Reviews

Just a little side drama while watching something else!

So let me start by saying that this drama is actually more engaging than I thought it was going to be when I added it to my plan to watch list a year ago. I was also pretty bored during the first few days but luckily stuck it through for the actors and it got better in my opinion. Honestly this drama doesn’t really stand out. It follows the wasted trope of rich boy that comes from poverty and every day common girl who is part of a struggling startup. Like I said in my opinion this is just bland. Not great, not bad, just so so. I think ML has played this trope so much and other times the dramas have been much more engaging. Also the fact that there was an unnecessary female rival in the latter episodes and the ML mom is just constantly pushing the ML with the Rival even though she absolutely loves the FL. Basically watch as something on the side not as your main because in my opinion it is a little boring because of how repeated the plots present are.

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Wholesome Zombie Binge Worthy

I wanted something spoky but not super scary and this was perfect ??
If you like the zombie ?‍♂️ Movie Warm Bodies you will most likely enjoy this show.

PROS:
◇ Surprisingly Wholesome
◇The lead actors acting
◇Female Lead
◇The light romance (more like a crush)
◇The ending
◇The zombie affects
◇The comedy was fun

CONS:
◇If you are familiar with the mystery genre the plot is a little predictable.
Not a necessarily a bad thing especially with a show like this.
◇The side characters (other detectives) ?️‍♂️ took me forever to like.
◇Some of the writing felt a little out of order.
◇Some editing choices example music louder during scene changes. Felt choppy.

Overall glad I watched it super fast binge show and a good time over all.


⚠️Content Warning:⚠️
◇Self Harm
(blured out if you watch on Viki)
◇Murder
(blured out if you watch on Viki)
◇Guns
◇Fighting
◇animal testing
(blured out if you watch on Viki)
◇Some Language

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Never wanted a couple to find the way back together more than this one!

This was a beautifully well written story, and I loved it. I cried, got angry, laughed and happy for all. I binged watched from episodes 1-36 for 2 days. This couple deserved to be happy with all they went through. Wang Xiyi really loved Chen Jiaxin and didn't give up on her. Glad he gave up on Anna, who hurt him so many times to find his true love and happiness. Was surprised that XiYi and Jiaxin had never filed for divorce from the Civil Affairs Bureau. So sad that they loss the baby to go through hell to get happiness in the end. So glad Anna lost in the end because she was just evil and selfish, and I truly hated her. Glad Dylan found his sister and hope he helps her to turn her life around and find true love for himself. Glad Anson found happiness with his crazy wife because I was worried with her ego, he might walk away from her.
The chemistry between the main actors is amazing and actually all the characters touched me so much.
Glad the ending scene was on the cruise where it all started. Although the final episodes were a bit frustrating and disappointing, I liked this C-drama mainly because of Liang Jie and Xing Zhaolin. Swoon worthy couple with their kissing and hug scenes.
I also watched the Korean version of this drama Fated to Love You. Same feels.

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"Wrong Carriage, Right Groom" is a charming and easy-to-follow drama. Even though the couples initially marry the wrong people, it becomes evident that they were meant for each other. Both pairs fall deeply in love and have no desire to switch back. The villain's identity is clear from the start, leaving no room for surprises. The plot is straightforward, and the ending unfolds as expected.

Both Li Yuhu (Tian Xiwei) and Du Bingyan (Bai Bingke) have weddings scheduled for the same day. However, they get caught in a storm and seek refuge in a temple. After the rain subsides, and having their veils switched, they are mistakenly led to the wrong carriages, ending up in the wrong destinations. Initially reluctant brides, they decide to conceal their true identities and plan an escape. To their surprise, they find themselves falling in love with the men they were never meant for and they them.

The plot follows a predictable path, featuring a detestable antagonist and his accomplices. From a logical standpoint, there are moments of inconsistency and naivety. Notably, the antagonist manages to evade justice right under everyone's nose. In terms of acting, the entire cast delivers commendable performances, with Tian Xiwei standing out and Patrick Quan as Ke Shizhao the villain lagging behind -- he brazenly writes on his face, "I am the bad guy" -- with his robotic facial expressions. Nonetheless, the drama offers a simple and enjoyable viewing experience.

My Verdict

While not groundbreaking, this drama has its merits. With endearing side couples, a bit of romance, some light action, a wise mentor who guides both pairs, a straightforward plot, and beloved characters, it's suitable for a family audience.

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Want RomCom

This is a conflict driven romance/drama. Both leads have issues with betrayal. So the series start with the plot pretty much laid out . What makes this so delectable are your main characters. Sung Hoon a true alpha male & Song Ji Eun the cute girl, who needs her big strong man. Sung Hoon can make any heart flutter, he is handsome, his voice is strong & he brings a sensitivity to this character. I love how they brought in the swimming since he came from a professional swimming background. Song Ji Eun played that girl, you know the adorable , the beautiful, but cute, but strong, but needs her man & has so much angst from her upbringing. All in all it is a series I could watch over and over. Whenever a person needs that feel good hit this is a must have. Not to mention the supporting cast was stellar, there wasn't any bad acting that I could see .

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Bon Appetit non!!!

This was a cliche Korean bl, down to the hard lipped kisses. It was unimaged, the plot was sketchy at best. When a shower scene is thrown in , it doesn't move the plot forward in any way & the lack luster kiss scene that ensured was just a big WHY, if your gonna put in a shower scene in any show at least make it awesome. As a watcher, your left wondering why???? It is unfortunate because I enjoyed both of the main actors. I liked the whole fireside episode & you did get a lesson in korean food . To be fair I thought it could have just easily been a series on food & the bl was just tossed in for good measure. Since the real main character was the cooking of food. On the upside the actors were as good as the script allowed them to be, except for the juvenile kissing scenes. Yoon Seo Bin in the series with no real part, seemed a little desperate . Too bad but all series can't be great.

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A deep and visceral film with four nominations at the Star Awards for Movies 2008 for those who don't mind the Pinoy style of narration and processing, the film is not a typical Pinoy piece in my opinion. It has a relatively decent plot, there is not so much naivety and Asian theatricality in it, and the music is excellent. It is only where it is needed and underlines the scene perfectly, rightly the music received one of the nominations. It is from a life, a rough life, two childhood friends. Of course, the Filipino view and perception of prostitution and sex cannot be missed, when gay Enzo, after leaving for Manila, starts making a living from hetero porn, while his childhood friend, heterosexual Maynard, makes a living as a gay prostitute and callboy. Both actors Ken Escudero (Enzo or Lorenzo) and Will Sandejas (Maynard or Adong, he appears here on GT and in the movie Santuaryo, and also in the movies Paupahan and Kumpisal, which we don't even have here on GT yet) are very pleasant, characters, which they play, they managed very well and the character Melang (Ashley Silverio) is also important to the plot. Enzo's mother Norma (Sylvia Sanchez) impressed me with her excellent acting. Enjoyable and I recommend it even to those who don't like Pinoy movies. On MDL under the name Unspoken Passion - here the film is not completely completed (cast)
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Immature FL, cunning, manipulative and annoying SML

I’m on episode 32 of find yourself but I just wanna drop it, I don’t think I can watch it any longer. I’m Only watching it for Song Weilong and the 2nd and 3rd couple. I mean I’m so excited for this show because Song Weilong and Miles Wei in one drama what else can you ask for right? Plus I started liking He Canyang. When I started watching it I’m really looking forward for the FL character cause I thought they would give us a strong and mature female lead since this is a noona drama, but no they didn’t. The ML is right FL was a two timer. Even if we didn’t have any relationship experience how can you be that clueless right? She would go to ML in just one phone call, she would go in her house, she even dated the SML before she sees the ML on a Valentine’s Day. And the person I hate the most in this series is the SML, he is very cunning and manipulative. I hate it more when he acts cute cause it’s so cringey. He is just the same age as the FL dad and it clearly shows no matter how many times they tell us he is 37 years old. And for the love of God they gave the SML more screen time than the ML I have to skip all
Of his scenes starting from a few episodes after I saw how manipulative he was.
P.S let’s not also forgets those professional adults friends that advised the FL to go on another relationship right away to cure heartbreaks?

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When I found out that Filipino stars Emilio Garcia, Marco Morales and Paolo Rivero are playing supporting roles, I didn't hesitate for a second. The Philippines is special in itself, surrounded on all sides by other religions, customs, names, and it is also special in filmmaking, indigestible for many Europeans. The understanding of eroticism and sex and the view of it is completely different. The film certainly does not belong to the top of Filipino production, because I am generally very interested in Pinoy films, however, looking at the film through Filipino eyes, it caught my attention, even if some moments seemed rather funny instead of dramatic, and I recommend the film only to a small group of viewers who understand the mentality and creation of this country

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An Almost Perfect Drama That Survives A Nearly Ruinous Misstep

For the first several episodes of Taxi Driver, I was completely hooked. A fun take on the revenge story that was both playfully irreverent and deeply, brutally serious. The theme and tone of the episodes managed to balance this perfectly. Our various characters reveled in their ruthless undertaking with, initially, little thought for the broader moral complexities.

Naturally, as the series progressed, these moral complexities worked their way to the surface. Mature and nuanced debates about justice versus revenge, vigilantism versus an established justice system, etc. etc. became more prevalent without ever damaging the pacing or feel of the story.

Mostly, this is a drama that doesn't really need a review. You get what's on the tin. It's done exceptionally well. Enough is left unresolved to leave room for personal consideration. The action sequences were wonderful. The characters were wonderfully developed and the whole cast had lovely chemistry. I also enjoyed the pronounced lack of romance.

HOWEVER.

About halfway through, a storyline was begun that damn near ruined the whole thing. I'm not one to jump up and down about how women should or should not be portrayed. I'm of the mind that women, like all human beings, exist in limitless variety and so there really is no "wrong" portrayal, strictly speaking. But this went far enough to offend my intelligence. A case was introduced that had a personal connection to the woman on the team. Many cases arose throughout the series that had personal connections to the various main characters. And all of them struggled to deal with their own emotional baggage as they worked on the case. However when hers came about, she didn't struggle. She ran away to her house where she locked herself in her bedroom and hid under her bed (literally) for days. She was an adult whose irrationally and unnaturally childish behavior was being depicted as normal and unsurprising. No one could reach her. They ended up having to cope with her absence as they tried to handle the case without her essential skills. It came across like she, being a woman, was literally incapable of dealing with the emotional weight of it. This particular case, too, dragged on MUCH longer than the previous ones had, which made this situation feel like it would never end. I almost dropped the drama because of it. An absurd decision that someone ought to be punished for.

And it wasn't like the men were depicted as having an easy time with their personal issues. One had a panic disorder that actually landed him in the hospital. They all struggled, but the men were, apparently, able to at least maintain lucidity and uprightness (and adulthood?). Whereas the woman, being female, actually fully shut down under the pressure of ~~trauma~~ and reverted back to a seven-year-old child. It was like this was the only way the writers could think to portray a woman having a hard time with something. Like they thought it was somehow unrealistic for her to at least be able to attempt to struggle through it. And that it was far more realistic for the woman to respond to difficulty exactly the same way a child would. Because a woman and child are more or less the same thing, right?

If you fast forward through all that garbage, this series is really wonderful. Though I'm hesitant to watch Season 2 on the chance there might be more of that.

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Too much drama for a simple solution

Ok, so I after finished S1 I came here and the ratings and reviews scared me lool
How it was possible? S1 has 9.1 and this season review where so negative I was confused but now after finishing the all thing I see where people are coming from.

The biggest problem here was the lost memories plot. It took 8 episodes out of 10 and the revelation was dry asf. UK didn't seemed the surprise or happy at all. They dragged the drama so much. 5 episodes would be enough.

The filler with So-I was unnecessary, Yul almost dying because he was too guilty to ask for help didn't maked sense, plus he was planning to kill Naksu, the same friend he was guilty of leaving behind, I just can't understand really.

Every episode a new theory would pop up about Bu Yeon's soul, one episode it was gone and nnext episode it was still alive it was annoying and confusing.
The comic aspect was also gone ?1 or 2 jokes sometimes, but It was forced sometimes.
Bu Yeon's mom was a B, but they made her somehow a better person at the end LOOL

I really think they should wasted more time in showing Naksu's new personality to the public, she kinda lost her badass and rude attitude that we loved, the mannerism was there but still...

I'm not even mad at the change of personality I'm mad that they wasted her character, in my opinion she is living as BY and not as Cho yeong. It would be nice seeing her still as a skilled warrior with BY's supernatural powers, a mix of both. It would be better in my opinion. Her character in this season was just a love interesting of Uk, that was sad for me.

At the end she didn't fight along side with UK and that was disappointing to watch. Just another weak female lead at the end.

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Great Family Dynamic

It’s Beautiful Now was so refreshing that I was sorry to see it come to an end. I have to admit that it took me awhile to get into it because once I figured who was going to paired with whom, I kind of lost interest. Also, I have to admit that after I watched Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life with Oh Min Suk I decided to take a second look at It’s Beautiful Now. I’m glad I did.

This drama was so refreshing because there were no real battles for inheritances or revenge schemes. The father son grandsons loving relationships was heartwarming. The brothers interaction was hilariously funny yet comforting.

Yoon shi Yoon’s and Seo Bum Jun’s performances broke my heart when their characters had broken up with their girlfriends. I found myself happy that I did not have to wait until the 50th episode to see them get back together.. Although I was kind of disappointed that Soo Ja and Yu Na were kept apart for so long. I thought they were the cutest couple of all three relationships.

Like I said, I’m sorry it’s over. However, I will watch again because it was such a feel good drama.

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A very good Xianxia, ​​but with some lengths.

An excellent Xianxia with Cheng Yi (ML) and Crystal Yuan (FL)

PLOT: 9th life (tribulation) of 2 immortals (FL = Heavenly General and ML = Golden-winged Phoenix), who love each other in each mortal life, but are always separated, notably due to the stubbornness of Lord Bailin (Heavenly Lord ).
In this 9th life, everyone is part of a sect. Sifeng (the ML), from the Palais de Lize, wears a mask and is not allowed to be in love. The FL, heiress to the Shao Yang clan, is "deprived" of her senses. The FL will make the mask fall and trigger the lovers’ curse for the ML. Little by little, they discover their common past, and try to thwart the tragic plans of destiny that the heavens have traced for them.

PROS:
+ great casting.
+ High quality special effects and action scenes
+ well-developed and endearing 2ndary characters (some bring a touch of humor, wich is welcome to balance out the drama).
+ cute side romances
+ Very good OST

CONS:
- The narration is a little slow at times and the story is complex, with multiple narrative arcs (some of which are a little too long) => Impossible to binge watch all 59 episodes!!
- I find unbearable the final repentance of super stubborn villains, who plot dirty tricks for thousands of years, but suddenly realize their mistakes (it doesn't work like that in real life :) :)

=> It was a pleasure to watch, but I don't think that I will rewatch it (bcz 59 episodes !!)
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Excellent Xianxia avec Cheng Yi (ML) et Crystal Yuan (FL)

PLOT : 9e vie de 2 immortels (FL = Général céleste et ML= Phoenix aux ailes dorées), qui s'aiment dans chaque vie chez les mortels, mais sont toujours séparés, notamment en raison de l'entêtement du Seigneur Baihou (Seigneur céleste).
Dans cette 9e vie, chacun fait partie d'une secte. Sifeng (le ML), du Palais de Lize, porte un masque et n'a pas le droit d'être amoureux. La FL, héritière du clan Shao Yang, est privée de ses sens. La FL va faire tomber le masque et déclencher la malédiction des amoureux. Peu à peu, ils découvrent leur passé commun, et tentent de déjouer les twists du destin que les cieux leur ont tracé.

PROS:
+ super casting.
+ effets spéciaux et scènes d'action de qualité
+ personnages 2aires bien développés et attachants (certains apportent une touche d'humour, bienvenue pour équilibrer tout le drame).
+ romances secondaires mignonnes
+ Très bonnes OST

CONS:
- narration un peu lente par moments et story complexe avec multiples arcs narratifs (dont certains sont un peu trop longs) => Impossible de binge watcher les 59 épisodes !!
- je suis agacée par la repentance finale des villains super entêtés, qui mijotent de sales coups pendant des milliers d'années, mais prennent conscience subitement de leurs erreurs (ça ne fonctionne pas comme ça dans la vraie vie :) :)

=> Un très bon Xianxia, mais avec quelques longueurs.

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Talk about bad plots, another unbearable firefighter drama this year from CDrama land.

Bright Eyes in the Dark - is yet another drama this year about firefighters. I am getting picky, and this one is a bomb, just like Fireworks of My Heart. The only firefighter drama I could complete was "A Date with the Future" for this year with William Chan and Zhang Ruo Nan.

This one is so bad on many levels, even though it has a well-known supporting cast like Tang Xiao Tian, Wang Zi Qi, Zhang Ling He, and Wu Gang.
- In real life, having a reality show with ordinary people to go put out fires with firefighters is not realistic. Talk about liability issues.
- Wang Zi Qi played a bad character in this drama and the worst acting I have seen of him. Maybe he is better in a RomCom type of role.
- Johnny Huang is better at playing cop/detective. His character is weak in this drama despite being the fire department director.
- His on-screen chemistry with the FL (Zhang Jing Yi) is non-existent on many levels. They both appeared awkward, and no spark between them.
- It is not realistic for firemen not to have time to see family. The scriptwriter and director wanted to create tension and drama for this series but failed to deliver it.
- I have watched 24 episodes as background noise to kill time since nothing is good airing for CDrama after Hidden Love.

I invested enough time in this drama and am dropping it. I give it a 4.5 rating for bad plots and acting.

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