My first impression of the first two episodes.Another good script has fallen into the hands of the wrong director.…
I do agree with you on many parts. Some of the scenes that happen have me going "Huh? This doesn't make any sense," so yeah, it could've been better with a different director.
As for the acting..I absolutely adored Cheng Yi in L&R. But I think the fact that it was a xianxia drama and we met his character, Si Feng, when he was only 16 played in his favor so any awkward acting could just be passed off as youth or naïveté.
However, that isn't the case here. There are times when his acting isn't as natural as I hoped it would be. While most actors/actresses struggle to emote dramatic or sad scenes and do well with more playful/light/everyday behaviors (like Zhao Lu Si), Cheng Yi is the opposite. He does so well with his dramatic scenes and when he cries ... he really makes you cry along with him..but when acting out everyday interactions, it does tend to feel forced.
Finally trying to catch up on the episodes aired and Qi Yan's character reminds me of Alec Su's Yang Si Lang in Warriors of the Yang Clan. In order to be a savior, Qi Yan (like Si Lang) has to play the part of the villain. It brings out the idea of "his truth, everyone else's truth, and the actual truth."
It makes him one of the more pitiful rulers since he literally has no one he can trust because those loyal to the people who put Qi Yan in his predicament are the very ones who condemn and label him as a traitor. But you can't blame them either because they don't know what happened in the shadows.
It was okay in regards to L&R, I didn't have many mixed feelings, but... when "Ling Long" and "Min Yan' suddenly…
That's the problem with continuously having the same cast. It's like after Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms ended and Diliraba and Zhang Bin Bin were in everything together afterwards.
Maybe at beginning he had good plan and intentions, but later how he let destroy all FL life, from wedding scene,…
YES!! Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms and Love and Redemption are my 2 favorite xianxia dramas but Ye Hua and Si Feng were infuriating. **I do want to clarify that I absolutely adore Ye Hua and Si Feng**
Ye Hua wasn't too horrible because he did tell Su Su that he would have to treat her coldly in front of others. Part of the problems were Su Su's fault because she didn't listen to him when he told her not to talk to or trust anyone in the heavens yet she kept listening to Su Jin. At least when she was Bai Qian, Ye Hua was very honest with her.
Si Feng on the other hand...ugh. So maddening!! He literally finds out everything (except for Hao Chen's true identity) and keeps it all a secret!! WTF! His pain was truly self-inflicted. Xuan Ji never hesitated to side with him or give him the benefit of the doubt but he just kept lying until she just couldn't trust his word anymore. When she asked brother Liu about the Lover's Curse and he was all "you just don't know anything" I was mad that he yelled at her for not knowing anything...I mean, whose fault was it that she didn't know anything? It was Si Feng's fault. You can't withhold information from someone and then blame that someone for not knowing said information. Even when they reconciled, Si Feng still didn't tell her that she was Luo Hou Ji Du instead he just evaded the topic. Dude didn't learn anything.
It's essentially the same here. All those good intentions become moot because the sacrifices nullify whatever good intentions were there in the first place.
It produced by people with no brain. At one of the episode, FL got into argument with a patient's mom because…
I actually sided with the FL at that scene. A child is not obligated to share their things just because another child wants to play with it. Not only does the mother not teach her child that he's not entitled to something that isn't his, she berates another child for not sharing and insults his parents. It was quite an infuriating scene that any bystander should be offended by.
I feel that him sacrificing himself is pointless. She will suffer and is suffering anyway. She has lost who are…
That's the hilarious thing about Xianxia gods though. They preach about fate and sacrifice and act like they are so much better than mortals because time is limitless to them and they are powerful. Yet when fate catches up to them, they go out of their way to avoid calamities and actually make situations worse for themselves.
Maybe at beginning he had good plan and intentions, but later how he let destroy all FL life, from wedding scene,…
There definitely is no malicious intent behind his actions. He's doing the best he can ... unfortunately, good intents that end with disastrous results amount to nothing. He tried to save them all and ended up saving no one. Because of his good intentions, Gu Jun died and Qing Mu and Houchi ceased to exist.
Sapai Jao is a gem. The couplings are very well matched and it's both light, comedic, and fun. It was the first drama where I really took a liking to Namphon's acting.
I honestly thought I really liked Suparburoot Juthathep until I rewatched it later and realized, character-wise, I only like the 2 older brothers out of the 5. I think the 3 younger ones went out of their way to avoid the arranged marriage and it left a bad taste in my mouth. I think it's only "okay" because the women they are betrothed to were purposely portrayed as horrendous. And honestly, the 2 sisters wouldn't have gone to such lengths if the boys hadn't betrayed them first. The boys talk of duty and filial piety when they actually couldn't follow through.
I honestly started watching It's Okay to Not be Okay with the expectation that the female lead will not change. Yes, she can have character growth but it is likely impossible she will actually change because psychological disorders such as ASPD can't be "cured" with love **cue singing birds in the background.
The people I watched the drama with and I discussed this drama and agreed that Ko Mun Young is someone who's interesting onscreen but in reality ... she's someone who "everyday" people would go out of their way to avoid.
Wuhuan has changed so much, she use to be just a maid and now she's heavenly empress. How her maid disrespected…
They may be the true gods but she is probably years ahead of them in terms of training and cultivating herself. Isn't she also dabbling in demonic magic now? She won't be able to defeat them but she'll give them a hell of a fight.
Maybe at beginning he had good plan and intentions, but later how he let destroy all FL life, from wedding scene,…
Yeah agreed. Wu Huan destroyed Houchi's core which caused Gu Jun to sacrifice his life to return Shanggu's soul to her. . .yet no one but Tian Qi reprimands Wu Huan for her treachery. No wonder this woman is so arrogant and entitled .. everyone else is too much of a coward to stand up to her, even her own husband. Then because of Gu Jun's sacrifice, Houchi absorbs Shanggu's soul even though she knew it would destroy her.. ugh..this is all Bai Jue's fault!! I don't care what sacrifices Bai Jue's done for her. At the beginning, Bai Jue killed Tian Qi even though all Tian Qi did was for Shanggu ... so no. Bai Jue doesn't get a pass even if he's planning to sacrifice himself for her. Male leads like him; his love is very selfish and he's not worthy of Shanggu. In his mind, it's okay if he is killed as long as Shanggu survives even if it means he's destroying her psychologically and emotionally. No. She deserves so much better.
Your first point was also my biggest problem in this story.Her "profession" bothered me as soon as she interrupted…
Maybe that was the case for this drama because there was that shower scene between FL's ex-boyfriend and his fiance. Like wtf! It's the middle of the day...both are doctors yet they have the free time to go into a random open patient room and shower together. I thought that wing of the hospital was for children. I think I lost brain cells from that scene.
Dropped like a hot potatoe. First red flag- child psichologist FL readily agrees to kid calling her 'Mom'-like,…
Your first point was also my biggest problem in this story.
Her "profession" bothered me as soon as she interrupted another doctor who was with Xiao Bao. Even if that other doctor was struggling with the kid .. professionally, doctors don't just interfere and take over another doctor's patients. It's not only unprofessional but also highly disrespectful to her colleague. But, as a doctor, did that other female doctor not know how he would react to cars?? Seems like either she made a really bad judgment call or information was kept from her. Aren't they all child psychologists? And yet she's the only one out of ALL the medical professionals he consulted with who can get through to the child?? Ugh. Drama-logic. Then there was the whole "mom" thing. NOPE!! As his guardian, ML should've nipped that in the bud immediately. He says "Whatever Xiao Bao wants, I get it for him," what a way to potentially hurt the child in the long run.
Some of the scenes that happen have me going "Huh? This doesn't make any sense," so yeah, it could've been better with a different director.
As for the acting..I absolutely adored Cheng Yi in L&R. But I think the fact that it was a xianxia drama and we met his character, Si Feng, when he was only 16 played in his favor so any awkward acting could just be passed off as youth or naïveté.
However, that isn't the case here. There are times when his acting isn't as natural as I hoped it would be. While most actors/actresses struggle to emote dramatic or sad scenes and do well with more playful/light/everyday behaviors (like Zhao Lu Si), Cheng Yi is the opposite. He does so well with his dramatic scenes and when he cries ... he really makes you cry along with him..but when acting out everyday interactions, it does tend to feel forced.
It makes him one of the more pitiful rulers since he literally has no one he can trust because those loyal to the people who put Qi Yan in his predicament are the very ones who condemn and label him as a traitor. But you can't blame them either because they don't know what happened in the shadows.
**I do want to clarify that I absolutely adore Ye Hua and Si Feng**
Ye Hua wasn't too horrible because he did tell Su Su that he would have to treat her coldly in front of others. Part of the problems were Su Su's fault because she didn't listen to him when he told her not to talk to or trust anyone in the heavens yet she kept listening to Su Jin. At least when she was Bai Qian, Ye Hua was very honest with her.
Si Feng on the other hand...ugh. So maddening!! He literally finds out everything (except for Hao Chen's true identity) and keeps it all a secret!! WTF! His pain was truly self-inflicted. Xuan Ji never hesitated to side with him or give him the benefit of the doubt but he just kept lying until she just couldn't trust his word anymore. When she asked brother Liu about the Lover's Curse and he was all "you just don't know anything" I was mad that he yelled at her for not knowing anything...I mean, whose fault was it that she didn't know anything? It was Si Feng's fault.
You can't withhold information from someone and then blame that someone for not knowing said information.
Even when they reconciled, Si Feng still didn't tell her that she was Luo Hou Ji Du instead he just evaded the topic. Dude didn't learn anything.
It's essentially the same here. All those good intentions become moot because the sacrifices nullify whatever good intentions were there in the first place.
Because of his good intentions, Gu Jun died and Qing Mu and Houchi ceased to exist.
I honestly thought I really liked Suparburoot Juthathep until I rewatched it later and realized, character-wise, I only like the 2 older brothers out of the 5. I think the 3 younger ones went out of their way to avoid the arranged marriage and it left a bad taste in my mouth. I think it's only "okay" because the women they are betrothed to were purposely portrayed as horrendous. And honestly, the 2 sisters wouldn't have gone to such lengths if the boys hadn't betrayed them first. The boys talk of duty and filial piety when they actually couldn't follow through.
The people I watched the drama with and I discussed this drama and agreed that Ko Mun Young is someone who's interesting onscreen but in reality ... she's someone who "everyday" people would go out of their way to avoid.
I don't care what sacrifices Bai Jue's done for her. At the beginning, Bai Jue killed Tian Qi even though all Tian Qi did was for Shanggu ... so no. Bai Jue doesn't get a pass even if he's planning to sacrifice himself for her. Male leads like him; his love is very selfish and he's not worthy of Shanggu. In his mind, it's okay if he is killed as long as Shanggu survives even if it means he's destroying her psychologically and emotionally. No. She deserves so much better.
Her "profession" bothered me as soon as she interrupted another doctor who was with Xiao Bao. Even if that other doctor was struggling with the kid .. professionally, doctors don't just interfere and take over another doctor's patients. It's not only unprofessional but also highly disrespectful to her colleague.
But, as a doctor, did that other female doctor not know how he would react to cars?? Seems like either she made a really bad judgment call or information was kept from her.
Aren't they all child psychologists? And yet she's the only one out of ALL the medical professionals he consulted with who can get through to the child?? Ugh. Drama-logic.
Then there was the whole "mom" thing. NOPE!! As his guardian, ML should've nipped that in the bud immediately. He says "Whatever Xiao Bao wants, I get it for him," what a way to potentially hurt the child in the long run.