Broadcast Date: July 20, 2022
Total Episodes: 38 (This one is Part 1, Part 2 has 20 episodes)
Leads: Yang Zi (The Oath of Love) & Cheng Yi (Love and Redemption)
Where to watch: Viki & Youtube
Synopsis: Unlike her twin sister who excels at everything, our heroine’s only aspiration is to be a playwright for the gods. Unfortunately, our heroine’s relaxing life comes to a screeching halt when she catches the attention of our hero once he realizes she actually has more potential than her twin sister. Our hero and heroine will eventually fall in love which in this heavenly world is a big no-no. Part 1 of this show will obviously end in tons of tears but part 2 is where our leads will get a second chance…um…wait, it might be the third chance on earth as mortals but without memories of their past together.
First Impression: I have to confess while I don’t mind watching shows in this genre, they do all seem to have a very similar story structure so I don’t have a great track record when it comes to finishing them.
As you can see from the synopsis, Immortal Samsara’s story is pretty predictable. However, I did enjoy the first five episodes I watched. Our two leads have a pretty fun vibe together which makes me immensely curious how that will play out in Part 2 when they are mortals without their past memories. One nice thing about the heavenly celestial genre is that with their tendency to have multiple “lives”, it does kinda allow the story to refresh itself mid-way through.
I do feel a tad bad for actress Yang Zi though since a few of her well known past roles feel very similar to this one so it’s hard not to have the “been there done that” sense while watching this. On the flip side, Yang Zi is obviously very comfortable with this type of role and it shows.
All in all, I think Immortal Samsara is worth checking out as long as you don’t mind the story being on the predictable side.
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Nice to see your thoughts on this show, do you still think it’s good? Planning to watch a drama after months and debating between this, love like a galaxy and love between fairy and devil.
I really like Love Like the Galaxy. I stopped following Immortal Samsara but am planning to go back to it when I have more time. Love between Fairy and Devil comes off a bit over the top at first but it did grow on me. If you liked shows like Story of Minglan then go with Love Like the Galaxy, it’s by the same author but this one moves quite a bit faster and has more “happenings” compared to Minglan. If you are in the mood for Chinese fantasy about gods and goddesses then go with the other two. Love between Fairy and Devil feels a bit more refreshing but there is nothing wrong going with a safe bet like Samsara either.