Big_Red_1011

Thank you! Sounds right up my alley 😊

Yes, no harm in giving it a shot. But another thing to keep in mind is that ML & FL don’t interact a lot. He’s on the naval base and constantly busy with training. She’s running around investigating things. To make them meet, writers have to come up with ways for him to rescue her or encounter her on his missions. No one is expecting second “Fireworks of My Heart” here but come on 😳

Thank you! Both of those shows were already very high on my to-watch list but I moved them to Currenly Watching right now so I can start them next :)

Yes, it’s unfortunate. Even when things are kind of exciting, screenwriters are being silly. For example, ML/2ML’s unit goes to assist with flood relief & rescue… and 2ML ends up being talked into diving (with no scuba gear) to rescue a painting kids were planning to take to Beijing. As if a painting is worth him nearly dying; and it took away time from rescuing more people. Not to mention a simple fact that they are an elite special forces unit — who sends those to do flood rescues. They would be kept at home base for more important missions.

Juat to show how boring Rose & Gun is — I’m generally a fan of slow-burn dramas and even I find it boring. Again, this is coming from someone who has watched “Amidst a Snowstorm of Love” multiple times and really likes “Love Me, Love My Voice”. Those dramas are about playing pool/winter and about singing/cooking. And even they were more exciting than watching R&G (will finish it only because of FL and 2FL).

You are welcome! Honestly, I’d not recommend Rose & Gun. The story between two lead pairs is pretty good (not great) but the show spends so much time on very boring military stuff related to Chinese Navy. And it’s not even the fact the show is promoting the Navy, the worst part is that it’s very, very boring. It’s almost exclusively repetitive training with a bit of training missions. I am watching a lot of it at 2-3x speed just to get through 😒😳🥺

The FL actress who ended up playing 2FL in TFF? I’ve never seen any of the lead actors previously when I watched WIFTY and still enjoyed it. But I also tend to focus on story/screenplay. Even a great actor can’t make up for dumb decisions made by writers. But a cast not full of stars can function with a solid screenplay, like WIFTY and “Meeting You” (2020). P.S. I apologize to the casts of WIFTY and MY for not knowing them 😳

BTW, have you watched When I Fly Towards You? Same author as TFF and HL but very quick (24 episodes x 30-35 min). Pure joy without needless drama and tropes. One of my rare 10/10 ❤️

*sigh* I will have to see what the drama writers decide to do now. I honestly really, really love the feel of the drama, warm friendships and nice relationships between families. So it pains me a bit to have author ✍️ stumble like that. But still, this is probably going to turn out better than “Eat Run Love” 🙄

Thank you! I also don’t agree with JQX leaving YT. Even more so because she’s already traumatized after first separation (and he’s aware of how hard it was for her). I love TFF and think it’s one of the rare examples where a separation is justified (and they weren’t officially dating anyway). Viewers are shown all the terrible, horrible, abusive events FL went through so we became a lot more sympathetic to her. Heck, even the cute sleepwalking is a sign of terrible damage to her mental health. In this drama/book, however, it’s just financial hardship for ML & his family; totally unnecessary to hide.

This trope is so generic. Unless you are a novice viewer, you can only roll your eyes as it’s used in so many Asian dramas 🙄. “I will break up / leave you for your own good” and “it’s better if you hate me than if you discovered some SECRET about me/my family/my pet hamster 🐹 “

I’m pretty sure about happy ending for the main pair. And, true, sometimes it’s best not to think too hard about realism. For example, I love The First Frost but I bet some people would find ML’s actions a tad stalker-ish 😬

Oh, yeah, I also remember that. Both TBT and TFF were good dramas, no need to cause strife. Thanks to all those trolls I learned about Block functionality here 😬

Thank you for the additional context. In the drama they do show one conversation with ML & cousin and then ML gifts FL shoes & lipstick from cousin’s wife. But I’m not questioning ML’s decision to stay and help the cousin (that’s normal). I’m curious how the book justify ML not explaining anything to FL about the situation? He didn’t even need to go into details, just say that family is going through tough times and it will be hard to keep in touch (or something along those lines). Perhaps that scene was done differently in the book… I vaguely knew what was about to happen & why (thanks to spoilers here, lol) but still thought he could’ve handled the separation better.

Yes, I remember that craziness during the airing of TFF. Wish people would get along and stop causing drama. Being a fan of one drama/actor/actress doesn’t mean they should hate on others. I vaguely recall a campaign against Esther Yu which was supposedly caused by fans of Zhao Lu Si because “The Story of Pearl Girl” wasn’t doing as well as “Love Game in the Eastern Fantasy” (or maybe it was a third party trying to start fandom wars).

Thanks! Let’s hope for the best 🙏

Got it! I loved TFF. Insuppose there are too many people with nothing better to do than to cause drama. That’s also why I don’t actively seek out entertainment news either (so. much. drama 😳)

Thanks! The book fate (not being able to get over him) is disappointing. I’d prefer they each find their own happiness then.

Fair points. Let’s be honest, in real life if we were FL’s friends we’d tell her to stay away from ML and people like him. IRL, the couple would have serious trust issues when they got back together. Like, is ML going to leave again when something goes wrong? 😳😒🥺

I actually don’t mind slow-burn dramas when they are done well, like Amidst a Snowstorm of Love (with same lead actress) or Love Me, Love My Voice. But very often C-drama writers can only do good beginning and end and then fill up the middle with nonsensical stuff like breakup, misunderstandings, etc.