This snake demon arc is the only arc that is separate from the main plot? Its meant to be a filler arc? It has…
To me, every arc has had multiple layers to it. On the one hand, they are somewhat separate stories where we meet various demons, but they also serve other purposes as well. The owl demon was a great opener - it set a distinct mood and brought Xuanye into Banxia's world (or the other way around depending on how you take it). And each arc was connected somehow to the following, which is a nice touch in the writing. The pear/mirror arc and the puppet one culminate in the painting arc, which serves as a sort of mini ending to the finding BX's parents storyline.
The final section (or close to final) of the drama introduces XY's demon brother and it is overlapping with the snake arc so far. The parallel storylines actually are thematically linked (masked identities and the discussion of what is good or evil). Looking back at the other arcs, you can see more thematic and character development overlap as well. For example, in the painting arc, where you have the discussion of what is real or not real, you have the simultaneous blossoming of our leads' love for each other. It's all of course open to interpretation/discussion, but that's how I've been seeing it. It's a fun, overall well-written show, but it can be a bit overlong and "wordy" in places.
I'm starting to suspect that Daddy Murong is actually the real baddie (in this mortal arc). Chang Ming serves another master, and this guy had that mask (Wu Chen saw a masked man when she was imprisoned by the immortals earlier on).
Don't know if this was posted already. But a funny compilation of BTS (I guess not all the pears were CGI lol):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4VQ3o1v9BQ
It is a bit slow, I agree, but I like certain aspects of it. I think eps 21-22 are the best of the arc.
The following arc is so far more interesting to me so far. I think the demons from the painting arc were just a bit underwhelming to me, and that was part of the lack in that story
The final section (or close to final) of the drama introduces XY's demon brother and it is overlapping with the snake arc so far. The parallel storylines actually are thematically linked (masked identities and the discussion of what is good or evil). Looking back at the other arcs, you can see more thematic and character development overlap as well. For example, in the painting arc, where you have the discussion of what is real or not real, you have the simultaneous blossoming of our leads' love for each other. It's all of course open to interpretation/discussion, but that's how I've been seeing it. It's a fun, overall well-written show, but it can be a bit overlong and "wordy" in places.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4VQ3o1v9BQ
Also, hope we're not in angsty land now because of her parents. And that brother of his is bad news.