【Editor's note】
The "First Episode" series to help you watch the drama is here. Is the recently launched drama worth getting into? Good-looking and weird, let’s play together on the weekends.
Maybe some dramas will get better gradually, and some dramas may start high but then slow down, so this article only represents the author's opinion on the first few episodes and is for reference only. If there is any subsequent slap in the face, we will inform you at any time.
Today they
Broadcast platform: Tencent Video, Zhejiang Satellite TV
First broadcast time: March 29
This is a food-themed drama that talks about the inheritance of Sichuan cuisine, plus relaxed sisterhood and family scenes. The actors hired are all talented actors of all ages. It is originally a good dinner drama. However, except for the food part, all other emotional scenes make people restless. After watching three or four episodes, I went back and confirmed that the main creators of this show are all women, and I became even more confused.
"Them Today" poster
Some screenwriters complained that when writing scripts in this era, one must pay attention to social trends and issues. If emotional scenes are not written well, they will be criticized for misogyny and misogyny. The author agrees that from the perspective of artistic creation, the more restrictions there are, the more difficult it is to create. There should not be so many shackles of social issues imposed on artistic creation. But shouldn’t we consider social progress anyway?
Liang Qingran, played by Charmaine Sheh, is a strong woman
Charmaine Sheh plays the role of Hong Kong businessman Leung Ching-ran, who is a good businessman and manages several restaurants. She is originally a high-profile female character, but she has to say "My company is all men", "I don't like working with women", "Women are in We just talk about bags, gossip, relationships and other boring things together." There are a lot of flaws in this kind of line. Of course, this character will most likely change his mind later due to several other female protagonists.
In the play, Liang Qingran’s “best friend” is a man, and he commented that she “looks like a man now.” But in fact, Liang Qingran, who is in her 40s, has a good figure and exquisite makeup, but she is judged as "like a man" just because she is too focused on her career?
Lu Zhenzhen, played by Song Yi, and Chen Dong, played by Zhang Chao, are happy that their enemies have finally become colleagues.
The restaurant manager played by Song Yi gave up life in Beijing for an uncertain love and returned to Chengdu, the place he wanted to escape the most. He didn't even pack his luggage. The best friend played by Li Chun next to her also encouraged her that "no work is as important as love", which made the author full of confusion.
Love itself is romantic, and it is not impossible to sacrifice oneself for your lover, but why deliberately create several female characters who seem to have no mental growth? Is it because of the character arc?
Riding the wind and waves
Broadcasting platforms: iQiyi, Mango TV, Beijing TV, Dragon TV
First broadcast time: March 29
"Riding the Wind and Waves" poster
In this period drama, Luo Hong (played by Yang Zishan), as a talented beauty who has been admitted to college, why should she fall in love with Peng Jinxi (played by Qiao Shan) who has no appearance, no family background, and no ability? From any dimension, emotions require motivation. For example, the first episode of "The Happy Life of the Talking Zhang Damin" explains clearly how Zhu Yuanyuan and Liang Guanhua got together. But "Riding the Wind and Waves" currently cannot make people understand Luo Hong's persistence in leaving Peng Jinxi.
Peng Jinxi and his wife started their own business and led "Xingcheng Swimwear" to go nationwide
After watching four episodes, the plot is about Peng Jinxi accidentally being imprisoned because of speculation, and he and his lover Luo Hong may miss this incident. There are various cutscenes and lines interspersed in the middle, which makes people's eyelids tremble. The original intention of the series was to intersperse their love with the changes of the times, from the planned economy to the market economy, but the creators did not grasp the proportion and rhythm of "seeing the big from the small". Maybe this drama is suitable for parents to remember their sorrows and think about their sweetness.
Post-marital affairs
Broadcasting platform: Mi Dui Dui, TVB
First broadcast time: February 26
It can be regarded as TVB's masterpiece in recent years. Starring Chen Ziyao and Luo Ziyi, starting from a tit-for-tat divorce lawsuit, they uncover every step of the extramarital affair and every inch of flesh and blood in the marriage, including the most angry moments, the warmest and sweetest moments, and the most hideous and terrifying moments. They also have the most soft-hearted and loving appearance. The ambition of the screenwriter is not small.
"Aftermarriage" poster
The series uses the Rashomon method. Each character has his or her own view of marriage, down to every detail, angle and conclusion. Even the perspective of a child is not missed. If this is the case, is there no solution after a problem occurs? Can a marriage be saved?
Chen Ziyao as Emma Zhang Mingxin
Luo Ziyi as Pan Shanren Tim
In fact, after watching the series, you may not care so much about the questions at the beginning of the series. The multi-perspective narration, different life experiences, different marriage experiences, and the shaping of group portraits all make the series rich and interesting. Some chapters are painful, and some are painful. The chapters have ideas and some are fascinating. They are about marriage and what everyone has to face in marriage. Is it to own yourself? Or hug your significant other? Do you see lust in marriage, or true love in marriage? When you have children, family trauma will exponentially increase the trauma of love, resulting in a qualitative change.
Overall, highly recommended.
