12 year love story that could’ve been.
Rating: 8.4/10
**This review gives specific details of scenes that may be considered spoilers, **
Overview:
You Are My Fateful Love started out really strong, and I couldn't stop watching. But after a while, it started to get a bit boring. The best parts are definitely when the main couple finally gets together because their chemistry is so good, mainly Miles Wei doing.
Plot:
The show is way too long. It could have been 10 episodes shorter if they cut out the boring lawyer scenes and the "dark" stories that didn't make sense. For example, the class monitor kidnapping the dad was just unnecessary. Just to prove Huai Song can be a criminal lawyer and that the girlfriend boss was a creep? IDK .If we didn’t include such unnecessary scenes and lawyer moments no one really cared about.. Other unnecessary scenes? The Li Shi Can friend who was in love with him and was crazy and had to go to a mental hospital.
Also, the trip to the small town for New Year's lasted about 8 episodes, which was way too slow. There was a lot of talking that didn't really matter.It was kinda boring and had unnecessary dialogue, scenes and moments that was just like ok?? The rivalry of Xu Huai Song and Li Shi Can was cute and funny.
I also found it hard to believe how fast the Ruan Yu movie was made in about a year with no time jumps, which felt way too quick!Like I know she was famous online and had a following it . If I am following correctly they mentioned from meeting again to when she finds out he was in love with her in high school that was only 6 months . So from whole show was roughly one year, since there was no significant time jumps. So her movie being already filmed was so quick, I was kinda shocked. I also think I’d rather preferred when they spent New Years Together in the small town, if he held her hand then and said “it wasn’t an accident” or something .
Characters
The Male Lead (Miles Wei):He is great at the romantic "tension" scenes. You can really tell he likes her! The "pork scene" and “Chapter 23” was so funny. However, his character is a little creepy. He knows her from high school which was cute and made it a long 12 year longed for love. BUT when you get more details about the story , you see how much he fabricated. Like yes she purposely made moments to like him but it was all behind the scenes and her one liking. He manipulated things behind the scenes to make her fall for him (like the cat situation). He needs to relax, like when he wouldn't just eat the Coke and chicken! Though that was cute too, it shows how much in his head he was.
The Female Lead (He Hui Zi): Her acting is okay, but her forced laugh is annoying. It was also kind of silly that her character pretended not to know him at first. I did like that the couple didn't have too many annoying misunderstandings, though.
Second Couples
Liu Mao and Ming Ying: They were very cute and lighthearted. Even though the girl is a bit distant at first, it makes sense because her ex-boyfriend was a cheater.
The High School Couple:Huai Song sister and her crush, They were so sweet and innocent. I would actually watch a whole spinoff show just about them!
The Movie Actress and Li Shi Can:I think they would also be a cute couple for a spinoff show.
One thing I loved about all the friends is how mature they are. If they think someone is dating, they just ask "What's going on?" instead of acting confused for ten episodes.
Final Thoughts
The show is good when the romance is happening, but it has too many "extra" scenes that don't need to be there. The story comes off a bit creepy but I enjoyed how comfortable they are and how naturalt it was. If the show was shorter and kept momentum I prob would have rated it higher.
Rating
8.4 / 10
(Great romance and fun side characters, but too much boring filler.)
**This review gives specific details of scenes that may be considered spoilers, **
Overview:
You Are My Fateful Love started out really strong, and I couldn't stop watching. But after a while, it started to get a bit boring. The best parts are definitely when the main couple finally gets together because their chemistry is so good, mainly Miles Wei doing.
Plot:
The show is way too long. It could have been 10 episodes shorter if they cut out the boring lawyer scenes and the "dark" stories that didn't make sense. For example, the class monitor kidnapping the dad was just unnecessary. Just to prove Huai Song can be a criminal lawyer and that the girlfriend boss was a creep? IDK .If we didn’t include such unnecessary scenes and lawyer moments no one really cared about.. Other unnecessary scenes? The Li Shi Can friend who was in love with him and was crazy and had to go to a mental hospital.
Also, the trip to the small town for New Year's lasted about 8 episodes, which was way too slow. There was a lot of talking that didn't really matter.It was kinda boring and had unnecessary dialogue, scenes and moments that was just like ok?? The rivalry of Xu Huai Song and Li Shi Can was cute and funny.
I also found it hard to believe how fast the Ruan Yu movie was made in about a year with no time jumps, which felt way too quick!Like I know she was famous online and had a following it . If I am following correctly they mentioned from meeting again to when she finds out he was in love with her in high school that was only 6 months . So from whole show was roughly one year, since there was no significant time jumps. So her movie being already filmed was so quick, I was kinda shocked. I also think I’d rather preferred when they spent New Years Together in the small town, if he held her hand then and said “it wasn’t an accident” or something .
Characters
The Male Lead (Miles Wei):He is great at the romantic "tension" scenes. You can really tell he likes her! The "pork scene" and “Chapter 23” was so funny. However, his character is a little creepy. He knows her from high school which was cute and made it a long 12 year longed for love. BUT when you get more details about the story , you see how much he fabricated. Like yes she purposely made moments to like him but it was all behind the scenes and her one liking. He manipulated things behind the scenes to make her fall for him (like the cat situation). He needs to relax, like when he wouldn't just eat the Coke and chicken! Though that was cute too, it shows how much in his head he was.
The Female Lead (He Hui Zi): Her acting is okay, but her forced laugh is annoying. It was also kind of silly that her character pretended not to know him at first. I did like that the couple didn't have too many annoying misunderstandings, though.
Second Couples
Liu Mao and Ming Ying: They were very cute and lighthearted. Even though the girl is a bit distant at first, it makes sense because her ex-boyfriend was a cheater.
The High School Couple:Huai Song sister and her crush, They were so sweet and innocent. I would actually watch a whole spinoff show just about them!
The Movie Actress and Li Shi Can:I think they would also be a cute couple for a spinoff show.
One thing I loved about all the friends is how mature they are. If they think someone is dating, they just ask "What's going on?" instead of acting confused for ten episodes.
Final Thoughts
The show is good when the romance is happening, but it has too many "extra" scenes that don't need to be there. The story comes off a bit creepy but I enjoyed how comfortable they are and how naturalt it was. If the show was shorter and kept momentum I prob would have rated it higher.
Rating
8.4 / 10
(Great romance and fun side characters, but too much boring filler.)
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