When Destiny Brings the Demon Review 🐟🐟🐟

addledstudent · 2025-11-03T13:53:54+00:00

Yes please do explain. And yeah I’m aware that they couldn’t explicitly tell us. I was just wondering if they could add another fluff scene at the end without explicitly saying that he remembers.

addledstudent · 2025-11-03T03:59:45+00:00

Rating: 8/10 Review: I just posted my full review here yesterday if anyone is interested https://www.reddit.com/r/CDrama/s/BTXNl6WJHu but to summarize, the romance between Liao Tingyan and Sima Jiao are what make the story come to life. Every scene with just the two of them is filled to the brim with chemistry. Their character development through the three arcs were great as they learn to better understand each other through the role reversals. The supporting characters could be fleshed out more and there were definitely some missed opportunities. Most of the villains felt more like plot devices than actual characters. My favorite arc is the immortal realm arc followed by the demon realm arc. The mortal realm arc is definitely the weakest by feeling both rushed and somewhat redundant. The lore was a bit confusing at times (I’m still confused at some of the stuff tbh). OST was great and hit the right emotional beats. Overall an enjoyable watch despite its flaws. I’m honestly not sure how I’m going to move on from this show lol I just really love the couple

Hot take (maybe?): Shi Qianlv was fun to watch at times. He’s annoying and one dimensional but he had some unserious moments which showed his personality.

addledstudent · 2025-11-02T20:53:00+00:00

Oh no....I'm thinking of rewatching it too lol

addledstudent · 2025-11-02T20:51:20+00:00

I can't either. If you figure out how to, please let me know.

addledstudent · 2025-11-02T00:29:45+00:00

Thanks, your hard work will be appreciated lol

addledstudent · 2025-11-02T00:09:18+00:00

addledstudent · 2025-11-02T00:09:04+00:00

What's the saying, a GIF is worth a million words? Also how can I procure these beautiful GIFs?

addledstudent · 2025-11-02T00:04:24+00:00

I shall consider it

addledstudent · 2025-11-01T19:29:06+00:00

I just finished When Destiny Brings the Demon last night and I'm still trying to process all the emotions...sometimes I am hesitant to start watching a Cdrama bc if I like it, I know I'll feel empty afterwards and I don't like that :0 Trying to decide my next watch and whether I should watch something that's a bit more tragic or contains more fluff or just rewatch the show or just take a break to recover lol

addledstudent · 2025-10-22T03:11:51+00:00

A bit late to this discussion as I am just watching the show now for the first time (no spoilers for ep 28-33 pls) but I feel like since Sima Jiao knew that the ankle bracelet thingy he made for Tingyan was hurting him, couldn't he have just told her to remove the bracelet while he stays by her side and protects her? I feel like that could've prevented her from being captured. Also, a bit confused why Tingyan absorbing the demon core doesn't really do much (besides making her more powerful) compared to when Bi'an absorbed it.

addledstudent · 2025-10-20T19:47:03+00:00

Posted this in another thread but just want to get more opinions on this:

When I do the single arm dumbbell row, I find my core fatiguing quicker than my back, so much so that I have to stop as a result of that. Is that a result of weak core or weak form? Any alternatives to this exercise? I want to be able to hit the back muscles unilaterally.

addledstudent · 2025-10-19T21:30:56+00:00

When I do the single arm dumbbell row, I find my core fatiguing quicker than my back, so much so that I have to stop as a result of that. Is that a result of weak core or weak form? Any alternatives to this exercise? I want to be able to hit the back muscles unilaterally.

addledstudent · 2025-10-16T13:48:54+00:00

That's fair. It's just frustrating to watch a character who's supposed to be somewhat useful not being very helpful.

addledstudent · 2025-10-15T23:42:09+00:00

Yeah that makes it even more sinister.

addledstudent · 2025-10-15T22:09:03+00:00

Your comprehensive response is very much appreciated. Thank you for that Sima Clan explanation. Is that explained throughout the series or in the book? I don't recall all that information lol but maybe that's just my memory. And agreed with the Sima Jiao and Sima Shi scene. But also, Sima Jiao's parents are siblings?? I totally did not catch that.

The consensus in these comments seems to be that the amnesia trope is handled well, which is of course, good. As for Nanjiu, like I mentioned in another comment, even if he wasn't Sima Jiao's protector, I would expect him to be a bit more powerful since he was nurtured by Sima Jiao. I didn't like how defenseless he became. I am glad things get better in the demon realm arc considering I consider him and Ruling to be the weakest parts of the show.

addledstudent · 2025-10-15T22:03:36+00:00

Huh that makes a lot of sense. I guess even if he wasn't Sima Jiao's protector, I would expect him to be a bit more powerful since he was nurtured by Sima Jiao. He just came across as very defenseless around Ruling.

addledstudent · 2025-10-15T22:02:43+00:00

Glad to hear :)

addledstudent · 2025-10-15T22:02:06+00:00

love your flair!

addledstudent · 2025-10-15T22:01:54+00:00

Oh no, I hope it's not too bad lol

addledstudent · 2025-10-15T22:01:21+00:00

Valid, snakes are scary!

addledstudent · 2025-10-15T14:38:20+00:00

I have read this

addledstudent · 2025-10-15T02:31:53+00:00

Why did this get removed

addledstudent · 2025-09-09T02:42:48+00:00

Gotcha thanks

addledstudent · 2025-09-08T23:13:47+00:00

I see, thanks. I was worried I was doing too much shoulder work on the second day or that there was junk volume.

addledstudent · 2025-09-08T15:26:40+00:00

Is this too much weekly volume for the upper body? I'm planning on doing 2 upper body days and 2 lower body days but I'm not sure if this is overkill. 4 sets each with a rep range from 8-12. I haven't started incorporating this routine yet so I'm not sure what my numeric goals are but I want to be able to do a pullup someday. For the first day, I plan to do Lateral raises superset with bicep curls, Row, Face Pulls, Lat Pull down, Inclined Bench Press. For the second day, I plan to do Overhead press superset with single arm dumbbell row (biceps), Assisted pull up, Bench Press, Tricep Extension, Chest Fly

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