Love and Redemption (2020)

Love wins everytime

I see a lot of people have rated this very highly and maybe it’s because I've watched too many drama's over the years that it takes something quite special for me to give a rating of above 9. In my honest opinion this drama was great and had a very intriguing but sometimes cliche story.
Cheng Yi was by far the standout performance in this show from beginning to end. It broke my heart every time his character suffered but it got to the point where I was waiting for him to be hurt as it happened almost EVERY SINGLE EPISODE. If you play a drinking game where you took a shot every time he spat blood, you would probably be too drunk to finish the drama.
He is such a multifaceted actor and I could not imagine a better person to play SF. I am a sucker when guys start to cry because it's so much more painful to watch and you don't see it as often as appose to females as they are seen crying all the time. I've seen him before in the Nobel Aspirations series as the second ML but found him quite stoic and not very memorable. Could have just been due to the writing though and not a reflection of his talent. Nonetheless, he knocked it out of the park with this performance and I hope that his popularity will continue to rise as I cannot wait to see more projects from him.
Crystal Yuan played the FL lead well, but she did not impress during the emotional scenes. She was convincing as the playful XJ in the earlier episodes but lost her spark midway through when things got more intense. She was in no way stiff but did not convincingly portray deep sorrowful emotions. I am sure that after watching episode 48, you as the audience would probably cry more than she did on screen. Savage but the truth.
Their chemistry was undeniable though and I feel like a lot of people can/will overlook a lot of flaws in the drama because of this.
In terms of the story, I like how it was not super predictable and did have a few mysteries in there to keep you interested. One of the main reasons why this story is appealing (especially for the female audience) is the idea of a love story that transcends 10 lifetimes. One of its main flaws is the FL just seems soooooooooooooooo heartless in all of them except from the last one. I would have liked to see more of the 9 lifetimes when the FL finally realises, she loves him and suffers knowing she killed him. This is another one of the story's flaws as it seems like SF is literally the only one suffering, repeatedly. Some would argue that the XJ also suffered especially in episodes 48-51 but in my view, it wasn't nearly as much as SF.
SF suffered ALL throughout the drama trying to protect her. At the start I could understand that she did not have the correct senses to even know what suffering is but after she got her senses back, she still did not suffer that much. I am in no way a masochist that likes seeing others suffer but damn, these writers were hell bent on making SF shoulder EVERYTHING all the way to the very end.
This drama is not without flaws but has an amazing cast who are all talented. I really enjoyed the snake lord character as he provided some much needed comical relieve in a lot of the episodes. LL, XJ sister was also a great character who was brave, loyal and feisty. She also portrayed emotions beautifully and the scene where she abandons her dad and home for the love of her life was super heart-breaking. The music was good and played at the right moments to evoke your emotions. This is definitely a great drama and it's been awhile since we've had an epic love story like this so I can understand the hype.
Must watch drama but obviously it's 59 episodes so I would recommend starting it when you have time as you will quickly get addicted. Also prepare tissues as you will need them. If you’re watching with friends than please try out my drinking game I mentioned earlier as I would love to know how it plays out LOL

Happy watching guys!!

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tried so hard to like it but failed in the end

I watched this drama based on recommendations from youtube and the reviews here. Unfortunately, I lost interest after a few episodes, went to watch other drama and came back to continue to watch this where I left off but got bored again and repeat the same cycle until I forced myself to watch it to give it another chance. The pace is so slow and many fillers. There are also so many side stories to fill the long episodes.

I got so annoyed with the female lead character (XuanJi)with her acting. When she played the naïve girl without 6 senses, her acting is not convincing and came out as overacting to portray being dumb and stupid but actually came out as aggressive. There are so many scenes (cringy) where she is forcing herself (or her friendship) to ML (SiFeng) so aggressively, following him around and not letting him go (yet trying to portray that she is innocent without feeling anything for him as she is supposed to be heartless and can't feel love or pain). SiFeng is trying his best to avoid her and yet she kept following him around (even at this stage, she doesn't have the capability to love/pain yet, hasn't recovered her 6 senses) Even after she gained her senses, she is still blinded and so stubborn when everyone is telling her to honor her sects/clans and abolish evil.

SiFeng - his acting as cold and emotionless character in the beginning is good and convincing. He has a stone face look most of the time and only shows some emotions during the lovey dovey (romantic) scenes. I liked him better at "Noble Aspirations I and II".

BAi Shu (Lord Flying snake) - I like his character and acting the most. Bai Shu's role is interesting, funny and keeps you awake ( I honestly felt asleep many time watching the show).

Hao Chen's role as the king of heaven is also very good (calm, self confident, authoritative and commanding respect). His care for XuanJi is very convincing as well.

I will not rewatch this drama. It did not keep my attention.

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I have watched over 50 Chinese dramas and have been tempted once or twice to write a review, but turned it down due to laziness. Today, i am currently on episode 32 and I can't help but leave a note for someone searching for a new drama to watch.

Love and Redemption gives that romantic goosebumps and that painful lump feel in the neck i only sometimes feel in India movies. Its just miles apart from other drama, in all honesty.

I have to admit, having a very high score, with so many currently viewing this drama so early after its release convinced me to try out a few episodes. So, if it wasn't worth it, i will just drop it i thought at the time.

The intro gave me goosebumps for what to come. I was glued for like 2 episode, then doze once or twice through episode 3 to 9, probably because i have watched so many highly rated c-drama, so i developed an high standard overtime.

I was about giving up when the love story between the ML and FL springs to life, and it was just beautiful to watch.. Since then, there isn't any dull moment. Legend of fuyao came close, but this was still miles ahead of ashes of love and Ten miles of PB in storyline and acting even if they share some similarities, i mean i hardly have such lump feel in my throat for all c-drama i watched -- hardly.

In terms of acting, i will have to give it up for the ML, although the FM strikes really close too. Sometimes i feel sad for him and wished he just gives up on the FL to live a better life. But, he keeps sacrificing for his love through many lives they had together. But, i can't take anything away from the chemistry they both had. It was like they were couples in real life or something. Expecially the ML, his expressions throughout, towards the ML was genuine like wasn't acting, same with the FL.

The entire cast are just eye candies to watch. They were all beautiful and handsome in all, no single less attractive one, even to the much older actors.

So, i highly recommend this drama to those thinking about watching it, you will not be disappointed

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Gorgeous cast but useless plot, just needless bucketful crying every other episode

Cast is gorgeous, cinematography and costumes are very good. Music not bad. And that's why it's so disappointing the way story progresses. Some needless drama will be there, it is after all a drama, but not quite this much!!!

Haven't seen this nonsensical plot progression from a good plot in a long time, almost every episode bucket load of crying, I trust you, no you lied to me, oh sorry I misunderstood you, will trust you in future; rinse and repeat. Poor hero keeps on crying, spitting blood and almost dying; Heroine's character is one clueless gullible person, sways with every new argument, except for our hero's.

Watch only if you want to kill for frustration while looking at beautiful faces.
Only stars for gorgeous cast and cinematography.

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What an easily manipulated FL! So dissapointing to watch

The drama started at good pace with attractive story to begin with, good choreography, effect, cinematography, it seemed promising. The acting was good not only for the main cast but also for the supporting.
But as it progressed, the story especially the FL regressed!!! A happy ending is a trully must for me to give good rating. But somehow with this drama i was wishing for tragic sad ending. The FL is so easily manipulated and she believed everyone around her except the ML who is giving all he got for her.
Up tp episode 50 this is so annoying to watch.
Her character is so weak and because of she alone hence the rating. Music was not memorable.
Was almost a waste to watch, thank you to the fwd button makes it bearable.

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10 lifetimes and an inch of hope

This series may be long but it is definitely worth to watch. Honestly, I watched this three times because I could not move on easily. The story, characters, cinematography and everything else is top notch. The male lead gave too much emotion to the audience, shedding a lot of tears were a part of binge watching this series. The chemistry between male and female lead is too precious.

This is a heart wrenching and full of plots story but has a happy ending.

This is too beautiful to just put in words, I recommend watching it for you would also feel it yourself.

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The best Xianxia drama I have ever watched!!

The best Xianxia drama I have ever watched is this. I have watched other xianxia dramas like The Untamed, Ashes of Love, etc., and this drama beats them all. Why I say so is because, the chemistry and the mutual understanding between the male leads are just top notch! The love between the two of them is undeniable. This drama will take you through loud laughter and rivers of tears, and trust me, you will not feel the time flies when you are watching this! The ending is a very happy ending. This drama is capable of giving some important life lessons too.

The graphics of this drama are extremely beautiful, and music also is very touching and breathtaking. Apart from the main leads' love story, there are beautiful side love stories of the second leads. You will never ever regret watching this drama, and you will probably re-watch some parts of it again and again since you cannot let go of this drama.

So if you are hesitating about whether to watch this or not, do not think Twice! Just go, plug your laptop/computer and start watching. You will not regret any second of it!

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Beautiful and Heartbreaking

As a rule I always keep my reviews as short as possible and try not to include many spoilers.

First if all, I recommend this to anyone who hasn't watched it yet, but be prepared for some heartbreak.

Visually this drama is stunning.

The music is absolutely beautiful.

The cast is impeccably chosen.

The female lead is a very interesting character. The difference between the innocent Xuan Ji and her powerful alter ego is so well acted that you don't even doubt it.

The eternally self sacrificing male lead whose name is mentioned so many times in the drama that you'll never forget it is an absolute delight to watch. The actor did such an amazing job that even a slight change in his gaze portrayed so much emotion it was hard to look away.

I absolutely loved all the secrets and twists. All the characters were interesting to follow. Even the villains were fun to watch. You keep wanting to see more. You keep wanting to know more and unravel all the mysteries.

All in all, this is a very entertaining watch.

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would not rewatch

Pros:
- There were a lot of sweet and cute interactions between FL and ML. Loved the skinship.
- ML actor has unexpected charm. I found his teasing, flirty, shy expressions very appealing as they were not the norm for the ML’s character
- The overall story line is actually interesting, even if the execution could have been better
- Good comedic side characters like brother Lu and teng she
- cute animals
- lots of food appreciation
- good fight scenes
- unexpected BL towards the end
- cgi wasn’t bad
- cute ending

Cons:
- FL says the ML’s name like 10 times per minute sometimes. At some point it becomes unbearable
- ML is either vomiting blood or has a bloody lip
- FL lacks complete agency and is easily manipulated to the point where it goes against the character development we’re supposed to believe she has gained.
- ML is supposed to be the moral compass of the show, teaching the FL how to love and be human. and while it’s a good concept, his self sacrifice was overdone. Also, his need to shield her from suffering ends up causing stupid misunderstandings
- Very repetitive, too many iterations of basically the same scene, same conflict, same misunderstandings. I ended up skipping so many scenes bc of this and was still able to keep up with the plot
- too many annoying and one dimensional side characters. Another reason I skipped scenes.
- the sister side story took up too much unnecessary space

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powerful drama with a lot of pain and sacrifice

Die ten life times for the one you love most
this is the message that this drama is telling ,, How to give your self completely to the one you love no matter how much you suffer or hurt even from them
The first half of the drama wasn't that strong and I got bored a little at the beginning ,, I was so annoyed with the Female lead's stupidity ,, she has the lowest IQ ,,, I got annoyed a lot of her lack of good judgment till episode 20 then she started to have some common sense and to grow up a bit .... the writer made the lack of her senses is the reason she was stupid but I don't think that was logical ,, may be the lack of her senses can make her cold or arogenate or heartless but not full on love and stupid hahaha
the second half of the drama it became more powerful and really exciting ,, I was really interested and involved more in the story in the second half ,, I didn't like the misunderstandings between the leads but I liked the male lead's suffering ,, it was really good Whump ,,this drama is considered the king of Whumper (hurt male lead the most )
The acting
was perfect from every single actor ,, they are all were the best ,, I enjoyed their performance and their unique characterization to every one of them ,,, every one has his own story yet it didn't get lost along the way and every one has his own purpose and happy ending ,, I really really liked that
I liked every thing about the second part of the drama that I want to repeat it again and again
This drama deserves all the hype around it ,, you just need to withstand the first few episodes and you will be surprised How good this drama is ,, the second part of it was The best
I recommend it so much to any one but I will advice always to bare the first half of it so you can enjoy the rest

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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

i was late indeed, but lemme tell you how i experienced an upside down feelings while watching this drama.
1. i wasn't into colossal cdrama beforehand (let alone angst drama), basically i love light modern drama w full of fluffiness. YET THIS ONE IS DIFF. idk i determined to binge watching it and eventually couldn't stop myself.:)))
2. i kept thinking that this drama has many eps hence i was afraid to give it a shot at first. turned out it's really worth my time.
3. why did i love it? simple, i like seeing strong FL (as she could stand by herself, defend her principle as well as the one that she loves. the ML was also great, he would protect FL at all costs and otherwise. their chemistry, its ost, and those support roles were very funny. they successfully intertwine to its storyline. (sometimes i laugh, sometimes i cry) *sobs
4. u should watch it! i assure u won't regret!

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Love and misunderstanding

More like Love and misunderstanding. Guy keeps getting cursed. The times she says his name leave him alone by the end. Then we find out the back story djin and star were having a whole BL with their daily tea. But the celestial roofies him and turns him into a girl and makes God of war kill all her clan. Then he gaslights her as her senior when she falls for a guy. Then he ends with am i villain The only thing I love is seeing celestial beast tenghe how he portraying that he is really a snake when he is human form is really good. Why did little fox and little yahua have to go. The trauma of sister oh boy

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