SheJudge
THE LEAD COUPLE'S CHEMISTRY SAVES THIS DRAMA
It's extremely disappointing when a good concept, a good story, and great characters are WASTED AWAY because of LAZY writing. The drama should've finished at ep. 30. The last 6 episodes are just an extended epilogue, and were so completely unnecessary. ??
What saved this drama, was the lead couple's chemistry. THOSE TWO WERE SUCH A TREAT FOR THE EYES. And I loved that their romance was not all sugary sweet, but with a lot of tiffs between them and quite competitive from the get go. And their acting never felt fake, although Luo Yun Xi was a little too camera conscious for me at times (his poses are too picture perfect and don't look natural after a point).
The 2nd couple's romance was just meh. Initially I liked it, I thought the Opposites Attract theme would develop more, but the characters fell flat after some episodes. And that's where the character development went down... The girl, Xi Li was an absolute whiner, and the guy, Li Xiao Chan was just a cardboard character (who is he as an individual, his life in college, we don't know anything except that Xiu Li liked him from the get go). Xiao Chan and Yuan Shuai's brotherly camaraderie was not bad.
Finally, COULD THEY HAVE ANY MORE PRODUCTS TO ADVERTISE IN THIS DRAMA?! I get it that there is the occasional product placement, but why so much and so evidently???? Wearing CHANEL earrings or showing MIHOO face masks AT EVERY OTHER EPISODE was just too much.
Then there was the character of Du Lei. He was such a lovely character, he was the most layered one with different personality traits, had a proper history, and a believable character growth arc, I was legit suffering from the 2nd lead syndrome after seeing his side of the love triangle. But nope, the writers had to treat him unfair, and they had to ruin his character at the end. It was just so frickin' unfair.
Lastly, the sub plot resolutions were so hurried and untidy and inconsistent. Felt as if they wrote a shabby draft overnight just to meet with the deadlines.
I wish they were more consistent with the writing, and dealt with the story with a little more care and EFFORT as they had put in the first couple of episodes. Overall, just watch it for the lead couple's chemistry.
What saved this drama, was the lead couple's chemistry. THOSE TWO WERE SUCH A TREAT FOR THE EYES. And I loved that their romance was not all sugary sweet, but with a lot of tiffs between them and quite competitive from the get go. And their acting never felt fake, although Luo Yun Xi was a little too camera conscious for me at times (his poses are too picture perfect and don't look natural after a point).
The 2nd couple's romance was just meh. Initially I liked it, I thought the Opposites Attract theme would develop more, but the characters fell flat after some episodes. And that's where the character development went down... The girl, Xi Li was an absolute whiner, and the guy, Li Xiao Chan was just a cardboard character (who is he as an individual, his life in college, we don't know anything except that Xiu Li liked him from the get go). Xiao Chan and Yuan Shuai's brotherly camaraderie was not bad.
Finally, COULD THEY HAVE ANY MORE PRODUCTS TO ADVERTISE IN THIS DRAMA?! I get it that there is the occasional product placement, but why so much and so evidently???? Wearing CHANEL earrings or showing MIHOO face masks AT EVERY OTHER EPISODE was just too much.
Then there was the character of Du Lei. He was such a lovely character, he was the most layered one with different personality traits, had a proper history, and a believable character growth arc, I was legit suffering from the 2nd lead syndrome after seeing his side of the love triangle. But nope, the writers had to treat him unfair, and they had to ruin his character at the end. It was just so frickin' unfair.
Lastly, the sub plot resolutions were so hurried and untidy and inconsistent. Felt as if they wrote a shabby draft overnight just to meet with the deadlines.
I wish they were more consistent with the writing, and dealt with the story with a little more care and EFFORT as they had put in the first couple of episodes. Overall, just watch it for the lead couple's chemistry.
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