Jardim de Meteoros (2018)

Exagerrating

1. Too many episodes (49 episodes) in which I think they should stop by making 20-25 episodes only. Why? The longer the episodes, the ridiculer it will become.
2. I rarely enjoy the female lead with other casts (except for the main leads), but in this series, I prefer her (Shancai) with the second lead actor (Lei). I found both of them more chemistry, more loving, and more pleasure to watch rather than the main lead (Daoming Si).
3. I started to skip most of the scenes (Xiaoyou, another two guys in F4 SORRY I FORGOT HOW TO SPELL THE NAMES lol, and others) from episode 20 something because they were all unnecessary and exaggerating. I only watch Lei's related scenes most of the time. (yes, favoritism there lol)
4. Shancai's male best friend is really childish. I don't know whether in the OG version there's a character him but anyhow, his character is not necessary and does not contribute to the plot at all. Should not exist in the first place.
5. Compared to other versions of Boys Over Flower, this one is the one that I won't rewatch.

Leia Mais

Gonna brief this hut I HATE THIS DRAMAA

Okay, so meteor garden is a sequel to the 'Hani Yori Dango' which there were other dramas such as 'Boys Over Flower Korean, 'Meteor Garden Taiwan' and etc.

At first, it was fine in the beginning until it was just chaotic-The storyline was all over the place, leading to nowhere.
The lead couple always get in a fight, then back together, get in a fight, get back together like literally what happens in the next few episodes-
I sometimes skip them just for the supporting character couple. (love them so cute)
As well shanchai.... Ughhhh her voice is so annoying Idk why but it makes me mad. Not only the character but the ACTRESS is probably one of the only actresses that I despise. Practically I stopped watching Cdrama because of the VOICE OVER like WTF let them have their own voice it's ridiculous!!
At this point the main lead couple's cute sweet moments are meaningless... It just looks forced.
I highly don't recommend this drama.
The only exception I can make is:
- the second lead couple
Way better than the first lead couple. Their storyline was clear and made so much sense. I felt the emotion and character development between both characters. When they had their kiss scene I actually felt their love for each other.
- the music/ost
First, most of the music I grew up with as a kid since some of them are old famous songs.
Though the story was chaotic and made no sense, I only gave it stars for the original storyline. ALL THE OTHER SEQUELS except boys over the flower(don't cancel me, their relationship was toxic tbh) and this drama, were really good and stuck to the storyline and everything was good compared to the other two I mentioned.

Leia Mais

Classic!

Story - 10/10
This has such an amazing story. Happy, sad, funny, and mad moments are all in this drama. The life of the characters are very interesting and is worth knowing. The sequence of the plot was on point.

Acting/Cast -10/10
Attractive casts plus good acting? Too good to be true. The casts did an amazing job in this drama. I truly felt every character's emotion while watching.

Music -10/10
The music made the watching experience more enjoyable and emotional.

Rewatch Value -8/10
This drama is very long so it may be difficult to rewatch it.

Overall - 9.5/10
The dubbing of the voices ruined it but I guess they had no choice. This drama is a masterpiece and you will not regret watching this drama. In fact, I believe that this drama will play a huge role in your life when you experience being in love yourself.

Leia Mais

MY FIRST EVER LOVE C DRAMA

THIS IS MY FIRST EVER LOVE C DRAMA

Many people like this and some are not. But for me this drama is perfect.. Taiwanese version when I was young and BOF or Korean version during college days and this MG2018. Different casts, different locations, different OST but for me this Chinese Version makes me "kilig' like I was also a college student.. This drama for me is very good.. BOF also was good. Since we are in a millenial time so this MG2018 is highly recommended... promise you won't regret watching this even in its 50 eps... just skip the advertisement scene... 😂😂😂 surely u will enjoy esp when HuaZeLie and ShanCai story... can't stop my tears from falling.. and DaoMingSi also fight for ShanCai.. i wish ShenYue and DylanWang will fight for life in real too.. 💛💜 I also like the friendship of F4 in the drama...hopefully in real also..


To be honest, i watched this 20x already.. during the time of pandemic this drama is on the TOP of my list... even now i never get tired in watching these and the OSTs are also on my PlayList....


So what are you waiting for... those who can't start watching this.... this is your time to watch.

And those who already watched this like me, I'm sure you watched this many times.... high five! ✋

Leia Mais

This drama is a No No No!!!

As soon as I started I realized that I shouldn't expect much from the ending, the two main leads irritated me with the constant bickering through the drama, one minute they see like good friends and the minute it washes down the drain.
I'll say if you're someone with a zero patience level like me this drama is a no no 🙅🏼‍♀️
because honestly it will frustrate you the chemistry between literally everyone in the drama is not really give for me.But sadly I was still watching because I found Dony shancai a bit cute but the male leads behaviour made the drama more of a turn down for me because I'm certainly not interested in plot where bad boy suddenly turns good after tormenting the girl in ways I find very disrespectful ,which is why I was a bit happy she didn't just suddenly fall in love with him even after his one too many confessions.
And dont get me started with some of the very unnecessary characters that were pulled up along the way of the drama because a lot of the were quite unnecessary so I just had to keep on skipping their parts.In the end I couldn't bring myself to finish watching because it was a total waste of time and data for me.
That's all I have to say right now let me now if you have had this similar experience with me while watching

Leia Mais

I didn’t like it

So, this was my first official Chinese drama back in 2020, and I couldn’t get behind the toxicity of the male lead, or the romantic relationship. I now know that modern dramas are not my thing, so that may have influenced my rating.

I saw their relationship as toxic because the male lead seemed to force the female lead into liking him, of course, she chose him in the end, but it left a queasy feeling in my stomach.

I also didn’t love the OST. I usually adore OSTs in Chinese dramas, but this one did not do it for me.

If I could say good things about it, all the actors and actresses are attractive, and the locations in the show are fun to watch.

Leia Mais

Not great, not awful either

As a Chinese person, I am not proud to say this is my first complete watch of a Cdrama. Needless to say, it pales in comparison to Kdramas. Like, a lot.

ACTING: The acting isn’t great. It FEELS like they’re acting, which is not a good sign. I think Shen Yue is the best one here. The interactions fall a bit short and seem choppy, and are a bit awkward at times. Unfortunately, I didn’t feel the “skip a heartbeat” moment when the two mains finally got together, like I usually do in Kdramas. Also the hitting/kicking/slapping scenes are so staged and unrealistic, they were hard to watch

STORY: I literally rewatched the first episode of Boys over Flowers so I could compare it to MG, and even though that one was filmed 10 years before this one, everything about it was better. The execution, the acting, the story. Cdramas have some rly corny and unnatural elements, like the scene of her kicking him in the face, or him suggesting they hide in the girls bathroom to scare her. It’s just plain extra and weird. Also all 6-7 episodes of Meizuo/Caina were skipped.

CHARACTERS: I’ll admit, I had no idea how much the characters grew throughout the series. Their growth was gradual and natural, which I really liked. The mother was too much, she became annoying, not as a character but as a plot element. They used her too much and repeated the situation too many times.

Leia Mais

Probably my favorite adaption of boys over flowers

I started watching Boys Over Flowers (the korean ver.) and i couldn't even finish it because of how bad it was because of all the bullying and how dumb the male lead is. i'm also in the middle of watching F4 thailand which isn't much better. I'm a person that can handle a good amount of angst but only if it goes on for a specific amount of time and isn't drawn out angst like BOF and F4. I haven't watched the other adaptions because i don't know where to watch..

My beginning point, though, is that I kind of like the soft upbeat spin they put on this version of the story. Without the bullying and stuff and it's just overall funny and non-dramatic. Every character had their own story and I fell in love with each and every one of them unlike other adaptions of this story. again, im a person who usually enjoys dramatic stuff and thrillers but this one is refreshing since the drama isn't drawn out like the rest of them

Leia Mais

Love the drama but definitely some negative points

Just as a starter, I have watched only the Korean and Chinese version of this. Many people (I read other reviews before I did mine) have watched the other versions so mine might be a little uninformed...When I first watched this series it was really good. I actually loved it but at that point I still hadn't seen the Korean version. Just comparing between the two I think they each had better things than the other. For example, in MG the series really tried to get you to like Dao Ming Si rather than Huaze Lei when in BoF they both had their moments. Really to me it wasn't much of a love triangle in that sense. Dao Ming Si had many alone moments with Shan Cai and Huaze Lei really did not. Sure, there was that whole friendship but the creators could have really improved the storyline there. Meanwhile in BoF they have you going between characters. I still can't decide who was better for Geum Jan Di, Gu Jun Pyo or Yoon Ji Hoo? On the other hand, I like how Meteor Garden didn't only focus on the main love triangle. They had some episodes to focus on other characters like Xi Men and Xiaoyou. I enjoyed their part of the story. It could have used some more romance and maybe more elaboration but it was good overall. didn't like Mei Zuo's part of the story because it wasn't captivating. The way the story developed for him just wasn't something that fit with the story. I appreciate that they tried to develop those characters a little more but it just lacked creativity. Wouldn't say it made it worse but it definitely made the whole story a little less enjoyable. Like it just felt like they tried to fill in the story but couldn't tie the ends together. Anyways, looking just at MG, the acting could have been improved but I don't judge it because it kind of made the story more realistic. Several comments say that their kiss scenes showed them too stiff but that's what it's like for real teenagers who are in a first relationship. Someone isn't just suddenly going to be comfortable with kissing if they haven't done it before. Especially with someone who they used to hate. So yes, I agree with others, their acting could be improved but considering the characters they are portraying and their experience with acting, I'd say it's spot on. Looking at the storyline as a whole, I'd say it started off really strong, super interesting actually, It really drifted in the middle but then towards then end it improved. If the marriage episode had been more elaborated or just flat out eliminated it would have been perfect. That episode just ruined it for me. It was hella confusing and I didn't understand it the first time. It wasn't until someone else explained it in a comment on a youtube video that I sort of understood it. I'm going to rewatch it to see if I understand it more but I doubt it. I think if anything was good about that episode was the dance by Dao Ming Zhuang. I actually enjoyed it, given the episode. Despite it's good and bad moments I still think it's worth rewatching. Mainly to try and understand the ending but just as a final note, the OST was amazing. I loved it. All the songs were enjoyable with the drama and on their own. I also loved how they were each used at the right moments. Overall, it's a really good drama.

Leia Mais

This version might be my favorite even over the new Thailand version. Although in typical Chinese drama fashion, there are a LOT of episodes, it’s really well done. I appreciate the fact that they took the things that made me mad about the Korean version and altered them to flow better and keep you from getting too bitter. For example, the relationship between Shancai and Lei is much better in this one. The Korean adaptation actually made me really upset that they didn’t end up together with as much time as they spend developing a real, deep and meaningful relationship between them. This one focused much more on Shancai and Si and the obstacles they went through instead. I also appreciated the “other woman” being an ally for the Shancai and Si rather than a long lasting menace. And let’s not forget this case is adorable. I hadn’t seen Caesar Wu in anything other than The General’s Lady, so I’m very happy I get Netflix so I could watch him in this one. The one thing I had a hard time with is that Shen Yue is so adorable it’s hard to believe them when they call her average or can’t understand why the guys like her. This is definitely re-watchable, though admittedly, the second time around I did skip several episodes and focused on my favorites.

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