Eternal Love (2017)

Eternal Love was the first Chinese Drama I'd ever watched. From the very first minute of episode one to the very last second of the last episode, I had been hooked. Yang Mi and Mark Chao gave the preformance of a lifetime. Never have I seen such chemistry before.

I'm gonna be honest: before I figured it out, I had thought the spirit of the golden lotus, Mo Yuan and Ye Hua were three different people (absolutely stupid, I know). Then I was like.... "wait, is this not the same guy?!". It was the same guy. Mark Chao as Mo Yuan and the lotus spirit gave me fomo... I want a Master that awesome and a spirit friend that sweet. However, Mark Chao as Ye Hua was ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ (You'll understand when you watch the series).

The acting was phenomenal, the scenes, costumes and the supporting cast was the best cast family I've seen work together. Whether it was on screen or BTS, everyone was having the time of their life.

If they were to reboot the series ten years from now, I'd beg the universe to have Yang Mi and Mark Chao reprise their roles (of course, they'd need to time travel to the future or find a fountain of youth to make sure they look as young as they did).

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LOVE!

MUSIC: The music is simply gorgeous. So beautiful in fact that I actually bought the soundtrack for it.  I really thought the OST was lovely, and I listen to the song ALL the time when I'm working or studying.  Unlike some dramas, this song was actually written for the drama and really fits with the lyrics. Really though, all the music was great - grandiose when it needed to be grandiose, bright and fluffy appropriately, etc.  VERY Well done!

SPECIAL EFFECTS: Once again, I know several reviewers and commentors said the special effects for the drama were not good. Maybe I'm just easy to please, but I thought they were great.  I have a passion for Fantasy dramas, and I've watched as many as I possibly can.  Perhaps there are spots here and there where you can spot the CGI or effects, but on the whole -- this drama nailed it.  I did of course get so caught up in the plot that I may have just been oblivious, but I've rewatched several of my favorite parts of the  drama about 13 times so far and I still think it was solid effects.  Beautiful colors, gorgeous costumes, great make-up, stunning architecture -- that peach tree orchard begs me to go visit.  I'm definitely getting my future husband to make me an orchard.  

CHARACTERS / ACTING:  The acting was simply brilliant!  I can't really name a single character that I thought didn't hold up their part.  Mark Chou as Ye Hua was just fabulous -- you really felt the emotionless aspect at the beginning as well as his confusion at the lengths people would go to for this "love thing."  But then later, when he is crying over Su Su, it's just heartbreaking.  His little shocks when he first meets her and then his bravery and sacrifices later in her name - you just wanted to give him a huge hug and tell him everything would be okay.  Seriously, the dude ripped out your heart.  And the adorable little boy - he's just SO CUTE!  OMG he is the sweetest little kid ever.  I love his "little dumpling" title - fits him to a tee.  And his interactions with both Ye Hua and Su Su were so precious.  I could keep going - I won't because this would be too long - but the acting was definitely fab. 

LENGTH: This drama is long, and I would definitely divide it into three parts plot wise.  Unlike some dramas though, I don't think there was really an episode you could skip and still move forward.  Part of the reason for its length is that it had a TON of plot lines running at the same time.  You had about 4-5 different couples, plus the whole "saving the world" theme, the Mo Yuan plot, the Ghost world plot. . . . you get my point. It was just a whole lot going on in one story.  But I've got to say, I watched it all.  Usually I'm pretty quick to skip over boring fighting or "plotting" parts that seem to take up so much of the Chinese drama time. But here, I just soaked it all in.  And I actually enjoyed all of the plot lines. 

PLOT: Just so good!  It was complex, it was convoluted, it was chock full of emotions and action and movement.  There were a million things interacting and impacting one another - the romance of once couple subtly igniting events that struck another which triggered reactions flowing on to a third.   You felt the romances and tragedies alike. Even when you really hated Su Jin and the Ghost Prince, you could also feel their pain and heartache at the same time. Everyone had their reasons and passions - it was just a story of how you should respond to them.  

One of my favorite parts of the drama was how much it taught me about A) Chinese culture and B) their understanding of Buddhism / how the ancient religion worked.  You'd be surprised how much of it was part of their mythology and actual hierarchies.  For example, I was fascinated by the use of "fate" and "self-will" in this story.  Part of the question was how much you can fight against fate and how much your actions will impact your future if fate is already predetermined.  I was also fascinated to see how they explained the who saints and gods thing.  Like how the whole "earthly test" thing went and what it meant.  I actually learned quite a bit :P  

Also, it gives you a good glimpse into how China's culture is different from that of Korea or Japan.  For example, although Bai Qian can be sweet and kind, she's far from submissive or willing to just take abuse. She doesn't lash out and yell at people like the Kdrama starts sometimes do, she doesn't just accept it like the Jdrama girls do. She gets mad and then gets even. Smart girl - she waits and plots and then just does it. And in China, that doesn't make her a bad person.  She's loyal, honest, and kind to those who deserve it. If she's a bit brutal to the bad guys, well they are bad guys after all.  I liked her :) 

 

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I'll be honest, I tried watching this drama while it was on air and after 6 episodes I've dropped it. I thought it wasn't good enough. But I WAS WRONG. After watching Princess Agents I've been craving for some romance and a happy ending. I've researched and this drama was the perfect remedy according to the comments under Princess Agents page. So I've tried to watch this again but decided to use a different approach, I started at Episode 25 and damn I was hooked. After finishing the series that was when I decided to watch from the first episode to the last and after watching for the 2nd time, I can't seem to get over it so I've watched it again the 3rd time :)

So if you are like me that wasn't impressed from the first few episodes I suggest you start around episode 23 and from there I believe you'll get hooked and would want to watch it all over again and again.

If you like cultivations, fantasy, deities and a fan of chinese novels then this is a perfect drama for you.

If you are not much into fantasy or isn't aware of cultivations from chinese novels then I guess this drama isn't for you or maybe you could give it a try if it's to your liking especially if you are into good romance.

Lastly, I have to mention this... The female actress portraying the main character was undeniably amazing! Her acting skills are superb! Now I'm really a big fan of hers.

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caution!! do not read my review if you don't like spoiler. I know that it's prohibited to write spoiler, but i love spoiler so much that i think i still have to write it here, especially for this amazing drama.

Once i finished this drama, i know that i wouldn't get another amazing drama like this for maybe next one year or two. This is like once in a year amazing drama, such a masterpiece!! The cast, the story it's just amazing.. I've only watched it subbed until ep 50 and ep 51-58 i have to watch it raw, but really i can't wait till it's sub and will just rewatch it. The chemistry between the main couple is so amazing. The scenery was breathtaking and the story is wonderful. I know it has so many episodes and that is the only reason for me to not rewatch this drama. But i've rewatched it a few times already (of course not the whole 1-58 episodes; but only a few scenes that i like) and that means this drama still have a high rewatch value.

This is a sad drama with a happy ending. It's sad yet beautiful. And the ost is just sad yet wonderful. Combine all the story, the cast, the song, the scenery, the chemistry... this drama become a complete beautiful package that i'll always remember. There is no other words to describe this drama other that amazing. I know i've written word 'amazing' for many times already, but that's just because it is a perfect one word to describe this drama. I can't wait to watch the movie.

So here's the quick story

1st lifetime:
Siyin and egg lotus
In this lifetime yehua (our male main lead) wasn't born yet and just in a form of lotus spirit. Siyin who is actually Baiqian go to kunlun mountain and disguise as a boy so that she can be a student of Moyuan. In the battle of ghost tribe and celestial tribe moyuan died and yehua born as the celestial crown prince

2nd lifetime:
Yehua and susu
70.000 years later Baiqian to reseal the ghost king become a mortal and forget who she was. It is the time when she first met Yehua and fell in love. They married in a mortal realm and have a son. Unfortunately, their happy life not go on for long as Sujin (yehua's consort) know about it and brought susu to celestial kingdom. In there, yehua had to pretend not to like susu so that susu can be saved. But Susu didn't realize about that and suffered so much. Because of that Susu left Yehua and their son.

3rd lifetime:
Yehua and Baiqian
in this lifetime Baiqian back to become Susu and chose to forget about her life as Susu. So she drank the potion from Zheyan to forget about that part of her life. She eventually forget, but Yehua wasn't. The first time they met, Yehua knew that She was his Susu. Although for a little while he doubted it, but eventually he was sure and never doubted again that Baiqian was Susu. So he pursued Baiqian. There was just so many sadness in his pursuit. We could see how much he love Baiqian but Baiqian just wouldn't realize it. Really, the chemistry was overflowing.

Thankfully after all that sadness, we have a truly happy ending. Not like another chinese drama. These days it's really hard to get a wonderful chinese drama (especially wuxia or xianxia) with a happy ending. And i really satisfied with this drama. Favourite!!

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I personally do not like doing reviews but everyone has opinions and all are different. But, after watching this drama I wanted to leave some thoughts.



Let's start with the cast:



Mark Zhao as Mo Yuan/ Ye Hua. Mo Yuan was the undefeated God of War, who was Bai Qian's teacher. ...

Zhang Bing Bing as Li Jing. ...

Ken Chang as Zhe Yan. ...

Yu Meng Long as Bai Zhen. ...

Zhu Xu Dan as Xuan Nv. ...

Dilraba Dilmurat as Bai Feng Jiu. ...

Gao Wei Guang as Dong Hua. ...

Maggie Huang as Su Jin.



Brilliant set of actors and actresses. The chemistry from beginning to end was awesome.



The story line:



I want to read the novel now. The drama was so beautifully done that I got lost in each every episode.



The music:

There is nothing better when you have music that goes beautifully with the drama..



I know I not saying much because I do not want to spoil anything for anyone.



Overall I will watch this one again and again. Have a tissue box near you, you will need it.

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Where to start? After finishing the show, I'm suffering from withdrawal symptoms. Also, I'm a non-book reader.

Story/Plot: The flow of the story, in the beginning, was boring. But it was a necessary foundation to create character backgrounds. So don't give up on it. After maybe 6 episodes, everything started to kick in and heaps of anticipations followed. It didn't revolve around one main pairing but rather a lot of other love lines within the drama. Which was very nice and you obviously get the happy endings and the not-so-happy endings.
It's a fantasy drama. Beautiful CG, I lose track of the subtitles after staring at the beautiful scenes (Same director as love O2O btw). Magically. Lots of hand flicking. And clothes disappearing :winks:

Acting/Cast: So the description did say the love is throughout 3 lives so they had to act out different personalities. Yang Mi in my opinion, did extremely well portraying an innocent little fella, a pure-hearted mortal girl and a fierce, well-respected Goddess. Though some of her intimate scenes were awkward and forceful. Mark also portrayed different roles but their personalities were pretty similar so I couldn't see his different sides. But he's a hell of a good kisser ;) :winks:

Music: Songs were specifically written for the drama so you get the chance, read the translation. It's so relevant to the story and literally every time you listen, parts of the drama follow and you'll crave to rewatch the whole thing all over again.

Rewatch?: Heck yeah. But probably going to skip irrelevant stuff.

Overall: Mainland dramas are sometimes very annoying because they include a lot of unnecessary talking and fighting scenes. I skipped a lot but it didn't seem to affect my overall experience with the drama. I'm also annoyed at how they keep using the same female voice actor for most of their dramas. It somewhat hindered me from feeling the acting and emotions from the actors/actresses.

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I've been waiting for this drama a long time ago. Firstly, I read this novel a few year ago and i would never imagined it would airing today ... It's like a dream coming true. This drama particularly is special, why ?
The cast is just amazing and beautiful. They are doing a very good job for now.
I think the viewers are most attracted to the story even if it was plagiarized which is regretful...
However the story is as well heartbreaking and sweet.
If somebody is currently in a slump then WATCH THIS DRAMA !
Just watch the trailer and it will convince you to watch this masterpiece.

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This show is not bad. I dont think it is should have higher rating than Scarlet Heart which is a masterpiece. Eternal Love is probably the first Wuxia Fantasy I skipped watched all the way to the end. I cried heartily at their separation for over 2 episodes.

Love the costumes!!!! Love the hair styles and the makeup. Sceneries are not perfect but pretty good.

These immortals lived hundred thousand years but some of their antics are a little lame. Wish for a little bit more new interesting ideas in Wuxia world. Oh well, maybe in another decade. But also what can you expect from a "plagiarized" book.

Little disappointed that Yang Mi character who lived over 70,000+ years still wasn't stronger. She cried too too much at the end. I know that this gut wrenching love but still.... she is a queen with magical powers whose family let her get away with everything and yet... her life wasn't very much interesting. Other than those beautiful gowns....

Ye Hua is too hot. Yang Mi is so beautiful, love her acting. I cant get enough of her.

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