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I think the mom's punishment is no longer having her firstborn in her life and her husband cheating on her. Yifan saw how lonely the mom was in their final meeting, and she still chose to break things off. That woman is going to be miserable for the rest of her life

Considering there are other characters in the same drama who still like their crush after finding out they like someone else, it's safe to say he didn't like her that much in the first place because he lost interest immediately compared to other people. And yes, it's a 30 episode drama so 7 or whatever episodes is barely much

I actually ended up liking Qiqi again during the time she was dating Song Cong. I honestly think her character was underdeveloped during the high school years, they didn't spend enough time focusing on her family issues and almost all of her screentime was about her crush on Song Cong. So her friendship with Huan'er never felt that strong or genuine in the first place.
But her relationship issues with Song Cong brought out her actual identity, who she is and who she wants to be. She was no longer this constantly jealous side character that had some tension with her mom.
It's refreshing to see a couple that gets together, realises they aren't compatible, and breaks up with no chance of getting back together. Some people just aren't meant to be.

His crush on Qiqi doesn't last very long, the moment he realises she likes someone else, he moves on. He doesn't even confess to her

They do for a while, but then they break up and don't get back together

she looks a little like tsuchiya tao

I felt the same way too. They were barely acquainted when Huaner invited Qiqi to the tuition group, and she only joined to get close to Song Cong. We barely had any scenes of them having fun purely as friends and strengthening their friendship-- in most of them Qiqi had an underlying reason to get closer to Cong. So it's hard to understand her in that aspect, but i'll just take it as her being a realistic character with irregularities & imperfections 🤷‍♀️

He looks quite a bit like Zhou Yiran, they could absolutely play brothers or maybe even twins

Definitely! His little mannerisms and behavior in general is so naturally done here it doesn't even feel like he's acting. But I still can't believe he's the same person playing Xiang Lang in TFF

Honestly I was a little skeptical about if Zhai Xiaowen could play such a silly character like Qichi after seeing his completely different role in The First Frost, but I couldn't have been more wrong. He's so naturally hilarious, I underestimated his skills lol

Exactly! He's making her reflect about her feelings for Sang Yan, so he's more of a plot device to push the both of them together. I'm sure once Yifan directly rejects him or she gets together with Sang Yan he'll back off or fade more into the background

MCY is annoying but the way he's constantly bugging Yifan has become a little unrealistic to the point he as a person doesn't even feel real to me? Like i get the writer is using him to make Yifan reflect on her feelings for Sang Yan and Chengyun's stories about Sang Yan in university also helps bridge that gap between the leads so somehow that helps me dislike him less...? Idk

I started this while waiting for more The First Frost episodes, surprised to see a familiar face in the main cast lmao

This drama really is for the avoidant girlies who grew up in difficult households. Watching Sang Yan care for Yifan from a distance and giving her that space to deal with things while still making sure he's just within reach is really heartwarming. It's making me long for my own Sang Yan ☹️ their love story is so beautiful

I agree that the first ep was done a little off, I feel like we should've been given more context before their reunion at the bar. It takes a couple episodes but it does get better imo

Just watched upto ep5 but I'm impressed with how smart Both the leads are, and it's even more entertaining to see when they're working against each other. The way Shao Cheng is truly just one step behind Ping An and her schemes and discovers them very quickly.

I hope so too. The most diverse people personality wise were Youjin and Theo. They need to mix in people with different careers, most of them this season were from the arts industry

They definitely do it depending on the choice ratio and who the most popular contestant is. Like, if they made the men stand for this season, it's more anticlimactic for Sian because we know 3 men like her, but she was conflicted between 2 people for a long time. So her standing beside the person immediately would ruin the anticipation.

I think Jiyeon's inner frustration with Taehwan was a lot more entertaining than Sian's issues, because it's different. We've already had the 1 vs 3 love interest situation every season so it's not interesting anymore. I also think that scene of Jiyeon venting to Arin was one of the most interesting in the last 2 episodes. I wish the editors incorporated more of that, more gossipy or plain friendly moments between everyone. I know that's a bit ironic to say in a dating show where romance is the focus, but we honestly need more moments of friendship for it to be a good watch. Like look at how many people enjoyed Jeongsu & Youjin's paradise date.

I also wish Theo got more screentime. At first he was this very loud, extroverted and kinda cringey person. By the end we got like 5 seconds of screentime unless it had to do with Sian, and even then he was just quiet and calm. I wish the editors would stop putting ALL the focus on the romance.
Youjin was my favorite girl this season, I think her bubbly personality carried the otherwise typical monotonous conversations.

I think this concept as a whole lacks the authentic feel that usual dating shows have when they have a cast of random people. This cast already has seen themselves onscreen so they know how to act, and have already gotten attention from being on their original season so the romance feels less real. Sure, the interactions may be genuine to an extent but their actions are undoubtedly going to be more intentional because they're more aware about how to present themselves onscreen.
It's like if celebrities went on a dating show, it's going to be a little fake because they know what viewers are expecting.