Looking forward to this when it airs so that we can get more insight on Bai Li Dongjun and Ye Ding Zhi's story - especially after finding out from the synopsis above they were best friends. In The Blood of Youth, Bai Li Dongjun claimed he single-handedly killed Ye Ding Zhi...
Bai Shu as Xiao Ling Chen <3 Killed it in episode 33, can't wait to see 34 after watching the trailer - having his father's name cleared of the 'Langya Mutiny' treason.
Well, that was released without much fanfare after the last release debacle. I really hope they didn't cut out all the good swoon-worthy scenes, like they did with A Romance of the Little Forest. At least leave us with some kisses.
Easily the most easy to watch drama thus far. What a year for us and Bai Jing Ting - starting 2022 with 'Reset' and ending with 'New Life Begins'. :)
My eyes can't help but immediately go to Bai Jing Ting's beauty marks whenever he's on-screen, especially the one under his right eye. So mesmerizing <3
I was worried about this drama being 40 episodes, but 10 episodes in and I can't get enough of our ML & FL. Such a light-hearted drama and at the moment angst-free. So far none of the characters are detestable - Song Wu is like a bratty younger sister, spoiled but has no real ill intentions, 3rd and 5th brother adding comedic value, the main wife of the legitimate prince also has a relatable side as we see in the luo shi fen (snail rice noodles) scene, and the legitimate prince while not the best husband or person hasn't done anything yet to deliberately sabotage our ML.
Of course loving the slow blossoming romance between ML & FL but more so, the friendship between all the ladies in the show. Oh and of course all the nosy servants in the show (the butler, maids, and cooks), they're awesome.
Fingers crossed that they won't introduce unnecessary drama or angst just for the sake of fillers.
This is my favorite couple of the year. They compliment each other so well! So far the series does not disappoint!…
I'm with you there. So far, they share 90% of screentime which takes away from the other 'couples', but I'm so not complaining. Easily the sweetest onscreen couple this year.
Agree with you on both Li Dai Kun and Lee Soo Hyuk's voices. Adding to the list: Yang Yang, Wang Kai, Jeremy Tsui and Lee Sun Kyun - all who have those deep voices that make me swoon. <3
Just a few things that irk me just a wee bit: - The 46 minutes Zheng Yu and Jia Lun have together where in reality would have taken hours for the distance they travel when they're not home), eating out, and going out and about doing other stuff - 2022 Da Jun (Zhen Yu's best friend / business partner) who knows about the time-space overlap. We never see or hear about his memory being updated. I wish there was more character development on his end or that he was used more smartly rather than the few glimpses we've seen of him. He's pretty much the forgotten sidekick at this point. - Mu Shi Ming, poor guy has about half an episode of show-time in total if we strung all his scenes together. The way they introduced him to the viewers made such an impact (had me thinking there would be more to him) and then, nothing. No character development whatsoever. Zero, zilch, niente, nada. He's a nice enough guy, but his presence also feels pretty unnecessary at this point, even in episode 19 when he tries to help the FL.
LOL, their 40min from 10:06 to 10:52 seems like a lifetime long, able to do so much things within that short length…
Probably the biggest plot hole that bothers me the most. If it takes 3 minutes just to get from the front door to outside (or about 2 minutes from the back door) - that really doesn't leave them a lot of time to do anything, much less all the traveling they do (news station, Jiang Sheng Hao's house, hospital, go-karts, ZhengYu's apartment in 2021, restaurants, etc). And especially where Jia Lan had to put on makeup and get dolled up to get to the spa - it would have taken me all 46 minutes before I left the house, haha.
A bit late to the party - I wanted to wait until most of the episodes were out to binge, can't believe it's ending this Saturday. Wish all dramas had this release schedule :)
I started today and already on episode 7. I do have one question, prior to the time/space overlap in 2022 - why didn't 2021 He Zheng Yu (ML) and Chen Jia Lan (FL) meet at their friends' wedding in 2021? They already had a close connection with the bride and groom respectively. They were both part of the bridal party in 2021 post the time/space overlap, but I can't seem to figure out why this didn't happen in the original timeline before the parallel timelines existed. I mean if fate didn't allow them to meet in the other occasions from the original timeline (e.g. lawyer's office (original meeting), the Li Ziqian case, etc), shouldn't they have met at the 2FL & 2ML's wedding?
ML & 2FL= pretty much a brother to 2FL, over 10 years of friendship FL & 2ML = best friends, grew up together
Unless there wasn't a wedding in the original timeline? Or is this answered in later episodes?
So glad this drama didn't fail me - when the Liu Shi Ba (L18) case 'ended' in episode 8 and our quattro headed on their way to Nan Zhou, I couldn't have been the only one that thought, 'Wait, what? Is that all?'. But lo and behold episodes 13-14 didn't disappoint. Great pacing with all the cases~ Not a single dull moment with this drama.
Going to keep an eye on Zhou Jun Chao's future work - his portrayal of the L17-L19 brothers was excellent!
Can't wait for the next episodes but even more so - can't wait until we get to BXF/XiYun's arc in QingZhou. I hope the drama will retain some of my favourite characters from the novel - namely Xiu Jiu Rong and Jiu Wei (especially Jiu Rong, he was definitely a favourite!)
Didn't realize Wallace Chung was starring in another drama with Li Xiao Ran, their chemistry in Stepmom's drama 'TLTSILY' was off the charts, so sizzling! Binge-watched 8 episodes, definitely a much slower burn drama but enjoying it and the supporting characters just the same :)
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But yay, finally!
My eyes can't help but immediately go to Bai Jing Ting's beauty marks whenever he's on-screen, especially the one under his right eye. So mesmerizing <3
I was worried about this drama being 40 episodes, but 10 episodes in and I can't get enough of our ML & FL. Such a light-hearted drama and at the moment angst-free. So far none of the characters are detestable - Song Wu is like a bratty younger sister, spoiled but has no real ill intentions, 3rd and 5th brother adding comedic value, the main wife of the legitimate prince also has a relatable side as we see in the luo shi fen (snail rice noodles) scene, and the legitimate prince while not the best husband or person hasn't done anything yet to deliberately sabotage our ML.
Of course loving the slow blossoming romance between ML & FL but more so, the friendship between all the ladies in the show. Oh and of course all the nosy servants in the show (the butler, maids, and cooks), they're awesome.
Fingers crossed that they won't introduce unnecessary drama or angst just for the sake of fillers.
- The 46 minutes Zheng Yu and Jia Lun have together where in reality would have taken hours for the distance they travel when they're not home), eating out, and going out and about doing other stuff
- 2022 Da Jun (Zhen Yu's best friend / business partner) who knows about the time-space overlap. We never see or hear about his memory being updated. I wish there was more character development on his end or that he was used more smartly rather than the few glimpses we've seen of him. He's pretty much the forgotten sidekick at this point.
- Mu Shi Ming, poor guy has about half an episode of show-time in total if we strung all his scenes together. The way they introduced him to the viewers made such an impact (had me thinking there would be more to him) and then, nothing. No character development whatsoever. Zero, zilch, niente, nada. He's a nice enough guy, but his presence also feels pretty unnecessary at this point, even in episode 19 when he tries to help the FL.
There is a way for male lead to be in 2021 (exiting through the back door of their apartment).
I started today and already on episode 7. I do have one question, prior to the time/space overlap in 2022 - why didn't 2021 He Zheng Yu (ML) and Chen Jia Lan (FL) meet at their friends' wedding in 2021? They already had a close connection with the bride and groom respectively. They were both part of the bridal party in 2021 post the time/space overlap, but I can't seem to figure out why this didn't happen in the original timeline before the parallel timelines existed. I mean if fate didn't allow them to meet in the other occasions from the original timeline (e.g. lawyer's office (original meeting), the Li Ziqian case, etc), shouldn't they have met at the 2FL & 2ML's wedding?
ML & 2FL= pretty much a brother to 2FL, over 10 years of friendship
FL & 2ML = best friends, grew up together
Unless there wasn't a wedding in the original timeline? Or is this answered in later episodes?
Going to keep an eye on Zhou Jun Chao's future work - his portrayal of the L17-L19 brothers was excellent!
OST: https://youtu.be/kA6c35tgJ04
From some angles, he looks like Korean actor Jung Gyu Woon - especially when he smiles and the eyes form those lovely half moon crescent shape!