This was surprisingly better than the first part–in my opinion. It was possibly because how the father-in-law was no longer around. Of course, Mr. 13 was not any better with his sabotage schemes and rude behaviors but it was better for them because they could choose not to care about him. And maybe because Johnson was more tolerable than the father-in-law’s character that made me like this part more. They kept most of the characters’ personalities intact for the most part. My only complaint was Mr. 13 since I barely remembered him being more likable. Or it could be because they needed someone to play the ruthless part after the father-in-law was out so they had to sacrifice Johnson. However, he turned out all right in the end, which was convincing enough since there were enough events leading up to that point. Although there were still traces of his smart-mouth running, that was him, he could not change that or it would not be him at all.
Like Factors:
- Sunny Chan and Jessica Hsuan as a couple. I really liked their collaboration in the past part and could see the chemistry but was turned off at how the story was paved out because of their unreasonable behaviors at various points in the previous part. It carried over for this part also but I like how their relationship was developed into something deeper than just the usual one-night stand and trying to make it work afterward for the sake of the baby.
- Johnson Lee and Joyce Tang as a couple. It was strange at first although I could see it happening because of their characters and background. However, I was glad it worked out in the end since he curved his attitude a bit. Besides, he really cared for her so it made sense that he was capable of taking care of her and giving her the proper attention, making sure she won’t suffer in the future.
- How the Ko family and the Ho family still treated Hei Man and Sau Sau as their daughters. It was a mistake from the hospital and it was irreversible but it was great to see how both families still accept and care for both as their own daughters despite what happened.
- Gill Mohindepaul Singh as Ap Ba Deen. Although he only appeared in bits and pieces here and there, I really enjoyed his character and performance in here. Very funny. One of the funniest scenes must be him diving into the pool to save Ho Si Fu (Hui Siu Hung) because he was instructed by Hoi Tung (Mandy Wong) to do so.
- Mandy Wong as Ng Hoi Tung. I really like her although this was the first time watching her. Although she was a bit too materialistic at times with handbags and all, she really cared for her godfather. She was also very funny in her performance at various times. I hated those tricks with the whole one-night stand and then the whole dramas afterward but I really liked this one since Mr. 13 deserved some of it too since he was always so foul-mouthed toward others. (Of course, nothing happened but he took her words for it and was so burned out by her demands later.)
Dislike Factors:
- The ongoing thing with CK (Ken Wong) and Bowie (Natalie Tong). I don’t know. Although I was all right with their characters, the pairing seemed odd to me. Were they continuing the idea with how Bowie was into older men? But glad she matured over time and how he learned to stay away from the sticky situations.
- The fact that everyone was DNA testing happy. Yes, it was the proof in uncovering some of the most unbelievable mistakes made by the hospital ages ago. But it was like everyone and anyone could do it. It made me feel like they abused it too much and wondered if that was how it worked over there.
Posted (on Xanga): September 3, 2009
Re-posted: Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
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