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Wangqiu Wangzi episode 15
Oct. 12th, 2009 09:48 pmWith all the loving, lingering close-ups of the boys' equipment and tennis outfits, they should have just gone and renamed it The Prince of Product Placement.
But... but... but...
AKFLJKLWEJRLKRJM@!!!! *gnaws at fists*
NO. THE LAST FANSUBBED EPISODE DID NOT JUST END IN THE MIDDLE OF ANGSTY GOLDEN PAIR FIGHTING!!! WHY YOU DO THIS TO ME?!? DX Waaaaaaaahhh!!!!! ;_____;
I love this show so much, it's not even funny. Ju Wan, stop being so hot-headed and learn to appreciate Da Shi'slove for you forebearance. Da Shi, slap some sense into your partner, would you? Or are you just going to let him dump you like that?!
As I've been telling people, this show cuts out all the boring stuff, and instead of being about acquiring sparkly new tennis moves, it really explores all the different dramas in the characters' lives. Chen Long's conflict with his father gets lots of play, as do the Zhou brothers' issues; Long Ma actually evolves as a character (beyond acquiring the aforementioned shiny new moves) and you know what? I like him -- he's still mada mada*, but he's already come a long way; Ju Wan and Da Shi's fight is extremely realistic, I think, and you can see where they're both right and both wrong *rooting for her boys to work it out, because they can't NOT be together, damn it*; Tao Cheng Wu, Qian Zhen Zhi and Zhong Guo Guang haven't had the spotlight as often re: personal issues yet, but I expect we'll get to that at some point.
Overall, I reaaaaaaally like the character dynamics, and I'm continually amused by how serious, determined, shy Kaidou Kaoru has been turned into sly, teasing, blustering Chen Hai Tang. For the most part, the characters have kept their original personalities -- aged appropriately, of course, and realistically adjusted: for example, Da Shi is still the mother hen of the team, but he's more than willing to join in good-natured ribbing of his teammates -- and their appearances are pretty much intact. I could instantly determine who was who based on hair alone. XD
Appearance-wise, the biggest change was actually Karupin, who's only shown up a handful of times, being held by Long Ma's father: he's now a tiny marmalade kitten! <3
Another thing this series has reconfirmed is that tall Chinese guys do it for me (see: my marriage XD) the way men in general don't, and this cast is full of especially fine specimens. *___*
* I meant to write down the Mandarin equivalent, but I kept forgetting, and Long Ma hasn't said it in the last few episodes.
But... but... but...
AKFLJKLWEJRLKRJM@!!!! *gnaws at fists*
NO. THE LAST FANSUBBED EPISODE DID NOT JUST END IN THE MIDDLE OF ANGSTY GOLDEN PAIR FIGHTING!!! WHY YOU DO THIS TO ME?!? DX Waaaaaaaahhh!!!!! ;_____;
I love this show so much, it's not even funny. Ju Wan, stop being so hot-headed and learn to appreciate Da Shi's
As I've been telling people, this show cuts out all the boring stuff, and instead of being about acquiring sparkly new tennis moves, it really explores all the different dramas in the characters' lives. Chen Long's conflict with his father gets lots of play, as do the Zhou brothers' issues; Long Ma actually evolves as a character (beyond acquiring the aforementioned shiny new moves) and you know what? I like him -- he's still mada mada*, but he's already come a long way; Ju Wan and Da Shi's fight is extremely realistic, I think, and you can see where they're both right and both wrong *rooting for her boys to work it out, because they can't NOT be together, damn it*; Tao Cheng Wu, Qian Zhen Zhi and Zhong Guo Guang haven't had the spotlight as often re: personal issues yet, but I expect we'll get to that at some point.
Overall, I reaaaaaaally like the character dynamics, and I'm continually amused by how serious, determined, shy Kaidou Kaoru has been turned into sly, teasing, blustering Chen Hai Tang. For the most part, the characters have kept their original personalities -- aged appropriately, of course, and realistically adjusted: for example, Da Shi is still the mother hen of the team, but he's more than willing to join in good-natured ribbing of his teammates -- and their appearances are pretty much intact. I could instantly determine who was who based on hair alone. XD
Appearance-wise, the biggest change was actually Karupin, who's only shown up a handful of times, being held by Long Ma's father: he's now a tiny marmalade kitten! <3
Another thing this series has reconfirmed is that tall Chinese guys do it for me (see: my marriage XD) the way men in general don't, and this cast is full of especially fine specimens. *___*
* I meant to write down the Mandarin equivalent, but I kept forgetting, and Long Ma hasn't said it in the last few episodes.
