I'll admit that I was quite shocked at the 5 year gap. Actually, I was pretty pissed off. I couldn't wrap my head around the fact that GSD would have willingly been gone that long from SY. But...I took a deep breath & braced myself for whatever they were going to throw at me. Upon first mention I may have been skeptical of the crappy agreement that was unwillingly made but I easily bought into it.
I loved the whole show. Admittingly, I'm not sure if I would have loved it had the acting not been so f&ckin phenomenal. Sam is just unbelievable & the drunk scene totally solidified this show in my heart as amazing. Yu says everything with his eyes & he was nothing short of perfect in getting every message through to us. The chemistry of them together is fire & you feel it all.
I will say honestly that I had a love/hate feel for ZX & PSY. While I adored every scene with GSD & SY, ZX & PSY's scenes together I felt were never given enough time. However, towards the last 2 episodes I truly enjoyed their understanding of each other.
Sometimes I felt the music didn't match the scene & maybe should have just gone away. I thought they could have explored the father/son relationship a little more...like maybe SY could have had a few choice words for dear old dad. Definitely more screen time for Bing Wei & Zhe Yu would have been welcome as the end scene of the proposal would have hit a little differently had we'd been shown more of their story.
Did I cry in almost every episode? Absolutely. The acting of these 4 was exemplary. I am honestly thrilled that there is talk of a season 3 & will tune in & buy whatever they are selling!