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This series is so Dark, Emotional, Realistic and it’s Amazing!
The way it was shot, the cinematography was incredible. It left me speechless.
The ending was good, but personally, I expected NanYa’s life to get better, even just a little. Aside from NanYa and Zhou Luo’s ending, everyone else’s stories felt satisfying. Those who did wrong got punished. Those who deserved a good life, got one.
The characters written here are complex and very different from each other. That’s what made this drama so intriguing. Each one is unique, and we can’t say any of them are purely good or bad. They’re just people, flawed humans who made mistakes and choices. That’s what made it feel so real to me.
The way the show explored something outside social norms like the age-gap, married-woman-younger-man relationship was actually smooth. It didn’t feel forced or wrong. It was portrayed with so much care and thought.
This story shows that people do make choices. Officer Lin chose not to go back for NanYa, while Zhou Luo waited for her for ten years. He literally gave up his dream, looked after her child. Zhou Luo is a young man with ambition and a bright future. At first, he was focused on himself, but later, he chose love.
The scene where Qingli cried while remembering him talk about his dreams was such a beautiful touch. He could’ve had a completely different life, but as a viewer, for me, he seemed genuinely content with the one he chose. He could’ve let go like Officer Lin did but he didn’t. And sometimes, throughout the series, we’re reminded that Zhou Luo was just a 21-year-old kid, madly in love. The scenes where he laughed, cried, had fun with his friends, the way he started falling in love, the way his lust slowly turned into something real, that was so raw. His character isn’t complex, but that’s the beauty of it. Zhang XinCheng nailed this role!
NanYa’s story always left me speechless but not in a good way. It was terrible because I felt so bad for her. All she ever wanted was freedom. First from her family, then from her husband. She’s a strong woman with strong beliefs, but she was manipulated so many times. She was betrayed by the people who should’ve protected her, her family, then her husband. She had to accept life the way it was, and it felt like she was powerless to change anything because of the people around her. But then she met Zhou Luo, who encouraged her to choose herself. But even then, she ended up in a mess. I was so angry that she had to spend six years in prison when Xu Yi killed himself. At least she got released in six years instead of ten, thanks to Officer Lin’s persistence.
NanYa is such a complex character, and the way she was shaped by the things she went through... it felt painfully real. Tong Yao’s acting was incredible. I loved her performance.
So many scenes touched my heart. The music, the cinematography, the storyline, the acting, everything blended together so well. I was completely invested. At times, it did feel like it was dragging, but it wasn’t, really. It unraveled the mystery at its own pace.
I’d give this an 8/10
The ending was good, but personally, I expected NanYa’s life to get better, even just a little. Aside from NanYa and Zhou Luo’s ending, everyone else’s stories felt satisfying. Those who did wrong got punished. Those who deserved a good life, got one.
The characters written here are complex and very different from each other. That’s what made this drama so intriguing. Each one is unique, and we can’t say any of them are purely good or bad. They’re just people, flawed humans who made mistakes and choices. That’s what made it feel so real to me.
The way the show explored something outside social norms like the age-gap, married-woman-younger-man relationship was actually smooth. It didn’t feel forced or wrong. It was portrayed with so much care and thought.
This story shows that people do make choices. Officer Lin chose not to go back for NanYa, while Zhou Luo waited for her for ten years. He literally gave up his dream, looked after her child. Zhou Luo is a young man with ambition and a bright future. At first, he was focused on himself, but later, he chose love.
The scene where Qingli cried while remembering him talk about his dreams was such a beautiful touch. He could’ve had a completely different life, but as a viewer, for me, he seemed genuinely content with the one he chose. He could’ve let go like Officer Lin did but he didn’t. And sometimes, throughout the series, we’re reminded that Zhou Luo was just a 21-year-old kid, madly in love. The scenes where he laughed, cried, had fun with his friends, the way he started falling in love, the way his lust slowly turned into something real, that was so raw. His character isn’t complex, but that’s the beauty of it. Zhang XinCheng nailed this role!
NanYa’s story always left me speechless but not in a good way. It was terrible because I felt so bad for her. All she ever wanted was freedom. First from her family, then from her husband. She’s a strong woman with strong beliefs, but she was manipulated so many times. She was betrayed by the people who should’ve protected her, her family, then her husband. She had to accept life the way it was, and it felt like she was powerless to change anything because of the people around her. But then she met Zhou Luo, who encouraged her to choose herself. But even then, she ended up in a mess. I was so angry that she had to spend six years in prison when Xu Yi killed himself. At least she got released in six years instead of ten, thanks to Officer Lin’s persistence.
NanYa is such a complex character, and the way she was shaped by the things she went through... it felt painfully real. Tong Yao’s acting was incredible. I loved her performance.
So many scenes touched my heart. The music, the cinematography, the storyline, the acting, everything blended together so well. I was completely invested. At times, it did feel like it was dragging, but it wasn’t, really. It unraveled the mystery at its own pace.
I’d give this an 8/10
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