I started this drama 'cause I was bored and had nothing better I wanted to watch. I'm in the early episodes of Zheng Yecheng's drama 'Love Under the Full Moon' and I'm waiting for all episodes to be free and with English subs. Then I stumbled upon Stealth Walker.
Best. Thing. Ever.
At on episode 6 of 24, I can feel that I'm gonna need more episodes before we get to the end.
This drama is really good. It's not great or award winning, but it has just the right amount of goodness. I'm liking the police action, the undercover storyline and the little cutie, Coco. She's so precious.
Episode 6 is the best and funniest so far and I just know it will get better. Let's hope I'm not disappointed.
I've watched 15 episodes and if I stopped here then I'd consider it a happy ending.
This drama is amazing! The main characters are smart and capable. The FL isn't annoying. Her brother is hilarious. And even the secondary couple-to-be is okay.
If I stop at episode 15, it's a happy ending in my heart. ಠ﹏ಠ
Great article ✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧ I've been meaning to check this drama out. Thank you for the spoiler warnings.
If the main couple that everyone loved in the books/webtoons/whatever can't be together in the on-screen adaptation, then I'd rather have them be friends and not change the love interests at all. Especially if the new couple is not going to be as amazing in the on-screen adaptation as the original couple was in the books/webtoons/whatever ┐(￣ヘ￣)┌
As the story unfolds...and my own thoughts and predictions. [Major Spoilers for Episodes 1-3]
• First episode
I have seen 2 of Victoria Song's dramas and I've dropped them both (for various reasons), but I'm willing to give this one a chance. This is the first drama starring Oho Ou that I've ever watched and after only the first episode, I can tell I'm gonna love his acting.
I'm unfamiliar with the rest of the cast except for Ryan Zhang (from Love O2O and Eternal Love/TMOPB).
It's extremely sinister. Youze is made out to be a monied stalker who has fabricated their love story. This actually reminds me of that Netflix movie with Brenda Song (Secret Obsession). However, our guy here might not be the villain with the way things may go after episode 1, there will be a lot of misunderstandings and putting our trust in the wrong people—people who may have led to Qianyi's mountain accident—and definite mistrust in Youze. So, if the music continues in this way (which I think it will), I might not like the main lead all that much at first.
Even though as the story unfolds things will become clearer for the audience, Qianyi is about to manipulated into believing Youze is a dodge dodge person.
• Second and third episodes
Yes, he should have hidden some of the truth for so long. Yes, locking her up against her will and refusing for her to do anything by herself if unfair and wrong. I aagree. He needs to work on his trust and fears and have more faith in her ability to remember. He needs to give her her freedom back. All of it. If he continues in this way, he will push her out of his life.
Now, on to a more pressing matter: At this point, we can't trust anyone else besides Youze.
I don't, for one second, find Dr Fang inconspicuous. Is he the person sending her the lavender letters?? Isn't she allergic to lavender?? It can't be the peanut butter, can it?????? There's no way Youze wouldn't know that! It has to be Dr Fang or that violin teacher or someone else!
If only she would voice her concerns more. That talk at the dinner table about what she wanted to do and how she wanted to move forward after their "heated discussion" was perfect. I wish she'd asked him about the lavender letters. *Sigh*.
The first 5-6 episodes are good, but after he gets back into the role of President-to-be, it feels like a completely different drama.
• Episodes 1-5: The whole drama is predictable and fun. I like how she is a capable person all on her own. She's smart, hard-working and reliable. Then there's Xiao Ba who is a complete mess. These episodes were hilarious and adorable. Then he goes back to work.
• Episodes 6-8: It has become a typical "rich man/poor woman" drama. With scheming family members and a "brother" who's in love with FL but won't say anything until it's too late.
It still good. I'm only watching for Anxin and Ling Yue's relationship, as well as the LY's doctor and his secretary/assistant (Ai Li). They're cute. Third brother (Ling Sheng, I think) really needs to up his game if he wants to get the woman he likes (Xin'er???).
And what has happened with First brother??????? Did we just gloss over the fact that he tried to kill Ling Yue?!?!? Like, that did happen. Are we not gonna talk about it? Or have him fired from the company??! Huh?
• Episodes 9-14: Anxin and Ling Yue are a mess. Ling Fang is an even bigger mess.
• Episodes 15-24: Nice plot twist. It upset me 'cause I wanted that character to get a HEA. Ai Li and Xiao Yin Shang are cute. I skipped a lot of everyone else's scenes. A lot. Even Anxin and Ling Yue's scenes.
I could have skipped this drama and lived happier without knowing anything of it.
She wrote Listening Snow Tower (which was an amazing drama). I wonder who they will cast for this drama. Her other two works have wrapped filming and I can't wait to watch them.
Xu Kai has a drama coming out with Yang Mi. I started this drama so I may fall for him, so that when I see him…
I like the good things about their relationship and how the actors were together on-screen.
I didn't like any of the things about his character that you wrote. It's true, a significant other or ex should never act the way he did.
And so what if I also liked his good looks? The actor is a good looking person. (So is everyone else in the cast).
But the way his character was written was very unappealing and I understand and agree with your statement about Tong Yao moving on and making things clear (人 •͈ᴗ•͈)(人 •͈ᴗ•͈)
The best episodes for me are 23-31, too bad if you dropped the drama only til 8 episode. But if you don't like…
Thanks for the comments and suggestions (人 •͈ᴗ•͈)(人 •͈ᴗ•͈)
I want to watch dramas that are good from the early episodes and onwards, so I don't want to sit through 22 episodes to get to a good climax or better chemistry or dialogue.
Xu Kai has a drama coming out with Yang Mi. I started this drama so I may fall for him, so that when I see him…
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It's good to know this gets better for some people.
About the boyfriend - that's why I would have written the character much better (if I'd been the screenwriter), because those moments during their relationship were perfect [ https://twitter.com/t3i4p3/status/1421572330346754050?s=19 ].
Ancient Love Poetry has magnificent costumes (from what I've seen in posts, haven't watched the drama) and a lot of the supporting cast are my faves.
Extremely unpopular opinion. (Emphasis on OPINION).
Xu Kai has a drama coming out with Yang Mi. I started this drama so I may fall for him, so that when I see him with YM, I'll like him more.
Worst. Decision. Ever.
I've been seriously watching dramas for 2 years now and I know what I like and what I do not like.... And I don't like this drama.
From the acting, to the story to the music, absolutely nothing is memorable or entertaining enought to continue watching.
The only e-sports related drama I ever watched was Go Go Squid and if it weren't for Yang Zi and Li Xian's beautifully adorable (although ridiculously frustrating) romance, then I would not have finished it. Also, the way the e-sports storyline was written was so brilliant and captivating that I rooted for them in every competition they had. I don't have those feelings for FIYS. I don't care about the romance or the e-sports and from the 8 episodes I've watched, that's all there is to it. It ticks off many of my favourite cliches and tropes from dramas and executes them poorly.
Then there's the lackluster chemistry between Xu Kai and Cheng Xiao. I just roll my eyes at everything they do together. Sometimes cliche Main Leads that are written in this way can capture the audience and make us love them and everything they do, but it takes the skill of the actor and the production and editing crew to bring them to life on-screen. XK and CX's characters have no life. Although XK is trying his best, he is only as good as his co-star. I know nothing about CX nor have I seen her other works and this drama was really not the way to start things off. I remember her only having three facial expressions the entire 8 episodes.
The script didn't help at all, either. I skipped through most of the dialogue because I knew what they were going to say. I have no issues with tropey dramas. I sometimes love them. However, this drama was nothing but poorly executed tropes.
Then there's the side characters who aren't memorable either. If I can't watch the drama for the mains, I should at least be left with a supporting cast that would make me reconsider continuing the drama.....in FIYS, there is no such supporting cast. I kind of liked CX's ex in the drama. Whenever they showed the flashbacks to their relationship, those moments were sweet and natural. Much better than whatever was going in with CX and XK's characters. If I'd been the screenwriter, I would have written the ex as less sexist to women in e-sports, gotten him and CX back together, then XK would have ended up with his old teammate from South Korea. Ever if CX didn't end up with anyone and just achieved greater things in the e-sports world, that would have been a good ending too.
I'm not in the business of watching something I don't like at all.
If you're a fan of any of the cast, this is a very subjective opinion on FIYS and their acting. Maybe if watch their other dramas/movies, I'll begin to like them, but FIYS was the worst decision I ever made in terms of being introduced to XK. I'll just wait for She and Her Perfect Husband to be released, just incase I do more damage than good.
*EDIT*
This drama was so boring, I didn't even realise until after posting this review that freaking SEVENTEEN and WAYV sing OSTs.
I like it!
I started this drama 'cause I was bored and had nothing better I wanted to watch. I'm in the early episodes of Zheng Yecheng's drama 'Love Under the Full Moon' and I'm waiting for all episodes to be free and with English subs. Then I stumbled upon Stealth Walker.
Best. Thing. Ever.
At on episode 6 of 24, I can feel that I'm gonna need more episodes before we get to the end.
This drama is really good. It's not great or award winning, but it has just the right amount of goodness. I'm liking the police action, the undercover storyline and the little cutie, Coco. She's so precious.
Episode 6 is the best and funniest so far and I just know it will get better. Let's hope I'm not disappointed.
This drama is amazing! The main characters are smart and capable. The FL isn't annoying. Her brother is hilarious. And even the secondary couple-to-be is okay.
If I stop at episode 15, it's a happy ending in my heart. ಠ﹏ಠ
But I know I can't stop here.
If the main couple that everyone loved in the books/webtoons/whatever can't be together in the on-screen adaptation, then I'd rather have them be friends and not change the love interests at all. Especially if the new couple is not going to be as amazing in the on-screen adaptation as the original couple was in the books/webtoons/whatever ┐(￣ヘ￣)┌
I have seen 2 of Victoria Song's dramas and I've dropped them both (for various reasons), but I'm willing to give this one a chance. This is the first drama starring Oho Ou that I've ever watched and after only the first episode, I can tell I'm gonna love his acting.
I'm unfamiliar with the rest of the cast except for Ryan Zhang (from Love O2O and Eternal Love/TMOPB).
It's extremely sinister. Youze is made out to be a monied stalker who has fabricated their love story. This actually reminds me of that Netflix movie with Brenda Song (Secret Obsession). However, our guy here might not be the villain with the way things may go after episode 1, there will be a lot of misunderstandings and putting our trust in the wrong people—people who may have led to Qianyi's mountain accident—and definite mistrust in Youze. So, if the music continues in this way (which I think it will), I might not like the main lead all that much at first.
Even though as the story unfolds things will become clearer for the audience, Qianyi is about to manipulated into believing Youze is a dodge dodge person.
• Second and third episodes
Yes, he should have hidden some of the truth for so long. Yes, locking her up against her will and refusing for her to do anything by herself if unfair and wrong. I aagree. He needs to work on his trust and fears and have more faith in her ability to remember. He needs to give her her freedom back. All of it. If he continues in this way, he will push her out of his life.
Now, on to a more pressing matter: At this point, we can't trust anyone else besides Youze.
I don't, for one second, find Dr Fang inconspicuous. Is he the person sending her the lavender letters?? Isn't she allergic to lavender?? It can't be the peanut butter, can it?????? There's no way Youze wouldn't know that! It has to be Dr Fang or that violin teacher or someone else!
If only she would voice her concerns more. That talk at the dinner table about what she wanted to do and how she wanted to move forward after their "heated discussion" was perfect. I wish she'd asked him about the lavender letters. *Sigh*.
• Episodes 1-5:
The whole drama is predictable and fun. I like how she is a capable person all on her own. She's smart, hard-working and reliable. Then there's Xiao Ba who is a complete mess. These episodes were hilarious and adorable. Then he goes back to work.
• Episodes 6-8:
It has become a typical "rich man/poor woman" drama. With scheming family members and a "brother" who's in love with FL but won't say anything until it's too late.
It still good. I'm only watching for Anxin and Ling Yue's relationship, as well as the LY's doctor and his secretary/assistant (Ai Li). They're cute. Third brother (Ling Sheng, I think) really needs to up his game if he wants to get the woman he likes (Xin'er???).
And what has happened with First brother??????? Did we just gloss over the fact that he tried to kill Ling Yue?!?!? Like, that did happen. Are we not gonna talk about it? Or have him fired from the company??! Huh?
• Episodes 9-14:
Anxin and Ling Yue are a mess.
Ling Fang is an even bigger mess.
• Episodes 15-24:
Nice plot twist. It upset me 'cause I wanted that character to get a HEA. Ai Li and Xiao Yin Shang are cute. I skipped a lot of everyone else's scenes. A lot. Even Anxin and Ling Yue's scenes.
I could have skipped this drama and lived happier without knowing anything of it.
For instance, you say 12 episodes in and it's still boring with a slower pace whereas I may like the slow pace if it's done really well.
Speaking of, why do you say that? What makes it boring?
I didn't like any of the things about his character that you wrote. It's true, a significant other or ex should never act the way he did.
And so what if I also liked his good looks? The actor is a good looking person. (So is everyone else in the cast).
But the way his character was written was very unappealing and I understand and agree with your statement about Tong Yao moving on and making things clear
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I'll check out Ancient Love Poetry later, because it already has an amazing cast and beautiful costumes. If I fall for Xu Kai, even better.
The fact that he only appeared for a while and left an impact greater than the ML says a lot.
I want to watch dramas that are good from the early episodes and onwards, so I don't want to sit through 22 episodes to get to a good climax or better chemistry or dialogue.
If it takes that long for the drama to get good, then it isn't worth it (imo).
It's good to know this gets better for some people.
About the boyfriend - that's why I would have written the character much better (if I'd been the screenwriter), because those moments during their relationship were perfect [ https://twitter.com/t3i4p3/status/1421572330346754050?s=19 ].
Ancient Love Poetry has magnificent costumes (from what I've seen in posts, haven't watched the drama) and a lot of the supporting cast are my faves.
Worst. Decision. Ever.
I've been seriously watching dramas for 2 years now and I know what I like and what I do not like.... And I don't like this drama.
From the acting, to the story to the music, absolutely nothing is memorable or entertaining enought to continue watching.
The only e-sports related drama I ever watched was Go Go Squid and if it weren't for Yang Zi and Li Xian's beautifully adorable (although ridiculously frustrating) romance, then I would not have finished it. Also, the way the e-sports storyline was written was so brilliant and captivating that I rooted for them in every competition they had. I don't have those feelings for FIYS. I don't care about the romance or the e-sports and from the 8 episodes I've watched, that's all there is to it. It ticks off many of my favourite cliches and tropes from dramas and executes them poorly.
Then there's the lackluster chemistry between Xu Kai and Cheng Xiao. I just roll my eyes at everything they do together. Sometimes cliche Main Leads that are written in this way can capture the audience and make us love them and everything they do, but it takes the skill of the actor and the production and editing crew to bring them to life on-screen. XK and CX's characters have no life. Although XK is trying his best, he is only as good as his co-star. I know nothing about CX nor have I seen her other works and this drama was really not the way to start things off. I remember her only having three facial expressions the entire 8 episodes.
The script didn't help at all, either. I skipped through most of the dialogue because I knew what they were going to say. I have no issues with tropey dramas. I sometimes love them. However, this drama was nothing but poorly executed tropes.
Then there's the side characters who aren't memorable either. If I can't watch the drama for the mains, I should at least be left with a supporting cast that would make me reconsider continuing the drama.....in FIYS, there is no such supporting cast. I kind of liked CX's ex in the drama. Whenever they showed the flashbacks to their relationship, those moments were sweet and natural. Much better than whatever was going in with CX and XK's characters. If I'd been the screenwriter, I would have written the ex as less sexist to women in e-sports, gotten him and CX back together, then XK would have ended up with his old teammate from South Korea. Ever if CX didn't end up with anyone and just achieved greater things in the e-sports world, that would have been a good ending too.
I'm not in the business of watching something I don't like at all.
If you're a fan of any of the cast, this is a very subjective opinion on FIYS and their acting. Maybe if watch their other dramas/movies, I'll begin to like them, but FIYS was the worst decision I ever made in terms of being introduced to XK. I'll just wait for She and Her Perfect Husband to be released, just incase I do more damage than good.
*EDIT*
This drama was so boring, I didn't even realise until after posting this review that freaking SEVENTEEN and WAYV sing OSTs.
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I'll listen to the soundtrack separately.