Youku Period C-drama Legend of Zang Hai Wraps Highly Successful Run and Douban Ratings Open with 7.1
The fun and good drama filled month of May 2025 is over and to start off June the biggest hit of that month Legend of Zang Hai has just ended its run. If you’re waiting to marathon now is the fine as all episodes are out. It set a new heat index record on its own platform with 10,400 on Youku and also topped all the major buzz indices from drama to Xiao Zhan and his character Zang Hai. From all accounts this drama remained consistent and also the more serious and darker tone delivered on the narrative depth and complexities. Its opening Douban ratings are 7.1 and anything over 7 is fine with period dramas though it remains to be seen if it goes a bit higher in the coming days. This drama is probably Xiao Zhan’s biggest hit second to The Untamed and may even have the same legs as that drama and The Youth Memories which has been re-broadcast multiple times on various regional terrestrial channels.
I will take the IMDb page of the C dramas with a large pinch of salt from now on. Interstingly the IMDb rating of this drama is 8.9 (till this moment). On this basis it has almost stood next to “The lord of the rings” triology! Ironically its rating at MDL is 8.6 which is lower than that of the IMDb’s (unprecedented). Basically I don’t take MDL’s rating seriously but it seems IMDb’s has also lost its credibility as well and turned into a joke. To make it worse the statistical distribution of this drama’s rating is completely polarized and limited to two extreme values with it being given either 1~2 or 9~10 (few people had given it 2 while saying quote “it is really gooooood”). Anyways, happy for those who enjoyed it but definitely not my cup of tea since I had to throw my logic out the window to bear watching it.
Did you complete it after all? I will re-start watching from eps 5 from next week.
I resumed watching it from ep. 17 but couldn’t get pass ep. 24. The story had many loopholes and illogical plot lines from the beginning but it kept getting worse IMO. The character development/arc wasn’t in a better shape so I dropped it again. I never expected it to be this disappointing taking the director’s good background into acount. I hope you keep watching it and see for yourself.
@Gelar
It has “plotholes” only if you haven’t been paying attention or you are dumb. Or of course just another butthurt anti.
@Gelar Believe me, they closed most of the loopholes in the later episodes. Each episode is packed with so much info so you will miss the complete picture if you missed any of it. This drama is far more logical than most other fantasy genre cdramas out there. We have to take into account that the main character is adapted from a minor character in The Lost Tomb/Daomu Biji series. That series contains fantasy story elements which the production team has to retain some of those elements while making logical explanations that can pass the broadcasting authorities’ censorship. I’ll say it did a very good job doing so, Daomu Biji C-fans were very understanding and happy with how those story elements were included into LOZH while people who didn’t read Daomu Biji see those elements as more grounded in reality.
@Lilith I have left a comment explaining all the loopholes in detail but unfortunately it hasn’t got viewed till now and trust me those loopholes have nothing to do with the episodes I haven’t watched. As I said I am happy others including you enjoyed it.
@Lilith “fantasy genere”? That is exactly the problem to categorize sth both as fantasy and historical at the same time (which is combining two contradictoris). Those are two different genres with two different world buildings. Each genere builds up different expectation within the viewer. This drama is called historical and once they want to makes sense of pseudo scientific analogies it becomes a fantasy. And I remeber reading an article about this drama (at qq news I geuss) that had said apart from the characters the drama is historically accurate (how come?). Moreover, fantasay isn’t an easy genre to write and is way more complicated than historical writing. A fantasy needs a strong world building, a world which has its own rules and logic. You just can’t slap viewers with any bizarre theory and expect them to accept it since it is a fantasy (or at least I don’t) while calling it the best historical drama ever.
Regarding the censorship, I do feel sorry for those have to work with such restrictions but I just can’t overlook the illogical reasons they give (or have to substitute the original material with) because of such an excuse. Can you accept a Wuxia drama which suddenly jumps to a scene from other realms and turns in to Xianxia? That’s how I think but obviously don’t want to force the others to think this way.
@Lilith regarding the loopholes (Ugh I had written it but it just didn’t get viewed and now have to rewrite it) (spoiler)
It had loopholes from the beginning. That masked man had suspicion written all over his face, he pretended he came to help but didn’t brought any reinforcements to fight the assassins, he said he was a friend of ZH’s father but didn’t look for the bodies to give them a proper burial. Moreover, if he truly was a friend why did he hide his face and identity? It was pretty obvious he lies and turned out to be the main villain (so predictable and cliche). On the other hand the duke who supposed to be an experienced general acted like an amateur theif in ZH’s house. Instead of keeping the wife and daughter as hostages and keep them alive as a leverage to interrogate ZH’s father he killed them impatiently and clumsily (not starting with checking the pockets of ZH’s father “after” his death). If shifus were that advanced to perform such an advanced plastic surgery why leaving the back wound untreated and exposed like an Achilles heel. Intead of devising a plan for revenge, ZH has one word in his mind: revenge. As prepared as he should be ZH comes to the capital as clueless as the script writer and counts on heavens and a series of fortunate events to succeed. And that toxic plant growing on the grave or bones getting deformed because of a poison is way too surrealistic. And the 2nd son decides to eradicate his family on that basis, ZH formed an alliance (or he didn’t?) in a blink of an eye. That’s how easily a scheming person trusts his archenemy’s son. Even the duke and the enuch who supposedly are extra careful and sly (surviving their opponents) get allergic to investing and don’t spy on ZH who is suspicious for all the intents and purposes. And duke dismisses his wife’s suspicion and throws himself to fire to save ZH (why?).
@Gelar Maybe I didn’t word myself well, I meant the original Daomu Biji series has fantasy elements, since LOZH’s main character is adapted from a minor character in DMBJ series, the drama retains some of the fantasy elements while giving realistic explanations for them, for example the Ghost Seal and Ghost Soldiers.
I personally have no problems with Wuxia dramas upgrading to Xianxia though, I think I have come across stories where the main character starts off in the mortal realm and then discovers there’s other realms by a sudden fate. But that’s just my two cents, I totally can understand why some people don’t like it.
As for the poisonous seeds, I don’t claim to be an expert, but google tells me seeds can germinate as long as there’s moisture and there are seedlings that can live for very long without sunlight.
@Gelarm, LOL. The beginning reference of the widespread tale in the article was just a writing technique for clickbait. It did not negate what was delivered in the paragraphs later on. The key point is what the biology professor said and what supported the claim. Do you have trouble getting to the bottom line from that read? LOL. You decided to ignore the claim from a serious academic researcher in the biology and soil science. Then give me scientific evidence of your own that what was found out on dead animal bodies can’t be logically deduced to human bodies !!! Both human and wild creatures are defined as animals anyway distinguished from other living things in terms of cell structures. There are reasons why most of the life science experiments are performed on animals first before clinical trials are performed on human bodies. I guess you did not do well in high school biology. LOL.
Interesting, you didn’t complete the drama, didn’t like the drama but yet complained about the high drama rating score on imdb for those who had actually enjoyed the drama and gave it high ratings. The IMDb score was actually higher at 9.5 but have been down rated to the current 8.8 score ever since antis found out about the high imdb score. Douban is a joke, a fanwar platform that no one takes seriously since they take bribes to maliciously lower scores or inflate fake high ratings. However, Douyin is full of passersby and the current drama score is 9.7. Food for thought there.
Also since China has a higher authority over their Chinese history and historical political dramas, and the majority of Chinese viewers and passersby have nothing buut high effusive praises for Zhz, I’ll take Chinese passersby positive comments, reviews and analyses over yours. International viewers, go check our xhs and douyin if you don’t believe me. Zhz has taken over China by storm. Its all there in the tv ratings, platform popularity and playback volumes.
Could you please explain to me how a toxic plant can grow from the buried body like it happened on the top of the grave of duke’s wife? I am really curious about it.
I am perfectly aware how hyped it is in China but in case you would be old enough you may remeber the “Twilight saga” and how popular it became around the world and secured its place in top 10 global. box office for weeks. So what? Was it a masterpiece? No it was a pure nonsense. I am not saying this to compare this drama to Twilight but to remind you popularity isn’t equal to high quality.
Ok if you believe it deserves to be scored 9.5 at imdb and stand above a true masterpiece of all time “The Shawshank Redemption” (don’t get misled by the name, it isn’t Chinese) it makes it obvious that our taste is millions miles away.
@Gelar ZH explained in the drama that some of the seeds from the poison plants were not fully digested in Shen Wan’s decomposed body. Because her body was just hastily put into a cheap wood coffin with poor burial, the seeds were able to sprout and grow up to the top of the burial mound. The logic is all there if you actually paid attention to the drama instead of hate watching. Zhz is not an idol drama that can quickly be consumed but requires critical thinking and attention to details. For you to attack IMDb rating says a lot about your attitude towards the drama, especially bringing in two Western movies to justified your hate. It’s ok if it’s not your taste but no need to disparage the drama because you don’t understand the characters or the plot.
@Moocy the seeds remained within the body? Have you passed biology in highschool? This is making fun of science! I did pay attention to what he said but it seems it was you who haven’t payed attention to what you heard. FYI the acid of our stomach is HCl which extremely powerful and has a ph between 1 and 2. Moreover, things we eat either get absorbed or excreted. Nothing can remain within our bowels. Even if hypotheticaly accept that the seeds survived the digestive system how could they sprout taking the depth if a grave into acount (or the body left on the ground)? I am afraid you haven’t planted anything either. This is what I call illogical.
I don’t care wether a drama is western, eastern, northern or southern. I watch for quality. FYI imdb is not mdl which is excreted to the Asian products. Rating a drama at imdb invites you to comapre it with other international products especially if they have received such a high score.
*FYI imdb is not mdl which is ‘restricted’ to Asian products*.
Leaving a comment at this site with its technical issues is way to hard.
@Gelar, I’m here to refute your fallacy. Please refer to LifeSicence.com for a simple answer to your doubt that is similar to the question “can seeds in a dead person’s stomach really sprout into trees?”
The answer is yes, according to Jay Noller, a professor of College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University.
It did happen to dead animals per evidence found in academic research done by a plant and soil biologist as referenced above, unless you insist a human isn’t an animal LMAO. One doesn’t need high school biology to be convinced of that possibility though. Although I took College Biology and Grad School-level Cell Biology, I still did a bit search online before commenting to confirm it is what it is. Google is your best friend LOL, let alone AI search is relatively mature up to this point in the development. Unfortunately, you skipped those simple steps of just a few clicks away, and it seemed your overconfidence (or hubris may I say) prevented you from taking very simple steps to nullify your false belief before you dismissed Legend of Zanghai and mocked fans of LoZH. Perhaps your bias against XZ and his dramas was so strong to a point that you are making fun of science, blind to scientific truth LOL. Nonetheless, you mock those who are actually correct failing high school biology. It’s a bit embarrassing! LOL
@Somebody you didn’t even care to read the article you posted it says in the beginning of it:
But, like many fantastical tales, key elements of this story appear to be false — at least according to several news outlets.
Moreover, animals dont get buried under the ground. Who said this website is credible. It just has published an interview with someone. Has this article been published by Elsevier or a trustworthy publisher?
Gemini response:
While the idea of seeds sprouting from a buried body is a popular myth, it’s unlikely to happen in reality. Seeds require specific conditions for germination, and the environment within a decaying corpse is not conducive to that process.
Here’s a more detailed explanation:
Conditions for Seed Germination:
Moisture:
Seeds need a certain level of moisture to germinate. While a decaying body contains water, it’s not distributed in a way that’s ideal for germination.
Temperature:
Seeds need a specific temperature range to germinate. The internal temperature of a corpse is likely to fluctuate and be outside of the optimal range for most seeds.
Nutrients:
Seeds need access to nutrients in the soil. While a corpse decomposes, it’s not a rich source of readily available nutrients that plants can easily absorb.
Light (for some species):
Many seeds need light to germinate. A buried body in a coffin or grave is in a completely dark environment.
Microorganisms:
A decaying body is filled with microorganisms, some of which can be harmful to seeds.
Factors Against Seed Growth in a Corpse:
Space:
Human tissue is densely packed, and there isn’t enough space for a plant to grow its roots and develop.
Compression:
A corpse in a coffin or grave is likely to be compressed, which would hinder plant growth.
Digestion:
If seeds are swallowed before death, they are likely to be digested by the stomach and intestines, preventing them from germinating.
Environmental conditions:
A coffin or grave is a closed environment with limited airflow and a high concentration of carbon dioxide, which would be detrimental to seed growth.
In summary, while the idea of a plant growing from a dead body is an interesting concept, the biological and environmental conditions simply don’t support it
That article that somebody has mentioned has a way different story. It was about an ambiguity about the growing fig trees from a dead body in a cave which is proven to be wrong. Even those unproven claims by that professor (never said proven through observance or experiments) is about dead animals decomposing “ON the GROUND” not the buried bodies. The devil is in the details. As I shared it everyone can read the AI response (which I had chacked way before)
@Gelar lol many people here have provided plausible explanations, even scientific explanations, on how and why the seeds can grow on the burial mound. But you’ve covering your ears and stubbornly saying everyone is wrong and only you are right. Thank you for exposing yourself as a hater when presented with logical reasonings.
What are you talking about? What hater? Didn’t you read the AI response I shared? If you doubt my response go and check whatever AI platform you like. What stubbornness? Why are you making it personal? I don’t care about the drama/fan/antifans but I can not accept people spreading misinformation/disinformation and don’t see the necessity to accept them. If you think I am wrong just proove the AI (Gemini) response I shared is wrong.
@Gelar, when you quoted Gemini, did you ever check the sources of the AI search results which could be misleading many times, as Wiki not considered credible sources of serious research. As someone being exposed to AI development on a daily basis in my profession and collaborate with colleagues having more expertise in AI, I advise you to check the sources of those summaries returned from Gemini. To convince people in your debate, you also have to provide the original sources of your information, not the simple quotations from AI search.
You went on Google AI since I suggested it. But obviously you’re still miles away from understanding how to utilize AI effectively and correctly. LOL. Ok, AI search is mature from my perspective as an experienced pro with similar skills. But it may not be as mature as ordinary Google search yet for general public.
The mDL ratings have become ridiculous. Every drama is somehow above 8 and people just giving out 10s left right centre. For me a 10 is like once a year kind of a hit. I’m wondering if it has something to do with new viewers being introduced to Kdrama and Cdrama and finding it all great Without having the classics as a comparison.
I agree. Ironically, some of the pre 2015 c or k dramas have much more realistic ratings and despite of their better quality stand far below the new dramas. I think this is more of a new algorithm in ratings and how biased the voters have become.
The drama isn’t illogical at all, it’s full of details and all of elements lead audience into be obsessed and it’s one of the element which make this drama the biggest hit of this year, completely exploding outside the circle.
As director Zheng Xialong said in a today interview “the aesthetic needs of the audience can only be satisfied if they have an ideological background and can think after reading the works. Art works can bring fresh feelings to the audience by talking about the complex diversity of human nature, human heart and life in an all-round way.”
So maybe you just like to watch easy stuffs which don’t require brain at all, which is in your rights, but at least don’t badmouth serious works! As other people respect who watch idol dramas, you should learn the same respect!
Chinese audience is in awe , many of them haven’t watched long drama for years
Gelar, as a gastrointestinal doctor, I can tell you that the toxic plant growing outside actually makes sense medically. Our gastrointestinal system carries big items into our large bowel all the time, when they are too big to be dissolved by the gastric acid during their transit time in the stomach. That’s why kids will poop out the coins and the little toys they swallow all the time. You will see watermelon and some nut seeds in your poop too when you eat a lot of them.
ZH mentioned in the show that the seed seep out of the coffin as the body decompose and turned into liquid. Liquifying is indeed the natural process of body decay. It makes sense that the liquid will then carry the undigested seed with it and seep through the coffin.
Just want to explain this medically and help you understand the logic behind this particular situation.
@SY for heavens sake how could you spread misinformation/disinformation this easily and you call yourself a doctor. I perfectly now the things we eat would get excreted through stool. If childeren swallow coin or little toys they get stucked in their gullet and they may choke to death it never gets to their stomach in the first place. Putting that big flaw in your analogy aside, coins or toys are made of metal and plastic they don’t get affected by our digestive system while seeds get fermented by the bacterias in our bowels. Moreover, the things one has eaten before death get decomposed as the body decomposes. So they won’t get the chance to flow through a coffin along the liquid (this is insane). Please what year it is? Those who ironically doubt a seed can sprout through a buried body, go and ask it from AI (Gemini, ChatGPT, etc) and see the answer for yourself. I have already did so can’t fool me.
To this point, I’m pretty sure this ignoramus @Gelar continued her gibberish saga to unwittingly expose her hubris being a thick head. LOL.
It’s not hard to just admit own lack of knowledge and therefore misinterpretation of the plot. It only takes a bit genuine humility to resolve mortification. Instead, embarrassment continues. LOL
@Gelar I don’t know if this comment with make it, but if you want to talk about science behind the digestion. There are few reasons why seeds won’t get digested by human body : hard outer coat, high fibre contents cause it harder for digestive system to break them down, presence of phytic acid in some also prevent body from absorbing them, and also poor digestion may also results from one’s underlying medical conditions which Zang Hai did point out, as the lady body becoming sicker, some of the seed may not be digested in her final days. That’s why sometimes you can see presence of undigested seeds like chilli seeds in human’s stool.
First of all you keep saying “may” it isn’t a solid reasoning. So chillis may grow from a burried body? Even if those seeds aren’t digested have they remained intact to sprout? Aren’t those poisonous seeds need to get cooked/heated/boiled to extract a poison from it and then feed that to the dukes’s wife? If the seeds didn’t get digested and remained intact in the digestive system how could they make her poisoned in the first place? Of course our body doesn’t have the enzymes to break the fiber within the food we take but the bacteria within our bowels can consume them and that’s why keeping a healthy diet is advised. Moreover, as you said they get excreted with stool they dont get stuck in our stomach. Back to the point, How can a seed sprout from the depth of a grave without being put into a soil directly. Moreover, any seed being buried deeper than 10 cm won’t sprout. How deep is the grave? 10 cm? This is surrealism this isn’t science.
And even if she just died after takig the seeds and died right away, those seeds get rotten within the corpse (what a disgusting subject to talk about) but they rot with corpse they can’t sprout. To keep a seed intact they should be kept in a dry place they won’t survive moisture.
@Gelar, but in the drama Zang Hai said, the lady is buried shabbily with hastily made wood coffin that has broken down badly over time causing the corpse liquid that carried the seeds to seep out and it is buried shallowly. You keep talking about seed cannot be undigested, cannot sprout from a liquefying corpse, need to be dried first cannot absorb moisture. I don’t understand, as some others has also explained to you that it can and drama has also touched upon the subject lightly you still claimed it’s a major illogical loopholes that you cannot accept at all. You want a factually correct science drama or something? Because that seems a bit pushing it to want to ask for a detailed A-Z explanation just for one particular scene. And this drama is a historical costume drama with main theme is revenge/machiavellian. It’s not fantasy hence the world building is straightforward because it just involve 2 neighboring countries Great Yong and Dongxia. The fantasy you talk about is just 1 small elements, the zombie thingy right? In the last 2 ep they explained how it’s not actually zombies, it’s toxin that caused the soldier to turn to what they are and, mostly in the cave it’s just hallucination of seeing those zombie armies. And if after that you want the drama to explain instead about what kind of toxins that can cause such things so on so forth. Then I guess this drama is just not for you, it can never satisfy you, there’s plenty of other dramas you can find that can actually caters to your logic.
I read there is story for Season 2… Is it true? I dislike cliffhanger.
Don’t worry. It isn’t a cliffhanger.
All ratings of Legend of Zang can’t be trusted because it’s rated by anybody. With the toxic fan circle in Chinese entertainment industry, hater will rate 1 out of 10 and once fans see the 1s, they rate it 10 out of 10. So now it depends on how many haters and how many fan and neutral viewers.
People asked for a second season so there are some talkings, but nothing more.
Anyway the serie has a complete independent ending which close the whole circle of the story, no cliffhanger at all 😄
Xiao zhan is my favorite actor 🤩 and I am really happy for this new upcoming drama 🤩 I’m waiting for this drama when will drama come so my rating for this drama 10/10 plzzz this drama dubbed in Hindi plzzz z 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 I’m really big fan of Xiao zhan 😍😍😍😍
I think it deserves higher I give it a 9 stars. It was a fun ride. Favorite episodes are 8 and 9, 27 and 28 as well as 38 and 40. Never seen a satisfying cdrama ending recently thank goodness the director and writer of this drama truly exceeded my expectations.
Deserves a 9.1
Deserve a 8 for me. It’s not a NIF level, but it’s more than 7.
The ending is satisfying. No need for 2nd season.
LOL. Why do you reference NiF in comparison? Orange is absolutely not apple. LoZH and NiF are two very different dramas although both are related to revenge genre. Every movie lover knows it’s ignorant to just randomly compare two films in the same genre, e.g., Star War vs. Avatar. How could you compare LoZH with NiF only to downgrade the former given that they have very different approaches to plot and character development? Antis criticize that LoZH have many plot holes. As much as I like NiF, strictly speaking, there were also quite a few plot holes and weakness in NiF that I couldn’t dismiss either. The romance line in NiF was close to nothing LOL. Nonetheless, fans of NiF praised NiF to the moon while dissing LoZH to the dump cuz they bitched about zero chemistry between XZ and ZJY for example in LoZH. lmao. So hypocritical with double standards!
That being said, I wouldn’t say that NiF was inferior to LoZH cuz they were both unique in their own ways or just cuz XZ is my fave while Hu Ge isn’t.
You’re entitled to your opinion. But per your history of unfavorable opinion about XZ in the past, I can’t help questioning your higher but nonetheless underhanded rating of the drama that was meant to let down XZ. If you think LoZH deserves 8, higher than the Douban rating, you don’t need to degrade it simultaneously by an unfavorable comparison with another drama at the same time. It sounded bitterness overload. LOL
I give it a 9.5, it’s very intriguing and Xao Zhan always give a good performance in his role, I love it!!
I enjoy some revenge story even there is some plotholes, But I enjoy it if the acting is good, it add layers to the series. without it, the layers of the writing will be not shown due to the actor limitation and the director which is unable to display on screen. I love when my revenge drama is character driven and not plot driven and forget about the character, and I will forgive so many convenient plot.
But in this, there is nothing against Xiao Zhan since I know him just recently LOL (excuse me I’m a kdrama watcher not cdrama, sorry for my ignorant) I watched it due to buzz in this website and mydramalist and I love my revenge drama, but his acting doesn’t elevate the narrative to become good. And I just watching it feeling bored.
Don’t worry, many think Xiao Zhan acting is very good, and currently the most popular drama in china, everyone praising his acting.
Maybe this drama not for you, you can go back go korean dramas
It honestly makes me feel a little sad for Xiao Zhan.
Every time he releases a new project, the ratings are either extremely high or unfairly low. Somehow, the conversation always circles back to his fandom, not the actual work itself.
I’ve watched a few of his dramas since The Untamed, and in my opinion, he has grown so much as an actor…more depth, more range,etc. From the way directors and colleagues speak about him, he seems genuinely hardworking and respectful of the craft.
But the moment his work gains traction, people immediately say, “It’s just his fans hyping it up.” They forget that a large fanbase also comes with a large anti-fanbase, and that constant push and pull distorts public perception.
Honestly, just watch the drama and decide for yourself. And if you don’t like it, that’s okay too. Maybe it’s just not your cup of tea.
Just sharing my two cents here. ✌️
Your comment ií the most intelligent ine I’ve read here so far. It’s objective and unbiased.
When it comes to Xiao Zhan’s works no rating can be reliable. He has one of the largest and most dedicated fan and anti fan bases of all celebrities in China. Any raring is distorted.
From what the former and current colleagues said about him, he seems to have it all, talent, work hard, kindness, intelligence in the way he understands the characters. I’ll never understand why he has so many antis.
Regarding LOZH, I loved it. The cinematography is beautiful, the acting is too notch especially Xiao Zhan as he had to convey every feeling with his eyes as he doesn’t voice out anything. His acting was so delicate and subtle. Truly the best in this role. The plot is brain twisting. You think you guessed who did what but then it turned out all your guesses were wrong. You’re constantly caught by surprise.
The romance is very lightly shown, and is sy it serves the plot well.
The emotions in episode 38 are overwhelming. Even if you knew it was gonna happen, the filming and acting made it really poignant.
Lastly, I love how they decided to throw all the gender stereotypes to the bin.
I’d give it >9/10 just because I never give 10 to anything.
For those who said there were plot holes and decided to drop it, don’t you know that by dropping it half way you will never know the plot holes were intended to deceive you and there was no actual plot hole had you watched til the end.
I agree. He’s one of the actors that I think gets an unfair evaluation because of fans and antis. It’s really just better to watch his works and judge for yourself.
It deserves more than 8.5 for me, the acting and plot is great, and everything is tied up well in the ending.
It should at least get a 8.5 imo. Douban cleared many legitimate 5 stars reviews while clearing none of the 1 star ones. The rating scores at imdb and mdl are more in line with what LOZH should get.
This drama not only has tight pacing with logic and good acting, it closed like 99% of any seemingly plot holes.
Cheng Yi fans were caught twice planning mass downrating of the drama. Of course all of that was documented and sent to the production.
It’s kind of funny. He is desperate to work with Zheng Xiaolong and then this happens. Not that he had any chance in the first place but it’s funny how they made sure if it.
Douban deleted a whole bunch of 5 stars while leaving those 1 stars. That’s what happens when the production refuses to pay them protection money. But why would they? It’s slowly turning into an irrelevant place and the drama itself is a hit with a huge word of mouth. Why bother giving a few coins to pathetic losers whose credibility just went further down the drain.
My rating is 9.99. Love it
Unfortunately douban has been leaded by dirty money since years, this score was premade and paid by competitors to smear the drama and try to destroy its explosive effect. Even before the airing, there was already a public db scoring which was circulating online. At the end, the big explosion saved the drama and instead of 6 it took 7, which is not bad but still unfair for such a good drama.
In my opinion the minimal score should be between 8.5-9, and i see all other rating platforms reflect my opinion.
It’s indeed the best cdrama in the last decade 👍
Every day i hope cent will clean up from this dirty environment, but everyday i’m just disappointed
Amazing drama! Plot really consistent and fully of details, fast pace and never boring! Cinematography is a visual feast, i love how the drama naturally features also other visual arts like opera, animation, shadows and so on. Some scenes are really artistically top notch, and i’m sure future dramas will copy a lot from lozh 🤣
All cast is really good and all characters are 3d, also the secondary characters are well depicted and impressive (damn, i loved the queen of Dongxia!)
It was a pleasure being lead by Zang Hai through his adventures and his growth. Xiao Zhan’s performance is really impressive, and certain scenes were really goosebumps. For sure his best and most incisive work till now!
Douban score isn’t fair at all, but nowadays everyone knows how that dirty platform works and i’m shocked there are still people who give it some relevance. Personally i rated it 9 points.
I wasn’t so invested in a serie since GOT first seasons 🤩 really a great work!
Douban is irreparably. Awesome drama, one of the best in the past decade probably
The best drama for me, XZ did very well as Zanghai, his acting improved a lot.
Who said you hate the drama or you hate Xiao Zhan or you pretend to watch to dislike his acting or hate him?
Please don’t be so jobless, and enjoy stuffs that you like, the drama still a hit and loved by many people whether some of you like it or not.
If you love LoZH/XZ and don’t want to read anything critical about the drama/him or are offended by such opinions, you should skip my comment. Also skip if it’s too long for your liking.
Just sharing my personal opinion, not trying to change anyone else’s, also not interested in debating/bickering over differing opinions. To each his own.
*****
For the phenomenal hit that LoZH purports to be, the reviews are incredibly polarized instead of leaning toward mostly positive. I don’t attribute this to a simple fan versus anti-fan divide because that argument makes for a convenient excuse that can be applied to any popular actor, thereby eliminating the need to scrutinize the actual value of their works. I’m not surprised by the initial rating of 7.1 on Douban, which isn’t bad but also isn’t exceptionally good for this kind of production.
Fans are already calling Douban out on the low rating. In their eyes, only a rating of at least 8 but preferably 9, could be justifiably credible. Fans who really enjoy the drama are fully swept up in the LoZH craze, energized by reports of impressive and record-breaking statistics and endless hot topics. They want wholeheartedly for the drama and XZ to succeed in every way. I can’t help but think that the marketing overload, the widespread and exaggerated promotion and discussion surrounding LoZH, lead to inflated expectations as well as marketing fatigue and a negative perception of the drama due to the overexposure.
As mentioned, the reviews are incredibly polarized. Much of the criticism regarding the weak narrative logic, a sloppy script that erodes the plot tension supposedly involving wits and schemes, lackluster character creation, and green/superficial acting have been deflected or trivialized. For example, the complaints about XZ’s blank expression: Zang Hai has been trained to keep his face calm even if his heart is in turmoil, LoZH takes a different approach where vengeance doesn’t need to be dark and full of angst, etc. Although being unhappy with things or sad with oneself does not necessarily mean having a dull and sullen expression, having a blank expression can barely be considered a kind of sophistication. Through subtle and nuanced acting, an actor should convey the intense pathos of the character’s forbearance and arduous journey to seek revenge and justice.
It eventually became clear that even if the story and acting were truly mediocre at best, failure was not an option for this drama, for the sake of the platform and XZ. The drama was overhyped and excessively marketed, reaching unprecedented levels of daily hot topics on Weibo, sometimes for topics completely irrelevant to the drama or pure clickbait. At one point, LoZH being a global hit was actually trending on Weibo. As the saying goes, fake it till you make it. And in this case, LoZH made it commercially but not necessarily critically.
For the sake of the platform:
In recent years, Youku has been lagging behind its competitors, iQiyi and Tencent, in the online streaming market, in terms of active user subscriptions, quality content/hits, and overall revenue.
LoZH relied on acclaimed television director Zheng Xiaolong to bring critical appeal, top traffic star XZ to bring commercial appeal, and name-dropped Nirvana in Fire to create additional interest and anticipation. On a side note, despite being touted as the director’s return to the historical costume drama genre after ten years, he is only one-half of the directing team. There are even rumors that he was not involved in 100% of the filming process, only lending his name to the production as a favor to his friend’s son, co-director Cao Yiwen. If this is true, it would at least help explain why LoZH doesn’t live up to the director’s reputation when compared to his previous works.
An explosive ratings broadcast for LoZH brings revenue to Youku in the form of advertising, brand collaboration, investment promotion, etc. In fact, Youku’s single quarter operating profit increased by more than 50% year-on-year, becoming a key to the platform’s turnaround.
For the sake of XZ:
XZ had a less than impressive start to 2025 with the film, Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants, which underperformed both critically and commercially despite being adapted from a famous IP and helmed by acclaimed film director Tsui Hark. On the tails of that disappointing project, LoZH can not fail otherwise 2025 for XZ will be very similar to what 2024 was for Yang Mi. Yang Mi’s performances were critically panned in a string of unsuccessful dramas and film (In the Name of the Brother, Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red-Moon Pact, Nothing Can’t Be Undone by a Hotpot).
More importantly, it has been six years since XZ’s 2019 breakout hit, The Untamed. He hasn’t had another drama matching the level of that success. In an industry that churns out traffic stars by the dozen, you need to have more than one hit from six years ago to firmly maintain top status. Resting on your laurels is simply not enough – you need to hone your acting skills and build a solid collection of works to attract and retain an audience beyond your core fan base.
XZ is also at an important career crossroads. He is approaching his mid-30s, an age to transition to more serious roles to become an established actor and discard the traffic star moniker which is neither an esteemed nor professional title. Many peer actors have had multiple critical/commercial successes, received acting accolades or award nominations, and/or have won awards. Peer actor is not based solely on age but also on public perception of comparable factors such as skill level, experience, popularity, fame, industry status, etc. Specific names won’t be mentioned to avoid inciting unnecessary fan wars.
A historical costume drama directed by an acclaimed veteran director with multiple classic hits credited to him serve as an ideal vehicle to achieve a transformative hit. After all, The Untamed was a BL drama, a genre that has been banned in China. Meanwhile, historical costume dramas (especially those with political intrigue) are beloved in China and highly regarded as a challenging and serious genre.
Although XZ challenged himself in a genre that he hasn’t tried before and improved through his own dedication and under the guidance of Director Zheng, there is definitely still room for further improvement. Associating LoZH with Nirvana in Fire was a disservice to the drama. The overwhelming consensus is that LoZH fell short of reaching Nirvana in Fire greatness in both storytelling and character creation; Nirvana in Fire is simply out of LoZH’s league.
The association caused LoZH not to be viewed as a stand-alone drama as the audience was constantly comparing the two dramas and using Nirvana in Fire as the benchmark to measure LoZH’s success. Strategically associating with renowned works can create interest and anticipation but it’s also a double-edged sword when the same effect isn’t delivered. XZ’s next drama Spying is also name-dropping The Disguiser and it remains to be seen what that association will do for Spying when it airs. I’m not sure that marketing needs necessitate such gimmicks.
Bundling Zheng Xiaolong and XZ and combining that with overhype and excessive marketing created a commercial success for LoZH. However, commercial success isn’t synonymous with critical success. Achieving the former doesn’t grant the latter. I believe the fair criticisms that LoZH received are valid and probably contributed to its initial rating of 7.1 on Douban, although the rating can still improve. LoZH suspected of being scored low maliciously is already trending on Weibo but XZ isn’t the only popular actor with many fans and just as many anti-fans. Any popular actor could make the same claim about a Douban rating being sabotaged. Had the Douban rating been high, fans would have rejoiced and celebrated LoZH’s feat. Now that the rating is lower than they had expected or hoped for, Douban is being written off as unreliable. Nirvana in Fire has a rating of 9.4 so it’s improbable that LoZH will come close to or exceed 9.0. If you look at the Douban rating, the 7.1 didn’t come from 1-star ratings. The drama received mostly 3 and 4-star ratings, then 5-star ratings; 1 and 2-star ratings actually make up a very small portion of the distribution. It’s possible that the wider audience just didn’t think LoZH was as outstanding as fans thought it was. In any case, after the dust settles, the audience will have a clearer picture of what place LoZH will have among the timeless classics.
Dramas are already facing a decline in regard to creativity, innovation, and quality scripts/acting. They need to be promoted properly but should succeed on their own merit. Excessive marketing influence trends, investments, and public sentiment, and distorts reality with noise. The audience should also be respected. They are more than capable of watching a drama and evaluating it on their own. Hopefully this is not the new trend in drama marketing. Glorification and basking in complacency will hinder continuous improvement.
What’s the point honey, you just like same as person pretending to be passersby but looking at your long love letter it’s very judgmental, you are not different from xz antis out there.
Aww, poor pressed Xiao Zhan anti.
Keep crying in your sad corner. It’s a major hit of a drama, with absolute majority of positive reviews, awe for Xiao Zhan acting and the rest of the crew.
You can write fifty more idiotic essays where your bitterness shines through and Zanghai will still be a major success.
You appeared very desperate. LOL.
**** Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit.****
Thank you for your post. It is a good read.
Of course *you* are answering an anti and thanking her.
Pressed hater always, then you dare open your mouth here after years of your garbage.
Whatever @Lmao..
Six marketing companies for a single drama is excessive no matter how you look at it… Any drama that relies on good quality will naturally go a word of mouth route instead of choosing a fabricated marketing hype. Excessive marketing only exposes a lack of confidence.
your very long essay is just your way of saying you don’t like xiao zhan at all. that’s it.
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always antis just disgusting,rats dumb jobless indeed,cry hard,cry more, loser pathetic,low class
I’m rewatching LoZH. I found I missed a lot of details and hints on the first watch. This experience is similar to how I felt about the Untamed.
The top 3 dramas on my fav list (in chronological order) is Nirvana in Fire, the Untamed, and now adding LoZH. I love them cuz these three dramas all have their own unique story lines and artistry in depth. Also, the lead actors (Hu Ge and Xiao Zhan) are both charismatic with very strong presence and nuanced presentation of their characters. They will become classics in the Cdrama history and people will talk much about the characters with the actors’ names tagged along cuz one can’t think about any other actors in place of their roles.
It’s dumbfounding LoZH is compared with NiF. These are two very different series with unique story telling not resembling each other. NiF had mostly court politics. LoZH, however, had a plot fundamentally built from fantasy elements, albeit playing with court politics in a large extent later on, but eventually circled back to put a closure referencing fantasy too. Comparing them is like comparing orange to apple. I’ve never seen XZ’s fans name drop NiF for marketing purposes as certain gibberish whined about. Why should they? LoZH doesn’t need other dramas to get popular LOL. XZ’s name is enough LOL. As a matter of fact, name dropping NiF is always associated with those who seemed to have certain ill intention and agenda to downgrade and diss LoZH.
It’s pretty obvious to me, the people who kept finding non-existent faults with LOZH here all have posted positive comments for Mysterious Lotus Casebook and The Journey of Legend previously.
@Gelar, I feel sorry for you that have been so insistent on something you do not have knowledge of. LOL. A simple question: are you a researcher working in the field of biology, plant biology or animal biology, or a medical doctor, or a physiologist something like that? Given how you mocked ppl failing high school biology, I guess you are not anything close to. LOL. Then just get off of your high horse and don’t diss the drama for the purpose of hating someone. I had been refraining from giving you a taste that you won’t like nonetheless you are continually leaving that bad taste in fans’ mouths. But to this point, I don’t think I need to hold back curtesy.
There have been so many comments with supports refuting your dubious challenge to plants growing out of a buried dead body. Now, you’re obviously fighting your huge ego that’s actually just another face of a low self esteem. It’s totally fine to admit mistakes and misunderstanding, nothing to be ashamed of. But you seem to have trouble submitting yourself to facts cuz your ego deceives you from being honest.
I recalled you made similar petty comments attacking those who did not enjoy Queen of Tears too. At this point, I believe it’s your personality instead of anything in the name of critical thinking that prevents you from rationally critiquing dramas.
There’s a reason why LoZH is a huge hit in and outside China. A lot more than ordinary numbers of viewers like the drama. I have never seen so many male viewers coming out praising XZ’s dramas except for the Untamed and LoZH. Nor have I ever seen so many non-fans (you believe or not) recommending XZ’s dramas except for the Untamed and LoZH. As a fan of XZ, I watched all his dramas. I have to be honest even as much as I like The Youth Memories, the Untamed and LoZH have been the only two dramas that trigger phenomenal zealous discussions and recommendations online, which TYM is far from being on par.
热播剧集《藏海传》累计正片播放量已超15.85亿，登上当前2025古装剧累计正片播放量排行第一
(Per Sina Finance news, LoZH viewership has exceded 1.58 billion views, topping 2025 costume dramas.)
Once you set aside your prejudice (at best and hate at worst) against the lead actor, you would be able to critique the drama rationally and more objectively. It’s fine to be a dedicated fan of someone else. It’s not recommendable to be rabid, i.e., refusing to accept the popularity nor rave reviews of your fave’s rival actors.
I don’t get C drama land. Isn’t success or failure of a drama more related to the directing team and script writer rather than a cast?
I Haven’t watched queen of tears. So basically haven’t left a comment about it.
I haven’t watched many c dramas and the majority of them are period dramas mostly pre 2020. I have always admired the beaty of their culture and history. But now that I have watched the attitude of the so called “fans” unfortunately I have faced and discovered an unpleasant aspect of c dramaland which is realy disappointing and scary. And from now on an unpleasant element is added to the picture I had in my mind. Now I have a better understanding of the “toxic environment”.
Anyways, feel free to crucify me it’s a free world but let me remind you such actions used to be practiced in medieval ages.
Ok. I might be wrong with my memory about Queen of Tears. My bad if I can locate those comments from you. But you did join a cohort of rabid Kdrama fans to have a pile-on over those who disagree with them. Even so, it doesn’t negate the fact that you deliberately downgrade LoZH, ridiculing the drama as if you’ve got irrefutable support for your opinion, while it’s all just your own personal preference and hatred towards the drama. LOL.
Nah, you got called on your garbage anti opinions and now you are crying after you got exposed.
It’s hilarious.
Are you talking about normal drama maybe but if related to xz
If it’s failure it’s gonna be on xiaozhan
If it’s success it’s because of fans being data fraud and overhyped the drama
I guess being top actor not gonna give him any favor especially with super critical viewers like you
I was initially indifferent to any negative comments associating other actors such as Cheng Yi et al about Xiao Zhan’s dramas. But after a bit of digging in Reddit Cdrama sub where all kinds of negative comments about XZ have been made randomly here and there, explicitly or underhanded, I found a good track records from those naysayers. LOL. Here’s a summary of the types of naysayors of XZ and his dramas. In short, these suspicious antis are associated with a couple of groups:
Fans of Cheng Yi/Mysterious Lotus Casebook
Fans of Hu Ge/Nirvana in Fire
Fans of Zhang Ruoyun/Joy of Life
Fans of Wang Yibo/identifying themselves as CP shippers of the Untamed while raving about WYB but dissing XZ most of the time. I have to admit I despise this group the most cuz their idol’s fame was completely built on co-worker’s iconic acting and explosive popularity.
Fans of Dylan Wang/Love Between Fairy and Devil
Fans of Liu Yuning/Prisoner of Beauty
Why do we oftentimes read polarized reviews about XZ’s dramas, no exception for LoZH either even the drama receives rave reviews in China? Go figure out. The above list may enlighten fans with some plausible explanations.
Oops I forgot another group of antis who did show quite a bit of history with XZ’s fans too:
Fans of Luo Yunxi !
One particular fans of LYX even posted and started a thread in Reddit sub asking about “brutally honest” opinion about LoZH not as a fan or as a hater (JOKE LOL) in crappy English (I guess she’s someone from China). As expected, the thread is full of vitriol and negativity about the drama. This OP, a LYX fan obviously, specifically dissed XZ’s acting and discredited LoZH, even though she only watched fewer than 15 eps. LOL.
It’s an interesting phenomenon. If I don’t like an actor, I just don’t follow his dramas. I won’t watch it in order to taunt the actor later on. That’s kinda pathetic. We are supposed to watch a drama to entertain ourselves, not to suffer from it LOL. Rather, there are many Asian drama fans who deliberately watch dramas to hate and get triggered. LOL.
Xz fans attacked CY upcoming drama and poured oil because they were afraid of competition, they mocked Lyn looks, downvoted Nirvana in Fire on Douban and stepped on Hu Ge. So can you really blame those fandoms for fighting back?
Are you sure XZ’s fans did all this, specifically downvoting Nirvana in Fire on Douban? LOL you’re almighty to know how all the huge rating statistics are manipulated and who manipulated the numbers!!!!???? 🙄🙄🙄 Such admirable skills! I’m not even sure as an experienced actuary, and you’re flaunting as if you knew it well!!
As to those people attacking LoZH and XZ, the track records of those aforementioned anti crushes are all there available online for me to check up and verify where these negativity and vitriol were coming from.
Did I mention names of other actors? Nope cuz it is what it is, and those names are the ones I have verified per their history of comments on social media that are trackable. I haven’t found other actors’ fans joining the negative campaign against LoZH so far. Perhaps I should go back and search again if I were someone without real life LMAO.
Exactly who’s afraid of competition? Director Zheng Ziaolong and the production team picked Xiao Zhan as the ML of LoZH, not your fav. That has said enough. No competition at all! LOL.
Does XZ have to be responsible for LYN’s looks? It’s a fact that LYN doesn’t look attractive to many fans regardless of whether XZ’s drama is airing or not. LMAO. Why the heck do XZ’s fans have to worry about LYN’s looks and mock him as if he would certainly look uglier than he already is through words of mouth? Funny! Besides, the viewership of LoZH tops all the dramas airing at the same time, beating the Prisoner of Beauty by miles (with daily views literally double that of PoB). What is XZ’s fans exactly concerned about? It’s more plausible LYN’s fans are bitter about their fave’s top hot index was taken over by XZ the minute LoZH was uploaded, and hence the attack on LoZH.
All I’ve read on social media was that Hu Ge’s fans deliberately dissed LoZH as something not up to par with Nirvana in Fire. XZ’s fans did not tag Hu Ge or his drama to elevate the name of LoZH. Why should they LOL given that XZ’s current popularity has already exceeded HG’s ? LoZH doesn’t need any other actor’s name for marketing purpose!!! Rather, Hu Ge’s rabid fans deliberately compare LoZH with NiF to downgrade the former.
Surely, antis should expect a tooth for a tooth. Drama fans are no saints!!! If you leave a bad taste in fans’ mouths, you should expect them to make you foam in the mouth as a return. Lol that’s fair. Not ready for a fight but rabidly engaged in a negative campaign against the drama of their beloved actor, no surprise you’d invite insult back on you that you sowed earlier.
Love this drama! Great story, great acting. Deserving of the 7.1 rating or higher. You can tell no expensed was spared. More of these, please.
I think the rating is okay for the drama.
It would have been better if the real third baddie was introduced early on. Since ZH met 8th youngmaster multiple times through Antu. The romance line was forced. It would have survived without this element. The big bad eunuch was so hard to kill. Hahaha.
I have finally watched this drama… reaching the end soon. My thoughts on my experience, with my limited literacy skills, I cannot fully express my thoughts. But I will still want to add my 2pence. I likely offend some members but it is not my intention to offend.
Likely due to age, years of drama watching in my over 50yrs, I find this drama not as exciting as I expected. It is not the cast nor the story. It is the filming and production style. I noticed with recent years, Chinese drama have changed their production style. Likely due to cut budget, restriction on no. of eps. Each eps are filmed closed up, shorten scene, rare use of wide angle camera.
There are limited characters development and sets are so fake.. Scene that can be filmed outdoors are now done in fake sets or use of CGI. Each scene is like a short video clip on tiktok. I suspects it could be because current viewers have shorter attention span, they dont want a drama to be slowly blossoming. Due to this,I rarely get time to form attachments to many characters.
In Legend of Zang Hai, the only few factor that still makes me want to continue the drama is due to lead actor, afew good veteran actors and how Zang Hai take revenge. But after watching this drama, there is nothing that will make me want to go back and rewatch again and again. It is a one off or maybe twice rewatch.
Xiao Zhan is a good actor, as Zang Hai, I can see him getting better at handling his character toward later eps. In the early eps, he was not as natural.
Zhang Jingyi is a good supporting role actress…but she cannot carry a strong and amazing character like Xiang AnTu, she lacks the screen presence, elegances of a princess and sharpness as a top fighter.
Overall, I do enjoy this drama. But definitely not a wow for me due to production style. This is my own issue and I will have to adapt to current market adjustments. The story itself is interesting and I am glad Xiao Zhan have a good project to film. Look forward to more good work from him.
Not sure if it will be your cup of tea, but The Litchi Road is excellent. It’s basically by the Longest Day in Chang’an team, and it’s got great characters, realistically gritty, real sets and outside shooting, and has a surprising sprinkle of humor.
Yes!! I watched ep 1 and enjoyed it. Will definitely be watching it. Totally unexpected. Thanks, good to know someone else is watching it too.
Hi @HL, I read your review but couldn’t understand the part regarding the filming and production style, hope you can clarify my doubts? You said each ep is filmed closed up with shorten scene(?) and rare use of wide angle camera? I’m not sure what shorten scene refers to, hope you can elaborate on it, but I have to disagree with you regarding the lack of wide angle camera, there were so many beautiful long/wide shots showing the burial grounds, tombs, mansions and the streets. The only C-drama which I’ve ever seen having too many closeup shots is Fan Bingbing’s The Empress of China and that was due to censorship on the overexposure of chest areas.
Character development wise, I think the production team made them more subdued as the story is focused on Zang Hai’s revenge and uncovering of the truth, the audience are meant to follow the events unfolding from Zang Hai’s point of view. As for sets, I wouldn’t say all of them look fake. There are many solid sets which look real (royal tombs, palace, mansions, Zhen tower, the streets etc), it’s only the last few episodes where it’s obvious they CGed the mountains and field backgrounds, and this is quite common for ALL C-dramas, the dramas which you previously enjoyed such as Lost You Forever and Flourished Peony also have such CG issues.
I can see your comment now @lilith, I really want to express my thoughts better but my Eng literacy skills are not good. I am sorry. I have to say, it does get better after the 10ep.. pass the 10ep, the scene gets better, the sets for the house is good. It is just the filming style changing in recent years. It is not just this drama. Even Untamed when it was filmed, it was so much better. It was always filmed at distance to draw viewers into each scene and its set. Now they use more close up techniques like they do in adverts etc. I have noticed this only in last few years… CGi is a new technique used in many dramas now, I may not like it but I know I need to adapt as it is used in may new dramas. As I say this does get better in later eps…
As you mentioned Lost You Forever and Flourish Peony, I have to take your word for it…. to be honest, I have not finished the both dramas.
Lost you Forever: I could not engage with a couple of the main support casts and dropped the drama at ep3…cannot go on. Even my interest in YangZi, could not make to go on.
Flourish Peony: It is 2 parts, I will start watching when Part 2 is completed. I dont like cliffhangers at all. Unfinished dramas are just not for me. With Part 2 is aired. I will the start watching.
@HL Oh I think I remembered wrong for Lost You Forever since it’s quite a while ago, but I’m pretty sure you had said you enjoyed Part 1 of Flourished Peony and looking forward to Part 2. Good news for you though, Flourished Peony Part 2 should be airing in the next couple of months.
@Lilith,You are right. Flourishing Peony, I did enjoy the few eps I watched until I heard it has Part2 then I stopped. It too have similar CG issues but I just need to get my head round this.
Dont get me wrong, I enjoyed Legend of Zang Hai too…but not one of my top dramas due to production style. I am super happy to see Xiao Zhan, I cannot stop looking at his beautifully shaped eyes…
“Zhan Zhan’s eyes are really beautiful and rare. Eye shaped like a magpie has a head, wings and a tail. The lines around the eyes are perfectly curved, like drawing with a brush. Long eyelashes And black and brown eyes exposed to sunlight are beautiful. Very beautiful.”
Missing comments. I cannot see the reply to my post. Sorry. I keep having problems on this site.
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I wonder how bad are dramas xz fans usually watch to make them think this drama deserves a score better than 7? The plot is a solid 6 if we are being generous
It’s quite absurd to see fans saying this drama got downvoted by haters and that 5 star ratings got cleaned while 1 star ratings didn’t. It’s more likely the other way around. The % of 1 star ratings isn’t high at all, the score got brought down by 3 star ratings and everyone knows that 3 stars are given by passerby-s. So whose fault it is, passerby-s for being objective and not sugar coating?
the storyline is stupid and weird. the ml acting is good so those another cast. the ending is a little bit rush and lacking at some point and please, the fl is kinda cringe! she cannot delivered the emotions she needs to portray but i still watch this drama cause she is cute, but yup, this is over hype tho we cannot blame as the cast are well known in china, its just the storyline ghadddd.
Lmao at the antis above, you guys are late to the party. Anyone who’s familiar with C-ent knows that 3 stars are the new “in” ratings for antis to give on Douban because it’s more believable than 1 and 2 stars while dragging scores down to 5.0-6.4 when the common consensus is at least 8.0 for good dramas.
It’s also funny to see the same people dragging LOZH down for so-called flaws while praising other dramas which actually contain those flaws.
@Koala Is your site having issues again? Why did the posted date for this article change to 9 June? Or did you deliberately repost it so that it lines side by side with WYB’s article?