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Not going to add this in the timeline logic discussion thread, but another theory on Weibo is that the drama timeline is a Mobius strip, which is basically Tantai Jin's life. Give him love, and he could become a God. Give him pain, and he could become the Devil, which fits with the overall theme of: Devil or God is just in a moment's thought (一念神魔).

However, as the Devil's fetus, he is destined to go through the worst - we know that the Devil God in Universe A (where the world was going to end) was created because he died kneeling on the frozen lake. However, even without the evil Ye Xiwu, he could've died from Lan'an's betrayal, his step-brother, during the war, even Ye Bingchang (since she's the mortal trial of the demon Monv).

The only way to untie the Mobius strip is if we follow the present timeline as it is happening in the drama --> leading to Cang Jiumin in Xiaoyao Sect. His road to becoming a God clearer than ever, because Tantai Jin has decided that he will be in charge of his own fate.

Finally, today episode is really nice.
The last fews one depressed me so much . What I really want to see is LSS shedding some tears and missed Tantai Jin. I want to see more of her feeling toward him. The scene when they remembering their Bo’re life was really nice.
Although they are not together yet. But they will very soon….

TTJ is so damn hot when he’s about to turn to evil god!! I want to see him become the evil god soon. We are running out of episode here!

Society: Good must always triumph over evil, we must always strive to be good people

Cdrama watchers: I SUPPORT THE DEVIL LORD

As an aside does anyone else think he looks like Ji chang wook?
I swear i confuse the two of them all the time.

In general :

- 40 episodes max. They can split into two parts but they need wait 6 months apart for airing part two. It is not great idea overall because drama will lost hype and steam. So they rather cut it into 40 ep.
- Time travel from modern time to historical not allowed anymore. Somehow it is still allowed if it happening in same era. Transmigration not allowed. Reincarnation is allowed.
- No foreign influence on costume drama especially Japanese. Modernization and stylish costume still allowed. Back than they start slips in some Japanese influence and ppl kinda let it go. But Queen Lau took it to the next level and it was massive controversy.
- There is no restriction on duration of episode yet. But doesn't mean they can put 2 hour duration. 60 min probably max.
- Cut scene is unclear. We don't know if it director decision or else. Because 40 ep rule ofc drama that planned for 60 ep need to be cut. But newest drama made for 40 ep in mind such TSL.
-General restriction such nudity, excessive violence, gore and religion sensitive topic.
- BL do not allowed to airing anymore. Even if they are disguise it with brotherhood or whatever. Every BL dramas shelved forever and company suffers a lost.

TTJ love is a bit of a difficult case to explain. The fact his love threads were just starting to grow means this is a new experience for him. It is his first time falling in love and I do believe he did love her but I also believe because she handled him like a mission instead of a broken person, it turned into a unhealthy obsession. What she done only made him cling into the only love he ever had and that made him addicted to it. I find him tragic especially when he said, "She is the only one in the world who cared for me." His character have so much layers. It's a shame to see him get betrayed.

Episode 28 was well served. I loved it. It was full of roller coaster. I wanna talk about Tantai Jin here. In the middle of the drama, I kind of had mixed feelings for this character. But after recent few episodes, I have come to know that he is the most pitiful character in this series. He don’t deserve any of those things that he got in his life. Being hated, abandoned, misunderstood, and backstabbed by those whom he trusted the most, not once, not twice, not thrice but multiple times. Sometimes, fate is really cruel and unfair, and there’s nothing one can do about it. He thought he did finally found someone with whom he can spent the rest of his life, share his highs and lows, love him uncondionally no matter whatever the situations is, believe him, support him and always accompany him. But how could he have known that his fate was already doomed from the beginning. His biggest fear?? Being Abandoned and loathe. But that’s what exactly’s been happening to him since his birth. Today also, everything was like a thick mist enveloped over the cold mountains that swept away slowly once the heavy storm was over.

Truly understanding Tantai Jin, He never did anything wrong. Even if he was born with evil bone or whatever he was kind enough to let people live, and enjoy their freedom. Yes, he might had killed some people who were close to him in the past. But I think they deserved it. If he hadn’t kill those people they would have killed him instead. So yes, Tantai Jin never did anything wrong, he just ever wanted was to be loved, accepted just like others. I just hope in the upcoming episodes this character will have a little more hope, compassion, love and respect that he deserved.

I loved the relationship between Xiao Chuhe and Xiao Chong throughout this drama despite them having many reasons to despise each other they ALWAYS stood together.

I loved how the emperor wrote TWO decrees and gave it to both sons naming the other as emperor. Xiao Chong was so shocked and happy by his brother making him emperor (before he had the chance to make Chuhe emperor). That scene was AMAZING. Seeing Chuhe bow to Chong (for the first time), the acceptance and love in Xiao Chong's eyes and top of all of that Xiao Chong's name as emperor was EMPEROR CHONGHE, same "he" 河 as Chuhe, he combined their names to be his name as emperor. Their brotherly love was everything.

I hope Netflix gets this Epic wuxia drama “The Blood of Youth”! Not all episodes available on Youtube even for paying members. Such a great lost not to see the Epic special effects & grand costume the production gave great efforts in this drama and not to be seen on bigger screen than smaller gadget screens.
Watching it for super charming Prince Chuhe/ Xiao Se, Li Hongyi, very handsome & good acting, I cried when you were sick. and all other great casts too, very good storyline and great acting from all the casts and superb overall production! Cant believe seeing something this Epic drama from China, this is a Legend in the making, its like watching 40 episode Big budgetted movies.

One of the best wuxia dramas in recent years. If you are a fan of wuxia, this is legit! It has many of the wuxia tropes; sects, court politics, secret arts, assassin's guide, youths who dream of justice and adventures, and especially; ranking and ranking of swords!! You can sing the national anthem of ‘Dugu Qiubai’ here lol. They certainly did not cheap out on the production nor the choreography, because it was just simply so beautiful. You can tell they spent ALOT of time on it.

The sword names, fighting, and even the details for all of it…hollyyyy crappp, this is wuxia’s fan wetdream. I'm really glad I didn’t watch it when it first came out, because I woulda gone crazy waiting for it. But now, I can binge it. You have to trust me, if you really love wuxia and appreciate great fight choreography and sequences, this show is a must!

Also, Li Hong Yi should really try out for ventriloquist, because for the whole freaking drama the biggest I see his mouth move is to this extent *o* it is like he talks in all lower cases I swear. If you take a shot for any time you can see his set of upper teeth, you can only be drunk after rewatching the whole drama 3 times. Lmaoo

Great drama!! I was hooked from the first episode, I must give a shout out to the fighting scenes, they have been the best I have watched! And the acting is amazing too.

it didn’t follow the usual tropes of:
1. a female childhood friend that is obsessively in love with a male lead.
2. a royal uncle or relative who is secretly evil or plotting for power in the background against his brother or nephews.

initially I was so skeptic about picking up the show but boy O boy, the show is just splendid.
although there is nothing jaw dropping about the story, the fact that I didn't press fast forward in any of the episodes of the entire show means this show killed it.
love the characters and I think the actors just smoothly dived into their characters and made them look alive.

I think there is a season 2 in the books and I hope they will bring the season 2 as soon as possible before people lose interest in the show.

Only 1 episode left🤧

To those complaining that the last arc is focused on Tianqi and the royal politics, isn’t that the point of the whole series? The story begins from Xiao Chuhe’s banishment from Tianqi. Everything is a build up to Xiao Se’s return to the imperial city. He is the core character that connects everyone else in the story. If you’re not rooting for Xiao Se as the ultimate main character of this drama, then I guess it would indeed be harder for you to enjoy this show.

Based on the comments here I honestly thought I’d be bored with the final arc but I was actually hyped throughout. I’ve long awaited the whole drama for Xiao Se to have an actual proper fight scene and I was extremely satisfied.

For the most part I think Li Hong Yi is perfect for the role of Xiao Se. Visually, he naturally exudes a majestic aura combined with his spot on acting in the cold / deep thinking / snarky parts. However, there are certain scenes that required more fierceness / heaviness from him which I found lacking at some points.

I agree that the lack of Wu Xin in the whole drama is indeed disappointing. I guess if the episodes weren’t limited to 40, there would’ve been more time to explore his character. Plus his character is way too OP, everything would be way easier for the other lead characters with him around. That said, my fave thing in this drama is the chemistry of the main trio so it’s really sad we didn’t get enough of it. Wishing really hard for a season 2!

Youku app SUCKS. I HATE IT. IT’S THE WORST. Why are viewers from certain regions forced to deal with their shitty app. Maybe don’t block the youtube access when your app is still incomplete? The sub font size on ipad is SO TINY. I watch this drama with my mom and we’re watching pretty much the same episode at the same time on separate devices. How stupid is that. Can’t even watch this drama on tv without turning to 🏴‍☠️.

I finished everything and it’s a 10/10 for me! Love all the characters including the antagonists. I love how the characters aren’t simply two-dimensional and even the villains are very interesting.

The production value of this drama is very impressive, from the costumes, props, down to the CGI. The fight scenes and how it was acted out felt super real and immersive despite the concept sounding ridiculous on paper. I really felt like I was legit watching a shonen anime (which probably should be a given since it literally says 少年 in the title lol).

Not really sold on how Xiao Se fell for Qianluo, I wish they gave it a more proper development than just Qianluo always running after Xiao Se and then bam he now also likes her. But it’s a very minor subplot so it doesn’t really matter on a grander scale.

I like that the ending didn’t feel rushed and the special ending tied everything up perfectly in a way that it could be the final ending for this series or it could also be a door for a possible follow up season.

Will definitely be rewatching this gem!