So good, I actually want to read the book.

Notable characters:

- Zhan Yan (Darren Chen) is such a great male lead. He's so believably perfect. To love Duanmu Cui enough to risk his life and the possibility of her loving someone else *swoon*. (I man, sometimes he does seem absolutely reckless, but I know it's thought out just enough).

- Duanmu Cui (Zhang Yi Shang) is an excellent female lead. I haven't agreed with a character's actions as much as I do with hers. And them together create one of the ultimate costume drama couples.

- Then there's Yang Jian (Han Dong). I HAVE NEVER LOVED A HEAVENLY DIETY AS MUCH AS I LOVE Star Lord. *tripple swoon* He's an amazing brother; always on Duanmu's side, always defending her against those louzy, lazy Heavenly Deities, always giving her the opportunities to make her own choices and learn from her mistakes. Yes, he has done some questionable things, but not without valid reason or out of selfishness. Yang Jian is the greatest brother and Heavenly deity anyone drama could ask for.

Notable moments:

- Every moment. Watch the drama. Stop reading reviews. You won't regret it.

Leia Mais

This is as far as I will go.

Based solely on the first 12 episodes.

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The story is good. The acting is okay. The music is great. In almost 12 episodes, RFY was able to give me a wonderful costume drama with riveting palace politics, a flawless coup d'etat, a heart racing love story and Ju Jing Yi in not one, but TWO gorgeous wedding dresses.

What more could I ask for?

There is no need for me to continue. I don't want to see them struggling with love rivals, easily resolvable misunderstandings and an unnecessary breakup for the next TWENTY EIGHT EPISODES.

TWENTY EIGHT.

This drama has a happily ever after right here, right now at the start of episode 12.

I'm okay. Now I'll listen to the OST on repeat.

Leia Mais

I want to hug each and everyone one of them.

*This is based on the first four episodes*

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Xu Kai Cheng's acting is a little questionable. His character is going through a difficult time and it should make me want to sympathize with him while wanting to slap some sense into him. However, it just feels like he is throwing a tantrum. I don't feel what he feels. It's like XKC and the drama are telling me what happened and not showing me. 7/10

William Chan's character is also very very tortured. Poor man. I feel his pain. Master Fang, I know you can't tell us why you are the way you are yet, but when you do we'll be here for you. 9/10

Yang Mi continues to be wonderful. I don't exactly know how old her character is yet (maybe between 17-20), but they're clearing turning into a capable Young Master. 10/10

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The costumes, the set, the choreographed fights and camera work is on point. Add in the amazing music and you've got the beginnings of a brilliant drama.

There were times when I laughed (when they introduced William's face to the camera, it was so dramatic), then times when I was STRESSED (when young Hai Shi was grabbing onto that rock). So great!!

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I have so many questions that I'm willing to watch all episodes to have answered. That's what a first episode should do...make the viewer want more and Pearl Eclipse delivered on their part. As I watched on, I got to know more and craved for more.

All-in-all a pretty great start.

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I'm getting Si Yin (YM's character in Eternal Love) and Mo Yuan vibes from this. And we all know how tragic that was...

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Only Yang Mi's drama can bring tears to my eyes. The ending is similar to Love In Between.

Leia Mais

At least it had a HEA [Major spoilers at the end]

I'm so glad this had a happily ever after with only a few heartbreaking (but necessary) ends for some characters.

Zhang Ya Qin is now my third favourite Chinese actress. She is beyond amazing. I haven't watched a more convincing "man", dedicated disciple and strong female lead in one drama in FOREVER. There is usually one drawback about costume drama FLs, but not with Su Yun Luo (ZYQ). I LOVE HER.

This drama is one of the best of all of my favourite costume dramas. The brilliantly choreographed fight scenes found in Listening Snow Tower and Legend of Fu Yao. The physically weak, but psychologically strong ML from LST. The addictive MUSIC like "Love and Redemption" and "Novoland:Pearl Eclipse". Everything about this drama was so good.

I just can't give it full stars, because it made me cry a little too much. So much heartbreak. So much sadness. Watch with tissues.








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- Zhu Yan's death was so sad, but necessary
- Chang Ge and Jian Er's deaths were sad, but unnecessary. She had a terminal illness! Why not wait for her inevitable death and his death of a broken heart or su*c*de. (*i*i)
- I reeaaallllllyyyy though Chang Ge was Emperor Ai. It would have been a much better plot twist.
- Before the final battle (in the palace) when Qing Ci said he had a surprise (the fireworks) for Yun Luo and she said she had one too (also fireworks) for him, I thought she meant she would tell him that she was preggers. I mean, they had a kid around the same age as the years that passed after the final battle. So....
- Whhhhyyyy did they introduce Jiang Er as Chang Ge's love interest. I felt ZERO chemistry between them. He was better off having a platonic relationship with Ah'Yan. (They had a stronger bong. Soulmates).

Leia Mais

I know the good guys will win in the end, but I hope ZYC's character will stay alive.

I like it!

I started this drama 'cause I was bored and had nothing better I wanted to watch. I'm in the early episodes of Zheng Yecheng's drama 'Love Under the Full Moon' and I'm waiting for all episodes to be free and with English subs. Then I stumbled upon Stealth Walker.

Best. Thing. Ever.

At on episode 6 of 24, I can feel that I'm gonna need more episodes before we get to the end.

This drama is really good. It's not great or award winning, but it has just the right amount of goodness. I'm liking the police action, the undercover storyline and the little cutie, Coco. She's so precious.

Episode 6 is the best and funniest so far and I just know it will get better. Let's hope I'm not disappointed.

Leia Mais

As the story unfolds....it becomes more enjoyable.

Spoiler for Episodes 1-3 then a final review once I've finished the drama.

​​First episode​​​

I have seen 2 of Victoria Song's dramas and I've dropped them both (for various reasons), but I'm willing to give this one a chance. This is the first drama starring Oho Ou that I've ever watched and after only the first episode, I can tell I'm gonna love his acting.

I'm unfamiliar with the rest of the cast except for Ryan Zhang (from Love O2O and Eternal Love/TMOPB).

It's extremely sinister. Youze is made out to be a monied stalker who has fabricated their love story. This actually reminds me of that Netflix movie with Brenda Song (Secret Obsession). However, our guy here might not be the villain with the way things may go after episode 1, there will be a lot of misunderstandings and putting our trust in the wrong people—people who may have led to Qianyi's mountain accident—and definite mistrust in Youze. So, if the music continues in this way (which I think it will), I might not like the main lead all that much at first.

Even though as the story unfolds things will become clearer for the audience, Qianyi is about to manipulated into believing Youze is a dodge dodge person.

​​Second and third episodes

Yes, he should have hidden some of the truth for so long. Yes, locking her up against her will and refusing for her to do anything by herself if unfair and wrong.​ I aagree. He needs to work on his trust and fears and have more faith in her ability to remember. He needs to give her her freedom back. All of it. If he continues in this way, he will push her out of his life.

​Now, on to a more pressing matter:​ At this point, we can't trust anyone else besides Youze.

​I don't, for one second, find Dr Fang inconspicuous. Is he the person sending her the lavender letters?? Isn't she allergic to lavender?? It can't be the peanut butter, can it?????? There's no way Youze wouldn't know that! It has to be Dr Fang or that violin teacher or someone else!

If only she would voice her concerns more. That talk at the dinner table about what she wanted to do and how she wanted to move forward after their "heated discussion" was perfect. I wish she'd asked him about the lavender letters. *Sigh*.

Leia Mais

It's alright.

Major spoilers. Please, read another review. I'm venting.

The first 5-6 episodes are good, but after he gets back into the role of President-to-be, it feels like a completely different drama.

• Episodes 1-5:
The whole drama is predictable and fun. I like how she is a capable person all on her own. She's smart, hard-working and reliable. Then there's Xiao Ba who is a complete mess. These episodes were hilarious and adorable. Then he goes back to work.

• Episodes 6-8:
It has become a typical "rich man/poor woman" drama. With scheming family members and a "brother" who's in love with FL but won't say anything until it's too late.

It still good. I'm only watching for Anxin and Ling Yue's relationship, as well as the LY's doctor and his secretary/assistant (Ai Li). They're cute. Third brother (Ling Sheng, I think) really needs to up his game if he wants to get the woman he likes (Xin'er???).

And what has happened with First brother??????? Did we just gloss over the fact that he tried to kill Ling Yue?!?!? Like, that did happen. Are we not gonna talk about it? Or have him fired from the company??! Huh?

• Episodes 10-14:
Anxin and Ling Yue are a mess.
Ling Fang is an even bigger mess.

• Episodes 15-24:
Nice plot twist. It upset me 'cause I wanted that character to get a HEA. Ai Li and Xiao Yin Shang are cute. I skipped a lot of everyone else's scenes. A lot. Even Anxin and Ling Yue's scenes.

I could have skipped this drama and lived happier without knowing anything of it.

Leia Mais

This drama was not for me.

Xu Kai has a drama coming out with Yang Mi. I started this drama so I may fall for him, so that when I see him with YM, I'll like him more.

Worst. Decision. Ever.

I've been seriously watching dramas for 2 years now and I know what I like and what I do not like.... And I don't like this drama.

From the acting, to the story to the music, absolutely nothing is memorable or entertaining enought to continue watching.

The only e-sports related drama I ever watched was Go Go Squid and if it weren't for Yang Zi and Li Xian's beautifully adorable (although ridiculously frustrating) romance, then I would not have finished it. Also, the way the e-sports storyline was written was so brilliant and captivating that I rooted for them in every competition they had. I don't have those feelings for FIYS. I don't care about the romance or the e-sports and from the 8 episodes I've watched, that's all there is to it. It ticks off many of my favourite cliches and tropes from dramas and executes them poorly.

Then there's the lackluster chemistry between Xu Kai and Cheng Xiao. I just roll my eyes at everything they do together. Sometimes cliche Main Leads that are written in this way can capture the audience and make us love them and everything they do, but it takes the skill of the actor and the production and editing crew to bring them to life on-screen. XK and CX's characters have no life. Although XK is trying his best, he is only as good as his co-star. I know nothing about CX nor have I seen her other works and this drama was really not the way to start things off. I remember her only having three facial expressions the entire 8 episodes.

The script didn't help at all, either. I skipped through most of the dialogue because I knew what they were going to say. I have no issues with tropey dramas. I sometimes love them. However, this drama was nothing but poorly executed tropes.

Then there's the side characters who aren't memorable either. If I can't watch the drama for the mains, I should at least be left with a supporting cast that would make me reconsider continuing the drama.....in FIYS, there is no such supporting cast. I kind of liked CX's ex in the drama. Whenever they showed the flashbacks to their relationship, those moments were sweet and natural. Much better than whatever was going in with CX and XK's characters. If I'd been the screenwriter, I would have written the ex as less sexist to women in e-sports, gotten him and CX back together, then XK would have ended up with his old teammate from South Korea. Ever if CX didn't end up with anyone and just achieved greater things in the e-sports world, that would have been a good ending too.

I'm not in the business of watching something I don't like at all.

If you're a fan of any of the cast, this is a very subjective opinion on FIYS and their acting. Maybe if watch their other dramas/movies, I'll begin to like them, but FIYS was the worst decision I ever made in terms of being introduced to XK. I'll just wait for She and Her Perfect Husband to be released, just incase I do more damage than good.

*EDIT*

This drama was so boring, I didn't even realise until after posting this review that freaking SEVENTEEN and WAYV sing OSTs.

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I'll listen to the soundtrack separately.

Leia Mais

It wasn't for me.

Major spoilers, especially about the ending. If you like this drama and want to start or continue watching it, don't read any further.









Three seasons why I dropped this drama.

1. It was boring from the very beginning: Nothing about it appealed to me. Then I continued watching only for Lee Rang. I read the ending. It's beautiful. Sacrificing himself for his brother (ToT)(ToT)(ToT)

2. I only watched for Lee Rang: Lee Dong Wook and Kim Bum had a great on-screen relationship. Lee Rang was my favourite character. But the romance was so boring. And the FL's story never tugged at my heart strings like it should have.

3. The OST was not memorable: Although the songs are good, Kim Jong Wan and Shownu were my faves, they were wasted in this drama (◕‸ ◕)

Leia Mais

I was wrong about this drama.

A few months ago, I started watching 'Marry Me' and I'd only made it through the first 2 episodes. They were extremely boring and I'd had better things to watch.

Now, however, I have watched all that I want to watch and I'm finding it difficult to get into any costume CDrama at all. So I decided to give this another chance and I'm really glad I did.

What I loved?

Firstly: The characters

Although I've only ever watched Shane Xiao in "Legend of the White Snake", her acting isn't half bad. I liked her character a lot and I knew I was only getting into this drama for her. After 6 episodes, I started watching for all of the other characters are well. I'm enjoying the fact that everyone has (or will have) a partner. I'm enjoying those sweet pre-couple moments that are building the foundation for (hopefully) healthy and adorabpe relationships. And I'm most definitely enjoying the chemistry between Long Yue and Ju Mu'er. (I can kinda understand why everyone likes him in "The Eternal Love" series. Might watch them one day).

Secondly: The story.

Even though there's nothing new or unique about it, it's being executed very well (imo). Thankfully they didn't just throw us into a wedding day/night scene and have some narrator ask the audience, "I bet you're wondering how I got here?" Then a flashback that explained some things but not all things. The way this was plotted out is very entertaining. I like this whole backstory before they decide to get 'fake' married. It feels more genuine when you (as the drama's storyline) and the audience go through the whole journey from start to finish together. It also guarantees a more satisfying ending. Even if it were to be 30 seconds long, I have enough material from the first 8 episodes to be content with however long a HEA the screenwriters choose to give me.

What I hated?

Nothing, really. Maybe the music? I'll have to listen to the OST on its own because I'm too engrossed in the story to also listen to the background music.

Leia Mais

I'm here for Gong Jun.

From suspenseful to stale.

My first impression isn't all that great. The first 15 minutes told me what I hope to expect from the drama and the last 5 minutes said, "But we'll throw in a few cliches and annoying tropes."

It's okay so far; nothing special. I liked Gong Jun's acting (of course) and it was nice to see two familiar faces—Luo Yi and Wang Zi Wei. But the FL and SL don't look like they'll be my favourite characters.

But this drama might shape up to be a trainwreck. I learned very early to trust my instincts about dramas... I'm gonna give it 4 episodes. Although the action and rescue scenes are good, those aren't the only things I should be watching the drama for.

Also, try not to watch this with a critical mind... This drama doesn't take itself too seriously (imo).

Leia Mais

This could have been 36 episodes or less.

Major spoilers. No structure to this.

There are 4-10 episodes worth of runtime that weren't necessary, because:

• We already know that Yan Wenxiu is a scheming hoe with a hard-on for Ni Chang/Xie Xiaoni.
• Su Wenyu is obsessively 'in-love' with NC/XXN, but he isn't the one for her. (I started to dislike his character after that whole, "You're a weak woman, I'm a strong man" speech.
• Yuan Daocheng is corrupt. Su Gongming is corrupt. They look like they're winning and the wheel of karma is turning slowly.

All of this was dragged out for too long.

I didn't mind all of the hardships NC/XXN faced; the assassination attempts, the sabotaging of her business ventures and generally the constant dead ends she would run into over her family's scandal. All that she has faced, I'm reminded of Fu Yao and how she is ALWAYS going through some kind of crisis because of externals.

Either than that, the drama was good.

I've seen Nicky Li in two other dramas and I love her. I haven't watched any of the other characters, ever, but they quickly became my favourites. The drama really has an entertaining and unique story (imo). I liked how they didn't centre the whole story around her getting revenge.

Some of my favourite moments:
- when she was accepted into the embroidery and design school,
- starting up Yuanxiang's family's business (again and again),
- learning new tricks-of-the-trade, continuously improving herself and her skills.

NC/XXN is certainly one of my favourite characters.

The OST is also beautiful.

Don't be turned off by my rewatch value. It's a good drama, but I don't rewatch costume dramas....

Leia Mais

I feel so disrespected.

What even is this?????? I'm so confused??!?!!!! Why would the scriptwriter/screenwriter decide to make a story like this?????!???!!?

11 episodes into the drama and I wish I had stopped at episode 1. This drama really isn't for me. It has little elements from all of my favourite Chinese costume dramas, yet it somehow doesn't live up to their greatness (or even comes close). The story is all over the place, toooooooo predictable and ridiculously repetitive at the same time.

I don't care for the main couple. There love story is giving me a headache. Dragon King is doing so much for Liuying/Ah Yu, she'll never know until she gets her memory back. Then there's the Immortal of Fate who is sketchy is hell. And the secondary couple (Qingqing and Lord Xue) who are CARRYING this drama. All the comments on YouTube are about how cute they are and how people are only watching for their parts (I am people).

Then, the possibility of an unhappy ending is real. Like, WTF. WHAT IS THIS?!?!??!?

Leia Mais

Totally worth it.

For those of you who watched 'Love and Redemption', read on. For those who haven't, skip this next paragraph. *Spoilers for L&R*



Firstly - I'd like to say, "I forgive you, Hao Chen (Liu Xue Yi)". Secondly - While watching L&R, I liked LXY's character up until he turned out to be a crazy and deluded person. After I found out what he did to Xuanji/Star of Mosha, I put him on my 'Actors I'll never be able to enjoy watching in other roles' list..... Then I saw that he has an upcoming drama with Yuan Bingyan (Chu Xuanji) and he's the male lead...... I love her but I hate him (his character)...... What....to....do....? I I started watching Qing Luo


Qing Luo is the cute Chinese costume drama I've been searching for for the first half of 2021. I don't even remember if I watched any costume C-Dramas this year. However I'll definitely remember this one. It may not be one of the best or the most original for some, but it's good enough for me (and probably others too).

The only actors I know are Daisy Dai (from Eternal Love/TMOPB) and Liu Xue Yi (from Love and Redemption). The rest of the cast are new to me and some of them are new in the industry. From the 5 episodes I've seen so far, Hu Wei (Li Zi Fan) and Wang Zi Wei (Qing Long) are new faces who are playing their roles very well.

HW has such earnest expressions and adorably soulful eyes. Although WZW may be your typical skilled doctor that can cure and create all sorts of poisons (queue in Married Doctress and Legend of Yunxi), her character also being a strong, single mother with a bratty kid takes her to another level. She has more going for her. And I'm genuinely interested in knowing why she has amnesia and who the kids father is (although, I might be able to guess).

Also, if Qing Long could just borrow her harem to me for a few days, that would be great. They are such a breath of fresh air. So cute! The kid is my favourite character.

Leia Mais

Yet another drama so brilliant that I must read the book.

I'm gonna pause this.

I'm on minute 2 of episode 36 and I'm going to pause right there, because the girl isn't ready to say goodbye.

I've read only one Priest book and that's Guardian. It is BRILLIANT. Everything about that book is beautiful. So much so, that I was pissed that the screenwriters changed a lot of great plot points in the show—and the ending ಥ_ಥ

I'm going to read Faraway Wanderers before I watch the whole of episode 36. Then I'll write a proper review.

What I can say, though:

• Simon Gong and Zhang Zhehan are my new favourite ship (in the show).
• I always knew ZZH was a good actor, he just need a good script.
• SG is going places and wherever they may be, may he find his way back to ZZH.
• Priest is my new favourite BL web novel writer.

Leia Mais