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you do know majority of dramas as are adapted from chinese novels right? the drama pretty much put too much fluff on the side/supporting characters...which is why i find the drama weak b/c it took away a lot of other storyline for the main couple. also w/ censorship, the drama changed a lot of the character's personalities...pretty much diluted their characters. it just doesn't do the author or the main leads justice in a sense. but again, glad you didn't read the novel b/c you would certainly get what i am saying.

yes, entertainment industry is very cutthroat and fans chase after beauty/handsome face. it's one thing if SYR evolves as an actress and take on challenging roles and hone her art as an artist...but all the same, wannabe cutie pretending to be innocent. sadly, she's just a D level wannabe actress.

jiheng - he's the first to break the ice and profess his love for her. she's more about survival since she's given a second chance at life, she don't want to gamble with love. she does like him but more like hiding her true feelings to avoid getting hurt.
her story is more about redemption and justice...w/ love finding her along the way.
his story is about vengeance. from the beginning to the end of the novel, he's in full control of how he wants things to unfold. he's a mastermind schemer.

they get married and have a daughter.

i learn too late haha. i get that drama adaptations could exclude some characters to make everything fit, but the adaptations is simply borrowed names with a totally different storyline which is why it fell short for me. some of the fluff scenes were too cheesy and simply just a waste of screen time.

i love her in yanxi palace...but for the FL, it just doesn't suit her.

to make it more unified in enunciations etc. actors/actresses from different regions have an accent and usually for costume dramas, it has to be clean.

wow haha...i thought the double have a lot thumbs down. since i read the novel, i don't feel the drama brought the essence of the characters to life. wang xing yue definitely give me JH's aura but for the FL, wu jinyan didn't deliver. WJY is a season/good actress but just not a good fit for jiang li. all the other supporting characters stories/outcome where change to fit the screen or meet censorship requirements. the villains definitely met their well deserved demise in the novel.

so the drama just pretty much use their names, some background details but their stories were super altered.

same...her acting is horrible. she fits the role of the 5th, 6th, ++++ supporting role. like the maid of an evil mistress, a traitor that betrays her friend, or someone quietly filling space in the background...but to get the leads w/ just that caliber of talent??? i honestly dont get why anyone would even put money in the production cast her as a lead...it's like they want the drama to tank or something. skipped all her dramas except evernight (1) and can't bring myself to watch evernight part 2, even though dylan wang took over the ML role.


this is before yu menglong's death.

before yu menglong case, i found her acting plain, sloppy and unconvincing. it doesn't make sense she's given all these FL...now you know why, it's all through connections.

she claims to be from an 'ordinary' family but there's ties her family is link to CCP elites. it make sense if she hangs out with people of the same backgrounds...why they vibe and get along in the most demonic way.

wow, low budget??? the costumes were so pretty!!! maybe low budget for CGI effects

i scrolled through fluff scenes...and there were a lot.

suuuuuuuper cringy!!! lol. glad i'm not alone on this.

if that's the case, you could enjoy the drama more.

storyline is good and imaginative mythical world (harry potter meets chinese mythical fairyland)...however, some of the way they spell enchantations/gestures were super cheesy.

neo hou has such dreamy anime features that makes him perfect for these roles.

yes it is a happy ending. not like the drama and it didn't end like that in the novel at all. novel is worth reading! storyline and character development was very good!

the novel is way better. the drama adaptation changed so much of the story line and water all the characters personality down.

that is also an awesome drama! zhang linghe is awsome in there.

i agree!

he's obviously not ML material...but plays a 5th, 6th supporting role or villians' perfect for that face of his.