A bit different than the "average" Chinese historical fantasy drama. The story went along at a slowish pace, and in the middle episodes I was sometimes losing attention, but it picked up nicely for a strong finish, except for the final episode that I didn't really like. MASSIVE spoiler in my reply. Overall a good drama (I'm scoring it 8.5), but not a great drama.
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A very cute, very sweet and very fluffy rom com. It has a lite storyline with little angst and plenty of feel good moments and even some comedy. The intimate scenes have a bit of spice in them, perhaps more that what would be expected considering the tone of the drama.
Nattawadee's and Tarradee's acting was perfect for the role, but to be fair, this isn't a drama that demanded a lot from the actors. But I've become a fan of both of them so I'm already looking forward to their future projects. They genuinely seemed comfortable with each other, and of course, they are both ridiculously gorgeous. I also enjoyed watching the relationship between Mai and Fon develop.
It's best to turn your brain off during the whole body swap episodes and just enjoy the story for what it is. But I will admit that I struggled with the thought of them essentially having sex with themselves.
My only negative comment was that I thought that Rey's mother's redemption was far too easy and not really earned. I've seen a few Thai GL dramas where the evil parent just stops being evil for some reason, says "sorry" and is suddenly parent of the year. I find this unsatisfying.
For fans of GL dramas, this is an absolute must watch, but it is entertaining enough for any fan of fluffy rom coms to enjoy.
Love's Ambition seemed like it was three separate dramas joined together. The first part of the drama was excellent - a serious, mature and very interesting story that had me fully engaged. The second part was completely different, basically changing into a fluffy romcom. I enjoyed this part of the drama less than the first part, as I wasn't really a fan of this shift in the overall tone of the drama. The thrid part was mostly a generic workplace drama. If the drama had retained the tone and quality of the first part, I'd probably be scoring it at least 9/10. I enoyed Zhao Lu Si's acting, and did like seeing her in a more mature dramatic role. I really enjoyed her character as well, especially in the early episodes in which she struggled to achieve her goals in the contexct of her upbringing, and with the constant threat of her lies being exposed. I was a bit underwhelmed by William Chan's acting - it just seemed a bit bland to me. Also, his character frustrated me a lot - capable and intelligent, but with the emotional intelligence of a fence post. I appreciated the second couple's relationship - it was sweet but also mature. Shen Hao Ming really should take some lessons from Yu Yi Ming on how to have an adult conversation with his partner. I did enjoy watching the journey of the girls overcoming various problems as they built their clothing company. There were some interesting twists in the final episodes which I didn't see coming and I thought were well done. Overall, quite a good drama. My score: 8½/10
Shen Haoming is so beautifully flawed he could’ve walked straight out of a Picasso painting—crooked lines,…
I'm not really sure what the difference is between "beautifully flawed" and just "flawed", and I genuinely don't even know what it means for someone to have a "soul you can’t stop staring at". Personally I've found Shen Haoming to be mostly annoying rather than "irresistable", but each to their own I guess. At least I've noticed some improvement in his behaviour in episode 25, and I'm hoping this continues. I really want to like the guy and feel like he deserves Xu Yan, but I'm not there yet. I want him to stop lying. I want him to stop manipulating. I want him to apologise. IF and when he does these things, then I'll conclude he deserves to be with Xu Yan.
Watching on Viki. I'm on ep 25. Did anyone else struggle with the eng subs lagging behind? Its really frustrating!…
Yes - in the back end of Episode 25, the subtitles lagged behind the video. If you haven't already done so, you should report this to Viki, using their problem reporting tool. The more people who report it, the quicker it will be fixed.
He will .. and you still have 9 episodes to go 🤗 you will see his sincerity later on
I hope that is the case because Shen Hao Ming is really annoying me at the moment. He supposively is desperate to get her back, but he still lies to Xu Yan's face without blinking, ignores her stated wishes and tries to manipulate her and her friends, even going as far as bribing her business partners. I want to see green flag behaviour from him, but as of episode 23, I'm still seeing a lot of red.
I'm up to episode 23 and I'm yet to see any evidence that Shen Hao Ming really loves Xu Yan. As he explanied himself, it benefits his image by having a young, attractive and capable wife by his side (essentially a trophy wife). But in every situation I can remember, he put HIS desires before hers. If a person genuinely loves another person, they want the best for them, prioritising their happiness even if involves sacrificing their own, AND respecting their opinions and wishes. Can anyone point to a scene where Shen Hao Ming actually does any of this, because what I see is an abundance of entitlement, dishonesty and manipulation. He says to Qiao Lin, "I've tried everything to fix things with Yan", but he HASN'T. He's never once done the single most important thing - which is to sit down and have an honest conversation with Xu Yan.
I'm finding the change in tone of the drama post-breakup quite jarring, almost like they changed writers at this point. Prior to their breakup, the drama had a serious, mature tone which I loved. But now, its becoming quite a different drama, less serious, more silly - even slapstick in places, like what would be expected in a fluffy rom-com. I think this change in tone hasn't done the drama any favours. I realise it comes down to personal taste, but for me, retaining the original mature, adult tone for the entire drama would have resulted in a better and more satisfying drama. Also, why are drama writers so resistant to writing mature characters capable of actually having an adult conversation? Why do we so often get adult characters who deal with their relationship problems no better than middle school students would? (Having said that, the second couple managed to communicate like adults). And while I'm having a rant, one of my pet hates in dramas is unearned redemption. Shen Hao Ming's mother showed herself to be a cruel, arrogant bitch. But then she magically becomes nice and its like all her past sins disappear. I haven't finished the drama yet, but if she doesn't sincerely apologist to Xu Yan for her abuse, then I'll be very disappointed.
I'm still struggling to get my brain around the fact that when they first have sex, they basically are having sex with themselves. Maybe I should just turn my brain off.
I don't understand all the rage regarding age gap between the leads.. if i didn't know better i would have thought…
A better example for an icky age gap is https://mydramalist.com/18468-bring-it-on-ghost Kim So Hyun was 16 when she filmed this drama and was romantically paired with Ok Taec Yeon, 10 years her senior. But personally I'm FAR more bothered by minors being cast in roles involving sexual activity and nudity. I suspect it would be illegal to film today, but ... 1.) In 2000, 16 year old Lee Hyo Jung starred in "Chunhyang", which involved a sex scene requiring her to be partially nude. 2.) In 1996, 15 year old Lee Jung Hyun starred in "A Petal" in which her character was raped twice and also involved a bathing scene which required her to be fully nude and fully exposed for an extended period of time.
Overall a good drama (I'm scoring it 8.5), but not a great drama.
Nattawadee's and Tarradee's acting was perfect for the role, but to be fair, this isn't a drama that demanded a lot from the actors. But I've become a fan of both of them so I'm already looking forward to their future projects. They genuinely seemed comfortable with each other, and of course, they are both ridiculously gorgeous. I also enjoyed watching the relationship between Mai and Fon develop.
It's best to turn your brain off during the whole body swap episodes and just enjoy the story for what it is. But I will admit that I struggled with the thought of them essentially having sex with themselves.
My only negative comment was that I thought that Rey's mother's redemption was far too easy and not really earned. I've seen a few Thai GL dramas where the evil parent just stops being evil for some reason, says "sorry" and is suddenly parent of the year. I find this unsatisfying.
For fans of GL dramas, this is an absolute must watch, but it is entertaining enough for any fan of fluffy rom coms to enjoy.
My score: 8½/10
The first part of the drama was excellent - a serious, mature and very interesting story that had me fully engaged. The second part was completely different, basically changing into a fluffy romcom. I enjoyed this part of the drama less than the first part, as I wasn't really a fan of this shift in the overall tone of the drama. The thrid part was mostly a generic workplace drama. If the drama had retained the tone and quality of the first part, I'd probably be scoring it at least 9/10.
I enoyed Zhao Lu Si's acting, and did like seeing her in a more mature dramatic role. I really enjoyed her character as well, especially in the early episodes in which she struggled to achieve her goals in the contexct of her upbringing, and with the constant threat of her lies being exposed. I was a bit underwhelmed by William Chan's acting - it just seemed a bit bland to me. Also, his character frustrated me a lot - capable and intelligent, but with the emotional intelligence of a fence post.
I appreciated the second couple's relationship - it was sweet but also mature. Shen Hao Ming really should take some lessons from Yu Yi Ming on how to have an adult conversation with his partner. I did enjoy watching the journey of the girls overcoming various problems as they built their clothing company.
There were some interesting twists in the final episodes which I didn't see coming and I thought were well done.
Overall, quite a good drama.
My score: 8½/10
He says to Qiao Lin, "I've tried everything to fix things with Yan", but he HASN'T. He's never once done the single most important thing - which is to sit down and have an honest conversation with Xu Yan.
Also, why are drama writers so resistant to writing mature characters capable of actually having an adult conversation? Why do we so often get adult characters who deal with their relationship problems no better than middle school students would? (Having said that, the second couple managed to communicate like adults).
And while I'm having a rant, one of my pet hates in dramas is unearned redemption. Shen Hao Ming's mother showed herself to be a cruel, arrogant bitch. But then she magically becomes nice and its like all her past sins disappear. I haven't finished the drama yet, but if she doesn't sincerely apologist to Xu Yan for her abuse, then I'll be very disappointed.
Kim So Hyun was 16 when she filmed this drama and was romantically paired with Ok Taec Yeon, 10 years her senior.
But personally I'm FAR more bothered by minors being cast in roles involving sexual activity and nudity. I suspect it would be illegal to film today, but ...
1.) In 2000, 16 year old Lee Hyo Jung starred in "Chunhyang", which involved a sex scene requiring her to be partially nude.
2.) In 1996, 15 year old Lee Jung Hyun starred in "A Petal" in which her character was raped twice and also involved a bathing scene which required her to be fully nude and fully exposed for an extended period of time.