#happen enough for my taste in romance xianxia. and cheng yi as the most loving bi man in the fucking world

[mejomonster]

Let me just say that you have some of most wonderful, nuanced analyses for dmbj that I've seen yet, and reading the tags on all your posts are delightful. Going through your dmbj tag has been a wonderful time this morning!

1. love that sora is your avatar i just noticed <3

2. i’m glad you’re enjoying my dmbj tag! <3 <3 <3 i write a lot of random thoughts and it always feels like they’re just getting lost in the void lol ToT I also have some stuff in each drama specific tag, mostly the lost tomb lb, the lost tomb 2 lb, tlt3 lb, and the show-title-only tags (tho its more wonderful gifsets and photos by others, less commentary). i tend to only put stuff in my dmbj tag that applies to multiple dmbj things ToT

and i am always down for dmbj discussion if u ever feel like it! i love digging into the very fun bottomless pit that is dmbj. (some other blogs that i think have some great commentary on dmbj: @thosch3i, @unexpected-nightview, @jockvillagersonly, @elletromil, @canary3d-obsessed, @eirenical, @yue-muffin​)

3 completely unrelated, but if i had to rec a romance xianxia it would be love and redemption, which i’ve got a lot on as well (love and redemption tag, love and redemption lb tag) The plot was very well done, and a lot of stuff flips on its head in the nicest way, and i think maybe it gets overlooked sometimes? because it starts off very ‘similar’ to other shows in its genre in presentation (eternal love, ashes of love) before revealing it doesn’t intend to do very much the same at all (without spoiling - the protagonist means so much to me in LaR especially the way their arc unfolds, LaR gave me the first romance xianxia with a kind take on demons including major hero roles, and the villain was so satisfying after other shows of this genre never penalizing/painting as evil characters who’ve acted similarly). Also its got Crystal Yuan, Cheng Yi, and Liu Xue Yi as leads... some of my favorite actors. Very ‘the untamed’ vibes in what it has to say about righteousness, justice, mob mentality, absolute power. Only worth checking out if u feel up for it. a bi leading love interest, a protagonist who breaks a lot of conventions but i cant really mention without spoiling, demons who get to do more than fulfil ‘evil stand in’ roles and angst in heaping amounts. It starts with all the nice romance tropes in the most enjoyable least annoying way for me personally, then segways into heavier stuff, then by the last several eps it just blew any remaining expectations I had out of the water in a good way. My favorite story in its ‘genre’ and the only one I’d rewatch.

[dangermousie]

Here are my one sentence hot takes on possibly upcoming cdramas (rumored in the next few months)

Ancient Love Poetry - I love Xu Kai, Zhou Dongyu and romance xianxia but the trailer looks hella generic so here’s hoping since it’s likely to air instead of Immortality (my views on that swap are CENSORED CENSORED CENSORED just like BL.)

Being a Hero - a rare modern drama that sounds potentially dark and angsty enough for my tastes; just make the hot men suffer, that’s all I ask if you want me to sit through the anti-drug propaganda.

Broker - fool me once etc but apparently I am a fool because despite the fact that Luo Yunxi’s previous modern romance with an awesome female costar (Bai Lu) cured my insomnia, I am all hyped for Luo Yunxi’s modern romance with an awesome female costar (Victoria Song) mainly because I can smell the angst like camels can water.

Court Lady - if you watched Weaving Tale of Love and went “not enough weaving,” boy do I have a drama for all two of you!

Crush - I hear “cold male lead with serious angst and who’s blind (!)” and Pavlovian reflex activates.

Dear Military Uniform - how about not.

Dream of Changan - Cheng Yi in period clothes photogenically suffering as much as I will while I wait for MangoTV, which is going to air this, to ever post subs.

Falling Into Your Smile - it’s Xu Kai’s turn to have Cheng Xiao try and fail to conceal her repulsion by him in romantic scenes.

Female Student Arrives At The Imperial College - I don’t tend to do period romcoms because I like to respect myself in the morning but I love Zhao Lusi so CONFUSION!

Glory of Special Forces - get your red hot propaganda right here aka what happens when you make a military recruitment video dozens of hours long.

The Glory of Youth - get your red hot propaganda right here aka what happens when you make a military recruitment video dozens of hours long, Mark 2.

The Golden Hairpin - pin me, baby! - I loved the novel and the trailer is short but good so this is one of my two most anticipated of this bunch.

Love Like White Jade - my IQ went down twenty points from the trailer alone which means this one is great if you want to feel superior to whoever wrote this, not so great if you realize someone dumb enough to greenlight this still has more money than you.

A Love Never Lost - I can put up with patriotism narrative when it’s this beautifully shot and cloaked in period clothes.

Miss Crow and Mr. Lizard - the plot of this is something a kdrama would have done circa 2005 so I NEED THIS RIGHT NOW even if’s modern.

Moonlight - I am snoring already so seems about right.

Novoland Pearl Eclipse - neither Yang Mi nor William Chan pick bad projects and the trailer looked amazing so there’s hoping; though something tells me they are not having it be a eunuch romance a la the novel.

Octogenarian and the 90s - only if I am senile.

The Rebel - the novel is good, that cast is A+++ (Zhou Yi Long! Tong Yao!) and I love period spies, so bring it on, even if the only thing they will make out with is Maoism.

You Are My Glory - they are both beautiful and can’t act so a perfect match aka my glory is that I don’t have to watch this drama.