The acting is good, the chemistry is nice but the writing is meh, I see no beauty in term of an artistic point of view, but I also see no actual meaning in the unfolding of the story, what is the goal? Two people having huge communication skills, unable to face each others needs ... Yeah, it's realistic and then what? What is it that we can take with us? Nothing is truly inspiring, no scene that are actually heart flutering, we aren't learning anything that special ... What's the point? And what 6 episodes is going to do do? Nothing. I don't get it ....
So far I'm not seeing any redeeming qualities of LJX. I have no 2ML lead syndrome in this drama. He already burn…
The thing is that in the drama, very clearly, the Marquis reproduces the same pattern of violence that not only caused the loss of his sight but also the loss of his mei mei ... Instead of acting differently, he only reproduces and participates in the same destructive violence ... for the sake of proving himself something, and he's not seeing he's losing himself in that vicious cycle ... I like how grey he was during the 20 first eps, but seeing him later hurting LYN and being so vicious toward her brother (and he knows she loves dearly) is way too disgusting for me to think he can be redeemed. He crossed the line that shouldn't be crossed.
I just finished ep.24 and tbh the scenes with the 2nd ml harassing the 1st fl are far too excessive and repetitive, he's not only obsessed but only care about himself, his feelings, his anger, his emotions etc Not only he's ready to hurt her to reveal her identity, but he also hurts her tobe able to catch Luo Shen Yuan ... Yikes. What kind of love is that?! If he thinks that she's indeed his mei mei then why does he treats the brother of the woman he loves so badly, he doesn't even have a single thought about her feelings, he doesn't even question how cruel it is for her, geez it doesn't make sense... Ci Sha is doing great, he's truly make us understand the injustice his character went through but he also makes us despise him very well lol !
It's been years since I lost all confidence in reviews and ratings on Douban, when I realized that the majority of this audience tends to rate a drama very simply because it meets the "niche" characteristics, a pseudo elitism which is actually just a matter of appearance, and not a matter of sincere appreciation. But I do believe Douban still give merits and highlight dramas that deserves so therefore I decided to try this drama. I watched the first 10 eps but I have no motivation to continue. The ideas and themes are very honorable and inspiring, however the conception of this drama has nothing interesting in its global construction, the directing is very very basic, there is no artistic element... which bothers me , because imo a drama must include some, even if the writing is good. The narration also bothers me, I find the rhythm monolithic, there is no movement in the writing that would allow a necessary focus in the nuances of the psychology of the characters. You can very easily feel that the goal of the drama is to follow a precise guideline/goal/aspiration... and it feels very forced. The way the story is told and filmed has no natural substance ... You can feel they want the drama to be seen a particular way ... you know the very inspirational kind of one (just like Mr Sunshine tried to be and failed). They want you to cry so bad but it isn't working for me, I'm way too sensible of those kinda of forced tricks to be able to find the story real (even if the storyline is definitely realitic and also happened in real life).
To conclude my observations, I would add that the drama is very "academic" in its construction, which makes me understand why the drama gained that high rating on Douban . Unfortunately, I was not able to connect with the characters despite such honorable themes, if they would pick another director for a new adaptation, I would definitely tune in.
Have you seen Jane Austen’s Emma before? The dynamic is very similar where the FL always treat the ML as a brother…
I forgot to mention that in Emma, at no point the leads were thinking they were sharing a father together ... so that's why I don't think the situations are comparable but I understand your questionning around the feelings being similar during those different situations, which is definitely interesting to point out.
Sometimes, there is no transition at all. The ml goes from not liking the fl to loving her instantly and after…
"She of course thinks him as brother till now", lmao this is literally my whole point, you just argued for the sake of it. Pay more attention to what I wrote, you just wasted my time ... I never wrote they were real brother and sister but the fact is that the narrative around the fl is that she decided he was her third brother. At no point in the drama, the female lead is showing ambiguity in her feelings. That's why we were talking precisely about the transition, especially in relation with the family.
You just chose to not only misunderstand me but also to force your delusionnal perspective. Next time, please do not engage with me.
Sometimes, there is no transition at all. The ml goes from not liking the fl to loving her instantly and after…
She had doubt about his identity but after that, even without clear answers, she accepted him as her brother. It was sincere. So what you are saying, is that she don't think she's her bro, and she has romanticc feelings, but they are cosplaying being brother and sister? I don't think so, at least for now. But later they might have to pretend, and that's might be the transition the writer will be using, we shall see ...
Have you seen Jane Austen’s Emma before? The dynamic is very similar where the FL always treat the ML as a brother…
I have read Emma multiple times. And I don't think the situations are comparable. There is a huge difference between thinking a man as a brother figure and actually believing he is your real brother .... I feel like the situation in Emma is more similar to the situation of the leads in the cdrama "Go Ahead".
Sometimes, there is no transition at all. The ml goes from not liking the fl to loving her instantly and after…
She grew up with him before leaving the household, so course she's gonna believe he is her brother?? how do you expect her to not believe it?? She wasn't and still not aware of the secret around her identity ... Thinking that it is completely normal to fall in love with the man you thought was your brother in few days will mean she had romantic feelings for him when whe was believing he was her brother ... and this is highly problematic lmaoo ?? how can you not understand the issue?
I agree, and I hope that the scriptwriters found a credible solution for this, as she is now completely in this…
The solution definitely exist but we are wandering how many more episodes are we gonna have to wait for the revelation ro happen, to then make the female lead see the man she thought was her brother, the man she will love romantically ... It can't happen that fast, so I hope they won't rush the process, and give the characters enough time to transition into their new dynamic.
Sometimes, there is no transition at all. The ml goes from not liking the fl to loving her instantly and after…
You can't compare those situations to a story about two leads thinking they were brother and sister, to then only the fl thinking she is the sister of the ml while he falls more and more in love with her ...
Same for me, unfortunately. I’ll probably run through it when all the Eps have completed release just to see…
I really appreciate the synthesis you made, which partly traces the lack of coherence in the writing. I agree. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
I think there is a total inconsistency between the characters' behaviors at the beginning of the drama and what is happening now, that's what disappoints me the most.
I can't ignore the laziness of the writers, they didn't even try to give us a coherent and realistic transition from a character writing point of view, and especially in relation to the changes they made them undergo when they came into contact with each other. Everything was done way too fast which makes the love story between the two way too hasty to happen. The pacing is way too brutal and fast ... and for no reason, it gives no substance to the way the storyline is perceived ... I really don't get it ... I think they should have done a more concise job of developing a deep bond between the two characters...
Same for me, unfortunately. I’ll probably run through it when all the Eps have completed release just to see…
Yeah, I feel you. I might also binge watch the rest of the drama, as I'm still a little curious about the ending of the story... It's definitely not a mediocre drama in my opinion, but it had the necessary material in terms of storyline to be epic... but the execution is a such disappointment, that it won't be the case.
I put the drama on hold after episode 7, then dropped it after reading the comments about the following episodes.…
I completely agree.
As you wrote there is nothing wrong with this kind of dramas, if people can enjoy them, then good for them but the deceptive strategy is very disappointing and that's what is actually very annoying .
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Two people having huge communication skills, unable to face each others needs ... Yeah, it's realistic and then what? What is it that we can take with us? Nothing is truly inspiring, no scene that are actually heart flutering, we aren't learning anything that special ... What's the point?
And what 6 episodes is going to do do? Nothing.
I don't get it ....
Instead of acting differently, he only reproduces and participates in the same destructive violence ... for the sake of proving himself something, and he's not seeing he's losing himself in that vicious cycle ...
I like how grey he was during the 20 first eps, but seeing him later hurting LYN and being so vicious toward her brother (and he knows she loves dearly) is way too disgusting for me to think he can be redeemed.
He crossed the line that shouldn't be crossed.
Not only he's ready to hurt her to reveal her identity, but he also hurts her tobe able to catch Luo Shen Yuan ... Yikes. What kind of love is that?!
If he thinks that she's indeed his mei mei then why does he treats the brother of the woman he loves so badly, he doesn't even have a single thought about her feelings, he doesn't even question how cruel it is for her, geez it doesn't make sense...
Ci Sha is doing great, he's truly make us understand the injustice his character went through but he also makes us despise him very well lol !
But I do believe Douban still give merits and highlight dramas that deserves so therefore I decided to try this drama.
I watched the first 10 eps but I have no motivation to continue.
The ideas and themes are very honorable and inspiring, however the conception of this drama has nothing interesting in its global construction, the directing is very very basic, there is no artistic element... which bothers me , because imo a drama must include some, even if the writing is good.
The narration also bothers me, I find the rhythm monolithic, there is no movement in the writing that would allow a necessary focus in the nuances of the psychology of the characters.
You can very easily feel that the goal of the drama is to follow a precise guideline/goal/aspiration... and it feels very forced. The way the story is told and filmed has no natural substance ... You can feel they want the drama to be seen a particular way ... you know the very inspirational kind of one (just like Mr Sunshine tried to be and failed). They want you to cry so bad but it isn't working for me, I'm way too sensible of those kinda of forced tricks to be able to find the story real (even if the storyline is definitely realitic and also happened in real life).
To conclude my observations, I would add that the drama is very "academic" in its construction, which makes me understand why the drama gained that high rating on Douban .
Unfortunately, I was not able to connect with the characters despite such honorable themes, if they would pick another director for a new adaptation, I would definitely tune in.
Pay more attention to what I wrote, you just wasted my time ... I never wrote they were real brother and sister but the fact is that the narrative around the fl is that she decided he was her third brother. At no point in the drama, the female lead is showing ambiguity in her feelings. That's why we were talking precisely about the transition, especially in relation with the family.
You just chose to not only misunderstand me but also to force your delusionnal perspective.
Next time, please do not engage with me.
So what you are saying, is that she don't think she's her bro, and she has romanticc feelings, but they are cosplaying being brother and sister?
I don't think so, at least for now. But later they might have to pretend, and that's might be the transition the writer will be using, we shall see ...
There is a huge difference between thinking a man as a brother figure and actually believing he is your real brother ....
I feel like the situation in Emma is more similar to the situation of the leads in the cdrama "Go Ahead".
Thinking that it is completely normal to fall in love with the man you thought was your brother in few days will mean she had romantic feelings for him when whe was believing he was her brother ... and this is highly problematic lmaoo ?? how can you not understand the issue?
I think there is a total inconsistency between the characters' behaviors at the beginning of the drama and what is happening now, that's what disappoints me the most.
I can't ignore the laziness of the writers, they didn't even try to give us a coherent and realistic transition from a character writing point of view, and especially in relation to the changes they made them undergo when they came into contact with each other.
Everything was done way too fast which makes the love story between the two way too hasty to happen. The pacing is way too brutal and fast ... and for no reason, it gives no substance to the way the storyline is perceived ... I really don't get it ...
I think they should have done a more concise job of developing a deep bond between the two characters...
As you wrote there is nothing wrong with this kind of dramas, if people can enjoy them, then good for them but the deceptive strategy is very disappointing and that's what is actually very annoying .