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First four episodes or four later episodes? I thought first few episodes were really good (among the best so far) and not draggy at all.

You're right. I just assumed they would become friends after months of training and living together, but I guess they're going another route. Maybe I watch too much bromance so my expectations for their friendship were high 😂. Either way I'm looking forward to see how it develops.

Yeah. I actually thought we were being too harsh on him and that he's actually nice but circumstances make him look bad but then episode 13 happened and he acted like a complete ass.
I seriously hope you're right. I'm tired of his antics.

I still don't like him. Are he and Gu Yiye supposed to be friends? Like yeah, they meet and talk sometimes but their interactions don't seem friendly at all. In the beginning it seemed like there would be some rivalry and comradery that will develop into real friendship but so far I don't think their relationship improved at all. I'm kinda disappointed not gonna lie. I hope things will improve once they face real danger together.

Throughout the ep. 13 I just wanted to beat up Gao Liang tbh. The ending of the episode and ep. 14 made it better tho.

For me it depends on how they present it. GYY seems like a duty oriented person so giving up on love may not be too hard for him and if they don't show him suffering because of it I don't think I'll care too much tbh. I just want him to reach the goals he set for himself and everything else will hopefully fall into place (seeing how he ends up with a kid I assume there must be some sort of affection between them)

Yeah, but he could have a significantly younger girlfriend/wife 😬. I guess we'll have to wait and see, haha.

Now that you mentioned it I can't stop thinking about the similarities 🙃

While I was searching for a better version of synopsis I found one description that said he married his squad leader's widow. That could be it. All other descriptions I read mentioned the daughter, but you may be onto something.

I guess relationships could be distracting and they need new recruits to focus on their training and learn discipline. If they're both in the military (and we know how strict of an organisation that is) I see how it could be problematic in the initial stage of their training. We've already seen them sneaking around to see each other (breaking rules). I don't think it's about them and what they do as a couple specifically, but more about the rules everyone has to obey.

There are 12 episodes out and his future wife hasn't appeared yet so we don't know anything about how that relationship will look like. Right now he's in a relationship with Jiang Nan Zheng.

I have a lot to say but I don't want to rant so I'll just say that Song Jian She is extremely annoying. He's the only cadre that I really can't stomach, all the other guys are actually decent and most of the time ready to take responsibility for their soldiers. The whole pig situation was so dumb and irritating >.>

I have mixed feelings about this one (changed my ratings several times) but one thing that I absolutely love is Park Hyungsik in this role. He's ADORABLE AF. The chemistry between the leads is also good and the comedy is, for the most part, on point. It was better in the beginning tho.

The parts with the gang & high school gang are overused and annoying. It stopped being funny after the first few scenes, but they dragged it on throughout the whole show.

The story as a whole was okay-ish, interesting enough to keep me watching (until certain point around ep. 12-14 when it got too draggy for my taste) but nothing amazing. It's a comedy so I won't let it affect my score too much.

The one who carried the whole show on his back was Park Hyungsik tho. If nothing else I'm glad I watched it for his scenes alone.

After rewatching first two episodes it feels so good to know which of their superiors was what in that war simulation game. I was so lost among their faces and names first time around.

Exactly! 😭

Also, seeing how these two like each other I'm really curious how they'll make Gao Liang her future partner. She's not on the fence and they're not focusing too much on the romance in the drama so I hope they'll manage to make is believable.

Exactly how I feel. I found him annoying in the first episode (a little bit in a second too), then started understanding and even liking him, BUT every time he does that I can't help but find it extremely infuriating. Like bruuh, sod off.

Am I the only one who got heated when Gao Liang took the chance and used Gu Yiye's "accident" to spend time with Jiang Nan Zheng for her birthday? LOL. I don't even care about the romance but that got to me.
I love her attitude tho, she's pretty clear who she likes and wants to spend time with, but also not rude to the other side. Whoever she ends up with in the end, I already like her personality.

I love the mix of comradery and rivalry between Gu Yiye and Gao Liang & considering how this is only the beginning I'm looking forward to seeing how that relationship evolves. Also, I dig the whole "slice of life in a military setting" thing they're going for in these first few episodes.

Off topic, but watching ongoing c-dramas is so different from watching ongoing k-dramas. I'm watching 4 episodes per day here and for k-dramas I have to wait a whole week for two episodes 🥲

I was on the fence about whether to buy VIP subscription or not but seeing how XZ Studio keeps promoting it I'm glad I did. 4 episodes in and it looks like it will be a really good drama. We couldn't have asked for a better Christmas gift! 🙌

Gao Liang was so annoying in the first episode but I'm starting to enjoy him and Gu Yiye together. Serious and smart Gu Yiye and dumb and funny Gao Liang duo works surprisingly well.

Aside from that, I really like the visuals and the story so far looks good.