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Orchid Blossom

Atlanta, GA

Orchid Blossom

Atlanta, GA
Switch of Fate chinese drama review
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Switch of Fate
6 people found this review helpful
by Orchid Blossom
Apr 28, 2020
45 of 45 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 7.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 6.0
This review may contain spoilers

good for those quarantine days....

I saw clips of this drama on FB. I thought it was one of those Asian PSA type of commercials, but now it was a whole clip of how Rendong (One of our FL)'s family treats her like shit. No, idea why I chose to look up this drama and keep watching but I was really interested in the ending once I started. Of course, I don't see any spoilers or reviews online for this drama either.

Basically, our two female leads are switched at birth. Rendong, is supposed to be born in a rich family and become a doctor is raised in a struggling household where she is the breadwinner by dangerously climbing the hillside/mountain side to gather herbs to sell. Although she had a hard life, she has a optimistic attitude and it makes her likeable to many. Qiangwei is an illegitimate daughter stemming from an affair her bio-mom had with a servant of the Gu family, he ends up switching the babies because of his own hatred. She's spoiled, and has a bad attitude. It's what turns a lot of her close friends/family away from her. This drama follows the two girls and on they deal with and discover their true identities.

Although, the moms in this drama are pretty SHITTY. I did enjoy the fathers in this drama. Rendong's "father" Wang Yao, although at first hates her existence later realizes how filial and a great daughter Rendong is. He does his best to offer her a good life, and even sends her to the city to get better work opportunities - under the guise that he hates her and doesn't want to be around her. But he really does love her as his own. Rendong also acknowledges him as her father. I also though Mr. Chen was also a great father-figure for Rendong too. He always treated her well and took care of her family, despite Mrs. Chen being a greedy MF about Rendong working for them.

Overall, this drama was simple and not overly exciting but enjoyable. I wouldn't watch it again.

The main theme song really gets stuck in your head though.

Although, this drama is set in the republic of china, there is no overly communistic themes in this drama.
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