Michelle Topham

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Been putting it off forever, as I am not a Yang Zi fan (she's one-dimensional in every drama she appears in, basically the same character). Watched the first two episodes of this and, yep, she's the same as always. So, no, not feeling a connection with this at all either. Will push through for a few more episodes, but a pity it isn't a better actress.

You're an idiot. And a liar.

The cast is superb. The writing is atrocious, as the whole thing ended up being like the worst of afternoon soap operas. And there is zero chemistry between the two infuriatingly annoying leads. (Zhu Zhu and Wallace did their best with a terrible script). Glad to have finally dragged my way through the last 8 episodes of this mess, after initially dropping it at Ep 30. An idiotic ending too involving one of the most self-involved FLs in a while. Moving on to something far far better. 5.5/10 - and that's for the cast.

Why Is He Still Single? is one of the best more mature romance dramas to come out of China in a long time. The writing was superb, the leads were perfectly cast, had incredibly chemistry together, and the ensemble cast really brought the story to life beautifully, right down to the tiniest character (loved the girl in the convenience store! :).

Plus, only 16 episodes, so the plot wasn't dragged out so much you got sick of everyone in it :) Loved everything about it, including the sets, the design aesthetic, the locations they chose, the OST etc. It will be a definite rewatch for me at some point, and I can count on two hands the number of C-dramas I've rewatched in the last two decades.

Hahaha, oh right. She did. Can't blame her though, eh? :)

Avoid Mango TV like the plague. Their subs are always terrible and so their shows aren't worth watching. I don't watch dramas on bootleg sites often but if it's a Mango drama, that's where I always head.

Because the drama was superb up until about Episode 24 and then it's been a slow careen downhill since. Many people have a lot of time invested in what WAS an excellent drama, and are now infuriated that the writing has become so poor.

It should have been a 25-28 episode drama, then all the terrible writing and ridiculous situations wouldn't have needed to occur just to drag it out for 10-13 more episodes.

The dubbing with Ni Han Jin's role (who I always find incredibly creepy) looks like he's speaking English and then it's dubbed by someone in Chinese with a much deeper voice who, honestly, should find a different job their voice acting is so awful. Horrible. (Although he's a no-talent actor in his own right anyway).

But, the drama itself is surprisingly good for a short drama. Electric chemistry between the leads, a properly-developed relationship that, even with its ups and downs, makes sense, the script is nicely written, and it's quite funny in spots. Both leads were perfectly cast for their roles as well as they play so well off each other.

A nice surprise, as I'm not generally into mini dramas as their scripts are usually shallow. Not this one.

No. Not a Mark Chao fan at all, and from what I've seen so many scenes are visually very dark. I dislike cinematography like that. Hurts my eyes, and makes it hard to see what's happening. So, unless it ends up getting amazing reviews, I'll likely skip it.

EDIT: BTW, In the romance genre, I'm currently watching mini drama (10-15 minute episodes) In the Grip of Love, which is surprisingly good and a pretty mature relationship between the leads to say he's still a university student, she's in her 30s. Stars Ai Xiao Qi and Cheng Yu Feng -- age gap romance/woman older -- only 7 eps in so far, but the script is well-written and it's VERY well acted. Superb chemistry between the leads too.

Exactly.

No, it's earning a 5.4 on Douban, with anything rated a 5.9 or lower meaning "Unwatchable".

And the Chinese lyrics are these --

生活有 太多数不完的路口
难尽欢 一执着就过了头
那些疑惑啊 没答案 没理由
如此投身 进无常的洪流

知进退 没醒来就急着熟透
叹离别 谁与谁逢在路口
忙忙碌碌着 不回身 不停留
我们的路 你现在可知否

就抬起头 哦 就别回首
已经学会了 不是我的就不再强求
怎么强求 还是会变成漫长等候
等候着与自己和解
也等着与谁再相逢 挥挥手

It translates as 'Fully Ripe' or, more poetically' 'Ripe with Love' -- maybe a suggestion that the relationship the woman is in is about to reach its sweetest (most ripe) stage, or that the woman herself has emotionally matured? Fitting for Miyu, at least where she's (hopefully?) heading, right?

English lyrics, roughly translated, are these:

"Life has too many countless crossroads,
It's hard to be fully happy, and with too much persistence, we go overboard.
Those doubts have no answers, no reasons,
Thus we throw ourselves into the torrent of impermanence.

Knowing when to advance or retreat, we rush to ripen before even waking up.
Sighing over parting, who meets whom at the crossroads?
Busy and rushed, never turning back, never stopping,
Our path—do you even know it now?

So lift your head, oh, don't look back.
I've already learned not to force what isn't mine.
Even if I try to force it, it will only become a long, long wait.
Waiting to reconcile with myself,
Also waiting to meet someone again, to wave goodbye."

You're welcome. And it's so pretty, isn't it?

That's why I haven't watched it until now. Everyone I know who watched it has told me "avoid, avoid, avoid". :) I'll get to it eventually just to see if it's as bad as I've heard.

I'm a journalist who covers Asian entertainment, and have done since mid-2002, and so have watched pretty much all of Ren's work except for Love and Crown and Silent Tides, which I haven't had time to get to yet.

Does that answer your question?

You mean the one who killed the cultivators who had killed all the people at the inn and were stealing the tablets in Ep 12? No that was Lu Qian Qiao (Allen Ren). Is that the scene you mean?

It seemed obvious to me though that Bai Zong Ying ( Xiao Shun Yao) is the guy that was silhouetted against the window at the end of Ep 11, and who then killed the guy who showed up dead at the beginning of Ep 12.

Just in case anyone is as slow as me about one of the pretty insert songs in The Epoch of Miyu, I just realized it's performed by Zhu Zhu :)

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=FpFdAuuIP9w&si=fgXrikd1tCWnadpA

Plus, I don't trust that guy as far as I could throw him. (Pity, as Xiao Shun Yao is one of my all-time faves, but his character is definitely suspect :)