The Blue Whisper: Part 2 (2022)

Part 2: The End of a Rollercoaster

Hi there! This review touches solely on part 2.
**This review does have small spoilers here and there. I do not spoil the ending. It is a bit of a long review. 

Assuming you’ve watched part 1, part 2 isn’t exactly my cup of tea. The story becomes this  dragged out time loop of inside prison to outside prison and dying, saved to dying again. I start losing the rationale behind some of the characters decisions in the drama. Although this drama is heavy on the angst, I wasn’t expecting to still see so much of that and so little character development and change in part 2.

There is so much to unpack in the 20 episodes. There is grief, drama, dishonesty, selfishness, strife, amnesia, etc. It’s almost as if the writer wanted to throw everything at the watcher without giving us a moment to breathe. Chan Yi is a much darker version of himself in part 2 after being betrayed. It made for an interesting couple of episodes because I wondered how he’d face Yun He. It became old after a couple more episodes and I was tired for Yun He of the time loop of prisoner that she has been playing since part 1. If possible, the plot felt even slower than it felt in part 1, the only saving grace was the acting. 

The acting from Dilraba and Allen was as I expected, superb. I love Dilraba’s stage presence and poise, her smile makes me smile and her emotions are easily felt through her scenes. Allen Ren as the merman was also a delight, I’ve only seen him in Under the Power and I’m thoroughly impressed with the changes in character he’s able to portray. The chemistry is also well felt in my opinion.

As for the side characters, I wanted more. I’ve been intrigued about Yi Xuan for a while and while I liked Luo Luo as comedic relief, I felt she was lacking in depth. I wanted more than the quirky and slow best friend trope. Despite this however, I did love her sisterly relationship with Yunhe. The same goes for me with Kong Ming, I was expecting more from him in this season especially given his entrance but he sort of just played into the sidelines as the episodes went along. I really liked the Heavenly King, as a younger actor, he played such a big role with well. The second male lead Hao Ting, wasn’t my favorite but I’m glad he was smarter than I was predicting. He wanted the best for Yunhe even if it wasn’t him and that makes him admirable. I was rooting for Sanyue and Li Shu, with such opposite personalities it was evident that they needed each other. 

On the villain end of things, I loved the actress who plays Fairy Shunde. I felt like she showed the right amount of insane that Shunde could be and it made for an entertaining watch. The immortal master seemed intense at first but also fell flat and became predictable let down after figuring out his motivations for being evil. 

The OST has a whimsical feel to it. I really enjoyed the soundtrack and how it added to the scenes. 

90% of part 2 is hardship and I wish the drama used more time to showcase the characters growth to become stronger and fight against evil together. My advice is if you can handle an angst heavy drama, which is apparent from the first few seconds of episode 1, then you can handle this drama to completion.

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Most people like part 2 than part 1 but I honestly love part 1 better but this one is also good.
This is more intense and more serious than part 1, however it also contains a lot of cheesy part that most Wuxia seris has.

First, the petty misunderstanding. I honestly thought it made Chai Yu's Character seems so narrow minded and petty.
He knew that Jin must be lying and obviously as smart as he is, he should of know Jin was lying. His hate and reaction would of been better IF Jin actually betrayed her in a much cruel way - just to save him. Not that scene on the cliff.

He acted like an immature brat bullying the girl that he likes.
Allen is really handsome in this part though. Unlike part 1, I couldn't finish the rest of the series and I escaped a lot of scenes.

This series has so many characters and backstory that I really don't care about. I wish they had just focus on the love story instead of the usual "the mac has to sacrifice themselves and be the hero for everyone, so they can die "

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hate it still loved it, fucking guilty pleasure

Actually there is only 5 chicness drama I have completed with leaving any episode( Arsenal Military Academy, Falling Into Your Smile, love 020, you are my glory, put your head on my shoulder) because Chinese drama are too long.

I am big fan of Dilruba dilmurat. Her acting and beauty always stand out but this series has lots of loophole. one moment it feel like okay it is good enough and next moment it make feel like should I drop it but I don't wanna drop it coz I was was already in love with this series. soofy Music, pain, love, I have never been in love like this ever with any other Chinese drama.

I even left Eternal love in the middle. you can hate it but still you cannot ignore it. it is fucking guilty pleasure. You can love and hated relationship with this drama. I watch whole this drama for the sake of love. Actually I don't care even other people criticize but still i will say i am in love with this drama.

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I didn't have any problem with part I. I want a complaint about part II.

How many times does a FL die? I really don't understand the ending. And im really really not satisfied abt the ending. Like srly? How come she had a mermaid tail if she is a nine-tailed fox? How and when she get out from there where she sealed herself with shunde? Yall know what? My heart cant accept this! ?. I just want the ending storyline is clear.... Its make me feel like a hanging storyline.. I want to know how she getting out from there. I didn't read the novel. How's the ending in the novel?

No no no, i can't move on with this drama. Its hurt my heart so much. I do love the storyline(except the ending ?) , the cast, their costumes, music..overall, Good. *hmm* just the ending hurt me so much. I just hope the director give us a clear ending.. Don't leave me in pain bruhhh ?? you hurt my chang yi bruhh, 300 years is so long!!

Can someone tell me, where can i read TBW novel? I want to heal my self from this not clear and hanging ending storyline. ?? ok that's all from me. - heartbroken

I watch ren jialun drama with yang zi bfore (destiny of white snake) im not fan of him bfore, but in TBW he's look stunning? and he steal my heart in this drama?. Im fan of dilraba since i watch her drama with zhao lusi (the long ballad) and her drama with yang mi (eternal love tmopb) im fan of all of em. ?.

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The stories are good, the effects are good and the actors who performed are great. It's just that the story was too slow and too long .I have watched many tele series with long episodes but even if it is long it is exciting to watch. Anyway, I finished it to the end. I couldn't really feel their love for each other. There is not much emotion, especially with merman. The main lead character has no spark or chemistry even if they kiss, it's not passionate. Unlike others who have a love team, there is more spark than them. I see more chemistry with Dilraba Dilmurat and Xiao Shunyao even they are not paired. If there is ever a season 2, I hope to see sweetness and excitement in the main lead characters ( Dilraba and Ren Jialun ).

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I love the cast, but the plot in part two fell short (for me). I love Reba but her dramas are often hit/miss. I thought this drama had meh storyline. I wished they were able to come to compromise sooner, and understand each other better, but they did not. They continued to create more misunderstandings. I also thought that the chemistry between the two leads were lackluster. I know others on Viki were leaving comments about the same thing. Everyone says that Allen Ren doesn't "act" when it comes to intimacy due to the respect he has for his wife. But even just emotionally, I didn't feel love between the leads.

Visually - this drama was amazing. I liked the amount of effort they put into staging the set, the cinematography and music. However, all off these things do not matter if the plot isn't there.

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Both the seasons' review

The first episode wasn't very clear to me, but from the second episode onward, the story started to make sense. It is a love story that explores themes of jealousy, hatred, agony, separation, and happy moments. The chemistry between the main leads was good, but my favorite couple was Luo Luo and Kong Ming. For me, they stole the limelight from the main leads. I enjoyed their scenes more, even though they had fewer moments on screen.

One scene I particularly liked was when he bit her ear to give her the merman's mark, ensuring he could always reach her whenever she was in trouble.

While the story had some dull scenes, overall, I liked it.

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Similar with part 1 but much better

Before starting this series, I've read the synopsis back and forth - wondering whether I should give it a try or not. The answer is yes, I do give in. After watching the first episode, I didn't feel anything worthy and only watched ML's scene. Even I skipped lots of scenes involving the FL (she's a bit of hypocritical, I must say).

Other characters are not worthy to be mentioned. I just jump all of their scenes because they have a high amount of screentime.

Considering this is one of Jiu Lu Fei Xiang's works, it should be a breakout - but sadly, due to the bad script and supporting characters' high screentime, it falls short in every aspect.

Edit for part 2: The storyline is much better compared to the first part. I like the torturing part the best. Other than that, the ending does satisfy me. However, the others are meh.

If you want to watch something better, you can try The Legends, Love Between Fairy and Devil (although it's not my cup of tea), Back From the Brink, Love You Seven Times, The Legend of Shen Li (which will be airing next week).

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Had so much potential, but doesn't hold up

Starting with positives, I loved the general storyline, it had great highs and lows and kept me engaged with the story of our characters. The actors (for the most part) pulled it out of the bag, I have fallen in love with the actress that plays Fairy Shunde, I can't wait to see more of her! The score and ost is the most memorable and amazing one I've heard this year. I genuinely loved all the songs that played and I thought they were used quite well in the show. Halfway through I thought this could be the new Eternal Love, and I was ready to recommend it immensely, however some things stopped it from it's full potential.

I'm gonna be honest, I could not feel the chemistry between Allen and Dilreba. Maybe its cause I just watched YAMG but the kisses were fishes and Allen's acting felt statue to me. There was some really good moments of his acting that I thought I was wrong, but his moments with Dilreba felt the worst. She actually looked like she liked him, but he kinda looked indifferent all the time. I feel like if the chemistry were up to par with eternal love it might've been a lot better.

Another negative is sacrifice. fucking sacrifice. If I counted all the intended and committed sacrifice in this show it would be like 50 plus. By the end of the show I was over it. I get that many dramas use sacrifice but I swear I have never seen it this much. The last like 2 episodes were just back to back people dying for each other over and over again. I literally felt like I couldn't keep track of who died and who came back to life. Tone down the sacrifice and I'll make this show a 10/10.

Overall could have been so much better and I'm glad I watched it, but I probably won't ever recommend it to someone.

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Riveting but sad

This review is for parts 1 &2. While I found this drama riveting, the middle dragged a bit for me. I also had to stop in the middle for a couple of weeks and watch another lighter drama because I found the treatment of Yun He and the Lin Hao Qing sadistic and tragic. The first 1/3 of part 2 was also depressing because Yun He was dying and Chang Yi was so mean to her. I felt they dragged this out too long. However, I really liked the episodes starting from where Yun He meets Chang Yi again. Their wedding was so romantic. Although their wedding outfits were in red, the bride did not have her face covered.

I loved the acting of the main leads and the secondary leads. The costumes were beautiful and the cinematography was good. Dilraba is as beautiful as ever and Allen Ren looks just gorgeous. I first saw him in Under the Power and liked him, but he is even more good looking here. He is a good actor.

This drama is worth watching but a bit depressing. After 42 episodes, thank goodness the ending was good though a bit choppy. I had to rewatch the last few minutes to figure out that they were showing the future when Yun He was free.

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Prepare those tissues!

This review covers both parts of The Blue Whisper.

The show, in many sites are shown as 1 with a total of 42 episodes but it's separated into 2 parts, first part is 22 episodes and Part 2 is 20 episodes. The entire series is a recommendation, if you love fairies, immortals, mythical beasts etc. The story line is nice and amazing, alot of teary parts - hence the reminder to prepare your tissues. Throughout the whole series, both Part 1 and 2, there are alot of emotional moments that somehow feels like it could just rip you apart. There are also many funny moments to be found but alot of sad and betrayal moments.

The casts did a splendid job on this series, both the Male and Female Lead are superb. They really did a great job portraying their characters, especially the merman. The innocence along with all the other mix emotions from happiness, sadness, betrayal etc has been portrayed remarkably by Ren Jia Lun (Male lead). Dilraba also did a remarkable job - at times, you don´t even know if she really meant what she said or was it just a plot to get things done.

The soundtrack for both parts are quite nice. Although the beginning song for Part 2, in my opinion, was just too shrilly. I love the song that Ren Jia Lun sang - The merman song - but unfortunately couldn't really find that song with him singing it instead of the original singer.

I would recommend to watch, if you like the synopsis after reading it. Rewatching wise, well, that would really depend on individual opinions. But I have watched it more than twice already. xD

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