Oceans Time (2025)

Drama senza i requisiti necessari per portare in scena una vicenda coerente, valida e sensata

Finito davvero a fatica, quasi droppato. L'idea a grandi linee è anche buona, nel dettaglio si risolve in una sceneggiatura improponibile.
La serie prende l'avvio con un grazioso primo episodio che vede i protagonisti da bambini: il primo incontro tra i due, la vivacità e sensibilità della piccola Ying Tao, il rapporto con gli amici di sempre, le dinamiche di gruppo. Su questa tavolozza colorata Qiao Xi si inserisce come una densa pennellata nera che, a poco a poco, va a mescolarsi con gli altri colori. Accettabile l'idea che nel giro di qualche mese possa nascere un buon legame tra i ragazzini. Da qui in avanti, pero, la coerenza finisce.
Il secondo episodio catapulta di colpo la storia negli anni dell'adolescenza: troviamo Ying Tao sola nel paesino d'origine, gli amici trasferiti in una scuola in città, la stessa frequentata da Qiao Xi che non ha mai fatto ritorno come aveva invece promesso (quindi non si sono più visti dall'età di nove anni). Questa premessa rende un po' assurdo l'attaccamento di Ying Tao nei suoi confronti, aspetto che tra alti e bassi diventerà il suo modus operandi per tutta la durata della serie. Avrei capito se fossero cresciuti insieme, un po' come accaduto nel coreano "A prefabricated family" (a sua volta remake del cinese "Go ahead"): in quel caso il legame profondo e persistente avrebbe sì avuto senso.
La nostra protagonista, purtroppo, viene destinata a un ruolo forzato e abbastanza insensato. Non va molto meglio con la controparte maschile: posso capire se l'idea è quella di un personaggio freddo, distaccato, che per una serie di n ragioni - da un vissuto particolare a un tratto caratteriale - si faccia perennemente inseguire dalla fanciulla di turno, andando a imbastire una relazione anche prepotente e un po' prevaricante. Non sono modelli da seguire nella vita reale, sia chiaro. Qui, però, anche fosse stato l'obiettivo del drama, non è stato comunque raggiunto: Qiao Xi manca di senso e coerenza, pur con tutte le motivazioni addotte il suo personaggio e le sue scelte non funzionano, questo al di là che siano rispettose o meno nei confronti della FL.
L'impressione generale è quella di una sovrastima delle capacità di chi sta dietro le quinte: non basta voler fare un buon drama per saperlo poi effettivamente fare. Per chi calca la scena, anche un livello di recitazione standard non può che risultare deludente, se tutto il resto non sta in piedi.
Tranquillamente evitabile.

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Our Generation: A youth, Growth, Heartbreaking, Yet Healing Story✨♥️

The first half of this drama is absolutely full of teenage vibes. I really adore the friendship within the Qunshan gang. The atmosphere they created reminded me so much of what pure, youthful friendship feels like. The kind where you just want to protect and support your friends no matter what. It makes you believe that as long as there’s someone behind you who believes in you, who cares about you, you can get through anything. The Qunshan friendship truly makes you believe that “human love” can be that beautiful😌✨💗

I really loved Yingtao’s character. The way Zhao Jinmai portrayed her captured that essence of a 16-year-old girl perfectly. Her little gestures, her reactions, the way she talk, the way she loves, it took me back to that feeling of having a crush as a teenager😳👉🏻👈🏻 You know... when just making eye contact is enough to make your heart race, and you can’t wait for tomorrow just to see that person again. That kind of innocent, overwhelming feeling.

For Qiaoxi, at first, I didn’t really like his character. Just like Qin Yeyun said, I thought he was a bit of a coward. But after watching eps 12, seeing Qiaoxi finally let out all his pain completely broke my heart💔 Once you understand how heavy his life has been—how he’s been controlled his entire life, forced to live in someone else’s shadow, living a life that is technically his but never truly felt like his own—you can’t help but feel sorry for him. Because, who wouldn’t become a coward in that situation? Who wouldn’t break under that kind of pressure? Who wouldn’t lose control of themselves?

Qiaoxi, I forgive your avoidant attitude because if it were me, I would do the same thing🫂

And Qiaoxi’s mother… I know she’s broken, trapped in her past, living with loss and pain. Her heart can no longer be whole as before. But Qiaoxi was never meant to replace someone else. I tried to empathize, but I really couldn’t accept her actions. Losing a child is heartbreaking, but it doesn’t make it right to becoming overly control freak to the point she destroying another child’s life. She’s simply too toxic🙅🏻‍♀️⛔

Next, I really appreciate how Yuqiao and Qin Yeyun were written. They’re not the typical characters who turn “evil” just because their love isn’t returned. Instead, they remain rational, kind, and human🌬️ Yuqiao loves Yingtao, but because he knows Yingtao loves Qiaoxi, he often helps her, even when it involves Qiaoxi. And Qin Yeyun, who loves Yuqiao, quietly accepts that her feelings aren’t returned and still maintains a good relationship with Yingtao, although she was a bit cold at first. So, it's like they push each other the person they like to chase the person themself like😌 That kind of emotional maturity is so refreshing to see✨ I love emotional intelligent person🧎🏻‍♀️

Actually, I love Yuqiao more than Qiaoxi lmao😌🤣🧎🏻‍♀️
Only Yingtao who can love Qiaoxi😌🥀

And...
The. Most. ✨PHENOMENAL PART✨ In. This. Drama.

THE HONGKONG ARC😭💔🥀🫂

Their raw acting, the feeling, the emotional breakdowns, tremble voices, ZLH with his worn-out look and broken aura, ZJM's desperate, they are peak! Zhao Jinmai’s tantrum is so intense. Every her word is something I want her to say. Every single line of dialogue in this arc hits hard.

Their acting gave me chills. This Hongkong arc made me raise up my rating from 8.5 to 9.0!💔👏🏻

Which is why THAT 7.9 RATING REALLY ANNOYS ME🧐😒 it deserves AT LEAST AN 8. In fact, both Zhang Linghe and Zhao Jinmai delivered outstanding performances here👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 (note: before watching Our Generation, I had already watched the drama The Princess Royal and I was amazed because I didn't see Linghe and Jinmai as their old characters but in these new characters).

From acting, plot, character development, to cinematography—this drama really doesn’t lack anything.

Oh, there are only two lacks on this drama.
First, I heard that it was originally supposed to be 40 episodes, but then it was cut down to 24😭 Why do good dramas always have a short duration, while dramas with ... always have a large number of episodes..
And the second, is the fact that I missed out on hyping this drama😖💔 when everyone else has finished hyping this drama, I just got in🥀

But it's okay. Because this drama didn’t just pass by—it stayed. It left a mark on my heart😌💯✨

This is a kind of drama that feels gentle on the surface, makes you nostalgic about how beautiful the pure feeling was🌬️🍃 but carries deep emotional weight underneath. If you love slice of life, youth, and growth stories, mixed with romance where there’s honestly more suffering than happiness😂💫 but still give you a "happy ending"—you’ll probably love this drama as much as I do.

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