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I would have loved to have a show about TK emancapating himself from that toxic swamp family and finding a whole new life and way of living with JD and the baby. I thought thats where they were going in the beginning, people forging their own ways, older people learning to read, single mothers, divorcees, adoptees, peaceful divorced coparents...

I would have watched that show, for sure, especially TK becoming a good, softie Dad, and YD being the badass mom she promised to be in the beginning.

This is the first weekender (50 Episodes) I tried, and I honestly dropped it, because it got repetitive and I hate the family. I previously only watched "The Love in your Eyes" a 100+ episode daily drama, that had some skippable screaming mother in law plotlines, but a very charming, non-toxic romance. Of course, also ridiculous plotlines, but somehow well plotted and it had heart, shall we say?

Will do. I am sure I will be able to piece together what happened in between. Lol.

Thanks, this helps a lot. I am definitely there for the romance, and I think I watched till she told him back? Don't remember, all the other drama and bad acting overshadowed the enjoyment in that. I think I will just watch a highlight reel, if someone makes one. They had such good chemistry until they moved into that goddamned annex.

I stopped watching shortly after their love confession at the camping place, so kind of early on. Should I pick this back up? I got really tired of them not doing the rational thing and moving into a place of their own.

I don't mind spoilers.

It's a different concept entirely. Think of them more like soap operas or Telenovela. There are some daily (Mon-Fri) airing dramas that have over a 100 episodes. They are usually slow, have many sidestories with an ensemble cast and usually contain some family drama. Also cheap production quality and hit or miss acting.

Yes, this review rocks. I will defend the acting any day of the week, but it's like they were making edible soup from rotten ingredients. Also, no one had any chemistry, except maybe Anning and the Qin Prince, and I wonder why that is... Was the mood on set really bad, or what?

I have watched great stories with little chemistry, and that was fine. I have watched crappy stories with great chemistry and that was fine too. But this... Well, I watched until the end, I liked the costuming and Gong Juns abs, I mean, face, I mean, acting. Cough, cough... Oh, no, is it the dreaded cough?

(I actually caught myself thinking he might have Covid, I had this dry he he he going on for months after I had it, and usually when I was standing on my balcony in fresh air, I also looked pale, but without a secret lover to bring me a coat, because while I am not as great a strategist as he is, I know how to keep warm. Yes, I get distracted easily.)

I agree that both actors really leaned into the subtle acting, and I can see what they were doing with their characters. But alas, they really have no chemistry. Even the almost-kiss after their fall off the kiss didn't sizzle despite restraint. I also think the beautiful aesthetics didn't do their story any favors, it was a gritty story of constant danger and trauma and I don't think teenagers have to always be sad after trauma, but I already wrote a whole post about the ages throwing everything off for me. I think I understand both characters so well, I think the acting is good, I am a Gong Jun Fan... And yet, I don't feel it, I only think it.

What are you talking about? The FL is not ugly, and even if she was, she is charming.

Only on Ep. 17, but I must say... I felt wishy washy about this, but the whole Princess Selection has me laughing so hard. Came for Gong Jun, and stayed for An Le's antics.

I recently was corrected, since there are some deleted scenes, where Shen Si Yi had a romance with a woman, not Lu Ke, so she is technically bisexual, which I found believable. But still, their friendship is normal even without this angle.

Don't get me wrong, but thanks to Trump voters and media about impoverished Americans, many people know what a. Redneck is. Just as many at least, that have a negative view of Arab countries thanks to them being on the news for human rights violations as well.

But if they never get to meet a Middle Eastern Person, what does it matter which stereotypes they have? As soon as they meet one, their mind will be shaped by that person anyhow. I am sure there are misrepresentations in Arab media as well. And as far as representation of Arabs in foreign media goes, this one was quite sympathetic,funny and charming. People overall liked him, which cannot be said of the real Saudi princes.

Where do you live? We have had wealthy arabs for vacation here too, leaving their summer houses a mess and being so disgusting in clubs, the waitstaff refused to serve them.

I agree with you. I used to work as a waitress in a place popular with wealthy Arabs for summering, and while they were civilised enough when their women and children were with them, once they came to the nightclubs all bets were off and they tended to be lewd, drunk customers. Worse than this prince, who was actually portrayed as kind of nice.

This sounds like the most "I hate it because I hate it" reasoning, some of which you can't tell after 4 episodes of 40. If a drama starts with meaningful plot twists, you know the ending will go off the rails.

I am not surprised, this was a fantastic episode all around. I just hope they can keep the sizzle going and not suddenly veer into a crime drama, as we have seen before.

Not me watching the conversation about him giving her his time 10x over. Why is this such a dopamine hit show?

Anybody else skipping through scenes already? It has so much filler. But I love the main couple, and the Stewardess Story.