Across the Ocean to See You (2017)

Mejor que otras de su género.

Si se plantea ver "A traves del océano para verte" sepa que es una rom-com con todas sus letras.
La historia, por ejemplo, es .... común. Un hombre recientemente abandonado ve su vida patas arriba cuando una mujer con la que tiene un malentendido resulta ser su jefa. Este puesto en escena es exactamente igual al de otras cientos de rom-coms. Lo único por lo que se diferencia es por el intercambio de papeles de los dos personajes principales.
La protagonista (normalmente ML) tiene un gran secreto que le acarrea ciertos problemas posteriormente y el protagonista (nomalmente FL) brilla por sus habilidades y reconocimientos.
Ambos ven sus mundos colisionar entre sí y consiguen ayudarse mutuamente. Y otras cosas muy poco realistas que no quiero spoilearos. Es decir: Nada nuevo.

No hay mucho desarrollo de los personajes .
El ML no cambia por decirlo y de alguna manera siento que la FL tampoco.
Algunos personajes secundarios carecen de sentido común y algunas de sus decisiones también. También veran que aunque los personajes son sufiecientemente maduros para algunas cosas para otras no.
Hay algún aprendizaje por parte de los personajes secundarios y en general todos (gracias a Dios) presentan un poco de profunidad en sus emociones y vivencias.

He disfrutado especialmente de la actuación del ML. Me ha resultado real, cercana y divertida. La actuacuón de la FL y los 5 personajes secundarios ha sido muy decente, pareciendome la menos destacable la de Tang Ming.
Personalmente no he sido capaz de apreciar la química entra la FL y el ML. Podrían ser grandes amigos, sí, pero no sé si pareja.

MINI-SPOILER!!!!! (Aparece en el primer episodio)
Si hablamos de la producción nos metemos en un fanganal porque depende del gusto de uno. Y los dramas chinos tienen una forma completamente distinta de producir y dirigir sus series en comparación con otros paises asiaticos u occidentales. Pero bueno, allá vamos:
1. La falta de realismo. Hospitales, restaurantes y sitios lujosos a otro nivel. Nada sucio. Nada ruidoso. Nada viejo.
Todo atractivo para la vista. Resulta irreal.
2. No mostrar el embarazo de la FL.
Lo evitan poniendole ropas anchas y gruesas para que no se marque es obvio.
3. La obsesión con que aparezca gente hablando en inglés.

En general, creo que está mucho mejor desarrollada que otras series chinas que he visto como : Love Designer,
Accidentally in Love, Girlfriend o Sweet Tai Chi. Quizá la más similar de las anteriores es Love Designer por la edad de sus personajes y su realismo.
Aunque es un poco más larga que otras creo que merece la pena por su calidad.

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Personal Thoughts: This drama was good and has great theme to it. The main leads had great chemistry and had some hilarious moments. As addicting the drama was, it was kinda cliche but it didn't stop me from watching it.

Story: The overall story was great but there could been somethings cut out. The main leads should been together faster without so much drag to it. Let's just say the ending was perfect but with only a tiny flaw in one of the side stories. I really liked how the story went and cried at some point. It was somewhat emotional but no enough to let you cry every episode.

Acting/Cast: The cast was amazing everything went out well. Though the main leads weren't that glamorous and good looking, but their amazing acting should be praised. In the story, the sisters looked similar which made it more believable.

Music: Let's just say the music wasn't that good but was worth mentioning. Most of it was just background music and sometimes actually ruined the moment. But there was some good songs in an episode or two.

Personally, I believe whoever is wondering and want to watch a simple yet dedicating drama. This one is for you! The endings of each episode were usually extremely suspenseful which made it super addicting. Stop reading and start watching!

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Take your usual rom-com, shake it up and reverse all the roles. There, you have it— Across the Ocean to See You. A show where the female lead is the aloof, haughty protagonist that calls the shots! And the male lead is Mr. Nice Guy trying to win the affection of his boss.

The writing is smart and super funny. I love the banter between Su Mang and Zheng Chu, alternately playful and frustrated. The mad chemistry between these two leads leave you wanting more.

This is an easy watch (mostly). No maddening hateful characters that take over the entire show and leave you drained. The last third of the drama starts to get heavy and melo-like but overall it is a very well done romantic comedy with sprinkles of melo. Supporting characters and secondary OTPs complement the show well without overtaking the importance of the primary leads.

The show does have its share of scratch your head moments. For example, where's the baby bump Su Mang? And the ending to one of the characters is questionable but these are but minor quibbles.

Overall, very entertaining. And the OST is super catchy. Loved it.

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This is literally the first time that a slow burn really did it for me in a drama. Usually I feel like they could put people together a lot faster. Sure, that could have happened here too, but I'm not sure I would have been so in their corner otherwise. The two characters turn into a married couple completely without realizing it, piece by piece, and I was totally here for it.

Our hero is not an alpha, and I love alphas. That being said, our dear hero isn't a pushover either. And as competent as our heroine was in the office, at home she was a complete disaster, which I appreciated. They really shined in their respective roles as boss/employee and then flipped with housekeeper/housekept (is that a word? It should be).

That being said, there were parts that kept this from being perfect. I wasn't a fan of the secondary couples' screen time. There's a problem that gets resolved a little too handily, in my opinion, but overall? You will not regret watching.

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This drama is a fluffy rom-com, with interesting/ wisely-written characters.

I definitely enjoyed much the first three-quarters of the drama, when the multiples romances were built with a lighthearted/comedic mood and sweet moments. The last quarter (10~12 eps) is more melodramatic and (in my opinion) less well handled.

Anyway it still totally worth watching, if only because of the main pairing : Su Mang, Zheng Chu who are totally stealing the show, they were the main reasons why I started this drama and definitively my favorite thing of it.

Su Mang, was a thoughful adorable and confident lady : she knew how to stand up for herself but was also sensible and humble and knew how to care for her loved ones.

Zheng Chu was the most caring/lovable male lead ever (didn't lack of charisma or confidence, either ù.ù), the way he didn't take himself too seriously was hella great (his grinning faces though

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very good drama

Ok so overall this drama delivered a good romance story. Our female lead was pretty strong although at time i wondered where the courage she had went. Our male lead was very caring from the beginning. I believe the leads could of been together since earlier in the story but then again it wouldn't be a drama without well...drama.
The only thing I didn't like was the ending of one of the characters, like seriously it's one of those moments where you question what was the author thinking when they decided to do that. I would watch if you're looking for something light without much misunderstanding between the leads. OHHH SPOILER kinda at the beginning Tang Guo Guo might annoy you but she will grow on you towards the end.

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I liked the story line but i mostly stay to watch a drama even if its to long which i
felt this one kinda was .  i din't like the charters death i am not going to say which
charter died cause i don't wanna spoil it But I Admit I did Cry .
i liked the three pair of couples
The main couple was cute and sweet and total loyalty
and it must be fate cause dang they went through so much
i did like the drama but at times it was slow and towards
The End It felt Rushed I Would've Not Added the death If I Was The
one who Wrote It.I Would Have had The Charter To Be Pilled In The Climate
but not dead i would've had him to rush and try to rescue her and while she is there rescue
comes and while she arrives at the hospital it appears that she won't make it so they call her sister
while she's also in the hospital cause of what she did.
She Rushes of the news of Her sister the have a heart to heart blah blah blah the
Hole in the family is fix she Fine with them being a couple .she will put her sister first
and she will try to find her own partner cause she's glad how much she need's
her sister and realized before she really did die.
but No that did Not happen at all ...

i like how GuTang Guo Guo [Ming's sister] & Su Chang [Mang's brother]
Ended up together i really really enjoyed them together at first i kinda hated her but i grew to like her and i liked
how the treated each other once they were together even before that it was really great to see how there love grew to
kinda into a crush in his part to her realizing her feelings for him.and there many and sweet moments .i wished there was more tho

i liked the brother and sister moments as well i really liked how they cared for one another but again i wished for more
less drama and pointless over and over again storyline moments .and more sweet romantic moments ,Bromance  ,and moments that we want
i liked both of the brotherly and sister moments  between  the two pair of brother and sister .

but there was somethings that i felt like where a waist of film .
but i'll just re-write so in my head .


ok thats it

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Very weak

I find this show very bad and i do not understand high rates.

We have a domineering woman married to an infertile man and she decides to make an in vitro fertilization without discussion with her husband. Crazy but the weirdest thing is that he asks for a divorce because he thinks she cheated him. She does not explain him maybe because it is hard to know which is worst, cheating or deciding for the baby alone. This is our FL. She meets a sweet guy and it happens she will be her boss. To change a little  the common place where ML is an overbearing CEO bullying a poor FL, we have here the inverse situation  and  thr cool ML is humiliated all over the show while treating this unbearable woman so well. 


  It happens that all female characters in this show are disgusting in my point of view. Except for one , the female for the second couple and guess what? She dies at the end!


So you will find a boring "almost sister" acting as ML’s wife, an agressive FL hurting phisically and psychologically ML, the rich ML’s aunt who is as nasty as FL and opposes to the  the main couple’s relationship . ML ex is as bad as FL ex. 


Then we will watch our main couple bickering all the time, the first kiss hapoens in episode 31 (over 44). At the end of episode 32 we have them finaly as a "sweet" couple but it does not last . They soon break up and only at the end, they will be together.


The other two couples have boring plots.





And unfortunately, the biological father is no other than our ML. It would be much stronger if it were not the case. Love is such a powerful bond, he could be a loving husband and father without a blood link. 

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I do not know how to express myself after watching this drama, but surely i just want to review this drama
-For the acting, i've no complain. It is just several casts (sometimes) going overboard on their characters so the feel of the characters do not feel natural.
-I've no problem with the music. But it just so so
-Here's my biggest concern, the story and the plot of the drama. The idea of the drama is average but several additional situations have been added which make some impact on the drama. This drama start with a good pace but start slowing after episode 4. After that, the story keep dragging and slowing eventhough it has clear direction. I just hope that some unnecessary scene can be removed so the drama won't be boring. Such draggy and slow progress in the drama can't keep me to be interested in the drama for the whole episodes. Honestly, seeing the story of this drama, 30-35 episodes will be enough to cover all. There are several plot holes but i think it is acceptable.

Actually i my biggest concern on Chinese drama is their likelihood to create such tear-jerking scene. What i don't like from chinese drama is the way that they use to create such situation. They do really like to kill the character of the drama abruptly. Honestly, seeing the progression of this drama, i didn't think there'll be a character that would die soon. But my thought was wrong. I don't really like a situation when a character suddenly just die, but it happen in this drama. Frankly speaking, this drama redo the mistake that many other dramas have done. I don't mind if the drama kill a character, but it should be clean and tidy so it doesn't ruin the story and the expectation of those who watch it. I'm really dissapointed on that part.




I recommend this drama. You can give it a try. But you have to be patient for such draggy and slow plot as well as killing character scene.

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When the writer sh!ts on the plot and the actors spray the perfume

My biggest mistake to watch this drama and believe the writer must've continued it better.
When I came across such a distinctive synopsis I was excited, even the start was good
But Boi I was wrong.

What a sh8tty writing to such a good plot that could've been.
It just keeps on dragging till episode 35 and after that doomsday.
The plot goes down the gutter.
You can't help but laugh like a villain in that moment.
You'll go insane with what the writer actually did to the script.

You'll wish you get a gun to the writer's head at point blank.
Grave Injustice to this idea actually.
The rationality of the characters is highly compromised.
The writer didn't have any idea at all on what to do with the plot, it's like they stole this idea and then struggled to continue for ages.

The chemistry was the only thing that was awesome in this drama.
The only thing that kept me going were the leads.
They did a terrific job with a weak script.

In the end, this drama is a disappointment, far-fetched from what it tried to be and what it ended up being .
What a waste of talented resources .

Believe me, 4.5 is a generous rating for this drama.
If you can do with the brilliant chemistry , you can give this a try .

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