Well-Intended Love

I really liked the first season of this show, however I don't like how the second season started there love journey from the beginning. I was kinda confused.

Sure, this isn't the best Asian drama of all time, but it's a LOT of fun and it's actually the show that got me into Asian dramas in the first place! So props there.

It's super funny and cheesy and the actors are attractive (especially Xu Kaicheng). I love all the romance tropes in it--they're all super cute. The production quality is really good, even if there is a LOT of product placement in season 2.

I like the premise of the show: how their love transcends different "alternate universes," if you will.

The action scenes with the bad guys are super silly, but I think this show should be considered more of a rom-com and less of a drama.

Season 1 is definitely stronger than season 2, but I didn't even expect it to get a season 2 so I'm just happy there's a season 2.

The side ships are all super cute and ship-worthy in this and I just wanna give Chu Yan a hug the entire time <3

I'd recommend it to anyone who likes the sillier-type kdramas.

I have to say that it is not that I don't like the actors or characters, but everything about this movie screams #metoo. I know I should suspend belief and it's a fictional movie, but everything about this is what's wrong with Hollywood and it's view of 'romance' and 'consent'.

First off, I actually do like the main characters. My problem is the process in which they intend on building this 'love story' on. Yizhou is monosyllabic and expects the woman to read his mind or possibly understand his way of flirting. He's a business man and gets his way. So women are supposed to be attracted to that. We're supposed to like that he doesn't listen to what she wants or says. It's done over and over and it's really disturbing. Xia Lin just brushes it off every time. Like all women are supposed to do.

This is not to say he's disrespectful to her. But things like planning to share a room and being naked when she's obviously uncomfortable isn't right. This is how you woo a woman? Even though she is your wife on paper, it's not okay. They signed on for a fake marriage. If he wants to change that then he should speak up. Not play games with her and try to woo her when she's just trying to honor her end of the deal. As well, praying on the vulnerability of a woman who is supposedly sick so she can get well, is really despicable. They did really make it seem like she isn't sick so it's okay because she can make rational decisons this way?

I want to like this show, but this alone makes it hard to like it at all. It makes it difficult for me to root for the couple we're supposed to like.

It does my heart good that there are still film makers who are able to bring back the romantic comedy with such joy. The story was fun and made me smile. If you have a good strong story you have a winner.

Suspending disbelief is difficult when the CEO is also allowed by the police to act as a detective and go along with them and, of course finding, analyzing critical data.

However, the biggest problem with this show is a lack of understanding of relationships. You can't build a relationship on an abusive, possessive basis. Nor can someone, in this case the CEO, fundamentally change his personality so quickly.

SPOILER: The CEO's family owns a hospital so he is able to fake medical records indicating the objective of his desire (definitely not love) has leukemia and he is the only compatible donor.

Then, he gives her many rules to obey and, at one point, actually holds her captive. He treats her as a possession.

How in the world can a loving relationship be built on these fundamental misunderstandings of the difference between love and lust? Then we are to believe he quickly controls these destructive tendencies and real love comes out of this?

I couldn't suspend enough disbelief in the basis of this show and I think I am being generous with a 6 rating. While not everything is awful, I also found the bad guy, someone worse than the protagonist, to be a caricature of evil with no redeeming qualities. A bit too extreme in today's entertainment where I expect most characters to be a mix of good and bad.