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"Goodbye, to the family we've never met"
Twelve letters was a show i walked into knowing nothing about the plot -- the only thing that attracted me was that it was another Zhou Yiran drama, and the posters were super interesting.
I was left feeling all emotions after completing this drama - from sadness, shock, happiness, anger and many more. This dramas by far exceeded my expectations - but unfortunately the last 2 eps left me empty! A lot questions unanswered, like what happened to Ye Haitang's son? We're the children able to meet again? What actually happened to Nuin? Did she grow up alone? Why does she remember what happened? The mailbox - where is it from? How does it work? Does it appear and work for other people? What happened to Cha, where is he?
These questions were something i wish were answered -- cuz that was the main plot. Not answering qs about mailbox might be acceptable as the story also focused on lifes struggles, relationships, friends and found family but this brought the rating down from what should've been a 10/10 to a 9. I couldn't have put it lower then 9, with the perfect portrayal of the characters, their stories, the things they went through and the decisions they made.
Ok ignoring my concerns with the open and rushed ending, this one of the drama's that didn't make me skip any of the side characters stories throughout the full 12 eps -- I loved every character and felt emotionally connected to all.
The story focusing on thugs and how being connected to or being in to close to the wrong people leading to huge problems - and even poverty - was eye opening and i appreciated the plot for going over this for Tang Yixun's, Cha and Rats story.
How miss Tan and Cha loved each other, but love was not able to save their relationship was such a good message (although i really wanted them to work it out -- but it wasn't possible)!
And finally our main leads. Ye Haitang didn't let Tang Yixun's presence and protection stop her from being just and stand for herself in times where he was and not there -- she stood her ground no matter the situation -- and i loved that about her; Sometimes the girl changes her bold and just behavior cuz of a man, but we love strong main leads!
Tang Yixun, the ultimate yearner, but also my favorite character in the show. He might seem aggressive and immature, but he's just and stands with whats right. Being alone from a young age, he found someone who loved him for not just his strength, but also his weaknesses, his vulnerabilities of being to inferior to even think about having a better life then the one he is living right now. I loved the main leads relationship, we knew it was kind of romantic but it also wasnt -- it was stronger and more deeper: family. I liked how reduced but subtle the romance was between the two -- it didn't overtake the main part of the story, which made this drama more perfect.
It had every romantic dynamic, but it was so subtle that we didn't need to see more of it!
Let's not forget the same thing with the children -- i never wanted to see a romantic build up for them, and im so glad we never got it, but ultimately the sacrifice they made was respectable! i liked that it was Shen Cheng who made the decision, but at the same time i felt so bad for Nuin -- she lost her dad, and at the same time found he wasn't her real dad and for a couple of episodes had to live with this guilt that her dad killed SC mom and then lost SC, her dad and everyone in the new timeline :<
She deserved a better and fulfilled ending, and i really wish that was shown or is shown in maybe another season!
Overall, an amazing watch - it should definitely have been longer so the questions were fully answered and it wasn't rushed.
PS. i loved seeing Zhou Yiran as a girl dad :P i wish we had more scenes of them they were so cute <3
I was left feeling all emotions after completing this drama - from sadness, shock, happiness, anger and many more. This dramas by far exceeded my expectations - but unfortunately the last 2 eps left me empty! A lot questions unanswered, like what happened to Ye Haitang's son? We're the children able to meet again? What actually happened to Nuin? Did she grow up alone? Why does she remember what happened? The mailbox - where is it from? How does it work? Does it appear and work for other people? What happened to Cha, where is he?
These questions were something i wish were answered -- cuz that was the main plot. Not answering qs about mailbox might be acceptable as the story also focused on lifes struggles, relationships, friends and found family but this brought the rating down from what should've been a 10/10 to a 9. I couldn't have put it lower then 9, with the perfect portrayal of the characters, their stories, the things they went through and the decisions they made.
Ok ignoring my concerns with the open and rushed ending, this one of the drama's that didn't make me skip any of the side characters stories throughout the full 12 eps -- I loved every character and felt emotionally connected to all.
The story focusing on thugs and how being connected to or being in to close to the wrong people leading to huge problems - and even poverty - was eye opening and i appreciated the plot for going over this for Tang Yixun's, Cha and Rats story.
How miss Tan and Cha loved each other, but love was not able to save their relationship was such a good message (although i really wanted them to work it out -- but it wasn't possible)!
And finally our main leads. Ye Haitang didn't let Tang Yixun's presence and protection stop her from being just and stand for herself in times where he was and not there -- she stood her ground no matter the situation -- and i loved that about her; Sometimes the girl changes her bold and just behavior cuz of a man, but we love strong main leads!
Tang Yixun, the ultimate yearner, but also my favorite character in the show. He might seem aggressive and immature, but he's just and stands with whats right. Being alone from a young age, he found someone who loved him for not just his strength, but also his weaknesses, his vulnerabilities of being to inferior to even think about having a better life then the one he is living right now. I loved the main leads relationship, we knew it was kind of romantic but it also wasnt -- it was stronger and more deeper: family. I liked how reduced but subtle the romance was between the two -- it didn't overtake the main part of the story, which made this drama more perfect.
It had every romantic dynamic, but it was so subtle that we didn't need to see more of it!
Let's not forget the same thing with the children -- i never wanted to see a romantic build up for them, and im so glad we never got it, but ultimately the sacrifice they made was respectable! i liked that it was Shen Cheng who made the decision, but at the same time i felt so bad for Nuin -- she lost her dad, and at the same time found he wasn't her real dad and for a couple of episodes had to live with this guilt that her dad killed SC mom and then lost SC, her dad and everyone in the new timeline :<
She deserved a better and fulfilled ending, and i really wish that was shown or is shown in maybe another season!
Overall, an amazing watch - it should definitely have been longer so the questions were fully answered and it wasn't rushed.
PS. i loved seeing Zhou Yiran as a girl dad :P i wish we had more scenes of them they were so cute <3
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