Love Between Fairy and Devil (2022)

Absolutely love it. Its been by far the best love story ive come across. I felt every emotion alongside the characters. When they loved, i loved, when they cried, i cried. Ive been on the edge of my seat from beginning to thus far. I cannot wait to see how it all ends, but at the same time im terrified to know. I am praying for love to conquer all in this. This is a series i will definitely watch again once all episodes are released. The leads were perfect, the support roles on spot. Though at times i wish they could see the truth staring at them in their faces, i understand its a work of fiction and portrays an era of magic and fantasy. Like i said, its an amazing series to watch. The roller-coaster of emotions that one goes through from beginning to end is absolutely worth it. Im not one to write reviews on movies or anything, but some are definitely worth the cause. Love between fairy and devil, was definitely worth it.

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The annoying fairy made me drop it.

I heard about this title through TikTok, and since the visuals looked great and I loved the premise of the series, I decided to give it a go. Well, I find myself incredibly annoyed with the fairy (FL), and since she is in a majority of the scenes, I dropped the series. Let me start with the positives first before I'll talk about the negatives: the visuals are stunning. The sets are breathtaking and a feast for the eyes. The art in the opening is stunning, fitting the show perfectly, and the song in the opening has made its way into my playlist. The costumes are nice as well and fit the characters. However, some elements look like they were made with a 3D printer, and unfortunately, that takes away some of the charms the costumes have. When the characters fly, it is incredibly clear the actors were in harnesses which doesn't help with the emersion. I've read Dylan is a great actor, and I understand why people say that, He did an amazing job. Pretty sure the actrice who plays the fairy is skilled too, but I can't look further than the character she portrays. I've always hated female characters that are too clumsy, childish (the childish voice doesn't help), whiny, unthankful, and incredibly naive that you can bluntly consider her stupid. In my eyes, the fairy has no appeal. She tested my patience constantly with her personality and shenanigans. I felt immensely sorry for the demon. I had hoped she would have gone through some character development at the end of episode 5. Sad to say it didn't happen, thus my patience ran out. I can understand why this series might appeal to some people, but if you're in it for a fun dynamic between the fairy and demon, you'll find yourself just as much disappointed as I am. I suppose the series could become better later on, and that would be great. Even so, I quit.

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Not For Me But...

I'm dropping the series mostly because even up through episode 8, the action aspect of the plot never picked up pace. And personally really dislike the typical romance stories with overly innocent and useless women. What's worse is the rest of the other women so far have been portrayed as either being just as useless, full of drama, evil, and/or manipulative. This is very typical of the old-school ideal of Asian romance and couple portrayal. Poor woman/rich man, innocent and sweet woman/powerful and misunderstood man, attached with unrealistically cute voices that belong to girls who haven't gone through puberty.

But for those who love these types of sappy stories, I can see why this one is on the higher-rated end and would definitely recommend. Personally I was putting up with the heavy romance scenes for while hoping the action and backstories would pick up at some point but it's been a slow burn.

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Music > Acting

Found this show while looking for some Xian Xia dramas to watch, however stopped after 2 episodes.

Story: NA
Acting/Cast: Male lead's acting was somewhat bearable but not the female lead. Main problem I have with the female lead is her voice and the way how she acts. It's like she's trying to be cute, but it just isn't working and instead is extremely childish and annoying. Tried my best to continue with this showing while ignoring the acting from her but it was still unbearable.
Music: The songs from this show were the only thing that made me come back to it, especially Jue Ai. So overall, the only thing for me that was decent from this drama is the music.
Rewatch Value: NA

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Can’t stand it

The female lead character is acting like she’s 12 years old and he looks like he’s 15. I prefer the series with more mature actors instead. I can’t even finish the first episode, she’s so annoying. I’m not sure why they like having so many immature characters in their stories. Series like Novoland Pearl Eclipse, Love and Destiny, Lost Love in Times, Eternal Love and Eternal Love of Dream, Miss S are so much more interesting.

I really hope to see more series with mature actors. Chang Chen, William Chan, Vengo Gao, Ni Ni, Yang Mi, Liu Shi Shi, Ma Yi Li are amongst my favorite actors/actresses.

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Yet another low mark for Dylan Wang

My last review of a Dylan Wang series upset DW fans but as someone else here pointed out, they generally have a low bar so he gets high marks.

This time I managed more than 8 episodes before giving up, I managed 9. The man simply cannot act. His fan club love his Girly Boy looks but seem blind to his lack of acting ability. It is obvious very early on that this will be a dragged out CGI series. The plot is thin and there are side plots that have no reference to the main story line.

This is just a series for the sake of giving Dylan Wang something to do. Yu Shu Xin was excellent in her role as Orchid and she managed to act the part despite the problem of a male lead who could not. Xu Hai Qiao would have made a much better Dongfang but still gave an excellent performance as Rong Hao.

Yet another Dylan Wang series to be avoided as you will never get back the time you wasted watching it.

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Disgusting Shit.

What I liked:
- Nothing. At. All.

What I didn’t like:
- The female lead is insufferable. Her voice is squeaky and she sounds awful. I don’t know if it’s her dubbed voice or her real voice but it’s awful on the ears. I wanted to watch ‘Moonlight’ drama starring Ding Yu Xi as I like this dude but gosh, she was a dealbreaker in ‘Moonlight’ too. Same reason. High-pitched voice and poor, stiff acting.
- I understand that this drama is a fantasy kind and such but the costumes were hideous and ridiculous-looking. There was a man (who looked trans) wearing some horn or coral thing on his head. It was an eyesore! The rest of the costumes didn’t look that pleasing either.
- The male lead came later on in the first episode and so, I can’t say much about him. I haven’t watched anything with him in it yet though I know that he’s famous.

All in all, I tried my best to sit through one episode to be fair to it and give it a chance but it is a NO. NO WAY. Not wasting precious drama time on rubbish.

Perhaps other viewers may like this drama but it’s not for me and To Each His or Her Own.

I guess this drama did not work out for me.

[I respect other reviewers and their individual choices. There are plenty of dramas out there to suit every taste. Direct your support or lack of to the drama itself. If you support this drama, good for you and please continue to. Please write your own good reviews. If you do not support this drama, please also write your own review. We are reviewers. Not personal attackers. We review. We do not attack. Reserve your opinions for your reviews and not for the reviewer who is responding to the drama itself and not to other external aspects. I am responding to this drama that I have watched and I am not personally attacking any actor or actress in real life. I do not know them in person! It is all based on this particular drama only/ this particular reel life only.]

— I’d recommend other better made dramas like (I) Love like Galaxy parts 1 & 2 as well as (II) Who Rules the World. These are dramas done right with engaging plot, amazing cast who can act well, pleasing music and good-looking costumes. —

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