Love Me, Love My Voice Episode 33

Three Stars

I'm a little disappointed in the ending. It wasn't 'bad', but some plot decisions were far less than satisfactory. Because they skipped ahead 2 years from the proposal to her master's degree graduation, we completely missed any interaction with the parents, which is something I was kinda looking forward to. And then while we got some 'wedding-like' events in the return trip to Guillen (the photo shoot and the 'banquet'), we never get the actual wedding. Also, because they had dragged out the Duo-Dou + Ya Song storyline forever (12 freaking years of unwanted 'friend zone'????!!!) that storyline filled up the final episode instead of, well, an actual wedding for the leads! And we also skipped right on past Zheng & Xiaoxing actually confessing to each other. That was just hand-waved over and we just accept it must have happened somehow. Finally, returning to Dou-Dou and Ya Song: This plot was just annoying. It started off great. Based on other commenters on the Viki stream, I wasn't alone in really liking the potential of this couple when first hinted at way, way back. Chen Hua Lan is one of my favorite actresses and she was wonderful right off the bat as Sister Dou Dou. But the show kinda ignored resolving the obvious 'thing' between her character and Feng Ya Song for too long and when they got back to it they turned Feng Ya Song into one of the most irritating baby man-child idiots that by the final episode I was rooting for Dou-Dou to give up on him and go find herself a mature man who would act like an adult. So disappointing. Unbelievable that they dragged their going-nowhere relationship out another 2 years (12 in total). Otherwise, the story we got in the limited time they left for the leads was okay. Just could have been much better. if they hadn't had to devote so much last minute screen time to the immaturity of Feng Ya Song.

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What a finale!

What an amazing journey this was! This drama had all this warmth, friendship, and love; all the relationships felt wholesome and full of understanding. There were no schemes, no big dramatic moments… just a true comfort for one’s heart. I absolutely loved the music and have already added some of the songs to my Spotify. I loved the food, too, and it genuinely leaves me wondering if I could ever try to cook one of those delicious-looking dishes myself! Everything altogether created such a wonderful atmosphere, and now I know exactly which world I am most likely gonna revisit if I am ever feeling down.

P.S. I know now how Sheng felt—I totally fell in love with Tan Jian Ci's voice and him as an actor as well. His performance here was amazing!

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This was lovely

I don't even know where to start. I read the novel, so I was aware of what was supposed to happen, although I knew there were going to be lots of stuff added, considering that the novel itself is a short one. Love both leads, they nailed their characters. MQC was described as aloof and elegant in the book, whereas SSM was described as very shy and naive. What was a great addition was the context behind the friends' characters, which the novel didn't explore much, but here was such a great and entertaining addendum, specially the 5 cousins, what a chaotic family. I was LMAO during all episodes, with all the craziness of the friends, and also was so heartwarming to see how all those friends were so supportive of the leads romance. Also, this drama reminded me of all the times I used to get together with my group of friends, in a beach, singing, drinking and joking silly till the early hours, and I was witness to some romances in those gatherings. Some of those friends aren't here anymore (deaths, divorces or relocations), they may be gone, but all those memories will always stay with me, and for that I'm so grateful.

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