I’m afraid I only have one word for this week’s episode of Someone Like You and that word is… annoying. Between Bo Yan and Ya Ti’s ridiculousness and scenes that just don’t make sense, all I took away from this week’s episode was a whole lot of frustration and the hope that better things are in our future.
Last week, we left Yu Xi wailing over the fact she was a source of trouble and a point of weakness for Zhan Cheng and she realized it was all because of her relationship with Bo Yan. So, when we kicked this week’s episode off with her calling Bo Yan out to meet her on their “special” bridge, I was really hoping this would be the moment when she gives him the boot. And you know what? For a moment, I really thought that was what she was going to do but then Bo Yan had to pull that whole “you’re the only one I’ve got” card and he acted so pathetic and pitiful that Yu Xi’s heart softened just enough to keep that stupid scarf and part ways with a ridiculous “I need time to think”. Time to think about what, Yu Xi? What more do you really need to think about? You know Bo Yan is out to get whatever he wants, any way he wants. You know he’s a liar and a scoundrel. What more could you possible want as proof that this guy is a total waste of your time? Do you need to catch him in bed with Vanessa before you finally write him off ’cause that’s happening often enough, I’m pretty sure we could arrange that. (Okay, so I couldn’t personally but it wouldn’t surprise me if that’s the way things worked out.)
The thing that annoys me the most about Bo Yan is how good he is at putting on a show. He’s such a good actor that he can weasel his way into and out of any sticky situation without raising any suspicion. (Or maybe everyone around him is just too dense to see he’s only putting on a show?) He’s so pathetic and needy when he’s around Yu Xi because he knows her heart is too big and she can’t abandon someone who “needs” her but he’s also very professional and cool when he’s around Vanessa because he doesn’t want her to think he’s trying to take advantage of her. The problem with that is Vanessa seems very much like she wants to be taken advantage of. Well, she wants affection anyway and spending a couple of nights with Bo Yan have given her a false sense of that but because that’s all the affection she’s ever gotten, she’s mistaking it as something more. This is causing things at work to go funny because she’s got a growing soft spot for Bo Yan but he’s being all “professional” and she can’t decide if that’s a good thing or not. She seems very confused to me and all I can think is “This is why you don’t mix business with pleasure.” Especially not with a slime-ball like Bo Yan!
But Bo Yan isn’t the only source of my annoyance. Oh no, not by a long shot! This week we got a hefty dose of cell memory syndrome from Ya Ti and OH MY GIDDY FLIPPING AUNT! ENOUGH ALREADY! I don’t know how many times I’m going to end up saying this but IT’S A HEART PEOPLE! A FLIPPING HEART! It doesn’t have a brain, it doesn’t have memories, it doesn’t harbor feelings, it doesn’t recognize people or places or objects and it most certainly DOES NOT REMEMBER THAT STUPID WEDDING DRESS! I swear, every week Ya Ti becomes a greater source of annoyance for me and the fact that Yu Xi is only getting closer with her (because to Ya Ti “she feels like my younger sister”) is driving me absolutely bonkers! With Yu Xi and Ya Ti getting closer, that only provides more opportunities for Zhan Cheng and Ya Ti to be together and we really DO NOT need more of that. Zhan Cheng and Yu Xi have enough obstacles to overcome as it is, we don’t need a soul-less Luo Han clone running around, mucking things up. Sorry but every week Ya Ti becomes less like herself and more like Luo Han and her personality is just as dry as the cookies she bakes. Honestly, I’d be happy if she just disappeared completely but we all know that’s not going to happen.
What is going to happen is a whole lot of ridiculous, over-the-top drama once it’s made known that Luo Han’s heart resides in Ya Ti but we won’t get to enjoy that moment until after we get through this most horrendous setup with Zhan Cheng and Yu Xi and the miraculous return of his eyesight. Oh. My. Word. I’m beginning to think there’s something very wrong with the writers of this drama, forcing Zhan Cheng to suffer in the most cruel ways possible. It’s not bad enough he’s slowly falling in love with the twin sister of his dead fiance, he then has to have his eyesight return when she’s wearing the exact same wedding dress Luo Han wore the day she died. Good grief people! Hasn’t this man suffered more than enough already! Why the heck are you making him suffer even more? Why don’t you just give him a paper cut and pour lemon juice in it? At least that wound would eventually heal. This one you’re constantly digging at is going to leave the worst scar possible, that is if you’ll ever leave it along long enough to have it heal. (Which probably will never happen because this show is written by… Well, never mind. I shouldn’t attack the writers just because they have some sick need to torment our beloved hero.) The point is, the whole way Zhan Cheng is regaining his eyesight is just cruel and I’d really like to see his suffering come to an end. Unfortunately I don’t see that happening anytime soon. I guess this is proof that being a drama hero isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
The only moment in this week’s episode that might have made me happy was when Zhan Cheng was forced to stand in for the mysteriously missing costume mistress but even that scene was ruined by the fact that it just didn’t make any sense. I mean, yes, their moment of awkwardness was cute and all but it was completely ridiculous because Zhan Cheng hadn’t regained his eyesight at that point so there’s no reason for him to be awkward around Yu Xi while she’s changing. He’s blind people! That means that no matter how much you’d like to believe he was sneaking a peek, he really wasn’t. Hmmm… For some reason this whole scenario seems oddly familiar. Oh that’s right! We’ve been here before! In the very first episode, at the spa… Yeah, no. Sorry but one blind man peep show is enough for me. This second one did nothing but make things weird because all of the awkwardness afterwards is total nonsense. Have we already forgotten Yu Xi’s shower show? She had more than just a quick peek there and that didn’t change a thing between them so why on earth would things be awkward now? I suppose it’s to show that there’s growing romantic tension between the two (I mean their hands did touch this time… OMG!) but it seems to be ill-placed. A walk to look at the non-existent lilies seems like a better place for such a brief moment of skinship but what do I know?
I’m really hoping that things improve in the upcoming episodes because I’ve had more than enough of this annoying nonsense. There’s so much more we could be doing with this story than wasting our time of boyfriends who are worthless and heart recipients who have lost all traces of their former identity. The barriers that stand between Yu Xi and Zhan Cheng are more than enough to keep this story interesting, I don’t see why it has to be bogged down by so much pointless and painful drivel. But I’ve ranted long enough so now it’s your turn. I’d love to know what you thought of this week’s episode so be sure to let me know in the comments below.
You can catch up on all of my reviews of Someone Like You here:
Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3
I agree with a lot of your review above, lots of unsatisfaction too, although I’m not yet to the point of being annoyed. About Yu Xi confrontation with Bo Yan, man, even I almost fell for Bo Yan’s act and pleas. He really is a good actor. It was understandable that YuXi said she needed time to think, because the only betrayal she knew was that he lied to her about ZhanCheng’s issue. Work related issue. He was just going the wrong way building his career. As for YaTi, the heart ‘attack’ she had at the hallway I think it’s supposed to be just some kind of physical pain of post-transplant (don’t even know if that is a common occurence?) not because ZhanCheng was around the corner, and ZhanCheng just heard a noise and that was why he tried to listen more to figure out what the noise is. Anyway, that scene is sooo awkwardly disconnected. But yes, that wedding dress trigger? Waaaaaay off! Too far stretched. Brick-throwing worthy…. Although I love that the person ZhanCheng first saw when he regained his eyesight was YuXi. But really, must it be the same exact hair accesories? I mean they can make it more believable by using a similar design/style but not the same exact one please… I haven’t checked the wedding dress. Sure hope it wasn’t the same exact one. That last scene, they could have made the moment more touching and special by making it a ZhanCheng-YuXi moment, but it has to be spoiled by YaTi’s reaction and an exact duplicate LuoHan in wedding dress.
The costume changing scene, it should be awkward for ZhanCheng because hey, a woman is undressing next to him! I’m sure imagination goes wild, blind or not, hahaha… Especially because he is already feeling something for her 😉
My fave scene in this episode is when they went for a stroll together, just like a loving couple. So sweet…but not long enough, and rudely interrupted by another scene!
And a scene that made me rotfl? The V-pose during photoshoot, hahahahaaha…
Oh Ditto to all the above on how insanely frustrating this wk’s episode was!!!! Where are your bricks from last wk, have you got any to spare? If there was EVER an episode so far that called for brick hurling it was this wk!
After coming off our high last episode, I was all giddy abt #9 but man, lets look back on memorable moments this wk – nope, nothing!
Maybe I was over reading it, but the previews made it seem like he was able to see yet still pretending to be blind at that changing scene (which if left to you or I or any other fan to write that part could have squeezed in SO MUCH cute n fluffy) blah! You were completely on point there, if he cant see, what’s there left for all the awkward crap?? oh I guess it could kinda be argued that he nearly dropped the drape and flashed her to the world (not like if there were many ppl that was walking thru that deserted corner of the nowhere), though even then I really have to stretch to give them that much…
I went from being really excited that it was out, to watching it raw and going “hummmmmz this seems a lil average, but maybe it will improve with context and subtitles, woohoo atleast she finally dropped Douche Bigalow-good for nothing boyfriend and gigolo!” To waiting an extra 3 days for subs and screaming “wad da ya mean you haven’t dumped him yet and need to think about it?!” 10 days wait for this??? agrrrrrhhhhhh….
Then to top it off we got less ZC/YX time this week for what? to have more of lil wide-eyed-princess that is only capable of mustering just 1 look – the clutching her chest and suffering from indigestion look.. please someone get her some antacid! Can I just say that no she is not a LH clone cuz Kristen Ren’s rendition of LH at the start of the series was not painful like this to sit thru?!
Well here is to hoping that things pick up next week, the previews suggest an interest shift in the story now that ZC regains his sight and Yuxi’s caretaker role is now redundant. But hey, we have been lead astray and left disappointed from trusting their previews before!!
I agree with all of you, this episode (on the onset) brought out a lot of passionate but negative emotions out of me. First up, Bo Yan is just so good at being calculating and manipulative, hence I really hope that Yu Xi would hasten that break up. I know objectively for Yu Xi, the douche is just possibly misguided, stressed out and bamboozled into making all those questionable actions (no time for her and ZC video). But since I know otherwise, I just want her to end it…..PRONTO!!!!! I don’t want a lead who is a push-over and naively stupid. And Ya Ti, since its already too late to give her a personality of her own, can we just stop with the heart clutching in 80% of her scenes? But my main concern is the “2nd half” fear, I’ve followed this series coz I became a fan of Kirsten Ren on In A Good Way, and that series (like most Sanlih series from what I’ve read) has the tendency to go haywire on the latter half. This episode together with the preview gives me the “filler episode” feeling. But then again, that blanket scene gave me “hope” just because I predicted a different scenario from that one. I also thought ZC would be able to see and just pretend not too in this episode, but it was totally different. And I’ll look at the bright side and see it as the story being not as predictable as I thought it would be. To end on good note, love crazy Yu Xi on her solo karaoke stage, and the bathroom scene letting ZC knows how much Yu Xi cares for his well-being and happiness.
Yes! The bathroom scene was the best scene in this entire episode! Completely wasted though she was, Yu Xi was able to tell ZC exactly how she felt about him and that made me happy. No matter what happens from here, at least ZC knows that Yu Xi cares a lot for him. Now we just need him to admit that he cares for her as well.