Bland
This show reminds me of those sports Disney movies from the late 90s, early 2000s like Double Teamed, Brink, Luck of Irish, etc., although; looking back, some of those weren’t great but this doesn’t even hold up to those. Most of this show is pretty bland and I can’t continue watching.
What I liked:
I like that they are able to show actual snowboarders because they can cover their faces. It would have brought things down even more if they had shown those odd close up green screened shots (like when they are fake riding horses) that mimic snowboarding. At least they got that much right. The only other thing that was decent was the scenery. The snow-capped mountainous views are beautiful.
What I don’t like:
The plot. It’s a very basic setup with a basic script. No characters have any true depth. They aren’t even that interesting or likable. The villains are bland and even the conflicts are lacking. This seems made for teens with a failed attempt to try to throw in a couple of adult themes with her raunchy secret comic. Sort of cringy. I’m not going to go into too much detail about the child like behavior from Yu Shenxin because it’s her default character setting. I can get past it in some shows but would have liked to see her evolve from it in this show about mid-20 adults being in love. Another thing that bothers me about this show is the snowboarding sort of just takes a backseat to everything. With the Chinese title and English title focused on snowboarding greatness, (Ski into Love could have been a play on words: skiing back into the love of snowboarding…but I was mistaken and it’s pretty basic just from watching this) you would think we’d get a more snowboarding comeuppance story but we definitely do not. It only scratches the surface. Lastly, I don’t find most of the couples that interesting.
This show will definitely be loved by the actor’s fans but I wanted to check it out since there isn’t much showing at the moment. Didn’t disappoint me, just not for me. Probably my fault for watching more serious dramas and then this at the same time. Taints my perception.
What I liked:
I like that they are able to show actual snowboarders because they can cover their faces. It would have brought things down even more if they had shown those odd close up green screened shots (like when they are fake riding horses) that mimic snowboarding. At least they got that much right. The only other thing that was decent was the scenery. The snow-capped mountainous views are beautiful.
What I don’t like:
The plot. It’s a very basic setup with a basic script. No characters have any true depth. They aren’t even that interesting or likable. The villains are bland and even the conflicts are lacking. This seems made for teens with a failed attempt to try to throw in a couple of adult themes with her raunchy secret comic. Sort of cringy. I’m not going to go into too much detail about the child like behavior from Yu Shenxin because it’s her default character setting. I can get past it in some shows but would have liked to see her evolve from it in this show about mid-20 adults being in love. Another thing that bothers me about this show is the snowboarding sort of just takes a backseat to everything. With the Chinese title and English title focused on snowboarding greatness, (Ski into Love could have been a play on words: skiing back into the love of snowboarding…but I was mistaken and it’s pretty basic just from watching this) you would think we’d get a more snowboarding comeuppance story but we definitely do not. It only scratches the surface. Lastly, I don’t find most of the couples that interesting.
This show will definitely be loved by the actor’s fans but I wanted to check it out since there isn’t much showing at the moment. Didn’t disappoint me, just not for me. Probably my fault for watching more serious dramas and then this at the same time. Taints my perception.
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