Okay, my sense of humor might be a bit dark, but so far (6 episodes in) the most hilarious scene for me that got me howling from laughter was when Xu Xin Nian was hanging in the tree and the whole family just stood there staring and then ran to him to try to help, the whole chaos was perfect, and then the neighbours at the door "Is everything okay, I heard a bump?" And the little baby sister that they forgot behind the door and the dude lifts her up and the mom goes "Just put her down"... It was brilliant! My favorite scene so far! And how it started with Xu Xin Nian releasing the chickens into freedom!
Some haters rate it low on purpose; then some will watch 1 or 2 episodes and say "Oh, I don't like this" or "I don't like Wang He Di" and give a low rating. Later when we get closer to the end of the drama, and especially when the drama has ended and people give their final ratings we will see the real ratings, it could go up or down, depending on whether the drama can keep this level up all the way through the drama or if it starts to go downhill. My guess is the ratings should be pretty good at the end, over 8.0. Don't worry about the initial rating, it will change.
why rating is low this is best c drama i have ever seen
Usually many Chinese (traffic) actors/actresses will have haters who are very strongly against them and will go to great lengths to try to put their dramas or movies down, so they will purposely come give a low rating.
Reading down the list of comments here in MDL I already saw a few who flat out verbally attacked Wang He Di and gave a bad rating because of hating him as a person.
Then there are some who will watch 1 or 2 episodes and say "Oh, I don't like this" and then will give a rating.
Personally I think one shouldn't be allowed to give a rating until one has finished watching all the episodes, after that one would be allowed to give a bad rating if they feel so... but it is allowed to give a rating even if they haven't watched any episodes, so this will still happen.
So, my style is to give a good rating fast, then if I feel the drama didn't keep up the good level, I will come back and adjust my rating by lowering it to the level it should be. But by giving a good rating at first I fight back the haters who have nothing better to do than hating other people and trying to ruin their accomplishments.
Only 10% of the whole drama has dropped. Why would anyone rate it so early?
Sometimes people might rate a drama based on their initial feeling, and then adjust the rating they gave later after finishing the drama, either give a higher or a bit lower rating based on whether their initial assessment was exceeded or if they felt the drama didn't keep its initial level. Some trolls however will right away give a bad rating trying to bring a drama down on purpose. Knowing this, some will give a good rating right away to try to protect the drama rating from dropping too low because of these trolls. If the drama rating falls too low some viewers who are trying to decide whether to watch or not might decide that based on the low rating maybe it's not worth a watch at all. Which is why it might be useful to give a rating early on, and then later adjust it after finishing watching the drama, if one has given a bit too high a rating.
Finally! I've waited for so long and it's so good. I'm so happy and pleased with the drama's beginning, a promise of a really good drama. Wang He Di's acting is such a joy, all expressions on his face, his goofiness, how he delivers the lines, everything. The family is absolutely hilarious, I laughed so hard. I can't wait for more!
Seriously, WHAT HAPPENED?!! His last biggish role in a half decent drama was in 2022 Love in Flames of War, and then all of a sudden: nothing. Just a few small guest or support roles in some dramas this year, clearly below the roles he used to get and not the kind of roles he should be getting. Does anyone know what went wrong?
Pang Qi 😭😭😭I'm sad I didn't get to enjoy Hou Xiao longer, only for a few episodes. (Here on the MDL role list for Kill Me Love Me he is called Pang Du Tong).
Lol well sometimes, dramas are filmed years before they are aired. Same themes can't be helped... it's just how…
Been watching since 2020. Finished watching 128 dramas, dropped only 6 dramas, 10 are on hold, watched dramas from as far as 2015 until the very newest dramas, so NO, I'm not a newbie to C dramas, and NO, not all the plotlines and themes are the same. Yes, there are similar themes all around in dramas, but a successful drama manages to make something new and fresh from it, create some "magic" that makes the viewers love the drama. No, The Double did not invent these themes, I didn't claim so, don't twist my words. I said that there's only a few months since the last drama with very similar plotline, also, as some others mentioned, some similarities to Blossoms in Adversity, also a hit, that finished also this year some months before The Double. The comparison is because there's so much of the same very close to the release of another drama with the same elements, and if we include Blossoms in Adversity, then there are two dramas with a lot of similarities in them within a year. However, I didn't feel any problem with Blossoms in Adversity and The Double having some similarities, they both managed to create something new, different, beautiful and captivating. So having similarities isn't a problem as long as the writers and the director together with the actors manage to capture the viewers hearts. Basically anyone who wants to watch C drama will have to prepare themselves to practically watch the "same thing" over and over again, it's how C drama works. But the art is in how to make "the same thing" new and different. The Rise of Ning has the different element of fake siblings which will differenciate it from The Double. It's just hard for me to not be bothered by too much of the similarities so that I could focus on this dramas plotline and the delivery of these actors. I am guessing there were some problems created by not being able to deliver the original plot exactly as in the book, there was a rebirth storyline in the book and now it is not allowed all of a sudden in the dramas, if I understood correctly. So they have had to make changes to the plot a lot. Perhaps that has created some of the issues I feel here. But as I said, hopefully it changes enough soon to make me want to keep watching. I'm just having trouble with the beginning. But as I usually finish a drama (only dropped 6), I'll very likely finish this one too. At the end I'll be able to see what was special about this drama and how I compare it with my other experiences, how much it moves me, if it captivated me or not. It's too early to tell.
Reading down the list of comments here in MDL I already saw a few who flat out verbally attacked Wang He Di and gave a bad rating because of hating him as a person.
Then there are some who will watch 1 or 2 episodes and say "Oh, I don't like this" and then will give a rating.
Personally I think one shouldn't be allowed to give a rating until one has finished watching all the episodes, after that one would be allowed to give a bad rating if they feel so... but it is allowed to give a rating even if they haven't watched any episodes, so this will still happen.
So, my style is to give a good rating fast, then if I feel the drama didn't keep up the good level, I will come back and adjust my rating by lowering it to the level it should be. But by giving a good rating at first I fight back the haters who have nothing better to do than hating other people and trying to ruin their accomplishments.