With only 6 episodes out, isn't it a little early to judge the plot, characters and acting? The negative reviews haven't changed my first impression. If anything, I'm even more invested, largely thanks to Lu Yuxiao. Visually, it feels like a love letter to the dramas of 2020–2023: sun-drenched, high-contrast frames where light and shadow are always at play, with an air of something on the edge. As for the clichés: every trope has already been written. What matters is how well it's used, and here it's used beautifully. Both leads feel truly alive, with their own traumas and flaws. Yun Li's introversion and social anxiety are portrayed with striking accuracy, and Fu Shize gradually reveals his depth through loss, intelligence and the way he treats the people around him. The supporting characters are distinct and well written too, nothing like the ones in Hidden Love or The First Frost. And Lu Yuxiao is phenomenal. She has chemistry with every co-star and her ability to act with her eyes alone is unmatched among actresses of her generation. Her performance is subtle and never overdone. When she cries, my heart cries with her. She's a diamond that nothing can dull.
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Visually, it feels like a love letter to the dramas of 2020–2023: sun-drenched, high-contrast frames where light and shadow are always at play, with an air of something on the edge. As for the clichés: every trope has already been written. What matters is how well it's used, and here it's used beautifully.
Both leads feel truly alive, with their own traumas and flaws. Yun Li's introversion and social anxiety are portrayed with striking accuracy, and Fu Shize gradually reveals his depth through loss, intelligence and the way he treats the people around him. The supporting characters are distinct and well written too, nothing like the ones in Hidden Love or The First Frost.
And Lu Yuxiao is phenomenal. She has chemistry with every co-star and her ability to act with her eyes alone is unmatched among actresses of her generation. Her performance is subtle and never overdone. When she cries, my heart cries with her. She's a diamond that nothing can dull.