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Apr 19, 2020
23 of 23 episodes seen
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Overall 4.5
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Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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ARE YOU SERIOUS! This drama had a 2 part series and yet the writers still FAIL on how to handle it with a VERY RUSHED & LAME ending? I mean it is a happy ending but it's so pathetic to see only the last 15 mins was actually happy. So dumb. What's up with Chinese writers and their introducing another conflict for the last few episodes of the drama? That's so stupid and cause havoc that wasn't needed.

There are so many things wrong with this drama. First of all, HOW DARE YOU WRITERS keeping showing daydreaming of Yan Shu & Cheng Ze's wedding but not bother with doing an actual wedding? I'm so frickin pissed at this. Second, how dare you introduce a conflict that ruin the end of this drama. Last few episodes should've been happiness not sadness and frustration. This last conflict should've been introduced like the beginning of this 2nd part drama (like ended off with this conflict on the 1st part drama). Third, how dare that evil granny witch didn't get punish for all of her evil misdeeds. She got off like she didn't do anything wrong. I hate it when the writing is like this crap. Fourth, the angry and bitterness between the stepsisters it's so stupid and shouldn't haven been carried out this long. It should've been resolved in the first part of this drama. It doesn't make sense how that once a witch of a stepsister ended up doing a 180. There weren't any signs of progression. Fifth, secondary couple should've started at the beginning of this drama and maybe had the second lead finally giving up the female lead from the 1st part drama. This 2nd couple together wasn't believable. All of the sudden they want to be together with no issues from grandma? Yeah right! Sixth, the ending, while ended happy, sucked overall because it was so rushed.

The male & female leads were the only reason I watched this but I totally regret it. It had a lot of cute and funny moments which I did enjoy but was it worth how this drama was handled overall? Nope.

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LilMeggs
8 people found this review helpful
Jun 26, 2019
23 of 23 episodes seen
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Overall 7.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
Now that I have officially finished this drama, I can say that this season was the main course compared to the first season which was basically an appetizer or the background of how these two mains fall in love. But...that isn't really fair to say since it wasn't like an official season break; literally season 2 picked up where season 1 left off as if there was no season change.
We left off in season one with the aftermath of (english name) Mike and Li Yan Shu sharing a drunk kiss. Mike seems to be extremely happy that it happened, while Karen has mixed feelings. Maybe it is because she thinks Mike will be mad at her or maybe it is because she is not used to having close relationships with others. Regardless of that, this season picks up with Gu Jin Yu realizing the truth of why Li Yan Shu left all those years ago and deciding for the 5th (some large amount) time that he is going to pursue her against this grandmother's wishes. Mike on the other hand has finally accepted his feelings for Li Yan Shu and decided to confess in front of both Li Yan Shu and his younger brother Gu Jin Yu that he is also going to pursue her. Unfortunately, his adoptive grandmother/mother has decided that in order to get rid of Li Yan Shu and "show Gu Jin Yu that she is a gold digger," she wants to "introduce" her to someone else. Which brings us to her brilliant idea to convince Mike to start a fake relationship with her. Mike says no, but still pursues her because he is actually in love with her. Throughout this drama, this plan backfires in so many ways especially Mike's relationship with the Gu family and his adoptive grandmother.
We also FINALLY get into more detail about Mike's past that he cannot remember. It was honestly EVERYTHING seeing Mike and Li Yan Shu's teamwork. Like they work so well together. I also especially loved all the secret looks Mike would give Li Yan Shu when she was hard at work trying to connect the dots based on his fragmented memories. I think this is what made the drama so much better than the first for me. As I said in my first review, Mike's smile is EVERYTHING. We only got a few smiles in season one, so season two was a treat when he would smile and laugh and act goofy around her. Of course his germaphobia (that was connected with his childhood trauma) would get in the way most of the time and we got glimpses of old grumpy Mike who came off snooty. But I did enjoy their relationship. She brought a bubbly piece to it so regardless if something in his life was going bad, she knew how to cheer him up. There were actually a few extremely emotional scenes in this drama where Mike cried, and I felt how much love they had for one another on how much they supported each other. Chemistry was through the roof!!
The reason I couldn't give this drama above a 7, though, was because there was a lot of filler in the beginning, it wasn't until the last group of episodes where everything hit the fan. PLUS, for a couple that loves one another so much and is there to support one another, when a little complication arises, they both turn into their old selves - Mike, a cold businessman who shuns Yan Shu, and Li Yan Shu, a sarcastic liar who loves to push everyone away.
But for what it is worth, the last episode ended the way it needed to and perfectly tied up this entire drama. Like seriously, the beginning of the last ep almost had me in tears. Also it was interesting seeing the villains of season 1 some how become misunderstood characters and they form these strong relationships with the main characters. You know how much I disliked her step sister, but once they formed a bond with one another, it was cute and unbreakable, almost like they had been friends for years.

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Crazy about Asian dramas
3 people found this review helpful
Mar 23, 2020
23 of 23 episodes seen
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Overall 5.0
Story 5.5
Acting/Cast 6.0
Music 5.5
Rewatch Value 4.0
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Why I don't like the drama.
First there is no need of 2 seasons ,the story is like this that it can complete in one go.
Second : introduction of two character was nice one had phobia of cleanliness but it had not been shown all the time but that is okay and secondly he had been shown as mr .Perfect and little arrogant but he not able to hold this attitude nicely. Miss lead had a worst past , she had faced bad moments ,she came back to take somewhat revenge basically to proved herself and what had happened to her and hers father was wrong and also shown that she had hate story with the male lead's surname but in second scenario she decided to leave in his house so where her pride gone and he also ready to kept her though he knew she is full of lies. And he hate liars. Then she had past love story with second male lead but she did not have any type of emotions with him and he only loved her .. I thought she pretend that she did not loved him always tried to show bad character of her so he hate her and he would misbehave with her but something like this happened in two episodes then he knew the truth and starting pursue her then why she not melt with his trying and that time she was not fell for 1st lead and
Ending part was nice but story has too many flaws.

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Bellesister
1 people found this review helpful
Apr 22, 2022
23 of 23 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 3.0
Story 4.0
Acting/Cast 4.0
Music 5.5
Rewatch Value 1.0
The only reason that I continue watching this is because I have already (somewhat) finished the first part, and there is less than 25 episodes for the second season, so I thought, what the heck, might as well finish this (I'm not one who dropped dramas, instead watch it till the end while doing errands and other things LoL). My opinion is similar to the first season. I like Tan Song Yun's acting in this drama, but it's not enough to give this a higher rating. The rest of the cast is not my favorite and the main male lead (I don't even remember his name and don't bother to look it up) is so bad in my opinion. Overall, wouldn't recommend this drama unless you're a big fan of any of the actors or actresses.

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Nelly
1 people found this review helpful
Sep 20, 2021
23 of 23 episodes seen
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Overall 6.5
Story 6.5
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 6.0

A downward slope

OVERALL
Season 2 of Fox's Summer starts out great...then descends into madness. Watch if 1) you're desperate to know what happens after Season 1, or 2) you REALLY like backstories. Think twice if 1) you're looking for well-developed romance, 2) you like well-written plots, 3) you hate repetitive, unnecessary flashbacks.

THE STORY
This review is only for SEASON 2 of Fox's Summer. This season starts strong, really strong. But by episode 4 or 5, things begin to look weird. First, I recently have been complaining about romantic dramas that don't show the "falling in love" properly to jump right into the "we're in love" stage. Fox's Summer 2 does the complete opposite. After an entire season of "falling in love", when the "we're in love" stage begins, the romance turns into nothing. Absolutely nothing. If it weren't because the couple keeps reminding us that they're dating (but literally reminding us, with "but I'm your girlfriend!" or "but we're dating now!"), we never would have known, because they don't look like it at all. I'm not saying this because I think heavy skinship is a must in dramas. I don't think lots of skinship is necessary in romance (even though it's welcome!). But with or without skinship, you need to show some cute, fun, juicy couple scenes. How can we root for the couple otherwise?

Secondly, While the OTP backstories were interesting in season 1, they were essentially that, BACKstories. A bit of extra info about the main leads. Somehow, in season 2, the backstories become the primary plot. A drama that was pretty much a rom-com in season 1 turns into a workplace/melo drama out of nowhere. Another thing I couldn't stand were the flashbacks. They were already bad in season 1, but they become unbearable in season 2. Lastly, there're the skyrocketing inconsistencies. FL ends season 1 living in some place and starts season 2 living somewhere else, no explanations given. Characters with good communication decide not to communicate anymore, others continue to go from good to evil and back. People on their deathbed end up in conversing in their living room in the next scene. Mmm...what? It feels like season 2 was written by entirely different people from season 1, and didn't get the memo about what the drama was about. Such a disappointment.

THE ACTING
Same as season 1. Tan Songyun is fine, male lead is not, and they have zero chemistry. There was hope of some chemistry in season 1, there is nothing at all in season 2.

THE MUSIC
Same as season 1.

THE REWATCH VALUE
Definitely low.

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CathiRo
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Dec 22, 2023
23 of 23 episodes seen
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Overall 1.5
Story 3.0
Acting/Cast 3.5
Music 1.5
Rewatch Value 1.0
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Flashbacks galore

I should’ve read the reviews first. For one, there were too many flashbacks.

2) could’ve wrapped everything up in 20 or so episodes.

3) Ending was lame. It did have potential but in the end I didn’t care about any of the main characters other than Mike’s secretary and his girlfriend. Instead of continuous flashbacks I would’ve preferred to have seen the secretary and gf’s send off. Who didn’t predict that mean stepsister and golden boy wouldn’t end up together?


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Stela2424
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Aug 12, 2019
23 of 23 episodes seen
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Overall 6.0
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 4.0
Alors alors je suis mitigée par rapport à ce drama.

Je pense que si j'ai pu le finir c'est uniquement grâce à Tan Song Yun. Elle apporte la dose de peps et de légèreté à cette série. Elle est absolument adorable, vous avez vu Mr Mermaid ou love 020, vous allez la retrouver autant souriante que dans ces dramas mais avec un côté plus badass ????

Si elle ne faisait pas partie du cast, j'aurais abandonné à la moitié de la série. Pour moi, elle carry ce drama ????
Pourtant les autres acteurs sont plutôt bons en dehors Zhang Daniel qui m’a vraiment déçu. Jiang Chao m’a fait peur pendant la majorité de la saison 1, on le retrouve dans le rôle du directeur distant et froid soit c’est logique qu’il ne soit pas la plus chaleureuse personne du drama mais de mon point de vue, on aurait pu plus rapidement apercevoir sa part chaleureuse qu’on rencontre dans la saison deux. Dans la première, on peut compter sur les doigts de la main, les sourires qu’il a esquissé alors que dans la deuxième, il nous prouve clairement qu’il en est capable et qu’en plus de cela il est réellement adorable lorsqu’il affiche autre chose que son air froid. Je ne sais pas pourquoi ils l’ont rendu si inexpressif pendant la saison 1, enfin bon grâce à la saison 2, je garde vraiment un bon souvenir de cet acteur.

Ensuite pour la trame générale. C'est assez basique, le directeur (qui a un passé sombre) et une fille qui a eu une vie relativement merdique finissent par tomber amoureux. C’est cute, on aime toujours <3

Mais j’en attendais plus de l’évolution entre le protagoniste. J’ai vraiment ressenti une cassure personnellement :
Un épisode, ils semblent ne pas s’apprécier plus que cela et l’épisode d’après c’est le grand amour ! WTF. J’aurais souhaité avoir une transition plus logique, qu’on les voit de rapprocher, devenir intime, gêné l’un envers l’autre…Enfin bon les 2 protagonistes sont tout de même adorable ensemble, cela permet de faire passer la pilule ????

La trame est bien mais on y trouve beaucoup de clichés, la diabolique méchante sœur, la jalouse qui cherche à faire de l’ombre à l’héroïne, la sorcière qui n’a absolument pas de moral selon moi et sans oublier la mère immature qui fait que la vie de sa fille soit compliquée.

Mais il y’a eu de joli rebondissement qui aurait pu être mieux amené. Par exemple l’histoire de Karen Li, j’ai trouvé que c’était rafraîchissant mais cela aurait pu être mieux amené. Je ne sais pas des petits clins d’œil qui puissent nous faire nous dire : « Ah, mais c’est pour cela »

Ce qui m'a le plus décu c'est la fin , on donne des excuse à tous le monde pour tout ce qu'ils ont fait. D'accord le pardon c'est bien mais je trouve que qu'en certain personnage agisse autant mal. On peut pas juste passer au dessus de tout ce qu'ils ont fait. On devrait voir du remord et en dehors la mère, pour moi finalement tout le monde était amis avec tout le monde . Alors qu'il y a eut de véritable actes immondes.

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