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As Beautiful As Xing Xing
I didn’t like the first 1-4 episodes, but after that, the show starts, and once the show starts, the show starts.
I just finished it, and I already miss them all. Insane chemistry. Actually insane. The way they look at each other, smile at each other, and the body language is so natural that I was tempted to Google if they were dating while they filmed this (I didn't). Their chemistry literally holds up the roof over their heads, and at many points, the show’s head. Their sneaked glances at each other, the compromises they made… so realistic, really. It was like when two people really like each other, and there are differences, but they really just want it to work. I really appreciate the imperfection and the effort.
A small thing, I love how he drives her to work even if he doesn’t need to, because quality time, you know?
I hated the way he talked at the start, gosh. I thought it would never end. But it did! Hallelujah! Thank God for change. I thought I would drop it over that, but with this show, patience really pays off. I loved the side of her he brought out; it was mischievous, slightly stubborn and playful, and I liked that it was quite different from how she was in her first relationship, because different people bring out different parts of you.
Anyway, Xing Xing is just so so so breathtakingly beautiful, his fixation is totally valid lol. She’s FOINNNEE damn. She'd smile, and I’d see him thinking damn, she’s so fine, and I’d be like damn right she is!!!!!! It’s just insane how beautiful she is.
Enjoyable and easy watch about relationships mixed with work issues. Exactly the sort of show I love to watch. At the end of the show, it feels like you’ve gone through a lot with these guys. A whole life with them. I really liked how, after they'd spent some more time together, you could see how much they'd changed. She, more than he, because of the subject matter. She'd go around sounding like a mini him about business deals. He always looked amused and proud. His amusement seemed mischievous, so it was really particularly funny. He also became so much warmer; it was so nice! It's just something you see in real couples, too, and I liked the attention the writer and directors paid to such details.
The writing is good. There's sufficient character development that explains why and how things move forward the way they do, and the actors delivered this spectacularly, the main characters especially (as their part is so big here). Han Ting and Xing Xing are legitimately real people in this performance. Xu Kai really did great with emoting his eyes here. The character doesn't always say what he's thinking, but also isn't always trying to hide what he's thinking and sometimes is, and he really does it so well here. I've never seen Song Yun miss. She's fantastic as usual. There are a few amazing shots of them observing each other that I really appreciated. They just last a few seconds each, and I feel that these shots just hold the moments so well. The shots showed confusion, uncertainty, happy disbelief, awe, appreciation, pensiveness, trepidation, quiet joy, quiet support, worry, hope, mischief, contentment, peace with their choices ... I really felt that those shots allowed us to put ourselves in their shoes for a moment and watch how two separate lives slowly became quite intertwined. Of course, those shots wouldn't feel so great without great acting on the characters' parts. Their eyes said all these things. The angle of the shots just elevated that.
The side stories were nice enough. Sometimes, bestfriend #2's situation dragged a bit too long, but it was charming enough that it was mostly fine.
The end really is satisfying and worth the wait. Anyway, I’ll miss my beautiful babe, because I don’t know if Han Ting knows, but we were in this relationship together 😂
It's definitely a show to watch for enjoyment and brain-sort-of-off activities (if not, ML will frustrate you to bits at first). It was fun and had its funny moments here and there. Nothing too serious, but nothing annoyingly unserious.
I just finished it, and I already miss them all. Insane chemistry. Actually insane. The way they look at each other, smile at each other, and the body language is so natural that I was tempted to Google if they were dating while they filmed this (I didn't). Their chemistry literally holds up the roof over their heads, and at many points, the show’s head. Their sneaked glances at each other, the compromises they made… so realistic, really. It was like when two people really like each other, and there are differences, but they really just want it to work. I really appreciate the imperfection and the effort.
A small thing, I love how he drives her to work even if he doesn’t need to, because quality time, you know?
I hated the way he talked at the start, gosh. I thought it would never end. But it did! Hallelujah! Thank God for change. I thought I would drop it over that, but with this show, patience really pays off. I loved the side of her he brought out; it was mischievous, slightly stubborn and playful, and I liked that it was quite different from how she was in her first relationship, because different people bring out different parts of you.
Anyway, Xing Xing is just so so so breathtakingly beautiful, his fixation is totally valid lol. She’s FOINNNEE damn. She'd smile, and I’d see him thinking damn, she’s so fine, and I’d be like damn right she is!!!!!! It’s just insane how beautiful she is.
Enjoyable and easy watch about relationships mixed with work issues. Exactly the sort of show I love to watch. At the end of the show, it feels like you’ve gone through a lot with these guys. A whole life with them. I really liked how, after they'd spent some more time together, you could see how much they'd changed. She, more than he, because of the subject matter. She'd go around sounding like a mini him about business deals. He always looked amused and proud. His amusement seemed mischievous, so it was really particularly funny. He also became so much warmer; it was so nice! It's just something you see in real couples, too, and I liked the attention the writer and directors paid to such details.
The writing is good. There's sufficient character development that explains why and how things move forward the way they do, and the actors delivered this spectacularly, the main characters especially (as their part is so big here). Han Ting and Xing Xing are legitimately real people in this performance. Xu Kai really did great with emoting his eyes here. The character doesn't always say what he's thinking, but also isn't always trying to hide what he's thinking and sometimes is, and he really does it so well here. I've never seen Song Yun miss. She's fantastic as usual. There are a few amazing shots of them observing each other that I really appreciated. They just last a few seconds each, and I feel that these shots just hold the moments so well. The shots showed confusion, uncertainty, happy disbelief, awe, appreciation, pensiveness, trepidation, quiet joy, quiet support, worry, hope, mischief, contentment, peace with their choices ... I really felt that those shots allowed us to put ourselves in their shoes for a moment and watch how two separate lives slowly became quite intertwined. Of course, those shots wouldn't feel so great without great acting on the characters' parts. Their eyes said all these things. The angle of the shots just elevated that.
The side stories were nice enough. Sometimes, bestfriend #2's situation dragged a bit too long, but it was charming enough that it was mostly fine.
The end really is satisfying and worth the wait. Anyway, I’ll miss my beautiful babe, because I don’t know if Han Ting knows, but we were in this relationship together 😂
It's definitely a show to watch for enjoyment and brain-sort-of-off activities (if not, ML will frustrate you to bits at first). It was fun and had its funny moments here and there. Nothing too serious, but nothing annoyingly unserious.
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