gingerkiss

When I watched the ex-bf arc, I thought well, this show will surely be better once he's out of the way. But boy was I so wrong. Like you said, it was one stupid character after another and they had to top it off with an unnecessary trope. Then we have people defending that this is a family drama and so these were needed. Like really? Personally, I could tolerate the mom even though she was overbearing but did we need so many other toxic characters and annoying incidents? I'm not here for romance but neither do I need to have my emotions played while watching a family drama. This just leaves a poor taste. I hope YZ and XK make better choice in future. This was a waste of their talent. I think I wouldn't be so mad if they weren't the leads. But then again, I probably wouldn't have watched if it wasn't for them.

I would say not being 100% objective. Or some of them really have very high threshold for such stories.

Sigh. If it was just a character or two, I can buy that. But it was one toxic character after another, then it got worse with the accident and death and sickness. I thought there were redeeming qualities for this show but nah...just poor storytelling that can't be justified away. Some of these were unnecessary for a family drama. I thought I could revise my rating upwards but now, I have to revise it lower. What a poor choice for YZ and XK.

Ah...just stop asking people to stop watching cos we give negative comments. I can also say this: don't like the comments you see or read, then stop reading and replying. Simple as that.

And you totally missed my point. Did I talk about the mother only? Did I go on and on about her? I was talking about the whole script of one toxic character after another. It's all in the show isn't it? Why was it necessary? It just leave a lousy taste. You don't mind those toxic side characters and want to learn from them? Well, good for you. To me, a lot of the developments were utter nonsense just to get to people's emotions. I had high hopes for this drama but it's disappointing. Why can't I say it and why must I defend my point of view just cos you like the show? I don't buy your POV and you don't have to buy mine either.

Thanks for telling me what I already know.

Fact!

Your threshold for such nonsense, as well as those who are rating 10/10 for this drama, must be really high. To me, not everything is realistic and it boils down to poor portrayal just to hype the emotions. This show, with the stellar cast, could have done better in terms of storytelling. Why waste so much unnecessary screen time on unimportant characters that serve nothing but negativity? This is why you see negative comments about the show and it's not just from me.

The writer is clearly playing up all sorts of negative emotions and this is just one of them. First, the mom and her desperation and if that's not enough, we have the ex-bf's sis, the bff's ex-husband, this lousy employee, and then the ML's colleague and father. If it's just one or two characters, I can let this slide but it's one after another.

Anyway, I'm making my comment in the context of this show. I know IRL, these things may happen when someone is confronted at work. But I'm saying it's very unnecessary in this storyline when we already have so many negative and toxic characters in the show. Makes it painful to watch.

The script writer likes to play up negative emotions and this is why this drama is painful to watch at times. Was it necessary to have water thrown at MCH? What was the point? To make MCH look strong or noble or pathetic?

All the negative characters are so one-dimensional and cartoonish. It's like there is a need to bring out the black so that we can see the white. All in, the storytelling is not as great as I'd hope even though the quality of the drama and the cast deserves better.

I haven't been able to complete his dramas properly after Falling Into Your Smile and Her Perfect Husband. Wonderland had a good first half, but it deteriorated with some stupid character.

I don't mind if it's just the mom, but there are so many annoying and toxic characters, like the ex-husband of the 2nd FL and the annoying relatives. From the trailers, it also seems there will be a new toxic character. It’s not exactly a pleasant watch. I've continued watching only because of the leads. So let’s see how this ends. The rating may just go up if the story gets better. As I've said before, the quality of the drama is not bad, but the story is not really as amazing.

The mom is quite key in this story so you'll see quite a bit of her. At least she appears in almost every episode.

I think the mom is changing cos she has some sense of security since the family doesn't have to worry so much about finances. With her daughter inheriting the hotel, I supposed she's less anxious and we see her less annoying. She's definitely someone ruled by circumstances and will allow her emotions to get the better of her when she's desperate. Let's hope she'll get more and more bearable in the upcoming episodes.

I don't think I mentioned anything about love at first sight. Understand totally this is a family drama but there's too much drama for it to be considered warm. I think as viewers, we all come with certain expectations. But the toxicity of the mom is too long drawn and overly exaggerated at some points. It's getting tiresome. Then they have to add more drama for side characters too. So while the quality of the drama is pretty good, the story isn't.

So on top of a toxic mom, now there is a toxic ex-husband? The writer must be quite toxic to give us so many shades of toxic.

The Chinese word usually means "man" or sounds nice in online lingo. I think they're praising that his voice sounds nice.

I know. My comment was tongue-in-cheek. The writer was quite clever to use a chore to spice up their romance.

When I watched that scene, I was like....NOOO WAY you wanna sign that! But that story arc turned out okay and I like that the man appreciated her for saving his life. So it wasn't so bad. I wouldn't call her stupid...more like too principled? But I rather watch this character than those really stupid whiny or helpless damsel-in-distress FLs. Her mom..,I think we can all agree she's not only stupid but annoying.

Who washes bedsheets like that IRL? Are they for real? I just dump mine in the washing machine. LOL.

I know they have no blood relations. But that's what his assistant said...she can be considered his half sister. That threw me off a bit. Well, will see how the show develops.