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Flag not so green but wins in comparison
I finished the show a month or two ago so I’m trying to rattle my brain for what stick in there after this time.
I’ll start from pros. The show has the most charming opening I’ve ever seen in a cdrama. Not once I wanted to skip it. The animation is cute and fits perfectly with the show’s theme and overall plot and I immediately added the song to my playlist.
I also loved the scenic shots, flowers especially. Xifan’s relationship with her parents felt real and relatable (especially how her mom kept things from her in order to “protect” her). He Suye’s relationship with his grandpa. Xifan’s two coworkers and how her previous relationship with her bf weighed on her. The use of traditional Chinese medicine was very interesting and refreshing.
Now, the rest. Seeing the drama has 28 episodes made me stop because it really felt like way longer than that. The show gets draggy once they get together. 1,5 episode is spent on the main CP arguing about who flirted with whom first.
I really wish Xifan had any sort of hobbies besides her work and later Suye. She felt a little one dimensional, just a girl ML has to save and fix.
I saw lots of reviews about HSY being the greenest flag ever. Not sure when exactly. When he kissed her for the first time while he knew she’s super drunk? Or when he was using manipulation to win arguments or look cuter in her eyes? Sure, when he stands next to her ex, he looks like a saint, but I still see what he’s doing. It is a straight cdrama after all, the bar for MLs is buried five feets under the ground.
I still think she let him off the hook for lying to her about her mom’s treatment way too easily. The ending was extremely cheesy but the propaganda encouraging youths to get married has to work.
Anyway, cute show if you are extremely bored and don’t want to watch anything too exciting or angsty. It’s not funny, it’s not brilliant. But it’s ok.
I’ll start from pros. The show has the most charming opening I’ve ever seen in a cdrama. Not once I wanted to skip it. The animation is cute and fits perfectly with the show’s theme and overall plot and I immediately added the song to my playlist.
I also loved the scenic shots, flowers especially. Xifan’s relationship with her parents felt real and relatable (especially how her mom kept things from her in order to “protect” her). He Suye’s relationship with his grandpa. Xifan’s two coworkers and how her previous relationship with her bf weighed on her. The use of traditional Chinese medicine was very interesting and refreshing.
Now, the rest. Seeing the drama has 28 episodes made me stop because it really felt like way longer than that. The show gets draggy once they get together. 1,5 episode is spent on the main CP arguing about who flirted with whom first.
I really wish Xifan had any sort of hobbies besides her work and later Suye. She felt a little one dimensional, just a girl ML has to save and fix.
I saw lots of reviews about HSY being the greenest flag ever. Not sure when exactly. When he kissed her for the first time while he knew she’s super drunk? Or when he was using manipulation to win arguments or look cuter in her eyes? Sure, when he stands next to her ex, he looks like a saint, but I still see what he’s doing. It is a straight cdrama after all, the bar for MLs is buried five feets under the ground.
I still think she let him off the hook for lying to her about her mom’s treatment way too easily. The ending was extremely cheesy but the propaganda encouraging youths to get married has to work.
Anyway, cute show if you are extremely bored and don’t want to watch anything too exciting or angsty. It’s not funny, it’s not brilliant. But it’s ok.
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