Started out nice: deep and less of a caricature than other Chinese shows I've seen. This was soon blemished by what I saw as drama for the sake of drama. Several plot points seemed to appear out of nowhere and then go away, never to be mentioned again. If that had been all, I could have accepted the show as simple though enjoyable, though it wouldn't have blown me away. Sadly, it ended up feeling more and more like it just wanted to jerk the audience around to get emotional reactions, all of which felt unearned. I want complexity and artistry. It failed the former in its depiction of "good" and "bad" things happening with no real implications or commentary. The latter is a little harder to assess, but I would argue that the lack of anything groundbreaking or "whoa moments" just bleaches the stained tapestry that is Du Jia Ji Yi--you end up with just a blank shroud of what could have been a good work of art.
7 Reviews
Finally, an Asian love story that has real depth and sincerity.
wendy-dave24 June 2019
Finally, an Asian love story that has real depth and sincerity. I want to thank the writers for a well crafted experience that left me pondering long after the final episode all the different ways of being in love there are.
The actors were awesome. The chemistry between the two lead actors was intense. They both should have huge write ups on IMDB. My only complaint, and it's one that I find with all of the Asian love stories, is that there's always one plot line where over-acting threatens to ruin the whole thing. Thankfully in this case, that sub plot resolved itself and the over acting went away.
And thank you writers, producers, for the ending. Two great guys/men - I was rooting for each of them, one before the other, but in the end, she picked the right one.
The actors were awesome. The chemistry between the two lead actors was intense. They both should have huge write ups on IMDB. My only complaint, and it's one that I find with all of the Asian love stories, is that there's always one plot line where over-acting threatens to ruin the whole thing. Thankfully in this case, that sub plot resolved itself and the over acting went away.
And thank you writers, producers, for the ending. Two great guys/men - I was rooting for each of them, one before the other, but in the end, she picked the right one.
Definitely a must watch series that feels so close to real life
R_200412 September 2019
I loved this drama as it just nosedives into story and then builds on developing the character. The chemistry between lead actors is so good and even side characters have interesting personalities. I think the synopsis presented everywhere does not do justice as its not exactly a teacher-student relationship as described and the way relationship between lead actors develops is not weird. at all. Overall a great watch. The only reason I am giving it a 9 because ending does get messy. Character of male lead wasn't developed as much and why he was the way he was. There is a special episode to bridge the gap that is mostly devoted to male lead and answers a lot of question. I just wish they had taken time to do a season 2 and develop rest of story. The only plus is that its not a cliff hanger and ending does have a closure, but with season 2, it would have been perfect.
Must watch and high rewatch value
bishtk-233343 December 2023
This is a heart warming (mostly) and heartbreaking ( in between) story. The male lead is very good looking and a very good actor. The female lead looks very good with him in all frames and they have chemistry. One can imagine the engagement and love for this c drama from the fact that I paid almost 5$ additionally in a south Asian app to watch the special episode episode 25 as episode 24 ending is not convincing.
This drama has a lot of mushy rom com content yet it breaks one's heart with it's perfect portrayal of reality kicking in.
The only sad part was it's patriarchal viewpoint where 2 men are competing for so called happiness of a woman. But that's a sad reality of all south Asian depictions.
Overall very very good and entertaining drama.
This drama has a lot of mushy rom com content yet it breaks one's heart with it's perfect portrayal of reality kicking in.
The only sad part was it's patriarchal viewpoint where 2 men are competing for so called happiness of a woman. But that's a sad reality of all south Asian depictions.
Overall very very good and entertaining drama.
Watch if you like disappointment
juliemguevara28 August 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Watch if you like disappointment. The story started off good however when the main couple have their issues like any regular romantic drama show, instead of the issues showing a resolution or at least some kind of closure the show instead goes off on a 10 episode tangent where a million random issues pop up that are never truly resolved. Finally at the end the main couple, without even talking about the issues that split them up in the first place, are randomly married.
It had potential, but you can tell the writers didn't know how to resolve things.
I enjoyed the character development for most of the characters. The friendships were lovely. However the romantic relationships were lacking in believability.
It had potential, but you can tell the writers didn't know how to resolve things.
I enjoyed the character development for most of the characters. The friendships were lovely. However the romantic relationships were lacking in believability.
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