#cdrama i love

[koremakaria]

Embracing the Shadow.

There's still good in him! I know. There's still ... good in him.

And so we come to an end but then all ends are just another beginning. I simply adore this drama and how it deals with embracing the dark side of human nature.

In the epic final fight against the Supreme God, we have both the first incarnation of the Chaos Pearl and Saint Emperor Zhaoming together with the current incarnation of the Chaos Pearl and Demon Lord Zhaoming. It's the beginning and the end working together to effectively end an oppressive regime.

You have on one side the beginning of the cycle and you have on the other side the current/ end product of the great cycle of fate.

When the Supreme God is defeated, the Demon Lord has to make a decision. Endure punishment again or let the world burn. I love that he gets to see his old work station once more. Hello paperwork! .... how I miss you? Said the Demon Lord ... probably. In any case, he got to see the beginning of his life again and be reminded of who he was before Fate effectively cursed him with false memories.

Then he gets to meet his love, again. Pearl is different from Mu Xuanling because she represents innocence, good will, and optimism. While they are the same soul, they are in different stages of life experience. Here, the Demon Lord is glad to see his love but said that he's not the man she loves because he harbors dark thoughts. To be fair, Zhaoming probably had them too but he didn't let the darkness take over the goodness in him.

Demon Lord: 'what if I don't care about the world?'

Pearl: 'then I'll accompany you to the very end. Even if the world throw curses at you. I accept you for who you are'

She embraces the darkness in him knowing that there is still good in him. That's why she's crying the whole time because she has an unbreakable trust in his goodness even when he had already endured so much. Even when he stops believing in himself, she never did. She already knows what he would do. In turn this allows him to embrace his own darkness. Rather than letting it control him, he controls the darkness. Darkness then becomes just another part of him. All three incarnations of him shares one soul and so they are the same person with different experiences. By embracing the shadow he gets to decide who to be and eventually how to live moving forward. Embracing the shadow made whole once more.

I just love that the drama was allowed to portray this. Because the shadow represents dark thoughts and negative emotions we often feel we have to repressed but that we all have. To be human is to have feelings both positive and negative and be mature enough to exert control over them.

My ONE criticism is that they should have included the epilogue from the novel. I only peeked at the end but I really wanted to see the children. Hao Yi and Hao Er ... maybe another time.

[koremakaria]

OMG the cliff! The story plot will have you fall off of a dangerous cliff. But fear not, your garments and your elaborate hair accessories will remain mostly intact and you will be found by the riverbank looking beautiful and only slightly disheveled. The survival rate is about 95 percent.

How to tell if you're in a historical Chinese drama:

(Inspired by this classic!)

Someone offends you unforgivably by calling you by your actual name.

You are preparing for a bloody battle in the rain. Your boots are made of exquisitely embroidered silk duchesse.

Everyone you know is god-tier beautiful. You ignore this.

Significant tea is being poured.

Your soulmate tells you in plain words that they love you. You comically misunderstand what they said, and will keep doing so, because the plot is not over yet.

The only thing more elaborate than the villain's cunning plan is the engineering of your man-bun.

Duels are scored like gymnastics routines. To beat your opponent, try a triple-twisting double tucked salto.

You have been married for thirty years. You have never seen your spouse's wrist.

Sometimes peasants and servants are killed horribly in front of you. It's a normal part of life. The other peasants will presumably take care of the practicalities, such as burial and being upset.

Any injury, including a broken nail, makes you vomit blood.

The year is 400 AD. French tips have been invented.

You're on a moon bridge and you are yearning.

[sandushengshou]

The Untamed | Episode 24

[heymeowmao]

永夜星河 | Love Game in Eastern Fantasy E24 ° Master Wenxin and his multi-use magical weapon

[fujunfuren]

"i Am THe gREaT DEMoN, zhU YAn"

FANGS OF FORTUNE (2024)

[mostlyfate]

Love Game in Eastern Fantasy 永夜星河 · 2024 22 | You freaked me out. Where else could I be? Can we snuggle like this all day? Why can't we?

[xinyuehui]

Mu jiejie~~~~ (*´ﾉ∀`*)

Love Game in Eastern Fantasy · 2024

[shijiujun]

The Transmigration Starter Pack

Confusion + Disbelief > Shock + Reluctance > Helplessness > Anger

— Love Game in Eastern Fantasy 永夜星河 (2024) | EPS. 01-03

[koremakaria]

Drama Gods: How much angst would you like for our leads?

Me: Yes.[sobs] I'll take all of it. [sobs] thank you!

Kill Me Love Me Ep.22 (2024)

little beggar, being alive is the real torture

[asoftepiloguemylove]

"YOU'RE NOT JUST A FRIEND TO ME. I REALLY LOVE YOU." // CHENG-HSING AND SHOU-HENG

Emily Palermo What I Could Never Confess Without Some Bravado // 盛夏光年 Eternal Summer (2006) dir. Leste Chen // Amy Hempel Sing to It: New Stories // @/tullipsink desperation sits heavy on my tongue // Richard Siken Litany in Which Certain Things are Crossed Out // 盛夏光年 Eternal Summer (2006) dir. Leste Chen // Virginia Woolf in a letter to Vanessa Bell // R.F. Kuang The Burning God // 盛夏光年 Eternal Summer (2006) dir. Leste Chen // unknown // 盛夏光年 Eternal Summer (2006) dir. Leste Chen // Fernando Pessoa A Little Larger Than the Entire Universe: Selected Poems // June Gehringer I get so jealous of euthanized dogs // unknown // 盛夏光年 Eternal Summer (2006) dir. Leste Chen // Lucy Dacus Hot & Heavy

[mutantfactor]

Fangs of Fortune 𓆩𓆪 Zhuo Yichen & Zhao Yuanzhou

[koremakaria]

Zhaoming and Xie Xuechen are two of God's strongest soldiers to be quite honest. For realzie, how could they resist her not once but twice! TWICE!!!! Two whole lifetimes!!!!

First Lifetime: I know that my girl here just turned human for a hot second but she knows what she wants okay? 💝Nothing wrong with being a little thirsty! I mean can you blame the poor girl?

Ohhh look at how sad and disappointed our Pearl is! 😮‍💨Unfortunately for our Pearl, Zhaoming is a decent man. Damn. Shame.

Paperwork!!!!! Seriously????? Wait! Are you being serious? Serious!!! Couldn’t be me, bro! All I can say is that I CANNOT relate.

Second Lifetime: Offical DUTIES!!! Yeah. Sure. Work is ... more important? HOW??!!! Please tell me. I want to know. Xie Xuechen ... ever the dutiful leader. Poor Mu Xuanling, I feel you, girl! I get it. 😭

Demon Lord Zhaoming ... I'm counting on you.

You’re My Only Hope!

Just let my girl have her way with you. Pretty please ... with a cherry on top 🍒😍

[bellesdiaries]

LOVE BETWEEN FAIRY AND DEVIL + hands

[sandushengshou]

The Untamed | Jin Ling and Wei Wuxian in the middle of a hostage situation

[clj-art-blog]

拜见月尊和月主 (Baijian Yue Zun he Yue Zhu) | Greetings Moon Supreme and Moon Queen!

[fujunfuren]

Zhou Yichen beefing with the Great Demon Zhu Yan

FANGS OF FORTUNE (2024)