Death Kaleidoscope (2024)

10/10

The whole story evolves around two characters and it's briliantly done. From first moment i fell in love witch Ling Jiu Shi, he's greatly written and his flaws are recognized which made me feels at peace at some point. The whole bromance/bl story is amazingly done and from chinese streaming system point of view, i get it why it got banned, you can feel the love though the screen! All of the characters has some bad characteristic points but also some good, i think it wasn't badly written because of this point. You usually see in movies perfect characters, they're not relatable and they feel odly fake and not trusting. Even though Ling Jiu Shi is supposed to be a strong and smart character, you can see the humanity in him, he's still a person at the end of the episode.
I wanna talk a little bit about the story of The Spirealm. I'm familiar with the fact, that it is not the same storytelling like in the novels. BUT i feel they got it covered even though they changed the story brutally, it still feels the same i guees. The thrill, love, pain and all the other emotions felt exactly the same as the book goes. Personaly, it left me heartbroken and made me think a lot when i was watching though episodes, i didn't expect that big of an impact.
Acting and cast was greatly selected, it fits the vibe, characters fits the characters, nothing more to add. One thing i was extremely suprised about was that the twins in the series were played by the same one actor. I didn't noticed at first, but when i took a closer look you can see that they're almost never in the same frame. Both characters were extraordinary, the acting when they appeared on the screen is memorable, they left a big impact on me, great job actor.
I hate the fact that it got banned not even after one day of streaming! Thanks a lot to everybody who watched it and post it online, this treasure isn't suppose to be hidden from the world. How hilarious it must be, when even their music is banned... got me thinking a lot but also made me laugh, panthetic don't you think? Anyway even though it's not actually out yet because it got banned so you're not supposed to even know about this, the whole series is very good and i think you're going to like it. Some people could say it has bad CGI or bad actors, but that's not the point. Even when you have small budget, you can make a masterpiece. And they did. At the end of the day, this is so much better than shows with more budget or famous actors, the thing you have to care about in watching series, is the story. I like the story, i love it. Ofcourse it had some flaws, but that's something everybody have. I think, if it could be perfect, it would lost the meaning and the spark. Think about it, would you watch something that is perfect? me neither.

You can find the series at dramacool (78 episodes) or at kissasian (38 episodes). Episodes are the same, no difference between them (don't worry i watched both versions, there's really no difference :). I hope you will enjoyed, just like i did, have a great day!
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LOS AMO

El bromance más bl que he visto, a pesar de que es un cdrama sabia que el final no me iba a dejar tan satisfecha, pero aun así es un 10/10 para mi. La química de los protagonistas en serio es de otro nivel, creo que es lo mas importante a destacar. Por eso me encantan los dramas de bromance chinos
Las químicas siempre son de primera categoría, incluso sin un solo beso muestran todo el
sentimiento con su sola mirada o el lenguaje corporal y la censura no puede hacer nada contra esto. Entonces por eso siento que los disfruto mucho más. Definitivamente lo volveré a ver pq siento que hay cosas que debería haber prestado más atención. En fin me gusto muchísimo será difícil olvidarme de este drama no se si pueda ver otro en este momento estoy muy enganchada.

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Disturbing but brilliant

I am not really a horror person so when I first went into this, I was a little nervous. I don’t do well with jump scares or anything scary but I had very little trouble with this. So if horror isn’t typically your genre, I would still recommend you give this a try. Unless you’re super squeamish then I’d recommend you steer clear.
So I went into this with knowledge of the ending/big twist but it didn’t hinder my enjoyment at all. It was really interesting thinking about what would come next, how they would get out of each door, what the taboos were and who would die. Speaking of death, I think I cried harder at this drama than I’ve cried at any other contemporary cdrama like ever. I actually had to pause a few times just to sob because I was crying so hard I couldn’t see anything. I am dead inside. As for the bromance aspect of the show, I really enjoyed it. They were cute and funny and honestly soulmates. I do have mixed feelings about the ending because while it can technically be called a happy ending, I would classify it as ambiguous. A little bit like the ending of Guardian, though perhaps not as depressing. Happy enough but if you think about it, there are too many unanswered questions for me to be content.
Over all, I super recommend this. The acting is great, the story is intriguing, and the OST is pretty good. 10/10

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It’s worth your time

I accidentally stumbled upon this series. Being an avid fan of mystery dramas , I found the series very intriguing and captivating. My friend who happened to watch one episode midway also got hooked to this. For someone who had no idea about the original plot , my friend was able to pick up the romantic tension between the leads.So the chemistry between the leads undeniable. The ending was satisfying . I have seen so many contradicting theories online regarding the climax. My advice would be not to read them before watching?. The side characters have their own soul and get connected with you. Recommended.

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Very addictive

I got to watch the reformatted 38 longer eps vers.
I loved the dynamics of the 2ML they obviously developed a deep bond and affection for each other to the extent they would die for them. Their lives are put in danger enough times that it is clear to see how they look after each other. Both leads are above average intelligence and looks so they carry the drama easily.
Huang Jun Jie plays Ling Jiu Shi had an Alpha male persona but was somewhat restrained in body language.
Zhi Guang plays Ruan Lan Zhu in his first major role and at 24 yrs old I feel this will open a lot more doors (pun) to his career.

The side characters are also interesting although their screen time is shorter. The Spirealm game has tasks behind the 12 doors; to locate the door ghost, find the exit key and uncover clues on how to not get killed are what kept me hooked.

I liked the colour palette used and often moody lighting added to the sense of danger. The opening track, Cánh Cửa - Hạ Chi Quang (The Door) and deep singing voice is very hypnotic. Huang Junjie also sings the ending theme OST. The other tracks are magic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qPMm_cCrDo

This is based on a novel and apparently suffered a little from the adaption but not having read the story I thoroughly enjoyed this version and was never bored.

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