Sorry if I say something that upsets anyone who likes this drama but I had to drop it after the second episode because of the awful editing, acting and dubbing :( The excessive use of slow motion with dramatic music gave this drama cheap Mexican telenovela vibes and it was happening in nearly every scene. The actors were also overacting, especially for Chinese standards, it was off-putting and it threw me out of the story too much. Also the ML has a very unnatural whispery dubbing-voice that doesn't fit the surroundings so the dubbing sounds extremely strange and was also off putting. Too bad, I was looking forward to a new enemies-to-lover drama :/
I couldn't get into it even though it was so hyped. I thought it would be better but the storyline is confusing to me and it's not as suspenseful or interesting as others. Also I felt like the two leads lack chemistry..
I'm a bit confused by the low rating ? It has a very similar setup to Our Beloved Summer, which was totally hyped (I didn't like that one and gave up on it) - I actually thought this was a loose remake of OBS. I've only watched 2 episodes of Go Back Lover tbf, so maybe the low rating will be explained by the next few episodes, but so far I really enjoyed it. The divorce ceremony of the two friends was honestly hilarious! I feel like that should totally be a thing lol Also the FL & ML have good chemistry and they're both so good looking!
I'm watching it only for the ML, he's really charismatic and his acting is very natural. The FL has too much of an Instagram / beauty filter face for a costume drama in my opinion (no hate, she's obviously beautiful but some actresses' faces are out of place in period pieces...). Her acting is okay but imo the ML in this case steals the show but around episodes 20+ he sort of appears less and less. I'm on ep 24 and I'm getting bored with the storyline. Not sure if I should keep watching :/ Btw I love how feminist this drama is! Glad that there are more and more dramas with very smart and feminist FL <3
why did she struggle about money so much after her divorce. Is the father not supposed to pay child support? And…
The son lived with the father because the father had a better income and had the power to get custody. Since the son wasn't her dependent, she didn't get any financial support from the ex-husband and she basically gave up her studies to marry him, so she didn't have a degree to get a better paying job.
Can't wait to see Park Hyung Sik in a darker role. He's a really underrated actor imo, his acting is very natural and he has amazing chemistry with his co-actors.
omg I loved Story of Kunning Palace, thanks for giving this info now I'm even more excited for this drama
right!! Do you have any dramas that have a similar vibe to SOKP to recommend? I recently watched Story of Pearl Girl and loved it, now I'm searching for other enemies-to-lovers dramas
I'm on Ep 14 and I'm thinking about dropping :/ at first I really enjoyed everything about the show, but once the ML and FL are on good terms I felt like their chemistry was lacking and the storyline is dragging a lot... I'm interested in the sub-storyline of Li Tong with the princess, they could be an enemies-to-lovers trope as well that would be fun to watch but I have a feeling it won't really develop into that.. Not sure if I should keep watching or not
Ok i'm here again bc I rewatched some parts before moving on but I was thinking about how this whole poison thing that ML goes through is kind of like a metaphor of how his drive for revenge ended up quite literally fatally poisoning him - throughout the drama the FL repeatedly tells him that he shouldn't live his life just for revenge and that he should move on - and in comparison the FL, although wronged as well, is able to heal and isn't obsessed with revenge as he is. So in the end she's stronger than him because she was able to let go of the past and look forward and build something for herself. The ML on the other hand build everything just for the sake of revenge. Anyways, women>>>> Also their last scene together was so well acted by them, i loved it.
Also the FL & ML have good chemistry and they're both so good looking!
Btw I love how feminist this drama is! Glad that there are more and more dramas with very smart and feminist FL <3
I'm interested in the sub-storyline of Li Tong with the princess, they could be an enemies-to-lovers trope as well that would be fun to watch but I have a feeling it won't really develop into that..
Not sure if I should keep watching or not
Anyways, women>>>>
Also their last scene together was so well acted by them, i loved it.