Too Young to Love Episode 5

Arts vs academics

This drama is a mixed bag. The actors are decent but they are old to be high school students and the fake instrument playing is a pet peeve of mine. It’s very distracting. However, what I find a plus is the cast interaction. They genuinely enjoy acting the scenes and this comes across nicely. Yi Lan and Tong Xiao Le have a symbiotic relationship. They really get each other and know exactly how to support each other when parents and family fail them. It is both heartwarming and sad that Yi Lan’s family provide him meals on a regular basis and she knows exactly when to show up with food and optimism. She wants him to show off his photography in a competition and he always refuses. She has no clue how much he likes her and he knows his photography will make that clear. The lense doesn’t lie and she’s a lot of his camera work. Tong Xiao Le is incredibly smart, but he is bored and rudderless. He really has no ambition other than not wanting to be like his parents and driven to have no life to make money. He chooses to help his friends via tutoring and there is marked improvement for all of them. While they all are headed in different directions he has made no effort to focus himself for reasons only he understands. Yi Lan wants to be like her mother, and her father is determined to not let that happen. He has suppressed her musical talent and she is somewhat lazy so she is now finding it difficult to realize her dream to be a cellist because she has wasted a lot of the training time with minimal effort. The supporting cast are likable and add to the story nicely. They all give a broad spectrum of life choices that are made when the most immature to decide them. It captures that essence quite well.

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