Against my better judgment, I watched it. Actually, it was more like I missed watching Maggie Siu so much that I decided to watch it anyway, considering how it was a comedy after all so it shouldn’t be too bad, right? WRONG…it was a real torture, especially when I wasn’t a fan of the pairing. There were things to consider and enjoy YET I did not enjoy the storyline or some characters as much so it was hard to hang on. Lucky some characters kept me watching until the end OR at least tried to hold on.
Likes:
- Steven Ma as Chow Yung Kung. His portrayal of the character AND not the character itself. I couldn’t believe Steven was able to do it but I didn’t know why I doubted him anyway. YET I did not like the character at all despite all the righteous things that he did at times. He wasn’t all bad BUT I felt like he was too rude at times to forgive. Too over. Probably more realistic since he couldn’t change overnight BUT honestly, it was really hard to endure. But like I said before, Steven managed to let us see that character well.
- Steven and Ching Hor Wai as mother and son. I really liked their relationship. Despite all the times Yung Kung upset her or made her mad, she was still able to forgive him. She raised him all those years and really cared for him, teaching him all the ropes, etc. He was rude and arrogant at times BUT I liked it that he respected her and treated her well. Also, must clap him on for staying with her at the end too. I felt it wasn’t just because of love that he wanted to stay BUT it was because of her. Their bond was important to him and he valued it very much.
- Raymond Wong as Ho Tin Yau. I really liked his character at first with his hardworking attitude and how honest he was, etc.
- Raymond and Shermon? Come on now! Honestly, I was rooting for them. For once, I want to see a pairing worth rooting for, just because Natalie portrayed a bigger role didn’t mean he had to end up with her. Raymond and Shermon did look cute together.
- Lee Kwok Lun as Cheung Tin Hung. Though he did kidnap his sister, I could forgive him since he was just trying to get some money and establish himself. He just wanted to do something to prove to his family that he wasn’t worthless.
- Maggie Siu as Cheung Tin Ngo. I really liked her hardworking attitude though she was too much of a workaholic. BUT it was hard to blame her since she was the only one that her father could depend on. I thought her overly obsessed with cleanliness was funny. I didn’t really agree with her being with Kent though. I meant they were funny together and all, but I just didn’t like Kent’s arrogant streak at times. (Okay, he was smart BUT he didn’t need to act so high and mighty.)
- Bowie Wu, Lee Kwok Lun, and Maggie being in the same family. I loved this idea and collaboration really. It was really fun to see them like that. What was funnier was when Maggie was trying to search for the truth behind her kidnapping AND she was getting clues about the familiar ringtone. Then she realized that everyone in her family had that ringtone! Even the butler! What was even more interesting was Bowie and Maggie were father and daughter in The Blood of Good and Evil as well. (Wonder if they were father and daughter in other series too.)
- Koni Lui as Ma Cheuk Ling. I really liked her in here and found her NOT fake like some people. Yes, she was an undercover cop BUT she was so down to earth. She had to play that role since she needed to blend in YET it showed much more when she wasn’t being a cop anymore. She was professional when she met up with her supervisor and Raymond that one time. But other times, she was really lovable.
- Lee Kwok Lun and Koni Lui as a couple. I thought it was really cute and lovable for some odd reason since I usually don’t favor odd pairings. BUT they had great chemistry and their story was really innocent and funny. Couldn’t believe that they had something in common as collecting Hello Mimi! That was worth a few laughs all right.
- Fred Cheng as Kwok Wing. They were wasting his time, right? He was still not getting anywhere.
- Kwok Fung as Chow Wai Wai. He was too funny. I enjoyed watching him at times. He was such a bully and was doing illegal stuff BUT he was still hilarious to watch. He redeemed himself later and was so overly friendly that it was funny. AND not to mention how the bar was converted into some coffee shop or bookstore.
- Queenie Chu as Steven’s ex-girlfriend. Man, she scared the world out of me and I thought Queenie did really good making that happen. Didn’t expect her to be able to pull it off with being so creepy and psycho. I’m not comparing her with others, but just basing it on her own performances thus far.
I won’t even bother with the ‘Dislikes’ since it would be too much and I would never stop SO I’ll just leave it at that, for the most part, to spare even more negativity into the whole thing. However, I do get the hype over the Steven and Linda pairing since I do have my favorite pairings. Of course, I obviously do not mean them any harm, considering how I only wanted to criticize the show in general, not attacking any stars because they exist or whatever. I think I needed to go back and clarify that in case anyone thinks I hate people I don’t know or whatever. Just stepping back to address it pairing with them as a pairing, I think they were indeed cute to fans who watched–or so I had read.