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What on earth did I just watch?
I was looking to watch this because I saw the male lead played One from Go Go Squid and was interested to see how he would be as a male lead. Unfortunately my expectations were too high.I expected a campus story, and from the summary above, an interesting love triangle (which isn’t always a turn off if done right). Instead, I was presented with garbage.
It starts off with the story of 3 “siblings” who are all adopted by Grandpa Lu (Lu Jin Bai takes after grandpa’s surname because he did not even have a name or knew where he came from before he met grandpa - the other two seemed to know where they came from). However, when they were young (elementary school aged), grandpa dies and almost leaves them to grow up on their own (but they have a “guardian”, Dr. Liu, who is also Xiao Ting’s cardiologist). So Lu Jin Bai is oldest brother, Wu Su Kai is second brother and Bai Xiao Ting is youngest sister.
Pretty much immediately, it is clear that BXT has the hots for LJB but he does not necessarily reciprocate. Instead, his sole focus is to earn money to cure BXT, as that was his promise to grandpa before he passed. So as a result, he works many odd jobs to support their family. BXT encounters many fainting spells and the doctor says her only hope is a heart transplant. Somehow the premise of the doctor being an organ donor comes up and LJB decides to also become one (foreshadowing what is to come).
At the halfway mark, due to a motorcycle accident, LJB passes away and his heart (shocker) is a match for BJT. Poor WSK has to lie and tell her that LJB has gone abroad to make more money to pay off the debts for curing BXT (I don’t think she realizes the extent of how bad her situation is/was). And this is where it just goes off the rails. Basically, his interests “float” into her body: she likes motorcycles, flirting with girls, and can now fight.
Just a ridiculous story. Please pass on this, not worth the time (even though it’s quite short). However, there is a catchy song in here that was apparently sung by a Korean singer (in Chinese), hence I gave some higher marks for OST.
If you are going to include transplant as a storyline, don’t use a main character! I would recommend “Time and Him Are Just Right” instead - that one is done right.
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A Nod To Yesterday’s Youth
My first review on this site because I could not stop my tears after finishing this.The story starts off quite simply and I went into this thinking it is a nice wholesome family slice of life. While that is true for the most part, there are storylines that I never would have expected, such as domestic abuse, violence and untimely death. The raw emotions of the actors really came through, particularly by Sun Qian (playing Cheng Miao Miao), Zhai Zi Lu (playing Li Si), Li Qing (playing Cheng Ya Ya), and Qi Yu Chen (playing Yuan Shan Qing).
As somebody who grew up in the 90s as an overseas Chinese, I can relate to some aspects (like listening to popular Canto songs). But some others are not so familiar, like growing up in a village/compound like the petro fields. This adds to the nostalgia feeling from this drama, but what sets it apart is that it does not just show all rainbows and good times. The ending was shocking to say the least and I think it will leave me a while before I can get over this show.
Watch this for a blast to the past, a realistic view of 90s nostalgia, and the overarching theme that tomorrow is never guaranteed so you need to appreciate and value today.
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