I posted this in annoyance after seeing his "sad puppy eyes" when Wei Zhi and Shan Chong just returned from the Lone Tree, but I finally finished the recent episodes and I have to admit he really acted mature after those few scenes of giving "sad puppy eyes". I thought he was going to be insufferable again. I'm actually quite happy to see I was wrong. It's also quite nice that he offered to help with Shan Shan's issue. I guess the impression from his first few appearances really stuck with me that I'm just 🙄 whenever he appears on screen. Hopefully, he would no longer be a problem until the end tho 🥲
I have to express how much I don't like Jiang Yiming. He's so insufferable with all his mansplaining and not listening to other people at all. Now, he's having his little pity party because Wei Zhi got together with Shan Chong—when it's clear as day that Wei Zhi was never interested in him. He should've moved on a long time ago. What an annoying character.
Also: People are complaining about Wei Zhi acting like a child and being "cringe".
Pretty sure she only acts (for the lack of better term) "childish" with people she's close with. She's pretty professional with other people. And even when she's "baby girl" coded and what people would usually think is a "weak FL", she holds her ground pretty well—as evidenced by her throwing water over her publisher when he did the same to her and also her resolve in pursuing her dreams of becoming a manhua artist despite her mother having different plans for her. If anything, she's mostly just sheltered because she's from a pretty wealthy family. But she's not as one-dimensional as other commenters make her seem to be.
And, please take into consideration that you're watching an idol romance drama. If you wanted something that is not "cringe", you should've tuned in to a serious non-idol drama. This is a light, sweet, and quite fluffy show. Don't go around crying when you go into it expecting something else.
Just my thoughts, but I feel like the reason why some people find the pacing bad and the story going down after…
We should consider the fact that the System has a big role in the plot of YYXH and it's evident in the earlier episodes. But after Miaomiao got the "Apocal Power", the System not only took a step back from communicating with her, but also sent her straight to basically the Ending Arc of "Catching Demons". (We don't even know what exactly the consequences are of getting that power, and we probably will never know until Miaomiao recovers her memory—which will probably be revealed towards the end.)
I think it's only natural that things are becoming "all over the place" or "too overwhelming" or "there's too much happening" because they weren't supposed to be in the Ending Arc yet in the first place. And yet, here they are. So, the System—which is having an error—is placing the NPCs (including Miaomiao, who is almost devoid of her agency at this point, save for her personality still being the same) in scenarios that will ultimately lead to "The Catastrophe of Heaven".
Anyway, my point here is that since Miaomiao lost her memories and basically her agency as the player of the game, the plot is basically moving on auto-pilot based on "Catching Demons" or the System's version of it—which, from the start, Miaomiao already pointed out as bad. (Also want to point out that the bad things happening to our two CPs are caused by this fact too, considering that the original plot of "Catching Demons" is BE, based on the narration at the start of the drama.)
At this point, Miaomiao can't change the plot into a direction that an outsider would normally want (just like she did before) because she can't—she doesn't even remember she's an outsider.
I don't know how they'll bring OUR Miaomiao back, but once they do, I think the plot of "Catching Demons" would stray further, but YYXH? Definitely not.
I'll be giving a benefit of the doubt on the production team for this one, considering that they've really done well in the first half and also considering the details they've put in every episode.
Just my thoughts, but I feel like the reason why some people find the pacing bad and the story going down after the Imperial Capital Arc is because they've been posting one episode a day since then. I think YYXH works better bingewatched OR if you can consider the bigger picture even while watching one episode a day. I'll be writing more about this "bigger picture" in the comment so I can tag it as a spoiler.
not really a comment on the show, but a question: if i bought express to watch additional episodes, will i get episodes 37-40 when fast track opens tomorrow as well or is that a separate transaction? thank you in advance!
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Also: People are complaining about Wei Zhi acting like a child and being "cringe".
Pretty sure she only acts (for the lack of better term) "childish" with people she's close with. She's pretty professional with other people. And even when she's "baby girl" coded and what people would usually think is a "weak FL", she holds her ground pretty well—as evidenced by her throwing water over her publisher when he did the same to her and also her resolve in pursuing her dreams of becoming a manhua artist despite her mother having different plans for her. If anything, she's mostly just sheltered because she's from a pretty wealthy family. But she's not as one-dimensional as other commenters make her seem to be.
And, please take into consideration that you're watching an idol romance drama. If you wanted something that is not "cringe", you should've tuned in to a serious non-idol drama. This is a light, sweet, and quite fluffy show. Don't go around crying when you go into it expecting something else.
I think it's only natural that things are becoming "all over the place" or "too overwhelming" or "there's too much happening" because they weren't supposed to be in the Ending Arc yet in the first place. And yet, here they are. So, the System—which is having an error—is placing the NPCs (including Miaomiao, who is almost devoid of her agency at this point, save for her personality still being the same) in scenarios that will ultimately lead to "The Catastrophe of Heaven".
Anyway, my point here is that since Miaomiao lost her memories and basically her agency as the player of the game, the plot is basically moving on auto-pilot based on "Catching Demons" or the System's version of it—which, from the start, Miaomiao already pointed out as bad. (Also want to point out that the bad things happening to our two CPs are caused by this fact too, considering that the original plot of "Catching Demons" is BE, based on the narration at the start of the drama.)
At this point, Miaomiao can't change the plot into a direction that an outsider would normally want (just like she did before) because she can't—she doesn't even remember she's an outsider.
I don't know how they'll bring OUR Miaomiao back, but once they do, I think the plot of "Catching Demons" would stray further, but YYXH? Definitely not.
I'll be giving a benefit of the doubt on the production team for this one, considering that they've really done well in the first half and also considering the details they've put in every episode.