Someone said that general song huai-en will betray Xiao Qi..its true?
There are signs of that happening at Ep. 20 or was it 21? Can't remember exactly which episode it was but General Song's change won't be sudden or unexplained.
That Jin'er girl is really evil..... first she slept with her master's lover and now she is adding something into…
This goes to show that even if you grow up together with a person, does not mean that at the critical point in life, that person will be wholly loyal to you. In the early episodes, Jin er's tendency to betray was already quite evident. She had a huge crush on 3rd prince and envied Ah Wu's relationship with the 3rd prince, but she couldn't do anything about it because she's Ah Wu's servant girl and because of the power of the Wang family. The crown princess knew that as a close observer and childhood friend to Ah Wu and she had merely used that knowledge to her advantage. Only that Ah Wu has an innocent personality - thinking that the world is filled with unicorns and rainbows, but that does not mean those around her think this way. She was treated well because of her position, not because ppl are sincerely liking her. For someone of her position who was born into it, I am sure there were many envious eyes around and when the opportunity arises, they will take it and try to pull her down. Unfortunately, this is the true nature of human. We see this sort of behaviour in many families (e.g., sibling/cousin rivalries), between friends and at the workplace. Whenever a person is too outstanding, ppl will tend to treat them well because of their position or network or for benefits that that person can bring to them, but when bad things happen, that's when you'll get to see who are your real friends and who are just fair weather "friends".
It was going fine until LFN had to leave and divorce LR for the simplest of reasons....and she stayed away for SIX years, raising her child on her own without ever approaching LR. That was where the story telling went downhill for me. I think the writers do not realise the sort of determination and suffering a woman has to go through as a single parent while also building a career to stay away for 6 years (not 1 year or 2 BUT SIX YEARS!). And after SIX years, still remain pretty much the same and still in love with the same man. That amount of time requires a much stronger rationale for simply wanting to allow the man to pursue his dreams or that simply because her family was facing a financial crisis.
In reality, any romantic relationship - no matter how passionate and loving, after max 2-3 years apart, feelings WILL change. People will change. Priorities will change. That's the average time ppl usually take to recover or heal from a relationship and move on with life. That is why most long-distance relationships do not survive. Note that with long-distance relationships, those ppl are still in a relationship together, and yet, even those seldom survive with time and distance. Now add single parenthood, divorce, no contact whatsoever plus career building into the mix - LFN and LR should not have anymore romantic feelings left for each other after six years. That part of the story of six years separation was unnecessary and was simply a tactic to prolong the drama. That's when the drama's rating fell from a potential 9 to 7.5 for me.
This is cute and fluffy stuff but at least the story is consistent and at most parts, made sense. You can see signs of how the ML fell for the FL and once he made the decision to be with her, he was very active in going after her. Lots of skin-ship once that happens. Definitely worth your time if you are after sweet fluffy romance that starts with the girl clumsily going after the guy first before the guy reverses the game and go after her zealously.
Editing a bit choppy in the last few episodes but it has little impact on the story. I am so glad they did not cut corners with the ending. It ended well. It wasn't rushed. Well done!
Sakura Nanase is a typical Asian drama FL - optimistic, not very intelligent, caring, prone to accidents etc. You get the idea. Tendo Kairi is also a typical Asian drama ML - handsome, successful, highly intelligent, comes from a wealthy background, cold, arrogant etc. The story is typical of Asian dramas too - FL fell head over heels for a ML who's like a cold, untouchable prince and did all she could to capture his heart. Personally, I dislike female stereotypes like Nanase. It makes women look like airheads, weak and unintelligent as if what motivates us to success is that handsome guy we had a crush on. I'd always liked strong FLs who cause the men to go crazy over her, so I'd always favoured reverse harem-type stories.
Anyway, personal preference aside, this drama is an okay drama if what you are after is nothing complicated - just sweet romance. If the story doesn't stand out, then watch it for the many close-ups of Satoh Takeru's face - his infamous stare that melts feminine hearts all over the world. Kudos to the director for cleverly using this attraction point to keep your viewers interested. To be fair, both the FL and ML did well in this drama, and this is the only reason why this drama is worth watching.
Last, I cannot help but comment on the many "silly" mistakes Nanase did as a nurse. I understand she's not a very good nurse or experienced, but those so-called "silly" mistakes are actually not acceptable in real life ward situation. I'd worked over 30 years in a hospital as a health professional and supervised many students on clinicals before made professor. I can confidently say, some of her so-called "mistakes" will cause her to lose her job and registration as a nurse - definitely not something to be laughed about or brushed aside so easily. In fact, I question how she managed to pass her practicals to practice as a nurse? Hence, in real life, if I'm a guy doctor with a nurse in my team making such mistakes, not only will I fire her, but there is no way I would find a nurse who's unable to pass fundamental clinical skills and in constant danger of malpractice as attractive! Just saying!
Got too draggy. With only 8 eps left till ending and they are still in Aranya's dream, be prepared for a rushed ending. This is obviously an inferior product compared to Eternal Love Three Miles Peach Blossom. The story line is also not as addictive.
Currently at Ep. 13 and since there are only 24 episodes (not 60 episodes, hence there can't be too many twists), I can totally see where this story is heading... my guess is the FL's family was murdered in order to cover up the truth about Ji Heng's father's and Ji Zheng's mother's deaths. They were both murdered via poison by Ji Heng's mum and it was Ji Heng's mum who ordered her subordinate to kill the Sheng family because Dr. Sheng found out the cause of deaths for Ji Heng's dad and Ji Zheng's mum. This will then cause friction between Ji Heng and the FL - first, she misunderstood it was under his orders that her family was killed and then later when she found out about the truth... it became difficult for her to accept the son of her parents' murderer as the person she loves. Yep... that's where the story will head. But of course, we will have a happy ending.
The actors are young and the ML & FL's acting were rather stiff, but it's a sweet and entertaining drama. Don't expect much and you won't be disappointed.
I would like to recommend you another drama from the same female actress Xu Xiao Nuo, , it has a similar vibe…
Of course I'd watched Joy of Life. It's only my most favourite drama for 2019! The ML, Zhang Rou Yun is one of my favourite actors from what I consider as the "young Chinese actors" group. He is a very versatile actor.
I would like to recommend you another drama from the same female actress Xu Xiao Nuo, , it has a similar vibe…
Perhaps your comment met with China's censorship board? ;) Anyway, I'd watched it a while back when it was airing. It was good but the ending was very rushed. Everything was progressing at the right pace and suddenly at the last episode, everything just got rushed with some story lines not properly concluded. It was either they suddenly ran out of money or the director suddenly woke up one day and decided "Dammit! I'll finish filming today and pack my bags for Fiji!" lol ;)
In reality, any romantic relationship - no matter how passionate and loving, after max 2-3 years apart, feelings WILL change. People will change. Priorities will change. That's the average time ppl usually take to recover or heal from a relationship and move on with life. That is why most long-distance relationships do not survive. Note that with long-distance relationships, those ppl are still in a relationship together, and yet, even those seldom survive with time and distance. Now add single parenthood, divorce, no contact whatsoever plus career building into the mix - LFN and LR should not have anymore romantic feelings left for each other after six years. That part of the story of six years separation was unnecessary and was simply a tactic to prolong the drama. That's when the drama's rating fell from a potential 9 to 7.5 for me.
Anyway, personal preference aside, this drama is an okay drama if what you are after is nothing complicated - just sweet romance. If the story doesn't stand out, then watch it for the many close-ups of Satoh Takeru's face - his infamous stare that melts feminine hearts all over the world. Kudos to the director for cleverly using this attraction point to keep your viewers interested. To be fair, both the FL and ML did well in this drama, and this is the only reason why this drama is worth watching.
Last, I cannot help but comment on the many "silly" mistakes Nanase did as a nurse. I understand she's not a very good nurse or experienced, but those so-called "silly" mistakes are actually not acceptable in real life ward situation. I'd worked over 30 years in a hospital as a health professional and supervised many students on clinicals before made professor. I can confidently say, some of her so-called "mistakes" will cause her to lose her job and registration as a nurse - definitely not something to be laughed about or brushed aside so easily. In fact, I question how she managed to pass her practicals to practice as a nurse? Hence, in real life, if I'm a guy doctor with a nurse in my team making such mistakes, not only will I fire her, but there is no way I would find a nurse who's unable to pass fundamental clinical skills and in constant danger of malpractice as attractive! Just saying!