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No the author who is also the screenwriter added more drama for that character in the drama, unfortunately. i was disappointed by it too

chance for redemption!! the MU disaster wasn't his fault 🥺

Oh I see you've already seen The Blood of Youth. That's what I would have recommended. I liked both The Starry Love and The Blood of Youth for comedy and lovable ensemble cast of characters....the main difference for me is that The Blood of Youth doesn't have much romance

I have seen a lot of malicious claims that seem to be deliberately stirring up trouble between the fandoms. You're absolutely right that SFL started to have more screentime because she has more of a role in the plot. This was not some last minute edit.

that is his own voice, it does contribute to his performance

Sometimes companies will keep airing schedules later on other providers to keep priority for themselves. Maybe this will initially be Youku exclusive and then air on others later. Viki might not have been able to get a license yet if there is no coming soon page

You're right that she's usually dubbed by others for costume but in case you wanted the exceptions, she dubbed herself for Song of Youth and Kunning

I can't believe the care and expense that has gone into this drama. I'm so excited to see the costumes and the sets!!! I saw this tweet about this gorgeous robe that is made from silk with Dunhuang art illustration print https://twitter.com/LuoYunxiFanClub/status/1641946749739884546
there's also this video on the making of the costumes https://weibo.com/7711871913/4886485541064399

I read that they lengthened episode duration to meet the episode count limit for one season rather than splitting it up and having to wait to release the second season

I would suggest another trait for xianxia dramas with the most explosive popularity would be chemistry between the leads. That we would have here too

How did you read the screenplay? Do you happen to have a link to the screenplay?

DYX telling the truth 🤣

There's a very good translation here in case you are interested in reading (btw it's almost nothing like the drama)
https://www.fuyuneko.org/dsb

I don't blame her either, I blame the script and the director

too true and frustrating

I'm struggling with this one too. I like the cast but the way the FL character is written in the drama is too abrasive and stupid with only random moments of cleverness. Her behavior doesn't make much sense to me.

The novel and the drama are almost completely different
Novel explanations are kind of irrelevant to the drama because the drama characters don't have the same personalities or actions

Ahh I loved that moment too. One interpretation I heard that I like is that, before that moment, nobody ever protected her aside from her sister 😭

I tried a few dramas, even finished one short one that was very good but now nothing's holding my attention and I'm back to reading comments about TSL 😅 and hoping for more goodies from this production

PXR and CXX have amazing chemistry, it's worth watching for them. Like 13Fireflies mentioned, there are extra eps that are happy. You can think of the sad parts like a tragic xianxia arc and then they're reincarnated as a happy modern couple.

Since you'll be checking out their old dramas, I really recommend the Director's Cut of Goodbye My Princess (for CXX) and My Huckleberry Friends (for LLD)