Um... Not Every GO Drama is Made Equal...Sigh... [CC]

[@bananacookie4602]

One of things I really liked about Hikaru no Go was that both MLs actually had to work really hard, fight for their dreams and had go through intense training to achieve the status of being the best Go players. Born with superpowers, miraculous Go players.....? Nope. Thanks for the spot on review AvenueX!

[@AdrianNgHK]

miraculously escaping an explosion and being able to recreate a QR code? sounds like he's a Marvel mutant!

[@Sailormac2]

MARVEL: Super strength? Metal claws? Laser eyes? Been done. The HOT new superpower is the ability to play Go at a genius level - and recreate QR code’s with Go stones!

[@kavithamaharaj2657]

Marvel mutant... Exceptional comparison!! 💐💐🤣🤣

[@moshicute2201]

I can relate... I actually feel annoyed if in a drama the actor/actress, physically, doesn't match the role. For example, if in the story she is a physically unattractive girl who often receives insults from other characters, but is played by a super beautiful actress... makes me think, if a face like that is ugly, am I a monster? And vice versa when an actor plays a character that makes girls jaw-dropping when they see him, even though he's..., handsome... but please, not THAT handsome... I can only sigh For me, the most important in a drama and movie are script-writing and directing. I give up this one too... everything is just ridiculously super weird

[@applegate209]

I LOVE YOUR RANTS i hope you continue them even though that means I am selfishly asking you to sit through the torture.😥

[@nikitaclemetson8610]

I feel the same way. When there isn't anything to watch, I try to watch an episode of dramas I know will be headache and laugh inducing just say I can rant to my lil brother about how bad they are

[@queenning28]

But I mean, she would have to try out 1 or 2 episodes in order to find out, or just know for sure (instead of just listening to other reviewers) whether a drama is truely trash or not lol So we can just count on her to keep trying…and keep making rant videos out of the first few episodes, which can already provide plenty of rant materials😂

[@yadominatorstolesomejams5821]

Soo good that we got 2 rant videos within a week. Thankyou very much. I forget all my trouble watching your ranting.

[@yang_er]

Haven't watched it yet, but I just really like the way you rant lol. The dead body just cracked me up so bad oh god 😭

[@ghostlypanda4180]

I wish they would make less dramas but the ones that they make would be good ones. What's the point in keeping making dramas if 99% of them are bad and people don't even finish watching it? It just makes people not wanting to watch dramas anymore because they know it will be bad

[@chickwit2575]

Yes, kdramas take a better approach at this, there are less dramas but many of them turn out to be golden 👌🏽👌🏽

[@Sailormac2]

Quality over quantity! It’s the same principle as to why Hallmark’s Christmas movies are so trite. Nothing can be truly good when it’s being churned out in mass quantities like candy corn at Halloween!

[@MarieMaia445]

@@chickwit2575 I guess in terms of storyline but alot of the actors act the same way as if they all went to the same training school. It always prevent me from immersing in the story when they either can't take their own storyline seriously or the actors are distracting from the plot itself with too much personality.

[@vilena5308]

Sounds like it would have been better if they put this into a fantasy past. Running off to do a last minute interview without doing research is so Fifty Shades of Grey. And it makes me so sad my brain made that connection...

[@Sailormac2]

@WatermelonKnight If they brought in kinky sex here, it would be an improvement of the plot. Alas, that’s against Chinese censorship. 😜

[@dey7693]

This reminds me of "Color Rush" but there the color moving and the person who makes you see the color is the main plot, and it's sorta explained.

[@soso_xells]

I was just saying this to my roommate lol

[@jhayveevivovu]

I love that Korean BL..

[@qwertyuiop7699]

I just feel very annoying when a drama portraits a female lead as dumb and clumsy 😤😤😤😤😤😤😤 Why can't they make a female lead as smart , prudent and intelligent .🤷🤷🤷🤷

[@nyawclaw]

Second this!! I feel like in a lot of dramas even if they made the female lead intelligent, strong, and independent they suddenly lose every brain cell they have when they meet with the male lead and fall in love... its like- they were doing just fine until they meet with the guy and suddenly they act like they're some damsel in distress

[@linadecrava895]

Agree. As a woman, i feel offended when they make the FL character like that.

[@teddymine2161]

Your commentaries become my standard to what cdrama is worth wasting my few free time these days

[@harusallie6445]

same

[@lillythai7939]

Same. Poor AvenueX has to wade through the crap for us all!

[@annietamuk5405]

Lol, same. But I still watch some of her rant drama because I don't have anything else to watch 😭

[@nthapa2640]

@@annietamuk5405 me too. some aren't that bad.

[@annietamuk5405]

@@nthapa2640 Acting wise I m pretty okay with them, but story wise I do agree with AvenueX.

[@heikestoll1205]

I just wanted to thank you for the Chinese vocab you’re giving us. Writing it all down😀

[@namsaein161]

Not really related since it's a Kdrama but Reply 1988 really taught me how baduk is so hard and requires intense practice. Taek's life was legit inside a baduk club and his room. 😯

[@bingming]

Indeed! Before Hikaru No Go, I didn't know a lot about Go, I just thought it is just another game. But after watching the great drama of Chu Ying and Shi Guang last year, I started studying and practicing it, now I play Baduk almost everyday and like it a lot. It gives me even more enjoyment than chess or sudoku since in Go there are far more possibilities and permutations and combinations, which makes it far more interesting for me.

[@majesty1144]

Your rant videos are pure comedy..its so hilarious and fun to watch

[@IN-tm8mw]

I'm a writer and i love hearing about your opinions on these dramas i've never seen before. I started watching you because i was wondering how these drama's are written. I like the way you rant about it LOL.

[@Ali-cn1du]

I laughed so much! This sounds like a parody of a Go drama. Like the old American run on parodies of horror films, to just make a joke out of every cliche. But the fact that it's not is funnier.

[@riennarindo9727]

do you mean like Scary Movie, Scary Movie 2 & etc?

[@queenning28]

I swear, the only type of actors I can tolerate to have a scene with “holy sunlight shining on his perfect face through the window glass” is those ridiculously handsome, god-tier work-of-art visuals, such as Yang Yang and Tony Leung (2046 - if you know, you know). For all the rest of the human-tier handsome actors, I cannot stand those super awkward scenes that over-emphasis on their good look. The director just needs to chill, like, we get it. We get that he’s good-looking. Just move on please😂

[@hisurikyoko6631]

Oh God when u mentioned yang yang I immediately remembered that scene in love o2o when he was swimming and got out of the pool only for the camera to go slow motion and just focus on his PERFECT abs and hot body 😂😂😂 or when one of the leads (mostly male lead) just go into a shower scene randomly (this usually happens in episode 1 just to let the viewers know how HOT he is 😂💔)

[@yuhyi0122]

lol I can't deny that yang yang's face is god tier

[@sally3969]

You lasted longer than me. I was anticipating this drama because it had the background of GO. (Big fan of Hikaru no go too!). Anyways, about 10 mins in, I decided not to watch it anymore. Couldn't take the incompetent female arguing with her boss. I mean, who talks to one's boss like that? It's either ugly arrogance or pure stupidity. Her characterisation was such a turn-off, I could not bother to watch further.

[@agungp.2580]

Unfortunately, many millennials and gen z did that kind of thing in real life.

[@michelleyip9507]

@@agungp.2580 yup. my sis is 1. i overheard her talking 2 her supervisor like that over the phone 1 day. it was so rude. i was going what?? we r almost 10 yrs apart in age.

[@naleelor1337]

I love your rant videos! Honesty is the best!

[@Evee4935]

Soooo... I guess I can take this off my to watch list. Also, ur rants have a special place in my heart. Keep em coming 🤭🤭❤️

[@zee3e]

9:11 part made me laugh so bad currently binge-watching all your rant videos bc they are WAY more entertaining than any regular drama

[@only4_jeff416]

I'm only watching the drama because it's romace, I like its plot (colorblind) and I'm a big fan of the actor and actress.

[@that_alien_from_nagaland579]

Yeahhh... 🥳🥳🥳 Another Rant video... I've been blessed... I just showed your latest rant video to my cousin and Apparently, she's been remembering even in the middle of night 🤣🤣🤣

[@Sailormac2]

It seems to me that an awful lot of Chinese dramas lately have started out with premises that COULD work if done well. Girl meets dragon? Princess seeks revenge on her father’s killer? Go player develops a relationship with the journalist who was sent to cover him? All could have been great with the right approach - and they all ended up “rant-worthy.”

[@Bambammbi]

I dropped that drama on the very first episode and I wondered how did you get to that point

[@ranulfdoswell]

To be honest, that QR code thing sounds like a good plot device. If you believe that some people do have photographic memory, then this isn't entirely far-fetched.

[@hamsalexus6463]

*No matter what you say...I freaking looooove your rant videos..they are the fresh breeze that pulls me out from this annoying reality...* 😅🤣😂😂😍😘🖤❤❤🖤❤🖤❤🖤❤🖤❤🖤❤

[@Sailormac2]

AvenueX needs to do a Rifftrax-style video where she comments directly over an episode of a bad drama. It would be hilarious.

[@hamsalexus6463]

@@Sailormac2 that would be awesome....!!!

[@mjkrech]

I quit watching in the middle of episode 2. Totally agree with you. I ❤️ your rants!

[@michelleyarmolinsky77]

Your rant videos give me life! 🤩

[@elisabethnault8035]

Second one in a week! 😂😂🤣Thank you for your rant videos. They are always very entertaining. And thanks to you, I won't lose my time on that crap.

[@tawandacampbell7365]

The male lead is a good actor I can't say or spell his name. I loved him in love 020.

[@Kulchicbeauty]

I also watched 2 episode of this drama and gave up. One thing i was really annoyed about FL is the lack of professionalism. Ok let's say she sent him to the Police Station and then realised later, why was she running away. Why didn't she stand her ground and stayed professional i just don't get it. TBH after watching Ideal City, i cannot stand all this unprofessional FL in fluffy dramas. i just gave up, it was waste of my time Thanks for the rant video i needed to hear it after watching the 2 episode of this drama

[@heatherjordan1451]

I treasure your rant videos. They help me understand what bugs me about some videos. Esp things that don't make sense

[@sleppyhead1501]

I really love these rant videos because i can see what drama i don't want to waste my time thank you sooo much edit: on the first scene when i saw the lady bug and his face i dropped it i don't know why!! omg!! i was thinking of going back at it but now i know i don't need to waste my time.

[@WanderingFanFD]

I recommend this drama for those who like to watch sweet dramas where the FL and ML talks through their problems. I would give this drama a chance and watch more episodes because there is actual struggle and the dark side of obsession in this drama. There are definitely flaws in this drama and very troopy with the childhood drama. He doesn’t have the class grass looks and I never really got over his role in love 020 but this drama changed my mind. His smile and the way he looks and acts with the FL changed my mind and the main leads acting is actually pretty good. It’s like I was watching real people interacting. This is after watching the entire drama. I did skip a lot of the older sister’s arc though.

[@donataangyal562]

i really like your videos, they're super entertaining and informative. 🥰 also i wanna mention that your sense of fashion is also on point the color of your lipstick and cardigan suits you sooo well. 🤗

[@ShanReads]

I still have plans to watch this. My sister is on ep 30 and is pretty picky about modern cdramas, she's liking it a lot. Sad to hear it didn't work for you

[@sofiazered6425]

"...and laugher is good for your health." Loved it! 🤣🤣🤣

[@YourLittle_angel]

I love her rant videos i want rant there are so many trash in cdrama and cindustry(actually every industry has it)

[@en5333]

i heard about the QR code, so ridiculous 😅 what i wonder most is how this drama got to air on TV. the raitings are real bad, smaller tv stations re-running old dramas have higher views than this one...

[@s.d.5954]

Thanks for your channel. And especially your rant Videos. I love them and after taking the risk of ignoring 2 of your Rant Videos and watching the dramas for myself , I was like I should have not wasted my precious free time with the 2 dramas. After that I'm going mostly by your advice

[@beek.s2525]

Thanks for the ranting 😊😊😊Save my time. Skipping 2 Chinese drama now.

[@tohanle4509]

it is so funny =))I love your Rant, it's actually create a lot of laughs

[@juney1127]

I was about the watch it lol thank you for saving me 🤣🤣🤣

[@tenribuanah9984]

After hear your commentary about this drama...the plot kind of remind me of the korean BL web drama called "COLOR RUSH" and i can say i enjoyed it sooo much..and i don't know about this C-Drama yet 😆

[@tims4966]

I laughed so hard at this rant. At this rate, the manga and the adaption with the supernatural ghost story sound more realistic than this series. xD

[@kptsjn]

nice another rant video, i found this much more entertaining than the drama itself. lol thank you for enduring the two episodes

[@bobohuns9230]

it's ok, we love your rant videos😆

[@Joraya.]

I am here for the rants! :-D

[@MsKilala]

AvenueX keeping it real just how we like it

[@rmarshall7744]

I LOVE your rants honestly. I'm very passionate about good dramas but I love a good bitch session about dumb shit. Honestly make the videos you enjoy making! Your rants are iconic and you're a treasure

[@phoenixxena8194]

I LOVE your rants video... seriously. Though I feel bad that you need to go through the painful experience of watching something that destroys IQ in general. Thank you very much....

[@rs.q12]

The fact that the actual QR code is different just makes me wanna jump off a bridge.

[@KimChi3112]

One less drama on my watchlist. ^^ Thanks for saving my precious time.

[@Shomig99]

Now I want to see it just to experience your pain!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@Charlene7484]

I love love love your rants 😆!!! If you didn’t watch these crappy shows and educate us then we will have to loose 30 to 40 hours of our life that we will never get back…😆😆😆

[@loben1473]

The moment you said “he mentally created the QR code” I lost all hope ☠️

[@Tessiegimmus1]

LOL Love this rant, so spot on!

[@riivang9340]

I love your Ranting! Lol 😆 🤣

[@yoedhis3]

It sounds so hilarious to hear your rants, but it surely gave me a headache if I'd watched it myself. By the way, it really gave me a reason to laugh to think of how you wasted your time for a nonsense drama😂😂😂

[@neetupodder]

I love your rant. I want them every week.😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@lwagner1723]

So many bad dramas out there. I am no longer motivated to look at dramas. Edit:. Thank you Avenuex for watching these terrible dramas for us and to find the gems in the pile of rocks to recommend us😆 Now I want to go and watch these two terrible episode to rant too.

[@wuunique4248]

Don't mind your rant. TBH, I actually love watching your rant videos the most XD. so more is better for me haha.

[@selenawatson104]

Thanks for this video. Love hearing your opinions on dramas 😊❤️

[@tailor31415]

not just the mental Go 'fights', but the QR scene sounds amazingly terrible, wow xD

[@estelapiche6271]

OMG i love your rant videos 🤣😂. just made my day ! (and i had a pretty awful day) thank u!!!!!

[@theafterglowavenger]

I really enjoy your rants. *lol*

[@Carolee44]

EXACTLY! you got it - I watched as far as you did. Much more interested in The Justice -

[@fansizhe9997]

I love your rants!!!👍👏🏻💪💕❤️❤️❤️ 😎You save my precious time from wasting on lousy dramas!!!🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️👿😼

[@MrTobi013]

Yay! Auntie A is back with another rant video! I do have an issue with the current trend in dramas lately.....ALL OF THEM ARE THE SAME THING WITH DIFFERENT ACTORS!! Lately I haven't found anything to really catch my interest ever since WoH finished and although I have older titles stored in my catalogue for later watching, I still find myself looking for something new every now and then. C-dramas are starting to lose my interest, as their stories are almost the same things over and over again. Romance. Maybe something criminally dramatic like SCI, Detective L and I know there are plenty of others, office romance, fantasy romance, emotional dramas....OVERALL ROMANCE!!!

[@bapyongukgukguk2352]

The "female leads" are for the most written the worst in cdramaland. The last cdramas I could finished and really liked was "the long night". "New face" with Zhou Yi Wei is really good too

[@MrTobi013]

@@bapyongukgukguk2352 I would like it if I could be given a comedy that's not so watered down, you know? That would be a nice change of pace.

[@bapyongukgukguk2352]

@@MrTobi013 oh if you haven't seen it yet this is Avenue best video, a year end compilation of her fav drama (this one is 2019) kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXaadqyVbc-DZtE

[@MrTobi013]

@@bapyongukgukguk2352 Ooh, thanks for the link! :D

[@bapyongukgukguk2352]

@@MrTobi013 you are very welcome.

[@AuroraBlack18]

I, too, love Landy Li's face. I watched a youth drama with her and Chen Zheyuan and found her acting also very natural. I really hope she doesn't waste all her potential.

[@dkc1214]

I am amused with your previous rant better. the sarcastic laugh.. and the fan.. ;) we need effort even to rant.

[@maiyiayang6760]

Just read on Facebook that Landy Li got removed from the drama 'love when the stars fall'

[@unwrittenbook]

Your suffering is greatly appreciated!

[@tramhong3337]

don't worry about the rants, I enjoy watching them lol

[@raquelgraham2575]

Kia ora from NZ. Perfectly explained. I thoroughly enjoyed watching.

[@TatianaG-c6s]

OMG I laugh just because you explain it! Thank you for my mental health safety. I`ll better watch again Word of honor )))

[@kahgana4206]

I love watching those dreams especially the costumes dream but it’s annoying that is only one percent that are represented and not the majority.

[@jennyluo6929]

Thank you for giving“” me time by alerting me to not watch this drama and giving me today’s dose of laughter thanx to your rant. 😀

[@zein_free]

I am at 1:48 and you are already cracking me up!!! 🤣

[@ima7333]

Thanks, i was wondering about that drama. Now i’m not gonna watch it. Can you please do a 1st impression on the new zhao lusi’s drama?

[@jrm5577]

Whine away, almost all the last dramas deserve it!

[@ilonalee733]

LOL Thank you so much you really saved my time.

[@kechoify]

Honestly, I enjoy your rant tremendously so no complaint from me.

[@waterwitch8902]

Saw it and I totally agree with your rant. I didn't get through the 2nd episode so you did better than I did. Lol stay healthy, happy and safe Blessed be

[@Aqua-ek3zn]

Yayyy Another Rant video!!😁😁

[@chachaxiao6860]

To be honest I don't understand why it seems so difficult to write a logical and normal story about Go (I don't even ask for a good one) for all those Chinese writers, just look at those legendary Go players, from聂卫平 to 古力, their own stories are very dramatic, and if someone wants to tell a story about 2 rivals,常昊 and 李昌镐 would be the perfect reference. And the story of 柯洁 would be super animated and funny!!

[@majesty5678]

I marvel at your audacity, but you are mostly right on the dot ! You rant and laugh 😂 We share your sentiments and enjoy the comments ! I guess all responsible out there must sit up and take note of the boo boos !

[@JoLuffiroSauce]

AHhaha! I love watching your Rant vids! by the way~ I think you should check out "My Dear Brothers" it's not super pro, but it's hilarious so far. XD I really enjoy watching it despite to the "newbie acting" etc.

[@florinaarano8000]

Will it be a triple-kill rant with Cute Programmer? 😆

[@terrijo]

AvenueX: ..."Um"... Me: 🤣🤣🤣 Totally lost it there!

[@pecklanang9066]

Yes... laughter is good for health 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@kavithamaharaj2657]

I follow you and your videos sincerely as and when my time permits. My love for you includes your Rants too. I love your expressions, words, emotions, actions and your beauty. I am a lady in my forties and you are just my own little sister. ❤️So... Never bother about Rants. Love from a nearby far land INDIA. 🇮🇳💐

[@nikitaclemetson8610]

The scenes of them fighting as GO (pieces???) reminded me of xiao lin showdown. It's was so hard to take seriously 🤣😭

[@Lucklucky8]

Yay! Another rant video, I love watching your video. It's so funny. The story is unbelivable >w

[@mochinh]

The 1st thing I did when I heard it's a rant video was to click "Like". Lol! Not that I prefer all your videos to be a rant video though! The occasional rants are really entertaining! Haha...

[@conniepowell2013]

I'm on episode 8 and actually liking this drama. Not the first one I have watched with unrealistic scenes. But we can get realism on the news. Sometimes just want a light fluffy escapism romance drama to forget all the bad. And tropes and cliches don't bother me. Different strokes for different folks as the saying goes. Update: Now on ep 23 and loving it! Some of the funniest scenes ever and the lead romance going good. Glad I gave it a chance.

[@ginebee6023]

I understand how you feel for the first 2 episodes but I watched on and I started liking the drama. The older sister love triangle, the friends, the father and the actions scene while playing GO I love it all!!! Specially the romantic scene it's so darn sweet!!! So I would recommend this drama.

[@taniakashyap3834]

I enjoy your rants as they are completely true!

[@organicvegan1232]

I love your rant.