The meteor ☄️ lore is fine and not unusual. There was a drama with Victoria that featured alien foxes 🦊…
Yeah, it’s kind of funny to see the crazy hoops some cdramas have to jump through to get around the censorship. Although annoying at times too, bc a lot of times it does take away from the original story and makes it a less effective adaptation.
I did read somewhere that one of reasons why the Chinese government is so against supernatural elements is because it typically have a strong tie in to religion, which is monitored in china. But censorship in china is really hard to understand and predict, and at times seems to be based on the reviewer’s mood.
The meteor ☄️ lore is fine and not unusual. There was a drama with Victoria that featured alien foxes 🦊…
It’s a common trope in cdrama, mostly because of censorship banned straight supernatural/ghost stories that take place in the modern world and many cdramas get around it by just calling them aliens.
Examples are Guardians, Rattan, The Seven Relics of Ill Omens - all the source material had supernatural origins, but the drama adaptation explained everything away as aliens.
Why aliens are okay but ghosts/supernatural monsters aren’t? Who the hells knows.
I saw comments saying this series is homophobic, is this true? I don't expect to see BL in a series like this,…
Those comments are referring to a specific case midway through the series - episode 14-18, so you might already encountered this. But Lu Ling Feng attacked the scholar who is a murder suspect when he thought the scholar was cheating on his wife with another man. I don't recall if Liu Ling Feng attacked the scholar because of homophobia or because he thought the scholar had murdered both his gay lover and his wife, probably a little of both. The rest of the show is fine, so you could just skip that particular case and resume from the end of ep 18.
I had absolutely no expectations for this show, mainly because the RMP was unwatchable and LIP was boring. I took a chance on the first episode because I read a raving review on the day this aired. And I must say that I'm thoroughly enjoying this show. I love CY's portrayal of Fugul - his loneliness, pain and those small sparks of life igniting behind his Soldier restraint and mask. I simply adore the FL, while her spider form was uncanny valley, I loved her story, Her genuine goodness that shines through the weird bobble head LYT sticking out of a pink spider body.. And once she gained her human form, she has this wonderful childlike innocence and curiosity for the world. And I just love their dynamic together, her devotion and caring - she's first person who ever openly exhibited any sort affection and caring towards Soldier. Her curiosity, innocence and her perspective of the demon world opens Fugui's eyes to the outside. And ML slowly blossoms into his own person - escaping from the cold isolation and facade of the Solider, learning to think on his own and to become Fugui.
Edit to say: This love story is earned. It's not like the countless other cdramas I seen before the where the main leads fall in love after one meeting. I'm witnessing episode by episode the bond developing between Fugui and QT, I can't wait to see that bond deepen into love.
I saw signs of love triangle starting from episode 8. From there, I didn't dare to watch. Especially after reading…
There is no love triangle. The 2ML is in love/obsessed with the FL, but she is not interested in him romantically at all. Unfortunately, 2ML is too delusional to believe in her repeated rejections. 2ML also has a devoted sidekick who loves him and sacrifices everything for him, but he’s too delusional about FL to notice. Basically a bunch of one sided delusional pining and self-sacrifices that no one asked for.
Is there a season 2? How are they gonna cover all 7 omens in 32 eps?
I think there will be 6 cases covered by this show, I was looking through the cast list and the guest actors all have the case names next to their character's names. Maybe there are two relics bundled into one case? Although given how long they are spending on the Fishing Line Doll case, I'm also questioning how they will go through all 6 cases in 32 episodes!
On episode 2 and I'm really enjoying this show so far. The story is intriguing, and the cinematography is atmospheric and well done. The only nitpick I have is that the fight scenes feel anemic, which is a shame given how well choreographed they are. It just feels like they are practicing tai-chi as oppose to fighting, there's just no force behind their fights.
SWL is gorgeous as always - this is my first modern drama of his and he is smoldering here. This is my first show with LHC, she seems good so far, no complaints here. I just hope they have chemistry together!! Finally, ARP 's character is a funny and pleasant surprise.
Fingers cross that the plot doesn't go off the rails and this one stays good for the remainder of the series!
that's a baby dog and it's new whole place, this proves you never had a dog because i do same
I have a dog that I raised as a puppy. I potty trained him. There’s no reason to make this personal. It’s rather immature to assume things about online strangers you never met without any evidence and based on a single comment.
Wow. episode 8 blew my mind, the acting, design and production were so immersive. What a twisty and ensnaring take on a timeworn doubleganger trope. The main actress for this episode was riveting to watch. I never heard of her before - CiCi Wang (Wang Zi Xuan). I didn't realize at the start that she played both women - she was devilish and haughty as Liu Ming, frigid cold and jealous; and she was innocent and eager as Xiao You, turning desperate and tortured as she slowly crumbled apart as the episode unraveled. Wow. 10/10.
I did read somewhere that one of reasons why the Chinese government is so against supernatural elements is because it typically have a strong tie in to religion, which is monitored in china. But censorship in china is really hard to understand and predict, and at times seems to be based on the reviewer’s mood.
Examples are Guardians, Rattan, The Seven Relics of Ill Omens - all the source material had supernatural origins, but the drama adaptation explained everything away as aliens.
Why aliens are okay but ghosts/supernatural monsters aren’t? Who the hells knows.
Edit to say: This love story is earned. It's not like the countless other cdramas I seen before the where the main leads fall in love after one meeting. I'm witnessing episode by episode the bond developing between Fugui and QT, I can't wait to see that bond deepen into love.
SWL is gorgeous as always - this is my first modern drama of his and he is smoldering here. This is my first show with LHC, she seems good so far, no complaints here. I just hope they have chemistry together!! Finally, ARP 's character is a funny and pleasant surprise.
Fingers cross that the plot doesn't go off the rails and this one stays good for the remainder of the series!
Just started episode 9, oh my heart.