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Even Ding Yuxi’s school of acting couldn’t save this…
I have absolutely no problems with overly used tropes:1. FL
- has an emotional intelligence of a five-year-old
- terrible in academics
- amiable among her peers
2. ML
- smart without even trying
- school’s sporty heartthrob
- eccentric
- huge tsundere
- most importantly, someone who is head-over heels for FL
3. Misunderstanding on top of other misunderstandings due to lack of or terrible communication
4. Love square
After all, these are effective formulas for a successful romcom.
However, the execution is so terrible.
In fact, there are subplots (FL is pretty insecure about herself; SFL and ML have family issues) which they could’ve played with—they can probably be used these as a device for character development or even as an accurate portrayal of what people their age go through.
It’s just such a shame that these were not properly utilized nor explored and were left to disperse in a corner (though I doubt they could execute these properly). I’m just not aware if these are things that will be resolved in the end, but I’m afraid I could no longer wait for it as I’ve really run out of patience with this one…
I have a huge admiration for Ding Yuxi; it was actually because of him that I picked this up. And it breaks my heart to be dropping this as this is ½ of his youth dramas.
I would love to see him in school uniform doing romcom, but unfortunately, my love for him (plus plenty of fast-forwarding scenes) alone couldn’t make this work.
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The plot is good. Writing is decent. I find the pacing a bit slow, with zero build-up. I can foresee the story dragging, offering no grip to keep me going.
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