This could be something diff in terms of time travel series. But alas! It is indeed diff in the sense that this series has made me drop the series. With time travel as always interesting topic if explored properly this would be my comfort drama but no!!! Why would they do that?
Imagine two ml who have two stories running in parallel. One in past and one in present. It would be a great combo. I loved that in present Dech used to miss Gaew( accident scene). They could have explored the present links while Gaew was in past. It was diff. Side characters were also interacting in present. It was good concept. A surgeon time travelling to past era could have been soo good. They could have handled some medical cases while exploring their love. Or even balance other aspects Gaew brings from modern world. It could be soo interesting. Daily life medical cases like drowning scene that was shown. But no i have to watch good 15-20min of durian chips. Whyyy? See i have zero interest in durian. Is that chip more imp than other aspects?
They could have explored more on how Dech sees Gaew in diff light while seeing his modern era approach. But what I got is no romance. I don't want any kisses or NC scenes. I value emotional bond. But i felt none. None. Atleast in LUAT both MLs had emotional connection. Here? Zero. With that less screen time what these directors expect me to do? Root for them? Seriously?
Even if they followed overused trope of past life connection it was still interesting than this. A promise or even stupid rebirth story would have indulged me anything. Just anything. I can watch crap as well but I can't stand boring series. I have e thousands of issues with Double Helix, Bittersweet love, Knot but atleast they bring something to the table to agree, disagree, talk on. I wonder what this series has to offer me? It's bland.
This series is just forgettable for me like that I am the most beautiful count and my sweetheart Jom. Every week I make my mind to watch this just for Leng. I really want to support him because i sympathise with him due to his past. I was really looking forward to this ship. He deserved a good partner. Acting can be improved. He was not bad at Kidnap. I actually liked him there more. With the belief that he will not get any hatred this time. But the script? Is not serving me. I can watch bad acting as long as it doesn't make me feel off from story immersion. But story matters. Plot matters. Direction matters. The premise that i have been promised that matters. This series failed in that area for me...
Dropping off this series after ep4. Long Rant over as I was highly disappointed. Maybe in future they give better scripts to AugustLeng. Till then wishing them good journey ahead.
I believe that at the heart of a majority of people (regardless of differences in nationality and race): the desire…
Sorry. It took me lot of time to read and reply. It was an interesting open up.
at the heart of a majority of people (regardless of differences in nationality and race): the desire for fairness and justice being protected, while punishments are proportionally meted out, is the result of people living in communities that evolve over time. The process may be messy and uneven, but goals and dreams do not change.-- this line stole my heart. Sometimes when we compare and study lots of theories we tend to forget the heart of all these reforms are the very people. It's people who somewhere seeks this changes badly.
I would say China understood what's needed without external intervention. Their economy was also suffering like us due to closed markets but they opened up. For their people. It was completely opposite in my country where closed markets were open only after our treasury got emptied and IMF has to step in to put these demands. Otherwise our leaders and people were very much scared that what if this led to another colonisation. As i studied in my history books. Economic colonisation is the worst form of colonisation that nobody wanted again. Agricultures were failing despite green revolution. People were experiencing huge inflation of prices as even our external markers were controlled by govt. Even banks.
Coming to law reforms. Sadly as much as i appreciate my country to constantly make CAA it fails in execution. And modernization of law reforms was done very recently in my country. I often used to ques why not make the amendments and bring whole new laws when most of the things are same. But then i found my ans somewhere while reading ur last link of law reforms. Because words are imp in courts and making and changing those many amendments are simply not possible.
What i think i appreciate most is that while my country and china took same steps. My country failed badly in execution. That's where i appreciate china most.
Another is that when i was preparing for civil services. I used to watch a lot of interviews and there one interviewers asked one of the top educator of that field " why do u think our civil servants despite giving one of the tuffest exam in the world still fail to bring changes and why other countries like America and China does that easily." The ans that time I just heard but saw its impact in the post h shared. " Because our country believes in equity and not efficiency". It's that everyone should have access to law and should be heard. But little did our efficiency gets recognised or appreciated. U do nothing still u will get promotions and rewarded. So why choose hard way? Why to ans and try to bring changes? Why to dirty ur hands in muddy waters.
I will close this with another point. Modernization of law and reforms of law in my country was also done to do away with the colonial mindset reflected in laws as core. And not people's welfare as the core.
Somewhere along the way. I did have to open my human geography book and read about SEZ and development theories so that I link that with ur shared link of reform and open up era.
I see drought is a natural calamity as was reflected in the video u shared in first like and cultural revolution. Even in most cdramas, droughts are shown. Looks like disaster response and remediation of China is well developed in this case. China took lessons and implemented it. And didn't shy away. Unlike in my country where our droughts were hidden and lost somewhere in one line or no mention in history books.
These things make me wonder why China became what it is today. G2 country .And in how many ways my country still needs to improve. Because I am begging for a day where citizens and fellow brothers and sisters of my country start to see above just making money. I am begging to have a drama like Forging justice in my country just to have more awareness. It's not that movies like this are not made its that it's just buried deep under hundreds of movies that gets released. And it's rare for people to understand and recognise it's worth.
That being said. It's been so long that I felt happy. It's been so long that i felt good about myself. Where i know other person is not uninterested in discussing these topics. Something i crave deeply. I am glad that while typing and reading ur post somewhere a girl who was buried with daily life got some motivation to again read newspaper every morning like I used to do.
Thank you soo much. This was long. I hope while starting this journey of watching this drama i learn more. Thanks again.
omggg this is soo meeee 😭😭😭😭 too much politics and quite boringgg arghh i'm watching ep 27 now 🥲
Politics isn't the issue. The issue is somehow i don't find the events intersting. Otherwise salt thing was also political right. But it was interesting. Let's see in ep29. But it is taking a lot of time to move ahead
Ep28, fu Tingyun's father is a monster. How can he do this? Just to get an official position and reinstatement he killed his own wife? Chee. Shame on him.
I guess the dream of her mother was her last goodbye, last warm hug and last words. The only person who cared for her is gone.
This maybe my last post about shi yuhao In favour of him and third part of my feelings towards him as a character and more so his pain.
In that rainy stormy night, Shi Yuhao reached out to the person he thought can understand him and listen to him. His only last resort to take out his frustration on. Lan Jie.
That night Lan Jie picked up his phone after seeing his video of him wailing in cry. Please it's painful to hear that. It reminded me of one viral video of chinese actor who recently died. Lan jie as her name only, she is everyone's dear Jie. She pitied him and took his call while driving. And shi yuhao being shi yuhao being selfish and blinded to his own emotions. He was screaming and yelling at Lan Jie. Who did nothing to him. And she lost control and he directly/ indirectly became the contributor of her death. He never wanted her death. Which is to why he regrets in guilt at her funeral.
Again he is responsible but not solely responsible for Lan Jie's death to me.
When Shi Yuhao's production company/ manager called him and said " u are dropped". Something inside him also got dropped and that is his will to live. That's what to me that knife represents. Death of will to live and go on. And this is part 2 of Shi yuhao.
And then scene goes to him laying on sofa and crying. Shedding his tears. And that's what it hits me. I questioned myself. Why people cry? Is it because something that matters to them lost? Is it because of regret? Guilt? What make someone who never cried suddenly cry. Is it pile up of emotions?
Shi Yuhao never cried in his life because nothing mattered to him. He only cared about himself. But the way his suicidal thoughts has been portrayed is just too close to reality and too raw. Again as a person who has experienced suicidal loss and as someone who experienced this in past. This scene scares me. It's just too real.
When he cried. He was like "ah! Is this me? Can I cry? I can't believe I can cry" and out of pain, desperation, achievement and a deep down desire for someone to console him. He chose to call Qinglang. Who has seen that he can't cry in filming sets. Deep down he also wanted consolation from him. Which i understood why qing lang don't pick up his call. Even if he was not in wilderness i don't think he would have picked up his call. He rambles to himself that see he finally understood what fire means? Means passion. Means willing to just survive in entertainment industry because that's what matters to him. That's what makes him feel alive. Then he tried to reach his mother. To let her see that he can cry now. Also in seek of consolation.Again his call was not answered. When he desperately tries to seek a human connection to soothe his pain. Someone to understand him. He can't find any some because of his own actions and some because maybe that person is busy( his mother). Again to show his mother and world that he took can cry now. An achievement that came to him being in pain. He posted in social media.
He then reached out to the knife that was kept beside him on the table. To hurt himself. He tries to hurt himself to ease the pain and the feeling that he is going through. But is not able to. As he still can't bear to hurt himself. It's scary that how real this is potrayed.
At one point of time in life. I used to daily ques myself why one commit suicide after loosing someone dear to me. Daily for five years. I used to try to find ans to this ques. Was that cowardice? Or was it an escape to the pain? Later i found the ans when I too was in the same position. I don't want to say this. But i understood him...its like I am seeing my past self through him. And i am not ready to see this and face this.
As much as I want shi yuhao to own his mistakes and improve himself. I want him to go through medications, therapy and get over with this.
But that scene was a very very hard watch. I wonder why there is no mature content and suicide tag attached to this drama. Because sometimes it's not easy to see these topics.
I get it you see something of you in him and so you can relate very hard to his problems. But I think you're projecting…
And that's why I know he is a bad person. I know he did lot of bad things. It's not about mercy or empathy. It's about how he is suffering because of his decisions he took. It's about in which state he is in. It's about how well his state of mind has been potryated. I am not seeing him as a character here. I am seeing his pain here. The pain that is potrayed too well. The way the story about his state of mind is being told.
Just because someone did something bad. It doesn't mean that I don't feel nothing for him. Specially wrt to his suicidal thoughts. And I don't excuse him. I want him to admit his mistakes and become a better person. I want him to improve. He is getting his karma.That's why I have lot to say.
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Imagine two ml who have two stories running in parallel. One in past and one in present. It would be a great combo. I loved that in present Dech used to miss Gaew( accident scene). They could have explored the present links while Gaew was in past. It was diff. Side characters were also interacting in present. It was good concept. A surgeon time travelling to past era could have been soo good. They could have handled some medical cases while exploring their love. Or even balance other aspects Gaew brings from modern world. It could be soo interesting. Daily life medical cases like drowning scene that was shown. But no i have to watch good 15-20min of durian chips. Whyyy? See i have zero interest in durian. Is that chip more imp than other aspects?
They could have explored more on how Dech sees Gaew in diff light while seeing his modern era approach. But what I got is no romance. I don't want any kisses or NC scenes. I value emotional bond. But i felt none. None. Atleast in LUAT both MLs had emotional connection. Here? Zero. With that less screen time what these directors expect me to do? Root for them? Seriously?
Even if they followed overused trope of past life connection it was still interesting than this. A promise or even stupid rebirth story would have indulged me anything. Just anything. I can watch crap as well but I can't stand boring series. I have e thousands of issues with Double Helix, Bittersweet love, Knot but atleast they bring something to the table to agree, disagree, talk on. I wonder what this series has to offer me? It's bland.
This series is just forgettable for me like that I am the most beautiful count and my sweetheart Jom. Every week I make my mind to watch this just for Leng. I really want to support him because i sympathise with him due to his past. I was really looking forward to this ship. He deserved a good partner. Acting can be improved. He was not bad at Kidnap. I actually liked him there more. With the belief that he will not get any hatred this time. But the script? Is not serving me. I can watch bad acting as long as it doesn't make me feel off from story immersion. But story matters. Plot matters. Direction matters. The premise that i have been promised that matters. This series failed in that area for me...
Dropping off this series after ep4. Long Rant over as I was highly disappointed. Maybe in future they give better scripts to AugustLeng. Till then wishing them good journey ahead.
at the heart of a majority of people (regardless of differences in nationality and race): the desire for fairness and justice being protected, while punishments are proportionally meted out, is the result of people living in communities that evolve over time. The process may be messy and uneven, but goals and dreams do not change.-- this line stole my heart. Sometimes when we compare and study lots of theories we tend to forget the heart of all these reforms are the very people. It's people who somewhere seeks this changes badly.
I would say China understood what's needed without external intervention. Their economy was also suffering like us due to closed markets but they opened up. For their people. It was completely opposite in my country where closed markets were open only after our treasury got emptied and IMF has to step in to put these demands. Otherwise our leaders and people were very much scared that what if this led to another colonisation. As i studied in my history books. Economic colonisation is the worst form of colonisation that nobody wanted again. Agricultures were failing despite green revolution. People were experiencing huge inflation of prices as even our external markers were controlled by govt. Even banks.
Coming to law reforms. Sadly as much as i appreciate my country to constantly make CAA it fails in execution. And modernization of law reforms was done very recently in my country. I often used to ques why not make the amendments and bring whole new laws when most of the things are same. But then i found my ans somewhere while reading ur last link of law reforms. Because words are imp in courts and making and changing those many amendments are simply not possible.
What i think i appreciate most is that while my country and china took same steps. My country failed badly in execution. That's where i appreciate china most.
Another is that when i was preparing for civil services. I used to watch a lot of interviews and there one interviewers asked one of the top educator of that field " why do u think our civil servants despite giving one of the tuffest exam in the world still fail to bring changes and why other countries like America and China does that easily." The ans that time I just heard but saw its impact in the post h shared. " Because our country believes in equity and not efficiency". It's that everyone should have access to law and should be heard. But little did our efficiency gets recognised or appreciated. U do nothing still u will get promotions and rewarded. So why choose hard way? Why to ans and try to bring changes? Why to dirty ur hands in muddy waters.
I will close this with another point. Modernization of law and reforms of law in my country was also done to do away with the colonial mindset reflected in laws as core. And not people's welfare as the core.
Somewhere along the way. I did have to open my human geography book and read about SEZ and development theories so that I link that with ur shared link of reform and open up era.
I see drought is a natural calamity as was reflected in the video u shared in first like and cultural revolution. Even in most cdramas, droughts are shown. Looks like disaster response and remediation of China is well developed in this case. China took lessons and implemented it. And didn't shy away. Unlike in my country where our droughts were hidden and lost somewhere in one line or no mention in history books.
These things make me wonder why China became what it is today. G2 country .And in how many ways my country still needs to improve. Because I am begging for a day where citizens and fellow brothers and sisters of my country start to see above just making money. I am begging to have a drama like Forging justice in my country just to have more awareness. It's not that movies like this are not made its that it's just buried deep under hundreds of movies that gets released. And it's rare for people to understand and recognise it's worth.
That being said. It's been so long that I felt happy. It's been so long that i felt good about myself. Where i know other person is not uninterested in discussing these topics. Something i crave deeply. I am glad that while typing and reading ur post somewhere a girl who was buried with daily life got some motivation to again read newspaper every morning like I used to do.
Thank you soo much. This was long. I hope while starting this journey of watching this drama i learn more. Thanks again.
Luke what about no love between employer and employee. Senior and junior in workplace rule?
I guess the dream of her mother was her last goodbye, last warm hug and last words. The only person who cared for her is gone.
So GMMTV yt is the only option...
In that rainy stormy night, Shi Yuhao reached out to the person he thought can understand him and listen to him. His only last resort to take out his frustration on. Lan Jie.
That night Lan Jie picked up his phone after seeing his video of him wailing in cry. Please it's painful to hear that. It reminded me of one viral video of chinese actor who recently died. Lan jie as her name only, she is everyone's dear Jie. She pitied him and took his call while driving. And shi yuhao being shi yuhao being selfish and blinded to his own emotions. He was screaming and yelling at Lan Jie. Who did nothing to him. And she lost control and he directly/ indirectly became the contributor of her death. He never wanted her death. Which is to why he regrets in guilt at her funeral.
Again he is responsible but not solely responsible for Lan Jie's death to me.
And then scene goes to him laying on sofa and crying. Shedding his tears. And that's what it hits me. I questioned myself. Why people cry? Is it because something that matters to them lost? Is it because of regret? Guilt? What make someone who never cried suddenly cry. Is it pile up of emotions?
Shi Yuhao never cried in his life because nothing mattered to him. He only cared about himself. But the way his suicidal thoughts has been portrayed is just too close to reality and too raw. Again as a person who has experienced suicidal loss and as someone who experienced this in past. This scene scares me. It's just too real.
When he cried. He was like "ah! Is this me? Can I cry? I can't believe I can cry" and out of pain, desperation, achievement and a deep down desire for someone to console him. He chose to call Qinglang. Who has seen that he can't cry in filming sets. Deep down he also wanted consolation from him. Which i understood why qing lang don't pick up his call. Even if he was not in wilderness i don't think he would have picked up his call. He rambles to himself that see he finally understood what fire means? Means passion. Means willing to just survive in entertainment industry because that's what matters to him. That's what makes him feel alive. Then he tried to reach his mother. To let her see that he can cry now. Also in seek of consolation.Again his call was not answered. When he desperately tries to seek a human connection to soothe his pain. Someone to understand him. He can't find any some because of his own actions and some because maybe that person is busy( his mother). Again to show his mother and world that he took can cry now. An achievement that came to him being in pain. He posted in social media.
He then reached out to the knife that was kept beside him on the table. To hurt himself. He tries to hurt himself to ease the pain and the feeling that he is going through. But is not able to. As he still can't bear to hurt himself. It's scary that how real this is potrayed.
At one point of time in life. I used to daily ques myself why one commit suicide after loosing someone dear to me. Daily for five years. I used to try to find ans to this ques. Was that cowardice? Or was it an escape to the pain? Later i found the ans when I too was in the same position. I don't want to say this. But i understood him...its like I am seeing my past self through him. And i am not ready to see this and face this.
As much as I want shi yuhao to own his mistakes and improve himself. I want him to go through medications, therapy and get over with this.
But that scene was a very very hard watch. I wonder why there is no mature content and suicide tag attached to this drama. Because sometimes it's not easy to see these topics.
Just because someone did something bad. It doesn't mean that I don't feel nothing for him. Specially wrt to his suicidal thoughts. And I don't excuse him. I want him to admit his mistakes and become a better person. I want him to improve. He is getting his karma.That's why I have lot to say.