Also will say this Chinese dramas must stop using BLACK PEOPLE if you will make them look stupid what was that…
She’s probably an extra. Extras apply for the job, and they may or may not be in the shot. My brother was on a film set for a day and there is literally 5 seconds of him in the background. The fact she is black is neither here nor there. Wouldn’t it be more awkward if they focussed on her for 5 minutes just because she was black?
As food lover I was looking forward to this drama. On top of that I really enjoyed Ethan’s acting in Legend…
I wasted my time by watching 40 episodes. So upset! To be fair to myself, I ffw a lot of it.
Ethan Ruan is a brilliant actor, but the character and story was poor. There was too much happening to him, he was humourless and ‘complicated’ (trauma overload) it was hard to imagine him being in love. I kept ffw to see the romance and there was barely any. I didn’t feel any chemistry either.
But maybe I can’t get into these tv uncle-young girl relationships because it makes me uncomfortable when the FL is innocent to the point of being child-like and the uncle is well, an uncle.
Is this a sci-fi cdrama that is actually comparable to international standard dramas? I love cdramas, but many of them lack the polish (script and production values) of kdramas/Netflix.
Not that it would stop me watching, but it does make me hesitate to recommend them to asian drama newbies.
Man, the English subtitles are mediocre, at best average for this show. Not that they don't convey the general…
Subtitling is not the same as translation. There is no need for direct translation, and in fact, direct translations are often clunky and unnecessary. Therefore subtitlers have a lot of discretion in their work, which is interpretation of the scene as well as translation.
I read Chinese too, and I wouldn’t have a problem with the points you raise. Not every detail is relevant to telling the central story. The job of a translator is to convey the meaning of the scene rather than interpret each word of the actual dialogue. The detail about empress and consort rights being different is interesting but not essential, and in essence ‘you can’t’ was what the person was trying to say.
The start of episode one seemed like a previous intro for the FL.We've definitely seen her in this type of role…
Agree completely with your comment! Really bad show.
FL has done this role, funny, smart and outgoing before, she did it well in Romance of Tiger and Rose. But here her funny moments feel forced and are totally unbelievable.
ML is bad. I don’t know if he’s bad at acting, or the role is bad. But his interactions with the FL show him overacting, and being a complete moron for her. He simps so badly from the beginning, but especially when they are together that it grosses me out. It’s not sweet at all! He’s like a 35 year old man pretending to act like he’s a teenager. Gives me the creeps!!!
The plot! It’s boring and convoluted and long! What a disaster.
I thought it would be like JJY’s In a Class of her Own, which was plot light and generally fluffy. But this drama is bad at giving us either fluff and plot!
So happy to see Darren Chen come into his own from Meteor Garden! He’s cute and charismatic. This drama really showcased him as a leading man. The way he flirts! *melts* He’s just so fun!
This show was light and a joy to watch (for the most part) as the two leads really shone. The coach and ML uncle were uninteresting to me, and I skipped the bits of the drama with his mum and the angst. But with the help of the ff button, the romance overcame all the flaws for me. Solid chemistry. Overload of adorableness!
As an aside. I thought the FL looked much cuter with short hair! It really suited her.
Steven Zhang is like woah. His talent! The ability to act so many different characters and genres made my eyes experience a rebirth. No one else comes close now. No more lazy watching rubbish actors just for eye candy. Steven Zhang is my sun and stars 😍🤣
Last part was just absolutely unnecessary but I can just forget it. I enjoyed watching this and the ost are also…
It was necessary to get past the censorship in China. You can’t have body swapping, but you can have it if it’s a dream sequence or a story within the story.
Thank goodness it was only revealed at the end that it was fictional, so it didn’t take away from how brilliant the story was. You had already got to live the emotions and the journey of the characters. Kudos to the writer for doing that. Brilliant series! And Steven Zheng is perfection! Hilarious, good-looking, dreamy voice and charismatic!
I’m here because I really enjoyed JJY in The Legend of Yun Xi. I thought her acting was great in that, very natural and believable as the kind, mischievous and clever Yun Xi.
But in her modern drama (I include the Ruyi Pavillion special episodes) she looks too self-aware and it takes me out of the drama. Like her outfits and hair are fussier and she’s more concerned with looking perfect. I don’t think it’s her though, I think it’s the make up and costume dept that put her in too much make up and over coiffed hair. I don’t mean for her to be sans make up, but it is too much. Nobody looks like that all the time, with blow dried hair and matching outfit.
For example she had a scene in Love under the Moon where she’s on a swing in the snow, and she puts a scarf up to warm her face, but she can’t let it touch her face because of her lipstick, so the scene feels awkward. Like it’s more concerned with making her cute than allowing her to act naturally.
This is a random gripe, I know. But it is putting me off from watching this!
I haven’t started watching yet, but I really want to see the second couple, bandit/princess! I’ll be disappointed if they are sidelined. He seems sweet and bumbling and she’s got guts. My favourite combo!
From the clips I’ve seen the main couple don’t appeal to me. She looks a bit rough and rude. He’s… bad at acting? Both as a real actor and as a character pretending to be blind. And I don’t even have a high bar for acting! I can watch pretty much anything as long as the chemistry is there!
Ethan Ruan is a brilliant actor, but the character and story was poor. There was too much happening to him, he was humourless and ‘complicated’ (trauma overload) it was hard to imagine him being in love. I kept ffw to see the romance and there was barely any. I didn’t feel any chemistry either.
But maybe I can’t get into these tv uncle-young girl relationships because it makes me uncomfortable when the FL is innocent to the point of being child-like and the uncle is well, an uncle.
Not that it would stop me watching, but it does make me hesitate to recommend them to asian drama newbies.
I read Chinese too, and I wouldn’t have a problem with the points you raise. Not every detail is relevant to telling the central story. The job of a translator is to convey the meaning of the scene rather than interpret each word of the actual dialogue. The detail about empress and consort rights being different is interesting but not essential, and in essence ‘you can’t’ was what the person was trying to say.
FL has done this role, funny, smart and outgoing before, she did it well in Romance of Tiger and Rose. But here her funny moments feel forced and are totally unbelievable.
ML is bad. I don’t know if he’s bad at acting, or the role is bad. But his interactions with the FL show him overacting, and being a complete moron for her. He simps so badly from the beginning, but especially when they are together that it grosses me out. It’s not sweet at all! He’s like a 35 year old man pretending to act like he’s a teenager. Gives me the creeps!!!
The plot! It’s boring and convoluted and long! What a disaster.
I thought it would be like JJY’s In a Class of her Own, which was plot light and generally fluffy. But this drama is bad at giving us either fluff and plot!
Give me my hours back!!!! (ｰ ｰ;)
This show was light and a joy to watch (for the most part) as the two leads really shone. The coach and ML uncle were uninteresting to me, and I skipped the bits of the drama with his mum and the angst. But with the help of the ff button, the romance overcame all the flaws for me. Solid chemistry. Overload of adorableness!
As an aside. I thought the FL looked much cuter with short hair! It really suited her.
Also should I watch this? haha.
Thank goodness it was only revealed at the end that it was fictional, so it didn’t take away from how brilliant the story was. You had already got to live the emotions and the journey of the characters. Kudos to the writer for doing that. Brilliant series! And Steven Zheng is perfection! Hilarious, good-looking, dreamy voice and charismatic!
But in her modern drama (I include the Ruyi Pavillion special episodes) she looks too self-aware and it takes me out of the drama. Like her outfits and hair are fussier and she’s more concerned with looking perfect. I don’t think it’s her though, I think it’s the make up and costume dept that put her in too much make up and over coiffed hair. I don’t mean for her to be sans make up, but it is too much. Nobody looks like that all the time, with blow dried hair and matching outfit.
For example she had a scene in Love under the Moon where she’s on a swing in the snow, and she puts a scarf up to warm her face, but she can’t let it touch her face because of her lipstick, so the scene feels awkward. Like it’s more concerned with making her cute than allowing her to act naturally.
This is a random gripe, I know. But it is putting me off from watching this!
Not that I disliked the look in The Eternal Love, but the promo pic here just made me go WOAH! (Love heart eyes emoji) haha
From the clips I’ve seen the main couple don’t appeal to me. She looks a bit rough and rude. He’s… bad at acting? Both as a real actor and as a character pretending to be blind. And I don’t even have a high bar for acting! I can watch pretty much anything as long as the chemistry is there!