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When Destiny Meets a Demon review (Dropped)
Let me start by saying this: I do not like transmigration dramas. It’s one genre I avoid like the plague. Alongside youth dramas, they sit firmly on my personal “I can’t watch this” list.
That said, I did give another transmigration drama by Wang Yilu a try once: Yummy, Yummy, Yummy.
It had potential because the idea of a comedy about a transmigrated family appealed to me, but things went sideways and I ended up dropping it, just like so many transmigration dramas before it.
So, when I decided to try When Destiny Brings the Demon for this month’s challenge, my expectations were not high. I told myself I’d watch two episodes, write a quick report, and move on with my life.
I’ve always found Wang Yilu, really funny. I first discovered her in I Am Nobody, so I already knew she had great comedic timing. Even though her previous transmigration drama lost me midway, the comedic moments before that were genuinely enjoyable and this show leans into that. At least in the first four episodes I watched.
Now, Arthur Chen: I knew nothing about him before this, but consider me educated. I have to admit this man is magnetic. I can absolutely see why people tune in just for him.
The first two episodes were pretty typical for the genre. What kept me going was Wang Yilu’s performance as a self-proclaimed salted fish (a lazy slacker). Watching her try to slack off but only to end up working hard for a scary Grandmaster anyway was comedy gold.
And the modernisms she brings to the ancient world was hilarious, calling Sima Jiao “boss,” asking about employee benefits, even mentioning KPIs. (Girl, I relate to your pain.)
I have to say, besides Arthur Chen being, er, hot, I found his character interesting. Maybe I just like powerful characters who are sealed for hundreds of years away by evil sect leaders (Yuan Zhong, is that you??)
I’ll admit this one goes down easier because of the pairing of Arthur Chen and Wang Yilu, and I mostly find it cute. Also, special mention to Sima Jiao’s black snake ! The most adorable aide ever.
When I started the drama, my interest level was about 60%; not a full-blown obsession, maybe slightly below “kinda interested” but enough to keep me watching.
However, life got busy, I got distracted by other dramas … and I just never went back.
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the show per se. Fans of the drama said that the hugs and kisses between our leads were really sweet to watch, but I honestly wasn’t terribly invested in their relationship. They had chemistry, I suppose, but the show’s predictable xianxia transmigration plot didn’t have that extra spark that would make look forward to it at the end of a work day, let alone binge it.
Maybe I’ll watch it between intense shows, but the motivation is super low.
I think Destiny is a great pick when you’re in the mood for something light, funny, and easy to watch without overthinking.
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Just dropped a new video where I play Galactic Catch and things take a crazy turn halfway through
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO-RmeW5KWI
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I’m using my iPhone without a case and I managed to drop it for the first time today on a stone ground. It took it pretty well and got away with some minor scratches to the metal frame on the right side and nothing else even though it landed face first on the ground. The display is still flawless, that new Ceramic Shield glass is really great. I’m still annoyed it happened to me because I still don’t understand how it just fell out of my hand when I grabbed it from the table.
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Just dropped a new video where I try out Animation Hue Shift on my VRChat avatars and the color change halfway through is insane
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRRsXthtQcU
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Just dropped a new YouTube short and the payoff at the end is seriously worth seeing
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PuLX_InxB58
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Whispers of Fate review
The Story
The drama is technically xuanhuan with some wuxia-ish elements thrown in: it’s both genre-bending and experimental. At its core, it revolved around Tang Lici (Luo Yunxi) and Liu Yan (Alen Fang), two characters with a complicated history involving a misunderstanding over what Liu Yan thought Tang Lici did to someone they both loved. Due to this, Liu Yan decided to kill hordes of people just to frame Tang Lici for revenge.
However, the CDrama also covered an expansive world where immortal beings were trying to manipulate and control humans for their own purposes. Tang Lici and Liu Yan’s conflict was just a side effect of this.
What I Liked
I was intrigued by Luo Yunxi and Fang Yilun’s characters, Tang Lici and Liu Yan, and I definitely liked the twisted dynamic between the two. I appreciated the philosophical concepts that the drama wove through the story (when I wasn’t distracted by the shiny headgear). I just felt that its best qualities were fogged up by the frippery and fluff.
The martial arts and special effects were dazzling. I get what people mean by Luo Yunxi looking really good when executing the martial arts moves. It was enjoyable to watch, though I’m more of a Cao Jun real-life martial arts moves kind of person. Still, it was very pleasing to watch.
The experimentation was fun. I also liked that it was trying to be out-of-the-box, genre-wise. It was both wuxia-ish and xuanhuan-ish. I love this kind of creativity, and that’s partly why I started watching.
It was just a pity that I had to go through … a lot to get to the parts I enjoyed.
What I Didn’t Like
The Costumes
I was actually looking forward to Whispers of Fate despite my deep reservations about the styling. It reminded me too much of Till the End of the Moon, and I was majorly turned off by the styling there.Unfortunately, as predicted, the styling and character designs were off-putting to me.
I cringed each time Liu Yan appeared with his over-the-top costume.
You see, I have an easily distracted brain. Instead of focusing on what Liu Yan was saying, my brain – which has the attention span of a toddler – was immediately fixated on the bazillion baubles shining and twinkling in his hair. And then my brain went down a rabbit hole of wondering how Liu Yan put those baubles in his hair every day.
Then, I realized I hadn’t been listening, but then another character appeared with lots of blinky-winky things on his robes and my brain was again mesmerized by the baubles.
So, okay, this is probably a me problem, but seriously, Alen Fang and Luo Yunxi are gorgeous so they really don’t need to overdo things with them, ya know? I’m not sure why the production team thought it was a good idea, but perhaps it was all to bank on the Till the End of the Moon signature look… my theory anyway.
Purple Filming
You know the term “purple prose,” when writing is (to quote Google): “excessively elaborate, ornate, or flowery”? Generally considered bad writing.
Well, the storytelling, directing, and filming style of Whispers of Fate is what I call Purple Filming.
Characters posed after pausing for a few minutes to make a profound (presumably) statement. There were many slow-motion shots where the camera lovingly lingered on the chiseled contours of our hero’s face.
This was far more apparent in the first two episodes, by the way. The show seemed to tone it down by the fifth episode, except during battles, where you could be sure they would Strike A Pose.
The Acting Quality Was Not Great
And it didn’t help that some characters overacted or couldn’t act. Sigh. The less said the better (lest their fandoms come after me), but at least Luo Yunxi performed decently, though I wished Fang Yilun wasn’t so over-the-top with the moustache-twirling evilness. (I really don’t think he can do villain roles very well.)The Core of the Story Was… Annoying
One of the tactics I use when I’m lukewarm about a drama is to spoil myself. Yup! I did that with Feud and ended up thoroughly enjoying it… only because I realized that beyond the abysmally slow start, there was a story I could root for.
I thought I could do the same for Whispers of Fate, but the more I found out about the story, the more I was like… are you for real?
Essentially, it’s the tale of two besties who had a falling out, and who should be locked in a room so they can finally talk it out.
Yes, I’m sure the “why” would be revealed eventually, but for those not in love with circles of miscommunication, it could be an excruciating wait for clarity.
Bloated Storytelling
I feel like I shouldn’t over-explain this, but the show took too long to get to the point. I was also mystified by why some characters were even there – I didn’t know what our female characters’ roles were, for one. There were also a few side characters who popped in when our hero was doing the mystery-solving bits, whom I promptly forgot about once they exited.
The Fandom Interactions Disgusted Me
The social media discourse around this drama (especially on Chinese platforms) was awful. Fans attacked anyone who dared to say anything negative about the drama. The comments had a curiously single narrative: If you don’t appreciate Whispers, it’s because you can only watch brainless stuff – aka, you’re too stupid to appreciate it. (Did they huddle together to come up with this excuse?)
Even fans of the drama complained about being silenced for saying anything negative, noting that they couldn’t even comment that the dubbing seemed off as it didn’t sync with the actors’ lips.
As a person who loved What a Wonderful World and Three-Body, I think I have a solid 🧠 in my noggin’. My taste is just different. However, the behaviour of the fandom was so bad that I’ve placed Luo Yunxi dramas in the “do not watch” category to spare myself from reading their interactions ever again. Petty? Yes. But I’d like to spare myself the mental pain.
However, not all Chinese fans are that unhinged. There were some who actually loved the drama and were less fandom-driven, who gave their honest thoughts, such as in this post below:
“Are we starting with the senseless angst trope? Shui Long Yin, you’d better hang in there!
Finished watching 31 episodes of the main story + 34 episode previews, and I’m a bit disappointed.
I don’t understand why the director made Tang Lici under the Bronze Tree look so miserable and so full of stares that it made me uncomfortable. This scene should have been about evoking empathy, not emphasizing shattered beauty.
Thinking about it, Tang Lici is always miserable. His throat has been cut, he’s been stabbed (more than once), he’s coughed up blood countless times, and this time he’s literally skewered like a kebab. He’s basically the ‘Final Destination’ of the Chinese entertainment industry.
I’ve held back my opinions on this, but today I just can’t. On one side, you have Tang Lici being brutally tortured and unable to wake up, while on the other, Liu Yan is completely unharmed and wreaking havoc on Haoyun Mountain.
Every time Tang Lici and Liu Yan go head-to-head, only Tang Lici gets hurt. Liu Yan is the perfect Heavenly Body; he’s never weakened or damaged, always has his full combat power, and can freeze Shao Yanping in a second or break the protective mountain formation of the Central Plains Sword Assembly with a single song.
I can understand that Tang Lici’s self-healing is affected by the heart crystal, but you can’t emphasize that he’s the closest to a perfect Saint Body while constantly showing his broken body! Isn’t that a contradiction?
A character like Liu Yan, who’s completely insane, makes me feel he’s used too many Gu insects and they’ve eaten his brain. He admires Zhou Fang so much, has he never woken up in the middle of the night and remembered Zhou Fang’s teachings?
This character has started to feel like a plot device. For the sake of the story, Liu Yan needs to be a complete psycho. But this so-called ‘perfect’ Heavenly Body, Tang Lici, is nearly killed by this psycho.
In the 34th episode preview, Gui Mudan is going to turn against the others, and I’m worried about how the plot will unfold from here.
After all this buildup—philosophical debates, subtle foreshadowing, and such a complex world setting—to have it all boil down to a single verse of Yin and Yang wanting to be resurrected… if that’s the case, I can only describe it as anticlimactic.
Such a simple motive can’t support the massive buildup that came before.
The writers love leaving suspense and planting foreshadowing; intricate plots are a good thing. But don’t overcorrect and turn it into just showing off skills. Any narrative technique must serve the story itself. Being obsessed with ‘plot twists’ but forgetting the story’s origin and ending, where the form surpasses the content, is ultimately not worth it.”
Source: http://xhslink.com/o/46GGH437C2WI felt validated when the reviewer said how the complex plots, culture, and philosophical debates were just garnishing for a weak plot.
Unlike most international viewers, I’m not impressed by these things. I could see how the drama tried waaaay too hard to be profound. A good story doesn’t need all these philosophical debates and cultural bling-bling to be truly deep. Look at A Moment But Forever, whose style is very simple and whose culture is reflected in the actions of the characters, not in long-winded debates about fate.
So, I wasn’t imagining things – my review was spot on! I felt like a genius for having concluded this by episode 8.
At the end of the day, the directors leaned too much on fanservice: making Luo Yunxi look like a “fragile, tragic, broken” character because that’s what his hardcore fans love.
Whispers of Fate is the ultimate hurt/comfort fiction, and most dramas don’t go there like this one did.
Why I Dropped the Drama
All I know is after watching 8-9 episodes, I just couldn’t get into it. The main culprits: I was unable to appreciate the aesthetic and the acting – it was too over-the-top for me.
But the main killer was the ineffective storytelling, and how the drama dragged out the miscommunication between our main characters for so long.
I’m also really not into (okay, I dislike) the tragic, fragile, misunderstood hero who is inches from dying trope. I was okay with Li Lianhua from Mysterious Lotus Casebook, but that was generally a solid wuxia and they didn’t dig into the trope so intensely like this drama does.
I kept up with the drama by reading recaps on xiaohongshu (Chinese social media) until the end. All I can say is that I was right – it’s not a show I could enjoy. A lot of people do, however. But not for me, and my time is too precious.
It’s a pity because reading the plot points of later episodes, the world does sound interesting.
It’s just that the thought of having to slog through this drama’s convoluted storytelling exhausted me.
Some dramas I enjoy like a yummy dessert; some are kinda like soup where you need to hunt for the good bits and fork out the unpleasant bits. I am just not the target audience.
But Maybe You May Like It
There are folks like me who are turned off by the purple filming and the plot revolving around miscommunication, but there are also people swearing up and down that it’s the most profound thing they’ve watched.
I’ve come to conclude: different strokes for different folks.
I think those who appreciate this drama love the emotional intensity it gives them. They get to experience the emotional highs and lows of the characters, and this drama excels at that.
The viewers who don’t, tend to appreciate structure and technical details more and are only swayed by the emotional intensity if this is supported by the writing and characterisation. I belong to this group.
Anyway, despite my sharp words about this drama, I truly wanted to enjoy it. I really did see potential in the story between Liu Yan and Tang Lici. But you can’t disguise a weak story with a convoluted storyline, over-the-top Chinese styling, and call it profound.
Final verdict: Dropped
I found it an overperformative attempt at telling a grand fantasy opus, but it felt flat.
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Oh no! 🤯 The obscure Dropbox Paper app 📝 is finally getting the axe! Not that anyone noticed or cared, but here's a FAQ about its untimely demise. Time to pretend like you were using it all along! 😂
https://help.dropbox.com/installs/paper-mobile-discontinuation #DropboxPaper #Dropped #AppNews #TechHumor #DigitalTools #HackerNews #ngated -
The #Trump administration has #dropped #onethird of pending #enforcementactions against #tech companies, according to a report from Public Citizen. The report highlights a pattern of corporations ingratiating themselves with the administration, receiving favourable treatment, and being rewarded with dropped investigations. https://www.404media.co/trump-has-dropped-a-third-of-all-government-investigations-into-big-tech/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
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The #EU has #dropped #plans for a #digitaltax on U.S. #techgiants like Apple and Meta: a win for #Trump amid #tradetalks. Instead, Brussels proposes new levies on e-waste, tobacco, and large EU firms. The shift aims to ease tensions and boost chances for a favorable U.S. #tradedeal. https://www.politico.eu/article/victory-eu-donald-trump-meta-tax-digital/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
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#Epic Games has #dropped its #lawsuit against #Samsung, alleging the company conspired with Google to undermine third-party app stores. The #settlement, reached two days before Samsung’s new phone announcement, involves Samsung addressing Epic’s concerns, though specific details are not disclosed. Epic’s claims against #Google continue. https://www.theverge.com/analysis/699541/epic-games-settle-samsung-auto-blocker-lawsuit?eicker.news #tech #media #news
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Serendipity (榜上佳婿) Chinese drama review
Lu Chang and Jian Mingshu grew up together, and seemed destined for each other. But when her father tricks Lu Chang into marrying her, Lu Chang rejects Mingshu in a fit of rage.
A heart-broken Mingshu releases him. But a few days later, tragedy befalls her when her family is killed by assailants.
Jian Mingshu survives the slaughter after falling off a cliff. However, she loses her memory. Lu Chang finds her and spirits her away. Knowing that she is being hunted, he tells her that he’s her brother to protect her. He later finds out that her father is accused of a crime.
With this new identity, they travel to the capital where Lu Chang has to take the imperial exam. Lu Chang vows to find out what happens to Mingshu’s family and gets entangled by the schemes of the court as a result.
Thoughts
The story started with so much potential—I was looking forward to how Lu Chang would eventually fall in love with Ming Shu, but by that time they’re so deep into sibling forbidden territory—how would they get out of that?
Then there was the second couple’s romance: Prince Rui and Lady Yin was rather delicious. (Love after arranged marriage is a lovely trope if executed well.)
But the problem with the show was that the main couple’s plot was boring, and they had very, very little chemistry.
Lu Chang is a bland and emotionally undemonstrative character, so we don’t feel the romance between Lu Chang and Ming Shu.
Perhaps actor Wang Ziqi lacks the charisma necessary to create the “sexual tension” or chemistry with Lu Yuxiao.
Perhaps it is the writing: Song Qing Zhao (the second male lead, played by Wang Hong Yi) had more romantic moments with Ming Shu than Lu Chang! I hardly ever have “second lead” syndrome, but I sure had it with Serendipity. It felt like the writers were more interested in developing their relationship than with main relationship.
It’s also unfortunate that Lu Chang and Ming Shu’s plot line is making them behave so much like siblings for so long that you don’t feel a jot of their chemistry. I think they need to be placed in more situations where they can be more affectionate or are in, er, sexually charged situations, so we don’t get this BIG sibling vibe with them.
Their mystery-solving activities is boring too, and I employed the fast-forward button a lot in this, and honestly, I didn’t miss much!
Honestly, I tried. I really tried, but I was bored to tears after episode 13. I thought I was bored with Brocade Odyssey. This one literally fossilized my brain! Alas, even the dishy royal couple could not entice me to stay. And I confess, I super sped through everything else just to see their bits!
I was mildly intrigued with the relationship between the villainous Prince Yu and Lady Su who was actually scheming against him while pretending to work for him.
Yu, unexpectedly fell for her, and that was slightly mildly interesting to me … until it wasn’t. Such an intriguing plot and character line, but they still managed to make it all very dull.
As for our main couple, alas, I thought it could improve but it was absolutely snoozeville even until the last half. They just spent far too long to establish their romantic relationship. Ming Shu spending a lion’s share of the drama thinking that Lu Chang is her brother just doesn’t encourage any romantic vibes.
In the end, Serendipity received a sad 5.1 on China’s Douban, which, for once, I 100% agreed with.
#CDrama #cdramaReview #ChineseDrama #Dropped #review #Serendipity
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the hooters girls at council bluffs, iowa (pop. 62,000) did not arouse me, #dropped -
Israel's leaflets promise GENOCIDE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg74FAcCCO0
Can someone explain to me the difference between what this Israeli leaflet says, and what was said by Adolf Hitler 86 years ago?
#ForcedDisplacement #Genocide #Intent #Clear #Leaflet #Dropped #Gaza #Extermination #Armenia #Hitler #Israel #Parallels
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Dropped: The Rise of Ning
Luo Yi Ning may be the only legitimate daughter of the Luo family, but she is unfavoured and grew up in a separate household, far away from the main family.
One day, she decides to return to finally solve the mystery surrounding her mother’s untimely death. She reunites with “Third Brother” Luo Shen Yuan, the despised son of the family whose name isn’t even included in the family register. They form a bond due to their outcast status and he helps her in her quest, and she in turns help him rise above the stigma of being a family outcast.
Gradually, she comes to trust Shen Yuan, but he appears to be hiding a mysterious secret….
Thoughts
I was actually planning to watch The Rise of Ning after the drama ended but became curious enough to watch it live because everyone (meaning those in the Chinese drama forum I dwell) seemed so disappointed in it.
(Proof positive that sometimes negative reviews help promote a drama!)
You can also thank a coronovirus (no, not that one) for making me watch this drama, because the cold laid me flat, and I could only stare at TV all day. I thought, well, why not watch one or two episodes and see if I can go on?
The next thing I know, it’s the 11th episode!
Out of curiosity, I visited Douban to find out what people in China were saying about it. Wheeew these people are brutal. I’ll address the criticisms below:
Ren Mi’s voice in the drama
I actually do not have a problem with the pitch of her voice. I thought it was lovely and utterly feminine for a well-bred lady of the times. What I had issue with is her line delivery. It’s very flat and lacks the nuance needed to convey emotion. It’s very apparent when she is talking to other characters who use professional voice actors or are great at line delivery like Zhang Wanyi.I don’t think it’ll be as noticeable for non-Mandarin speakers, but it was painful even for a mid-level Mandarin speaker like me. But, er, I got used to it? Eventually I stopped noticing it altogether.
Discount version of Story of Ming Lan
I really do not like women-fighting-each-other dramas. I usually endure that plot line if I find another plot line interesting in a drama, or else I’ll actively avoid it.I’m definitely over evil concubines and their equally evil offspring. And I, most of all, do not enjoy watching women pull down other women, even for entertainment. Actually, especially for entertainment.
And yes, unfortunately, The Rise of Ning went down this predictable route. However, I’m glad evil concubine (TM) got her just deserts pretty quickly.
Awkward not-really-sibling eventual love
Yuning knows Sheyuan as her brother, so I’m not sure how she can one day wake up and think, “Oh man, he’s kinda hot!”.And the second male lead is actually pretty compelling (and I hear he was a big favourite among novel readers to win Yuning and I can’t blame them. Chi Sa is pretty magnetic).
But since I’m not here for the romance, I can shrug this awkward plot line away. Those of you more invested in romantic plot lines, however, may not be able to and that’s understandable.
But I think reducing or boxing The Rise of Ning to just a harem drama is a mistake. I feel that this is a drama about the growth of two characters: Yuning and her supposed half-brother, Luo Shenyang.
In fact, I find myself eager to see how Shenyang escapes this stifling, terrible home to grow into someone that the family will be forced to respect and reckon with. To me, that’s the plot line that I’m interested in.
The most interesting story to me is Luo Shenyuan’s eventual rise to prominence, which I’m sure his no-good father will milk to his advantage despite the horrid, yucky way he’s treated him.
That said, I dropped the drama
I know, I know you’re probably thinking, what? After all the nice things you said about it?
For me, the major stumbling block for me was that I just couldn’t buy the plot. There’s very little logic and, man, that Luo family! Do the men in there have terrible luck choosing wives or what? 🤣
Also, just wanna say that the Yuning’s father is the worse Cdrama dad I’ve watched in my entire life. I really want to see something horrible happen to him. 🫥 Enduring him is a sore point for me and reduced my enjoyment of the drama by a lot.
And the way everyone just gets over shocking revelation after revelation and carries on to have tea parties like yesterday’s news about kidnappings, murders and other nefarious plots by relatives is just a blip in the weather.
How the Luo family did not end up being shunned by all in sundry in the nobility by now is a wonder.
And yet, although it has a total “dog blood” plot, I find myself dozing off from boredom 😴.
Zhang Wanyi is reliably good, and I don’t have a problem with Ren Min (although Wanyi is definitely a superior actor).
I just don’t find their characters very believable or interesting.
(Just to add: I hope that Wanyi gets more diversified in his role choices because his character looks and roles are starting to blend into each other!)
Everything seems to go so easily for them. Ren Min is so smart, she anticipates almost every plot against her.
Shen Yuan is probably the blandest character Zhang Wanyi has played, a veritable Gary Stu who is an academic genius and a martial artist and the ringleader of an underground spy/rebellion/investigative group. Yet he barely has enough funds to live, as his family has restricted his expenses due to his unfavoured position as an unofficial son.
And their romance? I suppose it developed pretty well but truth to be said, I felt zero chemistry between the two, unlike the chemistry I saw between the couple in Are You the One (also starring Zhang Wanyi).
And I know lots of folks seem to like bad boy Lu Jiaxue (Ci Sha, pic below) but I dislike guys who just won’t accept a no from the women they like.
It got so annoying and creepy I just ignored him when he appears. The main problem, really, is that his character lacks the depth necessary to make him more sympathetic. At least for me.
And since my main motivation to watch The Rise of Ning was to see “the rise of Shen Yuan”, I literally lost all interest when he achieved prominence in the family and society.
That said, there are some things I did enjoy. Such as the second wife, Lin Hai Ru and the Duke. I lived for Hai Ru’s eyerolls and sarcastic remarks, and the Duke is such a lovely dad, it’s like a balm to the Luo patriarch’s horrible arseholery.
Besides the fact that I really dislike harem dramas and dog blood plots, the truth was, after Kill Me Love Me, every Cdrama seems to pale in comparison 😅.
I wanted something as emotionally intense and character-driven, and The Rise of Ning just wasn’t it.
Still, I tried to gamely finish it. I would play the drama in the background while I work, sometimes doing housework and not paying attention!
After a while I thought to myself: Just why am I watching this when I’m just not interested? I realised that I was just watching The Rise of Ning just out of habit and sheer desire to mark it as “complete” in MyDramaList.
So, I decided to call it a day.
Conclusion
It was on the whole, okay entertainment, but not enjoyable enough for me to finish it.
As I’ve not finished the drama, I won’t rate it.
#CDrama #cdramaReview #CDramas #ChineseDrama #CostumedDrama #Dropped #Fantasy #review #romance #ZhangWanyi
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US federal judge tosses Consensys’ suit against SEC - A Texas federal court judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Consensys... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/consensys-lawsuit-sec-dismissed-texas-court #regulation #consensys #dismissed #lawsuit #dropped #tossed #ether #sec #eth
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#ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump #misgendered a #Latin #singer who then #dropped his #endorsement of Trump.
#Fans criticized #NickyJam for #sellingout to Trump, who opposes the #legalized #immigration measures that Jam once supported.
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Houston activists want a seat at the table when Mayor John Whitmire appoints the city's next police chief after Troy Finner’s sudden retirement from the Houston Police Department late last week.
#CriminalJustice #Houston #HoustonMayor #LawEnforcement #Local #News #Police #ActingChiefLarrySatterwhite #Cases #Dropped #HoustonMayorJohnWhitmire #HoustonPolice #HoustonPoliceChiefTroyFinner #Retirement #Suspended
