Love and Redemption (2020)

Not as great as I thought

Character Analysis: Crystal Yuan looks great as the cute, innocent Chu Xuanji, but she fails badly as the heartless, badass God of War. Her armor did not make her look great, and looked too big on her. There's nothing great about Cheng yi's role except when he pretended to be the Star of Mosha and became more decisive and focus on his goal. Other than that, his character is too weak for me, even as the Prince of the Heavenly Realm. The sets wasn't as grandeur as TMOP or Love and Destiny, and I'm fine with that, but the main actors did not fit their roles. (Also is it me, or did the camera person take more close-up pictures of Cheng yi's lovely face? LOL.)

Music/Ost: It's ok. Nothing memorable or enchanting.

Plot Analysis: Dijiu Bailin should have been banished from the Heavenly Realm when he created the God of War from Luo Hou Ji Du. You would think this goes against Heaven's rules, but nope, he gets away with it. Why? If you know anything about the Heavenly Realm, Dijiu Bailin would NOT get away with what he did to create the God of War. Second, having such a twisted mind in his hacking of Luo Hou Ji Du, why would Dijiu Bailin help Chu Xuanji in her mortal form? After all, when she finds out the truth, she would revenge herself for the evil deed he did.

Yu Sifeng plays a character that takes all the beating for Chu Xuanji, lifetime after lifetime. I give him credit for loving her all these times, even though there are times when he annoys me for running away from her.

Overall the plot and character actions doesn't make sense to me. The story around Chu Xuanji and Sifeng would have been enough and was already good if they did not include all the crazy, unfitting stuff from the Heavenly Realm/Demon clan. I really wanted to like the drama because the title sounds great. One thing I did like was the last ending family scene and the kissing scene didn't feel awkward.

I watched the first 20 episodes and skipped to the last 15 episodes.

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Why I dislike this drama with a passion

When I first started the drama I loved it was so interesting and the characters were amazing but after each ep started to progress I started to hate every character besides Sifeng and now he's kinda slowly making me mad. I haven't finished the drama yet but I honestly don't think I ever will. The show was so repetitive and actually had no progression at all every 2 ep Sifeng was either close to death or heartbroken bc of the main female lead. She literally makes me mad because of how indecisive she is on wanting to kill this man. She puts his life in danger multiple times and yet she always comes out not hurt or just "heartbroken" seeing him in a bad state. I actually liked her better before she got her 6 senses back because her character was actually enjoyable during that time. Now she just keeps trying to kill him then wants to save him then kill him like she keeps doing this and all this is doing is killing and hurting Sifeng. And don't get me started on the other characters they literally are so annoying I hate all of them besides the purple fox lady and her boyfriend all the rest of them can go somewhere. But the character I hate the most would be Hao Chen this man did nothing but make the whole plotline of the story worse like his character wasn't needed. Like what really was his point of being down there in the mortal realm during her trials he wasn't there for the first 9 why for the last one. And to put that question to the side I just hated his character he literally started and was one of the main people besides the main female lead putting Sifeng in danger all for his personal gain. He talked about how he's there to help her, but really he was being selfish and because of his jealousy he tried killing Sifeng on multiple occasions. I would talk about each character individually but I'm not in the mood to do that so I will get into the acting even though I shit on this drama for being one of the worse dramas I've ever watched one thing I can say is all the actors where amazing. With my hatred for the storyline aside they really brought the show and characters to life and I feel only good actors can really make me feel the emotions of being happy to sad and angry while watching a drama. The music wasn't bad I wasn't personally paying attention to it and it had no actual impact on me personally to really talk about it. Overall I gave this drama such a low rating because it was repetitive a whole bunch of constant miss-communication and the show was predictable. Like most of the big events that were supposed to be a surprising figure out way before the part even happened. And I'm one who loves feeling being right and guessing the storyline but this show was so boring guessing it. Like every time I figured out what's going to happen, I just didn't care, and as each ep progressed the show just kept getting boring like I just didn't care about if the female and male lead ended up together. Like I really was actually hoping they wouldn't but they do I checked what happened in the end. The miss-communication parts were so annoying bc they kept repeating "I trusted you" or whatever bullshit when really this man gave her no reasons to doubt him. The whole show just wasn't for me and I don't think I will finish it I'm not saying that you yourself shouldn't watch it but it wasn't my cup of tea so yeah. In the end, I will always be a Sifeng supporter.

( I just seen that I cant add 0 for the rewatch value so that's why it's so low but all in all this is a drama I will never rewatch again I wish I didn't even start the drama in the first place and to all the people who said it was like love and destiny and ashes of love ur messed up for that because this drama is nothing like those its literally a one a be show like them with a failed execution at trying to be "different" )

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Never expected I will love XianXia drama after watch this drama!

I found this drama last year and heard many people gave their positive comments about it. I also know this drama is being recommended by many people. But I still hesitate to watch it because it has a very long episodes and it's a XianXia drama. I prefer Wuxia, rather than XianXia that use so many special effects or magical things, like people can fly, disappear, teleport, a life with monsters, dragons, and so on..of course it doesn't make sense in reality. Even 1 person can be shown as powerful with so many ability.
Surprisingly I finally watch it to answer my curiosity and I regret that I just watch it now! I should watch it earlier!!! Let me give you top 5 reasons why you should watch this drama!
1. The chemistry between main leads (it's a bitter sweet romance yet very romantic). They are successfully describe about true love that willing to sacrifice everything for their love. They are loyal and determined, and there is no annoying third wheel.
2. The plot is very interesting, consistent, details (without loop hole of the story) and you can see the development of the story and each character from time to time. It's totally moving.. I don't even skip any part of this drama because every scene is matter. I never get bored eventhough it's 59 eps!
3. Every character is different and they have their own struggle and unique style. You will love supporting actors too, especially Teng She!
4. The title represent the main issue. It's an adventurous drama with many plot twist! I can say there is no right or wrong in each realm. They have their own good reason to protect their own realm.
5. Amazing drama ost (almost every main actors singing this drama ost and the songs are totally wonderful)

Si Feng's unyielding loyalty and love definitely come at the price of his pain. I understand why so many people call him a blood bag.. LOL.. I’m also in panic he will dead because of losing blood in the drama.. However there is always a good reason behind it. The blood spitting happened when he tried his best to protect his lover, friends and family. Also, there is no scene that make me think.. it’s impossible for him to not spitting his blood.. He always get those big attack!
Also enjoy the same excessive frequency of Male lead Blood-Spitting scene and female lead calling “Si Feng” name in every episode. After I finish the drama, Si Feng name go through my head for days. Thanks to Xuan Ji to make the name is keep ringing in our head. LOL. Xuan Ji is successfuly make us hard to move on from Si Feng. Overall.. I'm gonna miss this drama till the stage I'm gonna re-watch it. Every episode is so meaningful with bitter sweet story!

I wish to see the main leads play as couple again in other drama or season 2. But I'm a bit pessimistic after watch the different connection between Cheng Yi and Bing Yan in reality. They look very shy and affectionate with each other in the press conference and the opening show of this drama, but after getting criticized because of too many skinship, they start to avoid each other and you can see how they are trying to ignore each other in the Closing Show event (drama concert) to avoid further gossip. I feel they are losing their connection in real life because of evil comments from many netizen. Hopefully they can stay professional and still want to working together as couple again in upcoming dramas.

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The romance drama of 2020

Brace yourself through this journey of ups and downs full of bliss, heartbreak, disappointment, bitterness, and forgiveness. A ride you will not forget. This is the drama of 2020, the drama of this summer.

Firstly, the romance is well executed. It is heart-wrenching and warming. The chemistry of the two leads is very strong; their love is sizzling and buzzing. Their beautiful romance is what makes this drama extremely addictive: I am thinking about Si Feng and Xuan Ji when I go to work, when I go shopping, when I eat, and not watching this drama. I just cannot wait to watch it!

Our male lead Si Feng, played by Cheng Yi, carries the main weight. Si Feng's character design is well thought-through. He is firm on the outside but warm and kind from the inside. He loves the female lead profoundly but does not see her as his possession. While being cursed by the mask, he keeps all the suffering by himself and gives her space and time to love him back. Si Feng's character goes through a beautiful transition from learning about what love is about is to having the will to become the leader of his sect to protect what's important. Si Feng is truly every fangirl's boyfriend of summer 2020.
Cheng Yi's acting is flawless. I haven't seen this much suffering, both physically and emotionally, shown in a C-drama. Cheng Yi is so good at it. I am so grateful to the writer and the director who created these scenes, and I am thankful that they have chosen Cheng Yi for this role - I cannot imagine anyone else who can depict suffering as heartbroken and as beautiful as him.

Coming to the female lead Yuan Bing Yan, playing our heartless goddess of war Xuan Ji. I really like her character development. The way how Xuan Ji slows finds maturity and eventually, her heart and her love towards Si Feng is natural and wonderful to watch. During the last third of the episodes, she received criticism of not trusting Si Feng, but I find this extremely reasonable. No one told her anything, and she did not know about love. Listening to her family and clan's one-sided stories, how could she have reacted? When Xuan Ji's past life was revealed, I agree that Bing Yuan lacked in portraying the depth and complex emotions one would have loved to see in terms of acting. Her emotional scenes towards Si Feng could also improve. But I blame the script, partially, as it must be very draining to play this many griefing scenes as Si Feng just suffered way too much. On the hand, her scenes as War God are so badass. Two thumbs up for depicting this as little aggrieved Xuan Jin in one scene and revengeful heartless War God in another scene. For this, Bing Yuan really deserves more credit.

What makes this couple magical is there is no clear cut between roles. Sometimes Si Feng appears to have received the female's playbook. Si Feng suffers for Xuan Ji, but Xuan Ji also protects Si Feng. And isn't this what true love is all about?

Secondly, I also appreciate the excellent scripting. Whether this has been part of the original novel or developed by the drama scriptwriter, I enjoyed it how new characters are introduced, and hints are dropped that eventually weaves to a glorious thread that leads us to the grand finale. All characters have their roles and their motives along this thread, and no one is redundant. I haven't seen this level of scripting in a long C-drama for a while, and I hope to see more of this in future shows.

Thirdly, the CGI is excellent. Although we could not see real Hollywood type of CGI, but carrying this quality throughout 59 40min episodes is not easy. The audience enjoys full-blown action from fierce battles fought between gods and devils, between every imaginable species of celestial beings and affiliations, with all manner of divine weapons, cultivated spells and their destructive powers. There is one arc in the middle of the drama at which an island is attacked by demons riding on dragons. For a moment, I thought I was watching Games of Thrones.
A Xianxia drama is not a Xianxia drama if there is no CGI. So far, China is not very good at it. But L&R has shown that they can do it if they put the effort.
L&R also put a lot of effort in the soundtrack. The songs are beautiful and lyrics deep and suitable to story.

Lastly, I am thankful for the ending. After all the suffering, grudge, and misunderstandings among each other, the ending was heartwarming and satisfactory. The good deserves their happy ending, the bad their verdict. It has saved the ending of this drama.

As no drama is perfect, I want to point out a few aspects which make me deduct 2 points.
The last twenty episodes are not well-written. After the satisfactory clearance of the male lead's misunderstanding, the story continued on the same old path to making the male lead the evil of all. Many circumstances leading to Si Feng's downfall feel forced. The inherent problem of the Si Feng not willing/not able to explain anything to Xuan Ji further creates reasons for her to hurt him, up to the point that it takes away the angst. The audience becomes numb. In the final moments, I could not shed real tears, despite my love for the ML.
Also, a few dramatic scenes between the second couple Chu Ling Long and Zhong Min Yuan, felt watered and repeated.

The path towards the finale was a question mark: a giant pot that can destroy all three words, Yuan Lang, our raven, revived again and again to inflict suffering to our heroes and the back and force between Luo Sha Ji Du and Xuan Ji was rather embarrassing than touching, to be fair. I wished the heavenly emperor did not have to take such a key role at the end (the same way he did 1000 years go). Someone who has never intervened ever before suddenly intervenes at the end and turns the table. If there was such a force, I wished the story introduced him earlier.
Finally, I also did not enjoy the fact that our glorious antagonist Hao Chen suddenly was "white-washed" after the heavenly emperor showed him a few "what-if" scenes and gave him a few moral lessons. The whole world has been telling him that since day one, why now? Where did our manipulative, egoistic, hypocritical, and personated jealousy in the person of a villain suddenly go? Despite knowing where the makers are coming from, I felt the last scenes downgraded the deep character that 58 episodes have built for him. Despite all this, Liu Xue Yi did a fantastic job playing this three-dimensional character.

I am rating this drama a 8/10 because of the last 20 episodes. If I only rate the first 40 episodes, this drama clearly deserves a 10/10. Deep inside me, it has a 10 because of the romance, the up and down of emotions it has hatched in me and the love I feel about our Si Feng.

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HAPPY ENDING

Yeah it does have a happy ending
sorry for this light spoiler but because most of the drama addicted people out there aren't freaks who wants someone to die, I have to clear my self and give you an explanation at least
I don't know where to start and where I should stop talking
START: I really liked the fact that they acted naturally most of the times
I mean si Feng hadn't met a girl since the birth, of course, he shouldn't be impulsive the fact that he was shy and didn't want the xianji, at first sight, meant a lot to me believe me
Their love story is quite interesting since our female protagonist is not aware of what is love due to her six senses, they are lost, many would think this is why she couldn't love sifeng at first but I think it's because she really didn't have a heart come on, inside her was a small jade piece yet si Feng made it after 10 reincarnations to crave only for him
you see the difference between 10th reincarnation xianji and others, she was ruthless and revengeful
Anyway he really loves her and the fact that she didn't break the curse before really angers me I mean after she recovered her senses she should at least finished with this thing anyway
I MUST SAY IT AGAIN A LOVER ENEMY RELATIONSHIP even if it's predictable it's not bad either from the mess that happened in the last few episodes believe me
also, the king asura was such a handsome man, pity he couldn't have more scenes in the current years and we only saw a scene from the previous 1000 years
Overall I enjoyed their love, si feng you fool should be a bit selfish but I guess that's your charm
I have thought lately that wang rin from the king loves, si Feng, and taltal have some same traits but are quite different at the same times, i don't think the way they approach love is different, I think that if they were in each other's shoes they would act the same
Don't you think?

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One of the best love story

Character developments are master piece in the story,
Lot of twists,
Heart warming love story,
You can feel the emotions of protagonist,
It is one of the master piece I ever watched.
As we can say that there are some sad scenes because of the negative protaganist, but they may not disturb that much because of the love story running along with main male and female leads. The best and very cute scene's may make you love the charcter of female lead.
I can give you my word to who want to watch this show that they will enjoy till the end.
There is not a scene which can make you feel to quit in middle.

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Si tu ne l'as pas encore vu, tu peux te lancer!

Je ne pense pas qu'il soit encore nécessaire de plébisciter Love and Redemption aujourd'hui. Néanmoins, il s'agit là du plus gros coup de cœur que j'ai pu avoir pour un drama à ce jour. Je me devais d'au moins rappeler à quel point il vaut le coup de lui donner sa chance.

Il va être difficile d'aborder l'ensemble des points sachant qu'il s'agit d'une histoire très dense et complexe. Si tu n'es pas initiée aux Wuxia/ Xianxia ou Historique avec de la politique, je déconseille de commencer par Love & Redemption. Je pense que pour pouvoir l'apprécier de son mieux, il faut s'être familiarisé aux codes des dramas historiques + fantasy chinois. La quantité de personnages, de lieux, les titres honorifiques etc.. est vraiment conséquente. C'est pourquoi je dirai que c'est son point faible, il n'est pas facile de rentrer dans l'histoire car au début tout est un peu confus.

MAIS! Par la suite, je garantis que le reste en vaut la peine.

Si Feng est mon personnage préféré tout drama confondu. Son histoire d'amour, l'ensemble des actions qu'il mène, son passé, tout est extrêmement bien écrit. Le personnage féminin est aussi très intéressant et j'ai trouvé qu'elle se distinguait des autres personnages qu'on peut voir dans les dramas chinois qui sont parfois un peu nunuche, niais. Elle a su se détacher de ces stéréotypes tout en gardant les codes du genre. Les personnages secondaires, les méchants sont tous excellents de par le jeu d'acteur ou du scénario.

Il y a de nombreux rebondissements tout au long de la série, des moments plein d'émotions, du suspense... C'est une série complète qui n'a pas encore trouver son égal. Je ne peux que vivement conseiller de tenter au moins une fois en gardant à l'espirt que le début est un peu compliqué à prendre en main mais une fois familiarisé, ce n'est que du plaisir :)

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O melhor drama de 2020

Crystal Yuan e Cheng Yi estão impecáveis em seus papeis.


Vamos ao que realmente importa, este é outro daqueles dramas longos.
Para aqueles que gostam de dramas como "Eternal Love" ou "Ashes of Love" este é para você!
Além de ter um belíssimo romance e muitas outras pequenas coisinhas que fazem toda diferença.

A historia é muito boa e sabe guardar os segredos para momentos chaves, que lhe faz se manter interessado na trama.
A direção de forma acertadíssima sabe criar um drama que te envolve e lhe mantem preso por esses longos 59ep.

A qualidade da produção surpreendentemente boa, não tenho nada a reclamar.
A CGI e os Efeitos Especiais são incríveis, não me lembro de ter visto algo tão bom.
Figurino é bom e eu gosto do visual de praticamente tudo. Capricharam na produção.

A OST é um dos pontos fortes desse drama, absolutamente todas! Todas as musicas desse drama são incríveis,
não s engane são varias e quando elas tocam em momentos chaves você fica todo bobo.

O romance desse drama é incrível, a química do casal principal é incrível e talvez só perca para aquela que eu vejo entre Bai Lu e Xu Kai, aqueles dois ali são surreais, mas a química entre Crystal Yuan e Cheng Yi não fica atrás.
Se prepare por isso tudo funciona perfeitamente, então você sofre junto conforme as coisas acontecem e você espera de todo coração que o final seja feliz, pois um amor tão belo como esse, merece o melhor dos finais possíveis.

Crystal Yuan como Chu Xuanji lhe convence, sua atuação é simplesmente incrível fiquei surpreso, fica evidente o cuidado por parte da atriz. Ao decorrer da historia você irá perceber claramente a evolução da personagem.
Cheng Yi como Yu Sifeng é fenomenal em seu personagem, talvez mais até mesmo que a FL.
Sua atuação vai ter levar a todo tipo de sentimento. Seu personagem é extremamente interessante.
A atuação de Cheng Yi é extremamente precisa e comovente.
Definitivamente ambos são maravilhosos. E lhe garanto, esses atores vão lhe arrancar lagrimas com sua atuação.

O elenco como um todo é muito bom.
Mas definitivamente o casal principal merece o grande destaque.

Por fim, não tenho grandes considerações finais. Só posso dizer que este é um grandíssimo drama.
Que possuem tantos pontos positivos que superam, possíveis pontos negativos. Sua historia é envolvente.
Te mantem preso ao longo dos episódios e não parece arrastada. Definitivamente vale muito a penar assistir o drama.

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Most Favourite and Interesting Female God Of War Character rarely seen in c-dramas

The first thing I truly appreciate about the drama is our FL (Yuan Bing Yan). She successfully portray the character Zhu Xuan Ji as naive and clueless girl (some might think annoy, but I feel so lovely and never tired of seeing her ?) who deprived her six senses. On the other hand she turn completely different person when the God Of War was awakened inside her. This female God of War character is very rare to see in c dramas, the strongest, aloofness and apathetic character that no one dared to mass with. I feel all her facial expression, body language are always on point when portray Zhu Xuan Ji, God of War and different characters in her past nine lifetimes tribulations. It is sad I don't see her in recent dramas.

The second thing I appreciate is it keep audiences feel excited and stayed in the drama from very start to the end with it's interesting story line, plots, twists and turns.

I have done my 3rd time watching of whole drama episode 1~59 within two months. L&R become my all time favourite Xianxia one and will be. Each and every character is interesting and doesn't make me think they are acting. Even the character Xiao Yin Hua and Wu Tong are lovely ?. I really immersed in the storey and love every moments of romance, torture, turn and twist. I definitely will try one more time watching in near future. I love this drama that much. ❤️

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One of the BEST dramas

This is one of the best dramas I have ever watched. The story, the chemistry, the romance, the fight scenes, cinematography, everything is perfect.

Watching the relationships grow between thecouples was very satisfying and didn't feel like it was dragging on. I have nothing but positive to say about this drama.

I watched this over a year ago and I still think about it every day. The ending is very happy and satisfying. I'll probably watch it again sometime soon. If you're looking for a sign on whether you should watch it, here it is. Definitely worth watching!

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Totally Unreaaaal

Ok to start with my review I just want to say that I didn't plan to watch this one at first. Because I actually started to watch Stand by Me and I just want to say it didn't impress me(yet- currently at ep3). I didn't really get the vibe of noble/monarch of ChengYi in SbM so I paused that and check this one out. And huraaaaah

Rewatch value @8:
Because its too long for me to watch the whole series but if just snippets I'm in

Favorite parts:
1. The early parts: SiFeng's reaction towards contact with XuanJi (he's so hot and bothered haha)
2. When they had a misunderstanding abt XuanJi liking her senior and they cleared it up. His face when he learned the truth?
3. SiFeng teaching XuanJi how to chase away guys who hits on her (I remember the cute video of a korean kid and her mom teaching her)
4. I also like that they only play snippets of the 9 lives they shared together and not a full blown several eps. He's so pitiful and so inlove with her
5. The Jade Emperor just chillin' and asking questions like its no big deal haha

Whuut moments:
•Ok so I was at the ep30 when I saw a clip(wc is around the end part) where Rahu Ketu became XuanJi. I was like whuuuuuut, all this time SiFeng likes a man, so is this kinda like a bl at the start hehe. So after patiently watching the rest of eps to get the explanation I still can't with the shock I received from that clip haha
•LingLong and WuTong tho, man I'm always tense when they show the both of them. I hate rape scenes so I'm always at the edge 'cause he's like full-on "I wanna eat you" kinda face. Is he gonna do it? Naw, probably gonna do it now. Hoping he's not gonna do it. Maybe it was chopped while on the run. Meh

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Sweet Romance and Epic Story

L&R took me on a wild adventure and it has the sweetest romance. I went in with medium expectations - kind of high because of the ratings, kind of low because the premise seemed tropey. The storyline and world-building is what drew me in but the cast of characters is what kept my attention.

Story: seems kind of tropey and predictable but actually pretty well thought out with interesting twists. The pace is pretty fast in the beginning which kept me interested and pacing is pretty good. I personally had a really hard time grasping what "loss of six senses" meant (the physical senses? also emotionless? but why does it seem more like trouble understanding social norms?) so that was an initial roadblock for me. The world-building is awesome partly in due to the excellent production and CGI. It felt like being immersed in a video game at times. It's only after finishing the drama do I realize the ending really makes this drama. In an effort to increase suspense, the drama purposely withholds things until much later. It makes for a great twist but as someone who likes to fully immerse and understand the plot, it kind of felt more like a plot hole or that the story was not well-written until the twist is revealed. Rather than an unpredictable revelation, it was more like 'oh, why didn't you just say that sooner'? The mask thing would be the best example. Some of the conflicts were overly frustrating and repetitive, which prevented me from giving a higher rating. There a few scenes that are overly flashbacked (like, you might get bits of the flashback as the story progresses, then longer versions of those bits then the entire sequence so by the end it is shown 4-5 times). On the other hand, there a few scenes or plot points that are hinted at or built up that never fully get explored. One of the villain's endings was too abrupt and it felt like all of his other characteristics were taken away. I have mixed thoughts on what they did with the female lead's character toward the end. But the overall story is cohesive with a sound message.

Characters/Acting: While the story is the foundation of the drama, the characters are the heart. I liked our main leads, which are both acted very well. I probably would not have liked these leads if it were not for the actors. The naive/cutesy/stupid female lead trope is a hit or miss (mostly miss) for me but I really liked Xuan Ji. Like I've indicated in other posts, despite her naivety, she is charmingly straightforward, relatively calm and values proper communication. When she is aware there is a problem or misunderstanding, she tries her best to fix it, through words or actions. This is very consistent throughout the drama. And her physical strength is a nice bonus. And who does not love Si Feng and his sweet devotion to our female lead? I melted at the way he would stare at her. He pretty much tops the charts for selfless love and is always silently sacrificing himself for the female lead's sake. But is that really a good thing? Si Feng is the kind of boyfriend/husband that would (if he could get away with it) hide the fact you have kidney disease, secretly donate his kidney to you and sell all of his assets to pay for the medical bills. That's...romantic, but it's also a bit much. IMO, communication is an important part of a healthy relationship. My point is, Si Feng is written as the most flawless male lead and superficially, it looks like it is the female lead that is causing all of their conflict. But (imo) he is not blameless, even though the drama never addresses this. That aside, the romance is still very touching and that two actors have a lot of chemistry.

The supporting roles are also well-written and well-acted. I loved Ting Nu, Brother Liu and Purple Fox. You could tell they had many years of cultivation under their belt because they were often the voices of reason our leads needed. Brother Liu was essentially the group relationship counselor. Wu Zhi Qi is someone who is name-dropped a lot and does not appear until very late into the show but he is so worth the wait. His causal swagger and lazy, flirty demeanor that hides a sharp eye and keen insight are so swoon worthy. But my #1 spot has to go to Teng She, who is a scene stealer and basically carries the drama. This actor is such a comedic genius; he is able to control the level of humor a scene has and also influences the other character's vibe around him. Take Hao Chen for example, who is a very serious person. The same facial expressions or eye widening that come off as serious or angry become completely comedic under Teng She's influence. Adding to that, I cannot believe he was the drama I has finished just prior to starting L&R (Miss Gu Who is Silent) and I didn't even recognize him! That aside, he is very witty and his commentary almost breaks the 4th wall. He is such a loyal friend. I loved watching his friendship with Xuan Ji because of how they trusted and supported one another. He reminds me of a more platonic version of Tal Tal in Empress Ki.

Music: beautiful, exciting and epic. The pieces were really nice to listen to on their own and really added to the emotions of the scene.

Rewatch value: I don't typically re-watch dramas but I just finished it and am skimming though episode 1 again while writing this review, mostly to help recapture my initial thoughts on this drama. Actually, it might be a better watch the second time around since I'm not so busy trying to keep everyone straight and all those details at the beginning now make sense.

Bottom line: Xianxias generally have an expectation to be epic, with an intricate storyline, detailed world-building, varied cast of characters and passionate romance spanning lifetimes. But they can get predictable, because it is always the same types of characters and same conflict . This drama does not escape from the tropes but presents them from a fresh angle. That, plus the good actin and great production make this a worthwhile watch.

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