I honestly don't see the attraction.I think these cold and quiet men are only interesting when they reveal depth…
It's not the niceness that I have issue with. It's the lack of any personality outside of being perfect and loving the female lead that I detest. I prefer a good, nice, cookie-cutter love interest over an abusive, unhealthy one any day but being good is not equal to being bland. As Martial mentioned above, Ashile Sun is not a bland character but he is a healthy love interest. I agree that there is no definite way to define any of these romantic archetypes but I just have a specific aversion to the second-male-lead types who are usually the subject for the "second male lead syndrome". They are not characters written with any dignity, they are just avatars of perfection that don't get the female lead. Probably because even in their fictional setting they are too perfect to be real so they have to lose the girl against all logic. Otherwise the writers would be forced to actually write a character arc for them and it's hard to make a blank page seem interesting.
I honestly don't see the attraction.I think these cold and quiet men are only interesting when they reveal depth…
I have to pass up on knowing this character, unfortunately. I'm still regretting my decision to watch AOL because everyone said Runyu is a good character to watch.
I honestly don't see the attraction.I think these cold and quiet men are only interesting when they reveal depth…
Youdu was a real bland potato though,no? He had no spice, just a cardboard ideal man. I get bored with those characters too. I want flaws and personality and emotions...too much to ask sometimes, apparently!
I have to respectfully disagree with you. I think the chemistry is very off and both male leads lack a depth of…
I try not to be too critical, either. Because at the end of the day, I watch shows to enjoy them but sometimes you just have to! I mean they are spending so much money on these projects. We owe it to their effort to take them a little seriously, right? They deserve fair feedback and all that.
I have to respectfully disagree with you. I think the chemistry is very off and both male leads lack a depth of…
Yes, I kind of feel bad for criticizing the actors because they sort of are trying and they are hitting their marks but it's just not enough sometimes? I mean they are good enough for the show to remain a good and engaging show. They're not ruining it but I keep imagining with better casting choices, this show could have been a true masterpiece. Because as you said it is character driven, if it had those characters performed to perfection, it would become a very memorable show for sure. I still like it of course, or I wouldn't watch it but could be better. Realistically better. Like nothing is perfect but this could be better.
I honestly don't see the attraction.I think these cold and quiet men are only interesting when they reveal depth…
Hahaha! I wasn't planning to watch it either. I don't know why but I somehow developed this very negative mindset about it since the first time I heard about it!
In reality, being in a relationship with someone like Shifu would be so draining and restrained. Only in a xianxia…
I think amongst all the master love interests that I have watched and read, my favorites are definitely Zhousheng Chen and Chu Wanning. I can't settle for less anymore!
I honestly don't see the attraction.I think these cold and quiet men are only interesting when they reveal depth…
To be fair, and I saw someone mention this in a comment here, this show is definitely not about representing healthy couples. That's why I think a happy ending doesn't make sense for this. It's about flawed characters ruining their own and other's lives. So I don't mind how bad fjm is to haishi on a story level but also he just doesn't have enough charm to be interesting despite that. He has moments where i like him but overall, it's just not doing it for me.
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Well, that is so sad.
His aesthetics are nice but I still haven't found any show of his interesting enough to watch all the way to the end.
I agree that there is no definite way to define any of these romantic archetypes but I just have a specific aversion to the second-male-lead types who are usually the subject for the "second male lead syndrome". They are not characters written with any dignity, they are just avatars of perfection that don't get the female lead. Probably because even in their fictional setting they are too perfect to be real so they have to lose the girl against all logic. Otherwise the writers would be forced to actually write a character arc for them and it's hard to make a blank page seem interesting.
We really shouldn't laugh but it's really in-your-face, isn't it?
I still like it of course, or I wouldn't watch it but could be better. Realistically better. Like nothing is perfect but this could be better.