[Mainland Chinese Drama 2016] The Classic Of Mountains And Seas - Mainland

July 2024 · 2 minute read

I wonder if there are more Love Triangles out there like the Chi Yu - Su Mo - Shang Guan.

Maybe 'Sound of the Desert' (风中奇缘 2014) would come quite close to this but the two of them had more resentment between each other in the beginning of the series.

 

I loved the way they interacted with each other and how affectionate both were with the female lead without crossing any lines. But what I enjoyed the most was how respectful Chi Yu and Shang Guan were with each other. 

Even though they knew both of them liked the Female Lead, they were not being petty about it. It almost seemed as if this even grew them closer together. They might have fallen apart a couple times because Chi Yu kept his distance but when it got difficult he came back to help out. Both knew they fought towards the same goal, which is keeping her safe, because honest for all the trouble she is attracking she does need more than just two men protecting her (spoilers!)

I especially liked how they opened up to each other in EP15. They didn't even tell the Female Lead all the stuff they exchanged that night over wine <3

 

I would like to see more often virtuous people in love triangles (even mind if 2 men - 1 woman or 2 women - 1 guy) where everyone can respect each other and enable each other to pursue the things they believe in.

 

Even though this series has a lot of flaws, like having the villains being overly successful and the heros doing nothing butting sitting around or collection new friends, I must say that they exceeded greatly in having great chemestry between all the heroes. For me it is the most fun part to watch in this series. I end up skipping a lot of "plot" where the villains are plotting or what not but I rarely skip the heroes just sitting about and fooling with each other. Especially love how A Su and Shi Pei Pei ended up always whispering into his ear, making them grow together so quickly. These two trouble maker really made this series so much better to me.

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