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Slow burn but too slow that I had to skip episodes
I am pretty much new into C drama as compared to k drama. I haven't watched any work the Leads before so I am not biased anyway.The story is good, could have been better!!
Song Yan (ml) and Xu Qin (fl) were a couple and loved each other like crazy but fl's mom is a snob and tore them apart. After years they met and the story starts...
The good parts -
Omg the rescue scenes, these are really worth watching the show. So realistic and well executed screenplay.
The emergency ward is also pretty good and also worth watching.
The charecter development of the FL is good thing to watch, she eventually moved on from her toxic family and realised that the toxicity of her mom is something she must deal with in order to keep her own peace.
The loyalty of the ML is just unrealistic yet it's something a girl can cherish for. His charecter development is also good.
The tension between the two is something to be enjoyed in this show. Whenever they are facing each other the emotions just come out and quite visible from their expressions yet they try to hide and it's really add perks in their chemistry.
However the parts I really didn't like-
Many episodes feel like repeating the previous one. I mean it was predictable that in next episode there will be a rescue scene and Qin will approach Song Yan when she is absolutely clueless what to do if Song Yan comes back, because she has no guts to leave her toxic family.. later on she matured and moved on but that could have been done without repeating episodes.
It's a good watch, I enjoyed a lot and I would say it's a must watch for once!
But ngl I won't rewatch it as it's too slow.
P. S - Yang Yang is too hot to handle ;-)
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A surprising show that stole my heart
Fair warning if you come into this drama hoping for some cute mindless romance, you will sorely be disappointed, this is not it, the things our lovers have to overcome to be together is as innumerable as their love for each other. FOMH is part romance, part action, and part slice-of-lifeFOMH undoubtedly had a high budget, true that sometimes high budget doesn’t equate to high quality. But not-to-fret FOMH is clearly a beloved child of the PD. It has a high production value, beautiful well thought-off shots and a carefully plotted sequence with a proper build-up. If I have to be picky the transition sometimes can be a bit jarring.
I sped read the novel after I finished the drama. This drama is based on the novel, but the PD & scriptwriter created their own versions of the story and characters. This is a common practice and honestly this time I don’t mind it at all, in my opinion the changes are for the better especially since this is made for television. And frankly many things in the novel will have no chance to pass censorship. The drama kept key lines from the book verbatim and they followed the narrative trajectory closely.
A big part of the drama is about our leads profession as a firefighter and a doctor especially the firefighters team. From their training to their missions, from small dispatched to handle a spider to a high risks missions of disasters rescue and high rise building fire. I can only imagine how hard the conditions were during shooting, I saw some of the bts and they were using real fires. Kudos to all the cast, and crews, your hard work pays off because the actions are top notch.
In FOMH we see people at their worst and we see people at their best in the face of disaster, not everything is black and white in the world of FOMH, for examples when the team rescued a group of students missing in the mountains, their parents were ungrateful and the missing kids also behaved abhorrently. On another memorable case with the bus falling of a cliff accident, the person hailed as a hero for rescuing the passengers turned out to be a con man, this is a recurring theme throughout the show, that people are complicated, humans are not purely evil or purely good. How people should answer for their crime but also we shouldn’t write them off as a person.
Since FOMH is a 40 episodes drama, they didn't skimp. There are a lot of issue that they tackled here, from the training in details, the aftermath of a particularly difficult mission, the trauma. It made me appreciate and respect firefighters and search and rescue team even more.
Besides the main lead the show also introduced us to tons of supporting casts surrounding them, you will get to know and care about their story too.
Last but not least our main characters Song Yan and Xu Qin played by Yang Yang and Wang Churan. First of all whoever decided to cast the two of them together bravo *clap clap*. Visually these two are as beautiful as you can get and the icing on the cake is their chemistry is off the charts. They're the best part of the show for me. Their characters and their relationship are what makes me fall in love with this drama. They're what makes this drama 10/10 for me.
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FL acting is bad
I watch this drama because of Yang Yang. WCR ( although is the rumor gf) don't suits this character.but... when WCR acted in Have a Crush on You (2023) is absolutely better and nice. just that i dont understand why this drama her acting is really really bad.
No doubt that Yang Yang acting is still that standard. just that FL really bring it down.
Even alot people say YCY have bad acting, but i think she do it fine. and she have been improving.
Both couple chemistry is not enough for me to continue to watch.
Sorry Yang Yang, i have to drop this.
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Most improved + most worsened character = Mediocre
I started this because the trailer looked somewhat interesting. While the series is reasonably watchable, it is overall let down by poor story writing and character development.Unlike other reviewers, I don't find the FL to be that bad. Yes she starts off as being a bit selfish and indecisive. When she was in her teens, that is totally excusable. Once she started making demands on the ML to get back together, these flaws become less acceptable. However, FL also demonstrates the most improvement in character across the series. By the end, she begins to understand the meaning of sacrifice and begins to stand up for her career and relationship goals. The mother is overbearing but that is by design obviously. Wang Churan is also especially good in the role. Her acting is very good for a relative newcomer. Coupled with her undeniable beauty and charisma, you can forigve her in the initial episodes until she becomes the one you want to root for. She also has more emotional material to work with - anger, disappointment, sadness, determination, etc.
In contrast, the ML went in the opposite direction. He starts out as the most sympathetic character - prosecuted by the FL's mother, heroic, self-sacrificing. But towards the end, his character showed near zero development and becomes especially annoying. This is of course a problem with the script writers. I intensely dislike poorly-motivated plot drama. Drama is of course good and necessary, but it has to be the result of understandable, realistic motivations. In the latter episodes, the drama is in the form of ML refusing to communicate with the FL on the crap that her mother put him through. All in the name of "not making the FL sad". This is complete BS. I know of no one who would refuse to share with their other half a simple account such as "your mother destroyed my career". Perhaps this is the typical stupid "strong silent toxic male" that perhaps the scriptwriters think is sexy. Yang Yang is of course the pretty veteran of Chinese TV. But his performances are always the same and his acting has seen marginal improvement since his early days. His roles always call for being the perfect stone-faced male (also the case in this show), because maybe that's about all he can emote. His fans can continue to swoon but it is boring.
In the end, the most interesting plot points are left to the side characters. The fireman who had the relationship with an older doctor but died for example. Overall, a mediocre show.
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Not for me...
This is only my second cdrama. After Hidden Love, I was excited to try other cdramas. The fact that both leads were good looking and the story sounded interesting, made me try this one.Alas, this isn't for me. Many people loved it but I found it a bit dragging. I felt that it didn't need that many episodes at all.
Except for Yang Yang, who was very easy on the eyes, and the guy playing Jiang Yu, no other characters were that notable for me.
The FL's character was very flawed. And while this was probably the writer's intention, she came out as a beauty with no brains woman for me. She would probably do well as other characters but as a doctor, she failed to make it believable for me.
After half the series, I finally stopped.
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great obstacles don't make a relationship great
I saw the high MDL score and decided to watch it. you guys have no tasteMain issue: they don't have one scene where main couple enjoys each other's company. they are either childhood memories (which is NOT enough to base your whole life on) or they're arguing for no reason in the present. WHY DO THEY WANT TO BE TOGETHER??
The mere volume of obstacles doesn't mean they have to face them and be with each other. there was no sustance in their story, so i had to drop it at ep17.
Individual arcs: Her arc as a doctor trying to extricate herself from her family's clutches was really interesting. It ties beautifully with her attitude towards her career, she wants to be the best to finally be able to make decisions about her life. Her mom is a worthy antagonist, I was floored when she reminded of her immense priviledge and added another layer to their dynamic. other than that fl is nothing to write home about, even though i love seeing career women in dramas
male lead: great motivation for his work ethic: he wants to be the best to be allowed to date fl, who is from a high class. But he's so mean and immature with her, at least up to ep17 that I can't root for them. He rejects her and then cries about how much he loves her. Boohoo bitch, grow up.
bromance: favourite part by far, such a shame it only lasted 10 eps. the captain and instructor's frienship made them both sympathetic heroes, they complimented each other's approaches and were excellent superiors. plus my man was constantly reminding the boys of mental health besides the physical. we stan an emotionally aware king. you left too soon, baby
acting: i don't agree with people online bullying one of the cast for their acting skills. still, the acting was agressively average. it wasn't so bad but i will not be following the main actors' careers any time soon
military propaganda: at every freaking scene. you're not fooling us, china. and you could add female firefighters for starters.
TL;DR: Don't trust MDL scores, it's always the most boring shows who have the highest. this is watchable but not unmissable
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Underline difference between a rich family vs a middle class family
The story line is odd. I like that the FL and ML has problems. The different between the rich family and middle class family is like night vs day. The rich family you can call them night and the middle class call them day. The night, full of problems, ike don't get along. No love or life among family members. The Day, a family full of life. Love among each other is shown.The FL is full of doubt. You can tell she has some of love for her family (rather is from obligation because she was adopted I don't know). Her mother likes to oversee her every ways her life from her dating to her work habits. You can tell the FL resents her mother for those actions. At times, FL looks suicidal. Her life line is the ML.
ML is a man on a mission. He has known since High School. He wanted to prove that he wasn't beneath FL's family. He is a driven for success. He is a nice guy and doesn't demean females. He loves his family and it is noticable. He is well liked by his men at the fire station. ML and FL are trying to pickup their lives, form when she dumped him (not by her choice). You can feel the sarrow as she dumped him.
Fire fighting scenes keeps you on the edge. Some of the patriotic scenes are a little over-the-top. I still feel that it is well produced and casted. The turmoil that the brother was in you felt. Your heart sunk when he finally told his mother how he felt. FL had no choice to cut her mother off at te knees after she found out it was her mother that cause the suffering of the ML. There's a point where mothers have to let loose the bonds and let their children find their own way in life. Parents should be there when their children fall for support. FL's motherdidn't do that and she almost loss both of her children. I was good to see the mother had a hange of heart. It was a shame that it took a disaster for to see that the ML was a good man.
I hate that they didn't show the wedding. Producers, Directors and Writer did an outstanding job on this series.
The Series is well worth watching and seeing it again.
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good firefighting scenes, anything else is meh
i watched this after A Date With the Future which was also another firefighting show as both are aired around the same period. i must say I have really high hopes for this as compared to the latter because of Yang Yang. but after watching this, it's really hard not to say that even the cast cant carry a bad plot/ character.right from the start, i didn't liked song yan. his character was not likeable not even in his own team. the only thing that made him better was his bromance with suo jun (my fav character played by zhang bin bin but too bad he was just a small role - his story was very much more interesting than ML). although there are a few questionable scenes that made me doubt song yan as a best friend. for more than half the show, i barely seen song yan express any form of emotions, it is as though he is at the top of the world. him as a firefighter leader, hmmm very strict with the people, there's always scenes of him doing some stunts to which everyone else cannot do btr. him as a lover? almost bland. female lead was fiercely chasing male lead and confessing her love but doesnt really apologise & explain for what her/her family have done? i dont really feel any sadness/pity between their love story. ML was showing her a black face half the time/ if not rude and i lost track of when he started to realise he still likes FL(?). wang chu ran is ok as an actress but doesn't really bring out her role as a doctor. hardly any chemistry as pace of the show is quite strange.
plus point for this show would be the firefighting scenes are quite well done.. i would skip the romance. nothing too in depth on song yan's character development with other people too. it's a barely pass show for me.
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you are my hero wannabe
tried watching this bc i love you are my hero and a date with the future. in short, i love police, firefighters, and doctors trope but FOMH lack originality and its not realistic. the fl just as the chinese claims is a lovesick and not strong fl. the ml is a A-list actor but the acting was average. its true that hes handsome and we cant dont anything if the outcome of expression looks the same but heck Xiao zhan is considered the most handsome actor in china and yet managed to deliver a different expression n good acting. the only good thing about this drama is their chemistry and their visual ?Was this review helpful to you?
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Romeo and Juliet lost in thinking, plus lots of cliches
The story has some interesting starting points (adopted children, disfunctional families and upbringing, social classes, nepotism, fear of incest between adopted siblings, etc.), however it all loses meaning due to main characters' back-and-forth bickering that is, besides leading nowhere, difficult to understand or follow.FL clearly does not know what does she want, but she wants it.
ML is, basicaly, barking his way through it all.
On the top of it, lots of 'correct' cliches: brave, honest firefighters, blood-thirsty media, strict father-like doctor mentor, crying and/or screaming girls, ect.
It seems all involved in production tried their best, but were losing the battle with a confusing script.
Finally, the poor dog should not be kept on chain!!! Don't encourage unscrupulous dog owners.
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Firefighting is a thankless job. I admire firefighters' courage to do what they do.
Many have negatively criticized this film, but how do they know what the actors were asked to do? I think the main leads did a pretty good job of portraying their character. I thought the story moved along at a nice pace with enough action to keep one entertained. I enjoyed the film and thought the fire scenes were realistic. This is Wang Chu Ran's second film as a doctor and she is really stiff and unapproachable, but again who knows what the script calls for. If you want to see actors and actresses in their natural personalities and out of script watch them on variety shows. Most of them appear very different from the films. Overall, I enjoyed the film and that's entertainment!Was this review helpful to you?
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Unfaithful To The Novel Details
First of all, to be fair, I'm writing this review and giving rate to this drama as a reader of the novel and Yang Yang's fan. So, this review and rating might be biased.As the novel's reader, I'm a bit disappoited with the plot because they added too much scenes that unrelated to the main plot. If they did the drama according to the novel faithfully, I don't think it would be 40 episodes. I don't mind some additional plot like Suo Jun or little bit of JiangYu/LiMeng, but honestly the most annoying thing to me is MengYanChen/YeZhi's scenes.
As a shipper of ML/FL couple, naturally I don't like SML. There are too much scenes for MYC, that even though you counted him as the SML, they told stories that don't have anything to do with the main couple. In the novel MYC only like ten scenes with the FL, and here in the drama they give him like a half of the drama. In the novel, YZ was supposed to be a character that appeared like twice, but she appeared in most of MYC's scenes. And that annoyed me. Another thing that annoyed me the most was the scenes when Song Yan's cousin, Zhai Miao, got arrested. In the novel, SY could pay the fine himself and it let him keep his dignity. In the drama, because of MYC's help, it made as if SY owed him something. In the novel, SY was supposed to have the upper hand from the beginning till the end since the Mengs owed him his military career because of their past schemes.
The only good thing that was included in the drama but not in the novel is the scene when SY rescued XQ's mother and the implication after that. Though I wished the mother got more of the "just dessert", but at least she was humbled by the rescue plot.
Plot wise, I don't mind they added some medical or rescue scenes to show off the action scenes. I can't comment much about the firefighters scenes since I don't know how they're supposed to be like. But I think they looked cool and accurate enough. I don't have medical knowledge in real life, but I did watch some medical korean dramas, and I gotta say that this drama is not on par with them. I know that Xu Qin is a surgeon but I don't know what kind of surgeon she is. It seemed she did all kind of surgeries. I know that she worked in emergency department, but I think even other surgeons did all kind of surgeries too. Either they don't differentiate between general surgeries with others or I just don't understand much. I just think that on the medical side, there's plot hole.
Acting wise, I can't say much. For me, Yang Yang did well in portraying Song Yan. And if people said that Xu Qin looked awkward, I think her character was supposed to be awkward, at least in the beginning. She looked okay when acting cute in the later part of the drama.
Soundtrack wise. I like it well enough in the drama. But, it's not memorable to me. Not that easy listening to my ears.
Overall, this is a good drama. Not exactly entertaining, since it's more like the serious type of drama. I like it, but I think it would've been better if it was faithful to the novel plot.
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