Ive liked this kind of pairing with gender roles reversed plus the casting was such a fit for characters. YET there were so little focus on them while the cases he/them has to work were frcking boring which didnt add anything to the story or their story... Most eps went by like %10lead couple story there were even less focus in some eps I felt like a frog trying to jump next leaf far away in a dirty lake... I end up watching lots of stuff I aint no give .... about. Its not that I was only in for 'romance' BUT writing of side plots or characters felt so very bland & stiff for me.
its a shame it was filmed 60eps but cut down to 40eps! I really wish I had chance to watch lead couple's story as it was... The lead' first life was very interesting for me even if it was cliche in any romance plot. BUT Im almost sure they at least cute 3-4eps of it...It was so abrupt and dang suddenly it was second life :c
ps. There are parts I skipped with side characters BUT that opening song with those scenes I couldnt skip at all let it play with each episode <3 I loved ti so much that I searched details and wow its Liu Yuning again! He sounds quite different in drama's openings tho I dont know why.
I miss this couple in autumn season and not even once or twice... Its also because it was one of my very first Taiwanese dramas from long time ago. I dont know even soundtracks are still in my mind and I can find myself humming it. Writing wasnt the best yes but it has that unique fragrance of old dramas T^T
nahh there are many stories written well and heartfelt without much skin ship scenes. I dont really look for deep kiss scenes in asian dramas.
I actually dont like when there are so many (deep)kiss scenes between leads but writing is weak and disappointing. Those skinship scenes doesnt mean anything when progress & development of characters and story isnt there. Im kind of sad that lately netflix and minidramas adds so many casual skinship scenes without actual story...so shallow and meaningless all about lusting.
Its Bi Wen Jun so of course I had to check. I also want to look longer at this actress whenever I see her on screen but the scripts she picks doesnt really peak my interest for 10+eps le sigh... There was also veteran Gong BeiBi playing VILLAN mother for him this is my first time watchying her playing beach mother role IT HURTS T^T She acts so well its like she means whatever the character is doing/saying... There was even Liu Run Nan as such interesting friend character I wish he had more screen time but alas.. Writer wanted to create 'DEEP' emotional story with lead characters having serious traumas BUT writing was as shallow as webdramas... Usually I prefer straightforward, heroic spirited & bold female leads but this time I wanted to punch her in the face more than 3 times. This is new for me even if Ive seen many dramas tsk tsk it was really frustrating. PS. ep11-12 made me want to hit my heaed to the wall literally. This couldnt get any more random that that 'progress' IF you call that progress... Last ep's news made me even more angry.They should both get therapy before that... gee...
I felt exactly same when I watched this years ago and whenever I wanted to rewatch to just see more HeYu on my screen. Everytime I dropped it or just cont with 2xspeed where I cant really call that watching... Im glad to see your review here IF this was here when I watched it I would at least not get this frustrated or disappointed with what I got myself into...
Would have dropped it if Huang Riying wasnt the lead. Darren chen is always a plus.But even having them as lead couple didnt helped me to like this kind of writing. I was going for 4 as my usual for this kind of dramas but then that last episode made put 2 instead.WTF was that... did they try to create old(2010s) kdrama effects where putting dramatic nonsense in last 2 eps just because?!?!?!
So we have some of the same cast as the first season but they’re playing entirely different characters? Why…
Sameee.... I thought the same until I realize it today.Im kinda waiting for airing to be done so I can bingewatch. Right now Im quite heartbroken and frustrated with this realization T_T They did same thing with Ode to Joy (season 1 & 2 was same)but then they decided to cont. naming same with whole different cast for 3,4,5th seasons...
was able to complete 6 pps. %80 of it was awkwardness... I miss finding a good short drama to watch le sigh... I really liked lead actress.She looks a lot like younger Kim Tae Hee and Kang Hye Jung younger daysss.
Once you pass the hurdle of awkward moments lead girl creates in first 3-4 eps, lead couple had lots of lovely moments between them.Natural a lil bit stiff chemistry between casting. I wasted my time only for lead pairing.
When I really enjoyed couple scenes and progress, the way they actually never talk about serious life matters with each other. it was bothersome at first but then in the middle it turned into more nonsense... Sometimes it was mature but then boom! it was like teenager angst nonsense from wattpad.(sorry for good writer on that platform tho)
If I watched it when I was a teenager I dont think I will be able to see it but now after such long years its clear writer has some fetishes and kinks.gives zero f... about writing properly. At least casting got their money after playing in it but what about the time I wasted on it xD...
PS. There was a hellish mother character in 'Best Choice Ever' which made me literally sick in stomach from anger,unfairness & frustration. Girl's mother here is very close to that character!. It amazes me how any writer manage to write such a MOTHER to any FEMALE character... I just cannot even find words for them and for people who writes them to be normal standard people as if anything they do is rightful...
I was only interested seeing lead characters and their scenes/story. But focus wasnt on them at most times I had to skip other not so interesting 2 couples... I was actually really interested in how both leads were very modest,simple and relatable characters.Its hard to come by natural easy going life in modern dramas these days...Writing wasnt good or strong enough to support such characters though its a shame. If leads werent Bi Wenjun and Wu Xuanyi together I would have dropped it. ps. CAN THEY PLEASE STOP USING ' GOING TO/WENT TO AFRICA' CARD FFS. pps. I realize Ive missed watching cdramas where they dont use GAUSSIAN BLUR on people face.
Im scared because I just realized screenwriter is same who wrote More Than Friends... I wont give up though. Im very interested in seeing Kim Se Jeong in costume drama also seeing her partner up with Kang Tae Oh. I can imagine first few eps being slow and dramatically funny cause of soul change plot BUT I hope story will get bittersweet and emotional on second half.
Just finished my first rewatch. I realize even side characters' dialogues and big 3 cases leads worked on was written very carefully,diligently. This is one of rare dramas where I didnt skip any case scenes.All of them felt like short drama itself with interesting plots, many detailed characters/stories. A verrrry bittersweet love story but it was mostly shown as sweet & funny also a little silly ,cute. Lovely natural chemistry between 2 dorks!Drama is a lot better than ++famous dramas as a whole. I dont even talk this much about any case solving + romance dramas... Im simply taking off 1 point because of my selfishness related to lead girl's god father :')
Enjoyed it too. I actually loved the love triangle in this. I feel the best triangles are when the guys are friends,…
Same goes for me. This was one of the rare moments where I didnt dislike love triangle that much because sincerely... it was quite obvious which one was 'love' love and which one was just interest closer to 'like'. All of them made their weakness very obvious even tho they were in 'love triangle'. Plus it was written tragicomic and dramatic way with perfect acting from all casting xD it was worth my time for first time & for many rewatches.
so hopeful for a modern Cdrama🥹After reading synopsis I feel like this is going to be so healing and heartwarming.I like lead CP casting both are my faves and look at those village imagessss😍 Lovely landscapes I desperately need in my life..
I enjoyed watching this mostly because I adore younger Bi Wen Jun and Sun Qian also seeing them as pairing on screen. I remember watching half of this when there wasnt even subs for most cdramas years ago... sad days lol I dont know how I remember it while cleaning my list! Filming or should I say most editing? was a little awkward /odd.Not in a bad way but it felt different since its different than standard dramas.
My biggest problem was BWJ being anorexia thin in this.He still is very thin but in costume dramas it doesnt show/bother me much as it does in modern clothing.
Second problem was team scenes lacked team spirit between members or students.Second half of drama dragged seriously esp in last 10eps. I skipped a lot of part and was there only for fighting scenes which was so rare and lead couple<3
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Most eps went by like %10lead couple story there were even less focus in some eps I felt like a frog trying to jump next leaf far away in a dirty lake... I end up watching lots of stuff I aint no give .... about.
Its not that I was only in for 'romance' BUT writing of side plots or characters felt so very bland & stiff for me.
The lead' first life was very interesting for me even if it was cliche in any romance plot. BUT Im almost sure they at least cute 3-4eps of it...It was so abrupt and dang suddenly it was second life :c
ps. There are parts I skipped with side characters BUT that opening song with those scenes I couldnt skip at all let it play with each episode <3
I loved ti so much that I searched details and wow its Liu Yuning again! He sounds quite different in drama's openings tho I dont know why.
I actually dont like when there are so many (deep)kiss scenes between leads but writing is weak and disappointing. Those skinship scenes doesnt mean anything when progress & development of characters and story isnt there.
Im kind of sad that lately netflix and minidramas adds so many casual skinship scenes without actual story...so shallow and meaningless all about lusting.
There was also veteran Gong BeiBi playing VILLAN mother for him this is my first time watchying her playing beach mother role IT HURTS T^T She acts so well its like she means whatever the character is doing/saying... There was even Liu Run Nan as such interesting friend character I wish he had more screen time but alas..
Writer wanted to create 'DEEP' emotional story with lead characters having serious traumas BUT writing was as shallow as webdramas...
Usually I prefer straightforward, heroic spirited & bold female leads but this time I wanted to punch her in the face more than 3 times. This is new for me even if Ive seen many dramas tsk tsk it was really frustrating.
PS. ep11-12 made me want to hit my heaed to the wall literally. This couldnt get any more random that that 'progress' IF you call that progress...
Last ep's news made me even more angry.They should both get therapy before that... gee...
Im glad to see your review here IF this was here when I watched it I would at least not get this frustrated or disappointed with what I got myself into...
Darren chen is always a plus.But even having them as lead couple didnt helped me to like this kind of writing.
I was going for 4 as my usual for this kind of dramas but then that last episode made put 2 instead.WTF was that... did they try to create old(2010s) kdrama effects where putting dramatic nonsense in last 2 eps just because?!?!?!
They did same thing with Ode to Joy (season 1 & 2 was same)but then they decided to cont. naming same with whole different cast for 3,4,5th seasons...
I really liked lead actress.She looks a lot like younger Kim Tae Hee and Kang Hye Jung younger daysss.
When I really enjoyed couple scenes and progress, the way they actually never talk about serious life matters with each other. it was bothersome at first but then in the middle it turned into more nonsense...
Sometimes it was mature but then boom! it was like teenager angst nonsense from wattpad.(sorry for good writer on that platform tho)
If I watched it when I was a teenager I dont think I will be able to see it but now after such long years its clear writer has some fetishes and kinks.gives zero f... about writing properly. At least casting got their money after playing in it but what about the time I wasted on it xD...
PS. There was a hellish mother character in 'Best Choice Ever' which made me literally sick in stomach from anger,unfairness & frustration.
Girl's mother here is very close to that character!. It amazes me how any writer manage to write such a MOTHER to any FEMALE character... I just cannot even find words for them and for people who writes them to be normal standard people as if anything they do is rightful...
But focus wasnt on them at most times I had to skip other not so interesting 2 couples...
I was actually really interested in how both leads were very modest,simple and relatable characters.Its hard to come by natural easy going life in modern dramas these days...Writing wasnt good or strong enough to support such characters though its a shame.
If leads werent Bi Wenjun and Wu Xuanyi together I would have dropped it.
ps. CAN THEY PLEASE STOP USING ' GOING TO/WENT TO AFRICA' CARD FFS.
pps. I realize Ive missed watching cdramas where they dont use GAUSSIAN BLUR on people face.
I wont give up though. Im very interested in seeing Kim Se Jeong in costume drama also seeing her partner up with Kang Tae Oh.
I can imagine first few eps being slow and dramatically funny cause of soul change plot BUT I hope story will get bittersweet and emotional on second half.
A verrrry bittersweet love story but it was mostly shown as sweet & funny also a little silly ,cute. Lovely natural chemistry between 2 dorks!Drama is a lot better than ++famous dramas as a whole. I dont even talk this much about any case solving + romance dramas...
Im simply taking off 1 point because of my selfishness related to lead girl's god father :')
Plus it was written tragicomic and dramatic way with perfect acting from all casting xD it was worth my time for first time & for many rewatches.
I remember watching half of this when there wasnt even subs for most cdramas years ago... sad days lol I dont know how I remember it while cleaning my list!
Filming or should I say most editing? was a little awkward /odd.Not in a bad way but it felt different since its different than standard dramas.
My biggest problem was BWJ being anorexia thin in this.He still is very thin but in costume dramas it doesnt show/bother me much as it does in modern clothing.
Second problem was team scenes lacked team spirit between members or students.Second half of drama dragged seriously esp in last 10eps. I skipped a lot of part and was there only for fighting scenes which was so rare and lead couple<3