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Bittersweet 'Unrequited Love'
OVERALL:
I've never felt the need to leave reviews in the dramas I've liked because a lot of people naturally liked it but I've noticed that this is one of the dramas I've liked where I've seen a lot of mixed reviews. I hope that if ever someone decides to watch this in the near future, they would stumble upon my review and give it a try. I believe that the people who will resonate with this drama the most is someone who's been in an unrequited love for so long. If you're looking for lighthearted fun, this is not the drama for you so please don't have high expectations in that regard. I will be combining what I like and dislike about this drama as I discuss the characters.
MAIN CHARACTERS:
"Luo Zhi loves Sheng Huainan. No one knows about it."
Luo Zhi is my favorite character in this drama. She's smart, elegant, witty, has backbone, and she does not look desperate despite being in a long term unrequited love with the male lead. As someone who was also in an unrequited love, I've felt her character's moments the most. The scenes where she imagined a lot of things, her being heartbroken, and always questioning the male lead's intention was something that I've experienced as well. I understand how it can be annoying to those viewers who'd rather want her to be straightforward. My favorite line from her in this drama is "Sheng Huainan, I like you! That is the only truth in my heart!" so much raw emotion from that scene and that was the first time I've cried as I watched this drama.
However, as much as I like Luo Zhi, I've felt annoyance in some of her scenes. One of this is when Sheng Huainan was called out by Ye Zhanyan to eat and she saw her hands on his pocket. It's a shame that she overthinks too much because this, I believe, is what's blocking their relationship the most in this drama. If only she could open her heart more, if only she could try explaining herself more, most of these situations wouldn't happen.
"Sheng Huainan loves Luo Zhi. Everyone in the world knows it."
Sheng Huainan, despite being the usual "perfect" male lead, was a bit of a surprise for me. I love that we've seen his moments why he's being called a "God" because obviously, being rich is not enough to fall in love with a male character. I love that I've seen in this drama where he has opened his heart to his roommates, his internal struggle of keeping his perfect facade, and how he is having trouble communicating with people. I've thought he was too stiff because of Luo Zhi's memories of him but when he slowly let go of his image, he was extremely cute with the female lead. There's so much chemistry between that even just them looking straight at each other is enough to make me squeal.
Same as Luo Zhi, even though there are charming qualities to him, his weakness in communicating was also his block to achieving a good relationship. Yes, he was used to not showing his imperfection to others but he should've been more open to Luo Zhi in regards to family problems. You don't need to tell her everything but it wouldn't hurt to give her an idea. I understand the logic of not wanting to make it difficult for the people you love and how detrimental it is for them to be involved with you right now but lying is not the right way, bro. Because he kept these things to himself and ended up disappearing again, he gives the female lead mixed signals. Do you trust her or not?
SUPPORTING CHARACTERS:
Overall, I loved all the supporting characters. Luo Zhi and Huainan's roommates are the best and I love how supportive they are of the main characters. They each have their own story and although it wasn't shown, I am glad that they all had their own mini endings. I think this is one of the dramas where I genuinely cared how each character ended up including the antagonists of the story. They all had their annoying moments, childish moments, happy moments but that's the pinnacle of youth, you don't get to be mature just by growing up. You have to experience different things in order to achieve the kind of growth that you will be proud of. I am proud of the characters of this story. At least, we've seen some character development.
THE UGLY:
If there's anything that lighthearted drama fans wouldn't like about this is that it takes a long time before the main characters end up with each other. It's a slowburn romance but there's a lot of chasing, frustrating moments, and misunderstandings. It's definitely not for everyone but if you're already halfway the drama, I still believe it's worth the watch.
"She'll wait for me."
"I'll wait for him."
I was made aware of the fact that there will be a timeskip as I've read some reviews here before continuing the drama but good heavens, I did not expect the timeskip to be 5 years. I was here typing this review at 4 AM in the morning and woke up my mom by shouting "What the duck, Sheng Huainan, 5 freaking years?!" I was cussing at him in different languages because yes, Luo Zhi will wait for you, but Huainan that's already abusing her love. You need to give her a reason why she has to wait because in reality, most people won't just stay out of love for you. Excuse my language but it is stupid that he left without saying anything to Luo Zhi. I understand how you only want to show your strong self, the Huainan that Luo Zhi looked up to, but Luo Zhi's not just someone you courted, she is your girlfriend.
I have asked my boyfriend how could he do this to her but he also has the same thoughts as Huainan, he can't bear for her to be with someone who she doesn't deserve and at the moment, he wants himself to be better. I still can't understand the logic but I've shared this to others to understand how Huainan has arrived at that conclusion. I still do not agree but I guess, to each his own.
Still, I admire that he has built a start-up company, something that he can be proud to show-off at the end.
THE ENDING:
It's unsatisfactory in a sense that we don't see what happens next but after all that happened, you can already imagine what endings the main characters deserve. I would like to think that we have reached a positive conclusion even though there's no verbal confirmation from the leads. And as Sheng Huainan said, isn't it romantic if it does not have an end?
I've never felt the need to leave reviews in the dramas I've liked because a lot of people naturally liked it but I've noticed that this is one of the dramas I've liked where I've seen a lot of mixed reviews. I hope that if ever someone decides to watch this in the near future, they would stumble upon my review and give it a try. I believe that the people who will resonate with this drama the most is someone who's been in an unrequited love for so long. If you're looking for lighthearted fun, this is not the drama for you so please don't have high expectations in that regard. I will be combining what I like and dislike about this drama as I discuss the characters.
MAIN CHARACTERS:
"Luo Zhi loves Sheng Huainan. No one knows about it."
Luo Zhi is my favorite character in this drama. She's smart, elegant, witty, has backbone, and she does not look desperate despite being in a long term unrequited love with the male lead. As someone who was also in an unrequited love, I've felt her character's moments the most. The scenes where she imagined a lot of things, her being heartbroken, and always questioning the male lead's intention was something that I've experienced as well. I understand how it can be annoying to those viewers who'd rather want her to be straightforward. My favorite line from her in this drama is "Sheng Huainan, I like you! That is the only truth in my heart!" so much raw emotion from that scene and that was the first time I've cried as I watched this drama.
However, as much as I like Luo Zhi, I've felt annoyance in some of her scenes. One of this is when Sheng Huainan was called out by Ye Zhanyan to eat and she saw her hands on his pocket. It's a shame that she overthinks too much because this, I believe, is what's blocking their relationship the most in this drama. If only she could open her heart more, if only she could try explaining herself more, most of these situations wouldn't happen.
"Sheng Huainan loves Luo Zhi. Everyone in the world knows it."
Sheng Huainan, despite being the usual "perfect" male lead, was a bit of a surprise for me. I love that we've seen his moments why he's being called a "God" because obviously, being rich is not enough to fall in love with a male character. I love that I've seen in this drama where he has opened his heart to his roommates, his internal struggle of keeping his perfect facade, and how he is having trouble communicating with people. I've thought he was too stiff because of Luo Zhi's memories of him but when he slowly let go of his image, he was extremely cute with the female lead. There's so much chemistry between that even just them looking straight at each other is enough to make me squeal.
Same as Luo Zhi, even though there are charming qualities to him, his weakness in communicating was also his block to achieving a good relationship. Yes, he was used to not showing his imperfection to others but he should've been more open to Luo Zhi in regards to family problems. You don't need to tell her everything but it wouldn't hurt to give her an idea. I understand the logic of not wanting to make it difficult for the people you love and how detrimental it is for them to be involved with you right now but lying is not the right way, bro. Because he kept these things to himself and ended up disappearing again, he gives the female lead mixed signals. Do you trust her or not?
SUPPORTING CHARACTERS:
Overall, I loved all the supporting characters. Luo Zhi and Huainan's roommates are the best and I love how supportive they are of the main characters. They each have their own story and although it wasn't shown, I am glad that they all had their own mini endings. I think this is one of the dramas where I genuinely cared how each character ended up including the antagonists of the story. They all had their annoying moments, childish moments, happy moments but that's the pinnacle of youth, you don't get to be mature just by growing up. You have to experience different things in order to achieve the kind of growth that you will be proud of. I am proud of the characters of this story. At least, we've seen some character development.
THE UGLY:
If there's anything that lighthearted drama fans wouldn't like about this is that it takes a long time before the main characters end up with each other. It's a slowburn romance but there's a lot of chasing, frustrating moments, and misunderstandings. It's definitely not for everyone but if you're already halfway the drama, I still believe it's worth the watch.
"She'll wait for me."
"I'll wait for him."
I was made aware of the fact that there will be a timeskip as I've read some reviews here before continuing the drama but good heavens, I did not expect the timeskip to be 5 years. I was here typing this review at 4 AM in the morning and woke up my mom by shouting "What the duck, Sheng Huainan, 5 freaking years?!" I was cussing at him in different languages because yes, Luo Zhi will wait for you, but Huainan that's already abusing her love. You need to give her a reason why she has to wait because in reality, most people won't just stay out of love for you. Excuse my language but it is stupid that he left without saying anything to Luo Zhi. I understand how you only want to show your strong self, the Huainan that Luo Zhi looked up to, but Luo Zhi's not just someone you courted, she is your girlfriend.
I have asked my boyfriend how could he do this to her but he also has the same thoughts as Huainan, he can't bear for her to be with someone who she doesn't deserve and at the moment, he wants himself to be better. I still can't understand the logic but I've shared this to others to understand how Huainan has arrived at that conclusion. I still do not agree but I guess, to each his own.
Still, I admire that he has built a start-up company, something that he can be proud to show-off at the end.
THE ENDING:
It's unsatisfactory in a sense that we don't see what happens next but after all that happened, you can already imagine what endings the main characters deserve. I would like to think that we have reached a positive conclusion even though there's no verbal confirmation from the leads. And as Sheng Huainan said, isn't it romantic if it does not have an end?
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