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kathleentheturtle's avatar

Hi Lily! Ah, I feel kinda sad that this is your last post for LLTG. All stories come to an end though.

I just…have so much to say about the ending of the drama, that I think I’ve exhausted all the words I could even think in writing my love/hate letter jumble-of-review regarding the show. There were so many problems in the later parts of the show, and I hated the cheap tropes the writers fell into with the near-death experience actually, though I think you mentioned basically being fine with it, or anything to get the leads back together. RELATE. LOL. I couldn’t stop laughing when you said “No doubt Wang Yanji would be ecstatic to know that she has been deployed for a higher cosmic purpose in her revenge when she finds her way to the underworld.”

My friend and I talked about how being isolated for 5 years and depressed probably did dull her mind a bit, but boy was it frustrating one after the other.

I don’t understand how it came about that Ling Buyi was a psychopath either, when countless other shows have stories with characters whose sole purpose is to exact revenge. Even more frustrating are comments of how HBY should not have fallen for Shaoshang and so forth. Are people watching different dramas that have never had these storylines before? Couldn’t agree more with you about Zisheng being tsundere.

The theatrics of clashing steel and booming explosions were a waste of time in my opinion too. I fast forwarded through the scene where HBY was being ambushed before being lured into the trap. And cracked up when they threw the last villain in at the end with the pathetic conversation Tian Shuo had with HBY. Not to mention, our capable 3rd prince looked like a complete dude-in-distress until HBY came to save the day.

High five! I loved NORTH AND SOUTH too. LOL! Oh gosh, AUTUMN BALLAD was an absolute disaster. True that LLTG did not have a bad ending, but that’s where my heart hurts, because of the potential we were given and shown, that it could have ended just as splendid the way it began.

I spent over a month hanging out on your posts, and I am going to miss these ramblings. Thank you for taking such precious time writing out your thoughts with wonderful insights and references. You truly are a wordsmith. I hope that our paths will cross again in a shared drama.

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Dimplegal's avatar

This review is so much refreshing compared to the chorus of comments saying that HBY is a psychopath, they shouldn't have gotten back together, HBY shouldn't have pursued SS when he knew he had a revenge agenda. But love is not something we usually plan, it happens and for someone who had lost that star in his life quite early, I don't blame him for pursuing it. Even spies on the job do fall in love, it happens.

The writers did drop the ball from the time the RED birthday happened till the end. Everything happened because the writers wanted it that way.

Instead of the big fight scene and the incessant murderous female, how lovely would it have been if HBY and SS sat down to discuss, with SS asking questions about his life, his journey and his thought process. Things said when emotions are heightened are always exaggerated. Having a heart to heart, baring their soul, being honesty with his other would have solved their noble idiocy. Even if they still decide to part at least it would have made more sense.

Did SS learn anything at all, honestly I don't think so. Saying she's stubborn and she can't change is not a good thing. She's 15 right but a 15 year old at that time is massively more matured to one of even of 20 years ago. Most girls marry at that age, build their home and their family. I think this is the one point I disagree with you. Age is not an excuse but her character is one of righteous indignation. She is upset because HBY abandoned her, didn't tell her his plan and honestly got that but at the end of the day she didn't only punish HBY but also herself for 5 years. Their reunion would have made so much sense if she learnt to forgive him during the 5 years exile, encourage him to forgive himself and probably do a QiQi during that period, make vows to themselves under the stars.

Sorry for the long post.

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