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Illogical Plot Convenience over Realism... What a disappointment after a few great early episodes
Subjective Gut Rating: 6.75
I was hesitant at first to watch a teenager drama, but the first couple episodes are pretty good. Unfortunately, it went downhill mid-drama until the very last episode.
But let’s talk about the good. The best part of the drama is the romance between the main leads, Zang Wang and Xu Yuan. Zang Wang is a child missing his grandmother, and lacking parental love and attention. After a deadly medical diagnosis and continued lack of attention from his father, he went back to the small town he used to live with his grandmother. Those were the happy times, but his grandmother had passed away and he didn’t get to see her at all after he left 7 years ago. Xu Yuan is the typical poor student where he needs to take care of his mother and younger sister, working multiple jobs yet still a top student. What separates him from the cliche poor ML, is the cursed identity he has. He is the Prince of Misfortune, a jinx, where everyone despises and is wary of him. He’s lonely, tragic and has low self-esteem.
The development of their relationship from ‘enemies’ to lovers, started with Zang Wang sticking up for Xu Yuan whenever someone calls him a jinx and blames him for everything, is heartwarming to see. Them supporting, healing each other of their traumas is the best part of the drama. The acting is decent (though not great) but the emotions are conveyed well. It makes me believe in them slowly getting close to each other. It was not rushed and was developed organically throughout the whole drama.
Having said that, the execution of this romance can be better. The writing of different events happening in their lives are out of convenience instead of grounded in reality. In fact, the rest of the drama is full of plot holes, unrealistic subplots that I wonder if the screenwriters know what they want to do. Is this a healing teen love? Is this a sci-fi drama? A mafia drama with kids getting beat up and slashed by creditors? Is this a lakorn or family secrets and fighting with each other? It seems like it’s all of the above, and that’s the problem.
The older brother, Zhan Xu, is my least favorite character of the whole drama. First of all, the acting from Yu Qi is not good. He has this blank stare for most of the drama. Additionally, a dentist with his own practice is a part-time school doctor/nurse? Who in the right mind would hire someone like that? The secondary romance is also not my favorite. It’s unprofessional from the start, even before Bian Ye has feelings for Zhan Yu. The adult here is manipulative and a little predatory, even if Bian Ye is 19 years old and not 17, he’s still a student.
It seems like there’s no law enforcement, firefighters, or any government officials living on that island. They don’t show up when kids are getting beat up, or even when a meteorite is about to destroy the island. Not only are our teen MLs street fighters, they also act as surgeons/doctors who can stitch up a major slash to the stomach at home with a fish hook and thread, AND then go ahead and get sexy in bed right after. They are also tattoo artists as well when they are having some intimate time. We have so many multi-talented people in this drama!
And the last episode? Well…… I guess viewers will need to interpret that yourself. It doesn’t make sense at all. How does sacrificing oneself in the event of a major disaster help with someone suffering medically? I will just remember the final montage of their Zang Wang and Xu Yuan’s relationship and hold that close to my heart. It was a lovely montage of everything happens between them, and that’s the strength of the drama.
I am not sure if I would recommend this drama. There isn’t enough good to offset the bad. The acting is ok, the production is low budget, the plot is not well-written or executed. I would have liked to see the drama focuses more on the main leads' healing and relationship + ML's family and disapproval of his father, his father's cowardice, and forget about the half-baked possible GL and secondary romance (or at least write the romance better). I only like the main romance and a couple songs.
Drama Completed: 7/4/2026 Review #700
I was hesitant at first to watch a teenager drama, but the first couple episodes are pretty good. Unfortunately, it went downhill mid-drama until the very last episode.
But let’s talk about the good. The best part of the drama is the romance between the main leads, Zang Wang and Xu Yuan. Zang Wang is a child missing his grandmother, and lacking parental love and attention. After a deadly medical diagnosis and continued lack of attention from his father, he went back to the small town he used to live with his grandmother. Those were the happy times, but his grandmother had passed away and he didn’t get to see her at all after he left 7 years ago. Xu Yuan is the typical poor student where he needs to take care of his mother and younger sister, working multiple jobs yet still a top student. What separates him from the cliche poor ML, is the cursed identity he has. He is the Prince of Misfortune, a jinx, where everyone despises and is wary of him. He’s lonely, tragic and has low self-esteem.
The development of their relationship from ‘enemies’ to lovers, started with Zang Wang sticking up for Xu Yuan whenever someone calls him a jinx and blames him for everything, is heartwarming to see. Them supporting, healing each other of their traumas is the best part of the drama. The acting is decent (though not great) but the emotions are conveyed well. It makes me believe in them slowly getting close to each other. It was not rushed and was developed organically throughout the whole drama.
Having said that, the execution of this romance can be better. The writing of different events happening in their lives are out of convenience instead of grounded in reality. In fact, the rest of the drama is full of plot holes, unrealistic subplots that I wonder if the screenwriters know what they want to do. Is this a healing teen love? Is this a sci-fi drama? A mafia drama with kids getting beat up and slashed by creditors? Is this a lakorn or family secrets and fighting with each other? It seems like it’s all of the above, and that’s the problem.
The older brother, Zhan Xu, is my least favorite character of the whole drama. First of all, the acting from Yu Qi is not good. He has this blank stare for most of the drama. Additionally, a dentist with his own practice is a part-time school doctor/nurse? Who in the right mind would hire someone like that? The secondary romance is also not my favorite. It’s unprofessional from the start, even before Bian Ye has feelings for Zhan Yu. The adult here is manipulative and a little predatory, even if Bian Ye is 19 years old and not 17, he’s still a student.
It seems like there’s no law enforcement, firefighters, or any government officials living on that island. They don’t show up when kids are getting beat up, or even when a meteorite is about to destroy the island. Not only are our teen MLs street fighters, they also act as surgeons/doctors who can stitch up a major slash to the stomach at home with a fish hook and thread, AND then go ahead and get sexy in bed right after. They are also tattoo artists as well when they are having some intimate time. We have so many multi-talented people in this drama!
And the last episode? Well…… I guess viewers will need to interpret that yourself. It doesn’t make sense at all. How does sacrificing oneself in the event of a major disaster help with someone suffering medically? I will just remember the final montage of their Zang Wang and Xu Yuan’s relationship and hold that close to my heart. It was a lovely montage of everything happens between them, and that’s the strength of the drama.
I am not sure if I would recommend this drama. There isn’t enough good to offset the bad. The acting is ok, the production is low budget, the plot is not well-written or executed. I would have liked to see the drama focuses more on the main leads' healing and relationship + ML's family and disapproval of his father, his father's cowardice, and forget about the half-baked possible GL and secondary romance (or at least write the romance better). I only like the main romance and a couple songs.
Drama Completed: 7/4/2026 Review #700
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