Still not sure how I feel.
After much hype, I was finally able to get around to watching POB.
Before watching this show neither Song Zuer or Liu Yuning had any shows I especially liked. I distinctly remember dropping Pearl Girl last year because of Liu Yuning.
Funnily enough, his character in Pearl Girl is pretty similar to his role in POB. Still not a fan.
POB was kinda disappointing to me. I think it's surprisingly basic, despite all the huge praise it gets from its audience.
The music was forgettable, the cinematography bland in most scenes, and a terribly predictable plot. I found myself feeling like I was watching a cartoon rather than a mature and competent drama. The tension will be broken up by the most irritating rom com nonsense.
I thought I was investing time in a political drama that would leave me guessing, but I got something else…
ML was so frustrating until almost the end. He was slated to be a master tactician who could clash wits with our FL, but he spends so much of the runtime being petty and immature. So many scenes of the ML sulking about nonsense and the FL having to tip toe around his feelings and stroke his ego.
The ending was dumb, and unnecessary, it was all reliant on some REALLY dumb villains, so the tie up is pretty messy.
Still waiting to be rescued… This is another drama for babies, but I honestly dislike it more than Youthful Glory despite it being objectively better…
Before watching this show neither Song Zuer or Liu Yuning had any shows I especially liked. I distinctly remember dropping Pearl Girl last year because of Liu Yuning.
Funnily enough, his character in Pearl Girl is pretty similar to his role in POB. Still not a fan.
POB was kinda disappointing to me. I think it's surprisingly basic, despite all the huge praise it gets from its audience.
The music was forgettable, the cinematography bland in most scenes, and a terribly predictable plot. I found myself feeling like I was watching a cartoon rather than a mature and competent drama. The tension will be broken up by the most irritating rom com nonsense.
I thought I was investing time in a political drama that would leave me guessing, but I got something else…
ML was so frustrating until almost the end. He was slated to be a master tactician who could clash wits with our FL, but he spends so much of the runtime being petty and immature. So many scenes of the ML sulking about nonsense and the FL having to tip toe around his feelings and stroke his ego.
The ending was dumb, and unnecessary, it was all reliant on some REALLY dumb villains, so the tie up is pretty messy.
Still waiting to be rescued… This is another drama for babies, but I honestly dislike it more than Youthful Glory despite it being objectively better…
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