What a disappointment, you know I dont want to criticize the screenwriter, director, whatever. They might be good…
🤌🏽👏🏽🫶🏼 you ECHO my thoughts LOUD AND CLEAR.
I COMMENTED on that just that today.
Unbelievable how they dropped am opportunity to create a >9rating Drama.
The title is criminally misleading!!! It didnt need to be called Mr and Mrs Chen.
It's like if Romeo and Juliet the drama was about ONLY the fights and politics between the fueding families and Romeo and Juliet were written into the drama JUST as a peg, NOT AS THE MAIN central PEG around which everything else hangs
the HUMOUR!!!!!!Another LEVEL!!!Its smooth mobility between the humour - the seriousness - the pitiful - the poignant…
I will return to comment again once I proceed further .. BY another 5-6 eps there SHOULD EMERGE SOME SOLID CLARITY .. What is the status of Mr and Mrs Chen's emotional life (without AMBIGUITY for the audience) .. Make it CLEAR that its a platonic "some' relationship !!! They aren't even doing that ..
OR
CHANGE the TITLE of the SHOW!!!!!! Then there will be less contention on this aspect
Its smooth mobility between the humour - the seriousness - the pitiful - the poignant is stellar.
The story knots and twists are like the "eight of the bandage" .. delectable ..
The ACTORS SUPERBLY cast and acted .. from the slippery 4 of Clubs to the bright but bumbling duo Jhao An and Lu .. their viciousness is nicely buffed away by their stuttering foolishness and kowtowing ..
In ALL this SUPERLATIVE ROCKING FUN .. the ONLY thing that is NOW, around Ep 20, beginning to get a little exasperating is THIS :
#1. NO significant MOVEMENT; a lack of HIGH-LIGHTED DETAIL of the OTP's intimate life and feelings. There is too much ambiguity in the way they are portrayed until this point almost 2/3rd of the way .. - Are they a "contract couple" OR NOT??? - are they happy to share the same sleeping arrangement BUT not make love (left blurred) - If only the DRAMA made CLEAR what is their DEAL?? Instead of skirting past it. Are those HUGS .. at 'friends and comrade" level or heart flutter 'romance' level?? Feels like Drama writer and director is TEASING the audience. They forgot that while A little it GREAT, too much gets annoying,
At this stage viewer can lose patience and start to disengage!!!
They are missing the importance of the 'PUNCH LINE' .. Stand-up comedians don't DRAW OUT A JOKE so much that the PUNCHLINE falls flat ..
#2 That THROBBING HEART of the Drama should have been of MR & MRS CHEN's .. ADDING that GLOW which I think would have garnered it FAR FAR higher number of viewers .. and dialled up the ratings ..
Just my personal reaction now that I am way past mid-drama (total number 32 eps)
10/10 for me too - although I've just breathlessly rushed past Ep 8Wowoowwo🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
the HUMOUR!!!!!! Another LEVEL!!!
Its smooth mobility between the humour - the seriousness - the pitiful - the poignant is stellar.
The story knots and twists are like the "eight of the bandage" .. delectable ..
The ACTORS SUPERBLY cast and acted .. from the slippery 4 of Clubs to the bright but bumbling duo Jhao An and Lu .. their viciousness is nicely buffed away by their stuttering foolishness and kowtowing ..
In ALL this SUPERLATIVE ROCKING FUN .. the ONLY thing that is NOW, around Ep 20, beginning to get a little exasperating is THIS :
#1. NO significant MOVEMENT; a lack of HIGH-LIGHTED DETAIL of the OTP's intimate life and feelings. There is too much ambiguity in the way they are portrayed until this point almost 2/3rd of the way .. - Are they a "contract couple" OR NOT??? - are they happy to share the same sleeping arrangement BUT not make love (left blurred) - If only the DRAMA made CLEAR what is their DEAL?? Instead of skirting past it. Are those HUGS .. at 'friends and comrade" level or heart flutter 'romance' level?? Feels like Drama writer and director is TEASING the audience. They forgot that while A little it GREAT, too much gets annoying,
At this stage viewer can lose patience and start to disengage!!!
They are missing the importance of the 'PUNCH LINE' .. Stand-up comedians don't DRAW OUT A JOKE so much that the PUNCHLINE falls flat ..
#2 That THROBBING HEART of the Drama should have been of MR & MRS CHEN's .. ADDING that GLOW which I think would have garnered it FAR FAR higher number of viewers .. and dialled up the ratings ..
Just my personal reaction now that I am way past mid-drama (total number 32 eps)
I have had the exact same ratings journey with this 🫤😑
I COMMENTED on that just that today.
Unbelievable how they dropped am opportunity to create a >9rating Drama.
The title is criminally misleading!!!
It didnt need to be called Mr and Mrs Chen.
It's like if Romeo and Juliet the drama was about ONLY the fights and politics between the fueding families and Romeo and Juliet were written into the drama JUST as a peg, NOT AS THE MAIN central PEG around which everything else hangs
Have put on PTW list
Curious about his does this end.
Have stopped expecting any movement on three epinymous OTP.
THAT was such a Cheap tactic - a TEASE of the highest order.
Very good drama that was also a HUGE TEASE!!! AND CHEAT!!!!
BY another 5-6 eps there SHOULD EMERGE SOME SOLID CLARITY ..
What is the status of Mr and Mrs Chen's emotional life (without AMBIGUITY for the audience) ..
Make it CLEAR that its a platonic "some' relationship !!!
They aren't even doing that ..
OR
CHANGE the TITLE of the SHOW!!!!!!
Then there will be less contention on this aspect
Another LEVEL!!!
Its smooth mobility between the humour - the seriousness - the pitiful - the poignant is stellar.
The story knots and twists are like the "eight of the bandage" .. delectable ..
The ACTORS SUPERBLY cast and acted .. from the slippery 4 of Clubs to the bright but bumbling duo Jhao An and Lu .. their viciousness is nicely buffed away by their stuttering foolishness and kowtowing ..
In ALL this SUPERLATIVE ROCKING FUN .. the ONLY thing that is NOW, around Ep 20, beginning to get a little exasperating is THIS :
#1. NO significant MOVEMENT; a lack of HIGH-LIGHTED DETAIL of the OTP's intimate life and feelings. There is too much ambiguity in the way they are portrayed until this point almost 2/3rd of the way ..
- Are they a "contract couple" OR NOT???
- are they happy to share the same sleeping arrangement BUT not make love (left blurred)
- If only the DRAMA made CLEAR what is their DEAL?? Instead of skirting past it. Are those HUGS .. at 'friends and comrade" level or heart flutter 'romance' level??
Feels like Drama writer and director is TEASING the audience. They forgot that while A little it GREAT, too much gets annoying,
At this stage viewer can lose patience and start to disengage!!!
They are missing the importance of the 'PUNCH LINE' .. Stand-up comedians don't DRAW OUT A JOKE so much that the PUNCHLINE falls flat ..
#2 That THROBBING HEART of the Drama should have been of MR & MRS CHEN's .. ADDING that GLOW which I think would have garnered it FAR FAR higher number of viewers .. and dialled up the ratings ..
Just my personal reaction now that I am way past mid-drama (total number 32 eps)
Another LEVEL!!!
Its smooth mobility between the humour - the seriousness - the pitiful - the poignant is stellar.
The story knots and twists are like the "eight of the bandage" .. delectable ..
The ACTORS SUPERBLY cast and acted .. from the slippery 4 of Clubs to the bright but bumbling duo Jhao An and Lu .. their viciousness is nicely buffed away by their stuttering foolishness and kowtowing ..
In ALL this SUPERLATIVE ROCKING FUN .. the ONLY thing that is NOW, around Ep 20, beginning to get a little exasperating is THIS :
#1. NO significant MOVEMENT; a lack of HIGH-LIGHTED DETAIL of the OTP's intimate life and feelings. There is too much ambiguity in the way they are portrayed until this point almost 2/3rd of the way ..
- Are they a "contract couple" OR NOT???
- are they happy to share the same sleeping arrangement BUT not make love (left blurred)
- If only the DRAMA made CLEAR what is their DEAL?? Instead of skirting past it. Are those HUGS .. at 'friends and comrade" level or heart flutter 'romance' level??
Feels like Drama writer and director is TEASING the audience. They forgot that while A little it GREAT, too much gets annoying,
At this stage viewer can lose patience and start to disengage!!!
They are missing the importance of the 'PUNCH LINE' .. Stand-up comedians don't DRAW OUT A JOKE so much that the PUNCHLINE falls flat ..
#2 That THROBBING HEART of the Drama should have been of MR & MRS CHEN's .. ADDING that GLOW which I think would have garnered it FAR FAR higher number of viewers .. and dialled up the ratings ..
Just my personal reaction now that I am way past mid-drama (total number 32 eps)
Wowoowwo🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
I AM ADDICTED!!!!
WHAT A BLAZING 8 EPS...I JUST BINGED!!!!
💃💃🤌🏽🤌🏽🔥🔥🌟🌟🌟
Is is subscription channel?
The YUCK Netflix version looks like a cartoon next this.
If only it could get WIDER release .. Maybe on Netflix itself.
It's a niche taste though.
Plan to rewatch in future (soon) with a sci-loving person.
Hope it picks up for you.
How is Tan Jian Ci in this?
Unfortunate that he's a support cast in the drama IMO