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The Spirealm | S01E01

Chinese Drama - 2024, 78 episodes

~~ Adapted from the web novel "Kaleidoscope of Death" (死亡万花筒) by Xi Zi Xu (西子绪).

This is one of my favourite novels. Half-way through watching this but for me the characters have come alive, even if I would love it to be more horror and like mature 18+, I'll take this adaptation and enjoy it. Also 78 episodes, this will take a little while S:

#Drama: The Spirealm #CDrama #Mystery #Horror #Fantasy #Censored Romance #Partners in Crime #致命游戏 #Kaleidoscope of Death #Xia Zhi Guang #Huang Jun Jie #Lui Ruo Gu #Liu Xiao Bei #Yan Zi Xian #Chinese Drama - 2024 #Drama: 2024 #Censored Adaptation of Same-sex Original Work

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scorbleeo · 19 days

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Drama Gossip: The Spirealm (致命游戏)

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It started off peculiarly; first, his domestic cat refused to let him cuddle it. Lin Qiushi soon found that a sense of disharmony and incongruity began to pervade everything around him. Then, one odd day, he pushed open a door, and he discovered that the hallway he was familiar with turned into a boundless corridor. At both ends of this corridor were twelve, identical iron gates. Thus, the story began.

Source: MyDramaList (2024)

Action, Adventure, Augmented Reality? Sign Me Up!

I do not consume everything that has the 'entering a virtual game with real life consequences' plot-line but when I do, I more or less will enjoy them. The Spirealm is exactly that plot-line and after just finishing 19th Floor (another Chinese drama with similar concept), I was expecting more and hoping for lesser disappointment.

This drama did not disappoint at all. Lets first talk about the roles and the cast. Brilliant job on the casting, everybody pulled off their role so wonderfully, it felt like they were made for their roles. As for the characters these actors portrayed, wow. I haven't been obsessed with a fictional Chinese character in such a long time but Ruan Lan Zhu is so easy to be obsessed with. The writing was brilliant because I very quickly grew attached to the main people and when shit hit the fan, yeah, I felt everything as if I was a part of them.

Spoilers going on from here so if you haven't watched the show, go and watch it now, please?

As I was saying, I was so attached to some of the characters, I really, wow... Say Li Dong Yuan first. I actually already was spoiled with his death, I even knew which door was going to cause his death yet when it happened, I physically gasped. Then his farewell scene came about and goodness gracious, Xiao Zhuang's reaction was absolutely heart-wrenching. It really did not help that right before getting stabbed, the door Dong Yuan went through for Ling Ling was one of the most entertaining and comedic doors.

After that Zao Zao's death? She was already trying her best in the real world, she tried her best in the spirealm. She gave one of the best speeches ever. Yet that chandelier... I never hated chandeliers as much as I do now.

That's the thing about The Spirealm. This show has plenty of heartbreaking scenes but at the same time, it has a bunch of hilarious scenes too. You really can go from laughing one second and then depressed the next. Exactly like when Cheng Yi Xie sacrificed himself for his brother? One second I was laughing at Lan Zhu begging for Ling Ling's forgiveness and suddenly I was pissed but before I could even get real mad, I was hit with a broken heart. This may sound like a complain but the roller coaster of emotions made this drama ten times more interesting than other dramas.

Moving on to the game or doors or levels (however you want to call them). I really, really enjoy shows with this concept but many a times, the stakes just aren't high enough. Not The Spirealm though. I mean, look at Dong Yuan, Zao Zao and Yi Xie. They are part of the main leads and that world did not go easy on them. As much as I hate that they died, I really appreciated the high stakes in this drama. It made watching the show so much more worth it.

Anyhow, despite thoroughly enjoying this drama, I have so many questions. First things first, did I miss the significance of the necklace Lan Zhu gave Ling Ling during the first door?

Also (this is not that important by the way), when the time comes, the players have no choice but through the door. We've watched Ling Ling enter his doors plenty a time. Now tell me how did Wu Qi survive?

I may be someone who loves an ambiguous ending but if the theory that everything was not real is in fact real, I hate it. Yet, everything being a part of Ling Ling's dream or "hallucination" does make sense, as much as I hate it. Remember where Ling Ling walked into upon completing the first door? He entered the door in the middle of the road and exited it into his house? The discrepancies started right from the beginning. Which (if I did not miss anything) might explain the lack of significance behind the necklace. It will also explain why Ling Ling's time between each door is never long yet Wu Qi's not worried about his next door when he witnessed Dong Yuan's death? Or that Chen Fei's advancement is so much slower than Ling Ling. Furthermore, I'm supposed to believe the crew learnt about a mysterious man who helped Xiong Qi reunite with Xiao Ke in the spirealm and they did not investigate more?

I really do hate the everything was not real theory but I also cannot deny it's the most reasonable one. There was another theory I chanced upon on Douyin a while back and have since forgotten most of the information. However, I like that theory a lot even though it was quite farfetched. Long story short, the user theorised that after Lan Zhu walked into the portal and cleaned the program, Ling Ling woke up and regained consciousness after being hit, right? That's not reality but the 12th door and the door god for this last door is Lan Zhu. That was all I remember but the user did provide explanations and timestamps for their theory and upon reading it, it did make sense too. Therefore, if I ever come across that video again, I will link it here.

In the meantime, let's wallow in the conclusion of The Spirealm. It was a quick and short ride but an extremely memorable one.

Rating: ★★★★☆ (4.5/5)

More productions from China here: 19th Floor (19层) | Under the Skin (猎罪图鉴)

#drama review #the spirealm #致命游戏 #ruan lan zhu #ling jiu shi #li dong yuan #tan zao zao #cheng yi xie #cheng qian li #zhang ru jiao #xia zhi guang #huang jun jie #liu xiao bei #lu meng lin #liu ruo gu #yin rui #chinese drama

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asoftepiloguemylove · 2 months

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I WILL LOVE YOU IF I NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN, AND I WILL LOVE YOU IF I SEE YOU EVERY TUESDAY // ON LOVE IN BETTER DAYS

Mary Haskell // 少年的你 Better Days (2019) dir. Derek Tsang // Anne Sexton A Self-Portrait in Letters (via @flowerytale) // 少年的你 Better Days (2019) dir. Derek Tsang // Sylvain Reynard Gabriel's Inferno // Sue Zhao // Edna St. Vincent Millay Iterim Poem // 少年的你 Better Days (2019) dir. Derek Tsang // 엔하이픈 ENHYPEN Fate // Sam Sax // 少年的你 Better Days (2019) dir. Derek Tsang // Taylor Swift Say Don't Go (Taylor's Version) [From the Vault]

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tianzhens · 9 months

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lost you forever | he's so in love with her

#lost you forever #chang xiang si #xiang liu #fangfeng bei #xiao yao #yang zi #tan jianci #cdrama #chinese drama #rubygifs #he ruins me life 😭😭😭

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heymeowmao · 9 months

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长相思 | Lost You Forever S1E22 ° Do you poison people every time you mistake them for someone else? That's not a good habit to have.

#长相思 #Lost You Forever #cdrama #Yang Zi #Tan Jianci #character: xiao yao #character: fangfeng bei #is he NOT xiang liu?????#meowmao gifs

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kdram-chjh · 5 months

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Cdrama: Lost You Forever (2023)

He just wanted to save her 😭 #长相思第一季 #腾讯视频 #LostYouForeverS1 #shorts

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WKk-9iSRD4k

#Lost You Forever #长相思 #Eternally Yearning For You #Sauvignon Blanc #Chang Xiang Si #Cheung Seung Si #長相思 #2023 #cdrama #youtube #chinese drama #shorts #short video #Yang Zi #Xiao Yao #Wen Xiao Liu #Tan Jian Ci #Xiang Liu #Fangfeng Bei

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rojaloca · 8 months

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Dating tips from Lian Liu / Fangfeng Bei:

Take your crush flying on your giant bird. Don't forget to throw her in the ocean

Take her for romantic walks above and beneath said ocean

Keep it fresh with a bit of gender bending

If she finds you a bit terrifying, switch it up with another alter ego and let her poison you for a treat.

Teach her archery and take her to the place you were tortured

you will be rewarded

#lost you forever #Xiang liu #fangfeng bei #xiao yao

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darklinaforever · 3 months

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“Why not quit being a princess and wander around with me ?”

“If you could always be Fangfeng Bei, how great that would be.”

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palehorsemen · 5 months

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#lost you forever #chang xiang si #长相思 #xiao yao #xiang liu #cang xuan #illustrations #fanart #cdrama #cnovel #cdramaart #yang zi #tan jianci #mao qiu #fangfeng bei #art

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mimi1503 · 8 months

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XiaoYao who is afraid of abandonment AND who, according to her cousin, doesn't wait for anyone, spends her time seeing XL leave her, waiting for him, etc… And we see the evolution of her resolutions/thoughts/feelings with each separation.

1st one : Episode 14 - XL comes to save her (too late) and, seeing that he is injured and that their chance of survival is low + having Shiqi with her, XY gives up trying everything to escape with XL and sends him away (also probably knowing that after that day, she may not see him again or at least not as with her fake identity). XL leaves her because she asks him to but she does it out of concern for him (and also because she's aware the moment of truth with her family is approaching & she can no longer run away from it). This is the last time they see each other as XL and WXL and WXL's look implies the gravity of the moment. It's the beginning of the end for them (even if it also marks the beginning of a long, complicated but strong relationship).

2nd: Episode 19 - XY is now openly the great princess of Haoling and in XL's enemy camp. She has just confessed to him she's afraid of falling in love with him. XL abandons XY because he's angry, sad and resentful ("if I help you and it makes you dream of me, that would be a sin"). He leaves her because she wants him to but does it in a petty way. XY doesn't want to be abandoned while not wanting XL presence in the sense that he wants it. She still seeks to maintain a lighthearted friendship between them but he doesn't want to. This moment marks the end of their relationship as it was before because they both crossed the line: XL by trying to force her to kiss him then abandoning her because she doesn't want him romantically and XY by revealing she is afraid of loving him now she's in her female body. The two having therefore openly expressed the romantic tension between them.

3rd: Episode 25 - XY now knows for sure that FFB is XL. After helping him, she recalls the good and bad memories between them and bids him farewell (since he is on the run from her family). But having contradictory feelings, she returns to treat him a few hours later while he is already gone. We see at this moment the conflict in her. She wants him gone (and put a distance between them by forbidding him to bite her neck) but at the same time she starts to assume/realize she doesn't really want that. The time spent with FFB shook her resolutions and the barriers she tried to put around her heart.

4th: Episode 27 - XY and XL have a good time together. But XL announces he must return to the Chenrong army, that he will no longer be FFB for a while. XY then expresses for the first time that she doesn't want to see him leave by saying she would like him to only live as FFB. This is the first time that XL leaves her without it being her choice and that she openly expresses her reluctance to see him go. Her feelings for him are now openly more assertive and strong, and she can no longer hide the fact she wants him in her life.

5th: Episode 32 - XY & XL spent 37 years together while XY was in a coma and only alive in spirit form. When she wakes up, XY learns XL doesn't want to see her and sends her back to her family. Upon learning this, XY returns to lie where she was for 37 years and cries. This is the first time XL leaves without saying goodbye and XY openly shows her despair and sadness.

6th time: Episode 35 - XY goes to see XL to ask for his blood to tame her new bow. XL then tells she has mastered archery and that their lessons stop there. The pretext that allowed them to spend time together is now coming to an end. XL turns away from her and, for the first time, XY ends up doing the same. Each going in the opposite direction which means XY is done waiting for him. That she too will follow her path from now on. Because of XL's absence and silence during their last separation, she returned to Shiqi and decided to place her faith in him. Therefore, XL & XY farewell this time also symbolizes the end of their mutual hope for a romance between them.

#lost you forever #xiao yao #xiang liu #yang zi #tan jianci #xiang liu x xiao yao #LYF #fangfeng bei #cdrama #Wen Xiao Liu #tan jian ci #Yaoliu

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The Spirealm | S01E02

Chinese Drama - 2024, 78 episodes

#Drama: The Spirealm #CDrama #Mystery #Horror #Fantasy #Censored Romance #Partners in Crime #致命游戏 #Kaleidoscope of Death #Xia Zhi Guang #Huang Jun Jie #Lui Ruo Gu #Liu Xiao Bei #Yan Zi Xian #Chinese Drama - 2024 #Drama: 2024 #Censored Adaptation of Same-sex Original Work

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1time2study4ravages · 1 year

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RAVAGES ANIMATED ADAPTATION OUT NOW (first episode freely available, bilibili members/subscribers get early access to the second episode and hopefully those other anime sites post them soon complete with english subtitles)

so far it seems episode 1 covers the stuff in chapters 1, 3, and 4 (the dream intro and the assassination of Xu Lin), and perhaps episode 2 might have the brief setting exposition featured in chapter 2

#the ravages of time #ravages of time #火鳳燎原 #火凤燎原 #anime #donghua #three kingdoms #sima yi #liaoyuan huo #xiao meng #yuan fang #liu bei #guan yu #zhang fei #lu bu

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crishel2 · 5 months

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Tan Jian Ci Lost You Forever 🫰🏼🥰 18/11/23

Instagram @jct1005_tan #LostYouForever 🤭 É difícil mudar a natureza de uma cobra!

Assista "Perdi você para sempre S1" na WeTV!

Mais vídeos no aplicativo WeTV #PerdivocêparasempreS1 #YangZi #XiaoYao #XiangLiu #FangfengBei

https://fb.watch/ooOP5M68Qe/?mibextid=Nif5oz

#lostyouforevers1 #lost you forever #WeTVPortuguese #WeTV #dorama #yang zi #xiao yao #xiang liu #xiangliu #fangfeng bei #FangfengBei #sauvignon blanc #tan jianci #jc t #chinese actor #cantor chinês #chinese model #dançarino chinês #m.i.c

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tianzhens · 9 months

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lost you forever | fangfeng bei reveals his identity

#lost you forever #chang xiang si #xiang liu #xiao yao #fangfeng bei #yang zi #tan jianci #cdrama #chinese drama #rubygifs #his 眼神戏 drives me crazy...

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heymeowmao · 9 months

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长相思 | Lost You Forever S1E34 ° If I had saved you, I would only let you be Fangfeng Bei. A free Fangfeng Bei. Owing no one favors or gratitude. Bearing no responsibility, morality, or duty.

#长相思 #Lost You Forever #cdrama #Yang Zi #Tan Jianci #character: xiao yao #character: xiang liu #see i knew that's what she meant when she said #'if you could always be fangfeng bei how great would that be?'#she just wants him to be freeeeee #but this hurts him- because he's NOT ffb.#bc even though he's never pretended to be him #she thinks ffb is better than xl #he's always just been xiang liu #meowmao gifs

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kdram-chjh · 7 months

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Cdrama: Lost You Forever (2023)

😭😭 Yang Zi finally knew his true identity #shorts #kdrama #cdrama #chinesedrama

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3DsGRNZnwr4

#Lost You Forever #长相思 #Eternally Yearning For You #Sauvignon Blanc #Chang Xiang Si #Cheung Seung Si #長相思 #2023 #cdrama #youtube #chinese drama #shorts #short video #Yang Zi #Xiao Yao #Wen Xiao Liu #Tan Jian Ci #Xiang Liu #Fangfeng Bei

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