The world of this drama was far too small. So small that the coincidences and connections between characters lost meaning, became predictable and towards the end, were downright annoying.
This drama was truly amazing. It depicted the experiences of those who have lived though war in a way i have never seen in drama-land and did so brilliantly. Normally, i am fully invested in the lives of the main characters and pay little attention to side characters. However, in this drama, all the characters played such an important role that it was easy to sympathize with them and their experiences. There were no strictly black/white characters and the drama did a good job of showing character development and providing us with enough explanation for why that character development occurred. I loved the twins, their parents, their sister, brother-in-law and the entire family not to mention the righteous and protective Gu Qing Ming.
I started this drama for Wallace (after watching love me if you dare) but honestly at some point i forgot Wallace as i knew him from his last drama and was fully invested in the lives of those in Changsha. The twins felt like close friends simply because i could understand their innocence and playfulness at the beginning of the show and i cant count how many times i was moved to tears when they experienced the different consequences of war leading them to mature a little bit more. I don't know if i'd be able to sit through this drama again partly because a lot of it's appeal comes from the shock of how things turn out and partly because i don't think my heart could handle it. That said, i would definitely recommend that you watch it at least once. If anything, it'll serve as an awesome deviation from the typical drama where you can basically predict the ending from the previews and forget details of the drama within a few days. After watching battle of Changsha, i spent a few weeks away from dramas for fear that i couldn't find a drama that was as good or alternatively i'd find such a great drama that i'd become overly invested again and wouldn't be able to allocate enough time to my dissertation project and my personal life.
Basically, if you're thinking "should i watch this?" the answer is YES. Yes you should :)
I started this drama for Wallace (after watching love me if you dare) but honestly at some point i forgot Wallace as i knew him from his last drama and was fully invested in the lives of those in Changsha. The twins felt like close friends simply because i could understand their innocence and playfulness at the beginning of the show and i cant count how many times i was moved to tears when they experienced the different consequences of war leading them to mature a little bit more. I don't know if i'd be able to sit through this drama again partly because a lot of it's appeal comes from the shock of how things turn out and partly because i don't think my heart could handle it. That said, i would definitely recommend that you watch it at least once. If anything, it'll serve as an awesome deviation from the typical drama where you can basically predict the ending from the previews and forget details of the drama within a few days. After watching battle of Changsha, i spent a few weeks away from dramas for fear that i couldn't find a drama that was as good or alternatively i'd find such a great drama that i'd become overly invested again and wouldn't be able to allocate enough time to my dissertation project and my personal life.
Basically, if you're thinking "should i watch this?" the answer is YES. Yes you should :)