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And it's all due to the absurdly bad editing / direction with no sense of pace or storytelling. The episode opens with again, just dragging out forever something that could have been conveyed in a fraction of the time. They dragged out the Jiu-sacrifices-himself-by-pushing-through-the-forcefield for a ridiculous 12 or so minutes of the last episode and then they open with another 8 minutes of Zhou being broken up over his death. I don't want to belittle the importance of Jiu's character's sacrifice. But dragging it out this long tends to make them comical. Too over-the-top. At some point I just get impatient for the story to move along and lose empathy for the plight of the characters. And meanwhile, Wen Xiao has been getting rag-dolled all over the place by her demonized father to the point that shouldn't she be a bag of broken bones by now? How is she still alive? As I said, it starts to get too comical and the intended drama of the story is lost. And all the standing around and long slow ponderous lack-of-action by the characters is just so at odds with the urgency that they should be exhibiting as people all over Tiandu are suffering from the fall-out of Wen Zong Yu's scheme.
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given the massive confrontation between ZYZ & ZYC against Wen Zong Yu finally resolves .... but it was an exercise in patiently enduring one long, long, drawn out scene after another. This episode took all the problems of pace in this show so far and just magnified them tenfold! My god, the scene of Bai Jiu pushing through the forcefield took well over 10 minutes of screen time! SO much time spent with characters doing nothing and flashbacks happening. So much over reliance on 'dramatic moments' that nothing feels dramatic. Bai Jiu might be dead through a key sacrifice at the end of this episode and all I could feel was, "Jeeze that took forever!" The editing / directing has been just such a disappointing waste of great cast and production talent.
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Four Hands, Two Sonatas Episode 3
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jeoneungd Both their journeys are defined by a single goal…to play a four-hand sonata together. Yet what begins at the piano becomes an intimacy born through music, a bond that feels almost brotherly. I especially loved the blindfolded Jeong Yo overcoming his fears through his trust in Bi-O.And in that same process, Bi-O begins discovering his own humanity, only to be pulled backward by his overbearing mother. It creates a beautiful contrast…one learning not to be afraid, the other learning how to feel.
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nero truong I’m a little sad my favorite characters don’t get much to actually do. it’s also been so long since we actually focused on the m4 & i think there’s high tide they’re not going to pull off this next big fight. because what does kotaro care about about taiga ？wh would they unite ？it’s a lot they have to do in this next episode that I’m not sure they will.
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Four Hands, Two Sonatas Episode 5
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solia This episode is one of the best episodes I've seen in a drama. It evoked so many emotions, beautifully acted, and tastefully edited. It felt like a movie. It flowed nicely and the music and use of elements was on point.
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there are things about ayame that make her stand out. she’s extremely quick to action. she’s good at talking until pressure builds up & ends up getting forced into terrible predicaments. that’s when she does things. this has led to issues but it’s because she’s that cxaring. she does not want any harm to come to a loved ones way. for all these reasons i do like her. i just think she turns into such a different person in the thick of it.
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This episode opens up with Wen Xiao taking a beating from her demonized father. The scene encapsulates the whole frustration that viewers have voiced throughout this drama with just how weak and incapable Wen Xiao has been made to be in this show.. And similarly Pei Si Jing also promptly gets beat down by a demonized Zhen Mei. I guess the point of these scenes is to show how helplessly weak the humans are? So the show beats up the women? And now we see why the show insisted on granting the undeserved mercy to Li Lun in prior episode ... so the writers could bring their favorite character back to save the day! Yay! He is fully redeemed for all the horrible awful evil crap he did! Right? Right? The moral lesson here is obviously that the most important thing in life is how handsome the actor is that plays your character. And how about an actual explanation for why Fei is not dead? Oh - he's a fake? Then why is Qing Geng so broken up over him? My goodness. Then SHE dies? And then they the throw this bizarre sentimental flashback of Zhen Mei giving Jiu candy after treating his wounds? This show has just become a massive mess. The epic battle against Wen Zong Yu was so weirdly dragged with so many long pauses as characters held in-battle conversations and long stares at each other. or otherwise standing around doing nothing The awful editing / pacing of this whole show was on full display in this episode.
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Four Hands, Two Sonatas Episode 2
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Perhaps because when something is simply given to us, we never truly understand what it costs.Episode 2 beautifully contrasts Jeong Yo and Bi-O. Jeong Yo is fighting through an incredibly difficult life, yet his passion for music and sheer tenacity keep pushing him forward. Bi-O, meanwhile, has music all around him but struggles to actually feel it…as though resentment has built a wall between his fingers and his heart.But what touched me most was Jeong Yo slowly finding something he may need even more than music…a new family. The people surrounding him are gradually becoming the people who matter.I love that this series is taking its time building his foundation. Not his foundation as a pianist…but his emotional strength as a person.Perhaps that is where his real music will eventually come from.
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The best part of this show has easily been the growing bromance between Zhao Yuanzhou and Zhou Yichen. And the level of closeness of these two was on full display in this episode when they both immediately realize that their best way of dealing with the fire-based powers of Wen Zongyu was to transport the fight to the frigid cold of Mt Kunlun. They act in that scene in perfect sync without having to say a word. Way cool.
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Ivylina Jolie 🔍✨ THIRD PERSON Ep 1: Hooked Already ✨🔍 North Star Entertainment? They practically own my Saturdays already — "4 Elements" and "Poisonous Love" ? Total legends status 🙌 So yeah, my hopes were through the roof, and guess what? "Third Person" episode 1 DELIVERED. 🤩🔥 My brain’s already running in circles — so many questions, zero answers 😵💫 Trust issues? Sky-high. Tension? Palpable. Vibes? Immaculate. 🤌⚡ Just one gut feeling though… someone’s definitely walking away from this beautiful mess with a broken heart 💔 No turning back now — Saturdays just got deliciously dangerous 😈✨🇹🇭
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KJ2025 Here I was annoyed with female lead holding boss’ persona takeaway against him. They needed a conversation — not her trying to figure out what was real about him when she was equally guilty. They had many real moments but now she isn’t sure and he has no clue why not. It is time for them both to wean themselves from the supplements and see how they stand. New contract singer was ready to step right in. 😝 That he did this looking right at his boss /her boyfriend was just kinda mean spirited. I am glad she left them both, but now she has internalized it to boyfriend not wanting to accept her as is — not taking into account that was the exact judgment she had hurled at her boyfriend. 😝I was very disappointed in her this episode. He gave her an opening to just explain why and she just leaves. 😝🙄
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NLE Zhou Yang asked Shen Mo to come out and even asked if they could start over again. For a moment, I thought maybe he genuinely wanted another chance with him. But the second he found out he had another brother and was no longer the only child, everything changed. He became scared that his wealth and inheritance would be divided, and suddenly he cancelled everything with Shen Mo.That is NOT love.I also have a strong feeling that when Shen Mo was attacked in the past, Zhou Yang’s family had something to do with it. Maybe they couldn’t accept their son being in a relationship with another man and wanted to force Shen Mo out of his life. If that turns out to be true, it makes everything even more heartbreaking.Shen Mo, please open your eyes. The person who truly loves you has been right beside you this entire time. Mingxuan has been there for you when it actually matters.Move on. Forget Zhou Yang. Stop chasing someone who keeps hurting you and look at the man standing beside you who genuinely loves you. Mingxuan is the one you deserve. 😭❤️
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0th3rwise I just finished the first episode, and it felt a bit too caricatural. Some reactions were, in my opinion, too extreme. Overall, I liked it [8/10]. Yin and War's acting is always what catches me the most. Hopefully, the tone will change a bit, and the story will make sense. Moreover, I'd love to see active police roles: some well-done action would only be good for the series. Love my babies as always, happy they're back!<3
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Four Hands, Two Sonatas Episode 1
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Music that touches the heart is exactly what our world needs right now. I have watched so many dramas centered around music, but the way this series began hit me hard…really deep and hard.Two great actors, Kong Seung Ho and Lee Jun Young, take on the difficult roles of classical pianists, and that alone fascinates me. I remember watching Song Kang play a ballet dancer in Navillera and learning how much effort he put into understanding the movements and discipline of ballet. When actors truly dedicate themselves to learning an art rather than simply pretending to perform it, you can feel the difference.The story almost reminds me of the fable of the City Mouse and the Country Mouse…two people from completely different worlds, yet both chasing the same dream. Bi-O comes from a family with music seemingly written into its genes, while the other possesses that rare, almost God-given natural talent…a prodigy.Their story feels like watching a double helix slowly twisting together…two separate strands drawn closer and closer by music, ambition, rivalry, and perhaps something much deeper. I have a feeling that same force pulling them toward greatness may eventually become the very thing that pulls them apart.But boy…the music.I’m sold. I’m committed. And if the opening episodes are any indication of what is coming, this one may hurt beautifully.
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I knew the mother and her sons were bad people, but I didn’t expect them to be this evil! Lin Zai and A Leh gave them food and tried to help them, yet they captured Lin Zai and were literally planning to chop him up and eat him. I know food is extremely scarce during a zombie apocalypse, but killing and eating another human being is just beyond cruel.The fight scene where A Leh came to save Lin Zai was EPIC! I was not expecting it to get that intense. A Leh had no choice but to fight and kill them because otherwise he and Lin Zai would have been the ones to die.If they had simply accepted the food and never tried to eat Lin Zai, none of this would have happened. The mother and her sons chose their own fate. They seriously picked the wrong people to mess with!
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