I didn't like the direction the drama went in the final episode. The "it was all a dream" trope (for me)…
If that is the case, it is a real shame. It must be frustrating for filmmakers to live in a country where administrators who have no clue about their art get to arbitarily make decisions (for ideological reasons) that affect their work. Because I live in a liberal democracy, I just take something as basic as creative freedom for granted.
Because anyone who disagrees with YOUR opinion must be wrong, hey? Because YOUR opinions are the most importantest opinions of all, right? I'll have to remember to check with you in the future before I form an opinion about anything.
A bit different than the "average" Chinese historical fantasy drama. The story went along at a slowish…
I didn't like the direction the drama went in the final episode. The "it was all a dream" trope (for me) undermines the entire drama. The challenges that were met, the victories that were achieved and the sacrifices that were made all become meainingless and irrelevant because none of them actually happened. My advice to anyone who isn't a fan of the "it was only a dream" trope, simply stop watching at the end of episode 29. For me, that would have been the perfect ending to this drama.
A bit different than the "average" Chinese historical fantasy drama. The story went along at a slowish pace, and in the middle episodes I was sometimes losing attention, but it picked up nicely for a strong finish, except for the final episode that I didn't really like. MASSIVE spoiler in my reply. Overall a good drama (I'm scoring it 8.5), but not a great drama.
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A very cute, very sweet and very fluffy rom com. It has a lite storyline with little angst and plenty of feel good moments and even some comedy. The intimate scenes have a bit of spice in them, perhaps more that what would be expected considering the tone of the drama.
Nattawadee's and Tarradee's acting was perfect for the role, but to be fair, this isn't a drama that demanded a lot from the actors. But I've become a fan of both of them so I'm already looking forward to their future projects. They genuinely seemed comfortable with each other, and of course, they are both ridiculously gorgeous. I also enjoyed watching the relationship between Mai and Fon develop.
It's best to turn your brain off during the whole body swap episodes and just enjoy the story for what it is. But I will admit that I struggled with the thought of them essentially having sex with themselves.
My only negative comment was that I thought that Rey's mother's redemption was far too easy and not really earned. I've seen a few Thai GL dramas where the evil parent just stops being evil for some reason, says "sorry" and is suddenly parent of the year. I find this unsatisfying.
For fans of GL dramas, this is an absolute must watch, but it is entertaining enough for any fan of fluffy rom coms to enjoy.
Love's Ambition seemed like it was three separate dramas joined together. The first part of the drama was excellent - a serious, mature and very interesting story that had me fully engaged. The second part was completely different, basically changing into a fluffy romcom. I enjoyed this part of the drama less than the first part, as I wasn't really a fan of this shift in the overall tone of the drama. The thrid part was mostly a generic workplace drama. If the drama had retained the tone and quality of the first part, I'd probably be scoring it at least 9/10. I enoyed Zhao Lu Si's acting, and did like seeing her in a more mature dramatic role. I really enjoyed her character as well, especially in the early episodes in which she struggled to achieve her goals in the contexct of her upbringing, and with the constant threat of her lies being exposed. I was a bit underwhelmed by William Chan's acting - it just seemed a bit bland to me. Also, his character frustrated me a lot - capable and intelligent, but with the emotional intelligence of a fence post. I appreciated the second couple's relationship - it was sweet but also mature. Shen Hao Ming really should take some lessons from Yu Yi Ming on how to have an adult conversation with his partner. I did enjoy watching the journey of the girls overcoming various problems as they built their clothing company. There were some interesting twists in the final episodes which I didn't see coming and I thought were well done. Overall, quite a good drama. My score: 8½/10
Shen Haoming is so beautifully flawed he could’ve walked straight out of a Picasso painting—crooked lines,…
I'm not really sure what the difference is between "beautifully flawed" and just "flawed", and I genuinely don't even know what it means for someone to have a "soul you can’t stop staring at". Personally I've found Shen Haoming to be mostly annoying rather than "irresistable", but each to their own I guess. At least I've noticed some improvement in his behaviour in episode 25, and I'm hoping this continues. I really want to like the guy and feel like he deserves Xu Yan, but I'm not there yet. I want him to stop lying. I want him to stop manipulating. I want him to apologise. IF and when he does these things, then I'll conclude he deserves to be with Xu Yan.
Watching on Viki. I'm on ep 25. Did anyone else struggle with the eng subs lagging behind? Its really frustrating!…
Yes - in the back end of Episode 25, the subtitles lagged behind the video. If you haven't already done so, you should report this to Viki, using their problem reporting tool. The more people who report it, the quicker it will be fixed.
He will .. and you still have 9 episodes to go 🤗 you will see his sincerity later on
I hope that is the case because Shen Hao Ming is really annoying me at the moment. He supposively is desperate to get her back, but he still lies to Xu Yan's face without blinking, ignores her stated wishes and tries to manipulate her and her friends, even going as far as bribing her business partners. I want to see green flag behaviour from him, but as of episode 23, I'm still seeing a lot of red.
My advice to anyone who isn't a fan of the "it was only a dream" trope, simply stop watching at the end of episode 29. For me, that would have been the perfect ending to this drama.
Overall a good drama (I'm scoring it 8.5), but not a great drama.
Nattawadee's and Tarradee's acting was perfect for the role, but to be fair, this isn't a drama that demanded a lot from the actors. But I've become a fan of both of them so I'm already looking forward to their future projects. They genuinely seemed comfortable with each other, and of course, they are both ridiculously gorgeous. I also enjoyed watching the relationship between Mai and Fon develop.
It's best to turn your brain off during the whole body swap episodes and just enjoy the story for what it is. But I will admit that I struggled with the thought of them essentially having sex with themselves.
My only negative comment was that I thought that Rey's mother's redemption was far too easy and not really earned. I've seen a few Thai GL dramas where the evil parent just stops being evil for some reason, says "sorry" and is suddenly parent of the year. I find this unsatisfying.
For fans of GL dramas, this is an absolute must watch, but it is entertaining enough for any fan of fluffy rom coms to enjoy.
My score: 8½/10
The first part of the drama was excellent - a serious, mature and very interesting story that had me fully engaged. The second part was completely different, basically changing into a fluffy romcom. I enjoyed this part of the drama less than the first part, as I wasn't really a fan of this shift in the overall tone of the drama. The thrid part was mostly a generic workplace drama. If the drama had retained the tone and quality of the first part, I'd probably be scoring it at least 9/10.
I enoyed Zhao Lu Si's acting, and did like seeing her in a more mature dramatic role. I really enjoyed her character as well, especially in the early episodes in which she struggled to achieve her goals in the contexct of her upbringing, and with the constant threat of her lies being exposed. I was a bit underwhelmed by William Chan's acting - it just seemed a bit bland to me. Also, his character frustrated me a lot - capable and intelligent, but with the emotional intelligence of a fence post.
I appreciated the second couple's relationship - it was sweet but also mature. Shen Hao Ming really should take some lessons from Yu Yi Ming on how to have an adult conversation with his partner. I did enjoy watching the journey of the girls overcoming various problems as they built their clothing company.
There were some interesting twists in the final episodes which I didn't see coming and I thought were well done.
Overall, quite a good drama.
My score: 8½/10