November 6, 2023

There Will Be Ample Time | Open Thread + Reviews

There Will Be Ample Time
A slice of life with girls back at home with their green flags.
Notable Actors/Actresses
Ren Su Xi: Zhang Pei
Li Xue Qin: Wu Yun
Shi Ce: Gou Dan Dan
Wang Zi Xuan: Dong Jia Xi
Chinese Title
故鄉,別來無恙
Homeland, Long Time No See 
Year2023
Episodes: 36

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Cast

Ren Su Xi: Zhang Pei
Li Xue Qin: Wu Yun
Shi Ce: Gou Dan Dan
Wang Zi Xuan: Dong Jia Xi
Ren Bin: Xie Yang
Zhang Chi: Liu Feng
Zeng Ke Lang: Liu Wen Shan
Wu Yu Heng: Yin Le

Romcom/Romance Checklist



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 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 31 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 35 / 36
# of CPs (including main CP):
0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 
Ending:
Happy / Sad / Open Happy / Open Sad / Bad

Screencaps


[Ep1]
[Ep2]
[Ep3]
[Ep4]
[Ep5]
[Ep6]
[Ep7]
[Ep8]
[Ep9]
[Ep10]
[Ep11]

[Ep12]
[Ep13]


[Ep14]
[Ep15]
[Ep16]
[Ep17]
[Ep18]
Pair of pigs.
Donkey.
Panda.
Giraffe.
Fox.
[Ep19]
[Ep20]
Liu Feng is super competitive...
[Ep21]
Misunderstanding Back to being friends.
He's happy that they'll both be...working overtime. Ha.
Two cars...
Turn into a pegasus!
[Ep22]
[Ep23]
:(
[Ep24]
Wonder what this smile was about... ;)
Panda was rehomed. :\
How to get your competition away from the girl you like?
Order an obscene amount of their food.
Watch the hand... xD
[Ep25]
The other CP we all root for. xD
[Ep26]
[Ep27]
[Ep28]
[Ep29]

The way he beams at her.
Her beautiful smile.
One more thing...
Liu Feng + Zhang Pei.
[Ep30]
Frustrated.
Stunned. Heh.


[Ep31]
When the boy you like says he misses you. 
[Ep32]
Cutest 🐼 cake!
[Ep33]
[Ep34]
[Ep35]
Look at what's hanging off of his waistband.
Panda!

[Ep36]



Remarks

by FanFanX



[First Impression (Ep1-)] Been looking forward to this one. I like our group of girls.

As expected, the subs are a bit off: timing, grammar, and sometimes missing for the written text that appears. 

[Actors/Actresses] The cast is the draw for me - namely, Ren Su XiLi Xue Qin and Zeng Ke Lang

[Behind the Scenes

[OST] Three of four FLs have songs on this OST. [Will post links if/when available.]

Children's Song 大儿歌 | Ren Su Xi 任素汐, Zhang Chi
Adore 崇拜 | Xue Zhi Qian
Sisters Stand Up 姐姐妹妹站起来2 | Li Xue Qin 李雪琴, Shi Ce 史策
The Life You Had After Leaving Beijing 那是你离开了北京的生活 | Xue Zhi Qian
Xiao Ran 小染 | Li Xue Qin 李雪琴
Long Live Women 女人万岁 | Ni Hong Jie, Chui Na Li Sha, Wang Lu Ying 王璐影
Hold Hands and Makeup 握手言和 | Jike Junyi - Closing Theme

[CP Name

♥ Recklessly Ostentatious 
Zhang Pei 張沛 + Xie Yang 謝陽
= Si Yi Zhang Yang 肆意張陽
 肆意張揚
 
♥ Go Crazy With You 
Zhang Pei 張沛 + Liu Feng 劉楓
Pei Ni Fa Feng 沛你發楓
 陪你發瘋

 ♥ Do Not Disturb YunShan 
Wu Yun 吳芸 + Liu Wen Shan 劉文山
Yun Shan Wu Rao 芸山霧繞 
 芸山勿擾

 ♥ Portuguese Custard Tart 
Gou Dan Dan 苟丹丹 + Qi Pu 齊璞
Pu Shi Dan Ta 璞式丹塔 
 葡式蛋塔

 ♥ To Love to Hear and See 
董家希 Dong Jia Xi + Yin Le
Xi Wen Le Jian 希聞樂見 
 喜聞樂見 

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[Ending] Happy.


Four (4/5)



Three (3/5)

Reviewer: cynlynn
Date: November 2023
Hearts:
A slice of life that’s mostly easygoing, but will cover sad topics (e.g. death, cancer). I ended up deliberately skipping scenes that were too heavy for my mood. Show was really quick at recovering though! 

The real fans of this drama will tell you the girls are awesome, but I am shallow. I will tell you I’m in this for the cute little romances (and pandas). Our girls are short of everything – everything except devoted and emotionally stable boys. It’s unreal how there’s 4.5 green flags 💚⛳️. Mr. 0.5 will need a personality transplant to be in a real relationship, but otherwise, the boys are perfect, too perfect actually lol.

Reviewer: FanFanX
Date: January 2024
Hearts: 
Aesthetics: B
Acting: A 
Plot: B

This has a bit of everything – romance, family, friendships and farewells. One by one, four girlfriends return to their hometown for different reasons – work, family and/or running away. Green Flag MLs must grow here, as they’re high in supply. 

Watch this if you’re in the mood for girlfriends’ slice-of-life series, as the 36 eps are jam-packed with hilarious situations and some very serious moments. What’s more important - romance, work, health, or something else? It’s a different balance for everyone. And perhaps friendships reign supreme. ;) Ribbings are a must! 

Favorite Girls: Zhang Pei + Wu Yun
Favorite Guy: Xie Yang Sorry, Liu Wen Shan, you lost major points with that stunt. Tsk, tsk. 
Favorite CP: Zhang Pei + [redacted] The fun is in finding out who she ends up with. :)
Runner-Up CP: Wu Yun + Liu Wen Shan
Best Bromance: Xie Yang + Liu Feng
Best Toy: Two cars turning into a pegasus!


Random RecommendationRemembrance of Things Past - 12 eps about another group of girlfriends.

Rating: 3/5


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