余生，请多指教 (Oath of Love) | Drama Review

2022

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Lin Zhi Xiao, who is a budding cellist and a junior in the music department at her university is determined to achieve her dreams. Her world comes to a grinding halt when her father is hospitalized and diagnosed with cancer; she and her mother must face many uncertainties.

Gu Wei, the doctor in charge of her father's treatment who has been going through a rough time of his own, enters her life firstly in a most awkward and unexpected way. However, as they get to know each other, they begin to form an understanding. As time progresses, they start growing closer. But will love follow – and will they be able to finally find the happiness that they both need so much?

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I Usually Get Bored with Romance Dramas but Surprisingly, I Really Enjoyed This Drama

When the trailer of Oath of Love first dropped, even though I knew I was going to watch it (because I adore the main leads), I was prepared to get bored of it eventually because Chinese romance dramas tended to do that to me. However, Oath of Love seriously shocked me in the best way possible because I was absolutely engrossed in it. I do not recall getting bored at all.

This drama has a good blend of romance, family and friendships, the amount of happy, funny, angry and sad scenes were pretty optimal as well. All in all, whilst watching Oath of Love, there was barely any opportunity to even feel bored.

Additionally, this drama has a way of kicking stereotypical romance drama tropes to the curb. Let's take the "third parties" as an example here. Gao Xi and Shao Jiang are Zhi Xiao and Gu Wei's love rival but during the span of the drama, none of them did anything "villainous" at all. Gao Xi handed Gu Wei the concert ticket just like she told Zhi Xiao she would, and Shao Jiang did not create any lies about Zhi Xiao at all. It was rather refreshing developing an adoration instead of malicious thoughts for the love rivals.

I would also like to give Yan Bing Jun a special mention. This man really annoyed me in the first couple of episodes. I honestly thought he was going to be that person who would take the despicable route just to improve his position in the hospital. But when he told those parents off in the later episode? When he first stood up for Gu Wei and then stood up for the healthcare workers? I wanted nothing more than to give him a hug and thanked him with all my heart. This man was also another stereotype kicked to the curb. I might have disliked Gu Wei slightly during this period of time, but Yan Bing Jun, Gao Xi and Xiao Du made it better. Furthermore, Gu Wei kinda redeemed himself after that, so all's well.

As for drama finales, Oath of Love did wonderfully in that field. The last couple of episodes were bittersweet; I really liked that finale but those episodes destroyed me. It really was the reason I didn't want to give this drama a rating lower than what I gave. The only thing missing in the finale was one more scene with Zhi Xiao's mother.

All in all, Oath of Love exceeded my expectations and I am still very pleasantly surprised by that. However, I would have liked to see more of San San & Gu Xiao and Yin Xi & Jin Shi. I do not always agree with the advices they gave, but these friends are worth heeding bad advices from. I love a show when the friendships are pure and extremely precious, no ulterior motive or competition and whatnot.

P.S.: I really went into Oath of Love loving Gu Wei because of Xiao Zhan but left the show with Lao Lin as my favourite role in the drama.

Rating: ★★★★☆

some danmei blorbos

Discooo

Happy new years 🥹❤️ sorry I’ve been away also that I didn’t open coms cuz something came up! But I promise I will in summer !!!! I got real busy again 🥹

Poll: Round 1b #8

*Reminder that Break up is being used loosely here and not all relationships may be romantic in nature

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Cdrama: Fangs of Fortune (2024?)

Fangs of Fortune: ✨Sacrificing their Dreams with their Bodies🔮大梦归离 | stay tuned | Trailer 预告 | iQIYI

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PeUJqyEMkQ

Doussay from ch 13~

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Part 2

A Journey to Love 一念关山 (2023)

The first time Fei Du gets invited to Luo Wenzhou's house on his birthday vs after he has lived there for a while.

Bonus Little Glasses, feeling is stiff and uncomfortable as Fei Du did that first time.

(Bonus Luo Yiguo and his reaction to Fei Du)

I need more of lesbians who are actually just. Like. So cringe.

Like, they have their thing, and they think it makes them hot shit. And it IS cool - but like, in the way that shonen anime is cool. Completely over the top and nonsensical, peak "cool girls don't look at explosions type energy".

They're so dumb, and earnest, and we love them for it.

Cdrama: Fangs of Fortune (2024?)

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Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzssxDQqlpg

Some more Doussay~

Part 1

I'm gonna live in my happy au where no one dies. No one spoil me but I'm gritting my teeth that no one dies okay? okay

Anyway chapter 140

Fei Du put down the phone and turned to say to Luo Wenzhou, “Shixiong, there’s a strange man who wants to meet me. Do you approve? You won’t make me kneel in penitence when we get home, will you?”

(I would like to think some day months later Tao Ran and Lang Qiao and Xiao Haiyang witness this kind of bullshit while over at Captain Luos for a end of week Let Go dinner, and Tao Ran says that sounds an awful lot like "ge flattery" fei du always does to him, and Luo Wenzhou rustles like the puffed up big tail wolf he is and glances at fei du like "You still are babying him when I'm not around," and fei du smiles ambiguously and Luo wenzhou acts as if he's Right and it's Law and simply a prompt correction "fei du stop doing that with others" and fei du croons "if you insist Shixiong~" while stealing a kiss across his cheek. And then, finally, Xiao Haiyang realizes after MONTHS and is like: "why did you kiss him? Are you Two dating?" And Lang Qiao chokes on her wine thinking "why did you think they lived together?!" And Tao ran smiles that someone is more oblivious than himself, and Fei Du steals another kiss onto Luo Wenzhous ear and nips while Luo Wenzhou is staring in shock at Xiao Haiyang for being This Dense. Then as Luo Wenzhou is snatching Fei Du's waist, turning to give him a good ear pinch and scolding, Fei Du goes "regrettably, we mostly skipped the dating stage, and went right to lovers rather quickly. But more dates would be a nice idea, don't you think? I could take you to some places, they could be surprises." Luo Wenzhou having half a mind to kiss him to shut him up, "you know you don't like anywhere's cooking as good as mine, don't even know what you'd pick... now speaking of, eat, your plates getting cold. You'll need your energy." Fei Du nuzzling the hand that'd been 'punishing' him "later? For what?"

Lang Qiao choking again, Xiao Haiyang belatedly catching up but still quicker than Tao Ran is about these things: "so you're taken then, Fei Du?" Everyonr around the table blinks in shock, Fei Du dropping his flirty half closed gaze at Luo Wenzhou to blink and process, Luo Wenzhou's grip on him turning solid as steel because he's got the message before anyone else could guess Xiao Haiyang could be so stupid. "Out! Out, all of you! Dinners over, we're tired of guests!" Luo Wenzhou trying to get up and hassle them out, Lang Qiao saying "but dinner just started..." And Tao Ran insistently pushing Xiao Haiyang toward the door, knowing what its Actually about and already grateful Luo Wenzhou isn't outright saying it and strangling the poor punk. As Luo Wenzhou is about to close the door on everyone, Fei Du having made his way just behind him to ask "Xiao Haiyang likes me?")