Jairen

I'm guess also kind of approaching this as not only a guy friend, but also someone who prioritize a girl over my friends sometimes. He kind of have to weigh the issue/importance. I think he knows his friends enough to make the judgment. I don't see a reason to be mad unless like he never hangs out or don't show up when it really matters. That will depend on the friendship dynamic though.

I think if we sort the review by time/recentness, it offers a better perspective . It's not as bad as it seems, which is kind of obvious based on the rating. I think the reason the more negative reviews are at the forefront when sorted by helpfulness is for one of two reasons:

1. Sometimes criticisms usually offer more information to the voters that's more helpful in them deciding, especially in the beginning when it's being hyped. That's my speculation anyway. I wasn't here in the very beginning so I don't know.

2. Voters who didn't like the series, rather than posting their own review to avoid backlash, they rather just vote up the existing negative one. And then once it's at the front/top, it will continue to get more votes as those are the one people will see first.

(Just offering my perspective since the negative reviews seem like a big concern.)

yesyes, it's just showing his perspective, not a result of any change

The story could've been more condensed, I think , for sure

Grandpa is similar in Yifan in a way. He made a choice to spare his lover from his dementia in the same way Yifan made a choice to distance herself from Yan. Overall, there is also an general over-arching story of Haoan and his grandparents healing from the loss of Haoan's parents and just learning to communicate again. So I feel like there's a parallel there. That maybe communcation is the key to healing.

I agree, reviews can give an idea of what to expect if one is able to draw the point from it (cause someone people might word things in an overly pretty or overly negative way). But if someone is not good at doing that and just take it for face value to decide if they want to watch or not, it's better to not consider the review imo unless it's from a person they know they share taste with. I think deciding to watch something based on reviews work best if you know your ratings/standard align with the reviewer. Someone rating something highly doesn't mean the potential viewer will feel the same way. And vice versa, someone not liking something doesn't mean the prospective viewer also won't like it.

Sang Yan is also different so it kind of makes sense to me that his sister is also a bit different. Plus, it's Yan vs Zhi's perspective, right? In Zhi's story, she's the main so her personality dominates over Yan. While in this one, it's more his perspective so his personality will dominate more?

I don't know about it being a red flag. We do see him spend time with friends and family as others have mentioned. Maybe it's not in the capacity you want, but if I were his friend, it wouldn't be that serious to me. There wasn't any point in the series where it seemed like his friends were mad at him, or anywhere that I felt like he was neglecting them. Plus, his friends are also going to have lives and relationship of their own. In fact, I know at least 3 of them do (Jiaxu, Haoan, and guy who got married), maybe more so I bet they would understand even if he spends less time on them. The focus of the story is his romance with Yifan so it makes sense that's what we're going to see more of.

Thanks. Didn't know about this. Is this retroactive? Like if I verified after rating? :o

You don't have to feel bad about your rating as long as it's sincere. Some will love it, some will like it, and some might not. If you completed it, it should reflect how you feel. Don't worry too much about numbers or feel pressure to rate it a certain way. Personally though, think the last stretch was important to the growth and development of our lead characters. I felt like a lot happened, but if it was already feeling slow getting to that point in their relationship, I get why it might feel draggy beyond that.

Yeah, I was a bit surprised about it. I can understand for people who haven't actually read or watch the story, but it should be pretty clear how innocent it is when we watch it. At least, I thought so.

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I believe Fantasy Westward Journey

I am guilty of rating dramas after one episode and update from there. But my default is always 8 until I've seen at least 3 episodes, then it can go up or down. But I also don't drop dramas, so yeah xD

Hmm, 8.9? The digits are switched. Should be 9.8 =)

I believe she was 14 when they first meet and they barely had any interactions. Most of them are when she's around 17, I think. The show does a great job at showing that it was a very one-sided affection/crush. While I can understand the concern, I don't think it's weird as the ML never really crossed any boundaries and was always respectful whenever they interacted at that part of their lives. There was no sign of any grooming behavior. She was just a friend's little sister.

Yeah, I get it. TFF is a lot more melancholic. While it does have smaller, sweeter moments in between some of the more serious storytelling to break up the somberness, the vibe is different so I understand it's not for everyone. It's like spring vs winter mood. HL is like the opposite where it has lot more cuter/fluffy with some smaller, serious moments in between. Glad you gave it a chance though!

Yeah, I think the grandparents' story arc could have been more condense or moved along a lot faster. I wanted to see more focus on Siqiao and Haoan's relationship outside of the context of Haoan's family.

I kind of want to see the story for Sen and Yuqing (the dance teachers). They seem cool and seem like interesting characters.

Yall ever gatekeep a drama from your significant other so that they dont raise the bar on you? Especially cause you're a guy and you just know you're going to be compared? No? Just me? Ok. Bye xD