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Expected another beautiful nostalgic happy story after one and only but disappointed
30 episodes (more than one and only) for a drama with nothing going on is too much so had to skip a lot of scenes as it gets boring in later half. First half is fast paced and you still dont know whats gonna come but that leads to dead end.What i really wished we could get that nostalgic feel where leads remember their old incarnation . I came to know this theme is prohibited !! I dont get it how come china has so many fantasy shows but this topic is prohibited. in any case how i wish FL remembered fully and ML also starts remembering and we get those feels back .
And also i wish there was more passion and yearning. that was shown so beautifully in one and only to be here . although it was sweet love story its no way close to one and only. so having that intertwining of past tragedy could have helped the drama get more depth.
Instead we get so much awkwardness between these couple out of nowhere throughout the drama. But have to say their chemistry is still very good specially that crying scene in the batchroom both actors did such good job.
Overall a good watch if you are watching on the side but have to fast forward lot of scenes that doesnt make sense.
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Weak connection with its prequel
I have just finished watching it today. I expect the plot is more interesting, but it is just about the ordinary life of a couple. I can't find the main plot.I think the connection between this drama and its prequel (One & Only) is quite weak. If I was the author, I would have kept the portrait of Shi Yi (from One & Only) somewhere in the library of Zhou's mansion. The portrait on the paper may be worn out through time, but it can be redrawn or so. In some other costume dramas, it is possible to keep the portrait for generations. Why not in this drama? Otherwise, there should be an elder in the Zhou family who used to see the painting and then recognised Shi Yi immediately after seeing her. This way is more interesting...
Anyway, the acting is good. In this drama, the ML is somehow funny but caring.
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beautiful ending
Our drama with 2 period time finally come to end. Of course with + & - of their own.Ok. Lets talk about what i love:
+ Shi Yi (SY) is one crazy woman. She just jump to accept the proposal from Zhou Sheng Chen (SC) without much consideration or known him better. And with all the complication in SC family she still dare to stand beside him. If that's me maybe I already considering & run away as far as I can :p.
+ Really love the chemistry between Bai Lu & Allen Ren here. They like made for each other.
+ Very funny to see how SY teach SC about how to coax her. A man who confuse with how to coax woman can learn from this drama. Yeah not every woman is exactly like that, but you get the big picture. :p
+ Love to see how SY & SC support & protect each other.
+ No love rival. Yeah SC family complicated enough so they don't add love rival anymore :p
+ Love to see there is family that still have old traditional family like SC family.
+ Allen Ren smile a lot in here... He doesn't smile much in his other drama that I've watch. His smile actually quite sweet.
What minus but actually not really too much bothering me:
- Why they like to rush the ending again....? I mean SY just wake up from i don't know for goddamn long time, but a little too good to be true, she already can talk, can stand even can just walk like a normal person.
- Where is our time stamp.... From the moment SY coma, she wake up until their wedding we don't know how long it already pass...
- Hoping to see SY really dream. In here the dream not really much shown, it's like not that important, while the summary state the opposite. If only they like having more than few flash back of One & only scene.
- They only cast Bai Lu & Allen Ren for both drama, I think will gonna be more interesting if they have some several cast from the past life so we can see several other people reincarnated together....
* actually don't know better or not, if only the crown prince also reincarnated together & become sort of the love rival, yeah maybe the story will gonna be more complicated if like that, that's why I said I don't know better or not.
Overall: This 2 piece of drama really beautiful in the end. The drama that worth your time to watch. Really love all the song too...
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Very slow but finished because of Bai Lu
As usual there are many epic and eloquent reviews out there already. I'd like to just add a very quick take.Executive Summary: You should watch this only if you will be very into a literary, poetic story with a small stage feel.
The Good:
Bai Lu is awesome as usual. She is the reason I could finish this drama. She is beautiful and cute and her natural acting in an unnatural story is what made this worth the watch.
The cute/comedic moments were very well done and were a nice respite from the slow pace and bad vibes.
The Sub-Optimal
This story is the slowest, least intense drama I have managed to finish. Really too slow for me.
The secondary characters were not fleshed out well. A couple of the secondary female characters were very well done and acted (by Wang Yue Yi and Wang Rui Xin).
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BEAUTY AND THE TURTLE ?
that's my title for this drama, I haven't seen One and Only and might watch it later in future....I watch this has a stand-alone drama
Which tell the story of a beautiful girl who is Likely slightly delusional voice dubber falls head over heels in love with a fictional ancient drama character Prince Nanchen. She throws herself at a complete stranger; a nutty, loner of a professor(Trutle) with the same name who is a bit slow on the uptake but eventually realises he just got very, very lucky and thus the story unfolds.
The Fact that she noticed him just because of similer name and not because she felt a connection to him by looking into his eyes or some deja Vu past life flashback
But just his same name to the character and she gladly tell him why she even considered exchange number with a turtle looking guy,that because your parents give you that name,
Girl told him ,I am interested in your name not you so go home and thanks your dead parents for giving you that name,
If this man ever thought of changing his name then his marrital status would also change to single again.
Although i feel FL had some genuine feeling created from her delusion of past lives.
But they connect thorough just similer name look really shallow.
It was a morden drama but comparison to One and only but passion was missing and skinship was missing since they were married couple and young, it almost look like ML was Asexual.. that fl as to beg him for those things.
I just don't like that ML had no devlopment and i only get that he got very very lucky to find a delusional hot chick on airport
But never able to believe that he had any genuine feelings towards that woman, he just accepted her delusional feelings , i don't see him reciprocate anything.
There love was hollow, Grl did not love this Turtle professor but a fictional character from a film.
I still give it a 9/10 because this look like a dream come true for an introvert loner kind of story
Once in a billion that a hot chick at airport will run towards a Average looking nerd with an boring personality and then she herself ask his contect number to become his Friend and then over six month of boring email exchanges, devloped a crush on him, and start pursing him...
I can understand her being delusional in love and falling for him, what i am afraid of is when her delusional bobble blast, and she start noticing all other hot guys smitten over her while her boring husband is too lazy to even took advantage of god given gift,
Only thing i like about ML is admitting to have some feelings towards fl earlier in drama and suggest to be engaged for real, not that contract marriage shit.
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A Calm and composed story
Story was not at all connected with " one and only" . Though story started with this story line but no connection. Samelead characters with the same name ,only name connects the strangers.
A boy who was the professor and a girl who dubbed her voice . Two persons belong to different professions fall in love . It was love at first side from girl side . They met many times coincidently but the girl never told him about her feelings and the boy character was ambivert . He got little shy while speaking with girl though he also felt something for her . Eventually they said to eachother whatever they feel for each other .Girl side's family ready for their marriage but boy side's not . As his family though live in modern era but they followed old principles set by their ancestors ,had a very big family . Girl respected his family and had no problem with their principles . But something happened in his family because of that they got separated and in the end showed how they become one .
This was the glimpse of story .
Acting was good .
Story was little slow and the male lead's character was also slow as he was so calculative so he behaved accordingly .
Love story with little romance but still different
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Read the novel if you want a complete picture
I loved this show. I love Mo Bao Fei Bao's writing (both novels and scripts), and I think Allen Ren and Bai Lu made a perfect couple. They both fulfilled their characters perfectly, and the rest of the cast was well-chosen too. The cast as a whole came together beautifully. The sets were stunning, costumes lovely, perfectly suited to the story.That said... it wasn't perfect. There were gaps in the story that would not have made sense without the book. In the latter half, there were way too many scenes in bed (usually on an IV drip).
In comparison to the book... It filled several holes that weren't well-explained, such as Zhou Wen Chuan's story arc, which seemed kind of arbitrary in the book. Some of the scenes improved, such as the step from "not married" to "married"... where the drama gave her a say in the matter. I loved the way that grandma was woven into the drama; she became a very interesting character.
Lots of comments seem to be upset about the lack of kissing -- Allen Ren's contracts usually have "no kissing"... (and the one kissing scene isn't, if you watch closely) but I personally didn't find it lacking. They had enough chemistry without the kissing. I did find it annoying how they stopped the kissing scenes with stupid stuff... like people walking in, or suddenly she has something to say (that could have easily been said a moment earlier). None of that was necessary.
Overall
1. Watch "One and Only" first -- it's a really nice complete version of their past lives
2. Read the book (hui3r.wordpress.com)
3. Then (and only then) watch "Forever and Ever"
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I'm a sucker for happy ending. This one has it..
I admit, I didnt watch the first installment. Read somewhere that it didnt end well. So, here I am tried this one instead. Pretty slow start to be honest, and a bit boring.Cast/Acting was ok, not much excitement at the beginning but it did improve as the story progresses. I feel like the ML had the quota of crazy with his family. He was a straight laced nice guy with a big traditional family. Amidst all the secrets, lies and betrayal, customs and tradition, in his own way, he loved them still.
FL reflects sweetness, innocence and a bit vulnerability, pretty and talented too. No wonder ML find her interesting enough to propose early on.
The family drama, crime mystery is a bit mediocre for me. It was lacking something. It feels like it was just put there just for the sake of conflict. Rewatch value is not that high.
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Easy watch when you want to feel good
Main leads both are fantastic. Allen Ren is trying different roles and his acting is very nature. He is not dashing but a cute type. Bai Lu is one of my favorite, she got good acting. She does not over do or under do and this role fits her the best. I liked the drama where there were no unnecessary misunderstanding or villainous monstrous enemies. I liked how main leads understood each other. It was not a sizzling chemistry but not too bad also. Every thing about this drama is what it should be. I haven't watched one and only becoz of the sad ending but you don't need to watch one and only to watch this. This story was able to carry itself. Also i liked that the FL had a good dressing style unlike other dramas. All and all when you are feeling down go watch it, its easy to watch and predictable.Was this review helpful to you?
Warm and comforting
First of all, I know that my ratings are all 7's and 8's, which many might think is low, BUT if you look at my other reviews you'll notice I have never given anything a 10 because I feel like giving everything you like a perfect score makes it lose its meaning.Overall this is a great, heartwarming drama. I don't care much for the family politics and stuff about the ML's research lab, but I can't say that it's bad or poorly written, as it's actually just fine. I just didn't care about it as I mainly wanted to watch this to heal my heart after One and Only (as most people did). On its own, this is actually still a very cute drama; their awkward interactions are squeal-worthy because it just makes the romance feel so genuine and honest. It's like high school awkwardness but with adults, but not in an infantile way. They are both mature adults who understand the world but are new to romance, so it gives me the warm fuzzies. Great for older people like me who aren't really into high school romances but still love the innocence of first love romance.
Obviously there are characters that you dislike (Zhousheng Chen's mom), but there are also family members you adore like the grandma and Zhousheng Ren. The kind supporting characters also heal your heart.
As a sequel to One and Only, the connections are very subtle, especially if you are not fluent in Chinese (as I am not). I actually had to read Cyn Lynn's blog for episode recaps as she draws more attention to the connections: https://cyn-lynn.blogspot.com/2021/09/forever-and-ever-recap-and-review.html
That being said, the connections do make everything all the more sweet, so it's still very nice.
Overall the drama does have some angst, but not within the main couple's dynamic itself, which is the most important. Their previous lifetime was so sad, they let nothing stop their love now that they finally can be together in this lifetime.
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Most Satisfying Drama Ever, LOVE IT
this is a 2nd season or can say the story of Reincarnation of "One and Only" even tho i didn't watch "One and Only" but im still understand the love between Zhou Sheng Chen and Shi Yi at the past.This drama i love it so much, not like most of the drama this drama relationship between Lead Couple is the best no disagreement problem ,no any exes problem , no misunderstanding at all, overall this Lead Couple only let you feel their love ,Zhou Sheng Chen have shy and responsible personality and Shi Yi have straightforward and bubbly always willing to teach him about love.
But this drama also have a antagonist plot not all perfect happy story, which is ML family problem , his family have complicated problem but tbh im not to interesting even this its still won't effect ML and FL relationship and to be surprised that is their good relationship really last to final episode i never watch any drama like this beside Love O2O drama but of course their relationship almost "ruin" but not that bad to say ruin XD because of a slightly accident at close to final episode.
Overall i just love how ZSC and SY interaction ,i as viewer keep getting butterfly feeling because their love interaction.
Finally is not to important , which is what most people say that you must watch " One and Only" first to understand this "Forever and Ever" drama but my opinion is you don't need to watch the "One and Only" to understand "Forever and Ever" cause i didn't watch "One and Only" and i jump straight to "Forever and Ever" still understand maybe because i already know spoiler Sad ending so i don't wanna watch it , but it doesn't effect at all to "Forever and Ever" , BUT if you wanna watch the 1st one then watch the 2nd one i welcome you to watch it.
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Even the second time it was wonderful
This was definitely a slow burner but maybe that contributed to the developing love being so believable. I only know I still did not fast forward any part on the second viewing of this drama. For me, the plot managed a great balance between, romance, family drama and 'business". The script also added to the sincerity of the story.However, the best part was the performances of , not only the leads, but the whole ensemble. I particularly became a mad fan of Ci Sha. I could rave about the music as well...I know this is not a good review as such. My only excuse is that I watch a lot of Asian drama, and have a list of favourites from a number of countries including China and this one is definitely in the top five .
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