Love Your Bones Forever 2 (2021)

My One and Only

Here goes my first review.

WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD!!!!!







YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

As a long-time avid Asian drama watcher, there's one thing on my list that I will avoid: tragedy. I know and remember WHY I DON'T watch it because it's like a knife stabbing at your heart when you finish the series, and this one is one of them. BUT. This was the only exception because of how well everything was written. The characters, OSTS, storyline, and last but not least, the chemistry between all of the characters.

I love to wipe out my memories whenever I watch something so sad like this, but as I said, this was soooo good, that I couldn't avoid this drama. Before I watched this drama, I actually listened to the OST wayyy before I decided to watch it. Of course, Zhang Bichen's "As It Is" just makes you feel the longing and pain in the characters, which led me to binge this AMAZING DRAMA.

The plot: One of the best! Now, I'm into the historical genre, but I don't like to get too deep into politics and all of the manipulation, but this one was just about right-- not too much but not too little too, which I didn't mind at all. The characters were there for a reason and everything rolls up all the way to the end, which connects. There's no, "Who is that?" or weird addition of plots that were left in a hole. And let's just say, I GRIEVED FOR THE COUPLE. My tears of crying and sadness was all for them.

The Characters: DON'T GET ME STARTED. Oh my god. Let's say, after I watched this drama, I became a HUGE ALLEN REN and BAI LU fan. I began to research them and look at their work because they portrayed their characters sooo well in here, it feels so realistic.

Bai Lu as Eleven: My my my. Her acting was just amazing. So, what caught my eye with this drama was that she had to play "mute" which was unique in my opinion. This allows her to portray her emotions instead of speaking at times, which she does WELL at (speaking of, she catches things very fast based on the BTS videos I've watched). The longing in her eyes, and what broke my heart the most seeing Eleven's desire was that she only wanted to be by Zhou Sheng Chen's side. I mourned for her so much as well as Zhou Sheng Chen. When she said, "All I wanted was to live in the manor and be Eleven" I was grieving for her! The desire to love was too much of a desire for her, so all she wanted was to be by Sheng Chen's side. It was the desire of longing, but not asking for much. The crying scenes to the expression of sincere love and patience were in the eyes of Eleven.

Allen Ren as Zhou Sheng Chen: So, first of all, his voice was just something else. Maybe it's his deep voice or it was the voice of a calm and composed man who bears all of his emotions inside of his hardened shell that he displayed to everyone else, but he did exceptionally well as Zhou Sheng Chen. The amount of respect I have for this actor who played such a hardened character, who could only feel a small comfort of relief with Eleven by his side, but with dignity, respect, and loyalty to his people and land, he was never selfish enough to choose his desires. Already, by the first episode (or second, excuse my memory), when he promised to never "marry nor had kids" that's when I had already rolled the dice and said, "yep, this is going to be depressing." (with me already knowing it's a sad ending XD). Zhou Sheng Chen's character was just an amazing person, it makes you ADMIRE him. He's a definition of a person who keeps his promises, someone, who you can trust in your life, and you can see it with Allen's amazing acting. He stood strong, his head high, never letting anyone see the shield that blocks his own desires in his life.

The side characters had really good addition to this that I loved the most. I LOVED that there were female "soldiers" that stood by Zhou Sheng Chen's side, specifically Xiao Yu and Feng Qiao who are "sisters" to Eleven. And then there's Zhen Er who just stuck out to me at the end. The night when Zhen Er went to talk to Eleven about what was going to happen, the one thing that got to me was her telling her, "Maybe I wanted to tell you because we were friends for a night." Here, you can see the amount of impact that Eleven had with Zhen Er, with just ONE NIGHT. It was the kind and caring friend that wanted to be there for her. I CAN GO ON AND ON BUT I SHALL STOP WITH THE CHARACTERS.

The OST: Zhang Bichen's "As It Is" is the definition of their love story. It's the longing, the want, the amount of selfishness that they wanted for each other, but they didn't in the end, for the people. It's this song that made me get into this drama, and it's the song that I'm still obsessed with. And then there's Allen Ren's "As Always." His voice is sooooo calming and soft. Did you know he almost because a kpop star? His theme song for Zhou Sheng Chen was perfect. Let's say, all of the OST of this drama was perfectly perfect.

In conclusion, what I hated the most was that I was crying. So. Much. Of course, towards the end when the writers wanted to soften us up and adore them as a couple (and the other couples as well) just to hammer it down like a wrecking ball. BUT. IT WAS WORTH IT. I'm telling you, it's soooo worth crying for them. I tell others, I grieve for them when I watch them again. It's all of the mourning that was needed for these characters, and they really deserved it. My love for this drama now has a special place in my heart, FOREVER AND EVER (See what I did there? XD). There is a second season, but I still think that this one is still the best one, because the number of emotions that were put in here, cannot be explained, and you can see it here by their actions and eyes.

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Took me by surprise

Bai Lu is one of my favourite actresses and seeing that this character is different to most of her past roles, I immediately jumped into it.

The storyline was beautifully executed, characters are well developed and none I find irrelevant as most ancient Chinese dramas do.

I have to say the director did an amazing job because it was shot exquisitely, each frame was like an artwork.

If you are wanting a short drama, not too much of heavy politics and the purest form of love... then please give this drama a chance. The acting from everyone on the show impressed me beyond words. Of course, Bai Lu did a superb job as I had no doubt she would. However, it's all the other actors and actresses that completely elevated this drama to a higher level.

The way Zhou Sheng Chen gaze at Cui Shi Yi, the unspoken love in his eyes, it got me feeling all sort of emotions.

Also, a shout out to the costume design crew. Amazing costumes and hair style.

I hope more people will pay attention to this drama. It deserves a lot of love!

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Beautifully executed

Prepare lots of tissue because this is one of the most tear-jerking dramas I've watched this year. I really like how the whole drama is executed and the entire flow of the story does quite makes sense.

Some thoughts about this drama:
1) I love all the characters in the drama (villains too). I can't really imagine not having any of the characters in the drama because they each contribute to one or more important parts in the drama plot. So I'd say, they are all quite important.

2) In a way, I can't help but pity Liu Zixing. To be honest, I do think he is more capable of being the emperor. At least he has more wits than the emperor on the throne. Not only is he always sick but have been treated as a placeholder for the most part of his life. The girl that he loves and was rightfully meant to be his wife didn't love him back. How can one person be happy living out the life he did?

3) All the little rituals and the meaning behind every action (especially Zhou Sheng Chen's) are quite interesting. Everything seems to have its own explanation in this drama and it hooks you in as much as the development of the characters.

4) Not all historical dramas or war stories end up with victory and happy endings. As much as I hate the outcome of my favourite leads in the drama, I can't help but applaud at how realistic this ending is. Given the circumstances the characters were put in, I think I would have done the same if I were to be in the same position. Everything comes with sacrifice and this truly reflects real life.

5) The only reason why I didn't rate 10/10 for this drama is mainly because of the heaviness of this drama. Hence, I don't think I would rewatch the drama. But I do anticipate for its sequel.

All in all, I do think this is the kind of drama where you gotta sit down and focus instead of binging all the way. You'll be missing a lot of details if you do skip too much.

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I will take ur silence as a yes

A drama with perfect cast and story with perfect implications is rare to come and i would say after The Untamed i would say this is a drama i could give such title to...........
Casts: its just perfect...the leads have a chemistry which is rare to explain....u can feel how much they love each other just by the look on their face....
The friendship they showed...they all were a family protecting and fighting alongside and for each other...

Story: thankq for making be sobbingly cry after ages.....the last time i cried like this was while rewatching aa ling and then now.....i literally am afraid of getting dehydrated after this....the story is well portrayed and expressed....

Cinematography and scenery: they used snow and so vibrant yet light colors and they were so beautiful and aesthetic....so pleasing to eyes......

Frankly speaking im really afraid of watching dramas with such endings...its like for me the concept of happily ever after never exists but endings like this always leave a hole in ur heart which can never be filled and will only hurt....but the truth is that it's the reality....
1. The power hungry society is the reality of not only those days but also of today...
2. Not all love stories r meant for a happy ending.....Untamed taught me one thing that if u r not meant to be then no matter how much u love each other u can not be together and this drama brought that pain back........the fact that parents dont let 2 lovers get married and so many love stories r just end like that.....
3. A soldier's life is never his....it belongs to the country and i don't know how to repay this loan of their's on us....just thankq for protecting us

"Chen, in this life, never let down anyone in this whole world, except Shi Yi'...
I read a line....in the next life if their's an opportunity i will hold u even tighter
And he did....

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Understated but well-done

A little slow in the middle which is where I've deducted the points, but fortunately it's not a long drama so it's not endlessly dragging. Beautiful and understated, really tugs at your heart string both with their love but also with the grief you'll feel at the end. Not a well-known drama (probably because it's exclusively on iQIYI subscription as far as I know), but a gem!

This is my first drama with Ren Jia Lun but he and Bai Lu do a great job at playing restrained characters but their love is palpable. There was an online blog review I read (Cyn Lynn) that mentioned that typically, Bai Lu's acting always carries a bit of her real persona in there, but in this Bai Lu the actress is completely gone and she fully embodies Shiyi. I fully agree! A lot of people find her character boring but she is strong in her own way, acting in the confines of her noble status, but she uses her smarts to assess dangerous situations and act accordingly, so that only people equally as smart can catch wind of what she's thinking.

The supporting characters and their relationships are also beautiful; sometimes there are side couples that I just could care less about but I deeply cared about all of them.

I'm glad that I read spoilers because I probably would have passed out crying if I went in blind. I put a lower rewatch value simply bc it is very slow, but other people in the comments on iQIYI mentioned they've rewatched several times.

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Beautiful in every way

I started this drama after hearing it had a sequel series already completed for it right after. I was intrigued so I planned to watch one episode and got so invested I watched 5 before I knew it. Its a beautiful drama. The cast, the cinematography, the directing... everything is great. And to top it for the story is amazing. The characters feel real and their motivations and the world they live in feel like they have actual stakes. The main leads have great chemistry and are good actors. The supporting cast does well too. The reason this is not a 10 is because the side relationships needed work. To have some couples have amazing chemistry and others fall flat was a loss for me. There are certain scenes with side characters I skipped and missed nothing critical to the plot. But overall I loved this drama and I recommend it to those who love romance filled political historical dramas.

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the story is actually not bad, even though the ending is... ,, but the storyline is not clear, it seems very perfunctory,,

what to expect from a 24 episode drama? it's impossible to have clear details,

The interesting of the story in this drama starts at the end of the drama


Watching until the end i don't know how old they are, this is my main questions from the beginning of the story ,because always birthday birthday and birthday ,,don't know how old they are when she go to westernstate(xizhou),how long time ,, and how much time has passed, but when the young emperor died they said he was 19 years old,and he reign when 6 years old,, when emperor 6 years old it was half a year from Shiyi's 10th birthday, which means they were 4-5 years apart, if the emperor was 19 at that time, it meant that shiyi was 23 years old? did they not take that into account?,, and zhoushencheng said he and she age difference is not more than 10 years,that mean 9++ ZCS maybe 31 years old?


when i just met shiyi everyone in the manor already understood the sign language,, well i pretended not to see it

And what the mean of lotus painting?

All incident happen suddenly!

Death is necessary, but is it a bit too perfunctory?


The story ,,saying what and doing what ,different !

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A SUPER tortuous love

Everyone loves this drama and everyone has seen it several times. If you are looking for a review that is lower and is curious to why, well, I’ll tell you my thoughts and feelings and why to me it wasn’t a 10 star drama.

Did I like One and Only? Yes, it was good. Did I love it like everyone else? No. And here’s why.

First off, I love Bai Lu, even though she’s fairly young, she looks and acts older. I like that the dramas she picks are usually romantic, sweet and very funny. One and Only is a melodrama and when I first watched it, I didn’t know that.

Allen Ren dramas are hit or miss for me. I love some of them (Under the Power) and some of them were tough to watch (Miss Crow and Mr. Lizard). Usually I have a problem with his fake kissing, but he doesn’t do that anymore (not that it has any relevance to this drama). It’s just something I associate with his character.

The casting was 100% point in this drama. I agree with the other reviewers that Bai Lu and Allen Ren really brought their A game. If you want to watch an epic love, then this is it.

Now, I went into this drama, not knowing anything and maybe that is my problem. I think I was in the mindset for a very typical C drama (even if it’s a melodrama). I have my C melodrama expectations and to my surprise, I didn’t get what I usually get. Was this good or bad? I’m not sure. It was different.

What makes everyone love this drama so much and maybe that’s where I started to fall apart, was the tortuous love between the leads. It’s a very simple concept. Two people who have a very strong relationship, but can never be together. That is a very common storyline for many C dramas, but in One and Only, I felt like this issue was just amplified.

You feel the tortuous love between the two and a simple thing, like a glance can make your heart beat a million miles or wreck your insides (depending on how the glance is taken). It’s a SUPER slow burn romance and it’s super focused on feelings.

You have to go into the drama in the right mind set. It’s a slow burn. It’s a complex love. It’s a super melodrama amplified. You will be left with overwhelming feelings when you finish the drama.

Overall, I totally understand and respect why everyone loved this drama so much. For me, I found it somewhat painful and uncomfortable to go through. I think I am glad I watched it so I could appreciate the actors and the storyline, but I wouldn’t say I enjoyed watching the drama.

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i already watched until ep 12 and what i can say is AMAZING,not only the story line,the actor,cinematography in this drama is really at another level

usually i dont watch historical chineese drama like god/angel/demon all that but this historical drama is not related about that fiction,it was adapted from popular novel and i want something not too much romance,little sweet but give me such big impact

actor
bailu and allen did a good job and i respect with both of them as i know allen have that no kiss scene policy when acting but im sure u will not bother about that, cus the storyline already amazing and im okey if they dont have kiss scene in this drama

story
story is well organized, u can easily adapt with this drama with not much too think about, there not many problem from ep1-12 and we can easily follow the story and the problem,and i know the climax will be when bailu(shiyi) need to marry crown prince and im waiting for that, and for one and only they will have tragic ending so be prepared but dont worry they will continue their love story on forever and ever sequel for this drama, so i have high expectations for modern times p/s i love tragic ending

song
omggg i keep repeating this drama ost everyday in youtube, allen voice is really soothing ❤️🤤

rewatch value
because i watch this drama when it still ongoing, i cant let go if this drama while waiting next ep another week i dont watch any drama,i binge rewatch every ep, i cant handle watching other drama cus i cant focus(my head was like omg bailu and allen) 😂😂

overallll
good drammmmaaaa ❤️❤️❤️

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Não vale a pena

O final é tão horrível que não faz a jornada valer a pena. Dá até raiva.
O começo é até legal e tinha tudo pra dar certo... mas foi só água abaixo.
Eu gostei dos atores principais. Eles interpretam super bem o papel, principalmente no inicio. A história começa super envolvente, depois fica chato e monótono e depois fica chocante de ruim. Realmente não entendi como tem uma classificação tão alta.
Não é empolgante, não é emocionante, e apesar de ser bem feito e bem produzido, o final faz a gente ter vontade de gritar e exigir as horas perdidas de volta. Não recomendo.

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