so fast!! love it! It's like you're liveblogging all over again! yipee!!
Da Ren is just so hopelessly in love with You Qing already. When surprise surprise he won the class election, first thing he did was look into You Qing's direction. He's already that in tuned with her. And during basketball, when he heard about the quarrel, he immediately went to her and followed her, even though he has no idea how to comfort her... how amazing is this character right from the beginning? <3
Also love this first episode because You Qing already acknowledged her flaws right before it ended... She knows her character, but she's at that point in her life when she doesn't see any reason to change anything yet. She knows how she is, and that's a good first step. Her growth throughout this journey is believable, and you'll even love her more. Just like Domyouji in HYD not having any drastic change in his character, just someone who grew a bigger heart in the process. :)
I love how he always follows her after something big and bad happens - after people fail her and life proves unfair (I love how Ariel is willing to fight for what is right no matter the cost). In school after basketball and in college after the incident with the prof.
And yes, I can see why she doesn't want to change - tbh, she is not good at bending and rages against life but it makes sense to me. Especially since at her oldest in this drama she is 30 - despite her talking about being an obasan, that's rather young with plenty of room to grow. I can see why she doesn't fit in/has no boyfriend - her uncompromising character would give pause to many guys. But I adore her.
An awful lot! the man pain and the what not LOL. Mostly on Da Ren's part and a lil bit of You Qing's. And the love triangle! I'm probably guilty with jumping ship at some point.
You Qing was the highlight for me, too. I ADORE Da Ren and think that he was the beating heart of the show, but You Qing was its soul. She was such a well-rounded and perfectly nuanced character. I could see the logic behind every decision she made and I could see why Da Ren was so in love with her, because she is a strong, loyal, difficult, passionate woman who also has a good head on her shoulders. And having fallen for a best friend (who was, unbeknownst to me at the time, also in love with me) but have things not work out because of timing, cowardice, and timidity, I felt such a connection to her struggles.
Also? After seeing It Started with a Kiss, I can now say unequivocally that Ariel Lin is a freaking goddess. I'm glad that I saw ITWY first, because It made me admire all the more how incredibly she transformed herself for both roles.
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Da Ren is just so hopelessly in love with You Qing already. When surprise surprise he won the class election, first thing he did was look into You Qing's direction. He's already that in tuned with her. And during basketball, when he heard about the quarrel, he immediately went to her and followed her, even though he has no idea how to comfort her... how amazing is this character right from the beginning? <3
Also love this first episode because You Qing already acknowledged her flaws right before it ended... She knows her character, but she's at that point in her life when she doesn't see any reason to change anything yet. She knows how she is, and that's a good first step. Her growth throughout this journey is believable, and you'll even love her more. Just like Domyouji in HYD not having any drastic change in his character, just someone who grew a bigger heart in the process. :)
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And yes, I can see why she doesn't want to change - tbh, she is not good at bending and rages against life but it makes sense to me. Especially since at her oldest in this drama she is 30 - despite her talking about being an obasan, that's rather young with plenty of room to grow. I can see why she doesn't fit in/has no boyfriend - her uncompromising character would give pause to many guys. But I adore her.
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Also? After seeing It Started with a Kiss, I can now say unequivocally that Ariel Lin is a freaking goddess. I'm glad that I saw ITWY first, because It made me admire all the more how incredibly she transformed herself for both roles.
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