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Fluffy coming-of-age romcom or vehicle for gratuitous male seminudity? You decide
I saw the trailer and expected this series to be superficial and annoying, but planned to watch a couple episodes and skip to the end. However, I ended up sticking with it (but skipping the excess scenes with the suffocating SML) because it easily moved along. Other than a lot of typical cliches and usual annoyances, this fluffy series was executed pretty well. Actually, the reason I stayed with it is the credit scenes that show the highlights and intrigued me. The leads are really well-cast for their youthful looks. Unfortunately, this was another one of those cases where the FL sems to have zero libido and acts like a dead fish during kissing scenes. That always makes it so hard to believe the romance (e.g. Bai Lu...in so many dramas).
The thwarted proposal attempts were maddening, but actually pretty clever. However, I don't think there was any good reason for her to run out on her boyfriend's graduation speech (nevermind the fact that he was going to pop the question) and miss the pomp and circumstance. Most people only graduate college once, and for additional degrees the experience isn't the same. I get that it was written as another opportunity for the mail lead to seem so chivalrous and romantic but it was still frustrating. The supporting couple was pretty solid, what a great proposal set up! It almost made up for the main couple in that episode.
I agree with most other reviewers that the SML was just too much! To be fair, she really should have put the brakes on him a lot harder, because no healthy person would encourage a friend like that. He is the most outrageous character, and in a Chinese romcom that is saying something!!! They tried to redeem him at times, but he was still sad/pathetic. It was actually mean of the write to make him like that. The scene where she tripped at the photo shoot was simultaneously absurd and hilarious. Their reactions made me LOL.
A few random things: Budweiser product placement, but at least it wasn't Rio, lol. And the plugs for The Romance of Tiger and Rose were a bit heavy handed, I guess they were also a sponsor, or same writers, Idk. The wedding props/decorations just looked out of place, but the wedding was a hot mess anyway, so par for the course.
I do think they deserve a special mention for the interesting COVID 19 episodes. It's actually the first time I've seen it brought up in the many Asian dramas I've watched made after 2020.
The thwarted proposal attempts were maddening, but actually pretty clever. However, I don't think there was any good reason for her to run out on her boyfriend's graduation speech (nevermind the fact that he was going to pop the question) and miss the pomp and circumstance. Most people only graduate college once, and for additional degrees the experience isn't the same. I get that it was written as another opportunity for the mail lead to seem so chivalrous and romantic but it was still frustrating. The supporting couple was pretty solid, what a great proposal set up! It almost made up for the main couple in that episode.
I agree with most other reviewers that the SML was just too much! To be fair, she really should have put the brakes on him a lot harder, because no healthy person would encourage a friend like that. He is the most outrageous character, and in a Chinese romcom that is saying something!!! They tried to redeem him at times, but he was still sad/pathetic. It was actually mean of the write to make him like that. The scene where she tripped at the photo shoot was simultaneously absurd and hilarious. Their reactions made me LOL.
A few random things: Budweiser product placement, but at least it wasn't Rio, lol. And the plugs for The Romance of Tiger and Rose were a bit heavy handed, I guess they were also a sponsor, or same writers, Idk. The wedding props/decorations just looked out of place, but the wedding was a hot mess anyway, so par for the course.
I do think they deserve a special mention for the interesting COVID 19 episodes. It's actually the first time I've seen it brought up in the many Asian dramas I've watched made after 2020.
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