Flashbacks
I detest flashbacks. I particularly loathe a show that relies so heavily on digging into and regurgitating the past. Touch on the main points and get on with it. Do I really need to know who ate what at the cafeteria? Not enough time spent developing the present. I really wanted to like this, but watching is really painful.Was this review helpful to you?
Age related confusion
Why does Chinese drama insist on casting someone in their 30s to play a 17 year old? It's so incredibly annoying to try to force my brain to accept something that is so visibly untrue. FL is pretty, a good actress - and obviously not a teenager. I don't think it's enough to make me stop watching but it ruins the overall feeling.But...a new favorite actor! How is it that in all my years of watching C-dramas I have never before encountered Yu En Tai? The man has a face like a rubber mask, emotions changing quickly and effortlessly. And the subtle crazy look was terrifying! I am in awe.
An earlier review stated this needed more episodes and I agree. It felt very rushed in the last five or so episodes and the ending was unsatisfying. Would I watch again? Except for a couple of exceptional actors, I doubt it. But I don't feel I wasted my time.
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