Just finished this and it was just ok. You will mostly just stick it out for Namkoong time. Really did not care for the FL - didnt really care for the character from the get-go, hated how she was styled (the horrible makeup and bad hair were so distracting and not attractive at all). She was bad at her job (ML basically figures everything out and does all the work), typical stubborn fl who gets hurt/mad, runs away and refuses to talk The coach/cousin relationship was mostly pointless Best characters were her dad, his stepmom and her boss (the whole leopard jacket thing was done perfectly!) Could not have cared less about the zero couples -partly because i find the whole idea of what her job is a bit appalling and partly because the couples just werent that interesting
Just finished this and for the most part i liked it - which was surprising, as I don’t generally enjoy these industry focused dramas - so, kudos to finally making one that was somewhat interesting. I mostly liked the FL - I really enjoyed watching her figure out how to overcome her business obstacle - she was confident, feisty and could think outside the box. BUT, everywhere else in her life, she s a complete mess and sooooo childish and had a serious problem with drinking - this was a HUGE turnoff for me. She was also that horrible pride-ful stubbornness, I have to carry the world’s burdens on my shoulders and not let anyone help me girl - which I just find annoying. She was also that girl who got mad, threw an adult tantrum and then stayed mad, way longer than one should, given her age. I just had so many place where I was just truck by how low her EQ was - like, in the negatives. And, then what was just weird - and I dont know if this was direction or what - but when they first start getting together/dating - every time he tries to kiss her - she physically recoils from - it wasn’t just being shy - it was a physical repulsion kind of thing - not sure if they were going for her being shy or what - but it was weird. And, i would then add, once they fully get together - she is the worst gf - so myopically focused on work ML - for the most part was great - but the idea that he would not have told her about Aneda - just didn’t work, given he had been so upfront with her from the get-go HATED the Zhiang Zhoa character - mostly just a dud - but the whole idea that she has a crush on this guy from high school (all because she thinks he did something he didn’t actually do) - doesn’t see or speak to him for ten years - finds out he is getting married and her reaction is to turn tight around and marry the guy next to her - I was like, WTF girl - you need some serious therapy. And, dont even get me started on her horrific mother. Yang Jiana nd crew were just adorable - although they could have left out the part where Wu gets a crush on the FL - so unnecessary Did love the ML’s mom and aunt - they were wonderful HATED the uncle - just wanted to punch him every time he opened his mouth Still never quite figured out who the kid’s parents were (maybe I just missed it) - he was cute, but seemed random
On vacation and just watched this and man, that was bad - not awful, but pretty bad. Mostly because it’s supposed to be a love story and there is ZERO chemistry between the leads (and man, does the actress need to learn how to kiss if she is going to continue doing these kids of roles - she is SOOOOO awkward and stiff) It took WAAAAYYYY too long for her them to actually get together - like, well past the mid-point I was so sick of her Debbie -downer/negative-nancy routine (which doesn’t really stop after they do get together) - that I, just ended up not really didn’t like this woman (the character) at all - I get it, she has been diagnosed with an incurable genetic disease and this would have made way more sense had we come to the story right after she found out - but 3yrs later and by the time they get married it’s even like 10yrs - it just didn’t work for me. So much of the love story felt very one-sided - mostly the Ml chasing after her and doing all the emotional work - was so not a healthy relationship (emotionally) - LYX really carried the whole relationship Medical stuff was ok - if that interests you and it wasn’t that heavy and luckily, singularly focused on a single medical issues - as opposed to many different ones that happen in medical dramas
Just finished this and have to say - one of THE better dramas of 2023. And certainly the best performance by Xu Kai to date - he really hits of out of the park in this. Overall kudos to every one for a well crafted drama and story - not perfect, by any means - but pretty damn good. Leads had great chemistry - although I will take exception to the FL’s tactics (not her reasoning, but her tactics). It felt too much like emotional manipulation gone a bit too far in a few places and it didn’t sit well with me. I am also not a big fan (of any character) that gets overly bratty and stubborn when upset and lets it go on for too long - especially when it’s not really the other person fault. I got mostly what she is angry at is herself and it is the guilt talking - but you dont then get to take it out on the other person. She just became mean and he was never allowed to be upset/mad about anything - which creates an inbalance in the relationship. It only happens a few times - but it did put a sour taste in my mouth for what was otherwise a good relationship between the two. REALLY enjoyed the ending - the got it right here - since, this is usually where most drama fail, big time, i have to give big props to how well they got it right in this one.
Well, that was a big let-down. I always wait to watch these until they are finished so I can binge them - but man, was this a disappointment. Good idea and starts off kind of cool and then slowly becomes so dumb. Let’s start with the FL - they introduce her as this kick-ass firefighter who knows martial arts (and trains herself to be an assassin in her previous life) - awesome! I can get down with that. But then, no the writes decide to slowly devolve her into the wimpering, damsel-in-distress character. Soooo disspointing. Then, why, WHY!!! Or maybe WHAT is the weird obsession with making these FL dress like they just came out of a second-hand thrift store - the awful mom-jeans and sweat pants - do they really think, just because she is firefighter, she can’t dress well?? And, then, just to appease us, they throw in this weird sene near the end of her on a blind date, where she is dressed in this killer red-dress and looks fabulous - I dont get it! I mostly hate the dress in issue because the ML is always just dressed spectacularly - it’s just so wrong. While I enjoy the ML as an actor -this role was pretty flat. He did show some versatility when he is JunHo at the beginning- this was a departure from his normal roles and it was fun to watch. but we dont get it for that long and then he spends the rest of the drama with death stare look (which, in all fairness, he does VERy well) Absolutely NO chemistry between the leads - more so in their previous life, but NONE, zero, zip in current times. And dont even get me started on the horrible kissing scenes - just, no. Throw in a bunch of side characters that we could care less about, a lot of repetitiveness, unremarkable villains and you end up with a pretty mediocre (at best) show. And its a shame - this could have been really good - but the writers and directors just failed on too many levels.
Interesting idea for a drama - but fails in execution. First and foremost -the amount of annoying characters - like, everyone besides the main characters (with a few exceptions). - from her brother, and best friend, to his ‘brother’ and his girlfriend and the former boss guy - Lordy, did both of them just attract and surround themselves with the worst people. The main relationship is kind of interesting - but no real chemistry between the two of them - a few moments here and there, but, mostly, none Didn’t really get the point of the Chechen side-story - just felt like an add-on that didn’t serve any real purpose. Could not have cared less about her brother and the best friend relationship - it was just stupid and annoying - he was a complete meathead and she was just whiney and a nag You will get so annoyed by the ML and the Jia Zhen relationship - man was that guy a pos and you will be screaming that he doesn’t realize it and there is no real resolution to it (like, you want him to confront him or do something and he basically just lets him off the hook and they quietly drift apart - so not satisfying) Then there is Jia Zhen and the girlfriend - she is almost worse with all her enabling - she knows he is doing all this crappy stuff and says NOTHING. Basically - this is just one frustrating and annoying string of 40 episodes One positive note - it was nice to see Ren play a more playful chararacter (in the beginning)
Just finished this and cant understate enough how bad it is - I mean the ONLY reason you may want to watch it is if you are desperate for some REN time (he is truly a beautiful looking man) - otherwise - do not bother. While I was intrigued but the idea of this - a xanxia set in Republic era could have been interesting - it failed on so many levels. NO chemistry between the leads to start with - like, none. I couldn’t get pass the initial premise of her drugging, kidnapping and basically blackmailing him into marrying her - so, from the get-go, i was offended. FL just annoyed me to no end through most of it - whoever thought making a grown woman behave like a petulant teenager was somehow appealing, was just wrong. And I mostly found her character to be useless, not very clever and kind of pointless beyond just needing the FL in the scene - she keeps running into the middle of things when she has no ability to actually help or do anything. Also didn’t like that she becomes super-clingy in weird ways (very child-like). And lets not forget the stupid attempt to make her be a tom-boy running this gang where its just her basically throwing her leg up on a char or table to seem ‘tough’ - it just did not work at all. ML kind of just dials it in - the directorial decision to just have him basically walk around with his hands in his pockets just delivering lines was bad. The styling decision of the pants tucked into the boots was distracting - he is wearing these beautifully tailored suits and then the loose pants poorly tucked into clumpy boots messes the whole look (as opposed to having fitted pants inside boots) The decisions to have Beixi cut his hair at the beginning was awful - he looked so much better with longer hair. The awful open ending - HATE it when they do this Then there is the awful thing they like to do of wrapping up the, what has been the main story and villain early to them throw at us a whole new villain and story to rush through for the last few episodes - like, wth? I could go on - but it just makes me annoyed at the whole thing.
Just wrapped this up and have to say - while I mostly enjoyed it, I was also a bit underwhelmed by it at the same time. While I enjoyed all the actors in it - the story just left me just kind of so-so. I enjoyed the twist of her going back to correct her mistakes - but hated that she never really grasps from the get-go that things have already changed and constantly thinks things and people are still the same as before (after repeatedly being proven that is not the case) So did not get the vibe of some great love between FL and Zhang Zhe at all - this felt more like a teenage crush, mixed with guilt - they also didn’t spend nearly enough time together for it to feel like any sort of romance. While I thought the two main leads had good chemistry - so could not get behind, what is basically sexual assault in their first two intimate interactions - NOT cool AT ALL and any attempt to try and romanticize this is just plain wrong! Also thought they should have gotten together MUCH sooner. - that you basically have to wait until the last 10 episodes is just not cool SO not cool what happens to Fangyou - she was probably one of the most pure characters and they do her sooo wrong in the end.
Quick, short drama that is not too bad - except for the last episode - just an episode on crack - the entire drama wrapped up in warp speed and just some seriously weird shit. Luckily, this is short ad quick,, if you need a space filler while waiting for other dramas to wrap up
This one surprised me - in a good way. In that it was a lot deeper than what it looks like on the outside - thought it was gonna a bit more light-hearted - but it takes on some serious family/domestic violence issues in a really good way. Kudos to all those involved in that story arc (especially the child actors - as that is tough material) This one had me smiling and then downright weeping at certain points. Just, such a well-done story My only negative was a bit over-the-top, life-lesson pontificating (some repeated too much) - but, overall, this is gem and worth the watch.
I didn't go into this with a lot of expectations - nut, even with that, I am shocked at how bad this is. Mostly, because they couldn't decide what they wanted to do and it was all over the place - characters that were just ridiculous and a plot (if you can call it that) - that was just so random all the time. Event he cameo from the leads of the just random and not connected to the story at all and was clearly just thrown in there to to and make fans happy. Not sure why they called this Strong Girl Namsoon - when so much of was really focused on her mom (and who the hell thought making her to be some bruce wayne/cat woman vigilante was a good idea should summarily be fired) So much f this drama was just dumb - not even clever - just stupid . They overplayed everyone’s schtick to the point of annoyance. I literally did not care about any of the characters by the the half-way point. And so annoyed that we never really find out how Namsoon went missing in Mongolia - just annoyed the bejesus out me through the whole show. Its a drama that couldn't decide if it wanted to be a rom-com, a crime series, a campy super-hero story or what And, can I just say - I did not enjoy the FL in the slightest and I cant tell if it was the actress I didnt like or the character - it was just bad all the way around. They made her so childish and she was such a one-note character that she wasn't interesting in the slightest. And why they chose to cut her hair into that awful bob - which just made her look even more childish is beyond me NO chemistry between leads whatsoever - mostly because they spend no real time here to develop a solid relationship Only really interesting character is the villian Overall - I would say - do not waste your time - especially if have any affinity to SWDBS
This is one of those dramas you want to like - has good potential and then you watch it and it's just so disappointing. They had good actors and a good idea and then just executed it so poorly. The biggest let down being the FL character (not the actress, the character) - she is introduced as a young child and is smart and courageous in the face of adversity (yeah! we love strong female characters!) - and then ski ahead and its like they completely forgot that this is how they introduced her and they turn her into this completely stupid character - she still has moment of being clever - but mostly she keeps doing all this dumb stuff that causes all sort of issues and just never seems to learn the lesson - its annoying. Really annoyed me with what they did with CP at the end - mostly because it was a complete 180 from his character - and it was so obviously just a plot ploy to extend the drama Now lets get a little to to that drama extension problem - the main crux of this story is the FL's revenge/seeking justice for her mom - but for some reason, they decided to wrap this up around ep34/35 - which then leaves 4-5 more episodes to go - so then you get these last two, completely new, weird story arcs that they have to rush through (and then leave the last one incomplete) It was all just a bit disappointing - you had beautiful costumes and good actors and then just failed on execution of a good story
I could write a lengthy critic of everything that is wrong - but, I am just going to leave it at - no, just dont bother. Horrible script, boring story and is only slightly saved at the end when the leads finally get together - but it takes waaayyy too long and you lose all interest by the time you get there.
If you like this genre of drama - it’s worth a watch. But, dont have high expectations of it All of the actors/actresses did fine in their roles - it really is a script/directing issues that give this drama problems ML is probably the most likable/fun character - but that mostly comes from him being the most mature character and actor on the main group- you can clearly see the difference of the adult in the room as opposed to all the others. Moxi was fun - to a point - the whole stubborn, petulant, teenager schtick got old, REAL fast and there isn’t much character development for her until the very end. The long-drawn out pining of the teenage sweethearts just went on toooo long. Her cousin character - just, completely useless and you will find yourself throwing things at your screen or yelling at it whenever she is there - cause, my god, was she annoying. “Romance’ of main leads - this was weird. I felt they were clearly a better match than Moxi and JW - but they dragged this out in so many weird ways - especially the whole forced marriage/captivity thing - if they were going to do this - dont romanticize it ffs - do it as a short story arc, separate them and THEN have them get together - , but no, instead, let’s romanticize Stockholm syndrome - it was just weird. And for love of all that is holy writers and directors - it is 2023 - STOP with the forced kissing scenes - its just offensive at this point.
Lordy - that was a mess. Not sure what’s the director and writer were smoking when they made this - but, just, no. I would only say watch this if you are craving some BinBin time (although not one of his better dramas) - otherwise, I wouldn’t bother - you will be confused and frustrated through most of this
This is just one hot mess of a drama - all the way through. I primarily only stuck around because of ML So did not like the FL at all in this - cannot stand when they have a actor/actress who are way to old for the character - FL was supposed to be around 18yrs old being played by a 37 year old woman and it was painfully clear - she did not pull this off at all. I hadn’t seen this FL in anything else - so it may have just been the direction and how this character was written - but I found her quite obnoxious through most of it, not very clever at all and did not get AT ALL why any of these men would be so smitten with her Villains were just mediocre, at best and soooo annoyed that the the crazy, obsessed Qing Yan didn’t have ANY repercussions for her horrific behavior and is actually rewarded in the end - and, as a supportive role character - she had way too much airtime - almost equivalent to the leads Story really goes off the rails about half-way through and a horrible crap ending Really disturbed by comments on Viki and here of people rooting for DFS - the man was a complete psychopath, abuser and manipulator - this is not what love is at all - it was creepy and its disturbing how everyone is trying to romanticize his behavior So, unless, you really just want some BinBin time - skip this
Really did not care for the FL - didnt really care for the character from the get-go, hated how she was styled (the horrible makeup and bad hair were so distracting and not attractive at all).
She was bad at her job (ML basically figures everything out and does all the work), typical stubborn fl who gets hurt/mad, runs away and refuses to talk
The coach/cousin relationship was mostly pointless
Best characters were her dad, his stepmom and her boss (the whole leopard jacket thing was done perfectly!)
Could not have cared less about the zero couples -partly because i find the whole idea of what her job is a bit appalling and partly because the couples just werent that interesting
I mostly liked the FL - I really enjoyed watching her figure out how to overcome her business obstacle - she was confident, feisty and could think outside the box. BUT, everywhere else in her life, she s a complete mess and sooooo childish and had a serious problem with drinking - this was a HUGE turnoff for me. She was also that horrible pride-ful stubbornness, I have to carry the world’s burdens on my shoulders and not let anyone help me girl - which I just find annoying. She was also that girl who got mad, threw an adult tantrum and then stayed mad, way longer than one should, given her age. I just had so many place where I was just truck by how low her EQ was - like, in the negatives.
And, then what was just weird - and I dont know if this was direction or what - but when they first start getting together/dating - every time he tries to kiss her - she physically recoils from - it wasn’t just being shy - it was a physical repulsion kind of thing - not sure if they were going for her being shy or what - but it was weird. And, i would then add, once they fully get together - she is the worst gf - so myopically focused on work
ML - for the most part was great - but the idea that he would not have told her about Aneda - just didn’t work, given he had been so upfront with her from the get-go
HATED the Zhiang Zhoa character - mostly just a dud - but the whole idea that she has a crush on this guy from high school (all because she thinks he did something he didn’t actually do) - doesn’t see or speak to him for ten years - finds out he is getting married and her reaction is to turn tight around and marry the guy next to her - I was like, WTF girl - you need some serious therapy. And, dont even get me started on her horrific mother.
Yang Jiana nd crew were just adorable - although they could have left out the part where Wu gets a crush on the FL - so unnecessary
Did love the ML’s mom and aunt - they were wonderful
HATED the uncle - just wanted to punch him every time he opened his mouth
Still never quite figured out who the kid’s parents were (maybe I just missed it) - he was cute, but seemed random
Mostly because it’s supposed to be a love story and there is ZERO chemistry between the leads (and man, does the actress need to learn how to kiss if she is going to continue doing these kids of roles - she is SOOOOO awkward and stiff)
It took WAAAAYYYY too long for her them to actually get together - like, well past the mid-point
I was so sick of her Debbie -downer/negative-nancy routine (which doesn’t really stop after they do get together) - that I, just ended up not really didn’t like this woman (the character) at all - I get it, she has been diagnosed with an incurable genetic disease and this would have made way more sense had we come to the story right after she found out - but 3yrs later and by the time they get married it’s even like 10yrs - it just didn’t work for me.
So much of the love story felt very one-sided - mostly the Ml chasing after her and doing all the emotional work - was so not a healthy relationship (emotionally) - LYX really carried the whole relationship
Medical stuff was ok - if that interests you and it wasn’t that heavy and luckily, singularly focused on a single medical issues - as opposed to many different ones that happen in medical dramas
Overall kudos to every one for a well crafted drama and story - not perfect, by any means - but pretty damn good.
Leads had great chemistry - although I will take exception to the FL’s tactics (not her reasoning, but her tactics). It felt too much like emotional manipulation gone a bit too far in a few places and it didn’t sit well with me.
I am also not a big fan (of any character) that gets overly bratty and stubborn when upset and lets it go on for too long - especially when it’s not really the other person fault. I got mostly what she is angry at is herself and it is the guilt talking - but you dont then get to take it out on the other person. She just became mean and he was never allowed to be upset/mad about anything - which creates an inbalance in the relationship.
It only happens a few times - but it did put a sour taste in my mouth for what was otherwise a good relationship between the two.
REALLY enjoyed the ending - the got it right here - since, this is usually where most drama fail, big time, i have to give big props to how well they got it right in this one.
Let’s start with the FL - they introduce her as this kick-ass firefighter who knows martial arts (and trains herself to be an assassin in her previous life) - awesome! I can get down with that. But then, no the writes decide to slowly devolve her into the wimpering, damsel-in-distress character. Soooo disspointing.
Then, why, WHY!!! Or maybe WHAT is the weird obsession with making these FL dress like they just came out of a second-hand thrift store - the awful mom-jeans and sweat pants - do they really think, just because she is firefighter, she can’t dress well?? And, then, just to appease us, they throw in this weird sene near the end of her on a blind date, where she is dressed in this killer red-dress and looks fabulous - I dont get it! I mostly hate the dress in issue because the ML is always just dressed spectacularly - it’s just so wrong.
While I enjoy the ML as an actor -this role was pretty flat. He did show some versatility when he is JunHo at the beginning- this was a departure from his normal roles and it was fun to watch. but we dont get it for that long and then he spends the rest of the drama with death stare look (which, in all fairness, he does VERy well)
Absolutely NO chemistry between the leads - more so in their previous life, but NONE, zero, zip in current times. And dont even get me started on the horrible kissing scenes - just, no.
Throw in a bunch of side characters that we could care less about, a lot of repetitiveness, unremarkable villains and you end up with a pretty mediocre (at best) show.
And its a shame - this could have been really good - but the writers and directors just failed on too many levels.
First and foremost -the amount of annoying characters - like, everyone besides the main characters (with a few exceptions). - from her brother, and best friend, to his ‘brother’ and his girlfriend and the former boss guy - Lordy, did both of them just attract and surround themselves with the worst people.
The main relationship is kind of interesting - but no real chemistry between the two of them - a few moments here and there, but, mostly, none
Didn’t really get the point of the Chechen side-story - just felt like an add-on that didn’t serve any real purpose.
Could not have cared less about her brother and the best friend relationship - it was just stupid and annoying - he was a complete meathead and she was just whiney and a nag
You will get so annoyed by the ML and the Jia Zhen relationship - man was that guy a pos and you will be screaming that he doesn’t realize it and there is no real resolution to it (like, you want him to confront him or do something and he basically just lets him off the hook and they quietly drift apart - so not satisfying)
Then there is Jia Zhen and the girlfriend - she is almost worse with all her enabling - she knows he is doing all this crappy stuff and says NOTHING.
Basically - this is just one frustrating and annoying string of 40 episodes
One positive note - it was nice to see Ren play a more playful chararacter (in the beginning)
While I was intrigued but the idea of this - a xanxia set in Republic era could have been interesting - it failed on so many levels.
NO chemistry between the leads to start with - like, none.
I couldn’t get pass the initial premise of her drugging, kidnapping and basically blackmailing him into marrying her - so, from the get-go, i was offended.
FL just annoyed me to no end through most of it - whoever thought making a grown woman behave like a petulant teenager was somehow appealing, was just wrong. And I mostly found her character to be useless, not very clever and kind of pointless beyond just needing the FL in the scene - she keeps running into the middle of things when she has no ability to actually help or do anything. Also didn’t like that she becomes super-clingy in weird ways (very child-like). And lets not forget the stupid attempt to make her be a tom-boy running this gang where its just her basically throwing her leg up on a char or table to seem ‘tough’ - it just did not work at all.
ML kind of just dials it in - the directorial decision to just have him basically walk around with his hands in his pockets just delivering lines was bad. The styling decision of the pants tucked into the boots was distracting - he is wearing these beautifully tailored suits and then the loose pants poorly tucked into clumpy boots messes the whole look (as opposed to having fitted pants inside boots)
The decisions to have Beixi cut his hair at the beginning was awful - he looked so much better with longer hair.
The awful open ending - HATE it when they do this
Then there is the awful thing they like to do of wrapping up the, what has been the main story and villain early to them throw at us a whole new villain and story to rush through for the last few episodes - like, wth?
I could go on - but it just makes me annoyed at the whole thing.
I enjoyed the twist of her going back to correct her mistakes - but hated that she never really grasps from the get-go that things have already changed and constantly thinks things and people are still the same as before (after repeatedly being proven that is not the case)
So did not get the vibe of some great love between FL and Zhang Zhe at all - this felt more like a teenage crush, mixed with guilt - they also didn’t spend nearly enough time together for it to feel like any sort of romance.
While I thought the two main leads had good chemistry - so could not get behind, what is basically sexual assault in their first two intimate interactions - NOT cool AT ALL and any attempt to try and romanticize this is just plain wrong!
Also thought they should have gotten together MUCH sooner. - that you basically have to wait until the last 10 episodes is just not cool
SO not cool what happens to Fangyou - she was probably one of the most pure characters and they do her sooo wrong in the end.
This one had me smiling and then downright weeping at certain points. Just, such a well-done story
My only negative was a bit over-the-top, life-lesson pontificating (some repeated too much) - but, overall, this is gem and worth the watch.
Mostly, because they couldn't decide what they wanted to do and it was all over the place - characters that were just ridiculous and a plot (if you can call it that) - that was just so random all the time. Event he cameo from the leads of the just random and not connected to the story at all and was clearly just thrown in there to to and make fans happy.
Not sure why they called this Strong Girl Namsoon - when so much of was really focused on her mom (and who the hell thought making her to be some bruce wayne/cat woman vigilante was a good idea should summarily be fired)
So much f this drama was just dumb - not even clever - just stupid . They overplayed everyone’s schtick to the point of annoyance. I literally did not care about any of the characters by the the half-way point.
And so annoyed that we never really find out how Namsoon went missing in Mongolia - just annoyed the bejesus out me through the whole show.
Its a drama that couldn't decide if it wanted to be a rom-com, a crime series, a campy super-hero story or what
And, can I just say - I did not enjoy the FL in the slightest and I cant tell if it was the actress I didnt like or the character - it was just bad all the way around. They made her so childish and she was such a one-note character that she wasn't interesting in the slightest. And why they chose to cut her hair into that awful bob - which just made her look even more childish is beyond me
NO chemistry between leads whatsoever - mostly because they spend no real time here to develop a solid relationship
Only really interesting character is the villian
Overall - I would say - do not waste your time - especially if have any affinity to SWDBS
The biggest let down being the FL character (not the actress, the character) - she is introduced as a young child and is smart and courageous in the face of adversity (yeah! we love strong female characters!) - and then ski ahead and its like they completely forgot that this is how they introduced her and they turn her into this completely stupid character - she still has moment of being clever - but mostly she keeps doing all this dumb stuff that causes all sort of issues and just never seems to learn the lesson - its annoying.
Really annoyed me with what they did with CP at the end - mostly because it was a complete 180 from his character - and it was so obviously just a plot ploy to extend the drama
Now lets get a little to to that drama extension problem - the main crux of this story is the FL's revenge/seeking justice for her mom - but for some reason, they decided to wrap this up around ep34/35 - which then leaves 4-5 more episodes to go - so then you get these last two, completely new, weird story arcs that they have to rush through (and then leave the last one incomplete)
It was all just a bit disappointing - you had beautiful costumes and good actors and then just failed on execution of a good story
All of the actors/actresses did fine in their roles - it really is a script/directing issues that give this drama problems
ML is probably the most likable/fun character - but that mostly comes from him being the most mature character and actor on the main group- you can clearly see the difference of the adult in the room as opposed to all the others.
Moxi was fun - to a point - the whole stubborn, petulant, teenager schtick got old, REAL fast and there isn’t much character development for her until the very end.
The long-drawn out pining of the teenage sweethearts just went on toooo long.
Her cousin character - just, completely useless and you will find yourself throwing things at your screen or yelling at it whenever she is there - cause, my god, was she annoying.
“Romance’ of main leads - this was weird. I felt they were clearly a better match than Moxi and JW - but they dragged this out in so many weird ways - especially the whole forced marriage/captivity thing - if they were going to do this - dont romanticize it ffs - do it as a short story arc, separate them and THEN have them get together - , but no, instead, let’s romanticize Stockholm syndrome - it was just weird.
And for love of all that is holy writers and directors - it is 2023 - STOP with the forced kissing scenes - its just offensive at this point.
I would only say watch this if you are craving some BinBin time (although not one of his better dramas) - otherwise, I wouldn’t bother - you will be confused and frustrated through most of this
I primarily only stuck around because of ML
So did not like the FL at all in this - cannot stand when they have a actor/actress who are way to old for the character - FL was supposed to be around 18yrs old being played by a 37 year old woman and it was painfully clear - she did not pull this off at all.
I hadn’t seen this FL in anything else - so it may have just been the direction and how this character was written - but I found her quite obnoxious through most of it, not very clever at all and did not get AT ALL why any of these men would be so smitten with her
Villains were just mediocre, at best and soooo annoyed that the the crazy, obsessed Qing Yan didn’t have ANY repercussions for her horrific behavior and is actually rewarded in the end - and, as a supportive role character - she had way too much airtime - almost equivalent to the leads
Story really goes off the rails about half-way through and a horrible crap ending
Really disturbed by comments on Viki and here of people rooting for DFS - the man was a complete psychopath, abuser and manipulator - this is not what love is at all - it was creepy and its disturbing how everyone is trying to romanticize his behavior
So, unless, you really just want some BinBin time - skip this