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At first i kinda frustrated with how they love so slow to develop. But at the end i really happy because of it. Yeah Luo Shi Yi Niang (SY) and Xu Ling Yi (LY) love is not the kind of love at the first sight, but their love build based on mutual trust. Really like to see from the awkward moment to sweet moment in the end and also how they support each other to fight against every plot that come around. After they have mutual love & trust, we can see how soft & warm LY when he see SY & how happy SY when she saw LY
Really like how SY develop the trust from LY & his family. We witnessed how the child of a concubine who was underestimated when she entered the household until she got everyone support & trust. We also witnessed the sacrifice that SY did for XU family & support that LY given to her since the begining.
We really can't judge by the cover. At the end i really never expected the one that became spy for the OU family is someone that we see so calm & kind at the begining. But yeah hatred really can make us do anything.
Sometimes this drama also remind me of Ming Lan (ML), more precisely of Gu Ting Ye (TY). Sometimes LY though when he search for women who just can understand & accept him as himself not as marquis, really remind me of TY, how happy he is when ML angry with him.
Overall this really a good drama, everyone play they part beautifully. Re-watch...? Yeah i think i'll gonna re-watch some episode.
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unrealistic romance
Seeing so many (+) score/review for this drama, my review will be on the negative scale. For me this drama talked so much about unrealistic romance that I don’t really hope still on our screen in 2024... Let's discuss drama...As usual the (+) point first:
+ The cute chemistry between Leo Wu & Zhao Jin Mai. I like their chemistry, feel like long admirer finally meet & fall in love
+ The trust between Lin Yi Yang (LY) and Yin Guo (YG). They really trust each other. Although there's a little jealousy but it never effected their relationship.
+ The respect LY give YG. When they haven't told their relationship to YG's family, LY never announced the world about their relationship, even when the microphone literally already in front of his mouth. Haha....
+ No love rival or stupid unfair competitior
Overall this quite good drama, with unrealistic romance & a little boring in the middle of the drama. Now below the unrealistic romance that I mean with a little bit spoiler. Read with ur own risk...
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The unrealistic romance in the drama:
- They just start the relationship, yet LY was already shared his financial with YG. I know this to make a point LY was decided already that YG will gonna be his wife & he trust her 100%. But that's not the reality of our life... And sometimes it's even dangerous in RL, put ur trust in someone that much.
- LY change his whole life just to be with YG. I'm happy he finally let go his ego & re-join the sport, reconnected with his teacher & mend his past. But when a man just make big decision like that just base on want to be closer with the girl it just unrealistic.... I know that's maybe also the time LY to return too...
- A little too much romance. Haha... I know we women love this kind of romance, like what LY gave YG, but that's put the bar of romance a little too high for the man in RL. And that's for me just giving the wrong impression about how woman should be treated (with all the romance stuff) from their man. I know this maybe just my prejudice. Furthermore LY also give us good examples how to treat woman too....
- Too easy to collected the money. Haha... It's just my prejudice against how money or job works in this world. But I still thinks it's a little bit too easy for LY to collected money at that short of time. He manage to rent a place in china for open billiard room, buy apartment in the city where he & YG met. That's a lot of money in short of time... Is it really that easy to get money from billiard competition & also that much...?
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Why no one warning me....?????
S**t a** ho**s!!! Why no one warning me in the review about this. I'll gonna write a big spoiler if u don't wanna to know just skip my review. If u curious just continue read, don't say i don't warned u ahead tho...==================================BIG SPOILER ALERT================================
THIS IS AN OPEN ENDING!!! :( :( :( With very much unfinished story!!!!
S**T!!! When i wait for Yang zi drama to be release never expected the only drama aired this year to be an open ending. If i know ahead this is an open ending i'll gonna wait until second season at least being announce :(. So at least i'll not gonna have clifhanger feeling like this... :(. I'll gonna change my score a little bit after at least second season being announce.
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Ok. Enough about the rampage. Now we discuss the drama.
I really like the premise of this drama. All the problem that the 'visitor' have quite relatable with our daily life. Yeah we often don't dare to even aknowledge we have mental issue, because we don't wanna people think we are 'crazy'. But just like all the 'visitor' mental health not only talk about something wrong with our head but it's also talk about how we actually need someone to talk to, that quite frangkly, don't judge us.
Now about the main problem of the story, the story of our main cast. Like Enigma05 wrote: "the subplots started to obscure the main plot". But what i mean not exactly like Enigma05 mean. What i mean is the subplot is a little bit too many. Like the last visitor, the husband & wife, why they have to put that story... Why not just use the rest of duration to finished the main story. Like He Dun problem with her past & her dad, or like Ye Jia Hui problem with his mom, dad & foster dad. Why u must make it into the promise of second season. Ughhhhh!!! Really pissed me off... Really hope they can shoot second season & not just hang us up without closure.
And the BGM sometimes quite annoying. They put a lot of like mysterious BGM that make us sometimes waiting for something, but turn out nothing.
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uhm....
Watch this for my alphabet challenge. And stay watch purely just for it, if not for the challenge I already dropped this. Haha… It's a messed up plot with a lot of holes….Story about Joke & Jack. Joke is a young man from a wealthy family who feels unappreciated because he has a better brother. To release the stress from his dad, Joke decided to do some stealing and ended up making a name as Joker.
Jack, on the other hand, is a young man who grew up in a poor neighborhood. He tried his best to live his life day to day & free from debt.
One day, Joke met Jack in the bar where he works at. Few days later, they met again while Joke in the scamming action. By accident, Joke’s entangled Jack in his action. Felt guilty, Joke surrendered himself to the police, resulting in him being imprisoned.
Jack on the other hand, because of all the circumstances that happened after Joke scamming, forced him to work for the loan shark boss as debt collector.
Fast forward to 5 years later, Joke is finally free from prison. The first thing he does is look for Jack to ask for forgiveness. Joke never expected Jack to change into a cold man because of his job for the boss. But soon, he’ll learn that it's all only on the surface. Jack never really changed for these 5 years, he was still the same kind guy that Joke knew.
So the story forth is about Joke trying to get closer & be friends with Jack. So, what will their story become…?
That's pretty much the story without giving the spoiler. The only good thing about this drama is the relationship between Joke and his dad. And also Jack’s funny and warm grandma. Oh I love this old lady...
In the end it's an interesting story on paper, but there are so many holes in the plot. So just watch this if you are wondering, but I suggest you better search for something else.
Below I'll write about the messy plot I'm talking about in the beginning. But that also means SPOILER ALERT!!! Read it at your own risk.
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One of the worst stealing scenes in the drama world. They did give us warning about the fact it's not like this in the real world. But oh come on… Can't you come out with a better one than these messy holes…
These holes alone take up a huge chunk from my score. Because if it's only about how they messed up in the stealing process because of one stupid thing, it's still better. But this one… OH MY GODDDDD!!! Really stupid.
Joke, try to rob the bank. He can easily go to the bank manager room, take the money from the safe inside the room & just give it to Jack…
Or like when Joke and the gank steal the ring for the boss. Ugh that really one big messy plot, start from planning till the execution all big headache for me to watch it.
The only better execution of the stealing plot is when Joke and the gank steal the jewel. That's quite smooth. But unfortunately still close up with the stupid escape.
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Fill with BIG and SMALL SPOILER!!! Read it at your own risk!!!
This special episodes is the compilation of director cut you may say. Some ep is like the little continuing of the drama, but some other more like the alternate universe. Let me elaborate it...The first episode,
is like the alternate ending of Dong Jun (DJ) & Ye Ding Zhi (DZ) fight, where DZ decided not continue with the fight and go with DJ instead. This first ep make me happy, I really hope I can see the continuing of this alternate story, than this kind of special episodes....
The 2nd ep,
Where DJ bring DZ's son to the monk and pay respect to DZ. This episode tear down all my hope for the continuing of the alternate story version. And make me wonder what this special episodes about then...
The 3th ep,
DJ back to the school. I don't know this continue from what ep and lazy to re-watch just to find this one.
The 4th ep,
DJ meet White-haired deity and given the question: "Who is he...?" This question in the end make DJ question about his own existence. I don't know this continue from what ep and lazy to re-watch just to find this one. Prob still quite the beginning.
The 5th ep,
DZ back to Tian Qi City with Ji Ruo Feng & go to Bai Xiao Hall headquarter. I don't know this continue from what ep and lazy to re-watch just to find this one.
The 6th ep,
In the middle of 39th ep. After DZ fight with DJ & return to his house.
The 7th ep,
Sikong Chang Feng meet Jin Xuan & got spear lesson. I don't know this continue from what ep, but I think this more of alternate story then continue from any episode.
The 8th ep,
Before DJ & his uncle visit sword convention, where DJ got his sword.
The 9th ep,
The deeper though of Yue Yao, when she think about the fate of her country. After ep 6.
The 10th ep,
Li Chang Sheng (CS) meet with the woman in the tower. This before CS take off for his journey.
The 11th ep,
Mo Xiao Hei & Liu Yue meet & have conversation. I don't know this continue from what ep but I think this is before the test to enter the academy
The 12th ep,
Where DJ met his fairy in the restaurant. This when I feel the start of the ep kinda weird, cause the ep before where DJ should be met with his fairy, but the next ep just start the fairy already start her journey. And I really wonder which ep this is from...
The 13th ep,
The monk visit DZ after Yi Wen Jun come to his house.
So yeah that's pretty much the overall story of this special ep. For you still watch the drama maybe can have more closer with this little special episodes. But for us who finished watch then watch this special ep, it can quite headache watch this...
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Part 1
Finally watch another quite decent short period drama…The story about A Qi | Leng Li (LL). Like MDL told us, A Qi was murdered by He Lian Chen (LC), the third prince of the Yan Kingdom. And LL just did suicide, because LL was set up to marry He Lian Xuan (LX), the fifth prince of the Yan Kingdom, but LL didn't want to. With the arrangement of fate (by writer), A Qi and LL soul switched places. And after that, A Qi who held a grudge against LC decided to marry LX and with that decision, A Qi officially became LL in this lifetime.
LX is known as a silly prince. But LL likes him, cause he is more pure than any man she knew. And with each incident, it makes LL & LX closer and closer to each other. And slowly but sure LL & LX fall in love with each other.
This season (part) close with… Behind that LX ‘silliness’, LX hides a hidden identity. And LL finally found out about that. So what will happen to them in the end…?
That's pretty much the story in this part. Let's talk about what I like and don't like.
What I like:
+ The decent plot for short duration drama
+ Good acting from all the actor/ess involved
What I don't like:
- Some episodes feel like they still prolong it
- Again a little bit disappearing sound & sub, make us who watch it not really understand what's going on.
- Some incidents or plots feel like force. I can't really give examples, cause it does not really leave much impression in my brain.
- I don’t like when dramas divided into 2 part, but decided to called the 2nd part as 2nd season. And even hater when it comes to short dramas...
Overall a really good production for short duration drama
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For all the hype. Is it worthed?
Quite wonder about this drama, when everyone excited about this 'not supposed' to be aired drama. And after I've watched it. I must said I'm happy this magically aired... Haha....A little shock about the ending & the plot twist. But for me this still one beautiful drama, so no matter what I can't give this drama a lower score...
U can say this drama about human brain, human psychology and friendship. But in the end this also about survival.
Ok. Now let's talk about drama...
This story about Ling Jiu Shi (JS) who got a VR beta game that's stop in the middle when he played. Wondering about the game, he insisted to search for the 'real' game, and no long after that there's someone mail the game to him. And with that his journey in the spirealm game started. And this game different than any other VR game. When u hurt in the game, u hurt in real life. And when u died, u'll died in real life to, the difference just the way u died in the game & real life is different.
In the game he met Ruan Lan Zhu (LZ), who turn out has a company that collected player to finished the game. His goal, to purify the game back to what it supposed to be, not the game where every player died & hurt, just simply a VR game, where every player can enjoy the game with no fear for their life.
In the game, JS met all kind of player. Like Li Dong Yuan, the other company owner who collected the player for the purpose of money, by guiding new player to avoid death. Or like Yan Ba Lang, the other company owner who collected the player for the purpose of master the game, to make the duplicate of the game. Or simply like Tan Zao Zao, a player that enter the game & just hoping to finished the game without she need to died.
Well no matter how fun or scary the game for the player, cause u know some sick people find this 'scary game' as fun, once u enter u must finished it. The way to finish the door or level only 2, by death or get the key. The game once a while (don't know the duration between the game) will called u in to enter another door and u have no way to avoid it.
Ok. That's a little summary about the game. Now let's discuss about what i like & don't like.
What i like:
+ The eye contact between JS & LZ. Oh so so long don't find the eye that talk about their feeling without any 'lust' behavior... The moment we saw that eye contact we know we watch hidden BL. And all that hidden or implicit dialogue... No wonder this has hard time aired from China government.
+ We can feel human selfishness when they face death. Or
+ The friendship that shape between the player. Especially in the Hei Yao Shi or LZ's company.
+ When u put genuine empathic/care for people, u get genuine feedback/friendship. Like when JS genuinely care to the NPC door guardian/spirit, they become his friends when needed.
What i don't too like:
- No matter how strong the eye contact between JS & LZ. I still hope this other countries production. Cause you know we still can hope to see some 'bed scene' or at least some kiss scene. Haha...
- No time stamp. We don't know how long it past from 1 game to another
- Sometimes so frustrated by how stupid JS was... Like how the game connected to him. I get maybe it's already long2 time not met up with his friend, but really how slow ur brain can be. Even I can already guess big picture who design the game...
- The ending or the plot twist. Ughhhh i almost smash my tab when they reveal the ending. I think I scream as long as the final episode to 'beg' the director not that cruel to us.... What is it do u ask? Hoho... I'm not that CRUEL OR CRAZY to put it here. U may message me for it.
Overall this really one unique drama that I'm glad out here for us to watch
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Once again story about re-write the past. What will u do if u given the chance to change someone fate, especially life & death situation...? Will u exchange it with ur own life?What we can learn from this drama only 1. Nothing is free. There's something we have to pay for the things that we want....
That's what happen with Gu Yu Xuan (XY) & Han Shu Yan (SY) . One day SY got into accident & died. It happen the day they have a big fight. And by coincidence Gu Yu Xuan find out he can restart the day & try to prevent SY's death. But he can only do it for 2 times. The first day he tried to prevent it but fail & 1 old man advice him to just cherish the time/chance he still have with her instead try to prevent the death itself. But of course XY can't accept that fact & think everything possible to prevent it. And finally he succeeded, but he has to pay it with his own life.
After learn the fact about XY's death, now it's SY that can't accept it. She doesn't want XY to exchange his life with her own. So she also visit that old man, just to find out the old man already change into old woman & once again also try her it's useless to try change the fate that's already happen. But of course SY can't accept it & when she finally able to change it, she had to pay it with high price. Which I'm not gonna spoiled u even more, I spoiled much enough... Haha....
Overall this one good movie
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Messy plot
Intrique by summary and pitching from YouTube make me click this drama. Unfortunately good story with bad writing make messy plotFor you who don't want get spoiled don't read my review. Cause i think I'm gonna curse/rampage a little bit about the holes in the plot...
Ok let's start....
At first the story really good everything quite good, the story, the time line quite make sense. Unfortunately the more story rolling the messier it gets...
They did a good job with the explanation of our FL & her maid side. What she must do to get out of this world & back to her world. And the game system to make all the health tool appear really interesting. But as usual & FL seems not too confuse with how her suddenly in the ancient world & just focus to get back to her world soon.
The messy part however when they need to explain the ML side, or you can said the world that they live right now...
1st off all we kinda missing the introduction in the beginning, we know that our ML is the former crown prince, but how come when the emperor died he's not ascendant into emperor & what his relationship with the current emperor....? And the missing introductions not only that, but also every body connections with each other. Get me headaches....
After that the story role about how ML fall in love with our FL and vice versa. Quite normal... When suddenly we get introduced with new characters Su Qi Shao, that we don't know who the h*ll is he until later, that turn out he is the lover of our ML's sister. & suddenly they're friends (yeah suddenly, a few ep back ML still stealing from him, if he turn out be friend why don't you just aks nicely...?) & try to rescue the sister from the place... Ugh.... And of course they succeeded to take the princess away and returned her later... And they did all of that without much effort or struggle to begin with, everything went so smooth like they own the palace. You rescue a princess from inside a palace without any struggles yet you're not suspected anything or anyone behind that controll it, and let's not forget our ML is former general. Ugh... How stupid can you write the story!!!!
The plot get messier again when they add about Bamboo Rooster. What the h*ck is that???? They never bother to explained it. Yet I calm myself this only part/season 1, hope they explain it later in the part/season 2.
Hope the part/season 2 make the story clearer....
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short but missing something
been damn busy, so another short drama YT recommendation it is....It's actually quite good drama, watching short scene got me hooked & search for the complete version. Unfortunately the plot kinda missing something. I know this just short duration drama with each ep 9-12 min. If only they prolong it a little bit & making the plot more elaborate, it's gonna be perfect short drama.
For example, who the hell is Jenny & what happen with her at the end. Or how An Duo Duo (DD) build the feeling for Qin Qi (QQ). Or how they trap Li Wei Wei (WW) to tell the truth in the end. The ending kinda fast forward, in the end they just show us that WW already confess & finally also hand Qin Lang's mom.
Btw, the most stupid plot this drama has to be where Dd & QQ pretend to be married but not making their married actually legal....
Overall this just another short drama to spend your time with...
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short but pack
Upon all the Revolution era drama that I've watch, this drama is the shortest. Watch this for our main lead, Zhang Jing Yi & Niu Jun Feng. Because it's short duration I've not much expectation for this drama. Although this is short duration this drama has beginning, middle & ending quite clear.The (+) for the short ep drama is they don't prolong the story until unbearable. The (-) the pace is jumping from time to time, usually between 4 years duration each group of time, that make this lack in some aspect.
This is the story of Ding Yi Qing (YQ) & Lin Mo Sheng (MS), from the moment they know each other until the very end. Is this about revolution...? No, not really. Yeah they crossed path but it's not really about Revolution or spy story. In the synopsis that MDL give us, "On this road, she (YQ) finally took over the baton from Miss D, vowing to bring prosperity to the younger generation..." quite unfit actually, the reason YQ took the baton a little bit shallow & very unconvincing & nothing about vowing to bring prosperity to the younger generation at all if I can say....
The chemistry between Zhang Jing Yi & Niu Jun Feng quite ok. I still love the chemistry between Zhang Jing Yi & Chen Xing Xu in fall in love. The romance between YQ & MS itself quite bitter sweet. Yeah romance at this era usually quite bitter because of the time & situation at that time...
Overall this just another drama to spend ur time with. If you look for broad outline of what happen at that era, this short drama can give you a little bit picture of that time... But if you look for the best, of course not this one...
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I always admire the work of art create by someone & to make drama about forensic art is something new that I've never expected. This drama sometimes remind me about American drama, Bones. How Bones, and here Shen Yi (SY), create portrait of someone by her skull or younger picture of someone.When I watched this drama really amaze me, how SY really can picture someone face when they younger or older just base on the picture or someone face... Sometimes I really think they really stretch it beyond believable, just like the rape or the bombing case ... How can he draw just base on that messy explanation. Really SY mind or imagination is really impressive.
What I like:
+ I really like how all the actor play their part here
+ I like how they not stretch the episode into long & boring one. They make it short & to the point, no extra episode needed to stretch it out.
+ The growth relationship between SY & Du Cheng (DC). DC who once is almost treat SY like enemy but upon the time the trust grow & DC finally can see how important SY's job for the police force.
+ The Big Boss is someone we never expected. But actually that easy to trap him is like the minus poin for this drama. But yeah sometimes the more arogant someone is easier to trap them.
Overall upon among the Detective drama out there, this is one of the best for you to watch.
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Rarely I speechless with the overall drama plot, usually the romance or maybe the cinematography that make me sigh with satisfaction after I've watched the drama. But this drama make me speechless with overall drama itself. Yeah the drama doesn't have too much exaggerated plot or effect, they keep is as simple as possible. And we thanking God for it. :DOK now let's talk about the drama.
Do we ever wonder what will we do if we trap with the time loop like Li Shi Qing (SQ)...? Sometimes after watch this kind of plot always makes me wonder, is this really could happen to any of us..? Why...? How to get out if I being trap inside it...? And here if I being SQ will I did the same thing with her...? Or maybe waste a few more day just to enjoy myself with treatment....? Hehe...
Angel Zhao did a very good job to portray a good naive Young woman who did her best to exit the loop. This is my second time watch her & so far being quite satisfied with her performances. And Bai Jing Ting added a very nice character to help her exit the loop. Quite like the interaction between them, we see from stranger, develop trust and how in the end they also develop feeling & depending on each other.
What I really like:
+ they give us some background story of the other passanger.
+ How the story being reveal a little by little about the true problem that cause all of that.
+ How in the end everyone help bring the bad guy down actually a little proof in humanity that we need, sometimes human not all just self centered.
+ To see how effective the police forces do when there's threat is always soothing. Not sure the police in my country can do like that or not...:(
+ They don't drag the duration with more episode.
A little sad with what happen with Wang Meng Meng and the reason for the bad guy to do what they did actually a little doesn't make sense. Like SQ said: "Why must sacrifice everyone...?"
Overall: This really one good piece of drama. Nothing too exaggerated & just perfect little drama.
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Just like the title
This movie draw my attention with the food cooked by Gu Sheng Nan (SN) when Lu Jin (LJ) challenge her to cooked only with one ingredient, egg. Really interesting seeing how much egg dish can SN can cooked, she interpret it with any kind of egg she want.But of course just like the title you can't just expected this only about cooking movie right.... ;). Although in my opinion the growing of their feeling for each other kinda weird but in the end it's just good i think...
Recently there's been drama develop from this movie. What i like about this movie more than the drama:
* SN is not too childish, she is more cheerful kinda way.
* Really like SN & LJ here than in the drama
* No such thing as love triangle, not even a sparkle :p
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I read somewhere at one point that compare the part where Dao Ming Si (DMS) have amnesia. They said, japan only 1/2 episode, Korea I forget, but Taiwan must make it into whole season :D.
I also heard the ending of this season is change due to fans protest, don't know right or not. The original ending is DMS supposed to choose Ye Sha over Shan Cai (SC), but eventually change finally to SC.
I think maybe that's true. Because for me the ending really really weird in some way that i can't explained.
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