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Enjoyed this drama for its wonderful romantic scenes, great cast performances and good pacing
I have a column on reddit called Drama Duo, in which I compare 2 short dramas that are adapated / remade from one source. I decided to watch this drama for an upcoming post. I must say I was surprised that I enjoyed this drama because the version Shi Tong and Huang Hao Wen bored me to tears.
What I liked:
1. Romance - The dynamic is delightfully engaging, filled with playful teasing from the ML, intense eye contact, intimate hand-holding, and a satisfying number of kiss scenes that made me giddy. It also warmed my heart that they cared for each other - evident when the scenes involved cooking and drying one's wet hair.
2. Acting - Lou Xin Yue and Xu Jiang Shuai gave great performances both individually and as a pair. Their natural chemistry brings every romantic moment to life effortlessly. It's wonderful to see Xu Jiang Shuai portraying a ML with fun personality because he always played intense ML. Zhang Yu Lin’s portrayal of Bo Yan was another highlight for me. Instead of turning the jealous, possessive ex into a cliché caricature, his understated expressions and handsome visuals gave the character surprising depth and made him genuinely sympathetic.
3. ML characterisation - I must say I really liked his personality. He was fun, caring and nice. I also enjoyed watching his interactions with his parents.
4. FL characterisation - It's interesting that FL is a Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner. I am glad that she wasn't mousy. There were moments she stood up for herself and I applauded them.
5. Family - Family was the core theme of this drama. I saw the love FL had for her adopted family and ML's family was loving too.
6. Pacing - This drama is 2 hours and 42 minutes long. I usually struggle with vertical dramas longer than 2.5 hours but not this one because of the good performances by the cast.
7. Supporting characters - I really liked ML's mother and ML's assistant. His father, grandfather and FL's adopted family were good too. I didn't expect FL's cousin to be nice but that was a pleasant surprise.
What I disliked:
1. Antagonists - FL's ex and his mother were cold and nasty. I loved it when FL broke up with her ex and stopped entertaining his mother's demands.
Favourite scene
When FL told off her ex at the hospital
What I liked:
1. Romance - The dynamic is delightfully engaging, filled with playful teasing from the ML, intense eye contact, intimate hand-holding, and a satisfying number of kiss scenes that made me giddy. It also warmed my heart that they cared for each other - evident when the scenes involved cooking and drying one's wet hair.
2. Acting - Lou Xin Yue and Xu Jiang Shuai gave great performances both individually and as a pair. Their natural chemistry brings every romantic moment to life effortlessly. It's wonderful to see Xu Jiang Shuai portraying a ML with fun personality because he always played intense ML. Zhang Yu Lin’s portrayal of Bo Yan was another highlight for me. Instead of turning the jealous, possessive ex into a cliché caricature, his understated expressions and handsome visuals gave the character surprising depth and made him genuinely sympathetic.
3. ML characterisation - I must say I really liked his personality. He was fun, caring and nice. I also enjoyed watching his interactions with his parents.
4. FL characterisation - It's interesting that FL is a Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner. I am glad that she wasn't mousy. There were moments she stood up for herself and I applauded them.
5. Family - Family was the core theme of this drama. I saw the love FL had for her adopted family and ML's family was loving too.
6. Pacing - This drama is 2 hours and 42 minutes long. I usually struggle with vertical dramas longer than 2.5 hours but not this one because of the good performances by the cast.
7. Supporting characters - I really liked ML's mother and ML's assistant. His father, grandfather and FL's adopted family were good too. I didn't expect FL's cousin to be nice but that was a pleasant surprise.
What I disliked:
1. Antagonists - FL's ex and his mother were cold and nasty. I loved it when FL broke up with her ex and stopped entertaining his mother's demands.
Favourite scene
When FL told off her ex at the hospital
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