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Find Yourself chinese drama review
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Find Yourself
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by cassiopeiastars
Jan 30, 2021
41 of 41 episódios vistos
Completados 3
No geral 5.5
História 5.0
Atuação/Elenco 6.0
Musical 7.0
Voltar a ver 4.5
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Mediocre Age Gap Love Story

I enjoyed seeing the different types of relationships and love in this drama. People go about love differently, but it works well in their own ways, or they don't. This drama wants to let people know that it's okay if yours is different from someone else's. I appreciated the familial support that the He family gave one another and the strong friendship that He Fan Xin has with her friends. The writers integrated a good amount of screen time with the leads and their relationship with the people around them. However, I was disappointed that this drama wasn't worth the hype (in my opinion). I wanted to give it a lower rating since I found the drama mediocre. But the other relationships, themes, and supporting casts added a lot to the drama to make it a bit more worthwhile.

OVERALL STORY RANT (spoilers)
The drama started cutely. We see Yuan Song pursuing Fang Xin and their process of falling in love. Right when we saw that she wanted to keep their relationship a secret, I already knew the headache I was going to experience. I was pretty wrapped in the drama until around ep 12. After that, I finished this drama in like double speed. I understand that this show's point is for them to find themselves, as the title states, "find yourself". Yet, I felt like they never really "found" themselves. They only became a bit more true to their feelings, and that "trial" that led them to speak their feelings wasn't that big of a trial either.

The drama lacked that push to make us feel like they were so in love with each other. When I watched it, I kept asking myself, why did they have to end up together? There were so many red flags that were given to us early in the show on their relationship. They weren't as happy as they thought they would be, and it wasn't even a healthy relationship. So why was Yuan Song so persistent in continuing to fight for Fan Xing? Why did Fan Xiang feel like Yuan Song was the one? Like why was I watching over 40 episodes of just mediocre love?

CAST/CHARACTERS/ACTING
I've seen a few of Victoria Song's works, and I feel like she's always improving. I was really disappointed in how He Fang Xin was written. Even if you're 30 and inexperienced in love, that doesn't mean she shouldn't have good emotional intelligence. We see that Fang Xin cares and communicates well with her co-workers, family members, and friends. So, why is she so stupid with Yuan Song? The only issue is that Fang Xin doesn't know how to express herself well, but Fang Xin still seeks other people's opinions. Because she was so self-conscious (which kind of contradicts her character, as she's supposed to be cold and indifferent), she comes off as selfish with her decisions. If I paused the drama and dissected her character and her issues, I would understand why she feels like she does. Her age, family pressure, society's pressure, etc., were all pressing down on her. However, even in her current situation, the actions that she took rationally don't make sense to me.

I believe I have seen Song Wei Long by trying to start other works from him, but this was my first time sitting through a whole drama with him. I was impressed with the micro-expressions he makes that adds to his acting. Some parts came off kind of awkward to me, but it wasn't too bad.

I was annoyed with Ye Lu Ming and Cai Minmin. Cai Minmin eventually came off as a good character to me, but Esther Yu's acting kind of throws me off. Ye Lu Ming did not come off as a likable character to me. He was so selfish and manipulative that even when he decided to let go of her, I didn't even feel bad. There was no such thing as a second lead syndrome in this drama. His feelings towards her never felt sincere to me.

RE-WATCH VALUE
It was a good one-time watch drama. I don't find that this drama is worth the time for a second or third round of watch, frankly, because the storyline was too simple that we could predict and follow what would happen next.

There's more I'd love to comment on, but to keep this review short, I'll end it here. Comment and ask questions if you'd like, and I'll try to give you answers!
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