Love and Redemption (2020)

Love and Redemption

Okay... Love and Redemption is a true gem!! It’s an utterly beautiful & unique show. It certainly did not disappoint as the story progressed. Instead, it became even more mesmerising.

Main Leads love story is magical, gut-wrenching, and yet so wonderful. Their love encounters various frustrating problems. Xuan Ji is literally the most powerful FL I watch in a Wuxia drama. And her boy Cheng Yi (Si Feng) really outdoes many ML in similar drama. Watching him and Xuan Ji, I felt happiness, sorrow, anger, and pain.

The rest of the cast was excellent as well. Everyone put everything they had into Love and Redemption, and it paid off. I am just so amazed at this show that it literally blows my mind. Like... How did they do it? 59 episodes and zero dull moments? So absurd it’s laughable 😂😂

Overall, this drama is absolutely incredible, from the story itself to the diverse characters.

Acting/Cast: 10 > Story: 10 > Music: 10 > Rewatch Value: 10

MY FAVOURITES:
[1] Si Feng > [2] Teng She > [3] Brother Liu > [4] Wu Zhiqi > [5] Xuan Ji > [6] Yuan Lang

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WAIT! WHAT?????

One of the best ending in the cdrama world!!! If only I can like this drama a hundred times or more I will definitely do.

Story: From beginning to end there's no boring or filler moments for me. The execution and how this drama flows is so beautiful. The love of the ML is beyond perfect, it trancends time and space, suffered 10 tribulation just to "heal" the pain of the FML and be with her. Exchanged everything to be with her, guide her and protected her. I am shocked that the ending is not rushed and have a VERY happy ending, did I say, VERY?!?!? Yup definitely a very happy ending. I couldn't ask for more. There's no actual villain in the story, only characters with different perspective.

Acting/casts: The ML and FML have amazing chemistry! The side actors are good as well. All the casts did a pretty good job, so bravo to all of them. My first time watching Cheng Yi in a drama and I am not one bit disappointed! He's really good I say. Overall, all he casts fits perfectly to the characters they are portraying.

Music: One of the best ost's out there.

Rewatch value: Yup, gonna be rewatching this for sure.

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I suffered watching this show! Not sure why people like it so much.

I watched this drama as it had high ratings, but I liked it less and less as the episodes progressed. As a xianxia romance - it had all the xianxia elements needed for a compelling story. Still, the romance got tiring as the story progressed, misunderstandings kept piling up, and it had an underwhelming second half and ending.

Love and Redemption could have easily been an excellent romance if the lead characters were a little more balanced. The earlier episodes were the best as it was light. The imbalance in the relationship between Chu Xuanji and Yu Sifeng could be attributed to Xuanji’s lack of the five senses. I sympathized with both the leads, Sifeng, with his undying love and Xuanji not understanding it due to her loss of six senses. But as she starts recovering her senses, I found her character to be childish, easily manipulated, and frankly not reciprocating the affection Sifeng kept pouring onto her.

Coming to Yu Sifeng, while I appreciate an ML who is unwavering in his love for the FL, the repeated hurt and near-death situations the ML had to go through got a little ridiculous, and I stopped feeling hurt for him as the episodes went on. I liked Cheng Yi’s portrayal of Yu Sifeng, but it felt one-dimensional as the story progressed. Among the main cast, he and Liu Xue Yi, who plays Hao Chen did a good job.I have never been as frustrated watching a villain go about his villainous ways as when I see Hao Chen/King Bailing and have to give props to the actor for his portrayal here.

Christal Yuan’s character, however, was endearing at first, and she had undeniable chemistry with Cheng Yi, but as the plot progressed and the story wanted to show us a more mature Xuanji who recovered her senses and who is the God of War -- she was not convincing to me. She felt stubborn and arrogant and way too easily manipulated. The number of times the FL was manipulated and never once stopped to think was frustrating and honestly regressed her character. Add to that the way she kept fluctuating between misunderstanding him and wanting to kill him made me pull my hair out.

I also did not like the self-righteousness of all those sect leaders and was really hoping to see them die, but it seemed like they got off too easy and never had to pay for any of their

I liked the secondary characters a lot. My favorites were Teng She, Wu Zhi She, Purple fox, Ting Nu, and Liu Yi Huan. Honestly, I just kept watching the show because of their stories. The ending tied all the loose ends but still felt unsatisfactory to me. For all the pain I went through for 50 + episodes, it all seemed to come to a close without any real consequences to all involved, and I could not find an emotional high/satisfaction from the ending.

I liked the OST, especially the opening by Liu Yuning.

Overall, I will never recommend this to anyone and wish I could get my time back.

4/10

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Only a genuine love will lasts for a lifetime

I had anticipated Love and Redemptions official airing since the moment I stumbled upon its trailer, although to be honest during those times I was a bit hesitant because I was unfamiliar with the actors and actress (Cheng Yi and Crystal Yuan). This is the very first time I watched their work and my expectations didn't disappoint, instead they set the bar so high for me (I'm a hardcore ashes of love fan).

From the very beginning until the end of love and redemption, there are no words that could best describe the love that both Xi Feng and Xuan Ji had shared. It is so beautiful and moving, I have watched a lot of romantic dramas/movies before but this is the first time I witnessed this kind of love that is close to perfection and knows no boundaries so it left a deep impression on me. The male leads love aka Si Feng's love for Xuan Ji is so genuine and brave to the point he became too selfless that he would go through so much length in order to protect Xuan Ji, even if the price he has to pay is with his own life. He was the one who had no prejudice over the good and the evil, he believed in goodness no matter what form or difference and when it comes to Xuan Ji, he is the first until the end to believe in her, even after knowing her heart was made of glass. He filled it up and never gave up. There is no other character that can compare to Si Feng, he has it all, a complete angel. As for Xuan Ji, for once I had never hated or got annoyed with her character because I saw how much she had suffered and had been manipulated and it was understandable how slow she was since she used to be as clean as a blank paper, but her character progressed a lot when she finally learnt what love is and her love for Si Feng is so pure and colorful.

The storyline of Love and Redemption has depicted so much emotions in a span of 59 episodes. It is so fresh and there were a lot of memorable and meaningful scenes. Cheng Yi has now become one of my fave actors same for Crystal Yuan. Cheng Yi's portrayal of Si Feng went beyond and sometimes it felts as if he were a real person. He displayed so much emotions in every scenes, including the scenes were he vomited countless of blood. Would love to commend him for that. On a side note, he is very handsome as well... I couldn't stop staring at him all throughout and there were scenes I repeated countless of times just to appreciate his visuals even more. Crystal Yuan on the other hand gave so much life to Xuan Ji, she perfectly displayed her innocence and when it came to her GOD OF WAR scenes, I can't help but be amaze at how badass she looked. She is a very impressive actress, and I am so proud of her because her character wasn't easy to play. For the side characters, Teng She, Zi Hu, Brother Liu, Wu Zhi Qi and Ting Nu are my top faves because they weren't like the rests who turned their backs easily on others, they stayed by Xi Feng and Xuan Ji's side no matter what. Lastly, the villains I hated the most was Hao chen, though I would commend the actor who gave life to him because he did well too.

Now that love and redemption has ended, I am hoping that SEASON 2 would happen with the same casts, I can't imagine it without Cheng Yi and Crystal Yuan. I need those two in another project together. Overall, this is the first drama I gave a perfect score to, and is now the top 1 xianxia drama for me. It will be so hard to find a drama as good as this.

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You can't find another Yu Si Feng!

First and foremost, this drama has 59 episodes but I tell you, it's worth it! I can't think of another way to end this drama but overall, it has a beautiful and happy ending!

I already mentioned this before that Love and Redemption is the 2nd xanxia drama that I watched after Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms/Eternal Love with more than 50 episodes. I was actually hesitant at first to watch it because it has lots of episodes but because I find Cheng Yi and Yuan Bingyan's chemistry so palpable, I gave it a go. And I can't believe that I finished it in just straight 4 days without skipping some parts.

I accidentally saw one clip of Xuan Ji and Si Feng in youtube and got curious and my curiosity brought me here now, unable to move on. 😭 Love and Redemption is one of the few drama that has nice plot, it maybe bloody especially Si Feng who seems like has a lot of blood bag in his system to spew blood like every episode for Xuan Ji. 😂 Overall, it was well-written. You will love every character in this drama not just the main leads especially Tengshe, Liu Yihuan, Wu Zhi Qi, Zihu and Ting Nu.

This drama only tells us one thing that Yu Si Feng's love for XuanJi is out of this world from heavenly realm to their 10 lifetimes in mortal realm. He's too in love that he's willing to sacrifice and die for her every single time. I don't want to call his hardships in this drama coz it hurts me every time.

From their innocent kisses to their oh-so-passionate ones( well my fave is episode 52 where XuanJi kiss him in the chest and that kiss grilled in saucy tongue 😂).

It's not bad to hope for season 2 right? But I wish there will be more projects of them as the main couple in another drama. I hope it's another costume drama coz Cheng Yi looks waaay more handsome with long hair and Crystal with light make up to emphasize her innocent look.

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It is a good drama. The couple is great; acting, chemistry,true love, happing ending... you name it and its there. The best part is main lead
who is the sweetest male lead. He is kind, devoted
and helps female lead through thick and thin. But he is also
the reason I wont rewatch this drama. You see I fell for this
character but this show is all about fl and her past. I waited
patiently as I thought once mortal story arc will finish,we will
get to meet the real guy. The heavenly person, the diety
undergoing tribulation. But the story shifted from female lead to her alter ego's
romance. Dijun who tortured the ml every step of the way got easily pardoned.
I loved the actor who played dijun but I was invested in watching a story and I
wanted him to bear proper karma. At the very least, he should have been sent for
1000s of yr of tribulation to redeem himself. Similary, the moxha star, I wasnt
interested in watching his sorrows. A verbal telling would have been fine. I wanted
to watch little phoneix's past. his friends in heaven. His tribe, his parent scenes. the guy
didnt sprout out of earth. He was a son of heavenly emporor. But it was never shown. I know si feng and I love his character but I would have liked to see how did heaven produced such a decent diety.So, tbh disappointed with screen writing. I really wish that screen
writer would stop throwing a jumble of current popular theme and give equal importance to ml

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A Love That Transcends 10 Lives, 10 Worlds

A lot of you might come into this show apprehensive because 'Isn't this another Ashes of Love?'. Or maybe 'Didn't TMOPB already do this?'.

While I agree there are similar elements (it is, after all, a xianxia drama), this series definitely holds its weight against the 2 fan favourites.

Our 2 main leads have a storyline that grips you from the beginning and continues to hold onto you, never letting go. We see the growth journey they both have to take as they both battle with different issues, outside influences and opinions. This series also shows that not everything in life is black and white, not everyone labelled 'evil' or 'good', is necessarily so.

Our life experiences are what shapes and moulds us, how we let it define us is equally as important.

While I know this show may not be for everyone, do give it a try before brushing it off. You just might find yourself with a new favourite! 😉

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THE BEST OF THE BEST

No doubt this drama get number 1 everywhere. Its really awesome. Still can't move on with LAR, need 70 episode for this drama hahaha. I like the storyline very much, sometime in other drama u find a boring episode, but in LAR all episode is perfect. You will be presented with their adventure start from in their younger till they get married. This drama tell us about not all demon were bad and the opposite, the love sacrifice and how true love can break the hatred in someone heart. And for the act they really can potray their character very well, therefore i always think if the story actually happen in real world :D. I like the CGI too and the soundtrack of course. And for the one who casting the actor and actress i must give you an applause. They're match from heaven, Sifeng x Xuanji, Linglong x Mingyan, Wuxiqi x Zizhu, Tengshe with xuanji and xuanji's colleauges, and many more. Trust me it value to watch or rewatch LAR and they will bring your soul in to LAR world :)

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I Just Have To Say This Is An Amazing Drama

This review is not going to be very long, so first of all they picked the greatest actors for this series. Cheng Yi and Crystal Yuan just have amazing chemistry. The kiss scenes were amazing, and they just felt real. For me this was an emotional rollercoaster; I was bursting out laughing and there were times where I cried my eyes out. Zhang Yu Xi did amazing, her acting was superb as always. Even the villains were excellent because I absolutely hated them. Overall they did an amazing Job. I just hope they make more dramas like these, I never skipped one episode, or skipped ahead in an episode. btw the OST was amazing. I loved the opening song wasn't historical like, but in a way it was. Xuanji and SiFeng were badasses. Anyway this is a must watch drama.

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Worth 59 hours (and some) of your time.

My first Xianxia and I slept happy with my choice. I watched without any background on this genre, just read the synopsis and thought it was interesting enough and 59 hours later here i am languishing in whatever post production clips I could find on the net.

While this is a love story in general, it isn’t just a love story of the main leads. It’s also a love story between families, friends and clans. It’s also about loyalty and the ever present fight between right and wrong/ good and evil. It highlights humanity’s obsession with the “me first” mentality so much so that reason and sense disappear in a snap, all done under the guise of righteousness. I have to admit that some tricks have been overused (I.e. blood spitting and multiple near death scenes) and got old towards the end but it didn’t affect the overarching theme of the story.

I love the main leads but the supporting characters brought soul to the story, yes even the master evil schemer who does not want to die and just won’t die Yuan Lang and the spiteful Wu Tong. LingLong and Minyan’s relationship is the most complex I think and the actors did such a beautiful job expressing their characters. I wasn’t a huge fan of the OST in the beginning but at the end they were perfect for every scene. The director’s hard work and love of his craft could be seen and felt in this masterpiece. I highly recommend this drama.

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