I’m on ep 4 and I don’t really know what the show is trying to communicate?.It seemed like an interesting satire of rich people in the first episode and then drifts into something a bit flat… The main leads have no passion, which would be fine if the plot was a dry satire, but it seems like it’s just heading towards the usual cliches . Dropping it, unfortunately.
Han Dong in verticals is odd. He’s actually a good actor, and this feels like a step down. It’s a shame he isn’t given main lead roles in longer dramas because he’s a far better actor than a lot of idol male leads.
I don’t think he suits minis, but that could be because I don’t tend to watch minis for good acting with complex characters, but more as a way to switch my brain off. Han Dong suits more complex roles.
And just to say - this is not to dismiss minis at all. Verticals have some great actors, but they serve a different purpose, I think?
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I think all but the 3rd one are gone now. Unfortunately that’s got a lot of missing subs (about 30%).
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I don’t really understand how this is rated to high. The fl fails the Bechdel Test in that her entire identity is crushing on the ml who treats her and her feelings like shit.
Everyone only knows how to communicate by shouting in this drama. I liked the premise and some of the acting, but the constant shouting was just too much.
I think I really prefer Miles Wei as an evil character than a good one. It's such a shame, though, that him being disabled is associated to him turning even more evil. (I wish there were more shows like Will Love in Spring which really normalise being disabled.)
This season was so wholesome and refreshing. Such a shame the second half ended up falling into all the trope traps... I'm kind of glad they were split because then I can treat this half as its own show and appreciate it for what it was.
I wonder if they wrote Yang Hua's character with neurodiversity in mind.
Well neurodiversity actually means the diversity of all minds (it's like biodiversity). What you mean is if Yang Hua was written or coded as a neurodivergent person.
I don't know, but he certainly comes across like that to me.
I feel like she loved and cared for Han Yan so much and in the end was just abandoned. There was so much potential…
I disagree. Han Yan discards her because now she has Yunxi protecting her, so her role becomes superfluous. She also keeps favouring her "blood relations" as a family and home when Chai Jing has literally protected her and loved her the whole time. She really just takes Chai Jing for grated.
I don’t think he suits minis, but that could be because I don’t tend to watch minis for good acting with complex characters, but more as a way to switch my brain off. Han Dong suits more complex roles.
And just to say - this is not to dismiss minis at all. Verticals have some great actors, but they serve a different purpose, I think?
I don't know, but he certainly comes across like that to me.