Xu, Bie Re Ta (2025)

Lighthearted with FL & her son providing the laughs

I was writing a reddit post about vertical drama actors aged 35 and above and had Sean Pai in mind. I had only watched 2 of his dramas before so I thought of watching another one and chose this title because of its availability on iQIYI. It was a good watch.

What I liked:
1. FL characterisation - She was smart, sassy & likeable.
2. Supporting characters - ML's son was sassy like his mother. He was quick with his words that always resulted in comedic moments. I also liked ML's older relatives & assistant.
3. Tone - Lighthearted with right doses of comedy.
4. Acting - Wang Zi Yi excelled in her role so was the child actor playing the son.
5. Treatment - Those treatment sessions were outrageous but funny and Sean Pai was shirtless most of the time.

What I disliked:
1. Antagonists - FL's family was terrible and condescending. Half-sister took credit for something she didn't do and was even willing to harm children.
2. Romance - Sadly underdeveloped. The first episode was set up to be spicy but the kissing was fake and the movements seemed mechanical / unnatural. Their kissing scenes mostly had one of the leads blocking the camera so you'd know the kissing was fake. Wonder if any of them had no real kissing clause.

Favourite scene
When the son scolded ML for being reliant on walking aids

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