September 26, 2023

Hilarious Family | Open Thread + Reviews

Hilarious Family
A widow and her four daughters suddenly have new occupants at home.
Notable Actors/Actresses
Liu Lin: Du Ru Yu
Li Jia Qi: Chun Pei Lan
Ren Hao: Lu Bu Ping
Wu Jia Yi: Chun Ban Xia
Li Jia Qi: Chun Ke Ling
Director
Scriptwriter
Chinese Title
蘭閨喜事
Wedding Events for the Ladies
NetworkTencent Video
Year2023
Episodes: 24  

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Cast

Liu Lin: Du Ru Yu
Yang Hao Yu: Guo Zhen Sheng
Li Jia Qi: Chun Pei Lan
Ren Hao: Lu Bu Ping [Road Not Safe]
Han Yun Yun: Chun Jin Rong
Chang Long: Shi Zi (General's son)
Wu Jia Yi: Chun Ban Xia
Xu Yuan Chi: Shen Wang Yuan
Li Jia Qi: Chun Ke Ling
Gu Zi Cheng: Fourth Prince / A-Si
Xiang Xia: Li Teng Yun


Romcom/Romance Checklist

[In Progress]

How much of the plot is angst/romance?
0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
The ML
Cold–Lukewarm–Warm / Timid / Falls in Love First / Noble Idiot / CEO / General /
The FL
Bold / Cute / Cool & Independent / Falls in Love First / Better than ML / Noble Idiot / 
Describe the Relationship (the tropes):
Bickering Start / Childhood Connection / Cohabitation / Contract Marriage or Fake Couple / Enemies to Lovers / Hidden Identity / School to Adulthood / Love Triangle / Married Couple (Real) / Secretly in Love (F/ML) / Star-Crossed Lovers / 
Relationship Progress (officially togetherfirst (official) kiss; breakup*):
Ep 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 
# of CPs (including main CP):
0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Ending:
Happy / Sad / Open Happy / Open Sad / Bad

Screencaps


[Ep1]
Great hiding spot...
[Ep2]
[Ep3]
Watch the red marks on his face appear/disappear/reappear.
[Ep4]
Double trouble.
[Ep5]
[Ep6]
Delirious.
Deep trouble.
[Ep7]
Chun v. Shi Zi
It's really Shi Zi and Li Teng Yun v. Ke Ling.
Big bags.
Mushroom trip.
Continuous slaps. XD
[Ep8]
Why I'm hungry with every ep.
She's ready in 20 seconds!
[Ep9]
So hopeful.
[Ep10]
:O
:|
:D
?!?!
[Ep11]
[Ep12]
[Ep13]
Seedy.
[Ep14]
Steward Lu made this happen...
This is the real CP as Jin Rong is side-eying them... xD!
:O
:D
She kisses him!
[Ep15]
No blue cheese. [Yes, you read that right.]
[Ep16]
[Ep17]
[Ep18]
[Ep19]
LOL!
Prefer her warrior look, which fits her personality more.
[Ep20]
After Ban Xia humiliates herself even further...
[Ep21]
Dr. Guo asking Du Ru Yu out on a date. ^__^
Theatre tea?! lol
[Ep22]
[Ep23]
[Ep24]
大丁 & 小丁 like she asked for… 
Mantou Mountain.
He's shy...
Flushed.
No one can be still...
Smile!



 

Remarks


by FanFanX

[First Impression (Ep1-)] Zany. The women >>> the men. 

[Actors/Actresses] Just look at the cast... how could I resist?! Ren Hao and Gu Zi Cheng (Love at Night's didi with that eyelid mole) are both a bit of deadweight... and I think it may be intentional here? 🤷‍♀️

[Behind the Scenes
[OST] Cannot stand the opening song, which is an unpleasant mix of traditional instrumental music with synthesized sounds and the lyrics.... *plugs ears*

[CP Name

 ♥ Stumbling Block 
Lu Bu Ping 路不平 + Pei Lan 佩蘭
Lan Lu Hu 蘭路虎
 攔路虎
 
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[Ending] Happy...ish. 



Reviews





Five (5/5)


Four (4/5)


Three (3/5)



Two (2/5)


Reviewer: FanFanX 
Date: November 2023
Hearts:  
Hilarious? Yes. Good till the last drop? Not exactly…

It starts out well as we’re introduced to Du Ru Yu (hot-tempered Mom) and her four very different and single daughters, Jin Rong (eldest and most ambitious), Pei Lan (best homemaker of the bunch and very passive), Ban Xia (bookworm, know-it-all, and justice warrior), and Ke Ling (tomboyish and fierce warrior). Then they start throwing the male counterparts at us, with my favorite being Guo Zhen Sheng, the family friend/doctor who has the biggest crush on Du Ru Yu. My favorite duo has to be Shi Zi and his newly minted servant, Li Teng Yun. Where there's a fire, these two are not too far away from it.

Up through Ep18, this series is truly enjoyable and has you smiling and laughing out loud. Once it gets bogged down with “serious” romance issues, everything else goes down the drain. It becomes utterly boring, so skip the last 6 eps if you’re in it for the laughs. 

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