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Great characters, fun and refreshing story
LOTFG is the best C drama I’ve seen in awhile. For the last year, I have probably been fast forwarding through every drama I’ve watched or at least fast forwarding through the angst arc. I just haven’t had the patience for the typical C drama formula.
However, I love Zhou Ye and I like Ryan Cheng in FoF, so I figured I’d give this a chance, and it did not disappoint. The story itself is a bit cliche, but the way it was executed really made this a joy to watch. There is never any dumb misunderstanding, the one or two “fights” they had are barely fights as this is a healthy relationship where they know and understand each other deep down. He Yan constantly flirting with Xiao Jue is fun to watch, and his more quiet and serious love for her is also a fun contrast. The side characters are all fun as well.
To me, this felt more like slice of life in a historical drama. I felt like they were friends that I wanted to tell me about their story, and I was never irritated during any drawn out angst arc. I know the last couple episodes got criticism, but even those, I just enjoyed watching them be a couple and show us all how much they loved each other.
I miss these characters a lot, and I would love a season 2 or modern drama with the main leads! I’m about to rewatch now actually but wanted to come here and express my appreciation of this good story with great characters before starting again.
However, I love Zhou Ye and I like Ryan Cheng in FoF, so I figured I’d give this a chance, and it did not disappoint. The story itself is a bit cliche, but the way it was executed really made this a joy to watch. There is never any dumb misunderstanding, the one or two “fights” they had are barely fights as this is a healthy relationship where they know and understand each other deep down. He Yan constantly flirting with Xiao Jue is fun to watch, and his more quiet and serious love for her is also a fun contrast. The side characters are all fun as well.
To me, this felt more like slice of life in a historical drama. I felt like they were friends that I wanted to tell me about their story, and I was never irritated during any drawn out angst arc. I know the last couple episodes got criticism, but even those, I just enjoyed watching them be a couple and show us all how much they loved each other.
I miss these characters a lot, and I would love a season 2 or modern drama with the main leads! I’m about to rewatch now actually but wanted to come here and express my appreciation of this good story with great characters before starting again.
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