Failed Father.
The premise of this series is good. There are many threads, each with its own story. It's anecdotal, it's heartwarming, it's infuriating and it's enlightening of the times. Overall, it's sketchy. Somehow the details didn't fully fleshed out the picture.
There is much to like. There's much realism and tales of life. There's much to appreciate. But there is also too much emphasis on some nuances and some bits of the acting seems over dramatised. I count 5 divorces. For 36 episodes and a family of 5 siblings, this seems a lot. The character play of antagonism between QZW and elder son QYC is a little overdone. The furtive, paternalistic and overbearing characterization of QZW, with his obviously devious scheming just got more irritating than hateful. Even QSM's portrayal of a ditzy sister get a little worn.
The QSL and MYD's relationship, as well as QEQ and MSQ's were better written with its moments of challenges and warmth.
The bigger acting parts belong to the male actors but the female actors did a better job. Esp Mao Xiao Tong and Zhu Zhu.
There is much to like. There's much realism and tales of life. There's much to appreciate. But there is also too much emphasis on some nuances and some bits of the acting seems over dramatised. I count 5 divorces. For 36 episodes and a family of 5 siblings, this seems a lot. The character play of antagonism between QZW and elder son QYC is a little overdone. The furtive, paternalistic and overbearing characterization of QZW, with his obviously devious scheming just got more irritating than hateful. Even QSM's portrayal of a ditzy sister get a little worn.
The QSL and MYD's relationship, as well as QEQ and MSQ's were better written with its moments of challenges and warmth.
The bigger acting parts belong to the male actors but the female actors did a better job. Esp Mao Xiao Tong and Zhu Zhu.
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