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Ever Night: Dropped Drama Diaries

Aug 18
3 min read

Updated: Sep 23

Ever Night C-Drama Poster with Arthur Chen and the rest of the cast

Title:

Ever Night (Season 1) (2018)

Platform:

Youtube (free), Viki, WeTV

MDL & Douban Rating:

8.4 & 7.4

Genre:

Wuxia, (weird) Romance

Episode Count:

103 Total (60 in S1, 43 in S2)

Last Episode Watched:

51

Parental Guidance Rating:

PG-13: Violence and blood, seduction(?) (lol)

Starring:

Arthur Chen (Love Story in the 1970's)

Ireine Song (The Prince of Tennis)

Adam Cheng (Psycho Detective S2)

Sun Zu Jun (Youthful Glory)

Meng Zi Yi (Blossom)

Tong Yao (The Rebel)

Cast From Left to Right: #ArthurChen, #IreineSong, #AdamCheng, #SunZuJun


Synopsis:

After his family is massacred by a ruthless general, young Ning Que survives in the wild, honing his wits and combat skills. He rescues a baby girl from a pile of corpses, naming her Sang Sang, and the two become inseparable. Ning Que joins the military, later traveling with Princess Li Yu to the capital. Along the way, he uncovers the secret Upper Storey school, sparking a series of extraordinary adventures. As dark forces close in, Ning Que must confront his mysterious origins and defy fate to protect Sang Sang and seek revenge. @MDL



Non-Spoiler Thoughts:

Ever Night was really fun, but the romance had some weird vibes, and while it's not a big part of the first season, it still gave me the ick. Which is unfortunate, because this is one of the cooler Wuxia's I've seen since I started my C-drama journey, with quality practical effects, complex side characters, interesting lore, and grounded world building. And there's practically a magic school! I love a magic school!


In Ever Night, we see newbie Arthur Chen's first steps as a Nepo baby actor and it's the only time I've felt that he really fit the role. The stars were aligned. But they just had to make it weird. The weirdness stems from the fact that Ning Que (ML) rescued Sang Sang (FL) when she was a BABY and raised her as his younger sister, and then she fell in love with him (also that actress is 7 years older than him lol)? Uhhhh. I am so tired of the fake sibling to lovers pipeline. We need to Veto it immediately.


Ever Night still with Arthur Chen as Ning Que and Irene Song as Sang Sang.

Still, the drama was an authentic Wuxia, though zero dollars were spent on wigs, and too many men looked like they were in an 80's rock band. There is a side character that, I kid you not, looks exactly like the emo host from the Great British Bake Off. I know they can't be the same person, but they are, and I feel it's important to note.


I didn't know Noel Fielding acted in China


There is a season 2 of the drama that swaps out Arthur Chen for Dylan Wang, with a good chunk of the cast returning to their original roles, but I will not be checking it out.


Ever Night 2 Poster with Dylan Wang
Ever Night Season 2 Cast

Story=3.5 (the relationship killed it for me, but I loved the Academy), Acting=4, Production Quality=4.25 (Impressive fight scenes), Enjoyability= 2 (Some parts dragged and I DNF'd)

Ever Night C-Drama academy in still
Shout out to these guys

Why I dropped:

  • It's very long

  • Weird relationship between leads


Trailer:


Director: #YangYangDirector (Dream of Splendor, The Immortal Ascension)

Screenwriter: #XuRun (The Days of Seclusion and Love)


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