It was so good …but then they should have stopped
This was good, and I really enjoyed it. Up until episode 31. Then it became more fragmented, and the story itself really weakened from mid-episode 32. So I was struggling wether to give this 7,5 or 8, but I let goodwill win and gave it 8 ⭐️.
I’m not sure if this was filmed when Covid hit? If so, I can understand that parts of it became more fragmented. That is not really an excuse for those last 4 episodes, though. I won’t go into much more detail as to not give spoilers away, but I do understand why the episode rating declined steeply.
Brief synopsis, my POV:
Female neurosurgeon Ruan Liu Zheng volunteers to bring a patient back from Africa to China. At the hospital in Africa, she encounters her ex-husband, brilliant neurosurgeon Ning Zhi Qian.
Through flashbacks during many of the early episodes, we get to know their backstory, for example that she was head over heels on love with him, and married him swiftly after his girlfriend dumped him.
After she returns back home to China, she gets the possibility to gain experience at the more prestigious hospital Bei Ya. Her ex also returns to China, and is the main neurosurgeon at that hospital. He takes her on as his student. Is it because he feels bad for how their marriage turned out, is it because he believes in her talent, or because he has lingering feelings for her?
We follow their ups and downs, their light bickering, and unresolved past issues we can tell is lingering under the surface. Is it best to stay as professional partners, and find love with another person?
What I did like was it seemed quite detail-oriented when it came to the medical depictions. I don’t really have any clue, but compared to some other dramas this seemed to have really put in an effort to make it appear realistic and factual.
Some of the sidetracks felt unnecessary, and didn’t really add much (besides air-time?).
There was some things in the story that made me question it a bit, like what about Ning Xian when Ning Zhi Qian was in Africa in the first episodes? And I won’t even go into the last episodes…!
The acting was strong. Both Wang Chu Ran (FL) and Peng Guan Ying (ML) was convincing in their roles. It was fun to see how she portrayed the immature, timid young Ruan, and her more mature, confident persona. I also have a sweet spot for Li Zi Feng in the supporting role of lawyer Xue. Ling Chen as Ning Xian was very sweet, and I liked FL’s parents.
Do I regret watching it? Do I feel it was a waste of time? No, not really, but I really wish they had ended it a bit differently, and done so in episode 32.
I’m not sure if this was filmed when Covid hit? If so, I can understand that parts of it became more fragmented. That is not really an excuse for those last 4 episodes, though. I won’t go into much more detail as to not give spoilers away, but I do understand why the episode rating declined steeply.
Brief synopsis, my POV:
Female neurosurgeon Ruan Liu Zheng volunteers to bring a patient back from Africa to China. At the hospital in Africa, she encounters her ex-husband, brilliant neurosurgeon Ning Zhi Qian.
Through flashbacks during many of the early episodes, we get to know their backstory, for example that she was head over heels on love with him, and married him swiftly after his girlfriend dumped him.
After she returns back home to China, she gets the possibility to gain experience at the more prestigious hospital Bei Ya. Her ex also returns to China, and is the main neurosurgeon at that hospital. He takes her on as his student. Is it because he feels bad for how their marriage turned out, is it because he believes in her talent, or because he has lingering feelings for her?
We follow their ups and downs, their light bickering, and unresolved past issues we can tell is lingering under the surface. Is it best to stay as professional partners, and find love with another person?
What I did like was it seemed quite detail-oriented when it came to the medical depictions. I don’t really have any clue, but compared to some other dramas this seemed to have really put in an effort to make it appear realistic and factual.
Some of the sidetracks felt unnecessary, and didn’t really add much (besides air-time?).
There was some things in the story that made me question it a bit, like what about Ning Xian when Ning Zhi Qian was in Africa in the first episodes? And I won’t even go into the last episodes…!
The acting was strong. Both Wang Chu Ran (FL) and Peng Guan Ying (ML) was convincing in their roles. It was fun to see how she portrayed the immature, timid young Ruan, and her more mature, confident persona. I also have a sweet spot for Li Zi Feng in the supporting role of lawyer Xue. Ling Chen as Ning Xian was very sweet, and I liked FL’s parents.
Do I regret watching it? Do I feel it was a waste of time? No, not really, but I really wish they had ended it a bit differently, and done so in episode 32.
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