I really loved his hot/cold pursuit of her, and especially the whole ordering pizza delivery thing until his staff got sick of seeing her thing. I breezed through the first 12 episodes or so. (Keep in mind, I'm not even halfway through so you know that just means there's still A LOT more of the rollercoaster ahead.) To that extent, I like to give people fair warning because while some may like that sort of thing, for others, it's very wearying and makes them roll their eyes and/or run for the hills.Īs I said already, I'm really impressed by how quickly you caught up because I could not do it. But it's also fair to say that "If Paris is Downcast," appears to be one of those dramas that is trending towards the extreme end of putting its OTP through the ringer. )Īnyway, I agree with you that the charm of a drama is watching the OTP go through trials and tribulations before reaching their happy ending - no pain, no gain, and all that. I do recall that the drama set a record when they managed to break up/reunite in less than the length of one episode. (I'm actually tempted to go back and rewatch the episodes just to make annotations, because I find it so comical. But the fact that I can describe their up and downs in one paragraph says a lot because, in "If Paris is Downcast," I'm only on episode 21 and I've already lost track of the number of times it's happened. And then eventually they got together again, only to be torn apart again by the opposition from Nan Xian's mom, before finally reuniting in the end. Then they had their song and dance before they got together. They're two different dramas, after all, so it's okay if I find "If Paris is Downcast," to be the more serious and dramatic drama.Īs for the yo-yo relationships, it's true that Wen Nuan and Nan Xian had their up and downs, but it was more prolonged over time (in comparison, at least). In fact, the OTP in "Here to Heart" definitely shares a lot more cute moments whereas in "If Paris is Downcast," I actually find that ZH has more cute moments with his best friend than the female lead, LOL. I don't want to say there aren't ever any moments of levity in "If Paris is Downcast," but if I had to pick between the two, "Here to Heart," is definitely the cuter drama between the two. It also involves family-run corporations fighting so there's lots of contract talk, and one company trying to undercut the other, just like in "Here to Heart." But in tone and tenor, I find the stories to be vastly different. It's tough not to draw comparisons because both stories are set in Shanghai and feature ZH. I wouldn't say it's like "Here to Heart." At all. Perhaps that makes me as crazy as the You are my kind of cat and we may be kindred spirits LOL as it's starting to sound a lot like Here To Heart which I loved but dang it was struggle after struggle and yet it's one of my favorites as well. I eat up the crazy and, I don't know, it just makes me chuckle even as I roll my eyes. When I'm in the mood for it, at least, and clearly I currently am. In light of all that, I would easily understand if someone complained that they found the drama frustrating, repetitive, and even ridiculous at times.īut. Much of the drama also revolves around business/corporate dealings, which I know can be a bore for many, and ZH's mother is a real pill (the male and female second leads aren't any better in the *headdesking* department). I've already lost count of the number of times they've gotten together and broken up (all for noble idiocy reasons, of course). I sometimes feel like the OTP spends half their time together, but in tears, and the other half trying to run away from each other. There's a lot of push and pull (hence the yo-yo comment earlier). In all honesty, this drama is not going to be for everyone.
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