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Oh dear, I love it when new accounts throw something provocative :)

Well then, as not a fan, but a person who has been sitting in the XZ topic (and c-ent) for a long time, let me give you an answer in my own name not a fans.

History knows dozens, maybe even hundreds of people who were endowed with incredible charisma to lead crowds behind them. If you are interested in this topic, I recommend the anime Psycho-pass, it is brilliant, especially when Kougami Shinya discusses what charisma is. Having someone have such charisma is scary for many people because they feel threatened. But does that make charismatic person a monster? Probably in the eyes of some - those who are afraid, yes. Many bad people in history have had tremendous charisma, but many who have gone down in gold have also had it. Christ, Buddha, Mohammed, are perhaps the most famous cases of a positive figure endowed with incredible charisma. On the other hand, we have Lenin, Hitler, Stalin and several other names that I prefer not to mention.

Charisma and charm are the qualities of a psychopath (let's not be afraid of that word) but not only his. Besides, being a psychopath does not predestine one to do evil (contrary to what k-dramas claim). Xiao Zhan, however, has one very visible and strong characteristic that makes it impossible for him to be seen as a psychopath, ergo a monster. Xiao Zhan has very strong empathy. A person with strong empathy, or as one prefers emotional intelligence, cannot be a monster, because the pain he would cause other people is felt by him. Such a person is incapable of calculating, deception, manipulation, because the feelings of the victim are felt on his own skin. Such a person can only be seen as a monster by people who themselves have some trace or stronger traces of psychopathology.

So if anyone is lost so far, let me summarize: Xiao Zhan is very charismatic, which is a trait of a "monster" (and more) but because he is strongly empathetic, he cannot be a monster.

Wow, that's such an intelligent retort that I didn't understand. Totally got me. Thumbs up!

Thank you for your friendship. I will try to remember your request. Can there be Japanese dramas?

I for one do not have good hopes. The new hero is an additional comical element. I understand the desire to introduce something funny, but I don't like it when you suddenly start making clowns out of normal characters. I don't like what was done with Mr. Mo. I'm still watching but it's just something totally different from season one and it's not the fault of the viewers who usually don't like continuations just the creators that they completely changed the atmosphere and personality of the characters.

That's today! Yey, it's been a long time since I've been so excited in anticipation of a drama. Too bad I don't have time to rewatch the first season. I hope they do a good introduction - not too much, but not too little either, just right :)

I was intrigued by your comment. First, I explained why I personally go back to the titles I dropped. Perhaps I'll elaborate. There are times when something comes up in a drama series that greatly discourages me from continuing to watch. I stop watching. However, sometimes there are comments that present information that something interesting to me happened in the drama so I return to that drama. The drama "Stranger" I dropped twice in the first episode, to become my favorite after a year, and I returned to it after reading some commentary. TLP is a title I want to watch to the end, but due to the oversaturation of romance at the expense of everything else, I can't watch it because it makes me nauseous. If I read a comment that encouraged me to return to this title, I probably would. I don't know if it is obsessive behavior, unlike you I don't have a degree in psychology (because you graduated in psychology, since you give diagnoses based on someone's comment, right?). In my opinion, this is the normal behavior of a person who is interested in the topic, but is not an obsessive fan, so they hesitates. You should have been taught in your psychology classes that people have different personality types, which entails a different pattern of decision-making or behavior. Not everyone will behave the way you do, just as not everyone will have the same opinion as you. This makes the world more interesting, although not always pleasant. Do you understand better now, or do you want me to explain something more precisely? I will be of further assistance :)

Good point. A lot of people don't care if I like this drama (or any other drama) and whether I watch it or not. But many people don't care if you or anyone else watches this drama and enjoys it. The information or announcement that a drama has ceased to interest someone is just as important as the information that this drama still interests someone. Both of these pieces of information are useless to certain people, and yet I don't write "stop writing every episode about how wonderful this drama is if it's impossible to watch". Everything is based on individual taste and mutual respect. On the other hand, it is disrespectful to say that someone who dropped a particular drama has no right to speak about it, because not only each of us has the right to express our opinion but also to talk about it. If you don't want to talk to a person whose opinion you don't like, just ignore those statements instead of mocking that person. I'm sorry if my statements seem too difficult for you in terms of language. Correct use of language was taught to me in school and I will not change my style of speech to please someone anonymous on the Internet. I am glad that I provided you with joy. I hope to provide it to you more often. It is really great to talk with people who have such interesting opinions :)
Wish you well :)

Precisely :)

Yes, 2ML syndrome after "Oh! My Emperor" was terrible. It will comfort you to know that most of the audience definitely preferred XZ to Gu Jiachang? At the X-Nine concert in 2018 when they sang the opening song, XZ garnered all the cheers from the audience. This concert belonged to him and this supporting role opened the door to his success. Acting-wise, Xiao Zhan had already surpassed everyone else by at least one class.
I personally was rooting for him and 2FL. She loved him so much!

Thank you :)

If you are talking about me, I suggest you check on which episode I dropped and read my mid-season review where I explain my problems with this drama. It's a bit sad that you are doing a half assed job. All the data is available, you just need to do a tiny investigation and actually check some information :) Good luck!

Tak, z Polski, z Polski. Więcej napiszę na PM, jeśli się nie mas znic przeciwko.

But I like to sometimes visit the topics of dramas that I dropped. Sometimes someone will write a comment that makes me consider returning to a drama. There are dramas that I have tried to watch on several approaches and one of those dramas even eventually became my favorite. I don't think I'm breaking any laws with this? Well, and I can always meet interesting people and their even more interesting view of the world, which imposes their will and taste on everyone. Such meetings are really enlightening experiences about the human mental condition. I usually read the comments and don't comment myself, but sometimes I can't help myself, so much does the other side encourage conversation. I find it very pleasant to talk with you :)

It depends on what you consider good. Warning, heavy spoiler



She wants it and he doesn't, eventually he changes his mind. Mutual senseless noble sacrifice. Lady boss with no respect for the guy she loves. Puppy infatuation called great love. Romantic scenes and infatuated glances and shrugs thrown on the screen just to make it romantic and pretty. I think a great many young girls will find this an excellent romance. I suggest you watch about 4-6 episodes, you will catch the aesthetics of romance in this drama.

I dropped this and wrote about it because people who are considering whether to watch this (or any drama) have the right to know the voice of those who like and those who don't like it. That way they can make their own decision. Superlatives about a production are very biased and often mislead viewers. There is no drama that everyone likes, and the person who doesn't like it has as much right to speak up as the one who likes it. Last time I checked, we did not live in a world of dictatorship, where there is only one opinion, that of our fuhrer. So let's respect each other, even if we have different opinions.

Sorry, my comment is as old as this drama and I don't even remember this drama, but I remember that there was a wave of dramas about evil cults back then and I didn't like any of them. They all had the same boring patterns. It was as if no one made an effort to really understand what makes these cults work. I don't see the charisma of the cult leader, I don't see the confusion of the people who join there. There is only "the cult is evil, the leaders are greedy, and the faithful are stupid." I think I'm missing the vibe of the lyrics of the Genesis song "Jesus He Knows Me." So to tell you the truth, I didn't like any of the K-dramas about cults not because I don't like the subject matter, but because, to me, they weren't well written. If I'm not mistaken in the J-drama "Crisis" there was an interesting one about cult, but I haven't seen it in a long time, so I don't remember.

In season 1 we had relationship building within the team, conflict within ML that led to its development, a clear goal that we could identify with and cheer for ML. In season 2 we have an overpowered bunch who suddenly lost their minds and turned into a pack of idiots And what is this idiotic "We can!" anyway? I feel like I've moved from a pretty decent drama in season 1 to a cheap Hollywood production with all the stupidity of 2023. In season 2 they spoiled everything that was interesting in season 1.

The review posted below contains spoilers.

I am so excited!

You're welcome. But we really have nothing to despair over. It's just a rumor. Xiao Zhan has many years of work ahead of him and can play xianxia if he finds the project interesting enough. Or maybe we'll love him in wuxia, after all, after Smiling Proudly Wanderer (promo clip for the game) everyone wanted to see him in such a role. Well, and I'm sure he'll look insane in the general's armor :)