eh considering the amount of Song Wei Long in your account, and the fact that there's a childish fan war going on, I'm choosing to ignore this. Both ZLH and SWL are great, don't bring that immature drama here
I really liked Jeon Jae Yeol on Coffee Prince and then some time ago I made the mistake of watching the disaster that is Her Private Life and I couldn't stand him ever since, and it doesn't help that his character here is infuriating
edit after reading some of the comments: how on EARTH are y'all getting 2ML syndrome from this????? 2ML is literally horrible are we watching the same show 😭He was even getting touchy with her against her will, hellloooo?
I loved the beautifully lit cinematography, the romantic lighting, and the perpetual state of golden hour... :p
I usually avoid watching teenage/highschool romance because it often feels weird to me. Sometimes they're just plainly unrelatable. And sometimes there's a lot of directors/writers that throw in a highschool setting into a story that would work way better for adult characters, not to mention the creepy directors that project their predatory gaze into these kinda shows (hello hollywood, hello sam levinson..) But this show was not even close to any of that. It felt like the showmakers created this out of a deeply beloved nostalgia, and maybe even one they felt after becoming parents themselves, because some scenes, like the ones with Qin Ye Yun's dad, felt like they came from a parental perspective..
I found it really touching how this brings up economical and class struggles.
I know a lot of people dislike the ML/Jiang Qiao Xi, and even tho I don't agree with his actions, I see where he's coming from. I thought his character was beautifully complex, and the shame he felt was very human.
This was also a confirmation for me that Zhang Linghe can really ACT. It's a shame some people dismiss his talent just because he's known for being good looking.
Overall, I really loved this drama and I think it deserves a much higher rating than the current one.
The drama hasn't even finish, yet people already gave low rating?
fr this is way better than sold out on you but for some reason the rating's lower.. ig people just really like the overplayed clichés (not that this is unprecedented but it's definitely more original)
After what Ye Xian did to her in ep 8 or 9 I don't want to see him around her anymore!! He's got anger issues…
fr. I'm happy about him getting character development and falling for someone else, but I can't believe people are still shipping him with FL after he literally whipped her out of anger. I get that some are attached to the book version (who never hit her) but this is a different story now
● as a Gu Lan defender, I couldn't be happier about her scenes today (^▽^) enemies to sisters is a niche trope that I didn't know I loved so much
● Ye Xian/Xue Qing Lan ship is sailing I'M SOOOO EXCITEDD THEY HAD 2 SECONDS OF SCREENTIME AND THEY ATE THAT SHIT UPPP
● ^^ to follow up on that, I love LOVE when dramas introduce a second romance for a 2ML instead of making him hopelessly pine for the FL, it makes the whole show more exciting to watch and adds momentum
● *sigh* offering someone a way out/away from you because you love them enough to guarantee their freedom *dabs tears with handkerchief* the romance of it all
● Qing Pu/Jinzhao's maid is so freaking cute I absolutely adore her
Could you please stop showing Americans in every drama? I'm tired of them appearing everywhere. This is an Asian…
as someone (non-american) who has primarily watched american media throughout all my life and only got into kdramas/cdramas early this year, now I get so annoyed seeing a white person on my screen 🤣🤣 like get OUT of here
edit after reading some of the comments: how on EARTH are y'all getting 2ML syndrome from this????? 2ML is literally horrible are we watching the same show 😭He was even getting touchy with her against her will, hellloooo?
I usually avoid watching teenage/highschool romance because it often feels weird to me. Sometimes they're just plainly unrelatable. And sometimes there's a lot of directors/writers that throw in a highschool setting into a story that would work way better for adult characters, not to mention the creepy directors that project their predatory gaze into these kinda shows (hello hollywood, hello sam levinson..) But this show was not even close to any of that. It felt like the showmakers created this out of a deeply beloved nostalgia, and maybe even one they felt after becoming parents themselves, because some scenes, like the ones with Qin Ye Yun's dad, felt like they came from a parental perspective..
I found it really touching how this brings up economical and class struggles.
I know a lot of people dislike the ML/Jiang Qiao Xi, and even tho I don't agree with his actions, I see where he's coming from. I thought his character was beautifully complex, and the shame he felt was very human.
This was also a confirmation for me that Zhang Linghe can really ACT. It's a shame some people dismiss his talent just because he's known for being good looking.
Overall, I really loved this drama and I think it deserves a much higher rating than the current one.
● as a Gu Lan defender, I couldn't be happier about her scenes today (^▽^) enemies to sisters is a niche trope that I didn't know I loved so much
● Ye Xian/Xue Qing Lan ship is sailing I'M SOOOO EXCITEDD THEY HAD 2 SECONDS OF SCREENTIME AND THEY ATE THAT SHIT UPPP
● ^^ to follow up on that, I love LOVE when dramas introduce a second romance for a 2ML instead of making him hopelessly pine for the FL, it makes the whole show more exciting to watch and adds momentum
● *sigh* offering someone a way out/away from you because you love them enough to guarantee their freedom *dabs tears with handkerchief* the romance of it all
● Qing Pu/Jinzhao's maid is so freaking cute I absolutely adore her