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Immortal Samara with Yang Zi and Cheng Yi Abruptly Premieres and Early Netizen Reviews Complain About Cheesy FX, Too Many Side Characters, and Female Lead Visuals

Well, this is either an attempt to slide a less than well-made C-drama under the radar or Youku ran out of marketing dollars midway through the year. This Wednesday the high profile xianxia C-drama Immortal Samara with Yang Zi and Cheng Yi premiered kinda out of nowhere with the first five episodes released on streaming. This drama isn’t Yang Zi’s mega fandom’s favorite since she made it as the last drama with her former agency before she left and her male lead is rising actor Cheng Yi who belonged to that same agency so Yang Zi’s fandom felt that she was being used by their agency for her popularity to boost the rise of a comparatively less well known star. Plus this drama just looks and sounds like Yang Zi’s mega hit xianxia drama Ashes of Love with Deng Lun. With the sudden release, the first impressions are out and it’s on the negative side – complaints that Yang Zi looks strangely bloated and not as attractive in costume and hair design as second female lead Meng Zi Yi, that the cast is too sprawling with too many side characters, that the special effects is cheesy and looks bad. I know there is always an appetite for the gazillion xianxia dramas that C-ent produces every year so good or bad this will at least have viewers tuning in but hopefully the complaints are resolved later if the story is good and picks up.

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  • xianxia is really not my cup of tea I hope Yangzi gets to act in something like love like the galaxy. I just hate xianxia its cringey lol

    • This drama shouldn't be considered as Xian Xia 仙侠, nowadays there's a new term called Xian Ou 仙偶 aka idol romance using Xian Xia as a cover. Real Xian Xia is geared towards chivalry and saving the world etc basically have deeper meanings, there may be romance but it's not the central theme.

    • Yeah Love like a Galaxy does have a better production quality…
      Meng Ziyi stole the scenes in Heroes but here, she is a bit wasted, playing a jeoloys sister
      Immortal Samsara looks like a cut and paste production from Ancient Love Poetry and Ashes of Love…..sigh ….

    • Yes these people just come here a spit out nonsense imagine the people who acted it went on diet exercised and acted it they are also not considered human imagine the budget and even if the production is not good but its okay and good for me bcus I have seen improvement in the fx

  • Weird! I thought she looked the most beautiful in here in comparison to her other works. Plus, there's a reason why Yang Zi's character dresses differently from Meng Ziyi; Are we even watching the same drama?

      • Yes these people just come here a spit out nonsense imagine the people who acted it went on diet exercised and acted it they are also not considered human imagine the budget and even if the production is not good but its okay and good for me bcus I have seen improvement in the fx

  • Omg, it will take time for me to reflect before I watch this. This is like the premise of Ashes of Love but my consolation is that Deng Lun is a feast in my eyes but Cheng Yi is just a meh to me. The story is gard to follow if there is really a little interest in watching this. I started yesterday but I couldn't even finish the first eps, just a half of it I already gave up. Gonna motivate myself first.

  • I love Yang Zi and I know for sure that this drama will eventually catch up. It's only 5 episodes so far. Wait for the suprise!!!!🤗

  • The story is what I have problem with, and most people who watched it so fat say the same. It's closely similar to Ashes of Love so it's basically a repeat of what she's done already. She may not have a say about this drama but I hope YZ would choose her projects going forward. Fresh stories that bites would be good for her. Otherwise she'll be stuck with no new offerings.

  • I beg to differ I love this drama and Yang Zi and Chen Yi have so much chemistry. Chen yi is so hot here and even though is almos
    t like Ashes of Love who cares. I look forward to every episodes and I am pretty sure every international fans agree with me. Love Chen Yi.

  • I've patiently waited for a long time to watch this but *sighh* it took me 20 min to drop the story. Pick it up again after 5 hours and still couldn't manage to finish 1 ep. Idk what went wrong as the costume look marvelously done and ofcos the set and actor too but there's something about the plot that seems off... And is quite boring. Also, yangzi's character is too...bubbly for me idk but how is yandan personality so diff from her twin sister like she's so careless and a bit childish in someway.

    • Tips for you, Xian xia is always boring for the first 12 episodes..
      It will pick up after that

  • I'm still disappointed after 5-6 years, Yang Zi is still cast in these type of dramas. I can't watch.

      • Oh yes. Psychologist was better I thought. I’m over her in this genre. I need serious romance in either republic or other dynasty genres for her. To me, this genre is not serious and it’s been redone too many times.

  • Wow had I not seen this on Google I wouldn't have known the drama premiered. I will try to catch a couple of episodes soon. I like both actors and I really hope it's not a remake of ashes of love.

  • the dubbing takes me out. for some reason Yang Zi is the only one using her original voice while everyone else is dubbed. anyways Xian Xia lacks orginality imo which is why I don't care for this genre.

      • The worst part is he’s dubbed by Zhang Jie again.. who literally dubs almost every historical drama male lead lol I keep thinking I’m watching a Ren Jia Lun drama or something. I wish actors would start using their own voice.

      • I read that he dubs one of the incarnations of his character. If you watch the first trailer that premiered months ago, that is his real voice. I was disappointed to learn that he doesn't completely dub himself.

        I personally also don't like how Yang Zi dubs herself in the beginning. The voice is too cutesy and completely makes me dislike her characters. I think it's supposed to sound innocent and naive, but just comes off as annoying and childish. It was the same in Ashes of Love. The beginning dubbing was hard to bear but her dubbing towards the end was much better.

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