Decent ROM/COM

This is a series where I think is best suited for audiences that are new to the ROM/COM genre in CTV and here's why!

Story: Very simple way done, very obvious guesses are given to the audience to what can happen next, typical romantic series where the cool guy ends up with a good looking girl. Nothing too original in its theme, however adding the 3d Mobile/PC gaming dimension into the mix based on a 2016 era, I can see why lots of people made this series a big deal. But make no mistake, subjectively I believe this series did not get its fame by the story on its own.

Acting: Again based on a 2016 era, not bad, main leads at the time were still rather new into their breakout roles, however with the good looks and decent acting from all involved this is nicely done. Is there room for improvement of course however as most watch this type of series is not looking for OSCAR nominations, cannot use the same judgement.

Music: Has game and series music. Opening song is very catchy, I must say. Other than sis normal.

Rewatch Value: Not much subjectively, I mean I binged the whole series 1 time, its been 2 weeks and I have not had the urge to watch this one again, not because its bad but it did not stand out that much. I guess when comparing Story on its own there is plenty out there which are better, however as the 2 main leads of this series were very attractive and the male lead still is, I believe most of the attention and wide spread popularity originated from them.

Overall: Great for new comers into the genre and into CTV, however veterans or more mature audiences may find this series a bit 'Meh', Unless you are a Yang Yang fan.

Cheers all, happy reading/watching. ^_^

Shing

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Simple Yet Additive Story to Watch

Where to start in this series, straight off the bat I would state the main theme of this story is very similar to many other romantic comedies out there. Rich guy gets with poor girl with a indepth back story that ties the not at the end after some twists.

Story: As above story starts off strong, really good start however after a few eps it goes back into the modern style love story which at times can be predictable. Still great to watch if its your first run through however is there Rewatchable elements stay tuned for later in this review.

Acting: Zhao Lu Si. what can I say, I have a soft spot for her, she is extremely cute and innocent for which I can say her acting at times gets overlooked. However in the last 2 series that I have watched with her as main lead, I can say she can act, I think she has played her character really well in this series. Where as Liu Te, was quite bland to be honest, there were other supportive male leads that did better acting then he did. I think not trying to be Bias here, if Yang Yang did the main lead in this series for which I know he wasn't part of it could of been better.

Music: Same same as expected of watching a Rom/Com, no issues here nothing standing out

Rewatchable: Yes/No, if you are after a simple Rom/Com to get moods up and have a good time then yes. However after watching this series in completing I do not know people would rewatch the whole series again from the start, I think most people will rewatch it but on certain episodes where it had better elements. Again just my point of view, this series would be great to watch with a partner that is also into Rom/Coms.

Overall: 1st time watching awesome, acting wise not bad for most, decent story overall, can be rewatched anytime however may not be every episode, unless Fan based.

Cheers

Shing

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Lighthearted Series, with a sense of Morality

Well another Modern CDrama done and time for a Review....^_^

Not going to lie, I mainly decided to watch this series all due to the ML (Luo Yun Xi), really have enjoyed his modern series to date.

Story: Your average typical story of ML/FL all having suffered the one fate of a past circumstances and how they shaped their lives once they have matured into modern society. ML being a lawyer joins a volunteered not for profit organization specifically there to help those in need when tragedy takes place, has compelling hero sense when it comes rescuing people in need, where as FL (quite annoying at times) being a doctor, joins this group and also in the beginning has misjudged ML as well as many things throughout the series. The side story between other casts is quite intriguing, the dialogue and script is well paced and the sense of having morals and ethics throughout the series is well played. The downfall to this series mainly in my opinion is the ML/FL chemistry is quite flawed, throughout the whole series I did not feel or can understand how they ended up being a couple. (This is very subjective in my opinion) I felt the connection alot more with the other couples of the series and how hard they had to work in order to be together.

Acting: ML/FL can act just lacked chemistry. Other cast members played their parts well, I liked younger sister of the ML and her acting as a mute character with only being able to sign language or write things down, she played her role very very well and her partnered male also played his character really well. In relation to the father of the FL, he did an amazing job whereas the 2nd couple for the most part was quite (Blah)......it wasn't horrible but definitely not the highlight, I guess that's why they aren't the main couple.

Music: Nothing amazing here, quite basic in my opinion

Rewatch Value: This is very subject to opinion, for the story 1st time round its great, will I want to watch this again, yes but not for about a year or so, its a good series for a filler if there is nothing else around. I would be picking certain episodes rather than rewatching the whole thing from scratch

Overall: Good story, has morals and ethics of everyday modern life and I believe it pays alot of respect to volunteers that wish to help others in need. Good for anyone who has not seen this before however do not expect this to be a knockout, take it for what it is, enjoy the story.

Hope this helps people make up their minds whether its worth a watch, please note the above info is subjective and apologies if others may not feel the same.

Cheers all

Shing

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