Damn... I had never had a Chinese drama got me crying SO hard... Now that it is over, I am super, freaking sad and having withdrawals, like a part of me was gone.

Story is soooo good. So unique.. Must be why original story got plagiarized into some new piece that had become more popular... Whatever they did tho... Got me so hooked and in love with this drama! It's sooo oddly unique. I am a huge fan of ancient Chinese movies and dramas! The costumes, the cute artifacts, the fighting, & the magic! At first I laughed at the summary thinking it seemed funny, that it might be another one of them lame ass CGI Chinese dramas, but OH. MAH. DAMN. Whoever set this whole drama up DID IT ALL SO RIGHT. I found out this story is from some plagiarized book written years ago... Such unique ideas put together... I got HOOKED and fell in love and then everything made sense. I finished it in like 4-5 days because I became so ADDICTED. Days after I had finished, it felt like I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO LIVE ANYMORE. I had never reminisced so much about a Chinese drama before...

I was never a fan of Yang Mi, but ugh man she was so perfect for the role; this drama shows how truly talented Yang Mi really is! I didn't think Mark Chao was attractive, but maaan, I fell in love with him...

REALLY LOVE THE MUSIC. I am very picky in music, but the soundtrack in this drama definitely got me... After I had finished the drama, I had yearn to hear it, I kept listening to the soundtrack (which is AMAZING BTW, my favorite song is Liang Liang) and reminisce about the drama, got me also debating if I should even REWATCH it because I miss and love it so much... I'm like whoa, wtf... This pain feels so odd... DO NOT FEAR the length of the 58 episodes, I truly wished it never ended.

Call me crazy, but this is currently ranked as my #1 OUT OF ALL THE FILMS OF MY LIFE T____T Foreal though, this movie impacted my life!

I highly recommend it and it should be shared with the world. Y'all see the ratings? Y'all see it going up the ranks? The more it is spread out to the world, many more of you will fall in love with it and it will continue going up the ranks because it had touched your heart and soul!!!! And maybe, you will become crazy like me... Like it is a part of my life now.

THIS IS NOT OVERRATED.
A MUST-SEE, MUST WATCH!!!
YOU MISSING OUT!!!

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STORY:
A typical modern-time-travel-back-to-ancient-China thing. Which is something I oddly really like!!! Idk, I just always think time traveling to ancient China is the coolest thing ever... I really like the ideas thrown in to make this drama of how and what it became. It later on turns out really unexpectedly weird with a sort of plot twist in the end, which though it does all makes sense in the end in it's own way, I guess.

ACTING/CAST:
Acting is 8/10, most did very well and some did ok.
Here are some of my thoughts of the main characters:

Xing Zhao Lin as Mo Lian Cheng:
OMG he is soooo adorable and sexy. I freaking fell deep in love with him. How can a 20 year old be so freaking hot!!! *Sweats & gulps* I caught myself falling for him and I was like, why does it feel like I am falling in love with him?! So weird?! Okay! Okay! Anyways! This drama shows very well of his acting skills. When watching Princess Agents, I never thought Xing Zhao Lin would have such skills!!! XD His character is so full of love and soooo fucking romantic even I felt the need to want to be his wife, LMAO. He is suuuuch a maaaan, whooo!

Liang Jie as Qu Tan Er/Xiao Tan:
She is a real talent... I am very impressed of her playing as 2 different characters. It shocked me like wow... It seem so legit like she can truly act as a gentle woman and you would believe that is her nature until she was playing as someone else who is wildin. That was the part of her that got me the most, so I think they did a good job choosing her for the role. When actors and actresses are to portray different characters in one show or movie & it is that believable for you to dislike the "other side of them", that is when it shows their true talents. She did a very good job in this drama. She's very funny, it's cute, I truly enjoyed her in this drama.

Wang Richards as Mo Yi Huai:
He is very handsome. LOVE his cheekbones, LMAO! This is my first time watching him and I really love and enjoy his cheekbones and his pretty face, ahahaha. Overall, I think his acting is very funny. I can't really take his acting seriously, it just very funny... He still needs a lot of improvements or so. But his acting goes well with comedy, hahahaha.

Sun Yi Zhu as Jing Xin:
Looool. This girl was very entertaining to watch! She is suuuuper cute and adorable. I grew to like her a lot. She does a very good job as Qu Tan Er's maid. I really love how they designed her as a maid that stands out, loved how they styled her hair, it is very cute on her. How she portrays her character dealing with Qu Tan Er's switching issues is what caught my attention the most.

MUSIC:
I've heard better soundtracks for dramas. I usually obsess over and fall in love with soundtracks from dramas and add it to my playlist and listen to it often, but I was just not feeling the music for this drama at all. So I would not download the soundtrack for this drama ):

REWATCH VALUE:
This drama currently tops as my #2 favorite drama out of all the other dramas I've seen in my life as Ten Miles of Peach Blossom tops as my #1. If I were a DVD collector, I would definitely buy the DVD set just to rewatch as I grow older, lmao. But I am more of a "watch-it-on-the-internet" type due to the new generation & technology of shows and movies online. So my list is visible on my MyDramaList account! Any that stays on my top 10 is definitely worth rewatching.


Love, love, love it so much. This masterpiece will always have a spot in my heart forever! It's so cute and I'm glad I had came across it to be a part of my life. As a 24 episode web series, it is definitely must watch!

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It's a "no" from me, dawg.

My lover had said to me that this drama is too good, he said he liked it so much that I have to watch it with him cus he said he would rewatch it all over again.

I found this very hard to watch.

In the beginning, I thought I was gonna watch a super serious Korean Drama due to reading the synopsis, later to find out I was watching a drama extremely filled with comedy.

There were sooo many scenarios where I felt things were a little too impossible to be approached or overcome. Not a fan of extremely fictional scripts that were too unrealistic.

Actors & actresses were actually really good when it comes to them acting seriously like: genuinely sad, genuinely scared, annoying or even scary.

I just couldn't really take the comedy parts so well, cus it felt like it was trying too hard to be funny.

My lover was saddened I didn't enjoy the drama, but this is just my honest opinion.

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It's decent to me.

I read a bit of the manhua when I was way younger and was interested in how this would turn out.

I watched a lot of Dilraba historical dramas so I was curious on how this would turn out.

I honestly think she isn't the best actress out there, but I somehow always end up watching her stuff.

I think the cast is very physically attractive.

I really enjoy the opening theme song, it's stuck in my head often, when a song from a show is stuck in my head, that's when I know I really like it or it's very catchy.

I felt like this drama is decent. It wasn't bad but it wasn't that good.

I feel like the main character, Li Chang Ge seems to lack a lot of depth.

I am mainly blown away by the character, Ashile She Er. I think him and Le Yan have the most impressive character growth in the drama. The fact that they self reflected a lot on their behaviors to become better people really touched me deeply. Ashile She Er made me tear up when he thought deeply into his morals and actions to be fair to Ashile Sun really touched my heart. I get really touched by people who acknowledge and work on personal growth.

I 'd recommend this to people who enjoy women empowerment.

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STORY:
Okay... As a huge fan of the drama version, Eternal Love/Ten Miles Peach Blossoms, this will be a let down. It took me a long while to finally get to see this movie. & Like other reviewers said, do not watch with high expectations. In the beginning when I heard this movie was coming out, I already had a bad feeling about it. The story is very much the same. And as other reviewers said, if you are new to the movie without knowing the backstory (readers of the book or fans of the drama version), it may seem very confusing. It starts in the middle area of the story of the drama version. This movie squeezes everything from the drama into a movie. So it feels really rushed and fast paced. Like, you can't even feel the feels while watching it... I did not like the ending area at all.. Everything was all explained and squeezed in the end in a big ass bunch and you will be like, uh ok wtf??? And a lot of scenes seem like they were being replaying a lot... Which seems like a lot of time wasted... And each time it seems like they don't wanna reveal it to you either until the end... So it's like shady business through out the end.. So I really... Did not like that... Plus... Ending ended very odd and more confusing... So I just can't anymore XD

ACTING/CAST:
I am a fan of Liu Yifei, she's really pretty and I've seen her other work... But in this movie, it's just so rushed and I just felt like I wasn't really impressed with her in here and with this certain piece... Comparing her to Yang Mi as the Queen of Qing Qiu, I would choose Yang Mi because she can portray as a tough and cold person better. With Liu Yifei, she seems a bit like stiff on that. And of course, she does well as a kind Su-Su, but that was rarely shown... A lot of things were rarely shown in this movie... So idk man...

Yang Yang... I am a fan of him as well, but I just can't with this piece XD I am sure that they would've done a better job with a better production, better well-thought plot that is not squeezed and rushed like this. Maybe if they coulda been the main leads in the Eternal Love drama, maybe they could do as well or not... Who knows... But judging by this rushedly odd piece it is very hard to look at it...

Also, there's a green blob in there that gotta go. The CGI is somewhat ok, but that green blob thooo.

MUSIC:
Like other reviewers, what they said is true... Since there was so many things going on, I did not pay any attention to the music nor did it catch my attention.

REWATCH VALUE:
I do not want to rewatch it over again ever in my life!!!! I can barely watch it the first time!!!

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This Drama Is Like A Video Game Side Quest

STORY:
As a person who is not such a huge fan of fiction, this drama was well crafted in a genius way. I learned later that it was created after a webtoon. I have many questions as there are so many plotholes for my need for more information after finishing it, but I guess that's what researching and reading the webtoon is for.

ACTING/CAST:
I think the cast did a wonderful job. The actress Liu Dan who who plays as Tao Yinghong does a truly great job.

MUSIC:
I really love the calm, soothing intro + ending song "My Only."

REWATCH VALUE:
I am not a person who rewatches shows or dramas. That is my reason for a low score.

OVERALL:
This drama definitely kept me on the edge of my seat. Gave me a lot of stress and anxiety, lol.

The lesson I learned from this drama is to keep trying over and over again, go outside of your comfort zone, limits and to search for the information you need and keep trying over and over again or do things differently until you are successful or to reach your goal.

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Honestly, I originally found it hard to start to watch, so I dropped it within the first 4-5 episodes.

My lover convinced me to watch it with him because he said this drama is pretty good even though he seen it already, he liked it enough to convince me to watch it with him.

STORY:
It includes some very fairytale like elements in there which was cool but at the same time a little too fictitious but I just had to brush those off.

I found the story a bit boring, but the entire point of this drama is what sticks out to me.

I very much enjoyed how it shows that people act out from their unresolved traumas, which is why a person is a certain way they are today or what triggers them to be a certain way or how they react to things.

I think it gives a good message that we need to learn to reparent ourselves as adults and from the projections others did to us in the past. The people who hurt us in the past are just actually hurt people who hurt people, but people are not aware that they shouldn't take that so personally. So people go on with their lives holding on to those things or baggages. Basically get some help before you go hurt others with your hurt.

I enjoyed the depth that this drama really dives in to mention about mental health.

It was really hard for me to watch the main female lead because I find her very toxic, traumatized and projecting all her unresolved traumas at the male lead the entire drama. That was draining for me.

ACTING/CAST:
I find the female lead a bit scary. I even read articles about the actress that she is somewhat really like the character she portrays as well which is a bit scarier. It almost seems as is she is a natural at is so I'd say her acting is very impressive because of how realistic her chaotic acts could be.

The male lead is so very charming. He did a good job playing a lovely innocent guy who I really fell in love with. I'd type him as an INFJ, which are my favorite MBTI types. Kind, wise, giving, thoughtful, forgiving.

No comments on the music, I rarely remember the music since it didn't really stand out to me.

Overall, I would recommend this to others as like a way to self heal, work on their inner childs, reparenting themselves, working on their unresolved traumas, moving on without letting the past hold you back from your growth.

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STORY: I think the story is alright. I felt really bored and not drawn into it. I usually drop dramas asap, but some urge making me wanna finish it. Maybe cus a huge fan of Ten Miles Peach Blossoms, it made me want to mainly because of that reason. I would prefer this one over The King's Woman, cus I thought that one was really bad. Too bad there are spoiler sypnosis' all over wiki. So don't go read wiki and if you're planning to watch on Viki, warning, many watchers post spoilers in the video commentings so turn those off too. Also, I found out this was based on a novel of the same name. Usually producers always add their own unique twists to movies and dramas, so yep. I felt like this drama was going very slow and the romance in here is not strong. I did a lot of fast forwardinggg. And like what another review said, the fighting scenes really are top notch, the actors trained well and put on a good show on that part.

ACTING/CAST: The acting is overall okay, I am quite impressed by some actors in here.

-Dilraba: I was never really a huge fan of Dilraba. I always thought that she is extremely beautiful though. I've first noticed her in Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms and felt that she is a very stiff actress overall. But this drama, you can definitely see her improvements. I wanted to applaud her for that. I was most impressed by her martial arts scenes in the drama. I didn't know she could do that!!! She has done so well on her martial arts as if she is a professional. You can tell she worked hard. My jaws dropped and I definitely replayed her fighting scenes and the slow-mo's several times, hahahahha.

-Vic Zhou: Was not a fan of this character he portrayed. Throughout the movie I didn't like him until the last episode, to be honest.

-Zhang Bin Bin: Always pleased to see his face everywhere. I enjoy his sad face expressions that he is usually very good at. I feel he plays the same personality in every drama now, lol.

-Liu Wayne: His acting in this drama is okay. Unsure if it was his expressions that didn't seem so convincing or it is maybe just his face.

-Lai Yi: HE IS SO CUTE. Grew a mini crush on him in Ten Miles Peach Blossoms. I felt he is SO HOT in this drama. Fell deeply in love with him more in this drama because his costume & look made him more outstanding! I also wanted to applause him playing very well as the villain in this drama. Never knew he has this skill since in TMPB, he plays a very kind disciple.

Sun Xiao Lun & Ge Shi Min: Saw that this is these 2 pretty ladies' first dramas, they did such a beautiful job portraying strong women. They both seem very experienced actresses already! They both have a lot of potential!

MUSIC: As a huge fan of music & soundtracks, I usually checkout if soundtrack music is nice and they usually naturally catch my attention, but definitely didn't.

Rewatch Value
I would not rewatch it again... I kinda forced myself to watch it to the end. I doubt that not even in 10 years would I rewatch it.

OVERALL:
I lowkey enjoyed it. I would not say it is the best nor terrible, just very ok. It could been better in some ways, idk. I do not have much to say, I only did it for the liking of the similar actors from Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms.

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STORY:
Story is very interesting. This drama is more of a strategic war movie. What made me really enjoy this drama is that they actually focus well on fighting scenes thoroughly. You don't see a lot of that anymore. Most chick-flick Chinese dramas do not contain good, legitimate fighting scenes, so that really surprised me and I praise that. For example, most Chinese chick-flicks would just do some fighting scenes they would make up without a martial arts professional like just swinging swords left and right, but this one looks like they got some professional martial arts people to come through to train them and make it look very legitimate. So props for that! The story seems to move very slow and the progress just seems like it just gets worse and worse on.

Note: I don't think this drama contains a lot of romance... I've heard many people who seek romance watched halfway have dropped the drama due to that. So there are many frustrations on that.

ACTING/CAST: The actors have done extremely well in this drama, they've done a good job picking the right people for the roles. Here are my thoughts on some of the main leads.

Wow... Zhao Liying is something. I've seen many of her dramas before and thought she was okay, but in this one I'm gonna have to applaud her. I've watched Legend of Lu Zhen and she plays a smart woman in there as well, but this one is on a whole 'nother level. She plays very well as a "person whose gone through a lot"; in this drama you can see it in her eyes as if it is real, so I am very impressed by her.

Lin Geng Xin... I did not think he was attractive at all until near the middle of this drama because I grew to fall in love with the character he plays. I have not seen his other work before, but I think he did a good job portraying a smart, calm loving man to make me fall in love with him.

Dou Shawn... IS SOOO HOT. I really enjoy watching every second of him in this drama. This is the second drama I've ever seen of him. He does a good job as well, I am impressed how he is able to showcase his skills as his character "grows up."

Wang Yan Lin... Omg... I have never seen this guy before until this drama... But LORDY, LORD... I think this guy does the best job ever as a villain... I am so impressed by his acting skills... Truly talented... It's as if he is a natural... And his evil smirk and eyebrow game is the thing that gets me wowed, lmao!

MUSIC: The music is nice... There is a piano song that plays in the background that I am really obsessed with, is no where to be found on the internet but the drama itself... Not even on the soundtrack, what the hell... It only comes out with there is an emotional scene... So if anyone knows what that song is, please comment below or message it to me! I would reallllly love to have it.... I have a lap harp so sometimes I would reminisce about that lovely song and play it... T___T

REWATCH VALUE: I would probably watch it once every 5+ years or so (or maybe even never, maybe for this drama, once is enough). I just feel that this drama is just not enough for me to yearn and obsess over.

OVERALL: Though I enjoyed many of the episodes, this drama didn't sweep me off my feet. I would not recommend to my family and friends at all.

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I'm not a fan

*SPOILERS AHEAD*

I was interested in this drama just to watch they guy, since people had typed him as an INFJ 6w7, so it was so I can just observe him.

As soon as I observed her behavior as very ISTJ, I also saw that others had typed her that too.

I immediately forecasted that there wouldn't be such romance between them.

I don't believe those 2 types to be a a good matching pair, which I was correct.

This whole entire drama there was like no in-depth romance.

I'm sure the main guy wanted that with her, but since she is an Si dom Te auxiliary; she was too concerned about what had happened to her in the past and too concerned about work for romance.

The entire drama they didn't even become an actual couple.


Even my significant other questioned me: Why was this drama even made?

Lol....

Her character was such a true ISTJ, I applaud her for that though.

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Not for me

Story:
Was boring for me. Sometimes it's serious, sometimes it's too much comedy. As a very emotionally intense person, I enjoyed the serious scenes.

Acting:
The actors did a good job on the serious, intense scenes.
The character, Scarlett, stood out the most to me because she is a person that shows great character and great morals. I am really impressed by her morals when it comes to friendship and being civilized at work when she has to work with Bae Ta Mi. Not a fan of her chaotic side, but her soft side & her logical side really got to me.

Music:
I am somewhat a fan of the OST.

Rewatch Value:
I am a person selfish with my time, so I rarely rewatch shows. If I were to recommend people to watch it though, I would highly not recommend others to watch it.

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It's a "NO" from me, dawg.

Was very surprised that a Kpop Idol would accept this sort of role, but I guess she'd like to break barriers.

The trailer from the start was already cringe to me, but I decided to explore it anyways because I was curious about a Kpop Idol acting in a BDSM themed movie.

I honestly don't think she is a very good actress overall, I've only seen her other acting in Scarlet Heart Ryeo.

This whole movie was awkward and cringe. Maybe because I am so vanilla that I am not a fan of BDSM.

But the thing here we have to be aware about is that: any type of intimacy or sexual activity is uncomfortably cringe and everyone has their own fetishes.

I felt that this movie lack a lot of emotional depth between the main characters. It wasn't a deep enough romance in my opinion.

I just watched it to check out the hype.

I would not recommend it to others.

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I had watched this back in 2013. Now that Viki is now streaming it, I wanted to make a review for those who may be interested!!!

This has probably be the Chinese drama that had gotten me to be very into Chinese dramas!!!
It is one of my top favorites and I always recommend this one to a lot of family and friends.
It came out around the time where there weren't a lot of interesting Chinese dramas & I had came across this one.
I quickly was into the storyline even though it was quite a typical Chinese palace type of story.
A poor girl going in as a palace maid and that sort, I guess the details on the page tells you everything already.
This drama actually portrays a strong female protagonist.
I guess you can compare her Princess Agents character to this, but it is not as hardcore as Princess Agents, LMAO.

I also had fell in love with the actors and actresses, they are all so beautiful and handsome.
Which made me loved it even more; who can say no to Chen Xiao, Zhao Li Ying, Yang Rong :D
I really liked the acting and the chemistry and the romance on there.
I usually know when I am in love with the soundtracks of a Chinese drama but I don't have a memory of being in love with it, so it was ok.

Speeding up to today in 2018, I am still a fan of it, though I do not know when I will rewatch it again.
I do think about this drama here and there because it engraved a memory in me.
Maybe someday in the future if I am ever bored enough.
And there are so many good new dramas coming out now!!!
I would say if you're new to Chinese dramas, this would be a nice pick for the newbies!
And those who might be missing out should watch it too.
Just give it a try on the first couple of episodes!
I feel like this drama is very underrated!
Shoutout to Viki for finally having it now!

So if you like an adorable male protagonist, strong female protagonist who starts out as a maid, pretty costumes and continuous palace problems, this one is for you, LOL.

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I enjoyed the unique storyline.

I’m usually not a huge fan of fictional things or like time traveling because those things are impossible and unrealistic.

But this one was was crafted in a very odd but genius way that it kind of caught me off guard.

If any fictional script out there can be crafted in such a creative + genius way, you might have my attention here.

I honestly was watching it with very low expectations but it kinda actually blew me away.

I noticed the low ratings and that it wasn’t really a featured drama on Netflix but my lover wanted to see it and we both ended up enjoying it.

Originally not a fan of Lee Min Ho but he was definitely charming. I am not a fan at all on this lead actress, but she was pretty manageable in this drama.

I’m really selfish with my time, so I wouldn’t allow myself to rewatch the many dramas I come across in this lifetime unless it is too good…

Anyway, I’d recommend this to people who enjoy mysteries, time traveling and theories.

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