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One of those times we are happy to be wrong. The initial trailer was quite poorly pieced together so it didn't get me excited. But so glad it is SO GOOD!

When I first saw the trailer for this drama, I thought, "oh no, not another silly, low-budget xianxia!" But I checked out for the sake of the 2 main leads. Wow, I am glad I did! This reminds me of AOL, which I also started lukewarm but it got so so addictive that I re-watched it many times. I only realized it's by the same writer when I read the comments. No wonder!

This is not epic but rather, fun, entertaining and heartwarming. The pacing of the story is good. Love that the angst and silly tropes like memory lost is short and not dragged out. Also that the FL got the power but never turned evil. Love all the side characters and I hope we get some sort of closure for them too eg. Wu Dai.

I think it'll be a HE like AOL.

Yep. 10 for me too.

My take on your q1 is that it can't really be a happily after if you kill your FIL especially when your husband doesn't want him dead.

IKR. HE is such an AH! But even though I detest him, I was thinking it'll be hard to be happily ever after if she had killed his father.

Oh that's good. I like that she still has a heart even after gaining those power.

Yes, he had a wife. She passed away.

I don't care if there's romance. I'm rooting for Wookie to be in with a name like JDY! I'm more concern about his health and well-being because The Worst Evil is action and if this is also action, then it can be strenous. Reminded me of the year(s) he did K2 and Fabricated City and the Whirlwind Girl. He did say it was taxing on his body.

I like that at least it was reported they parted ways "beautifully" so won't expect any sabotage. By his recent news coverage and offers, might be a good thing.

In case anyone missed the front page: JCW Awarded Next Generation Award at the 16th Asian Film Awards. https://mydramalist.com/article/ji-chang-wook-will-be-awarded-the-next-generation-award-at-afaa

Additional coverage by Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/joanmacdonald/2023/03/06/ji-chang-wook-to-be-honored-at-asian-film-awards-in-hong-kong/?sh=94f7c45484d7

Awesome! Go Wookie go!

I like the drama from the beginning and would say it's a fun watch but only came to love it from ep 30 onwards and couldn't wait for more. I think the love came with the transformed ML. The chemistry between the couples is excellent and the scene where Chao Feng met his FIL is so hilarious. Looking forward to see how the FL will take on her fate in the episodes to come.

Oh and thank you so much for taking the time to explain points 1 & 3. Helps me to understand her manner of speech better and I really appreciate that.

I see. Maybe she's not good with acting childish/whiny. I don't mind her here cos at least she's quite smart. But I do prefer her in more serious roles. I remember she looked and acted very differently even as a guest in Love Between Devil and Fairy. I had to do a double take to realize it's her.

I thought the slurring was deliberate and less of a technical issue. I don't understand why. I thought it could be an attempt to sound babyish. I don't mind her acting here but the slurring is odd for me.

I've watched LYT in other dramas but cannot remember if those were in her voice or dubbed. For this drama, she slurs quite a lot. I keep wondering why this character needs to slur? To sound cute? Any one has thoughts on this?

Yes, quite annoying. But taking into account his background, he really doesn't know anything about courtship or love so I'll excuse his inability to emote correctly toward the FL at this stage. He's really very childish.

I watched this first over Starry Love so I think I like this more even though I enjoy watching Starry Love.

You're right. Usually the popular ones get low rating. It's also interesting that their taste on Kdramas differ from the international. What is popular with the international audience are sometimes rated rather low there.

I think the 1st 2 episodes were not so easy to watch but for those who completed the drama, they would likely score this high.

Of course 9.1 is excellent but seriously on Douban, anything close to 8 is not bad because of the number of people reviewing.