The Ma Xiao Yu versus Zuo Yi spectacle
The plot is a mix between the "crazy painter in the attic" used in many verticals and the one where the much abused heroïne seduces the rabbid black sheep of the family to serve her revenge plans. This one even throws siscon into the mix as she's his cherished big sister's doppelgänger, because why not, gotta catch the interest of your audience in some way. Honestly it's a mess, it shouldn't work, but it's carried by Ma Xiao Yu's magnetic presence and Zuo Yi's versatility. I was curious to see their Crazy VS. Crazy performance, and they didn't disappoint. Ma Xiao Yu was still very green there, relying too much on screaming his lines and making faces to emote, but the sheer, overwhelming sense of presence he brings to the vertical format elevates and intensifies every cheesy scene he's in, while Zuo Yi does a remarkable job at disappearing behind her role (she's the kind of actress who can make you believe she's royalty dressed in a trashbag, a very convenient skill for verticals where you have to rely a lot on suspension of disbelief to pass your knock-off jewerly for priceless heirlooms). There was something unique and moving about the scenes where this huge man is resting in the lap of his very frail fake sister, no better image to show power reversal. The rest of the cast can't compare and the drama shows its limits when the main duo is missing (use the fast-forward button accordingly). On the siscon baiting, I was into anime when stuff like actual blood incest was A Thing (cue PTSD war flashbacks) so I admit it didn't even faze me here.Was this review helpful to you?
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I will watch all of Ma Xiao Yu's dramas!
Until now, I don't understand this.. :( I am so sure that the FL wasn't his biological sister in the drama? I like this drama nonetheless. But it still bugs me everytime I hear in the drama, the word, 'sister". I have to reread the plot or rewatch so I could understand his relation to the FL in this drama. I was misled because of the translation.. But I like the last part where Ma Xiao Yu pretended that he has a brain problem.. He was so cute! I never thought he could also nail portraying a role like that. I actually watched that part over and over again.. but I didn't like the part where he shot the guy at the beginning of the story. I mean, how could you love a guy like that, right? Just kill a person like he's a mosquito? I do not understand this part.. and eventually he shows how kind he is to her.. that's insane! so once again, the plot was nice.. but then again., I always say that if it's all about Ma Xiao Yu, I will watch!Was this review helpful to you?
