I watched everything in three days.
It really made me obsess over the characters and the story. I also felt the storyline to be unique, and the characters really developed. Are they believable and could be real? No and I hope not in some cases.
First, the bad:
One of the problems the drama has is that there are too many story arcs; they really did every trope under the sun:
- Revenge
- Controlling Parent / Parents opposing the relationship
- Loss of virginity
- Ex comes back
- Loss
- Miscommunication
- 3rd act break
The other huuge problem the drama has, there's some scenes that touch rape. There's one particular scene that we see one of then top main characters do to another character (not the bottom main lead) that I really had to ignore and forget or I wouldn't have enjoyed this as much as I did. I also would love that the loss of virginity plot arc would have been dealt with much less coercion and in a much more romantic way. Yeah the top lead is a big bad ass guy, into snakess and all, and into bdsm stuff, but the bottom is new to all this.
There's also like the first 4 episodes I would say this drama was trying too much, throwing everything under the sun at the wall and see what sticks. Then it finds it's voice and things get better, production gets better, the stories get better. But you have to take the first 4 episodes more like comedy and really decide after if you're into it or not.
Now the good:
I really loooved the first main arc of the story. I always do. When they are falling in love, when we see characters go from point A to B, really develop. The second main arc it's usually when I drop stories, but this one made me stick to it, and that says something.
Chi Cheng actor really does a good job. I really liked his character. Quiet characters are usually very hard to portray. He starts the show loving snakes more than anything in the world. He finished being a dependable, trustworthy guy who loves his partner more than anything. He goes from being someone no one relies on, to be the home of somebody. He goes from being rude and angry all the time to be calm and content and happy.
Wu Suo Wei character is a bit of a mess. He starts being a loser, with a girlfriend that leaves him for being poor. The whole "he's fat and unattractive" scenes are laughable because, honestly, he wasn't. He lost his dad when he was young, so he and his mother had to work extra hard to succeed in life. He's not afraid to take odd jobs or risky opportunities and he's very cheap. He first approaches Chi Cheng to take revenge on his ex, but falls in love with him slowly.
The second main couple is also quite interesting. Guo Cheng Yu is the childhood friend of Chi Cheng. There's a messy story there where they used to be three friends, with the third friend being the ex of Chi Cheng, but I don't want to enter to explain here but the drama is good. He's a chef? has a company? I'm not sure honestly. But he's more kind and respectful than Chi Cheng with his lovers. And then there's Jiang Xiao Shuai, who helps Wu Suo Wei and becomes sort of his master. His story is quite sad and I really enjoyed to see a more soft and less dramy side.
Overall it made me feel inspire to write, so I can't rate this drama badly. I'm not sure I would rewatch in the future but just for the story arcs and plots is an interesting case study.
First, the bad:
One of the problems the drama has is that there are too many story arcs; they really did every trope under the sun:
- Revenge
- Controlling Parent / Parents opposing the relationship
- Loss of virginity
- Ex comes back
- Loss
- Miscommunication
- 3rd act break
The other huuge problem the drama has, there's some scenes that touch rape. There's one particular scene that we see one of then top main characters do to another character (not the bottom main lead) that I really had to ignore and forget or I wouldn't have enjoyed this as much as I did. I also would love that the loss of virginity plot arc would have been dealt with much less coercion and in a much more romantic way. Yeah the top lead is a big bad ass guy, into snakess and all, and into bdsm stuff, but the bottom is new to all this.
There's also like the first 4 episodes I would say this drama was trying too much, throwing everything under the sun at the wall and see what sticks. Then it finds it's voice and things get better, production gets better, the stories get better. But you have to take the first 4 episodes more like comedy and really decide after if you're into it or not.
Now the good:
I really loooved the first main arc of the story. I always do. When they are falling in love, when we see characters go from point A to B, really develop. The second main arc it's usually when I drop stories, but this one made me stick to it, and that says something.
Chi Cheng actor really does a good job. I really liked his character. Quiet characters are usually very hard to portray. He starts the show loving snakes more than anything in the world. He finished being a dependable, trustworthy guy who loves his partner more than anything. He goes from being someone no one relies on, to be the home of somebody. He goes from being rude and angry all the time to be calm and content and happy.
Wu Suo Wei character is a bit of a mess. He starts being a loser, with a girlfriend that leaves him for being poor. The whole "he's fat and unattractive" scenes are laughable because, honestly, he wasn't. He lost his dad when he was young, so he and his mother had to work extra hard to succeed in life. He's not afraid to take odd jobs or risky opportunities and he's very cheap. He first approaches Chi Cheng to take revenge on his ex, but falls in love with him slowly.
The second main couple is also quite interesting. Guo Cheng Yu is the childhood friend of Chi Cheng. There's a messy story there where they used to be three friends, with the third friend being the ex of Chi Cheng, but I don't want to enter to explain here but the drama is good. He's a chef? has a company? I'm not sure honestly. But he's more kind and respectful than Chi Cheng with his lovers. And then there's Jiang Xiao Shuai, who helps Wu Suo Wei and becomes sort of his master. His story is quite sad and I really enjoyed to see a more soft and less dramy side.
Overall it made me feel inspire to write, so I can't rate this drama badly. I'm not sure I would rewatch in the future but just for the story arcs and plots is an interesting case study.
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