Love Like the Galaxy: Part 2 (2022)

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Ling Bu Yi, le fils adoptif de l'empereur Wen et un général talentueux et impitoyable de l'armée des armures noires, était en mission personnelle pour découvrir des vérités cachées sur le passé, qui avaient conduit au massacre d'une ville entière et de son clan quand il a rencontré Cheng Shao Shang lors d'une mission pour appréhender un fugitif dans un village rural. Le jeune Cheng Shao Shang avait été laissé pour compteparce que ses parents étaient partis combattre à la guerre. Négligée et sans instruction, elle avait été une épine dans le pied de sa tante et de sa grand-mère jusqu'au retour inattendu de ses parents après de nombreuses années passées au front. Ayant toujours manqué d'une famille aimante, Shao Shang avait hâte de retrouver ses parents, mais les nombreuses années de séparation ont inévitablement conduit à une certaine séparation. Shao Shang, cependant, est imperturbable et déterminée à vivre pour elle-même, et sa nature indisciplinée et audacieuse, ainsi que son esprit vif, commencent à attirer l'attention de pas mal de personnes dans la capitale, dont Ling Bu Yi. (Source : MyDramaList) ~~ Adapté du roman "Xing Han Can Lan, Xing Shen Zhi Za

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Não foi o que eu esperava

Minha opinião sobre a segunda parte de “Love Like a Galaxy” difere da primeira. Embora o desenvolvimento dos personagens principais tenha melhorado, não atingiu minhas expectativas. Um ponto positivo da história foi o humor bem desenvolvido, que me fez rir. Os atores também desempenharam bem seus papéis, embora alguns não tenham se encaixado totalmente nos personagens.

Por outro lado, a parte negativa foi o desenvolvimento do romance desde a primeira parte. Os personagens careciam de química e confiança desde o início. NiaoNiao nunca pareceu realmente gostar de Zi Sheng, apesar de suas promessas de ficar com ele. Além disso, a interpretação de Leo Wu como o general Zi Sheng não transmitiu a imponência e o medo característicos do personagem. A trama também apresentou resoluções apressadas e conflitos repetitivos.

Em geral, apesar das avaliações positivas, considero a história apenas mediana. Esperava mais, especialmente porque já assisti a vários dramas do mesmo gênero. A história focou em vingança e conflitos internos, o que difere da premissa da primeira parte. O casal principal ficou separado por cinco anos, e o reacendimento repentino da paixão no final pareceu forçado. Não senti que NiaoNiao realmente amasse Zi Sheng, apesar de suas promessas. Mesmo sabendo que eles ficaram juntos no final, a ausência de uma cena de casamento após mais de 55 episódios de problemas em torno desse relacionamento foi decepcionante.

Respeito a opinião de cada um, mas, para mim, essa história não merece a nota alta que recebeu, apesar dos bons atores envolvidos.

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Communication and trust in your partner are important.

Before I start, I hv to say... I didn't expect the instrumental playing throughout the drama was actually from the OST too. I thought it was just the sound effect because when it played, it was giving the anxiety vibes but I love it. This drama was telling story about how the FL overcame the difficulties she had growing up, how to reconcile with not doing it all by yourself and put your trust in your partner/spouse so they wouldn't be hurt by your decision alone without telling them. Also, about parents need to believe in their children, showers them with love and don't punish them over the line.

ML, Ling Buyi, actually this was not his real name so I'm not going to spoil abt that but he was called Zisheng too. Until now I don't know why they called him by that name. I think I missed something. Anyway, our ML was a cold-blooded, ruthless general but a righteous man. He lived for avenging those who participated in Gu City tragedy that massacred that killed his mom's clan and his beloved uncle who was a general protecting that city. I like that Zisheng decided early on he wld know the one he was going to spend his life with and that wld be the only one. So he hold on tight to that principle and would harshly made it clear to the other ladies who clamour for his attention. He was very considerate, like sooo sooo supportive toward the one he fell in love with. Zisheng wld anything for FL even if it cost his life. Even to the point, helping his love rivals' situations so that his beloved would hv a peace of mind. He encouraged and gave freedom for the FL to shows her skills and capabilities. Although, he had his own umm flaw or weakness but he reflected on himself so he was man enough to admit he was in the wrong.

I actually don't believe the fall in love at first sight thing the ML said but I'm humouring this drama bcs well, it was not a reality.

FL, Cheng Shaoshang or affectionately called Niaoniao. At first, she was very stubborn young lady but there was a reason for that. She was abandoned from when she was born by her parents when they had to got to war, she was mistreated by her aunt and her grandmother growing up. Her aunt wanted to raise her as dumb, good for nothing young lady so she didn't learn anything about writing, reading the classics and etiquettes. Shaoshang had to relied on herself, her intelligent and wit to survive. She was good at numbers, interested in building things and machines. Although she tended to land herself in trouble when she decided to pay back the villainesses whom bullied her. When she thought she finally gonna get the love she craved when her parents was finally home from war, she didn't expect her mother wld not fulfil that and that drove the wedge between them. But bit by bit she changed for the better with the help of her gentle and understanding Third Aunt Shunhua, when she got engaged to Ling Buyi and receiving tutelage by the graceful Empress that believed in her. She was actually pursued by Ling Buyi, so she didn't believe in him at first but slowly with Buyi trust in her, she fell in love with his earnest self. They always communicated their differents which was very good thing for a couple to do to avoid unnecessary misunderstanding. It just Buyi also had his own challenges and that'll affect their relationship.

This drama had two love rivals of ML so the 2ndML would be Yuan Shanjian, the arrogant and intelligent scholar who love to push Niaoniao's button and Lou Yao, a young man who fell in love with Niaoniao's fearless personality and earnestly pursued her. I love in that in this drama the dynamic of relationship between the Emperor, his Empress and his one concubine was harmonious i would say?. I also love that they included other couple love stories.

The costumes in this drama were also different in a good way. I really like how the Emperor was dressed but idk why his style reminds me of Japanese ancient style too.

Tbh I don't quite understand how certain scenes suddenly appeared. Maybe that was why I was hesitating to give this 9.5 stars rating. Myb a rewatch in the future might change the rating so who knows.

The ending was fine for although I wish I cld see them get married but I'm okay when it ended like that.

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THIS REVIEW IS FOR BOTH PARTS 1 & 2.

Such an entertaining drama, no less expected from one of the rising actors in China, Zhao Lu Si who chooses good scripts. Her portrayal of a smart but unruly young woman is a hoot, as she captured the interests of many highly eligible young men, including the icy, cold General Ling Bu Yi. Because of her antics, Shao Shang managed to irate many of the ladies that have been vying for Bu Yi's attention for years, as well many of her elders who thought they can undermine Shao Shang's "lowly" position in the society, despite being the youngest daughter of a general.

Though her father dotes on Shao Shang, perhaps feeling guilty for the years of abandonment, her mother, on the other hand, is very strict on her daughter, leaving the latter to think that she was unloved. For her part, Shao Shang does absolutely nothing to make up for loss time as she still held a grudge for the neglect and had become wary of anybody who shows her affection. Bu Yi is the same, as he plots and plans his revenge upon the death of his clan, even at the expense of others.

I loved the intricacy of the narrative and the political/familial/societal drama is riveting, aided by a talented ensemble and diverse characters. I also liked the show's attempt at humor, for example, Shao Shang's dad, the King and Bu Yi's sidekick serving as comedic relief. For all the people in the court that are conniving and greedy for power, I appreciated the fact the the Queen and the King's consort (mistress) get along well and respectful of each other.

The only drawback in this drama is that there are some instances where, to me, the happy ending seems forced and neatly tied in a bow. I would have been fine with Bu Yi's death, as it was for me, so farfetched that he managed to survive despite the dangers befalling him. Also for me was Shao Shang's self-righteousness and how she treated Bu Yi. Her character development seemed weak for me, and sometimes wished she was her bright, spritely self like she was in the beginning. Otherwise, a very good drama.

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This story had potential - the screenwriting & directing ruined it

Another drama I wanted to love and place firmly on my 'rewatch' list. I adore Wu Lei. Zhao Lusi, not so much, but when she finds a role that suits her, she does a fine job. The ensemble cast is the reason (and especially Wu Lei) that I rated this drama as highly as I did. For once, even the absence of smoking hot chemistry between the main leads didn't deter me.

There were aspects of Part I which were slightly better than the disorganized mess that was Part II - but the second part also underwhelmed and disappointed.

I had trouble keeping track of who was who - so many princes, so many princesses, so many ministers, evil and not evil, so many random characters popping up when a plot needed justification... it became tedious trying to remember them all and what their story was. Hence, the holes in the stories. So much time was wasted on slow-motion shots, repetitious angle shots, and pushing the revenge and petty spitefulness to the max. I get that FL was wronged in her childhood. I get that ML was traumatized and also suffered. Those points were played out so much that it got tiresome to watch it. So much so, that when it came to wrapping up the storylines, in that last episode, the viewers really got sold out. Even mid-stream, in the years FL was in the palace - one group scene with everybody in red was supposed to indicate the couples and marriages. Press 'pause' to see who got married to who... disappointing! And that last scene in the last episode - supremely disappointing!

We waited so long for this series and so much hype went into it. Fans of the ML & FL watched, and many may praise it because of their loyalty to these two actors. My opinion might not be popular, but it is just that - my opinion. I was disappointed and underwhelmed with the way the story was told and with the performance of the screen writers and the director. They ruined the piece.

Can I just add my admiration for the great job that Tong Lei did as the Empress? She evoked the only tears I shed in this drama. Her gentle, generous spirit was truly brought out in this actor's performance. I really loved so many of the characters in this series because they did such a great job of bringing their roles to life, and that is the reason I could give this show the rating I did. I also have to mention Wu Lei's fight scenes - and how magnificent he looks on a horse! I look forward to his next historical drama.

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Best historical costume drama I ever watch

I rewatch this drama for each episode more than twice, special for epusode 22, 23 24 until season 2 (episode 36/or 9 for seasion 2) I rewatched uncountable. All cast give their best acting skill, a lot of episode but not make me boring and no skip sceen when I watched. The plot is reasonable, the setting, is good , the CGi is smooth, Lusi and wu lei have a good chemistry, and I think they reach the best acting skill in this drama. This drama make me laugh cry, touched and hate.
Wu Lei is all out doing excercise to get the best body shape and strength so he can carry zhao lusi just with one hand.
Lusi that already have great acting skil, in this drama has the best acting, so natural and so cute.
Also all supporting role, like cheng grandma that make me laugh every time, saosang father that very hilarious, ss mother that very fit portrayed an asian mom, ha ha ha ha .

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A bit overrated - its just ok

I delayed watching this because the trailers all made is seem like a silly comedy, rather than a drama. I prefer dramas. The first 1/3 of the series was more comedic, but then it turned into a more serious, heavy drama. Pacing was off, took too long for the love story to build up. It seemed to dragged on too long after the climax of the series...it was like they just recycled random characters who had smaller parts earlier on, then disappeared for most of series...then suddenly reappeared towards the end just to continue the series? Felt forced and odd.
My main issue w/ this series is the main couple - both the ML and FL fell flat in terms of chemistry. I didn't feel it, but you feel like you have to root for them because they are the main couple. I wasn't convinced of any deep, intense love between them.

Acting/Characters:
- Wu Lei / Ling Buyi (ML) - the only other series I saw him in was when he was a child actor in Nirvana in Fire. So it was hard for me to take him seriously as an adult actor in this series. His acting was a bit stiff.
- Zhao Lu Si / Chen Shao Shang (FL) - she plays the cute, funny role fine. She doesn't fit the image of the most beautiful maiden in the capital. Her sad/crying scenes did not tug at my heartstrings, except for 1 scene where she was bullied by the princesses and almost drowned in the pond - when Ling Buyi unaware of what happened came to visit her talking happily....she turned her back and cried out of self pity but tried to hold it in. That scene broke my heart.
- The Emperor - acting was fine. But the script writing for him seems off - I have never seen a period drama where the emperor was so funny and kind. Even if they are kind at hear, they usually appear serious, stern, intimidating.
- Imperial Consort Yue Fei and the Empress - I liked them, it was refreshing that they were genuinely kind people and not scheming like most royals. I liked the spunk and grit that Consort Yue Fei had, and her relationship w/ the Emperor was cute.

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Cede un po' negli ultimi episodi, ma in generale magnifico

Le mie recensioni non sono mai professionali, perché non ho alcuna esperienza nel mondo dello spettacolo. Posso solo dire cosa mi piace e cosa no, e qui di cose da farmi piacere ne ho trovate tante. Tante, ma non tutte.
Premesso che si tratta di una chiacchierata per l’intero drama, senza distinguere tra prima e seconda stagione, la prima cosa che salta agli occhi è la perizia artistica del comparto tecnico. Dalle curatissime ambientazioni, ai costumi, alle acconciature, passando per le luci, le inquadrature, gli stacchi, le transizioni, la qualità dei combattimenti, le acrobazie (spesso eseguite dagli attori principali, non da stunt!), tutto grida qualità di massimo livello. Tanto di cappello al comparto tecnico/registico che ci ha regalato cotanta gioia per gli occhi.
Altrettanta, se non di più, è la gioia per l’interpretazione che il cast ha saputo dare. L’intero cast è stato splendidamente scelto e diretto, e ha recitato per la massima parte in modo mirabile, dalle comparse ai protagonisti principali. L’unico difetto che ho potuto trovare, a livello di recitazione, è stato in alcune scene di pianto a occhi asciutti. Ma anche lì, sarebbe bastato mettere due goccine prima del cambio di inquadratura, come probabilmente è stato fatto per altri, quindi è veramente colpa dell’attrice?
Zhao Lusi sta crescendo bene. La adoro e sono abituata a vederla in parti brillanti, in cui veramente eccelle, e inizialmente pareva fosse così anche qui. E invece, che attrice drammatica! E’ riuscita a consegnare alle emozioni del pubblico un personaggio complesso e contraddittorio, depresso e ribelle, affamato d’amore e orgoglioso, intelligente e ingenuo, vendicativo e affettuoso. Non dimentichiamo che ha solo 23 anni.
Ma chi veramente mi ha rubato il fiato è Leo Wu. Sono ormai lontani i tempi di Nirvana in fire, quando già interpretava Fei Liu in maniera eccellente. Per forza: questo ragazzo di soli 22 anni recita almeno da quando ne aveva 7, una filmografia impressionante già alla sua giovanissima età. E si vede, eccome! In questo drama è riuscito a esprimersi a un livello che non avrei mai potuto nemmeno immaginare, nemmeno dopo averlo amato in The long ballad. Siamo veramente oltre, le microespressioni di Leo sono qualcosa di sublime. La devozione, la furia, la disperazione, lo squilibrio che riesce ad esprimere anche solo con gli occhi sono da manuale e oltre, perché sono filtrati dalla sua personalità e dal suo mobilissimo viso. Un viso che, diciamocelo, non ha una bellezza classica, ma che proprio per questo manifesta una virilità e un fascino duraturi e profondi. Aggiungiamoci un corpo statuario e chiudiamo il cerchio. L’unico appunto che posso fare a Leo è il suo modo di camminare un po’ teso. Ma vogliamo parlare della fisicità delle sue acrobazie?
La performance degli attori, splendidamente costumata, ambientata e diretta, è ancor più accentuata da un commento musicale incredibile. Già The long ballad aveva una serie di melodie e canzoni fuori dell’ordinario, ma qui, pur senza avere Charlie Zhou Shen, troviamo tutta una serie di musiche di sottofondo che fanno a gara nel sottolineare le scene più pregnanti del drama. E ce ne sono a iosa.
Finiti gli apprezzamenti entusiastici, occorre rimarcare come Love like the galaxy sia un drama che si focalizza, almeno in parte, sul passaggio dall’infanzia all’età adulta, con la presa di coscienza del fatto che esista un mondo al di fuori della nostra personalissima percezione del nostro ego. Comprendere le motivazioni di chi ci sta di fronte è fondamentale per capire noi stessi, anche se queste motivazioni sono tenute nascoste o espresse nel modo più sbagliato.
In quest’ottica, il personaggio di Cheng Shaoshang ha bisogno di gran parte dei 56 episodi per crescere e superare i danni apportati alla sua psiche da un’infanzia in cui fu trascurata e lasciata a se stessa a crescere come un’erbaccia. E’ vero, commette spesso gli stessi errori, è orgogliosa e difficile al perdono, ma non si può mettere in relazione la sua età anagrafica (all’inizio ha 15 anni) rispetto alle sue coetanee, che sono state seguite ed educate. Poi, se vogliamo fare un confronto, buona parte di quelle signorine di buona famiglia è cresciuta molto peggio di lei. Certo, bisogna prendere come atto di fede che possa permettersi di fare il predicozzo a tutti senza mai subirne le conseguenze. E’ sempre dappertutto più del prezzemolo e, diciamocelo, il prezzemolo non sta bene proprio con tutto.
Curioso che, secondo il libro da cui è tratta la storia, Cheng Shaoshang sarebbe una ragazza moderna la cui anima viene trasportata nella protagonista quando, all’inizio, è malata/morente nella capanna lontano da casa. Gli aneliti di libertà e autodeterminazione che prova e le sue competenze tecniche sarebbero in quel caso molto più spiegabili rispetto a quello che si vede nel drama, con buona pace di tutti i commentatori misogini. Chissà perché hanno completamente cassato il lato isekai di questa storia.
Zisheng è un personaggio molto tormentato. La sua infanzia più che difficile l’ha reso una macchina da guerra e da vendetta, pur senza cancellare del tutto il suo lato romantico. L’amore per Cheng Shaoshang gli mette un po’ i bastoni fra le ruote, lo svolgersi delle vicende lo costringe a scelte quasi impossibili, per cui oltre a essere incolpato da tutti si autoflagella. Ma la sua lealtà e il suo amore sono incrollabili, un uomo veramente tutto d’un pezzo.
Chi mi ha davvero stupito è la famiglia imperiale, molto rilassata e per certi versi giocosa, rispetto a tante altre già viste in altri lavori, una famiglia in cui, contrariamente al solito, c’è amore e rispetto. Inaudito.
Sappiamo che il focus di questa produzione non sono le grandi imprese guerriere anche perché le battaglie che ci vengono presentate sono in realtà poco più di scaramucce. Ben poche volte ci viene presentato un vero esercito, molto più spesso ci si scontra fra drappelli di opposte fazioni. I combattimenti sono però molto ben coreografati. Ma ancor più bello è quello, fondamentale, che non ci mostrano: quando Zisheng parte per la tangente e si abbandona al massacro, ci viene mostrata una gran parete illuminata dietro cui ombre scure si muovono e schizzano sangue sulle finestre di carta bianca, col solo commento musicale. Da togliere il fiato.
Mi è difficile assegnare un voto a questo drama, perché l’ultima dozzina di puntate è stata piuttosto deludente. Per certi versi, si sono avvertiti pesanti tagli e salti di scene, per cui alcune cose, che sarebbe stato auspicabile vedere, ci vengono raccontate con poche parole di dialogo fra i personaggi. Ci mettono, per così dire, davanti ai fatti compiuti. D’altro canto, altre vicende e situazioni vengono trascinate fin troppo. Ci sono un paio di circostanze in cui si impreca sulla stupidità dei personaggi, situazioni pericolose facilmente evitabili, lunghissimi discorsoni di buoni e cattivi sull’orlo del baratro (sì, anche qui ci sono i soliti dirupi) e, soprattutto, l’estrema stupidità di un guerriero che rimane a guardare con le mani in mano una persona disarmata che sta per dare fuoco a tutto, assieme ad altre persone, anche loro immobili ad aspettare cosa?
D’accordo, sono i soliti risvolti “dramatici” che però, in una produzione per altri versi così grandiosamente curata, stonano e spiccano ancora di più. Aggiungiamoci che, dopo diverse scene piuttosto lente, non abbiamo neppure la grazia di vedere un matrimonio, ma ci limitiamo a sospirare tutti in fila guardando le stelle, e non si può fare a meno, come spettatori, di sentirsi un po’ ingannati. Presi in giro.
Era così anche nel libro originale? Chissà. Ma, visto che hanno cambiato così tante cose, potevano darci almeno la soddisfazione. Parere personale.

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Great Drama

Finally, Love Like The Galaxy has released all of its 56 episodes. I was praying that it will give me a good ending and waited with abated breath until I watched the final episodes. I am glad it hasn't disappointed! It has a good ending!!! Technically speaking the drama ended in episode 48, but because they want to play out the romance bit, they dragged the drama on for a reconciliation of ending... It may have worked really well in the novel, but it's not quite effective for a drama it should have just ended with 50 episodes. But like I said before it's still a good ending and has made the drama that much more enjoyable to watch, On the whole, it's one of the best Dramas I have seen this year so far and also in a long time.

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