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Dynamism Love
So, I checked this out particularly because of Chen Xing Xu. I've liked him since the drama Fall In Love. When I saw him wearing that General uniform in the VR game, it gave me flashbacks on how he portrayed his General role in FIL. I am really not a fan of Republican era, but CXX really got me hooked to watch FIL even if it's a Republican drama. Am really glad that it was just a VR game portion in this drama.
As for our FL, Lu Yu Xiao, I believe this is the first time I saw her portray a lead role. I haven't seen any other drama of hers playing the lead. I have no problems with her portrayal. She really nailed her role here. I liked her character being a simple employee with a cheerful and positive outlook in life. Very independent and career driven.
As for the plot, I liked the fusion of the VR game in the beginning and didn't focus much on it. There are some things that just didn't satisfy me much. First, are the kisses. I'm very particular on this as a romance drama enthusiast. I've seen CXX on how he does his kiss scenes in FIL. I guess, it felt like the steaminess or spiciness kinda lacked here. It was done too conservatively.
Then, another thing I noticed, Xiao Zhi Yu uses the same vehicle as what Li Xian used in Go Go Squid. And that open car window kiss was also done by Li Xian in Go Go Squid.
XZY's character is just okay. I understand that he always have communication problems in terms of sharing his problems and tends to always solve matters on his own. If he losses control over a matter he always resort to a kiss to his beloved. Most people find it romantic but I prefer hearing the explanation first before we kiss and makeup. I mean, serious matters needed to be discussed, a good kiss can come later on after things have been clarified. Same thing over the finale, when his mom said about not telling her from the start what's going on. Yes, he was only concerned of their safety, yet a person so important to you still need to know what's going on. Just my own opinion.
The supposedly third wheels for this drama wasn't given much attention on, I believe everyone was happy about that, But, I have to mention, I really find Luna gorgeous when I saw her face.
As for Pei Zhen, he's partly the antagonist for this drama but it became more on his father. Honestly, I really liked his character development towards the finale. It takes a REAL man to ask for forgiveness for his wrongdoings. I'm glad he's turning over a new leaf.
For the SC, I was hoping to see at least a romantic development on them towards the finale, but I think they were able to build their friendship as business partners.
As for the MC's finale, honestly, I am not satisfied over it. One, yes, I am happy for the FL that she was able to fulfill her dream in terms of her career but, I didn't like that marriage is still not yet on her plans. But, I would love to see them having engaged at least or yes, having kids. Second, I am not a fan of LDR. So, ML leaving for the US without her is a downside for me. I know one of his reasons aside from his mom is for FL to be able to soar high with her career and fulfilling her dreams. I don't know, but, probably because partly this was too slow burn that I was looking forward more of them being together after resolving their issues.
Oh, and also that incident when FL was kidnapped and was about to be burned alive in an abandoned warehouse, I was just wondering why ML have to go alone and didn't call for back up at least like the police., since it was a very dangerous situation.
Lastly, I'm not sure if the production just wanted to show a different style of the drama, but, the editing sometimes seem off for me. Like, the kisses should happen first before you get the ML to explain everything. Can't it be the other way around? Like explain everything first and don't make people misunderstand instead of always trying to always keep everything to himself which usually leads to misunderstanding.
Anyways, inspite of its flaws, this was still a good watch. CXX hair never misses to be styled during the entire drama as well as Pei's. 😁 I just noticed.
One last thing, I liked that piano scene in XZY's apartment.
Overall, I gave this an 8.
As for our FL, Lu Yu Xiao, I believe this is the first time I saw her portray a lead role. I haven't seen any other drama of hers playing the lead. I have no problems with her portrayal. She really nailed her role here. I liked her character being a simple employee with a cheerful and positive outlook in life. Very independent and career driven.
As for the plot, I liked the fusion of the VR game in the beginning and didn't focus much on it. There are some things that just didn't satisfy me much. First, are the kisses. I'm very particular on this as a romance drama enthusiast. I've seen CXX on how he does his kiss scenes in FIL. I guess, it felt like the steaminess or spiciness kinda lacked here. It was done too conservatively.
Then, another thing I noticed, Xiao Zhi Yu uses the same vehicle as what Li Xian used in Go Go Squid. And that open car window kiss was also done by Li Xian in Go Go Squid.
XZY's character is just okay. I understand that he always have communication problems in terms of sharing his problems and tends to always solve matters on his own. If he losses control over a matter he always resort to a kiss to his beloved. Most people find it romantic but I prefer hearing the explanation first before we kiss and makeup. I mean, serious matters needed to be discussed, a good kiss can come later on after things have been clarified. Same thing over the finale, when his mom said about not telling her from the start what's going on. Yes, he was only concerned of their safety, yet a person so important to you still need to know what's going on. Just my own opinion.
The supposedly third wheels for this drama wasn't given much attention on, I believe everyone was happy about that, But, I have to mention, I really find Luna gorgeous when I saw her face.
As for Pei Zhen, he's partly the antagonist for this drama but it became more on his father. Honestly, I really liked his character development towards the finale. It takes a REAL man to ask for forgiveness for his wrongdoings. I'm glad he's turning over a new leaf.
For the SC, I was hoping to see at least a romantic development on them towards the finale, but I think they were able to build their friendship as business partners.
As for the MC's finale, honestly, I am not satisfied over it. One, yes, I am happy for the FL that she was able to fulfill her dream in terms of her career but, I didn't like that marriage is still not yet on her plans. But, I would love to see them having engaged at least or yes, having kids. Second, I am not a fan of LDR. So, ML leaving for the US without her is a downside for me. I know one of his reasons aside from his mom is for FL to be able to soar high with her career and fulfilling her dreams. I don't know, but, probably because partly this was too slow burn that I was looking forward more of them being together after resolving their issues.
Oh, and also that incident when FL was kidnapped and was about to be burned alive in an abandoned warehouse, I was just wondering why ML have to go alone and didn't call for back up at least like the police., since it was a very dangerous situation.
Lastly, I'm not sure if the production just wanted to show a different style of the drama, but, the editing sometimes seem off for me. Like, the kisses should happen first before you get the ML to explain everything. Can't it be the other way around? Like explain everything first and don't make people misunderstand instead of always trying to always keep everything to himself which usually leads to misunderstanding.
Anyways, inspite of its flaws, this was still a good watch. CXX hair never misses to be styled during the entire drama as well as Pei's. 😁 I just noticed.
One last thing, I liked that piano scene in XZY's apartment.
Overall, I gave this an 8.
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