S. Yue Michaelis

The Nine-tailed Fox Bai Qian, the youngest daughter of the Fox King, is brought to Kunlun Mountain to become a disciple of the God of War, Mo Yuan. While studying there, a war breaks out that leads to Mo Yuan sacrificing his life to seal a demon lord. Seventy thousand years later, Bai Qian attempts to also sacrifice herself to re-seal the demon lord but is instead thrown to the mortal realm where she loses all her memories and divine power. Living alone on a remote mountain, Bai Qian saves Crown Prince Ye Hua of the Nine Heavens, who is actually her fiancé in Heaven and greatly resembles the late Mo Yuan. The two start falling in love, not knowing the true identity of the other person and their love tribulation that involves them meeting in three different lives and three worlds. (MDL-2017)


These xianxia dramas stress me out but I can't stop watching them :S This drama is one of the most recommended for xianxia beginners, so of course I had to watch it.

There are 2 main romance stories; Bai Qian + Ye Hua; and Emperor Lord + Fengjiu. The first half was just an ok (and rather stressful) story of Bai Qian/Su Su + Ye Hua while Emperor Lord + Fengjiu was sweet, cute and light. The 2nd half was better for Bai Qian + Ye Hua, but Emperor Lord + Fengjiu went downhill and it never got better....

The first half... unfortunately I didn't fall in love with the romance of Ye Hua as I was hoping. His love, while deep and limitless, was so fast and there were so little moments of tenderness between them, it was hard to love them. I wish their romance was more gradual, I wish their lives in Human World was as cute as it was in Ashes of Love, but nope, it was all so fast and Su Su seemed so emotionless.... The 2nd half was better because I did like how Bai Qian was more bitchy, and of course I loved how she didn't let herself being bullied by that nasty Su Jin. No doubt the best episodes were the ones where Su Jin got what she deserved... what an awful character! If only she had a hobby or something... this b*tch had too much free time; once and again Ye Hua rejected her in every mean (politely, rudely, even trying to kill her) but that b*tch just couldn't give up! I wish Bai Qian was more maternal to poor cute A-Li... she liked him, but didn't love him, and that was heartbreaking.

Since this is my 2nd xianxia, I can't help but compare it to the 1st:

- less romantic scenes between the leads, even if their kisses had more passion.
- SFML was even worst in EL because at least in AoL she was the lead of her tribe; the one in EL did nothing more than to scheme to have Ye Hua for her.
- SML in EL was rather pathetic but at least he was respectful. Yes, he moped for about 40 episodes, but after he talked to Si Yin/Bai Qian and she rejected him for good, he stepped aside. He was also a good brother and a good King. Husband? He was an asshole but his wife was crazy so they kinda deserved each other.
- 2nd romance was a bit better in EL; Emperor Lord was mature and wise, and Fengjiu was also a bit mature and cute; however, their mortal live arc was boring, and once they get back, Fengjiu just couldn't accept their couldn't be together. Tragic, true, but girl, accept it already! He said no once and again, the others who care for her told her it was not meant to be but she still persisted, cried a river and then tried again. Stressful.
- I love how Ye Hua ignored rules and just followed his heart whenever it was about Su Su / Bai Qian, but the 2nd arc was... arrrrgghhhh. He was with Su Su a couple of days, then had to disappear for a couple of YEARS. Once in Heaven, he had to be aloof so the others couldn't hurt Su Su, but doing that, he hurt Su Su so much! When he had to take her eyes... it was like a stab to the heart. Not as treacherous as JinMi stabbing Xu Feng, but almost.
- I love/hate less characters than I did in AoL. I did like all the disciples, little A-Li, the Ghost Tribe's sister (she deserved better... couldn't she have a HEA??? What was the point of that love story then??) but there wasn't a single character I adored.
- there are too many bitches in this drama; not only Su Jin but Xuan Nu, Miao Qing, the other princess... sumary, the 3 fools that were in love with Ye Hua when he didn't even glance at them once, and the miserable wife of the Ghost Tribe prince. Girls, find a hobby or at least another guy who look at you!
- I did like Mo Yuan, perhaps more than I liked Ye Hua so his story felt pathetic/sad and unfinished. Too bad he had to fall in love with someone who only saw him as a master (an OLD master).

The OST was excellent, love the OP and ED song.

Sadly I didn't love this drama as much as most did... I guess I was expecting too much? It was draggy and half of it I had to use the 1.25 speed :(

Four thousand years ago, when Jin Mi was born, her fate was already sealed. She is to be a prisoner in Shui Jing. Mi's mother Zi Fen, a flower deity, abandons her for the afterlife. Near death, Fen feeds her infant daughter the ‘unfeeling pill’ and orders her subordinates to keep her identity a secret from Mi.
Four thousand years later, Xu Feng, the second son of the Heavenly King and fire deity, is caught in an enemy trap, leading him to Shui Jing, where Mi comes to his rescue. Over the following century, these fated souls find comfort in one another.

(Source: ChineseDrama.info)

Up to date, this is the longest drama I've completed so far... 63 episodes. It didn't feel long though, especially the first half, and I finished it all in 2 weeks.

When I started it, I thought it was all too bright, colorful and well, fake, with all that CGI. In that sense, I consider this my first Xianxia, because of the beautiful costumes, the dancing in the air, the fake scenery, tragedy and multiple love stories, magic, supernatural creatures an d deaths + rebirths.

I would say there are 3 arcs in the drama: First Years (JinMi coming to Heavenly Realm and working as a Page Boy for Xufeng); Mortal Realm and the last where all tragedy is. Needless to say, my favorite arcs were the first and 2nd one. While not necessarily super light, these arcs were fun and cute and I was rooting for the MCs. The romance had me smiling, it was so cute and light; there was teasing and flirting and smiles. By far the Mortal Realm arc was more precious and fun because the feelings were reciprocated, and I loved to see Xufeng happy and flirtier, and how fun was to see Suihe trying one and again and never gaining anything XD. Also, JinMi in First Years seemed like a psycho with her lack of romantic feelings... Xufeng was so nice and cute and all and she just stays there looking like a fool after one kiss. Or saying she loved everyone, making all think she was in love with Runyu... made me nervous so much that if it were other drama I would have dropped it. But in Mortal Realm she was more human, she was much more mature and smart and used her brains, and she fell for Xufeng at least (who wouldn't).


Once their return to Heavenly Realm, for me, it started to go downhill slowly. JinMi still going ahead with her marriage with Runyu, making Xufeng suffer; the mother-in-law being so controlling and evil while Xufeng knows nothing about it; Runyu being calculating over everything.... the last straw was JinMi stabbing, literally, Xufeng on the back. In my eyes she never fully redeemed herself.


I loved to see Xufeng coming back as a Demon Lord (he looked so handsome) but his resentment was too much and Suihe slowly making her place and then becoming engaged was **eye-rolling**. This drama suffers from "Antagonist Smarter than MC", Runyu and Suihe were always one step ahead (Runyu more than Suihe) and they were scheming while the other 2 never questioned anything. I got to a point, between 50 and 60, where I used the 1x25 speed because I just didn't care for anyone anymore. JinMi was always crying and fainting; Runyu and Suihe were the craziest mf and Xufeng was blinded by his hatred towards JinMi.


I understand why there are fans of Runyu. The actor that portrayed him was very charming and handsome. Even though he was calculating and a bit crazy, I cried when his mother died. And I totally supported him when his revenge was successful and he won over his father and stepmother. I understood his grudge towards Xufeng, who had it easy all his life (and was a fool when it was related to his mother). Thinking about it, Runyu was more fleshed out, and I would have liked him more if he wasn't so obsessed over JinMi. Runyu and Suihe keep saying "I lied/schemed/killed for you, why can't you love me?", or "I don't care you love Xufeng/JinMi; I don't care you don't love me, I just want you to be mine, even if that makes you unhappy" ??? Total nuts. Alledgely he was engaged to JinMi since before she was born; however, he totally machinated the whole thing so her father would approve of said engagement; he knew since the beginning JinMi had that Yun Elixir and amend it constantly so she wouldn't know about her love for XuFeng and even kept her prisoner a couple of times so she wouldn't be with XuFeng. And taking the whole Floral Realm prisoner + initiating a war to take JinMi back against her wishes! What a crazy, possesive and obsessive guy!

I think the only one that truly loved someone was KuangLu.. her love was selfless and she just wanted Runyu to be happy, and she never schemed against his wishes. All the other characters were, not in love, but obsessed. They were so intense, are all Immortals like that in other dramas? They all needed or a shrink, or to go out and meet more people. It seems all of them have 2 people involved in their love life: Xufeng + JinMi/Suihe; JinMi + Xufeng/Runyu; JinMi's mother + her father/Xufen's father; Evil Mother + her husband/husband's brother; Runyu + JinMi/KangLu.

Some characters are obviously based on the Greek mythology: the Heavenly Emperor is Zeus, falling for every pretty lady and having bastards children (ok, just one in this case); the Heavenly Empress is Hera, jealous of all the mistresses and Runyu. JinMi is Helen of Troy, the Most Beautiful and the reason of the final battle between Runyu and Xufeng.

A tiny reason I watched this drama was because I wanted to know more about Yang Zi (JinMi), the actress who got to kiss Xiao Zhan so many times in OoL. I can't say I became a fan, she was OK, but nothing memorable. Or maybe because her character was the typical cute, nice, pretty girl. 2D.

On the other hand, I fell in love with Deng Lun, his eyes! his voice! his cute smile! he looked great in high ponytail, and while in the last arc I didn't love Xufeng like I did at first, I still couldn't NOT like him because I loved looking and listening to the actor. He reminded me a bit of Kitamura Takumi, in his expressions. Truth is, Xufeng's character goes downhill from the moment he dies: there is no Deng Lun for about 5 episodes :(( and once he comes back, he is all resentment and in spite of all the proof being RIGHT THERE, he resents JinMi so much he even believes Suihe. I almost lost it when he kissed JinMi and called Suihe's name... why wouldn't he take any of the several maids who applied to work for the handsome Demon Lord, instead of that sticky Suihe? But no worries, he never took any mistress XD



My favorite characters were: Fox Immortal, Liao Yuan (Xufeng's bodyguard) and Liuying. All of them share the same trait: loyalty. And they weren't a fool like the others. Although I didn't care for the 2nd couple (Muci was a bit too pathetic for me), I loved Liuying and I almost wish she and Xufeng got married for real at the end... they may not be in love with each other but they respected each other and were the best of friends. Another good character that seemed untrustful at first was Yanyou, but he just seemed selfish, and he truly cared for JinMi and his foster mother. The interactions between him and Fox Immortal were so much fun, specially because both of them despised Suihe (their scheme against her in Human Realm was so hilarious XD), and I also enjoyed the interactions between Fox Immortal and YuanJi (who is also the amazing singer of the ED song).

By far, my favorite thing in the whole drama was the OST. The main reason I started watching it was because of the OP song, but the ED is till now my favorite, I never skipped the OP song if I could help it (because of Netflix). There were scenes that made me roll my eyes and I almost used the 1x25 speed but listening to the BGM made everything better and bearable. The OST is the thing I will miss the most of this drama.

While it did not become one of my favorite drama, I did love it with all its faults. I wish they toned it a bit with the crazy, evil mother-in-law + the love triangle... I even think Runyu was more of a main character than Xufeng; Runyu just couldn't leave JinMi alone, he was always THERE, except in the Mortal Realm (reason why this is the best arc). Suihe was always there, almost winning. I would rewatch some scenes in the first arc, and all the Mortal Realm arc, but I can't see why people would rewatch THE WHOLE drama...

After the massacre of his village, Zhang Xiao Fan is taken in by the Qing Yun Sect where he begins his journey of cultivation. When he finds out the truth behind the deaths of his parents, he succumbs to his rage and demonic tendencies and becomes the enemy of the Qing Yun Sect. Source: ChineseDrama.info (2019)


What a pleasantly visual movie. The costumes, the background, the actors... Xiao Zhan looked as handsome as ever, cute as a button when he was being naive and silly, and hot when he was evil. I really wish he had a villain role, he will do amazing. It may be his eyes, or just the contrast between his beautiful face against the evilness he radiates when he wants.

Anyway, it took me 3 days to finish the movie :( and it is a short movie, and not precisely boring, but the plot was a bit messy. And generally speaking, I hate dumb, useless MC as the Hero. Here, Xiaofan is below average, maybe the worst pupil in the Sect, but he is the hero thanks to the circumstances, not because of his skills. The 3 girls were badasses, had the most amazing clothes/dresses and were all pretty so I wish they were the MC instead of Xiaofan (sorry Xiao Zhan!). There are too many characters, but I guess that is part of the Xianxia genre.

And the 3 girls were sort of part of a harem... he had chemistry with all 3 of them, was in love with one, ended with another and had the best fight with the 3rd. Harem, no thanks for me.

A 20-episode cut of The Untamed made for better integration and comprehension of the series. This special edition focuses more on Lan Wangji/Lan Zhan and Wei Wuxian/Wei Ying. (MDL-2019)


My first C-Drama. I've wanted to watch a wuxia for the longest time ever, but the 50 episodes were so intimidating and my Jdrama always came first so I kept postponing it. I decided to try at least 1 episode and when I saw that The Untamed had a 20 episode edition only, the choice was made.

For better or for worst, The Untamed is my first Cdrama. I say this because it is truly a beautiful, beautiful drama. As if I could watch one episode only, ha! Impossible to start and not continue. I didn't even know what it was about, I came into this completely blind, except that it was a very popular, censored adaptation drama, and that was it.

I am completely mesmerized by everything: the songs, the characters, the setting, the bond between siblings, the battles, the wigs! (except for the villagers/puppets'), the waist of the leads (OMG!), everything. I love Wei Wuxian and his personality: arrogant, impulsive, childish, caring, intelligent, quick. I love his relationship with his sister (just writing this makes me cry). I love Lan Zhan (Lan-chan) and his majestic port, his loyalty, how stoic he is. Loved the relationship between the Wen siblings, Qing and Ning :(((

Visually everything is stunning. But what I love the most so far are 2 things: 1) the ED song, I am obsessed about it, and just yesterday (?) I found it it was sung by both lead actors! Amazing, makes me love the song even more. And 2) the loyalty Lan Zhan has for Wei Wuxian. It is so strong, he will die for him, will believe everything Wei Wuxian tells him. Makes me cry all the hardships both of them went thru, but still, Lan Zhan, with his stoic face, makes me sadder.

Both leads are amazing, I wish them the best. The chemistry inside and outside the drama... ahhh love them. I absolutely adore how serious Wang Yibo looks, but how happy he was working with Xiao Zhan; the admiration this boy (because he is a boy! he was just 21 when he portrayed Lan Zhan!) feels/felt for Xiao Zhan, who seems a sunshine and who is 6 YEARS OLDER than Wang Yibo, wtf. But not only them, the actor who portrays Zewu Jun (100 points), Wen Ning (his face makes me weep), Senior Sister (aww), even Yao (his dimples!)

If I had to be objective, this edition does not deserve a 10. The drama? It deserves every praise. But this edition is choppy and disjointed; since I am a new watcher and do not know anything about the story, I am lost in several parts of the story. In one episode you have Lan Zhan walking like the model he is and in the next he is hurt and limping and I am, whut? how? when? it never showed...

Even if the edition is messy, I don't care... I still have not finished it (currently on ep14 of 20) but it is already one of my favorite drama/shows and I am already missing Wei Ying and Lan Zhan (I wonder why they have so many variations of their names?)

The ED is one of the most beautiful songs I've heard. Truly an epic show.

EDIT: I finished it, I miss them already, calming my thirst with BTS clips. I didn't understand many things, which is also a blessing because it gives me another reason (as if I needed it) to watch the longer version.