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Lyson
The hype is not accurate to the content, but the show is worth a watch.
THE GOOD:
- The acting, especially in the emotional scenes.
- Some conversations were really well written.
- Casting was good for over all good quality actors.
- I liked the film style of this, some of the cinematography was great.
THE BAD:
- Too much filler. Could have cut a lot of stuff out and the point of the story would not have been affected.
- Boring/unnecessary side couple drama
- Ill timed music, ruined some of the emotional intensity.
- One sided ML simpage. I have always hated this. (As I've said in previous reviews, if the person being simped over is not Xie Lian or Wei Wuxian levels of simp-worthy, then someone chasing them on simp level is just off putting.) Sheng Wang was not deserving of having a simp level love interest chasing him imo.
- The final scene (after credits) in ep 11 was incorrectly placed, it should have been used when the issue of whatever effect it had on Jiang Tian was going to be addressed, it ended up being utterly pointless since it served no purpose in S01.
Nothing UGLY, really.
THE HIGHLIGHT:
- Singular. Andy Chen as Gao Tian Yang. Talk about casting a ML standard actor as a support character.
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If they make a s02, I will watch it (because the acting is really good), but I do hope they drop the excess filler and keep the story in focus, even if it means a lower episode count.
As to the whole show, considering this is a high school (and falling for their 'step bro' complicated family issues/disapproval type) teenage romance, the whole thing more or less adds up to a sensible, passable ending, but only if there is a sequel, otherwise, the ending is open ended in a totally pointless way.
I can't rate it more than a 7.5/10 though, because personally, the drawbacks (BAD) mentioned above were not compensated for, even by the great acting. Especially the biggest ick for me, JT's continually increasing level of simpage. It was off putting, I mean, having a mini emotional episode because his crush moved to a different classroom is just, well, sad. And not in the 'aw sweet' way, in the 'ugh, seriously?' way.
Over all, it was not a waste of time to watch this, but it took some patience. It'll suit some viewers tastes and press the patience buttons of others, but whether you skip through filler or watch every scene, it is worth a one time watch. I would very softly recc it, if you have the free time.
- The acting, especially in the emotional scenes.
- Some conversations were really well written.
- Casting was good for over all good quality actors.
- I liked the film style of this, some of the cinematography was great.
THE BAD:
- Too much filler. Could have cut a lot of stuff out and the point of the story would not have been affected.
- Boring/unnecessary side couple drama
- Ill timed music, ruined some of the emotional intensity.
- One sided ML simpage. I have always hated this. (As I've said in previous reviews, if the person being simped over is not Xie Lian or Wei Wuxian levels of simp-worthy, then someone chasing them on simp level is just off putting.) Sheng Wang was not deserving of having a simp level love interest chasing him imo.
- The final scene (after credits) in ep 11 was incorrectly placed, it should have been used when the issue of whatever effect it had on Jiang Tian was going to be addressed, it ended up being utterly pointless since it served no purpose in S01.
Nothing UGLY, really.
THE HIGHLIGHT:
- Singular. Andy Chen as Gao Tian Yang. Talk about casting a ML standard actor as a support character.
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If they make a s02, I will watch it (because the acting is really good), but I do hope they drop the excess filler and keep the story in focus, even if it means a lower episode count.
As to the whole show, considering this is a high school (and falling for their 'step bro' complicated family issues/disapproval type) teenage romance, the whole thing more or less adds up to a sensible, passable ending, but only if there is a sequel, otherwise, the ending is open ended in a totally pointless way.
I can't rate it more than a 7.5/10 though, because personally, the drawbacks (BAD) mentioned above were not compensated for, even by the great acting. Especially the biggest ick for me, JT's continually increasing level of simpage. It was off putting, I mean, having a mini emotional episode because his crush moved to a different classroom is just, well, sad. And not in the 'aw sweet' way, in the 'ugh, seriously?' way.
Over all, it was not a waste of time to watch this, but it took some patience. It'll suit some viewers tastes and press the patience buttons of others, but whether you skip through filler or watch every scene, it is worth a one time watch. I would very softly recc it, if you have the free time.
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