A melodramatic Youth's struggle in life that has little to do with Bromance or Computers

I was waiting for this drama for about a year or so and was so excited when I watched the trailer
I liked the 90s retro style of it in the trailer and I thought it was similar to the American movie steve jobs success story but I was totally wrong
This drama is a piece of real life drama ,,, every hardship , every tough times ,, every painful thing that young men experience in their path towards success in work and love life too
I expected it would get better as they grow and evolve and I was totally wrong again ,,, but they succeeded for very short time then failed again and again and again similar to actual real life for most of us who didn't have it easy or handed to them
I like the realistic aspect of it but sometimes it was too overwhelming
It wasn't Steve jobs story after all ,,, they were not geniuses ,,, they were sales men and entrepreneurs of sorts
I can't forget how much I cried because of the main leads hardships and they cast the perfect young actor for it ,, he's one of the most talented and experienced professional young actor in china and it shows every time he plays a character from very young age
the plot made him older than his real age which was 20 years old when he shot this drama ,, they made him older than his co star who is older than him by four years ,, it was funny how New hao called him older colleague most of the time and he was definitely the older one ,, it sowed sometime the age difference between them
The main lead perfect acting immersed me in his life in this drama I believed so much that it was him that poor character when he cried I cried when he was ecstatic and happy I was happy
But it really hurt me when I saw that the plot made of him an example of failure in everything he tries so much to have
he wasn't lazy nor incompetent he was a survival with a very proud personality
The romantic story was very realistic too and okey not annoying and added so much to the plot
I liked the two female leads in it ,, they were really good for both characters
The Bromance or the friendship was really good but realistic too ,, they were separate most of the time but they kept in touch calling each other from time to time so My dreams of fantastic Bromance were out of the window but still the way the second male lead cried and cared for his best friend was touching

Big spoiler a head >>>>>>>>>

there was an episode that really broke me ,,,, when he carried corpses for a living after reaching rock bottom just to eat and when he ate he puked everything after that
that was gore ... pure cruelty to his character

after all that pain it ended with an open ending and very bad one so I'm waiting for season two and very disappointed with the Misérables plot of season one
Good luck if you decided watching it

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One sided Bromance story that force you to love the villain and feel sorry for him

First of all this drama is really unique to modern Chinese crime dramas ,,, It's not too violent ,, doesn't have gory scenes
It has very good story to tell not draggy or boring and has very very talented actors that made me fell in love with them
doesn't have useless romantic story ,, It's one of those dramas that you will enjoy watching even if you don't like the crime genera
My friends recommend it to me because of the Bromance element in it ,, I wasn't disappointed but it was one sided Bromance
I mean the villain actually loved the undercover cop as a brother and of course the undiscover policeman is playing him deceiving him for his own reasons even if he put his life in danger to complete his mission so many times ,,, he was doing his job perfectly without a slip ,, one of the best things I loved about this drama that the plot was really good
may be I was restless a bit with the other gangsters deceiving each other killing each other but it's all came together for the undercover mission
I loved the acting so much of every one especially the two male leads
I loved the villain who was so kind to his new best friend even when he discovers the truth about the undercover cop he didn't want to hurt him and wanted to protect him ,, that's Loyalty
I felt so sad at the ending it was a bit rushed ,,, I wished to see tao the imprisoned friend after that talking to the cop or what is the cop's stand from him but that what have been useless of how the finale went
also I wished to see the adopted kid with cop at the finale but that didn't happen either
any how ,, this is a very very good drama that will make you feel so many emotions and make you get attached to the characters after it's finished
I recommend it so much
so underrated

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Best Republican Era Bromance and Crime fight drama

This drama is so Addictive and Underrated Bromance drama
It's official channel on youtube didn't care much to promote it properly and it aired the same time as word of Honor drama with it's promotions and Multi lingual subbing ,,, it was foreshadowed by Word of Honor's popularity
they are Both amazing don't get me wrong but this drama really didn't get the same attention and fame and it really is a hidden gem
The drama has amazing cast that did an amazing performance
the two male leads are equally handsome and equally interesting in characters
you wouldn't notice that the first male lead the policeman is ten years older than his friend the doctor in real life
they looked the same age in the drama
the younger actor YBC is brilliant portraying his role with so much affection .intelligence and respect to his older colleague
also Mao Zi gin is a veteran actor who is brilliant portraying a psychologically hurt Cop whose actions sometimes extreme and unpredictable but cares so much about his city , duty and his best friend
Their Bromance or friendship is so strong that even when one hurt the other ,, the other one forgive him and understand his reasons without doubt
You will be shocked at the second half of the drama of how fast based it is and How the events rapidly went to extreme level of anxiety and destress to all the characters
It doesn't have one dull moment also it doesn't only revolves around the two male leads ,, it has another two with their own story that was unique as well and of course the supporting cast to complete the story really well
I highly recommend this drama if you want an exciting story with a lot of ups and downs and amazing Bromance and one of the most amazing friendship too much that it hurts

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Bratty princess who won the male lead's heart from the first episode that's it

The female lead annoyed me and felt she was too assertive with the male lead ,, didn't find her cute nor strong ,, she was just annoyingly sassy hence the name
the male lead was ok but the story didn't give me anything interesting or new ,,, all romantic clichés
I laughed the first few episodes ,, it was okey and enjoyable to some point then it became draggy and boring
no laughs just cliche romance and troubles around them ,, didn't feel any uniqueness to the story
too many kisses and hugs and dovy lovy love that's it
If you like cheesy romantic drama without any deeper feelings that's it
and you need to be a fan of the leads or in the mood for such type of drama to like it
it wasn't my type of drama
I skipped most of it

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Angsty Cliché' love story that you have to skip a lot to enjoy

I actually watched the whole drama in an hour all 28 episodes of it
Yes ,,, one hour the whole thing skipping all the boring parts focusing on the male lead's Angst with the female lead story and the story is very simple ,,he's sick ,, she has the cure ,, she was angry at him for some reason stayed angry about fifteen episodes and people around him tried to save his life without her ,, she didn't care one bit about him ,,, then they came together again when he got better from her blood that they somehow got from her without her knowledge then he got really really sick near dying she saved him and got married at the end ,,nothing else matters that's it LOL
May be I'm mistaken in some details ,,I skipped the whole thing but some parts
overall ,, it's not very clever or deep drama but the leads were nice to look at
also the acting was very average not that strong performance ,, I knew some of the actors from historical chinese dramas but as side characters always ,, the male lead didn't look chinese and turned to be south korean non the less still handsome to look at

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Best friendship/Bromance Medical drama got draggy in the middle but fun watch

I loved this drama so much ,, the Main leads are amazing ,, they have chemistry together more than the female lead with Rain
Rain and Kim Beom did an amazing job playing their roles ,, every time they show up I smile instantly
not just because of their charm but their characters were like real brothers
I'm not saying it's BL ,, Not at all but there was Brotherly love ,,, pure friendship love for one another and it showed a lot
It's Brotherhood of the best kind ,,they depended on each other in everything literally
And it's not just them ,,, the other ghosts were amazing ,,each one had his own story and his own struggle ,, I wished the writer spent more time exploring the other ghosts lives than wasting time on draggy romance
The start of the drama was really powerful but in the middle the romance became so slow and annoying
they waited for too long to reach the point of mentoring KST ,,, he was used as a vessel most of the time
It got ridiculous when it became all about romance and they forgot the Villain ,, he did nothing but few threats here and there
the plot was too week but had so much potential
it was ruined by romance
but the comedy was good ,, I laughed a lot
it was light not dark
had amazing emotions between the ghosts and their stories
the medical stuff was fun not boring
I recommend it so much because it's enjoyable watch

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Amazing Martial arts drama , Second male and second female leads were spectacular

I started watching this drama without much expectations rather than ,, I liked the leads from previous dramas and the trailer was amazing ,, I fell in love with the second male lead and his story ,,, he made me cry so hard for him and his sad journey
but he stole the screen every time he shows up ,, WOW!!
I can't say enough about how amazing the second male lead is in this and the fight scenes were the best
no fantastical elements just old school classic Wuxia martial arts drama
the first male lead was okey but kind of naive at first annoying sometimes
the female lead was a badass at first ,, I loved her fight scenes so much but then the plot became slower and kind of draggy
the second male lead disappeared for about eight episodes and I kept looking for him
the side stories were some what boring but not too boring to drop the drama ,, the villains were many but they were defeated one by one ,, overall this drama is very good drama with a lot of thrilling situations and amazing fight scenes
the chirography of the fight scenes and how the leads play their roles fighting was so much more than any other martial arts wuxia drama
My highlight episodes were ep 22 , 23 also the last few episodes were amazing
you won't regret it watching it if you are into Wuxia fight dramas but if you watching for the romance you won't be happy

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Marriage proposal that takes 56 episodes to get it done but worth it

This is by far the best historical drama I've watched this year may be the best for the last few years
this review for the whole drama not just the second part
It started a bit slow and boring for the first five episodes ,,, it didn't show most characters and showed some noisy naggy old women and boring slow family setting but then the female lead started to act out and it was a blast from then on
this also was my first time watching drama while on air so I waited the release of it's episodes ,,, didn't binge watch it so the experience was amusing and the wait was worth it
the funny dialogues and how the female lead's character behaved was refreshing and unique ,, never seen it in any historical drama without Clichés or unnecessary overacting
the best thing was the rea actors and actresses voices ,,, it was weird at first but their voices added so much to their characters and made the experience more real ,, it took time to get used to it too
The male lead's character was stiff and dry at first ,, I love Wu Lei and I know how brilliant he is but at first I felt he was a bit odd and acting like a robot then after he met the female lead and became infatuated by her his personality gradually changed and became more vibrant ,, more flexible ,,, I loved the characters development of them all
Every thing about this drama was on point ,, the costumes , the cinematography ,the colors , the cast and the music
Everything was just perfect but of course there were some flaws
they introduced so many characters at first part that I got confused a lot who is whom but then later on the important characters had their own time under the spot light so every character has a purpose and time to get her story out
it was well character placement throughout the whole story
Really I loved how detailed the writer was ,, his story didn't fell a part or forget any character he introduced
The drama was light and steady for forty episodes then it got to the emotional and heart breaking part after that
it became so sad and really heavy the last fifteen episodes ,, it was also draggy and melodramatic for no reason sometimes towards the end but it was okey not the point of losing interest
Overall this drama was quite a realistic and beautiful Journey ,, I've became attached to the main leads and their loved ones so much felt so happy when they had their happy ending

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It would have been an amazing movie didn't need 16 episodes for such small story

I've watched this drama after a lot of recommendations from my friends and others ,, they said it's the best
and I had high expectations then it let me down
The story itself isn't bad , it's kind of realistic not romantic or fantasy but it's not actual reality story
Yes ,, there are girls similar to the female lead in real life and there are few good men such as the male lead also but even a righteous man has his breaking point not that passive about every thing happening to him ... the writer didn't bother to give more effort on the story and add more details about every character ,, she just focused in few characters then put them in a bar and repeated the scenes of drinking , eating , sulking and crying hours and hours through the episodes
we didn't get to see the Ajussi's son at all or how he feel about his parents ,, we didn't ge to see the older brother's family and how they treat him ,, we didn't get to see more details to the cooperate corruption of the company ,, we didn't get to see what happened to the gangster who bullied the female lead all the time ,, we didn't get to see more of the happy ending if we can call it that
she just stuck with the most boring annoying scenes of drinking and eating at the bar most of the time wasting hours not minutes ,, they were too much ,, I skipped a lot
I've pinged watched this so I've noticed that a lot
all I've said after finishing it ,, that would have been great movie ,, why did I waste hours of my life watching grown men repeatedly crying ,, drinking and eating at a bar sulking about their Misérable lives
Over all for me this was a boring drama with nice sad story stretched out

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What a waste of time , Ridiculous story with good actors

I've watched it for the comedy and the actors especially the female lead ,, she's on of my favorite Korean actress
what a waste of time and talent
the story started funny ,, light hearted Rom com then it turned into such a ridiculous story very silly cheesy rom com
Past lives and existing one ?? really people don't have enough problems in their current life ,, they obsess over last lives if it existed in their mind LOL
They take the phrase they are meant for each other to another level of insanity
and who is the evil which ,, she's an old business woman who wants to marry her daughter to her past life love interest
WOH!!!!!!
How is that even logical ?? what does she think ??
her daughter will marry her mother's past lover so the mother will own her daughter's husband and he will become hers??
really ??
I need to discuss this obnoxious thought with the writer
How will the mother in low become her step son's lover exactly ????????
so the whole story went down hell after that
couldn't even watch it without feeling wasting my time
stayed for the fun scenes and they weren't that much
they were mostly from the female leads parents funny scenes only
Don't waste your time on this no matter how much you love the main leads

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Women empowerment story in Tang dynasty

I've postponed it till it was finished Airing to binge watch it as a whole without waiting ,,I did that in few days I've managed to finish it and I'm immersed in it still
I will speak about my experience watching it with high expectation from all the reviews and my friends' recommendations
It met My expectations for the first twenty episodes ,, they were really fast paced and really amazing ,, exciting to watch
then it dragged after that for about 17 episodes ,,, dragged a lot actually I 've became a bit bored and kept wanting more scenes of side stories than the main one
, overall it was enjoyable to watch ,,,
I loved the romance between Hao do and Li yen more than the male leads ,, their romance seemed natural and beautiful ,, I hoped for more scenes of them ,, their love story was perfect but with little scenes
The male leads did great job portraying their characters apart than when they were together,,, their own stories were very strong and their characters were so much interesting on their own than when they were together it became more saving each other from danger that's it
I don't know why but their romance was lacking a lot ,, And I'm not talking about kissing or love scenes
I'm talking about chemistry between them ,,, I kept seeing Wu Lie a kid to his older sister caring for each other hahahha
he's an adult young man but I felt his age when he was with Dilerba in every scene so I didn't feel their love story right at all ,, even the kissing scenes were not that good and seemed awkward ,,,,,, May be because her character seemed like an older brother for him making decisions on her own for him ,, her personality as li chang ge was so much powerful than her love interest
The main story had some issues also .... The uncle's complicated relationship with her love/ hate relationship it wasn't logical at times ,,, she was his enemy ,, people were trying to kill her ,, he seemed passive about it as he was forced to accept that situation ,, didn't protect her as he should or stopped the people that were after her and kept hoping for her to survive
knew that she was with his enemy and acted passive again ,, I don't know the plot at some places were really illogical
Over all this drama is enjoyable to watch and I recommend it for anyone
it was really good even the draggy part is ok not that bad

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Very weak inconsistent or illogical police drama ,, frustrating really

I started this drama because of the male lead and I hoped of good Angsty police drama but I was really disappointed and bored by the whole thing ,, first ten episodes ,, nothing really interesting happening at all to the level of dropping it but I just hold on to anything interesting as it moves along ,, it started to get interesting around episode 15 and things were happening fast but I was annoyed by the female lead a lot ,, she should have been dead long ago with her attitude around gang members and the deceiving methods she used were really lame and very weak
her relationship with the male lead was weird not very obvious whose side he was on ,, she was from the get go with him like a lover all of the sudden ,, I felt her loving him even as a gang member ,, that was weird ,, I don't know the police force were helpless most of time ,, they needed her to inform them about every thing ,, there were no backup or obvious plan to follow
this drama as a criminal drama very unrealistic and a mess
the last ten episodes were good not the best but were better than the rest of the drama
I don't recommend it because I really didn't like it at all ,,just watched it for the male lead that's it

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Best modern thriller sci fi chinese drama ever

I love the male lead for starter ,, I watched ping pong drama of him and my hero ,, he was amazing ,, he looks like a kid but he has deep voice and strong charisma also he choses his dramas really well ,, his acting is amazing
secondly
This drama has familiar concept to American movies about time loops but very unique perspective of how to handle the concept not like the American movies ,,, It's very realistic when it comes to character's personal lives and how they live it
it's not overly dramatic nor light,,, it has very good balance between fiction and reality ,, you won't feel detached from the story
actually i experienced some of the things that happened in this drama in real life ,, the exact same things and I'm not talking about the timpe loop of course LOL
It will keep you on the edge of your seat not knowing what's going to happen in the next loop ,, the thrilling part done right
also it's very fast paced not one dull or boring moment ,, no wasting times in this drama by nonsensical matters ,, every thing has a purpose and related to the overall story ,, the writer didn't put any fillers into it
thirdly
the characters were amazing even the secondary characters ,, they aren't secondary at one or two episodes ,, they had the light shining on them as the leads in their own story ,, that's one of the best things about it ,, it's not focused only on the two main leads
the main leads were tired and exhausted especially the male lead ,, he's the one I felt for the most ,, he was actually suffering the most I don't know why ,, they didn't explain why especially him not the female lead
they didn't explain also How the time loop started in the first place or why was he the one having hard time the most ?
The female lead at one point I was annoyed by her ,, she didn't care that much about her friend not near the ending ,, she was too focused to get out of the loop and save everyone ,, she ignored him practically ,, that what annoyed me most
I know of course there were no time for romance or properly address what was going on with him ,, she was cold and precise very practical actually
this drama has layers and layers of deep human emotions and connections ,, I really love the plot and how it was made
I recommend this drama so much to anyone ,, it's one of the best I've ever seen

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Great cast and production with poorly written story

I've watched this drama after many recommendations from my friend ,, she knows I like good friendship and Angsty drama so i had high hopes for it and it did start really well for few episodes ,, it was enjoyable for about ten to fifteen episodes then it became really draggy ,, the pacing was too slow
then the characters were all over the places ,, I couldn't follow the romantic story line and the main lead was so passive ,, so naive for more than half of the drama ,, it was getting annoying ,, which power he has he couldn't use and he couldn't control it till near the finale episodes
so what is the purpose of unused superpower LOL
also the friendship was great I loved it but the writer couldn't leave it alone he had to separate them in very odd way
out of no where he destroyed the romance he was building from the beginning , the two couples in this drama lost their loved ones for no reason just that their own families and sects are more important than love so why build a romance story in the first place and made us hyped about their happy ending
The plot was shattered in to so many pieces that you can't love it,, you can't like broken story
the ending was open ending so you could imagine the frustration after all that struggle to go through this drama
Over all this drama was good but not very good and not recommended for a re watch
It was a let down for me

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Smartest Historical friendship drama I've ever watched

I just finished this master piece and I'm so sad that it ended ,, I will watch season two just because it has the same name
I will watch also the disguiser just because it has the same main leads
that's How I love this drama so much ,,, I chose to watch it in spiritual time for me and it didn't disappoint on the contrary
I enjoyed it so much
The story is perfect ,, had every thing I like ,, it didn't lack anything
it had the brotherhood/ friendship , the main lead's struggles , the light romance , the faithful relationships , the strong antagonist ,, a lot of Whump too for the male lead
The friendship between the two male lead was amazing with no exaggeration or forced physical attractions between the male leads , they loved each others as brothers to death and beyond ,, it was mature relationship with it strong story behind it
The acting was amazing from every actor even the young Wu lei was amazing in his young age made me laugh ,, broke a lot of tension in difficult episodes ,, it was the right add on to the mix
The intelligence of the writers plot made my head spins in a good way not confusing way ,, it's really smart
I can't say enough about this drama
only that I put it as the best Historical drama I've every watched ,, it dethroned Untamed in my best watched
I highly recommend this drama to anyone ,, it's really the best
you can't hate it even if you want to

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