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RAISED MY CDRAMA STANDARDS DAMN
So good i had to write a reviewNon spolier review
Bascially a girl transmigrates to a novel of her favorite author and has to change the affection rate of the black lotus guy who tortures her character and has to change the ending . Very good and every scene is connected to ending so no skips!!
you'll enjoy it very much
So basically i went in thinking this is a cute story and fun transmigration story and it was.. the way she tried to win him and he very slowly fell. The story was spectacular at showing comradeship of 4 main characters and how not all demons are bad how not all humans are good. tbh i am specifically gonna talk about the ending . The ending blew me away. The way Mu Sheng(black lotus) was Zi Qi (Fu Zhou-penname for novel) actually found the way to get out of the novel was to find himself and realise that to love ones beloved is to care and believe in yourself first. he made three specific wishes before his major operation as he was sick , that was to 1 meet her in another world and confess her that he loves her and 2 that she could see his true feelings 3rd to meet her himself and tell her how he has always loved her himself after getting better. The ending message he left was beautiful . The novel talks about capturing his feelings 100% so he wrote
" Can you love someone 100%
loving someone isnt loving them more than you love yourself but
liking oneself and understanding oneself better , then and only then you can love someone truly wholeheartedly"
i fell in love and i might rewatch this after a time i have less memory of this because it is a cdrama masterpeice truly
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THE BEST CHINESE FANTASY DRAMA IN 2024
*This is my first time writing a review here in MDL*Although this might contain spoilers, it's actually not that much of a spoiler. But I just stated it here incase you hate 'hints'.
I just want to say how this was created perfectly. They added the explanations I wanted and showed me what I wanted to see. Ranges of emotions bursting inside me (not exaggerating, literally cried then laughed). Even a minute, I don't want to skip but instead, replay it for multiple times. How could I not, it was fascinating to see those scenes. Even as a huge fan of Ding Yuxi, I assure you that this is not a bias review. From the story to the rewatch value, it is exactly 10/10. If possible, it'll be 100%.
Starting with the STORY:
*Take note, I did not read the novel
[I LOVED THE FATHER-DAUGHTER SCENE, IT MADE MY DAY. I WAS ALWAYS IN AWE WHEN I SEE THOSE TWO TOGETHER. ] Actually, I loved many parts especially the entrance and episode 7.
In every part, there's a connection. One huge connection is when MS/ZQ was able to make a swing just by the explanation of MM and it's because it is _____. The story has a nice flow, which you can easily go through. Your questions in mind can be answered in the latter parts. DON'T OVERTHINK. The build of the love story of LF and MY is really lovely. I love how ZQ and LF loves MM and MY. They'll do everything for them. AND LIKE, HOW ON EARTH THEY CREATED THOSE SWEET LINES? Everything in this drama is on point. JUST HOW I WANTED! I really thought that MS would be that ruthless man at first, but bit by bit, we get to see his true-self. The ending part of MM, showed us the reality. This drama did not forget to serve us with the fighting, romance, friendship, and the bond. It's actually fulfilling if you just put yourselves in the shoes of MM, you'd understand the story more. CUICUI, the best cupid out there with his loyal grandfather. -will not introduce the other characters, see them yourselves. The drama is like when you ate something in the restaurant, and you loved the food then you'll say, "Compliments to the Chef". That's what I felt with this one, but instead of singular (Chef), I'll say 'Chefs'.
ACTING/CAST:
ACTING was superb with their micro expressions -- if you paid attention, you'll notice this. They made us feel happiness, sadness, sorrow, disappointment, anger, and etc. They were also funny in their own ways, may it be in acting or in real life. Casting of the actors and actresses were perfect, they match so well together.
MUSIC:
BGM was another way for a drama to get to you. Those background music when they start to 'save the world', it's like I was with them too. Props to the actors and actresses in participating in the making of the osts and also doing covers. They also made a Music Video for this. The effortttt!!! TRUST ME, WITH THE MUSIC, YOUR HEART IS HEALED. SOMETIMES BURNING WITH ENERGY/FUEL.
REWATCH VALUE:
- I seldom see a story like this in a cdrama.
- I also love watching their costumes.
- Fighting scenes is what I live for.
- I also want to focus in looking at their expressions so that I'll feel the story more.
So yeah, no doubt, I'll rewatch this drama.
OVERALL:
THIS DRAMA IS WHAT I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO AFTER A VERY TIRING DAY. VERY THANKFUL FOR THIS DRAMA.
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[I really appreciate Ding Yuxi for doing/making the 'easter eggs' for us. It also presents how he really carried his character and how he cares.
You can watch those here:
https://mydramalist.com/discussions/black-lotus-tactics-manual/131698-ziqi-s-mini-theater?page=1
SPECIAL THANKS TO: Haveninmuse - for compiling and posting this for us to know. 'Kudos' <3]
Disclaimer: We have different opinions and reviews, if this did not seem up to par with you. It means, you/we have different preference/s.
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BRO THE ENDING??
This drama really deserves top 1 of 2024! The plot, actors and all that was just on top!!! This was literally the best drama that came out this year!! I was so surprised at first went it came out at the end of this year and still became number 1 drama of 2024!!! Love the plot so much and literally this drama made me go read the 小说(book) 黑莲花攻略手册(the book that goes with this drama) I love both!!!! There is so much chemistry between Ding yu xi and Yu shu xin. I want them to do a 3rd collab on another drama! Talking about the drama itself. I WAS CRYING AT THE END??? THE ENDING BRO… ITS A OE???? ANYTHING BUT AN OE. I DONT CARE IF ITS A BE OR EVEN BETTER BE A HE BUT NO, OE?!?! NOW I WANT SEASON 2 SO THEY CAN END THE OE AND BECOME A HE. I SWEAR ON MY LIFE… THE ENDING WANTS MY LIFE DEAD. I hate OEs especially when I’m like in love with the drama. (OE means opening ending, HE means happy ending and BE means bad/sad ending). THE ENDING BRO?????. PLEASEREEEEE… but overall the whole drama is a 10/10!!!! Everything was perfect! The only problem was that there was NO kiss senes at ALL between the main leads?? (thank goodness there’s still the drama moonlight where they kissed) and btw if you guys want to watch the main leads and the 2nd male lead act together watch 《moonlight》that’s there first drama together! Love game in eastern fantasy is their 2nd time acting togetherVond je deze recentie nuttig?
NEED TO WATCH
Guys this is the best cdrama of this year in my opinion, everything is perfect, and they paid so much attention to every detail. MiaoMiao and Ziqi’s chemistry is top tier, every moment they’re together I just got butterflies and I just began rolling around my bed with so much happiness. Their OST is also SOOO good, every song in this drama is sooo good I was honestly jamming out in a good ballerina way and that fact that every scene that they put the ost in matches perfectly to the exact vibe. The cast is unmatchable as well, choosing Ying Duxi and Esther Yu’s connection be real since they already had drama together which I WILL BE WATCHING since I need more of them in my heart. I HIGHLY Recommend this cdrama if you plan on watching it, every scene is so well thought out so once you watch this you’ll never stop.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
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Novel meets a game
The novel and transmigration stories aren’t new in CDramas but not many are as good as this one. This was a fun, amazing watch.The Good
The plot had a strong execution and was written well for about 95% of the drama with the exception of a couple of hiccups. Again, transmigration stories are common for CDramas but what made this one stand out was the integration of a novel into a game format and the acting. The drama had a great balance of story telling, romance and joy/fun and sadness. The characters were all interesting with our main 2 leads shining throughout. Their chemistry was just as good as it was in Moonlight. I also appreciated the production quality. The CGI, visual FX, costumes, sounds, and OSTs were all high quality and stands out from lots of 2024 dramas. Out of most CDramas in this genre, this one had a strong ending for me that wrapped up the story nicely.
The Bad
Had some throwaway episodes starting from around episode 18-26. The show took a slight downturn and had a couple of plot holes during these episodes that made it seem like they cut some scenes or just rushed some of the explanations. It made it difficult to watch especially since it was releasing an episode a day. I stuck it out for the leads.
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Mediocre storyline saved by the leads and good CGI
I have mixed feelings about the drama. It's not too good of a drama but not too bad too. Some things n scenes I really liked specially the starting episodes till ep 12 n then the 5 ending episodes were well shot too. But the story overall is a type of mess n some things don't make a sense but you have to make it make sense?. I have still many unanswered questions n like evryone else few complaints. But it ended anyway so no use. So overall I enjoyed it specially becos of Ysx and DYX only. If it were any lesser actors in this drama i would have dropped it when in between the episodes became boring n bit childish. So storywise it's 8/10 for me but becos of both lead actors it's 9/10 rating from me.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
1This just completely rewrote my entire lore. - There’s no getting over this drama.
To put it simply, this drama was beautiful.Everything from the costumes, effects, osts, story, and cast was just so well thought out.
When you first begin the drama and watch the first few episodes you can figure out the gist of where it’s heading, and it did end up how I envisioned it, but more. The journey to that ending was something I wasn’t expecting, and that’s saying a lot, because I personally pride myself as a someone that has a fair amount of experience with dramas and books, so although the main crux of the final major plot point at the end was what I had predicted, the story surrounding it was outstanding.
- I don’t say that in the sense that it was a crazy twist I never expected, but rather the connection between how the game/book came to be was so sentimental and touching.
Not to mention the actual main plot of the drama which was so fresh in its ideas and execution, when secrets and mysteries slowly began to reveal itself, the intricacy in the details was so entertaining to watch. The yearning between the main couple and the second couple was so sweet to witness, the plot for Liu Fuyi and Mu Yao was also such a joy to watch since you could see as a viewer how they weren’t together just for the sake of it, but the author curated them for a reason and how their story has their own body, of which Zhu Xudan and Yang Shi Ze showcased incredibly well since they are very talented actors. But in saying so, although they were so well written the author was able to showcase their story without overshadowing the main couple’s, which I’d say is a very difficult thing, as if you gave too little or too much attention on the second couple, viewers may lose interest in the main couple, now from what I believe and what I’ve seen, no one so far for this drama has come to love them more than Miao Miao and Ziqi, which I have to say that a big reason as to why, is because of the crazy chemistry between Ding Yuxi and Esther Yu.
The reason as to why this drama initially caught my interest was because of Ding Yuxi (who’s work I’ve been into since the Romance of Tiger and Rose), Esther Yu (who really surprised me with her acting prowess in My Journey), and not to mention their previous piece together, Moonlight. Their chemistry in that was spectacular and just as I expected, it was spectacular in this as well. The transition from -200% to 99% favourability on Ding Yuxi’s part made my heart and cheeks hurt from laughter and/or giddiness, his attitude at the beginning towards Miao Miao compared to the end was such an enthralling progression to watch since Ding Yuxi is such a great actor.
- Ding Yuxi is one of the few actors in my opinion in the chinese drama/film industry right now, that can capture such detailed and minuscule emotions just with his eyes, the first change in character you see in Ziqi’s favourability towards Miao Miao is all in his gaze. You know how in books author’s describe how the mmc’s “gaze softened”? That’s exactly what we see happen to Ziqi, and I don’t think many actors could’ve pulled it off as well as Ding Yuxi.
- Don’t even get me started on Esther Yu, because you could really see her improvement as an actress here, because although I was drawn to the drama for the reasons I stated, when I saw Miao Miao’s character I was slightly hesitant since Esther has done variations of this type character before, but I must say, I’m not sure if it’s because she’s improved, or it’s because of the story, or even both- but her performance in this (other than My Journey) was probably her best work yet, there are so many moments where we see that Miao Miao isn’t just a bubbly, childish character, but a person with very mature values and way of thinking when it came down to it, which Esther portrayed really well, plus the small scenes during the first few episodes where we see what the character Lin Yu is suppose to be like, reminded me of her abilities yet again.
Lastly, the underlying messages in this drama of treating people without prejudice, accepting and loving oneself before you love others is the other reason why I sing such high praise for this drama. Every twist and turn left me with the idea that loving and caring for others, respecting their decision and life is important to ensure happiness and peace for everyone, found-family and friendship is a trope I adore and this drama executed it so well.
I haven’t been this struck by a drama in so long, I love this drama with everything I have, and accept NO criticism on it. Like the reoccurring ost that’s played throughout the drama, you won’t understand it until the very last episode, and I’m a sucker for poetic stuff like that.
- But if there’s anything to take away from my very long review, is WATCH THIS DRAMA, YOU WON’T REGRET IT.
“When do people love the other one 100%?
It is not when I love you more than I love myself, but only when I truly like myself, and believe in myself can I love you whole heartedly and truly.”
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The most beautiful final episode I have and will ever watch
Wow. To be honest I'm not really sure what else to say. I am stunned speechless by the whole of that final episode. I have never come across such mastery. I came into this drama thinking it was gonna be rather average and a time passer rather than a drama I was really really excited to watch and boy was I wrong. This drama was amazing and had me hooked from the very beginning. People say Esther Yu's acting is bad but I think she nailed it. The character is supposed to be that way which just proves that she is a very talented actress. Normally I would find the whiney voice infuriating and yet with her you just get used to it and it's almost as if you totally forget about it because it sounds so naturally fitting to the character. As for Ding Yuxi well his acting just continues to progress. Being a fan of him since The Romance of Tiger and Rose I have seen him progress drama by drama and wow he's come a long way. The fact he can go from angry to scared to upset and then calm and relieved all in the matter of about a 1 minute scene takes talent and he is absolutely filled with talent. The story was beautiful from start to finish with every character having depth and a well built story no matter how big or small their role.But now I come onto the most important part and that's the true meaning behind the fantasy world. The revelation in the last episode. Like I said, I don't really know what to say except wow. From the writing to the producing to the scenery to the acting, it was genuinely magical and I rarely rave about dramas endings because even when I love a drama the ending usually doesn't match up to the standards of the whole drama but this not only met the standards but elevated beyond what I could have ever imagined. I have never read the novel so this was a huge and honestly overwhelmingly beautiful surprise. I was so touched by it and will probably linger in thought about it for days to come. The whole drama is honestly worth it just for the ending. If you're missing happy ending dramas then not only will you be grinning from ear to ear watching the end but you will be moved to tears by it too.
Genuinely this drama is a masterpiece of production, direction, writing, acting and the emotion and depth each actor brings to each character is just incredible. The whole drama was just amplified by such a creative and stunning ending.
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review wars
I often wondered why in one website’s ratings of a drama is high and another is low? The same show……………I think it’s related to the age groups of the audiences that is watching…….This drama, in my opinion is not very good……Esther Yu acting is ????????????? She think she is a barbie doll and portrayed as such….she tried acting cute but came out doltish. Ding Yu Xi became a better actor now, He have one of the most attractive and expressive lips in the show industry………..but he has the ugliest fingers…..stop bitting your nails Yu Xi, does not do anything for your image!!!!!!!!
The drama itself is also lacking….. too much graphics and not enough stories…..it is not one that you can’t wait to see the next episode……
If this kind of drama is your cup of tea, go for it....in the mean time, I rather watch something else but will come back if nothing else is attracting my attentions.
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Must Watch
This is my first time writing a review in MDL. So far I have watched 19 episodes, Now I am waiting for the episode 20 can'twait to see it! I am really hook up with the good storyline, the costumes are great, the musics are wonderful, the CGI is spectacular, the actors execute their respective roles well. Hands down to the the team! I am hoping for more story development and plot twist that will keep me on edge. I think this is a complete genre: historical, fantasy, comedy, action, romance, melodrama and little bit of politics. ???Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
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Started for Esther, stayed for everything else.
I actually had no plans to watch this drama. I am not a C-Drama fan but I have slowly started to watch some Chinese dramas here and there. I really enjoyed Esther's performance in LBFAD and I needed to download something to watch for my 1 hour flight back to my hometown so I said "Okay, why not?" I had no idea that this drama would grasp my attention so quickly. I went from a one episode watch to another and another until suddenly I found myself paying for the express subscription on WeTV.The first half of the drama was amazing. This drama introduced Ding Yuxi to me and WOW what a face and what an actor! I had never heard of him before but I was blown away by his acting especially during episode 7-8 when Miaomiao pulled his ribbon off for the first time. His eyes are filled with a thousand words and now I am a 100% fan. Esther was great as always but this role seemed to fit her like a glove. I actually think that if it was another actress that played this role, they wouldn’t have captured my love for Miaomiao as much. And guys when I tell you about the CHEMISTRY BETWEEN THEM. I was really rooting for them since the first episode.
I think what the drama was weak on was the second half of the drama. I believe it is because Miaomiao loses her memories of reality in the second half so what gave the 1st half of the drama life was suddenly taken away from us. And from a story standpoint, I understand what they were going for. But as a viewer, it did feel like suddenly the drama lost its spark for a moment. They also stopped focusing on the main couple and they’re the reason why this drama was super enjoyable in the first place. This is why I deducted a point off. Now they do bring the magic back as the series nears its end, especially the last 3 episodes but I think it felt like those moment could’ve been more stretched and fleshed out. And I deducted another half point because THEY DIDNT SHOW THEIR REUNION AT THE END LIKE WHAT THE HELL?????
Like I feel like if they did show his face in the end of the drama I would’ve given the story score st least like 9 or 9 and half but NOOOO. Anyways rant over but I really did enjoy the drama. I actually even enjoyed the last episode up until the very last moment.
I am now such a big fan of the whole cast and I hope that Esther Yu and Ding Yuxi will work on another drama in the future (and they need to make out at least once please)
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