Dominique Euqinimod

I love her. The character Luo Meijuan, and the actor Wang Lin (I found out today that we are the same age in rl lol).

LMJ is the devoted mother and the querulous wife but in the latest scene at the resto with JB we see how she also wants to be *her own person*, daring to reach out and befriend someone for her own self despite being "too old".

I remember this song titled "Know who you are at every age" orig by a Scottish band. Faye Wong did a wonderful cover of it in the 90s. Young or old, having a good grip on oneself is key, as well as how we navigate our meaningful relationships with others (at work or home).

From the linked article, this stands out to me:

"At completely different stages in their lives, they both offered some help to each other."

If we could look past our differences (age, status, etc) and find common ground, we can move forward together. I can read from the comments here that the ice hockey couple is not popular but tune in to see what bits JB's sister, Jian Shuang would reveal about their own family dynamics.

Article quote: "The relationship between Jian Shuang and Hao Junjie is not solely romantic; it also encompasses discussions on young people’s academics, hobbies, and so on."

School just started so younger watchers who can relate to their uni experiences, their goals and aspirations might be few. I work with a lot of young people in uni so I get this tho there is no ice hockey team in ours or any mixed gender teams for that matter. I do not know the actors here and I don't know what's going on behind the scenes with casting etc. I am just interested in SBMS's story and characters. Thanks to your link, I know more now about the process of scriptwriting, filming and production work, too.

More than halfway through! I eagerly rush home each day to catch the latest episodes.

Happy watching! :)

Speaking of moving together, the marathon analogy intrigues me since I run races, too. It's about preparation, strength, endurance and constant risk to injuries. If JB has the marathon metaphor in mind, I figured she's been through tough times as well tho we (still) know very little about them.

I actually find their back story interesting. Hockey sister was talking about JB's trust issues, leading to their very independent nature.

They could be half-siblings (only my speculation, hence the age gap) but I don't remember hearing much detail about their parents, so it's just a guess. If they shared the same parents it could mean they stayed long enough to conceive both children.

We just know SY's family dynamics and not JB's.

Sister is a college sophomore so 20-21 yo perhaps?

Just my opinion but methinks XZ the actor is part of what makes the end-product amazing.

Welcome back, I hope you feel much rested and invigorated now. :)

Mackenyu is easy on the eyes of course and Oda was hands-on in the live adapt process. The pilot is very good.

But yes, you certainly have lots of catching up to do with Seng Yang in SBMS. Happy watching!

My last line (in the above) should have read female spaces, instead.

Identity politics plays out differently in Asia vs the West. I am not in China so I am not well informed about the state of gender activism therein, but where I'm from (SEAsian country), biological males have zero interest in winning women's medals.

For a change, we see that he we wore a pristine white shirt (hoodie) to confess but... :-|

Ergo, back to the same stained old shirt then.

Right! Thank you! I reviewed ep1, too and that's where colleague and friend Song did say he gets paid 14k. :) I assume they were paid the same amt then.

Exactly! 45 wardrobe changes for an S+ Xianxia.

This is an urban drama, SY is obviously not affluent. He just got promoted for crying out loud. But yes, those who are sick of the tshirt just imagine him topless. And, sans towel too.

Case closed. Ha ha.

(I did a quick search and found out that the monthly min wage in Chonqing is 2,00-2,100RMB and iirc, SY makes 6K?)

Eeep, wrong character. My bad. Sheng Yang, rather. :-|

I'm no shirt snob. LOL

Shi Ying could go all shirtless and I'd still watch this show. Ha ha!

The bruised fruit design on his shirt is actually growing on me. Lol.

It's like a metaphor for his struggles at work and at home, poor SY.

Seriously, as a new college grad embarking on my first ever job, I was the same. The shirt does NOT make the man, or the woman for that matter.

I agree here.

As a female athlete, none of my family members were interested in watching any of my games lol. Seeing JB drop unannounced in practice must have been a good surprise to her sister. Such a good sister, I love JB even more after seeing her pull off what she did with that uncle lol.

This may be an unpopular opinion but I like the side-story here, especially since the male hockey player is supportive of the lone female in the ice rink. JB's sister is relatable to me. :)

I'm the sporty type so I appreciate the attempt to show university sporting life and how women's contributions ought to be valued, too.

I think the show is trying to present all types and scenarios: the domestic type (cooking), crafty activities (SY's dad repurposing and upcycling stuff), visual art and advertising (workplaces of SY and JB) and musical talents (nephew and uncle).

Irl I am also sporty so I appreciate seeing an attempt here to showcase how that plays out in university sports, in mixed genders, too. I think it's progressive, and I hope it gets people thinking about the value of women spaces as athletes.

I know someone who cheated with her husband's BROTHER. Husband and kids were super messed up and it created chaos in all their families.

Stranger things happen in real life. :-|

When you have easy access to alcohol, and you are very uh "spirited" it becomes a way to get by after a long hard day at work ... also when you are dreading going home. So, that'll be me in my 30s, ngl I could totally relate lol.

"I drink and I know things..." Tyrion said. Cheers to his wit.

(It was bad behavior indeed, have been sober for years now though, these days I'd like to believe that I am also more humble)

Hello. I understand what you mean. I want to see more of the main character's development, too.

But I see the pov as a sporty person, I can relate to JB's sister, too. Didn't China just host the Winter Games? XZ in ice hockey uniform immediately came to mind.

My take here is that even in 2023 we like to think society has opened up more spaces for women and though it has indeed gotten a bit better, there's still a long way to go (I live in SE Asia btw so tho not China, there are many similarities).

So from SY's mom (I love the actor here, she's so good!) as an underappreciated parent and spouse, to JB's precarious position as a divorced senior partner at work, and then to the Gen Z hockey player: the message to me is consistent at least.

For the males, there's SY's dad and the ex of JB who need more empathy in understanding their spouses. We already know that SY gets it: he is good with broken pipes (from dad) and a very capable cook (from mom). Gen Z ice hockey player might show promise, too for the younger viewers.

I'm hazarding a guess here, but could it be that they are promoting the sport instead (ice hokey) as XZ did before? That JB's sister had the same difficulty as a young female excelling in a male-dominated sport?

So no matter what age, the struggle is real for the sisters. That's just my interpretation anyway.

Agreed. During day 1 of airing, SBMS made it to the top 5 Chinese airing shows on the homepage. Since yesterday, it's not there anymore. MDL is so trustworthy... NOT! Lol.

I agree with you. The world is small and in specialized fields like this (advertising here but applies to most anything), you will keep swimming in the same pond.

Breaking up is also a life skill. We cannot just keep ghosting exes especially if we share important things or people together. I love the scene where the spouses met with the entire staff and looking at their faces they looked terrified knowing that mum and dad (of the company) were breaking up. There's that reason office romances are forbidden in some workplaces. When the personal spills over to the professional, there's lots of "drama." lol Picking sides is never fun and staying "neutral" could be even worse (I speak from personal experience here, les sighs!)