460 chapters long and there's 8 extras!!! I sure hope the chapters are short. Am I in luck or not?... *sweating profusely*)
Which of the villains in TTEOTM is your favorite?1°) Devil God N°1 (He wants everyone to taste his suffering)2°)…
1. Wants to end his OWN suffering (and can't, unless everybody else dies too, or he'll just get revived each and every time). You could say he's a villain, but there are nuances.
2. That one is the one we know least about. I wouldn't call him a villain either. He could just be out for a romp when he's destryoing the sects, LOL.
I guess I don't have a "favourite" villain in this one. Best villain character, YBC obviously. But favourite... not so much.
I feel like they're not fooling anyone by pretending they're not living together at this point, LOL. Definitely mom and dad already know it, no matter how much of an actor XCS thinks he is. "I haven't even gone home yet" yes you did you liar LOL.
I liked how they drew Fang in their inner circle. Let CHJ on the outside where his place is, do (because timeo Danaos et dona ferentes!)!
And did anyone else get a WWX vibe yet AGAIN when he was teaching that kid what trees to climb? I mean... who else did his falling off trees as a kid - and as an adult - and learned the consequences and then just did it better, LOL?
I'm running out of patience, and the drama is running out of time, I want to see MORE!! And faster!! And let QT and YQ's kid run around them in circles, and I want a happy wedding! :D
Always forgiving people in the name of friendship or family who betrayed you is equivalent to insulting one self-respectAlthough…
The point is he DOESN'T forgive him. He tries to show him a way to mend his ways. That friendship is fractured enough that it's sending XCS looking for solace with army comrades.
And it's going to fracture further when he finds out what it did to QT and his sister.
Add to that YGH coming back and not even telling him, as if they're strangers who met in a train and talked a lot but then forgot each other. That's got to hurt way more.
Ye Fang. Leave that bastard. He has no honour. Also, let's all hail Ye Fang, who is our Omniscient Reader POV, LOL. That girl should've been a psychic, or if not, at least a psychologist. She would've solved all the world's problem at a glance LOL.
Sweetest moment - "Learn how to be a good boytoy, PRACTICE" hahaha. Made me flash back to Kingsmen - manner maketh man :D
But everything else was heartache. I mean, idiot CHJ managed to ruin not just a lifetime friendship, he caused XCS to lose two friends at one fell swoop, and QT lose his livelihood. And for what?! I hope he gets CRUSHED INTO SMITHEREENS and eventually married to HHL. These two deserve each other. Let Ye Fang and YGH grow old divorced from them and at least keep their old friends.
As for HHL... she can't get ANYTHING right, can she? TBH I am not really all that sad. Though I am a bit sad for YGH... still, he has black marks against himself, he's not redeemed enough yet.
All praise Xiang Nan, but I still want XCS to forge his own way!
As always... The Sleuth of Ming Dynasty (also based on a danmei novel). Less romantic innuendoes, more bromance,…
Well, for danmei it's always touch and go. As a matter of fact, one danmei adaptation based on a Priest novel just recently released 8 out of a 30 run of eps and then was disappeared like they did with Addicted Heroin back in the day, LOL. Chinese censors get crazy from time to time.
As for Immortality (yes we're all clamouring to see LYX as CWN, he'll totally own it :D), I guess there's even less a chance now, since Tencent has it and can wait as long as they want with it, and TTEOTM striked big. The climate is a bit strange for any danmei right now, what with the politics in China and all. But then, there was a lot of money that went into that drama, I sure hope someone eventually finds a way to release it.
For more censors-acceptable dramas, if they're xianxia or wuxia, the time is spent on special effects and dubbing. TTEOTM set new record high standards on that level, too, LOL :D
But sadly, rules change all the time, according to whatever whimsy they feel like that day, so there's no telling what will happen next :(
been an year and am still obsessed with this, could someone recommend any similar drama? (i have already read…
As always... The Sleuth of Ming Dynasty (also based on a danmei novel). Less romantic innuendoes, more bromance, but great energy and characters.
There are quite a lot more bromance stories (some based on danmei, some not) you could try. China will never make an out-in-the-open danmei drama anyway. We're all waiting for Immortality (it's been a long time), and for Heaven Official's Blessing (by the same author of Mo Dao Zu Shi), it'll also take a lot of time, most likely. There are novels for both, by the way.
But there are some you could try. Like The Devil Judge (kdrama), Under the Skin (cdrama), A League of Nobleman (costume cdrama), Oh No! Here Comes Trouble (true slash feeling, LOL, a Taiwan drama).
Even some wuxia where there's no bromance overtone, but still I'd include them for the general tone of brotherhood - like The Blood of Youth (excellent costume cdrama) and Nirvana in Fire (costume cdrama).
And for the sake of intense, passionate love and hate affair - definitely Till the End of the Moon. IMHO it's one of the best xianxia of the past few years. Definitely worth a try(no danmei though).
Felicia got her comeuppance; she actually made it sound like XCS broke up with her when its vice versa. He should…
Well, he did break it off cleanly, while she just left him there in suspense when he asked her if she would wait for her. I'm glad they played the flashbacks, it reminded everyone he WANTED her to stay, very, very much, and she walked away from him.
You don't go back to first fresh love after someone betrays you like that, even if you understand their point of view.
Yeah, that's the way to shoot down anyone's expectations. I loved the flashbacks - first puppy love, then sweet first love, then complete heartbreak - and what, does she expect him to just forgive, forget, and get back with her?!
And then the sweet times (if you're diabetic, keep away, LOL).
XCS: I thought you could skate well. TXM: Because you were holding my hand. Also TXM: I should learn how to skate well, will you teach me? XCS: Never in this life. TXM: *surprised Pikachu face* But, why?!
Girl. He wants to hold your hand, LOL. He's telegraphing it so hard, it's like he's drawing you a picture :D
Also: "I'm glad it was you". Swoon.
I loved ep 27. That's how a man gets over his first crush and reaches the serious business of getting a soulmate.
And I love how HHL finally realizes what she had and let go of. Especially when the demobb gets to her and she sees that all that she cut off was worth way more than what she's left holding hahaha. And is this basically the first time YGH stands up to her? Oh well. Anyway :D
HeiZi, if you get XCS into trouble, I'll send XiaoHui's friends to give you another beating.
This clip is from a bts but pay close attention to Zhen Ni on the right, as the well as the expressions of the…
They're so comfortable with each other, LOL. And then there's that guy on the left smiling about it like a fool (I can say this because nobody's seeing me smile from behind the screen and the whole internet :D).
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Tang Lian's last fight was the best, though, even better than the three-day challenge in TianQi City.
I didn't feel the romance in the latter part either, but I guess nobody's watching such a wuxia tale for the romance anyway. Though I have to admit Lei WuJie's embarassed stammerings whenever he opens mouth, inserts foot in the presence of RuoYi are cute, LOL.
Ding YongDai's presence as Emperor MingDe was SUCH a confusing perspective each and every time he was on screen, LOL. I mean, he's the emperor in Nirvana in Fire, I kept expecting JingYan or Mei ChangSu to come out-reason him LOL. And there he was from a Xiao-named dinasty, and also had imperial family members executed due to his own incompetence or fears! Seriously, is there no other older actor with the presence and experience to act as a failing old emperor, LOL?
I felt kind of sad that Xiao Se let up with the sass in the second half. He was the best when he was mocking everybody (and particularly WuJie) around, and some of them couldn't even tell, hahaha. I guess getting his original identity back meant he had to show some decorum. Sad, though. Sassy Xiao Se for the win! :D
Everybody in the younger cast was stupidly handsome (the men in particular), and I'm not ashamed to admit I liked them all and I might follow some of them in their careers because of it. That's not saying they don't have talent, but TBH, the ones I REALLY did notice were Li HongYi and Liu XueYi.
I might look up the novel, if it's translated, just to see the differences from the drama. (EDIT OMG the freakity freak, it's 460 chapters long and there's 8 extras!!! I sure hope the chapters are short. Am I in luck or not?... *sweating profusely*)
2. That one is the one we know least about. I wouldn't call him a villain either. He could just be out for a romp when he's destryoing the sects, LOL.
I guess I don't have a "favourite" villain in this one. Best villain character, YBC obviously. But favourite... not so much.
I liked how they drew Fang in their inner circle. Let CHJ on the outside where his place is, do (because timeo Danaos et dona ferentes!)!
And did anyone else get a WWX vibe yet AGAIN when he was teaching that kid what trees to climb? I mean... who else did his falling off trees as a kid - and as an adult - and learned the consequences and then just did it better, LOL?
I'm running out of patience, and the drama is running out of time, I want to see MORE!! And faster!! And let QT and YQ's kid run around them in circles, and I want a happy wedding! :D
And it's going to fracture further when he finds out what it did to QT and his sister.
Add to that YGH coming back and not even telling him, as if they're strangers who met in a train and talked a lot but then forgot each other. That's got to hurt way more.
Episode 39: arriving at the Devil Palace for the wedding. That music. That wedding march. And also for the dream in the pearl. I love that part.
Episode 32: LSS betraying herself. And then the fight over the Bone Refining Seal.
And honorary mentions: ep 23 (the dance), ep 4 (the nightmare), ep 16 (MY looking in the mirror)... and there are so many more. It's hard to choose.
Ye Fang. Leave that bastard. He has no honour. Also, let's all hail Ye Fang, who is our Omniscient Reader POV, LOL. That girl should've been a psychic, or if not, at least a psychologist. She would've solved all the world's problem at a glance LOL.
Sweetest moment - "Learn how to be a good boytoy, PRACTICE" hahaha. Made me flash back to Kingsmen - manner maketh man :D
But everything else was heartache. I mean, idiot CHJ managed to ruin not just a lifetime friendship, he caused XCS to lose two friends at one fell swoop, and QT lose his livelihood. And for what?! I hope he gets CRUSHED INTO SMITHEREENS and eventually married to HHL. These two deserve each other. Let Ye Fang and YGH grow old divorced from them and at least keep their old friends.
As for HHL... she can't get ANYTHING right, can she? TBH I am not really all that sad. Though I am a bit sad for YGH... still, he has black marks against himself, he's not redeemed enough yet.
All praise Xiang Nan, but I still want XCS to forge his own way!
Only 8 eps left, where did the time go?!
As for Immortality (yes we're all clamouring to see LYX as CWN, he'll totally own it :D), I guess there's even less a chance now, since Tencent has it and can wait as long as they want with it, and TTEOTM striked big. The climate is a bit strange for any danmei right now, what with the politics in China and all. But then, there was a lot of money that went into that drama, I sure hope someone eventually finds a way to release it.
For more censors-acceptable dramas, if they're xianxia or wuxia, the time is spent on special effects and dubbing. TTEOTM set new record high standards on that level, too, LOL :D
But sadly, rules change all the time, according to whatever whimsy they feel like that day, so there's no telling what will happen next :(
Comeuppances, the lot of them. They deserve all of it.
There are quite a lot more bromance stories (some based on danmei, some not) you could try. China will never make an out-in-the-open danmei drama anyway. We're all waiting for Immortality (it's been a long time), and for Heaven Official's Blessing (by the same author of Mo Dao Zu Shi), it'll also take a lot of time, most likely. There are novels for both, by the way.
But there are some you could try. Like The Devil Judge (kdrama), Under the Skin (cdrama), A League of Nobleman (costume cdrama), Oh No! Here Comes Trouble (true slash feeling, LOL, a Taiwan drama).
Even some wuxia where there's no bromance overtone, but still I'd include them for the general tone of brotherhood - like The Blood of Youth (excellent costume cdrama) and Nirvana in Fire (costume cdrama).
And for the sake of intense, passionate love and hate affair - definitely Till the End of the Moon. IMHO it's one of the best xianxia of the past few years. Definitely worth a try(no danmei though).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jryg9juelEw
You don't go back to first fresh love after someone betrays you like that, even if you understand their point of view.
And then the sweet times (if you're diabetic, keep away, LOL).
XCS: I thought you could skate well.
TXM: Because you were holding my hand.
Also TXM: I should learn how to skate well, will you teach me?
XCS: Never in this life.
TXM: *surprised Pikachu face* But, why?!
Girl. He wants to hold your hand, LOL. He's telegraphing it so hard, it's like he's drawing you a picture :D
Also: "I'm glad it was you". Swoon.
I loved ep 27. That's how a man gets over his first crush and reaches the serious business of getting a soulmate.
And I love how HHL finally realizes what she had and let go of. Especially when the demobb gets to her and she sees that all that she cut off was worth way more than what she's left holding hahaha. And is this basically the first time YGH stands up to her? Oh well. Anyway :D
HeiZi, if you get XCS into trouble, I'll send XiaoHui's friends to give you another beating.