Love Game in Eastern Fantasy Wraps Its Unexpectedly Successful Run But Viewers Divided on the Ending

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• This is my humble advice to all future possible chinese drama adaptations for transmigration or time travel or any modern day or whatever fantasy. Don’t interpret it as such. If the government does not allow accurate interpretation why bother. Not one and I mean it. Not one has been able to successfully make a coherent and satisfying ending. This drama was well done but the draw back I feel they fail to understand is that the main couple deserves a better finish off. In my opinion I highly doubt any future drama will make it so. As long as the government bans it there will continuously be such terrible or bland endings. It’s such a let down. And the main couples lack of skinship besides some hugs and a forehead kiss is so unsatisfying when you get an ending so open ended. It’s not the actors fault… honestly I wonder what they be thinking when they end their dramas in such an annoying way. But again it was a great drama. Just these endings.

  • That was a really detailed review and I agree with all your points. Chinese gov should stop that genre ban nonsense.

    • They can’t do time travel?

  • Even though you are right this is what i think:
    The decision to focus on the ending within the fantasy world rather than exploring their modern life in detail is a creative choice made by the writers. It aligns with the show's overarching theme of blurring the lines between reality and fiction. The ending provides a meta-narrative where the characters and their world are ultimately products of the author's imagination. This approach offers a unique and thought-provoking conclusion, leaving room for interpretation and discussion among viewers.

    While some viewers may have preferred a more extended exploration of their modern lives, the chosen ending emphasizes the cyclical nature of storytelling and the power of imagination. It also highlights the impact of the fantasy world on the characters' real lives, suggesting that their experiences have shaped their perspectives and relationships.

    Ultimately, the decision to prioritize the fantasy world's conclusion reflects the show's artistic vision and aims to leave a lasting impression on the audience.

    • Yes I get what you are saying but still I personally just cannot stand open endings no matter the reason. I like conclusive endings and not vague endings that leave me having to interpret or assume what the meaning is. That is just my personal preference but if you or anyone likes it I am not against it. 😊 I know the drama does not follow the novel to a T and I heard the novel has a sad ending so what we got was something a little better than tragic or did we? Cause they did not show his face and he was in the middle of surgery? That kind of stuff makes me feel exhausted.

• The ending reminded me of Romance on the Farm... I've seen pictures where DYX was actually at the book signing, so I'm not sure why they didn't just show his face. Am I crazy for holding out hope for a special episode like they did in The Double? I felt like this could've used another episode to show them back in the real world. I'm not sure if it's due to censorship that they have to end it this way? Seems so strange to not put in that final effort.

  While I thought they did explain a lot of loose ends from the first half pretty well... The last 5 episodes were also kind of jam packed with events happening, weird/choppy editing, that I got a bit dizzy. I like the final message and I still enjoyed the drama but I definitely think the first 12 or so episodes had much higher quality/potential.

  • I was hoping Love Game in Eastern Fantasy would do more with their modern-day return ending than copy and paste the Romance on the Farm ending. It had hurt less in RotF since that drama was a bit more cynical and was not a fun commentary on trope and fighting for your happy ending. I'm tired of cdramas saving their happy endings for the "special episode", which sometimes don't even appear on streaming services that I've paid for.

    I don't mind "it was all a dream" endings or the lack of kisses and I'm sure it is a happy ending, but not showing the couple together in the modern, real world even for 5 seconds at the end of this drama is a downer.

• Censorship invalidates so many Chinese drama’s story because the endings are so nonsensical it makes you question your entire journey with the characters and the characters’ story itself. I just invent my own endings these days. Although, overall in entertainment, season and series finales aren’t what they once were… actually good!

• I belong to the "Like it" faction. Probably because I didn't finish reading the original novel? The drama's ending is not perfect, but it makes sense to me. Throughout the drama, there were several scenes that gave me flashback memories of other C-dramas which I had loved, notably Chinese Paladin and The Untamed. Don't get me wrong though, I don't mean plagiarism, but rather because those scenes are executed very well. For example, Wei Wuxian suddenly popped into my head the first time I saw the closeup shots of Mu Sheng in his vulnerable demon state. The ending of both The Untamed and LGIEF also happened to be closeup shots of the lead hearing his/her name called, turned around and saw the other person. All in all, my rating for LGIEF is still a solid drama and it's been added to my list of C-dramas to recommend to other people.

• its the same storyline as previous ding yuxi’s drama very predicted.

• It began great. It ended terribly, with a steady decline in quality as it went.

  So typical cdrama really.

  • I know, it always the same for all of them, WHY.

• I sincerely wish Ding Yuxi receive better scripts from now on. He can freaking act. His microexpressions are on point. Don't waste him in bad scripts.

  • Microexpressions is the word I am starting to hate. Everyone is suddenly using it and more often than not it is to cover the fact that no, the person can't act.

    • No. It means the person can convey subtlety and not chew the scenery. Their eyes have emotions and there's range.

• I liked the first half better but overall it's still good and entertaining. The leads kept me watching and I just love their chemistry and their love story. My favorite part is when he turns into a demon or feels hopeless Miaomiao comforts and accepts him just the way he is.
  Very swoony!!!

  There were some clues there like knowing what a swingchair looks like and the habit of clenching something in his pocket when he is nervous that were signs that he is actually the author. I only understood that part cos of the last episode.

  I just want to see them together at the last scene. I was like That's it?!? when the credits rolled in.

  I'm gonna watch Moonlight cos I want to see them together again!!!

• Started good, but went downhill very fast. I fast forwarded most of the episodes after they went on the trip and kept tabs on the main couple only and just wanted to see how it ends. No kiss scene and unsatisfactory ending... sigh...

• One episode of them together in the real world or even a pan towards him at the end of the episode would have done wonders. The drama was good but I can't say the last episode made me happy but transmigrations stories in Cdramas are always a hit or miss.