Love Your Bones Forever (2021)

Wasn't a fan :(

I want to start this review by saying the genre MEOLODRAMA is not for me.
So this is "me not the show" situation. I didn't know the genre going in and part two definitely was MEOLODRAMA heavy.

One & Only is a historical, war, Meolodrama. This is Part one of the story/plot.

Forever and Ever is a modern day Meolodrama. This is part two of the story/plot.

Technology you don't have to watch Part One to fully understand Part Two but it's advised.

PROS:
◇Bai Lu is an amazing actress and I will ALWAYS give all her projects a try just for her. She was in the 1st Cdrama I ever watched so I'm a huge fan. ♡
◇Some of the side characters especially the kind ones. Loved them and wanted to protect them.
◇The OST
◇The Reborn trope always a fan.

CONS:
◇I didn't like the Meolodrama elements of it. (Again that's on me for not double checking the genre before going in)
◇Amazing actors but sadly didn't feel the chemistry between them.

The only reason I finished it was because I was promised a happy ending. Also that part two was lighter. Will it wasn't yes the LEADS got a happy ending but part two felt even more sad then part one at times.

Overall if you are a fan of Bai Lu and are trying to watch all her projects then maybe watch. If not maybe pass on it ?

Also many Trigger/ Content Warnings please look into before starting.

Lire davantage

A must watch After One and Only

I wouldn’t change my rating and review on One and Only, but I will say, Forever and Ever is the missing link to my drama low after watching One and Only.

You can watching One and Only and Forever and Ever independently, but it will do you better to watch both dramas together. Because of China’s censorship, they can’t say that the characters from Forever and Ever are the reincarnation of the characters from One and Only, since one is a period piece (based on true facts) and one is a modern piece, BUT you have to make major inferences that is what it is.

Suffice it to say, I do watch Forever and Ever, believing the characters are the reincarnation of the characters from One and Only. I can’t really say much about Forever and Ever, other than that, if you were left feeling a little unease or unhappy after watching One and Only, you will feel much better after watching Forever and Ever.

I know that casting was spot on with Allen and Bai Lu, it was just a matter of finding a storyline I could follow and love. I do like Forever and Ever a lot more, but just note the pacing is the same. It’s very slow-pace (despite the quick relationship forming).

I can’t say much happens, but you do have some drama. The ML’s family isn’t very snobby, the FL is very unsure, but the awkwardness between the leads kind of make the drama entertaining to watch. It’s kind of like watching a modern day matchmaking, like finding your husband / wife first and then getting to know them better later.

I was even okay with the single kiss with slightly odd camera angle (was it CGI?) regardless, I’ll take it! We are making baby-steps Allen!.

Overall, I liked the drama much more than One and Only. I thought Forever and Ever had it’s cute and good points. I liked the styling and chemistry between the leads, but still a very slow pace drama with lots of family tension.

Lire davantage

Expected another beautiful nostalgic happy story after one and only but disappointed

30 episodes (more than one and only) for a drama with nothing going on is too much so had to skip a lot of scenes as it gets boring in later half. First half is fast paced and you still dont know whats gonna come but that leads to dead end.
What i really wished we could get that nostalgic feel where leads remember their old incarnation . I came to know this theme is prohibited !! I dont get it how come china has so many fantasy shows but this topic is prohibited. in any case how i wish FL remembered fully and ML also starts remembering and we get those feels back .
And also i wish there was more passion and yearning. that was shown so beautifully in one and only to be here . although it was sweet love story its no way close to one and only. so having that intertwining of past tragedy could have helped the drama get more depth.
Instead we get so much awkwardness between these couple out of nowhere throughout the drama. But have to say their chemistry is still very good specially that crying scene in the batchroom both actors did such good job.
Overall a good watch if you are watching on the side but have to fast forward lot of scenes that doesnt make sense.

Lire davantage

Weak connection with its prequel

I have just finished watching it today. I expect the plot is more interesting, but it is just about the ordinary life of a couple. I can't find the main plot.

I think the connection between this drama and its prequel (One & Only) is quite weak. If I was the author, I would have kept the portrait of Shi Yi (from One & Only) somewhere in the library of Zhou's mansion. The portrait on the paper may be worn out through time, but it can be redrawn or so. In some other costume dramas, it is possible to keep the portrait for generations. Why not in this drama? Otherwise, there should be an elder in the Zhou family who used to see the painting and then recognised Shi Yi immediately after seeing her. This way is more interesting...

Anyway, the acting is good. In this drama, the ML is somehow funny but caring.

Lire davantage

beautiful ending

Our drama with 2 period time finally come to end. Of course with + & - of their own.

Ok. Lets talk about what i love:
+ Shi Yi (SY) is one crazy woman. She just jump to accept the proposal from Zhou Sheng Chen (SC) without much consideration or known him better. And with all the complication in SC family she still dare to stand beside him. If that's me maybe I already considering & run away as far as I can :p.
+ Really love the chemistry between Bai Lu & Allen Ren here. They like made for each other.
+ Very funny to see how SY teach SC about how to coax her. A man who confuse with how to coax woman can learn from this drama. Yeah not every woman is exactly like that, but you get the big picture. :p
+ Love to see how SY & SC support & protect each other.
+ No love rival. Yeah SC family complicated enough so they don't add love rival anymore :p
+ Love to see there is family that still have old traditional family like SC family.
+ Allen Ren smile a lot in here... He doesn't smile much in his other drama that I've watch. His smile actually quite sweet.

What minus but actually not really too much bothering me:
- Why they like to rush the ending again....? I mean SY just wake up from i don't know for goddamn long time, but a little too good to be true, she already can talk, can stand even can just walk like a normal person.
- Where is our time stamp.... From the moment SY coma, she wake up until their wedding we don't know how long it already pass...
- Hoping to see SY really dream. In here the dream not really much shown, it's like not that important, while the summary state the opposite. If only they like having more than few flash back of One & only scene.
- They only cast Bai Lu & Allen Ren for both drama, I think will gonna be more interesting if they have some several cast from the past life so we can see several other people reincarnated together....
* actually don't know better or not, if only the crown prince also reincarnated together & become sort of the love rival, yeah maybe the story will gonna be more complicated if like that, that's why I said I don't know better or not.

Overall: This 2 piece of drama really beautiful in the end. The drama that worth your time to watch. Really love all the song too...

Lire davantage

Very slow but finished because of Bai Lu

As usual there are many epic and eloquent reviews out there already. I'd like to just add a very quick take.

Executive Summary: You should watch this only if you will be very into a literary, poetic story with a small stage feel.

The Good:
Bai Lu is awesome as usual. She is the reason I could finish this drama. She is beautiful and cute and her natural acting in an unnatural story is what made this worth the watch.
The cute/comedic moments were very well done and were a nice respite from the slow pace and bad vibes.

The Sub-Optimal
This story is the slowest, least intense drama I have managed to finish. Really too slow for me.
The secondary characters were not fleshed out well. A couple of the secondary female characters were very well done and acted (by Wang Yue Yi and Wang Rui Xin).

Lire davantage

BEAUTY AND THE TURTLE ?

that's my title for this drama, I haven't seen One and Only and might watch it later in future....
I watch this has a stand-alone drama
Which tell the story of a beautiful girl who is Likely slightly delusional voice dubber falls head over heels in love with a fictional ancient drama character Prince Nanchen. She throws herself at a complete stranger; a nutty, loner of a professor(Trutle) with the same name who is a bit slow on the uptake but eventually realises he just got very, very lucky and thus the story unfolds.

The Fact that she noticed him just because of similer name and not because she felt a connection to him by looking into his eyes or some deja Vu past life flashback
But just his same name to the character and she gladly tell him why she even considered exchange number with a turtle looking guy,that because your parents give you that name,
Girl told him ,I am interested in your name not you so go home and thanks your dead parents for giving you that name,
If this man ever thought of changing his name then his marrital status would also change to single again.
Although i feel FL had some genuine feeling created from her delusion of past lives.
But they connect thorough just similer name look really shallow.

It was a morden drama but comparison to One and only but passion was missing and skinship was missing since they were married couple and young, it almost look like ML was Asexual.. that fl as to beg him for those things.

I just don't like that ML had no devlopment and i only get that he got very very lucky to find a delusional hot chick on airport
But never able to believe that he had any genuine feelings towards that woman, he just accepted her delusional feelings , i don't see him reciprocate anything.
There love was hollow, Grl did not love this Turtle professor but a fictional character from a film.

I still give it a 9/10 because this look like a dream come true for an introvert loner kind of story
Once in a billion that a hot chick at airport will run towards a Average looking nerd with an boring personality and then she herself ask his contect number to become his Friend and then over six month of boring email exchanges, devloped a crush on him, and start pursing him...

I can understand her being delusional in love and falling for him, what i am afraid of is when her delusional bobble blast, and she start noticing all other hot guys smitten over her while her boring husband is too lazy to even took advantage of god given gift,

Only thing i like about ML is admitting to have some feelings towards fl earlier in drama and suggest to be engaged for real, not that contract marriage shit.

Lire davantage

A Calm and composed story

Story was not at all connected with " one and only" . Though story started with this story line but no connection. Same
lead characters with the same name ,only name connects the strangers.
A boy who was the professor and a girl who dubbed her voice . Two persons belong to different professions fall in love . It was love at first side from girl side . They met many times coincidently but the girl never told him about her feelings and the boy character was ambivert . He got little shy while speaking with girl though he also felt something for her . Eventually they said to eachother whatever they feel for each other .Girl side's family ready for their marriage but boy side's not . As his family though live in modern era but they followed old principles set by their ancestors ,had a very big family . Girl respected his family and had no problem with their principles . But something happened in his family because of that they got separated and in the end showed how they become one .
This was the glimpse of story .
Acting was good .
Story was little slow and the male lead's character was also slow as he was so calculative so he behaved accordingly .
Love story with little romance but still different

Lire davantage

Read the novel if you want a complete picture

I loved this show. I love Mo Bao Fei Bao's writing (both novels and scripts), and I think Allen Ren and Bai Lu made a perfect couple. They both fulfilled their characters perfectly, and the rest of the cast was well-chosen too. The cast as a whole came together beautifully. The sets were stunning, costumes lovely, perfectly suited to the story.

That said... it wasn't perfect. There were gaps in the story that would not have made sense without the book. In the latter half, there were way too many scenes in bed (usually on an IV drip).

In comparison to the book... It filled several holes that weren't well-explained, such as Zhou Wen Chuan's story arc, which seemed kind of arbitrary in the book. Some of the scenes improved, such as the step from "not married" to "married"... where the drama gave her a say in the matter. I loved the way that grandma was woven into the drama; she became a very interesting character.

Lots of comments seem to be upset about the lack of kissing -- Allen Ren's contracts usually have "no kissing"... (and the one kissing scene isn't, if you watch closely) but I personally didn't find it lacking. They had enough chemistry without the kissing. I did find it annoying how they stopped the kissing scenes with stupid stuff... like people walking in, or suddenly she has something to say (that could have easily been said a moment earlier). None of that was necessary.

Overall
1. Watch "One and Only" first -- it's a really nice complete version of their past lives
2. Read the book (hui3r.wordpress.com)
3. Then (and only then) watch "Forever and Ever"

Lire davantage

I'm a sucker for happy ending. This one has it..

I admit, I didnt watch the first installment. Read somewhere that it didnt end well. So, here I am tried this one instead. Pretty slow start to be honest, and a bit boring.

Cast/Acting was ok, not much excitement at the beginning but it did improve as the story progresses. I feel like the ML had the quota of crazy with his family. He was a straight laced nice guy with a big traditional family. Amidst all the secrets, lies and betrayal, customs and tradition, in his own way, he loved them still.
FL reflects sweetness, innocence and a bit vulnerability, pretty and talented too. No wonder ML find her interesting enough to propose early on.

The family drama, crime mystery is a bit mediocre for me. It was lacking something. It feels like it was just put there just for the sake of conflict. Rewatch value is not that high.

Lire davantage

Easy watch when you want to feel good

Main leads both are fantastic. Allen Ren is trying different roles and his acting is very nature. He is not dashing but a cute type. Bai Lu is one of my favorite, she got good acting. She does not over do or under do and this role fits her the best. I liked the drama where there were no unnecessary misunderstanding or villainous monstrous enemies. I liked how main leads understood each other. It was not a sizzling chemistry but not too bad also. Every thing about this drama is what it should be. I haven't watched one and only becoz of the sad ending but you don't need to watch one and only to watch this. This story was able to carry itself. Also i liked that the FL had a good dressing style unlike other dramas. All and all when you are feeling down go watch it, its easy to watch and predictable.

Lire davantage

Piacevole romantico, non privo di momenti bui

La naturale prosecuzione di One and Only riesce a fare un lavoro decisamente migliore rispetto, ad esempio, al sequel di Scarlet heart. Ero molto, molto prevenuta nei confronti di Forever and ever, memore dell'orribile Scarlet heart 2. Non sono una fan dei sequel moderni di un drama antico. Invece sono stata piacevolmente sorpresa.
In verità, forse anche a causa della solita censura, non è che i momenti "sequel" siano poi così abbondanti. E' un drama che, tolti i riferimenti al passato, starebbe benissimo in piedi anche da solo. E' bello sapere che i due piccioncini sono finalmente insieme dopo aver tanto sofferto nella precedente vita, ma non è fondamentale.
La storia in sé è molto gradevole, pur se a tratti difficile da seguire per le complesse relazioni familiari. Confesso che a un certo punto ho rinunciato a capire chi fosse figlio di chi. Ci sono alcuni momenti un po' lenti, ma rimangono nei limiti della sopportabilità, e del resto la sceneggiatura è molto piacevole e, pur non essendo frenetica, tiene ancorati alla sedia meglio del Bostik. L'unico appunto che potrei fare, volendo cercare il pelo nell'uovo, è che, specialmente la protagonista, si finisce troppo spesso all'ospedale. Ma è il pelo nell'uovo, appunto. Da segnalare che, specie dopo la metà del drama, si verificano diverse circostanze tragiche. Non è una commediola romantica tutta rose e fiori, i personaggi avranno da soffrire, chi più, chi meno.
La musica è ben abbinata alle scene che commenta e sicuramente aggiunge pathos a molte scene. Costumi e ambientazioni sono curatissimi e molto belli.
Ma quest'opera è anche e soprattutto un drama di attori. A partire dalla coppia principale (splendidi!) passando per tutti i comprimari e secondari, va in scena un cast veramente eccezionale. Standing ovation per Allen Ren, il cui unico minus è che non sa sorridere a bocca aperta.
Non so più cosa lodare. Ci sono alcuni difettucci, come già detto, che mi impediscono di assegnare il massimo dei voti, ma è una serie che ho guardato tutta d'un fiato e di cui già sento la mancanza.

Lire davantage