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completely wasted second leads
I enjoyed watching this, with some fast forwarding through some irritating parts.
Liked:
Main leads: An optimist and a pessimist fall in love. Of course, he's the pessimist. I found the FL to be a bit "too much" at the beginning, but then she began to grow on me. She was a ray of sunshine, and I really enjoyed watching his walls come down. There was some very effective comedy from both of them, especially the FL. When they were in the novel and he could read her mind, that cracked me up.
Storyline: I've seen this storyline before, but I liked the clearer delineation in this one between the real world and the novel. I also liked his family difference in the novel. Happy ending. The end was disappointing, after they both told their friends they wanted to get married, we got no proposal and no wedding.
Mid:
The main couple's romance. Some very bad kisses, some good kisses. I liked them as a couple, they really complemented each other. I know that Chinese censorship is a thing, but I got the impression throughout that they were never intimate (someone kept interrupting them), yet suddenly they are both in pajamas and deciding what color sheets to sleep on. It felt like a chunk is missing.
Storyline: it got very convoluted about 3/4 of the way through it, and seemed to be all over the place, with the rules suddenly changing for how to get in and out of the novel. I was irritated by this. Pick a rule and stick with it!
Disliked:
The 2nd couple (the idol/actors). This couple was a complete waste of time. I never bought them as a couple; she seemed so much older than him. It was especially irritating how much screen time they got, considering they never got together in the end.
Acting. The idol/actor was seriously a terrible actor! And what's funny is, he was supposed to look like a terrible actor in some scenes, but he was terrible throughout.
Storyline: The idol's scheming dance teacher that was trying to get him to like her again - suddenly she seemed to just fall out of the story. About midway through it got a lot darker. I thought too much time was spent on the psycho guy. And hello, you know that he's following you around, you're putting on an act to draw him out, but you don't tell the police?!?!
Random questions I had while watching this drama:
1) Do all Chinese people stand really close to people they are gossiping about so they can hear the gossiping?
2) Why does there always seem to be an irritating woman that never gives up on the ML, and feels that he will drop the FL for her? And she'll use whatever means at her disposal to make that happen?
3) Do office workers actually dress like that in short shorts and shirts?
4) Do the people in offices actually do any work, or just spend their days gossiping?
5) Why is the best friend always telling the FL how to get the ML in bed (usually loud enough for others to hear), when she hasn't even decided if she actually likes him yet.
Liked:
Main leads: An optimist and a pessimist fall in love. Of course, he's the pessimist. I found the FL to be a bit "too much" at the beginning, but then she began to grow on me. She was a ray of sunshine, and I really enjoyed watching his walls come down. There was some very effective comedy from both of them, especially the FL. When they were in the novel and he could read her mind, that cracked me up.
Storyline: I've seen this storyline before, but I liked the clearer delineation in this one between the real world and the novel. I also liked his family difference in the novel. Happy ending. The end was disappointing, after they both told their friends they wanted to get married, we got no proposal and no wedding.
Mid:
The main couple's romance. Some very bad kisses, some good kisses. I liked them as a couple, they really complemented each other. I know that Chinese censorship is a thing, but I got the impression throughout that they were never intimate (someone kept interrupting them), yet suddenly they are both in pajamas and deciding what color sheets to sleep on. It felt like a chunk is missing.
Storyline: it got very convoluted about 3/4 of the way through it, and seemed to be all over the place, with the rules suddenly changing for how to get in and out of the novel. I was irritated by this. Pick a rule and stick with it!
Disliked:
The 2nd couple (the idol/actors). This couple was a complete waste of time. I never bought them as a couple; she seemed so much older than him. It was especially irritating how much screen time they got, considering they never got together in the end.
Acting. The idol/actor was seriously a terrible actor! And what's funny is, he was supposed to look like a terrible actor in some scenes, but he was terrible throughout.
Storyline: The idol's scheming dance teacher that was trying to get him to like her again - suddenly she seemed to just fall out of the story. About midway through it got a lot darker. I thought too much time was spent on the psycho guy. And hello, you know that he's following you around, you're putting on an act to draw him out, but you don't tell the police?!?!
Random questions I had while watching this drama:
1) Do all Chinese people stand really close to people they are gossiping about so they can hear the gossiping?
2) Why does there always seem to be an irritating woman that never gives up on the ML, and feels that he will drop the FL for her? And she'll use whatever means at her disposal to make that happen?
3) Do office workers actually dress like that in short shorts and shirts?
4) Do the people in offices actually do any work, or just spend their days gossiping?
5) Why is the best friend always telling the FL how to get the ML in bed (usually loud enough for others to hear), when she hasn't even decided if she actually likes him yet.
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