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it took me way too long to realize Cheng Xiao is the FL in Falling Into Your Smile 😭😭

sad ending 🥺 but with some satisfaction before

this is kind of just a Chinese beauty standard thing. they prefer pale white skin, and will often give that makeup to actors even if their skin-tone does not match, hence the obvious difference in face vs neck

I would absolutely critique my favorite actors, favorite shows, etc. because that does not mean I dislike them. I am able to love things while still acknowledging their flaws. I am also not taking a dig at the actors in this drama, and nothing I said even remotely implied it.

if you are willingly engaging in discussion on the drama, you should be prepared to acknowledge the fair criticism others may have. they are not "haters". there are countless problems with this drama, mostly stemming from the script, so people have a right to complain about being disappointed by those problems.

even then, actors/actresses are not immune to criticism. constructive criticism is the only way one can improve. how can someone ever improve their craft if they never receive feedback? these actors are adults. there is no need to baby them.

well, I'm glad we finally broke 8,500 heat index earlier 😅💖

I think original announcement was like 24 eps, so 34 is a great surprise 😭

I think flashbacks are the lesser evil when dealing with backstory, compared to just being told everything through a conversation. it just might feel excessive to some people because of what you mentioned, there is a large cast of characters to make it through haha

I don't really take that as the start of romance. that scene is more of ZYZ being loyal to his friendship with the former Goddess. it is the start of their "bond", but based on what we've seen so far, there are no real romantic undertones there. at least in my opinion 😄

oh for sure. so far, romance isn't the centerpiece of this drama, it's instead mostly focused on friendly bonds/relationships. so that's why the apparent romance between ML & FL could be a little worrying, depending on how the script goes about it

yes, I agree. I'm more into the development between ZYZ & ZYC because I feel like they have a more compelling dynamic, at least for now 😔

I also think that cdramas have been getting too comfortable misleading us with trailers lol. it's still too early to tell if this is the case with this drama, but I totally understand that 😔

hopefully it gets better for you as we get more episodes 🙏 I'm enjoying it very much, but I will say that I did not like MJTY, so I didn't come in with any sort of expectations.

I cannot wait for the full OST to be uploaded. so many amazing songs in this drama.

there is no novel. it is an original script featuring mythology figures from "Classic of Mountains and Seas", so we do not know the ending

adding onto what Rhea already mentioned, KMLM is the embodiment of "good intentions, bad execution" in the form of inconsistent writing & no depth to the characters or plot. many of the choices made in the middle & later parts of the drama contradict everything we had already been shown. and, imo, the romance is not believable at all, since it seems more like they're using it to hide the countless flaws with the script. the current MDL rating is way too generous for that drama, but I think a lot of viewers on MDL eat up any and all romance as long it's physical lol.

really good so far, worth trying out 🙏 I've also gotten bored of KMLM

their own voices!

I'm not sure why some people seem to hate ep. 6, I thought it was great 😔😭 I also think the moments with the fish demon & his lover will be important symbolism for the rest of the drama.

though I will acknowledge that this is the first time I felt some of the song track switches were out of place. like when ZYC wakes up from his dream and then they bust out the Liu Yuning rap, lmao. the silence before that moment was great. keep it! sometimes silence is the answer!!

I might be crazy, but kinda feels like people are just rating bombing iQiyi dramas in general this year lol. I know iQiyi isn't having the best year, but there are some dramas that got rated soooooo much lower than arguably worse dramas from other networks