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whump4life · 3 years

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The Wolf: Whump List

Whumpee: Chu You Wen played by Darren Wang

Synopsis: A teenage boy who has been raised by wolves and has developed keen, supernatural-like senses, meets a women named Ma Zhai Xing, the teenage daughter of the government official-and the duo strikes up a firm friendship.

Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Costume & Period

Source: Viki

Episode 1: Has a fever, faints, concerned for him, briefly showed that they had blurry vision, nursed him back to health.

Episode 2: Gets chased, caught in a trap, put in a cage, limping, breathing heavily, asked how he got injured, called a monster, gets hit on the head and bleeds.

Episode 3: Gets tricked and falls into a trap, injured by guards, sweating, hit on the head and starts to bleed, gets kicked to the ground, thrown to the ground, coughs up blood, His wolf pack attempts to save him, emotional whump, falls off a cliff, gets saved, unconscious in bed, sweating and bandaged, wakes up. (times skip)

Episode 4: Nothing

Episode 5: Gets attacked by a tiger, injured, concern for him, grabs swords with hands, protects someone, gets stabbed, sweating, growls, is warned that if he doesn’t recover properly; could hurt his muscles and bones, gets bandaged.

Episode 6: concern for him, opened up his wound again, takes care of his wound himself, in pain, concern for him, caretaker tends to his wounds, in pain.

Episode 7: Nothing

Episode 8: Concerned for someone

Episode 9-13: Nothing

Episode 14: Has a nightmare, sweating, heavy breathing.

Episode 15: Nothing

Episode 16: Attacked by guards, concerned for someone.

Episode 17: Nothing

Episode 18: concerned for someone, inhales a type of poison, feels weak, heavy breathing, tricked.

Episode 19-20: Nothing

Episode 21: Enemy finds out his weakness (Wolfbone Flower; this will bring him immense pain)

Episode 22: Threatened, concerned for someone, inhales Wolfbone Flower smoke, in pain, heavy breathing, falls down to his knees, pain making him lose his mind briefly, cuts wrist to stop the effects, sweating, staggering, looks exhausted.

Episode 23: In pain; from Wolfbone flower, concern for him, heavy breathing, grabs chest, sweating heavily, told his friends to chain him up before he goes berserk, intense pain, growls, lost control of himself, screams. unconscious in bed, concern for him, said he has small flesh wounds and should recover, struggles to sit up in bed

Episode 24-32: nothing

Episode 33: Has to be punished by a whip, chained standing, the whip has been soaked in Wolfbone flower, sweating, breathing heavy, getting cuts from the whip

Episode 34: Breathing heavy, sweating, looks dazed, growls in pain, Briefly shows the state of his body, goes berserk and breaks the chains, caged, growling and screaming trying to claw at them, they are scared of him, still hasn’t recovered his sanity, concern for him, he tries to claw at them, said he’s been groggy and in immense pain, chained up again and bloody, fed medicine

Episode 35: still chained up and bloody, unconscious, begged to wake up, wakes up.

Episode 36: Nothing

Episode 37: Goes into battle, goes to the frontline and gets shot with arrows, blood coming from his mouth, sweating, concern for him, they try to protect him and cover him with shields, used Wolfbone flower to hurt him, throws all the people and shields off of him, growls, tries to save someone (even though they are the enemy now), gets stabbed, concern for someone, kneels down in front of hut, almost loses control of himself, cuts his own arm, doctor tells him the person is okay, coughs up blood, doctor concerned for his wounds, checks pulse, sweating, in pain while his wounds are being treated, gets pain relief medicine told it’s temporary

Episode 38: sweating, suddenly stopped and gasped in pain, notices that the wolfbone flower side effects are getting worse, worried he will lose control and hurt the person he loves, nearly loses his balance, pain gets worse, grabs chest, uses tree to stabile self, breaths heavy, staggers into hut, slightly concerned for him, pain/side effects get a lot worse and he collapses to his knees, groans and gasps for air, concerned that he was burning up, stands up and completely goes berserk, breaks stuff around him and growls, gains control momentarily to save lover, continues to growl and scream, concern for him, strangles lover, faints, wakes up, concern for lover.

Episode 39: Nothing

Episode 40: Chained up with fire all around him, caged and unconscious

Episode 41: still caged

Episode 42: Sent to a prison ground, gets beaten up, staggers, all bloody, starts coughing and has trouble breathing, in pain, falls to his side. brands him, left to do all the hard work even though he’s injured

Episode 43: gets beaten up again, in pain, coughs, grabs sword with hand

Episode 44: Nothing

Episode 45: Cuts own hand, notices his blood is black, says it’s a sign before dying

Episode 46: Accidentally gets black blood on lovers hand, cleaning his sword when struck with pain, veins looked green, almost lost control, eyes roll back, used sword to support self, gets hand cut and they find out he has black blood, concern for him, told that he can have his pain relieved if he walks over to them, faints, unconscious in bed, concern for him,

Episode 47: Has a nightmare, in pain, crawls out of bed, falls to knees, breaths heavy, suddenly in pain, grunts, asked if he was okay, needed support to stand. tries to carry over food, collapses to one knee, in pain, concern for him, sweating, nearly loses control, held by lover till he wakes, struggles to sit up, says he’s fine but looks dizzy.

Episode 48: Nothing

Episode 49: chained and caged, gets let go, gets tranquilized, tries to fight effects, heavy breathing. faints, wakes up, gets hit with arrows, bloody, heavy breathing, emotional whump.

#asian whump #viki #darren wang #kdrama whump #fantasy #cdrama whump #whump #whumplist

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wuxia-indonesia · 2 years

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Top Drama China Historical yang akan Datang

serial drama historical andalan 4 jaringan china yang akan datang. 腾讯 (tencent) 1.梦华录 Meng Hua Lu - A Dream of Splendor - Crystal Liu Yi Fei , Chen Xiao, Jelly Lin 2.玉骨遥 The Longest Promise - Xiao Zhan, Ren MIn, Wang Chu Ran, Han Dong, Alen Fang 3.星汉灿烂 Love Like The Galaxy - Zhao Lusi, Leo Wu, Zeng Li 4.春闺梦里人 Romance of a Twin Flower - Ding Yuxi, Peng XiaoRan 5.重紫 Chong Zhi - Yang Chao Yue, Jeremy Tsui, Zhang Zhi Xi 6.说英雄谁是英雄 Heroes - Joseph Zeng, Yang Chal Yue, Liu Yu Ning, Baron Chen, Meng Zi Yi, Sun Zu Jun 7.雪鹰领主 Lord Eagle - Sheng Ying Hao, Sun Rui, Fei Qin Yuan 8.乐游原 Wonderland of Love - Xu Kai, Jing Tian, Zhao JIa Min, Gao Han, Zheng He Hui Zi, He Feng Tian 9.长相思 Lost You Forever - Yang Zi, Deng Wei, Zhang Wan Yi 10.天行健 Heroes (judul rencana akan diubah biar ga tabrakan) - Qin Jun Jie, Maggie Huang, Liu Yu Ning 11.飞狐外传 - The Young Flying Fox - Qin Jun Jie, Liang Jie, Xing Fei, Peter Ho, Sarah Zhao, Lin Yu Shen, Hei Zi, Yvonne Yung 12.只此江湖梦 - Love and Sword - Gao Wei Guang, Xuan Lu, Jia Nai, Martin Zhang, Yuan Yu Xuan, Ren Hao 爱奇艺 (iqiyi) 1.月歌行 - Song of the Moon - Vin Zhang, Xu Lu 2.云襄传 - The Ingenious One - Chen Xiao, Rachel Momo, Tang Xiao Tian 3.显微镜下的大明 - Great Ming Under Microscope - Zhang Ruoyun, Qi Wei, Wang Yang 4.明月入卿怀 - A Forbidden Marriage - Mao Zi Jun , Zhou Jie Qiong , Zhang Xin ,Li Jiu Lin, Eddy Ko 5.请君 - Welcome - Ren Jia Lun, Li Qin 6.七时吉祥 - Love You Seven Times - Ding Yu Xi, Yang Chao Yue ,Yang Hao Yu, Dong Xuan, Hai Lu 8.倾城亦清欢 - The Emperor's Love - Wallace Chung, Yuan Bing Yan, Jason Gu, Zhang Yue 9.九霄寒夜暖 - Warm Cold Night in the Nine Heavens - Li Yi Tong, Bi Wen Jun, Chen He Yi, He Rui Xian, Ma Yue 10.苍兰诀。 - Eternal Love - Yu Shu Xin, Dylan Wang, Cristy Guo, Xu Hai Qiao 11.花溪记(分销) - Love Is An Accident - Xing Fei, Xu kai Cheng, Wang Yi Nuo 12.花戎。 - Hua Rong - Ju Jing Yi, Guo Jun Chen, Liu Dong Qin, Lu Ting Yu, Ma Yue 优酷 (youku) 1.长月烬明 - Till The End of The Moon - Luo Yunxi, Bai Lu, Chen Du Ling, Deng Wei, Sun Zhen Ni, Wang Yifei 2.星河长明 - Novoland: The Princess From Plateau - Feng Shao Feng, Peng Xiao Ran, Cheng Xiao Meng, Zhu Zheng Ting, Liu Meng Rui, Kim Jin 3.沉香如屑。- Immortal Samsara - Yang Zi, Cheng Yi, Ray Chang, Meng Zi yi, Yang Xizi, Hou Meng yao 4.星落凝成糖 - Love When the Stars Fall - Chen Xing Xu, Landy Li, Luke CHen, He Xuan Lin 5.郎君不如意。- Go Princess Go 2 - Wu Xuan yi, Chen Zhe Yuan, LQ Wang 6.隐娘 - The Assassin - Qin Lan, Zheng Ye Cheng, Hu Lian Xin, Du Chun 7.安乐传 - Legend of Anle - Dilraba Dilmurat, Gong Jun, Liu Yu Ning, Xia Nan, Tim Pei, Chen Tao 芒果TV (mango tv) 1.落花时节又逢君 - Love Never Fails - Yuan Bing Yan,Liu Xue Yi, Xu Xiao Nuo, Ao Rui Peng 2.覆流年 - Lost Track of Time - Xing Fei, Zhai Zi Lu, Jin JIa Yu, Cheng Yu Feng, Zhan Jie, Han Ye catatan: nanti saya update judul resmi inggris dan siapa aktor aktrisnya. sumber: artikel topik upcoming chinese drama di cerita-silat.net dan Weibo

#wuxia #jinyong #theyoungflyingfox #heroes2022

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cheri-cheri · 3 years

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meringues - translated comics (a - m)

artist names beginning with n - z: here

💝 = all l 💍 = charlie l 🦊 = sariel l 🍭 = jesse

🏎 = osborn l 👔 = evan l ✨ = npc

a pei ge / 啊呸咯

💍 happy puppy

💍 meme

💍 witch

cheng zhang kuai le pai gai gai / 成长快乐牌钙钙

💝 valentine’s day

💝 168 hours of love

dai shang suan tou ya / 带上蒜头鸭

💍 when your bikini falls off

di gua er miao y / 地瓜儿苗y

💍 cake charlie

east_lan

👔 young evan

·evannnn·

💍 memes

fang pi xiao gou / 放屁小狗

💍 kiss

💍 sweeter

💍 she’s taken

💍 fever

💍 hug

💍 impressions

💍 angel

💍 puppy’s love diary

💍 birthday

💍 merry christmas

💍 uncle ji

hotaru咕咕咕

💍 firefighter

💍 night

💍 birthday

💍 balloons

💍 tiny puppy

💍 crybaby

💍 truth or dare

💍 drunk

💍 valentine’s gift

💍 cake and cherry jam

💍 tiny charlie

💍 warm

💍 three days

💍 kissing a little bird after work

💍 mini

💍 dazzling

💍 little puppy

💍 little angel

💍 a thief of hearts

💍 feathers

💍 resplendent sweet time

💍 when he receives a text from his fiancée

💍 i like you

hua le ge xin / 婳了个馨💛

✨ yan yan

✨ the “breathing in zhou yan” treatment

✨ university au

✨ shy puppy

✨ halloween

✨ yan yan is scared to sleep alone

huo xing tang sha die niu rou gan / 火星糖_沙嗲牛肉干

💍 king of the birds

💍 baidu maps

💍 nothing’s perfect?

💍 after saving charlie from drowning

jian zhu / -箭竹-

💍 influence

🍭 childhood friend

jiang yan ting / 江烟汀

💍 a direct approach

💍 affectionate

jie mu ye / 结木耶

💝 fashion

jin ye bu zhai yue / 今夜不摘月

💍 luck

💍 the reason why an an felt a chill down her spine

💍 headband

💍 puppy zha

💍 steering wheel

💍 chirp chirp

li hao de da xiu zi / 黎昊的大袖子

💍 recharge

💍 new house

💍 coffee encounter

💍 a suitable outfit

💍 photo

💍 throne

liu sang / 流桑

💍 from next door

lu ming shi / 錄名師

💍 the deep trenches

💍 drunk

💍 kiss

💍 “group” photo

💍 matching outfits

💍 when he turns into a child

💍 are you cold?

💍 daily cuteness

💍 fishing

💍 game vs reality

💍 chapter 10

💍 another day of liking charlie

💍 95th day of liking charlie

💍 96th day of liking charlie

💍 97th day of liking charlie

💍 98th day of liking charlie

💍 99th day of liking charlie

💍 100th day of liking charlie

💍 🥺

💍 101st day of liking charlie

💍 when you’re offline

💍 102nd day of liking charlie

💍 104th day of liking charlie

💍 107th day of liking charlie

💍 108th day of liking charlie

💍 113th day of liking charlie

💍 the demon king

💍 the monster

💍 ancient outfit

💍 attracted to a new character?

💍 guilty

💍 falling off a chair

💍 are you looking at me?

💍 wings

💍 his thoughts

💍 sherry

💍 miss you

💍 kiss

💍 firefighter

💍 fireworks

💍 gravity

💍 pants

💍 valentine’s day

💍 painting

💍 hairstyle

💍 if

lǜ zhì / 绿雉

💍 every christmas

💍 new outfit

💍 young master

💍 heartache

🦊 hug

🦊 tuft

ma ke fu si ji / 麻可夫斯基

💝 chests

💝 the mirror of erised

💝 the time i turned into a male lead with a harem

💍 goose

💍 skilled

💍 a bitten palm

💍 staying up late

💍 the short-haired firefighter

💍 true nature

💍 degrees of jealousy

💍 supper

💍 kiss

💍 truth or dare 5

💍 courage

💍 under the lectern (nsfw)

💍 serious dr zha

man bo tu / 曼波兎

💍 happy new year

💍 boy or girl?

💍 night

💍 meeting the parents

💍 dr zha’s anticipation

💍 guide to taking care of a goose charlie

💍 chance encounter ch 2

💍 caught a cold

💍 always loving his fiancée

💍 parenthood

💍 blossoms

💍 a series of unhappy charlies

💍 robot vacuum

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smylealong · 2 years

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Year End Drama Recap

This was a year that tested me in more ways than one. I have had highs and lows unlike any I had experienced before. I lost much, spent a long time in throes of anxiety and depression. I also managed to beat something that was making my life miserable. A decision I took has led to a happier, healthier me. I made lifestyle changes that have yielded fantastic results. Overall, this was one heck of a roller-coaster year. Amidst all these upheavals, dramas grounded me and provided with some much-needed distraction. In fact, I managed to watch quite a few dramas, both Korean and Chinese. This post is a recap of the dramas I watched/abandoned or am currently watching. Since this will be a long post, I will put it under “keep reading”.

K-Dramas

That Winter the Wind Blows- (Abandoned) -This drama had been on my to-be-watched list for a very long time, primarily because of Kim Bum. I love that guy and I wanted to like this drama. Alas, this drama was much too strange for me. That the central romance goes down the whole “fake-cest” route, with one party actively defrauding the other was too icky for me to continue. The cinematography was excellent, but the dull grey tones were too dreary for me.

Black- (Abandoned)- The concept of this series was fantastic. It even had Jo Jae Yoon (Cheetah for Mad Dog/ Perm job from Save Me), someone I love to bits. I absolutely adored the character played by Kim Dong Jun (Oh Man Soo), and enjoyed the male lead, Han Moo Gang, played by Song Seung Hoon. The story was interesting, and the acting was great. Why then did I stop watching it? Because this series has the unfortunate tendency to use bodily fluids as a crutch for humor, which grossed me out thoroughly. I can’t stand that brand of humor. I had to stop.

Goblin- (Completed)- Loved this drama. Enjoyed every second of it. The bromance between the Goblin and the Reaper was the cherry on top of this fantastic sundae. Also…. Lee Dong Wook! *fans self*

The Guest- (Completed)- One of the best horror series I have seen in a while. I liked that this series did not go the gore/jump scares route. Instead, it went the environmental and situational horror. Led by capable, strong, and decisive leads. Supported by able side characters and a tight plot, The Guest kept me glued to the screen. Also… Kim Jae Wook! *fans self*

Strangers From Hell- (Completed)- This was such a disappointment. It started off brilliantly – a naïve, young protagonist stuck in a claustrophobic, ready to explode situation. And then, it turned into a torture-porn with believability diminishing with every episode, this was an arduous watch. The caricatursih portrayal of the villains only exacerbated my frustrations. I only held on because of Lee Dong Wook. But it was an uphill task.

Hotel Del Luna- (Completed)- This was one heck of a ride. I loved the quirky and deliciously evil Jang Man Wol played by the competent IU. The male lead, Gu Chan Sung played by the incredible Yeo Jin Goo, was delightful to watch. A perfect supernatural romantic comedy that warmed my heart. Worth the hype.

Crowned Clown- (Watching) – This Korean take on The Prince and The Pauper has Yeo Jin Goo in a brilliant double role. The guest appearance of Jang Hyuk makes that series that much better.

C-Drama

The Wolf- (Abandoned) – I began watching this drama for Xiao Zhan. I love that guy and I had to watch it. The drama had the added benefit of Li Qin and Xin Zhilei, so I was looking forward to it. But then, the drama was chopped by the censors and the end result was one hot, incoherent mess. It did not help that the main couple, Bo Wang (Darren Wang) and Ma Zhai Xing (Li Qin), were one toxic mess. Xiao Zhan’s Ji Chong was the only good thing about the drama but even he could not salvage it for me.

Dance of the Phoenix- (Abandoned)- Started watching this drama for Wang Hao Xuan. But the male lead, Jun Lin Yuan (played by Xu Kai Cheng), had all of half an expression on his face throughout the drama. It did not help that the drama went down the whole, “Black is ugly, fair is beautiful” route. I was disgusted.

My Heroic Husband- (Abandoned)- Half the cast of Joy of Life meant this automatically became a drama I would watch. Guo Qi Lin is a delight to watch, and Song Yi was competent. I was enjoying myself watching this drama, until I wasn’t. Guo Qi Lin’s Ning Yi was a little too much of a Mary Sue for me. This just wasn’t my cup of tea.

The Rebel Princess- (Completed)- Rarely has a drama elicited such a polarizing response from me. Even though I was not entirely sold on Zhang Zi Yi playing a teenaged A’Wu, I pushed through, primarily because of Liu Duan Duan’s Song Huai’en. But slowly, I was sucked into the complicated palace drama. It was thrilling, entertaining and fun. I loved it right up to the point where Purba Rgyal’s character, Ma Zilu, died. From that point on, the drama meandered. It went into a lala land and when both Song Huai’en and Jia Yi Ping’s Wang Su went rotten, I was ready to give up. But at @terribleteej’s behest, I continued. In the end, I loved some bits, liked some bits, got annoyed with some things and downright hated some of it. In the end, I did end up writing some fanfics. So yeah… there is that.

Hope All Is Well With Us- (Completed)- Watched it for Liu Duan Duan. Not worth the time spent, can be skipped.

The Long Ballad- (Completed)- Unpopular opinion perhaps, but I really enjoyed this drama. I watched this drama when I was in a really bad place mentally, and it gave me exactly the distraction I was seeking. I wanted something that did not need me to think too much. I went in with zero expectations and enjoyed myself. I liked all four leads, and fell in love with Liu Yu Ning’s singing.

Love Me if You Dare- (Completed)- When I watched Mindhunter, I became interested in understanding the mind of a serial killer. Since a character in one of my original stories is a serial killer, I needed to study more about them. One thing that I learned during my studies is that most TV series get the portrayals wrong. I have seen interviews of real killers and trust me, they are far more chilling than any actors I have seen. Love Me if You Dare also fell in the trap of a wildly gesticulating, weird face contorting, and monologuing serial killer instead of how they can be. The real ones don’t need all of those bells and whistles to chill you to the bone, they can unnerve you with one casual, throwaway remark. That said, I did enjoy looking at the beautiful faces of Wallace Huo, Sandra Ma and Wang Kai.

Nirvana in Fire- (Completed)- Well, well, well. What do I say about this fantastic political drama? Intelligent characters, glorious sets, gorgeous costumes and a taut script. I enjoyed this drama fully. Mei Chang Su reminded me of Chanakya with his cold, precise, and calculative political maneuvers. It was even better with competent and useful female characters and some fantastic battle choreography. I would highly recommend this drama to anyone who wants a smart political thriller.

Longest Day in Chang’an- (Watching)- This is a show that requires 110% of my mind and attention. This is a thrilling and complex series that doesn’t believe in spoon feeding the audience. It needs a certain state of mind, and I will admit that it is taking me forever to watch the show but finish this show I will because I like what I see.

Sword Snow Stride- (???)- Am I still watching this show? Am I abandoning this? What does this show want to do? What exactly is happening? Do I like this show? I don’t know yet. This show confuses me.

Feng Qi Luoyang- (Watching)- I am loving this drama and enjoying everything that this drama has to offer. Just three more episodes to go, and if this drama ends the way it has been going, this would be one of the best things of 2021. Also… Liu Duan Duan *fans self*

Hindi/English

House of Secrets - (Completed)- I would also use this space to talk about a documentary I watched on Netflix that had me thinking for a very long time. This three-part documentary seeks answers to a horrifying and bizarre incident that took place the Burari area of New Delhi, India, in 2018. A family of 11 were found hanging, with their mouths gagged, eyes blindfolded, hands tied and cotton stuffed into their ears. The documentary chronicles the police investigation that took place amidst mounting political pressure and the media circus. The documentary seeks answers to some difficult questions. And the answers that do come forth are even more bizarre than the incident itself. This is definitely a documentary I would recommend highly. However, be warned, this is very disturbing and is likely to give you some sleepless nights.

#drama recap #k drama #c drama #netflix documentary

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rainbowsky · 3 years

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The Wolf Reviewed

Spoiler-free section

My life is divided into two eras: ‘before seeing GG as Ji Chong’ and ‘after seeing GG as Ji Chong’. I will never be the same.

GG is magical in this series, and Ji Chong is among my absolute favorite characters of all time (I am actually in love with this character, which is heartbreaking given the fact that he’s fictional). The show also has many interesting characters and some exciting storylines, and in spite of some of its flaws this series is quite good. Highly recommended.

Of course there’s a lot more to it than that, but I can’t give a full review without spoilers. Here’s the rest for those who have already seen the series.

Spoilers under the cut

OK, where to start?

The Characters

There were so many great characters in this story and overall I found the performances of all of them well-acted and exciting to watch. I especially loved Ji Chong and Yao Ji. Both were complex, mysterious characters who stole the show every time they were onscreen.

Ji Chong was incredible. Everything about him was over-the-top amazing. I can imagine that GG must have identified a lot with Ji Chong because he has a similarly gallant, charismatic and kind personality. Seeing GG perform a character like this was mind-blowing because of the harmony between them in spite of their physical differences.

I could go on and on about how much I love Ji Chong as a character but if you’ve seen the series you already know how great he is. I truly fell in love with that man. He was everything I love in a person, and in such a beautiful package. I loved his nimble mischievousness, his rebelliousness, his fierce independence, his devotion to those he loves, and above all, his integrity. With one exception that I’ll get into later, everything he did in that series was consistent with the image I had of him and it made my heart melt.

And it was pretty insane to see GG go from the thin, twinkish, bubbly and somewhat diminutive Wei Wuxian to the rugged, masculine, mature and level-headed Ji Chong. Not only because of the personality differences between the two characters, but also because of the physical differences. They look like two entirely different people. Ji Chong looks so tall and imposing in the series!

It’s impressive to see GG’s acting ability shine through in these roles. He has such a gift for acting, and for drawing viewers into the hearts of the characters he plays.

Yao Ji was another character that really impressed me. She had so much intensity and complexity, and her character arc was so strong. She was also just incredibly well styled and she looked breathtaking in every single frame she appeared in. The various headpieces and hairstyles she wore were stunning, and her sidekick Zi Shen was an aesthetic marvel.

I also really loved Ma Jing. Despite the fact that she was often used for comedic effect, her character was quite nuanced and multidimensional. I loved her loyalty and strength, and the depth of the love she had for Ma Zhai Xing really shone through in every scene she was in.

The entire Night Fury group was also amazing. I loved them as a team and as individuals, and the trajectories their characters went through were interesting and engaging. I was really invested in what became of them. When Wen Yan died I was gutted, and I was grateful that Hai Die and Mo Xiao had such a satisfying conclusion to their story.

I also adored Butler Shi. What a great character. He reminded me of one or two guys I know hehe. He had such a warm, endearing quality about him.

I’m realizing that I could sit here and name almost every character in this series. Despite some of the problems that I have with it, I’m reminded that the characters are exceptionally well-realized in this series.

The Story

Overall I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by the story. It was exciting and engaging, and there were some very interesting side conflicts and intrigues. There was an overall sense of adventure and plenty of action, some really emotional moments and even comic relief.

When you think about it, almost every character had something deeper going on outside of the main plot, and those side/back stories were really interesting and varied. There was complexity to the characters and their motives and experiences without it overcomplicating the plot.

The romances were not my cup of tea. I’ll get into that later on. But despite being the thread that ran through the entire story, they really didn’t feel central to it and it was easy to simply enjoy the show while putting aside the annoyances I had with the romances (I did this primarily by consciously choosing to take the story at face value, and choosing to believe that Ma Zhai Xing really was through with Prince Bo).

The show did a great job of getting me engaged and keeping me interested, giving me a story that was complex without being confusing, emotional without being too sappy (with some exceptions). The action, fight scenes, battles, etc. were exciting without feeling fake and cliche. There were some well-choreographed scenes.

I really can’t complain about much. I mean, there were times when I was watching this series that I thought I hated it, but in retrospect I can see that I really loved it in spite of some of the flaws, which I’ll discuss in a moment.

The Soundtrack

The soundtrack was quite good, even if it felt repetitive when I was bingeing the show. So many songs have stuck with me since I finished the series. I especially like Backflow by Jolin Tsai (second-last song on the playlist I linked). Of course I would have loved a song or two with GG, but the soundtrack we got was memorable.

What I hated

I really struggled with some aspects of this series.

I found Bao Na mostly unwatchable. She was incredibly annoying. As a character she had all the traits I dislike. Whiny, stalker, demanding, emotionally immature, jealous... I really couldn’t stand that character for a lot of the series.

It’s true that she started to redeem herself a bit through the course of the series but she never really evolved into someone I wanted to see more of. I definitely had some moments where I liked her and sympathized with her, but mostly she grated on my nerves.

I also hated Prince Bo through most of the series, and found it insulting that I was expected to view him as the protagonist and cheer for him to win the princess’s heart. I felt that the ‘love-hate’ thing between Prince Bo and Ma Zhai Xing was overplayed to a point where I lost all sympathy with Prince Bo and desperately wanted him to die a horrible death through much of the series.

His behavior didn’t reflect someone who was in love but wanted to protect her. Much of his behavior was excessive and gratuitous, much worse than was necessary to achieve its stated goal. He was incredibly emotionally and psychologically abusive toward Ma Zhai Xing to a degree that was often really hard to watch. Especially his near-rape of her.

This is a man that I didn’t want to see redeemed. This is a man I wanted to see burned alive. No one who truly loved Ma Zhai Xing would be even remotely capable of the actions Prince Bo took.

I will admit that he did begin to redeem himself in my eyes a bit later in the series, but not to where I could ever see him with Ma Zhai Xing. I don’t think that’s the sort of treatment one can ever redeem in a relationship. He might be able to redeem himself, but not the relationship. There are some lines, once crossed between people, that one can never come back from.

I actually felt that Yao Ji was a much better match for Prince Bo than the princess was. They were true equals with similarly difficult pasts, and similarly dark deeds to redeem themselves from. They were in so many ways perfect for each other.

Ji Chong and Ma Zhai Xing were a better match because they were more natural equals in terms of personality, values and life paths. There were tremendous parallels between the two of them. Although I ended up feeling she didn’t deserve him.

So for me, it was really difficult to get invested in the love stories I was presented with. Ultimately I found them all very unsatisfying. The people I wanted to see together were treated as unsuitable for each other in ways that were completely unbelievable, and the people I was expected to want to see together had unconvincing chemistry and incompatibilities that I couldn’t overlook.

Seeing Ma Zhai Xing die in the end was an OUTRAGE. Especially when I read about the director’s rationale for that decision.

“Her thought process on killing off “Zhai Xing” was that “King Bo” had done so much for her that it was time for her to do something for him. “Her character had matured the most in the series. Dying for Wolf Boy is the best ending for this identity of hers. To me, this perfect ending is even more in line with her character’s growth.””

I found that shocking. I couldn’t disagree more with this sentiment. She wasted so much of herself and her life for Prince Bo. He treated her like crap, and he didn’t ever truly do anything to redeem himself from that behavior. He should have been the one to die.

In my opinion, REAL character growth for Ma Zhai Xing would have been to see her overcome the fixation with Wolf Boy and with Prince Bo and just move on with her life.

I will say this, though: By the time Ma Zhai Xing died in the show, her character had already been so utterly and thoroughly decimated beyond all recognition via the Prince Bo housewife trajectory that there was no point in her surviving.

The absolute worst moment for me, though, was Ji Chong ending up with Bao Na. Talk about adding insult to injury. This is the one thing that Ji Chong did as a character that ran against my understanding of him as a character.

You could have done anything at all to Ji Chong, including killing him or turning him into a villain, and it would have been less of an insult to me than putting him with Bao Na.

I do try to interpret his invitation for them to travel together in a non-romantic way (despite the fact that in the world of the show there’s no way that a princess is going to go traveling with a prince without her reputation being ruined unless they are a couple). But when I tell myself that he took her traveling to get her away from court and give her some life experience - as friends only - then it becomes less of a bitter pill to swallow. I could see him doing that for her, and I could see them developing a strong friendship through their travels.

I just can’t see them as remotely romantically compatible. Not on any level.

I found it completely unconvincing that the most emotionally mature, honorable person in the entire series who had the healthiest boundaries and a lot of worldly experience and intelligence, would have any interest whatsoever in someone as emotionally immature, childish and inexperienced (and with no boundaries whatsoever) as Bao Na.

I would have preferred it if they’d framed that whole thing as him being a sort of big brother/mentor figure to her.

I felt like I saw chemistry and compatibility between Bao Na and Fourth Prince Chu You Ze, and I would have loved to see them end up together. They were much more at an equal footing. I was expecting that to be the outcome and it would have been a sweet one. They would have made a cute couple.

Final thoughts

The romances in this story seemed fixated on unhealthy, often misogynistic power imbalances and they were really, really hard to watch. Not just in terms of Prince Bo and Ma Zhai Xing but also the ugly Ji Chong and Princess Bao Na hookup they tried to get me to swallow at the end. I hate that kind of ‘love’ story. I prefer seeing actual equals find each other in the great wide world.

However, pretty much everything else about the series was excellent. Ji Chong owns my heart and I only wish I could see more of him. GG completely blew me away and far exceeded all of my expectations.

Overall, I really love this series and will definitely be rewatching it.

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