Lost You Forver’s season two, is best watched as a companion to the novel. On its own it’s more like a 23 episode epilogue to the meaty, juicy season 1. The majority of the storytelling and character development occurs in season one, and season two mainly serves the purpose of tying up the loose strings and bringing forth the ending. Watching it through this lens makes it significant, even if you’re not engrossed in the story. Many of the scenes in season 2 are powerful ones in the novel—but epic scenes cost money, although it’s disappointing, it’s understandable that it got watered down on screen. For example, when Xiao Yao meets her mother, it’s a monumental scene. Jing, King of Haoling, and Xiao Yao cross lethal barren, toxic, land. The further in they go the more unbearable the heat is, and Jing and her foster father, almost die and use every shred of their power not to be burnt to the bone, and arrive at the house near death. Xiao Yao is untouched and protected by her father and mothers magic. Afterall, the whole place was created for her. Her mother meets Jing and approves of him. 

The party scene where Jing jumps to get the flower is far interesting and the lead up to watching his brother out makes more sense. It wasn’t that easy. 

The ending was always going to be the ending, knowing this, helps you see the season as a visual for the novel. Who Xiao Yao ends up with has always been determined. 

Between the three guys, I think Xiang Liu loved her the most profoundly, and the drama actually portrayed this better than the book. So many feelings, from their first  meeting to his last breath can be seen in his countenance and the look in his eyes. In the novel (season 1) when he is healing Xiao Yao in his shell, he spares no effort, and she often felt him hugging her from behind and crying against her back in grief that she is on the brink of death. To her those were intimate times and she did develop feelings for him. When they see each other again, there is a little awkwardness on her part, Xiang Liu doesn’t know she felt it. The last episode to me is really about him, and reminding us again, how deeply he loves her. He is the only one who loved her, not asking for anything in return. He always protected her, often at great cost to himself. Tan Jian Ci’s acting in episode 20, almost makes the entire drama worth watching and experience the build up to see the scene of him lying on the bed alone: it’s a small scene, but the acting is breathtaking. I don’t usually cry in dramas, but involuntary tears came during this scene.

Most of the season the acting is ho-hum, and actors seem complacent, but boy do they step it up in the final episodes, this includes the main actors and the supporting characters. 

Yang Yi’s acting at the end of episode 19 and 20 is incredible. Again, the whole drama might be worth watching, to understand and admire those heart-wrenching scenes. As an actress, she goes for it, doesn’t hold back, it’s powerful to watch. And again, involuntary tears came out. There is a twist to that plot, but it was well worth it. 

There is so much to discuss about this story and the other characters, but this is it for now.