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The masterpiece of our generation
A heart wrenching love story about healing, acceptance and love. Absolutely wonderful in every aspect you could possibly think of and well deserving of the total rating of 9.0.
I'll do the unconventional method of reviewing and start from the ending. I've never seen a proposal in any drama, movie or tv-series that was so beautifully executed and so emotional that I just could not stop crying or smiling. The way the main characters were so genuine, so utterly and completely in love with each other, was so touching. The normally put together and shamelessly arrogant Sang Yan turned into a complete mess of nervousness and hope and expectations that he couldn't even speak. He turned into the goofy and clumsy teenager we saw in his POVs at the ends of the episodes and I loved it so much. I also loved the video where everyone told Wen Yifan and Sang Yan's love story from their point of view. I could fell Yifan realizing there were so many people in her life who genuinely cared about her and see her teenage self healing. Just beautiful.
Now to Yifan's family dynamics. I really feel like Yifan did the right choice in cutting ties with her mother. She was never there for her, never thought to think about how Yifan fealt, how she was doing or whether or not she was safe. She literally saw what Yifan's uncle did to her, how broaken and hurt and miserable she was. Heard how scared she was. And....ignored her. What mother would ever even question whether or not her own child was speaking the truth about someone assaulting or harrassing her? Even if she realized she was wrong and that her actions, or more like lack of it, hurt Yifan, it's too late now. I don't even think she genuinely felt remorse, I just think she realized that she was all alone now that her husband had left her and her "family" was going to jail. She realized how empty and miserable it was to be all alone and was selfishly trying to keep at least one person in her life.
Yifan went through so much and even though I kind of understand she didn't feel like she should let Sang Yan into her life, I just wish she didn't hurt him a second time. When she left and ran away to Hongkong, I wanted to scream at her and demand that she'd return to Sang Yan. The first time was fine, she was a scared teenager, but now she was an adult and should've fought harder to stay. What was the point when in the end she didn't even need to be persuaded to come back? The second she set her eyes on Sang Yan she was more than happy to return.
My heart ached each time Sang Yan found out about Yifan's horrible past. The first time he saw where and how she lived? In a shabby little shared apartment with slimy perverted men? When he realized she didn't keep in touch with her family and why. When he learned about her sleepwalking. When he found out about the reason she sleepwalked. When he found out about how she was treated when her "family" saw her sleepwalking. When he found out about why she had to stop dancing...
This drama is worthy of each and every praise it has gotten so far. It was an emotional rollercoaster I wish I could re-visit for the first time again. And in my opinion, 10 x better than Hidden love.
I'll do the unconventional method of reviewing and start from the ending. I've never seen a proposal in any drama, movie or tv-series that was so beautifully executed and so emotional that I just could not stop crying or smiling. The way the main characters were so genuine, so utterly and completely in love with each other, was so touching. The normally put together and shamelessly arrogant Sang Yan turned into a complete mess of nervousness and hope and expectations that he couldn't even speak. He turned into the goofy and clumsy teenager we saw in his POVs at the ends of the episodes and I loved it so much. I also loved the video where everyone told Wen Yifan and Sang Yan's love story from their point of view. I could fell Yifan realizing there were so many people in her life who genuinely cared about her and see her teenage self healing. Just beautiful.
Now to Yifan's family dynamics. I really feel like Yifan did the right choice in cutting ties with her mother. She was never there for her, never thought to think about how Yifan fealt, how she was doing or whether or not she was safe. She literally saw what Yifan's uncle did to her, how broaken and hurt and miserable she was. Heard how scared she was. And....ignored her. What mother would ever even question whether or not her own child was speaking the truth about someone assaulting or harrassing her? Even if she realized she was wrong and that her actions, or more like lack of it, hurt Yifan, it's too late now. I don't even think she genuinely felt remorse, I just think she realized that she was all alone now that her husband had left her and her "family" was going to jail. She realized how empty and miserable it was to be all alone and was selfishly trying to keep at least one person in her life.
Yifan went through so much and even though I kind of understand she didn't feel like she should let Sang Yan into her life, I just wish she didn't hurt him a second time. When she left and ran away to Hongkong, I wanted to scream at her and demand that she'd return to Sang Yan. The first time was fine, she was a scared teenager, but now she was an adult and should've fought harder to stay. What was the point when in the end she didn't even need to be persuaded to come back? The second she set her eyes on Sang Yan she was more than happy to return.
My heart ached each time Sang Yan found out about Yifan's horrible past. The first time he saw where and how she lived? In a shabby little shared apartment with slimy perverted men? When he realized she didn't keep in touch with her family and why. When he learned about her sleepwalking. When he found out about the reason she sleepwalked. When he found out about how she was treated when her "family" saw her sleepwalking. When he found out about why she had to stop dancing...
This drama is worthy of each and every praise it has gotten so far. It was an emotional rollercoaster I wish I could re-visit for the first time again. And in my opinion, 10 x better than Hidden love.
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