Xigua

I love the grandma getting to subvert tropes by playing the guitar. For a hot second I thought maybe she used to be an idol? But the actress is an acclaimed writer, looks like she just was handed over the instrument instead of some kid wanting to be the next Jeff Satur.

Episode 7, she starts calling him on his bullshit and they start to get on even footing. Looks like he bit off more than he can chew with her after all.

Alright, looks like 50 shades meets revenge… the ML is unhinged and his red flag is only slightly lessened by giving her a safe word. I guess we will find out later how he is just a poor, misunderstood guy who deserves our sympathy after all? Until then, at least he is hot.

Did they imply the baby brother was gay or asexual?

Quite a different drama: mature, imperfect characters who try to figure out love. Slow vibes and HE.

I caught up with episode 10 and I enjoy it so far. The ML isn’t creepy and the FL isn’t a baby.

Princess Agents just stops. I wouldn’t even call it a bad ending because they set up a season 2 that never materialized. They kinda do make up for it in this series though. PA is like a fic that got abandoned. Good but no closure- prepare accordingly!

Wang Ke deserved better, her work on DumDum and her leadership skills should have been a guarantee for MVP status!!

Akina was kicked out while others got to stay?? I guess this is where buying votes comes in handy… and now I‘m really curious about the final formation.

They know their audience 😄

While it would explain why he left, calling it a scam is a serious accusation. I guess we‘ll see if he doubles down or takes it back.

Their fans love it though so I skip where necessary. It’s supposed to be entertaining, not groundbreaking tv.

Looks like some of the trainees come from rich families or at least ones who can afford huge mansions. Or who are at least willing to rent one for content… I always admire the ones coming from modest upbringing because they had to overcome a lot to come here.

I guess the teenagers are for self-insert reasons, kinda like everyone can stand next to their idol on stage, you just have to audition! Because I have no idea why else someone would put a 16 year old next to a woman who studied performance at university level.

The mentors are a huge draw so I guess it is for their fans. The trainees are not all good enough to generate views.

They could have cut out 70% of the participants in the first show alone. That being said, it is such a nice, positive and fun show! I expect for them to get more competitive and less nice the further along we move. For now it is kinda like band camp and even the uncut version doesn’t drag!

Ok, so which kind and quick soul on this planet earth used 1h to download everything before it was taken down???

This is so stressful after what happened with Mo Du. Is the entire series out?

The evil mother-in-law expecting the poor widow to kill herself… and all of them sitting around and treating widows like dirt is so creepy. They could end up like that any day, really, their own husbands are even older! Would they enjoy ending up as shut-in or considered dead weight? Where is the empathy? It is their own future they are looking at. Or do they just hope to die before their husbands?

Definitely got creepy vibes from Mr Keng. Looks like everyone is taking advantage of Non in their own ways.

Does anyone who follows him on weibo have any updates? According to his insta, he graduated from Beijing Film Academy in May 2023. Has he found work behind the camera? His roster for upcoming projects is not very promising, unfortunately.