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Funny but Frustrating
Despite its silly premise, this wasn’t the fun, low-stress romcom I was hoping for.
The leads make an attractive couple, and their bickering can be amusing to watch, but their relationship goes nowhere for basically the whole series. They’re always pushing away or misunderstanding each other. But with one of them experiencing human emotions for the first time and the other being emotionally constipated, I guess it’s about as messy as you’d expect.
The only reason I stuck it out to watch the whole thing is that the cast is mostly good, though both leads can be unlikable at times. Wan Peng is cute and quirky as the female lead, but her character’s cluelessness and refusal to be honest with the people she cares about can be aggravating to watch.
I was more impressed by Bie Thassapak Hsu as the male lead. Watching his character’s transformation from a stereotypical stone-faced, all-business CEO into someone who learns how to express himself and get in touch with his emotions was one of the redeeming qualities of the series.
I was also surprised to see Wang Hao Zhen, a familiar face from vertical C-dramas, as the ML’s personal assistant. Too bad his talents as an actor are underutilized here.
If you’re a fan of the cast, this may be worth a watch, but for plot and romance, it’s a skip.
The leads make an attractive couple, and their bickering can be amusing to watch, but their relationship goes nowhere for basically the whole series. They’re always pushing away or misunderstanding each other. But with one of them experiencing human emotions for the first time and the other being emotionally constipated, I guess it’s about as messy as you’d expect.
The only reason I stuck it out to watch the whole thing is that the cast is mostly good, though both leads can be unlikable at times. Wan Peng is cute and quirky as the female lead, but her character’s cluelessness and refusal to be honest with the people she cares about can be aggravating to watch.
I was more impressed by Bie Thassapak Hsu as the male lead. Watching his character’s transformation from a stereotypical stone-faced, all-business CEO into someone who learns how to express himself and get in touch with his emotions was one of the redeeming qualities of the series.
I was also surprised to see Wang Hao Zhen, a familiar face from vertical C-dramas, as the ML’s personal assistant. Too bad his talents as an actor are underutilized here.
If you’re a fan of the cast, this may be worth a watch, but for plot and romance, it’s a skip.
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