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ML 1 is a wooden post, you should have left ML2 a brother and friend, ML3 ;) we love you Bi Wen Jun
ok, but with a cast full of extremely talented male actors (who were just as beautiful), why did they have to choose the acting wooden block Song Wei Long as the male lead? Bi Wen Jun was absolutely incredible and loveable. Please let it have been him instead! Even the villain, Wang Rui Chang was an absolutely incredible actor.
Of course we can't forget Ju Jing Yi herself. She and the other three male leads made up for the wooden Song blah blah, but STILL. Ugh
Also, the love "triangle?!" I wish it had just stayed with Zexin as a brother figure. He was the perfect brother, I felt the brotherly love and affection. The storyline was beautiful and the brotherly affection went beyond acting. Having him "in love" with her ruined his character, and it just ruined the last couple of episodes, though I'm glad that it was barely there. Making him fall in love with her was amatonormative, it was unnecessary, and it was short-sighted. Really, none of these words do justice to how disgusted and disappointed I feel.
The only other thing is, I wish she could have become a functionary or something equally prestigious rather than a role "befitting" a woman like teaching or wife. I mean I wish the goal of all these series wasn't marriage - as if that is the highest of goals a girl can wish for. Especially in this case, it completely wipes out any of the progress the story made in convincing the audience and the (male) characters of a woman's deservability to belong in the Yun Shang Academy.
So a 7.75. An almost 8 but Mr. Wooden Grrrrrrrrrr and all this protection sh*t. Hasn't she shown already that she can protect herself? Treat her as an equal you fense, you post, you port-a-potty - nah, a port-a-potty has more character than him.
Of course we can't forget Ju Jing Yi herself. She and the other three male leads made up for the wooden Song blah blah, but STILL. Ugh
Also, the love "triangle?!" I wish it had just stayed with Zexin as a brother figure. He was the perfect brother, I felt the brotherly love and affection. The storyline was beautiful and the brotherly affection went beyond acting. Having him "in love" with her ruined his character, and it just ruined the last couple of episodes, though I'm glad that it was barely there. Making him fall in love with her was amatonormative, it was unnecessary, and it was short-sighted. Really, none of these words do justice to how disgusted and disappointed I feel.
The only other thing is, I wish she could have become a functionary or something equally prestigious rather than a role "befitting" a woman like teaching or wife. I mean I wish the goal of all these series wasn't marriage - as if that is the highest of goals a girl can wish for. Especially in this case, it completely wipes out any of the progress the story made in convincing the audience and the (male) characters of a woman's deservability to belong in the Yun Shang Academy.
So a 7.75. An almost 8 but Mr. Wooden Grrrrrrrrrr and all this protection sh*t. Hasn't she shown already that she can protect herself? Treat her as an equal you fense, you post, you port-a-potty - nah, a port-a-potty has more character than him.
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