Slow, Boring and Emotionless
Because I saw good reviews and high ratings on this site, I decided to watch The First Frost.
I don’t usually write reviews but this drama was such a big disappointment that I had to say something.
I thought it would be a touching love story about two people finding a perfect romance but it ended up being really slow, boring and hard to finish.
Every episode felt the same with long silences and very little happening.
By episode 10, I was already losing interest. I was only watching because I had started it not because I was eager to see how the story would unfold.
The main reason I couldn’t enjoy the show was the two lead actors.
Bai Jingting who plays Sang Yan was just so dull. He mostly stood around, looking serious or sad but showed no real emotion.
He felt more like a robot than a heartbroken man.
His character was supposed to be deeply in love but he just seemed strange and even a bit creepy at times. It didn’t feel romantic at all.
Zhang Ruonan as Wen Yifan wasn’t much better. Her acting felt really flat and I didn’t feel any emotion from her either. She didn’t seem strong or confident just quiet and unsure all the time.
It was hard to care about her or understand what she was feeling.
In my opinion, the two of them had no chemistry together.
Their scenes were cold and awkward and there was nothing impressive about their relationship. I kept waiting for a moment that would make me feel something like romantic feeling involved in their love story but it never came.
The show looks okay and the music is fine but that’s not enough.
The drama felt empty inside and I’ll eventually forget it because there’s nothing memorable or beautiful about it.
If it hadn’t received such high ratings, I wouldn’t have had any expectations going in. Now I totally understand that ratings aren’t always trustworthy.
I don’t usually write reviews but this drama was such a big disappointment that I had to say something.
I thought it would be a touching love story about two people finding a perfect romance but it ended up being really slow, boring and hard to finish.
Every episode felt the same with long silences and very little happening.
By episode 10, I was already losing interest. I was only watching because I had started it not because I was eager to see how the story would unfold.
The main reason I couldn’t enjoy the show was the two lead actors.
Bai Jingting who plays Sang Yan was just so dull. He mostly stood around, looking serious or sad but showed no real emotion.
He felt more like a robot than a heartbroken man.
His character was supposed to be deeply in love but he just seemed strange and even a bit creepy at times. It didn’t feel romantic at all.
Zhang Ruonan as Wen Yifan wasn’t much better. Her acting felt really flat and I didn’t feel any emotion from her either. She didn’t seem strong or confident just quiet and unsure all the time.
It was hard to care about her or understand what she was feeling.
In my opinion, the two of them had no chemistry together.
Their scenes were cold and awkward and there was nothing impressive about their relationship. I kept waiting for a moment that would make me feel something like romantic feeling involved in their love story but it never came.
The show looks okay and the music is fine but that’s not enough.
The drama felt empty inside and I’ll eventually forget it because there’s nothing memorable or beautiful about it.
If it hadn’t received such high ratings, I wouldn’t have had any expectations going in. Now I totally understand that ratings aren’t always trustworthy.
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