Childish drama, childish FL ML…
There is a fine line between humor and being silly or immature. It can be uncomfortable to watch when an actress adopts a high-pitched, pouting, and annoyingly childish voice and mannerisms. Some directors seem to prefer this type of actress who resembles a 12-year-old girl and is often paired with a more mature male lead wearing ill-fitting costumes. When an actress looks, acts, and talks like a teenager, it's hard for her to embody a woman character, and it looks like a bad disguise. I find it cringe-worthy every time.
Acting is a remarkable gift that takes a lot of hard work, dedication, and natural ability to embody a character convincingly. However, not every actor can physically transform themselves and exude the awe-inspiring factor for every character in every drama.
The drama list below expresses my negative feelings about the female lead character in a particular drama. These feelings eventually made me stop watching the show. It's essential to note that, in most other cases, I found the male lead character to be satisfactory, even though their childish behavior and lack of chemistry became too absurd for me to continue watching the show
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1. Different Princess
Chinese Drama - 2024, 36 episodes
Childish FL, no chemistry with ML, another bittersweet time travel ending. Boring and annoying
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2. Under the Power
Chinese Drama - 2019, 55 episodes
Love ML, childish FL, no chemistry, and messy script. Bad bad casting and scriptwriter/director.
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3. Pretty Guardian of the City
Chinese Drama - 2022, 26 episodes
Childish acting, bad acting all around, stupid script. Terrible!
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4. Celestial Authority Academy
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
Disappointing, childish all around. Teens may like it though.
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5. Cry Me a River of Stars
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
Terrible casting, no chemistry, bad acting, childish. Abort!
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6. The Last Immortal
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
Major disappointment. The script and director gave the actors and actresses the worst scenario possible. Zhoa LuSi, which I genuinely like, was given a character that started childishly, turned into a cold bit*h and ended okay. But she was way too long for the first two characters that, at the end, I couldn't stand it. The male lead is also not my favourite. I think he is one pony dimension. Some costumes were beautiful and I liked all secondary characters way better but other than that, not worthy.
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7. Ever Night Season 2
Chinese Drama - 2020, 43 episodes
Again female lead who started as a kid in season 1 and kept the same look when she became a couple with male lead. It was so so very weird