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haha true! I watched both dramas. But all of these dramas are not romance centered at all so I dont really expecting to see one tbh.

I watched many of his dramas and he has in like every one of them except in SSS and this drama.

Rewatching this drama again since I just love how healing it was. The script is very unique and creative. Like foreshadowing for future events are told from the scripts that the ML wrote, so the unknown faces in his script will make their way into his life so you know their motives when they finally make appearances. Or how the details on the characters are so subtle but full of depth at the same time. Or how the details in the drama are like pieces of puzzle that made complete sense at the end. Or how everything is connected and like chain of reaction that affect on how the ML wrote his stories. Its really amazing stuffs. :)

This movie is taken from real life events. In the movie, he did found out later (when he screamed inside the prison) but irl, he did knew that she was pregnant even before he killed her. Real life is indeed crueler than fiction. 😬

This makes me so sad! I'm actually really forward to this drama. 😢

Ohh yes, I know why they aren't a pair. Because in some movies, you unintentionally see some sexual tension between 2 characters that are not supposed to have that and here, it is just perfect -- just like their characters supposed to be.

And thank you for taking time to tell us that the movie is actually from a real life story. The fact that he knew that she is pregnant is just really sad...

Sorry, I watched this 10 years ago so I dont remember the details. But I do remember she did being honest to her husband as having someone she used to love before but now she has moved on and chose her husband (which she did in action and also feelings). I think its pretty fair for him. People do love somebody else before and had move on -- she is also like that. I dont find problem with that.

Yes exactly, thats why it makes a bad writing. For the viewers, it is too one-sided. A good writer need to balance and let the viewers see why she chose him. Not showing how this one guy who literally would die for her then having her not to address it at all -- till the end while still hoping he would save her, it made her appears self-centered and selfish -- which is not a good look.

The writer should have increase the value of the 2ML and make the 1ML less tragic for the viewers to understand her decision. If not, it just an attempt for the writer to gain sympathy and make the ML the most tragic as he can be to squeeze the tears out of the audiences.

The writer lacked balance writing that a good writer should possessed, which is my main issue with this drama.

Yes

haha thanks! Will watch it now. 🤣

On noes! What a missed opportunity. 😂 I thought we got to see his tail like the one in The Blue Whisper. Do you mind telling me in which episode we can see his blue blood?

Question! There is a merman character in this story. Did we get to see his tail? If yes, in what episode? 😂

''Its like every scene has meaning like the scripts that the ML wrote to the movies that he watched.''

Yes, everything has meaning in this drama. They didnt just simply show a scene without wanting to achieve something in return. You are right! The movies that Shan Shan watched actually reflect his inner turmoil or state of mind. Like when he started to feel something off regarding his 'brother', he watched A Better Tomorrow (a story about 2 brothers which kind of reflect his relationship with Jia Zhen) that night. And you see him watched a Hong Kong movie and then he has the girl character in his 'Pursuit' script to sing a Cantonese song which is 追心 (Heart Chasing) by Angela Hui which is the official OST for this drama. He did incorporate a lot of his real life in his scripts as can be seen in the drama. Like he used to have trouble to write love stories before then when he started to have feelings towards Liu Xia, even without him realizing it at that time, he ended up writing a better love story (which has elements of his relationship with her) which is liked by everyone.

Or can we talked about Shan Shan's WeChat display picture which is a Baby Dinosaur on the back of Mama Dinosaur? It truly reflect what he wants in his life which is family's love. Because of this, Liu Xia drew a happy boy beside a Dinosaur on the white board to cheer him up since she knew he is unhappy that night. The attention to detail in this drama is amazing. It really made the whole watching experience more worthwhile. :D

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTB73Ibi_X3EBMCvlz49zQfoJUQ6Ou1wK

But tbh, its not really a good drama lol. I enjoy the friendship part but the quality in general is really not the best. So please watch with caution. XD

Ohh I'm actually a really big fan of his works. I thought he is truly a gifted actor despite not being trained professionally but I'm probably a much bigger fan for his dramas -- like I genuinely like his dramas' choices & scripts.

I'm a veteran drama watcher and there are certain troupes that I dislike in my dramas but his dramas in general always clicked for me. For an example, The Blue Whisper did everything the opposite of normal XianXia dramas so it is refreshing to see the naive and innocent role is being played by the ML instead. His drama One & Only and Forever & Ever are basically the best romance drama in my book on how it tells a love story without any breakups, misunderstandings, pettiness or games between the leads -- it is a soulmate kind of story that shows how beautiful love can be. Then you have his drama Love a Lifetime which is a Romeo & Juliet story made right -- you usually can predict how this kind of stories will end but this story made many things right including the revenge part and how the sin parents do not pass to the children. Then his republican drama Autumn Cicada -- spy dramas in general always a hit of miss for me since they always just involved circling around the enemies but his character in this drama is very satisfying since his role as a spy actually cause real damage to the enemies. Then his CEO drama Miss Crow with Mr, Lizard -- we used to see how cold & aloof MLs only warms up to the FLs only but here, him meeting the FL just made him revert to his old personality (before his accident) and he started to smile to everyone after that -- not to the FL only.

I can go on and on about why I love his dramas but most of it is because it is pretty unique and didnt actually follow the normal troupes in Cdramas and I appreciate it due to that. His dramas in general has substance and depth (like his recent drama Twilight) and I'm a big fan of such stories that is why it is a joy to follow his works.

The friendship is indeed the highlight of the drama for me -- the friendship between the 2 ML and 1 FL. It wasnt bromance like The Untamed or Word of Honour. I watched it at Youtube.

Its all happen in the last episode. She asked for a breakup because of her condition but he didnt agree. After that the climax happen which is the roof scene and its the end. Its all happened in the last episode.

8.5/10 - I really love psychological story like this. I love how they give us enough clues for us to predict the plot twists just before they reveal it. The long explanation kinda of ruin it for me but I think that is just the filmmaker trying to be safe lol. But very entertaining, make you guess kind of movie none the less. There is no sexual tension chemistry between Nini and Zhu Yilong just how the movie supposed to work.

Ohh I'm honored! Thanks so much for your kind words. :D

I just love the script for this drama thats why the lengthy review. Pardon me, I dont think anyone would read it but I just have to get it out of my chest lol.

I've seen mostly all of RJL's dramas so I know his range as an actor. But his most famous dramas are the ones where he is playing cold characters so I always thought many people are missing a lot since I super love his non-aloof characters -- they are really great -- closer to his real life personality as well. And Angelababy did awesomely in this drama -- the part where she is trying to hold back her tears while washing her face in Episode 1 is amazing. And she has awesome chemistry with RJL. I love their relationship -- its very healing and wholesome.

Feel free to drop me a message once you finished this drama if you want to discuss it. I'm on my second rewatch and I notice more details that I didnt realize before like Shan Shan's Basketball's jersey number and his car plate number lol. All characters are 3-dimensional so it makes such an interesting watch.

Okay, I don't like open ending but this is some very creative open endings that I've seen. There are like 3 endings that you can make conclusion out of this and it all make sense at the same time.

When you look at the drama as a whole -- if you look at the script in details, its more towards the fact that it indeed happened as this drama Twilight that we watched is the last script that Shan Shan wrote; which is the story about him and Liu Xia. Since it is his script, that's why it becomes a comic strip at the end.

But where his script inspiration comes to be? From his real life -- from his life experience with Liu Xia -- this is their story. Its a play within a play and within a play -- School love story (which has penpal element) IN Twilight (the drama that we watched) IN Shan Shan's real life story with Liu Xia.