i was wondering why yuyu just wouldn't give xiao wu a raise especially as he's not cruel, even xiao wu acknowledges he's softhearted, but after watching for a while you kinda understand lol. the drama doesn't explicitly state it, but you get it
yuyu is an absolute nutcase, but i think that so far the writers do a great job of not making him unlikable. there are pockets in almost every ep where he shows care or thought for someone or something, this reduces his meanness to bizarre. he's really easy to mock, this pokes fun at his self importance. then his relationship with his community (work, family, friends, neighbors, the hospital) is organic (within the context of the drama) and humanizes him greatly, so there's never been a case of 'why do they put up with him?' even if you're tempted to ask the answer is readily available - bc he's valuable or bc they simply want to.
also he kinda parallels jiajia and xiaoman in some ways, him and the rest of the characters are all like pieces of a puzzle that fit tightly into each other to form a full picture, so its kinda hard to single him out and loathe him alone. and finally a lot of credit also goes to wallace huo for playing him with such a deftness and weariness that's hard to miss
cang cang's mind itself doesn't work, she's written to be this pseudo smart character constantly trying to figure things out, but her mind is incapable of putting two and two together. like girl even if they're lying to you, you can't figure out anything by yourself? not even one thing? her dumbness is so absolute and absurdly out of place with everything else, one can only blame the writer. even the insane princess' mind works better, and she doesn't have a quarter of fl's exposure. it is clear that the writer's entire plot hinges on her fl's stupidity, and that's just poor writing
yes yes don't tell her her father poisoned her, so he can do it again someday, sigh. even if he tells her she won't believe him, even if she believes him will she do a thing about it? that girl is not capable of getting her lick back. another sigh. so far you can replace the fl with a cardboard cutout, and the story will still proceed in generally the same direction, third sigh.
an ignorant witless fl and a ml with a savior complex, omg this story is trying to drag us back to what cdrams were ten years ago, shame!! now i finally understand this drama's low rating, at least the ost is good though, everything looks pretty and peng xiao ran weeps so beautifully, so i can keep hate watching it until something else comes along
also to me it feels like he doesn't tell her the truth not just bc of his vow (he doesn't present as that scrupulous, and how is a vow to a hideous criminal more important than his relationship with his beloved?), but more importantly there's an undercurrent that he needs that grudge between them to keep him from completely losing himself over his enemy's daughter.
actually apart from the way the fl is written which i really despise, i have no other problems with the drama so far. even the misunderstandings make sense, from the ml's perspective at least. also peng xiao ran catches every single one of her character's beats, and i don't think i've seen allen ren this engaged with his character since probably under the power.
so all the men related to her are rotten, and she has no clue? she should be way more sophisticated than she is though for someone of her status. oy veyyy the angel that was watching over the fl in rebel princess we need you nowww
i did finish it although i didn't find it very engaging, but i think it was good for the actors. like their characters were very mature and grounded and they nailed it, i hope more and more producers see their value and pour more into them.
these second leads....smh! i was still side-eyeing him for letting go of his beloved so quickly after only staring at some trees and weeping a little, but then she pops out all with all that murder and like 🤗 nah they can keep each other
aw its only 2 eps but i like them already. he's so sad and she's all aww why you so sad? 🤧 also kudos to the lady that sang that one ost its really nice
also he kinda parallels jiajia and xiaoman in some ways, him and the rest of the characters are all like pieces of a puzzle that fit tightly into each other to form a full picture, so its kinda hard to single him out and loathe him alone. and finally a lot of credit also goes to wallace huo for playing him with such a deftness and weariness that's hard to miss
an ignorant witless fl and a ml with a savior complex, omg this story is trying to drag us back to what cdrams were ten years ago, shame!! now i finally understand this drama's low rating, at least the ost is good though, everything looks pretty and peng xiao ran weeps so beautifully, so i can keep hate watching it until something else comes along
i was still side-eyeing him for letting go of his beloved so quickly after only staring at some trees and weeping a little, but then she pops out all with all that murder and like 🤗 nah they can keep each other
also kudos to the lady that sang that one ost its really nice