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If you're tired to watch c-dramas having with same plot, I guess this drama fits you.
Acting-wise and Actors:
Zhao Liying as the lead actress, the type of actress who can't deliver heavy emotions that's what I personally think of her but don't get me wrong I don't mean that she can't act at all. In this drama, I find her acting looking natural and totally fits with the "He XingFu" character as if we're watching a real life one. Well at first, I felt that she's too pretty here but as the show goes on and on, you can see her flaws and every episode she just initially convinced me.
The supporting characters are all strong:
Dropping all the c-dramas because of the lackluster acting of its supporting actors but this drama got it all for you. A complete package, from Wan Chuanjia, Wang Youde, Wang Qinglai, Wang Qingzhi, He Xingyun, Wan Chuanmei. These characters pissed me off through the whole run of the drama. It is fortunate to have Guan Tao (Luo Jin) which I think he's a huge ray of sunshine and Wan Shan Tang, a character I can't love and hate both.
In terms of the story:
The conflicts are well-versed as if the drama inspired by a true to life story (My comment for the first 30 episodes). Different story arcs and multiple social issues has been discussed and portrayed here, actually still processing in my head how they were able to squeeze everything in 40 episodes.
A big let down wherein XingFu went back to the Wan Village and by the time she's there the pace of story keeps getting faster and faster, till the issues stays being not resolved. I am not even sure if this type of story deliberately done to displease the viewers and say that fairy tales don't exist. Just as everyone wishing Xingfu to leave Wang Qinglai and the Wang family.
Also adding that the lack of foundation to understand the different characters like where are they coming from. That's all.
Overall:
This show was sort of addicting. We're watching it in a big tv screen here in our house cause its perfect for a night soap opera drama. In the end, we keep saying that huh? what? its already done? Every night we experienced an emotional strain and tension but nothing stops us not to watch this. Exasperating and full of sighs but hell yeah its binge-watchable. Worth to watch!
Zhao Liying as the lead actress, the type of actress who can't deliver heavy emotions that's what I personally think of her but don't get me wrong I don't mean that she can't act at all. In this drama, I find her acting looking natural and totally fits with the "He XingFu" character as if we're watching a real life one. Well at first, I felt that she's too pretty here but as the show goes on and on, you can see her flaws and every episode she just initially convinced me.
The supporting characters are all strong:
Dropping all the c-dramas because of the lackluster acting of its supporting actors but this drama got it all for you. A complete package, from Wan Chuanjia, Wang Youde, Wang Qinglai, Wang Qingzhi, He Xingyun, Wan Chuanmei. These characters pissed me off through the whole run of the drama. It is fortunate to have Guan Tao (Luo Jin) which I think he's a huge ray of sunshine and Wan Shan Tang, a character I can't love and hate both.
In terms of the story:
The conflicts are well-versed as if the drama inspired by a true to life story (My comment for the first 30 episodes). Different story arcs and multiple social issues has been discussed and portrayed here, actually still processing in my head how they were able to squeeze everything in 40 episodes.
A big let down wherein XingFu went back to the Wan Village and by the time she's there the pace of story keeps getting faster and faster, till the issues stays being not resolved. I am not even sure if this type of story deliberately done to displease the viewers and say that fairy tales don't exist. Just as everyone wishing Xingfu to leave Wang Qinglai and the Wang family.
Also adding that the lack of foundation to understand the different characters like where are they coming from. That's all.
Overall:
This show was sort of addicting. We're watching it in a big tv screen here in our house cause its perfect for a night soap opera drama. In the end, we keep saying that huh? what? its already done? Every night we experienced an emotional strain and tension but nothing stops us not to watch this. Exasperating and full of sighs but hell yeah its binge-watchable. Worth to watch!
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