Douban is neither more nor less reliable than other sites, however it gives a more accurate average score thanks to the great number of viewers. If a show is watched by 10 people 7 of which give a 10, 3 negative scores won’t change much. TTEOTM has been reviewed by more than 235 thousand people on Douban, so we can infere it has been, is being viewed – or dropped – by a lot more.
We can’t decide a site doesn’t mirror the average sentiment just because we don’t agree. LBFAD got a score of 8.1 on Douban, DESPITE the haters.
Thruth is, the big budget they had to produce this drama has been badly spent. Editing is often wild, dubbing is not in synch, CGI is over the top, to the point everything looks terribly fake, the plot is often totally devoid of logic, the only character who’s got some kind of narrative arc and motivations is the male lead and – as many pointed out – blood is vomited by everyone at every given opportunity. A couple of shortcomings can be overlooked, but when they pile up it’s hard to be blind to them.
I entered this realm without expectations: I didn’t know any of the actors or anything about this plot, but found it ridiculous – involuntarily so. Even a fantasy has to establish some sort of rules and be true to them, but here it’s like events are following one another without a clear direction, let alone fluidity.
I gave up when the female lead – in some neverending dream/memory belonging to someone else – drugged, muted and basically raped her husband who was guilty of not loving her (or so she thought).
Romantic stuff, uh?
