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Li Ni: I have one more important thing to tell you.
Ying: What is it?
Li Ni: The bathtub in the backhall is too small. Let's change it to a bigger one.

I agree with you but I hope Xu Kai gets more serious roles too because he really has a lot more potential.

I agree with your comment but also, Xu Kai has the potential to do serious roles.

The whole premise is "I don't like the actor, Xu Kai" which pretty much sums it up.

in a bts video, Xu Kai jokingly says to the director, if I 'm taking off my costume, what do I wear underneath.

the movie industry sells what the audience wants. It's all about money. Seems that the more shocking, the more interest, some people like dark or scary movies, others prefer light-hearted ones. To each his own.

how is douban score compiled?

I hate to break this to you, but Gao Han is also in Xu Kai upcoming modern drama As Beautiful As You.

interesting, i thought she is pragmatic (realistic, practical), and he has a dream to return to Wonderland so I call him a dreamer because once the war is over, he'll find out it's not as easy as he thinks to leave, and I think Ying knows he knows that, that's why couple of times when he asked her to follow him to Wonderland after the war is over, she said "do you really think you can?" There was an earlier scene too before fake Cui Lin betrayed Li Ni army, he asked her what she will do after the war ended. Also, even way before that, they had that date where he cooked and chatted, she told him, he can never have his old life back...

do you think movies purposely make crazy characters to rile up the viewers? every drama has a crazy person, but I agree LCF is got to tops them all. His character is so bizarre and unbelivable and doesn't die easily, it's almost comical to me

that's why it's best to leave it up to your imagination, right?

Episode 17 (Romeo and Juliet)
Li Ni: You know, I always think that if you were not a Cui, and I were not a Li, would there have been less gaps and troubles between us?
Ying: Destiny is all, there is nothing we can do.
Li Ni: No
Ying: When the war broke out, I thought nobody could save the country. Having no heart to watch the people suffering, I asked my father to let me and Mister lead our army southwards. I just wanted to bring peace back earlier, to think there would be a man like you among the Li's.
Li Ni: Was I your headache at first?
Ying: Likewise. Li, have you thought about this? If you can recover the Western Capital one day and restore peace, what kind of ruler does the country need? Your father is aged, your brother Prince of Xin and Prince of Qi are not good men.
Li Ni: There is the crown prince son. I want to bring him back and persuade father into making him crown prince. He is a smart child, with a good tutor's help, he will be a good emperor in the future.
Ying: What if you can't find him or your father won't make him crown prince?
Li Ni (stops to think for a few seconds then turns to Ying): Let's elope then. When the peace is restored, and Xuanze is brought back, let's leave the Western Capital and go to Laolan Pass to have a free life, all right?
Ying (the realist, knows that he'll be stuck in the palace after the war): Though I know you don't mean it, I'm still so glad to hear that. We agreed to visit Wonderland when the war would be ended. It's a shame that it's not realized and tomorrow we'll be separated.
Li Ni (the dreamer who will never give up his dream): There will be such a day. Then, we'll come to Wonderland, and then Laolan Pass. Let's ride together to see this country, all right?

Ying is a realist, she wants it to be true, but she knows it can never be. Li Ni, is a passionate dreamer who will not let his dream die.

Xu Kai has a quality about him on screen and off screen that is uniquely him and stands out. Charisma has to come from the inner person's heart, mind, soul, spirit, passion, etc. and who is unafraid to be himself and show his vulnerabilities. Xu Kai was born with a face, body, and movements that are exquisitely expressive that allows his emotions to be amplified a thousand times outwardly. For me, an actor has to be able to project his emotions to move his audience. Xu Kai has this ability, I'm sure he worked hard at it but also, and he is fortunate to be naturally expressive. Xu Kai does not get enough credit. He is incredibly hard working. Just having natural abilities is not enough. The person needs to know how to harness it to his advantage.

LCF obviously has been mentally ill for a long time. He didn't even have his own identify growing up. He lived as fake Cui Lin his whole life. He was obsessed with the real Cui Lin his whole life but could not express it to her. He's been sickly his whole life and Ying has been his crutch to live on. It's been bottled up inside him his whole life, when Li Nii showed up on the scene, he became desperate and lost his mind. However, he and Ying had a happy childhood caring about each other. He did save her when they were kids and he did save her at the ambush, before he was stabbed and fell into the river. They were tied to the hip as siblings. So, it was understandable all that Ying and LCF went through, even though LCF betrayed Li Ni army, she griefed over his loss.

Thanks for confirming. I am catching on to the Bai Lu gang. I found this comment on You Tube Chinse drama site from one of them:
"I can't help thinking some of the low ratings for Wonderland of Love have to do with people having a personal antipathy for Xu Kai".
Now, why would she say that?
antipathy: a deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion

WoL stands on its own merits. Ratings are not precise.

I love WoL. It's my kind of movie. I wish Xu Kai great success.

I read so many comments that people say why real Cui Lin blamed Li Ni for not saving fake Cui Lin when they got ambushed by Cui Li at the river/tower scene. Why is she so mad and unreasonable when he lost half his army.
My take on it is different. There are complex human emotions (grief, guilt, hurt etc). Li Ni is very perceptive and understanding of her emotional state and tried to help her come out of it.
There was that scene she said to Taozi that if it was anyone else who didn't believe her, she wouldn't mind, but Li Ni is not just anyone else to her.

I did not watch this drama but saw a clip and I thought "vampire" too; now I see finally a comment on vampire, so I was not imagining.

OK thanks.