Michelle Topham

Mine too. Always liked him, but loved him so much in Why Is He Still Single? (and loved the rest of the cast too :), that I now plan to watch his new dramas as soon as they drop!

Finally finished this one (too many dramas on my plate -- nothing wrong with STOTD itself :).

Season 3 started out pretty weak with its first case, IMO, but improved very very quickly with its second one. Performances also greatly improved after the first handful of episodes (nowhere near as amateurishly dramatic from about Ep 5 onwards) and, overall, the new director did a spectacular job taking the series over.

As you'll see from my earlier comments, I was dubious about this one at first, but am now thrilled to say it turned out to be just as good as Season 1, and almost as good as Season 2 (the best season so far). Definitely recommend if you're not enjoying the first three or four episodes as much as I didn't, as it turned out to be one of the best dramas of the year. Again. :)

Tomorrow.

8 character visuals also dropped today and, man, after Wallace Huo's Why Is He Still Single? surprisingly ended up being in my Top 3 dramas of the year (LOVED that drama so much!), I'm really looking forward to this one. Aren't you? :) Especially as the plot sounds amazing.

https://baozibuns.com/wallace-huos-forever-young-drops-8-character-visuals-as-c-drama-premieres-tomorrow/

If you go back and edit your comment you can hit 'Spoiler' and then it will be hidden from anyone else who doesn't want to know what happens :) It's a good rule of thumb to have -- if anything might give away the plot, just hide it with the 'Spoiler' button under the post :)

Please put your comments in a Spoiler. You've just spoilt the ending for anyone who hasn't watched it. I haven't. So thanks for that.

Because the best bits are better than its worst. Besides, why do YOU care? :)

(Never understand that. People who think they know "better" than other people watching a drama, so spend time criticizing those who refuse to overlook its flaws). Bizarre. And kind of immature).

No believable bromance as there's zero chemistry between the two, and Gao Wei Guang as Bi Zhi is as bland as Su Bei Lu is annoying.

Ends about 10 minutes into Episode 18 from what I can remember? It runs for 2 1/2 episodes and, yep, it doesn't make any sense even having it in there as it has no connection to the drama's actual story so doesn't do anything to move the plot forward, it just delays it while we waste time on a story that takes place in a dream.

I managed to watch all 2 1/2 episodes in about 20 minutes though as I watched it on such a high speed, ROTFL. You might want to do the same.

Yep. I'm absolutely loving this and I'm not usually a fan of dramas with many stand-alone stories as I generally prefer longer narratives.

I think this works especially well, though, because each story (at least so far) is 2 episodes long, so there's more time to develop the plot and the characters. And yep, the casts are amazing, aren't they? Perfectly cast.

The writing and directing too, also by numerous screenwriters and directors, is superb. Such a lovely little gem that, unfortunately, most international C-drama viewers seem to be skipping. (It's performing very well in China, and is likely to earn a high Douban score as the comments so far are overwhelmingly positive. So Yay!!! :).

This is excellent.

Sure, it's a drama that was made to show how developed and economically successful Shenzhen has become, but the stories don't hit you over the head with that 'pro-Shenzhen, pro-China' narrative. (Not that there's anything wrong with being pro-Shenzhen or pro-China, they both have a lot to be proud of).

Instead, they're just quiet, interesting and often funny stories about ordinary people trying to better their lives.

On Episode 9, and have loved every story so far, and the casts are superb. ❤️

Always interesting to see A-list actors in these more realistic dramas without all the heavy make-up they usually wear as well, as you quickly realize they're really just average looking Chinese guys. People you wouldn't look twice at if they weren't famous.😀

I watched all 2 1/2 episodes on 3 x speed :) Completely unnecessary, zero relevance to the main plot, and a waste of time. Wouldn't have minded it if it was just a few minutes, but it went on and on and on :)

The whole thing is superficial when it comes to their relationship with Bi Zhi an incredibly bland character (he's not in the donghua) and Su Bei Lu immature and annoying. They're so mismatched it doesn't work for me.

In the donghua, the two are on a more or less equal footing both intelligence-wise and emotional intelligence-wise. In this, Bi Zhi is a bland, personality-less uncle-like character while Su Bei Li is a toddler on steroids - in intelligence and emotions.

So yep, I agree with you the bromance isn't working in this. Casting has something to do with it, but so does the writing. A shame, as the donghua is excellent, so I was really hoping for a solid drama, but it's been disappointing. Not the worst thing I've ever watched by far as the cinematography, sets, costumes etc are nice, and the plot is relatively interesting (some stories more so than others) but nowhere near what it could have been. And especially not when it comes to the bromance.

Wow, this devolved. We've now got some random boring game plot starring Su Bei Lu's uninteresting friend and the employees of the pet clinic for 2 1/2 episodes just so we can stretch the story out further. Yawn.

May be different for people who watched the donghua.

I started out at a 10 but Su Bei Lu is an immature idiot in the drama, versus how much cooler he is in the donghua, so I'm now at a 7,5 out of 10. Probably would have rated it higher if I hadn't watched the donghua first. (And I may still rate it higher once it ends).

Meanwhile, I'm currently watching Ep 13 and fast forwarding thru most of Su Bei Lu's scenes as I really don't like the guy (the character not the actor).

That to me is what has dragged the series down, markedly changing a main character's personality, and with zero character growth so far, as everything else about it is excellent.

Ou Hao was confirmed as ML today. Yay! :) - https://baozibuns.com/the-way-you-come-back-posters-of-yang-zi-and-ou-hao-drop-as-cdrama-begins-filming/

Ou Hao confirmed as the male lead (very excited, he's a superb actor), with posters dropping of both leads today, and confirmation filming has begun.

https://baozibuns.com/the-way-you-come-back-posters-of-yang-zi-and-ou-hao-drop-as-cdrama-begins-filming/

No, what's annoying is fangirls thinking they own a drama page and can tell anyone else who doesn't like certain aspects of a drama to f*ck off because they think it might damage the reputation of their precious idol.

So immature. So childish.

Ye Gods, stop talking. You're so rude, and immediately attacking someone if they reference another actor having better charisma. Half the Chinese actors have better than SWL, who is the same in almost every drama he's in.

Stop being such a rude fangirl. It's annoying.

Not great. Much of the same you've seen in 50 other romance dramas and FL's behavior is super annoying. First episodes move slowly as well, and cinematography is very low-quality. SWL is also very wooden in his acting. Will prob be a drop for me.

Doesn't it!!! :)

I'm so busy with work, Christmas, staying at my parents' house etc, so it's nice to be able to sit down just for 20 minutes at a time and watch something interesting but short. And... the cast and their performances, and the stories' plots are fabulous. Really enjoying this one.