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Cliched in All the Best and Worst Ways
This was quite romantic ... love the moments the 1CP had together... I found the romantic scenes, especially in the first 2/3 of the show, very lively, with mostly decent looking kiss scenes. The ML in particular was good at giving off that smoldering interest that makes the intimate moments look "sexy".That being said:
1. the girls' father was a sleazy wimp. He should have acknowledged that second daughter properly and encouraged them to see each other as blood relatives. A lot of the animosity they experienced towards each other could have been eliminated. [Not going to deny the poisonous impact of the mother / stepmother, though.... she was a poison master in both the literal and figurative sense.]
2. the ex-boyfriend was also a fool. He should have cut his losses with the older sister and capitalized on the relationship he already had with the younger sister. The fact that he hadn't realized the ship had sailed on that original relationship just proved that he didn't deserve to be in charge of that business. Let's put aside that he is a liar and an opportunist ... even that spoiled younger sister was better than he deserved.
3. I admit the last section, with the FL just sitting there feeling sorry for herself instead of going to her men, was a bit annoying. Even after everything was over, she didn't seem to be able to move beyond her self-centred view to consider the feelings of her boyfriend and sister.
4. I also felt they could have done a LOT more to redeem the sisterhood line of this story - there was so much more to be done in terms of acknowledging the younger sister's place in the family and giving her child its proper place. This is particularly true because this sister is actually the TRUE hero of the plot; she went against her own best interests, her upbringing, and her [somewhat justified] resentment of her blood relatives in order to save her dad and future brother-in-law. But basically she just "walked off into the sunset", with no sense that she was being accepted as an integral part of the family.
I also didn't understand the need for the "going abroad" twist in the plot... especially not as portrayed. It really seemed to be included just for the cliche value.
Luckily they redeemed the story line for the happy ending.
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Nice cliché mini-show with nothing new under the sun
This is a nice mini-show. The storyline is very cliché and nothing new really happens, but because of this short format it’s entertaining enough if you have some time to waste.Story wise: Sadly, there are so many scenes missing that you tend to lose valuable information. For example, when both Jiang Rui Chen and her father are hospitalized FL doesn't seem to visit either of them. Maybe she actually does - but it is not shown other than her running after receiving a call leaving her phone behind.
Character wise: Since it’s so short the characters are mostly shallow. Only thing I kept thinking was that FLs sister is so white in the face that she could light up a dark room, LOL.
Acting wise: Except for a few good actors/actresses this is mediocre and even a little bad with overacting and cringy behavior. Not enough to ruin the show but it’s a pain to watch.
Anyway, if you have some time to waste and like these kinds of stories, it’s an ok watch.
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