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And there is NO WAY Xiamo/Luo Xi (i.e. Barbie Hsu and Huang Xiaoming) are not the OTP of this drama.

They are in the credits and inserts together, all their scenes together are filmed in an "OTP OTP OTP" kind of way, from their first meeting under the freaking cherry blossoms to his playing the piano and her singing just for him - getting rid of her stage fright issues, to that really really sexy kissing scene (two of them, actually). Their chemistry is out of this world. Also, Luo Xi has enough issues to be interesting (orphan with trust issues and tragic background, uses his looks and charm to get through with no trouble but doesn't really care about others, etc) but not enough to make a horrible boyfriend or a bad guy.

Plus, the other guy, Ou Chen (Peter Ho) is seriously scary. I don't mean in a 'bad boy, would be fun to reform' or 'tortured soul' way - no, I am seriously grossed out and freaked out by him - he comes across as a classic abuser both emotionally and physically (the scene with him forcing his screaming and pleading girlfriend to hold an apple so he could shoot at it - sick). The way he looks at Xiaomo does not denote love to me but a "hmmm, where shall I dispose of the body?" reaction. To be fair, that could be Peter Ho's limited acting ability, but I prefer to think of the makers sharing my take on Ou Chen - seeing the horror movie music they play whenever he is in her vicinity, they probably share my views.

Yikes. Shall one pick a non-psycho sexy smart superstar or a rich abuser who you blame for the death of your family. Let me think - hard choice. OTOH, I am not the target audience - I still remember fangirls going into mad frenzy over twdrama Knock Knock Loving You because heroine picked the nice guy she has always loved over the dude who blackmailed her into an engagement and then tried to rape her. (They were so pissed and I was so happy with the drama. Let's hope this will be a repeat).

I leave you with this. Ahhh, Taiwan, you know how to do kissing scenes right.





Date: 2010-06-01 01:06 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dangermousie.livejournal.com
Watch with me! The ranting would be fun even if the otp doesn't work out (and in any way it's an otp for the bulk of the story).

Date: 2010-06-01 01:59 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] village.livejournal.com
Yeah, I think I will. I do love a group rant. Isn't that why BOF was so fun half the time? lol.

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