Details

  • Last Online: 4 days ago
  • Gender: Female
  • Location:
  • Contribution Points: 0 LV0
  • Roles:
  • Join Date: May 16, 2022

Friends

Hi Venus chinese drama review
Completed
Hi Venus
4 people found this review helpful
by PencilKnot
Jan 5, 2023
24 of 24 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 7.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 3.0
This review may contain spoilers

Sweet, but boring at times

The highlight of the drama for me was Ye Shilan's character growth, and how she gradually came to terms with her father's death. However, I had one significant complaint. Throughout the story, Ye Shilan mentions how her ultimate goal was to buy a house of her own (that was the whole reason she was staying at the hospital), but that storyline was never completed. Unless I missed something, the drama ends without her having accomplished this key goal, which made her character arc feel incomplete.

For me, Lu Zhaoxi really fell flat. He is depicted as the walking green flag boyfriend, but that is all he really is in the drama. I never felt like he had much of a personality and it felt like his purpose in the drama was to support Ye Shilan and nothing else. Even during the whole plot with Gao, he was, in the end, just a pawn for his father. I'm all for healthy relationships and nice MLs, but I just wished he had some more personality.

Another complaint I have is with the plot. I felt that there were slight hints to the whole Gao takedown plot, but nothing substantial throughout the drama. Then during the very last episodes, everything about that plotline was suddenly introduced, and just as quickly resolved. I never felt any connection or any real sense of danger, because the stakes weren't clearly introduced. It honestly felt like the scriptwriters felt that everything was going too smoothly, and they needed to add in a climatic event to end the series.

In the end, there isn't anything significantly wrong with Hi Venus, but it doesn't present any ground breaking ideas either. If you're looking for a light, fun drama that you can play in the background while doing other things, this would be a good pick.
Was this review helpful to you?