March 10, 2024

Angels Fall Sometimes | Open Thread + Reviews

Angels Fall Sometimes
A man navigates through an ALS diagnosis with family, friends, and love. 
Notable Actors/Actresses
Lin Yi: Lin Tuo
Li Lan Di: An Zhi Que
Chinese Title
謝謝你溫暖我
Thank You for Your Warmth
Year: 2024
Episodes: 24

Jump to Remarks | Comments | Recs | Reviews


Cast

Lin Tuo
 Li Lan Di:
An Zhi Que
Sun Tian Yu:
Chen Guang Pu
 Li Xin Ran:
He Xin Di
Chen Ze:
Lin Ye
 Wang You Jun:
Jiang Chu Cheng
Xia Ming Hao:
Wei Hai Yan
 Ren Luo Min:
Xu Bang Quan
Jiang Chao:
An He Gu
 Liu Jun:
Lin Shou Zheng

Liu Jie:
Xu Ai Lian


Romcom/Romance Checklist



How much of the plot is angst/romance?
0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
The ML: 
Cold–Lukewarm–Warm / Timid / Tsundere / 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):
Annoying (Love F/M) Rival+++ / Bickering Start / Childhood Connection / Cohabitation / Contract Marriage or Fake Couple / Enemies to Lovers / Friends to Lovers / Harem / Hidden Identity / School to Adulthood / Love Triangle / Married Couple (Real) / Secretly in Love (F/ML) / Star-Crossed Lovers / 
Relationship Progress (officially together; first (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
Ending:
Happy / Sad / Open Happy / Open Sad / Bad / Rushed+++

Screencaps


[Ep1]
[Ep2]
Danger alert. ☂️
Sit down. Too tall and making me dizzy. xD
The serious height difference is cute here.
It's real! Hold hands ✔️Peck on the head. ✔️
Heart-shaped jiaozi.
[Ep3]
His wish.
[Ep4]
🧢 = didi
[Ep5]
Sad to not work together anymore.
[Ep6]
What's the deal with the hands?
[Ep7]
[Ep8]
[Ep9]

[Ep10]
[Ep11]
"Seeking Forgiveness" Milk Tea Flavor and "Wanting You Back" Strawberry Flavor.
[Ep12]
[Ep13]
[Ep14]
[Ep15]
[Ep16]
Secret CP.
Peek.
[Ep17]
[Ep18]
[Ep19]
[Ep20]
[Ep21]
Not theirs.
[Ep22]
[Ep23]
[Ep24]
A family dinner.
Snow.
Manufactured snow.
The real snow.



Remarks


by FanFanX



[First Impression (Ep1-3)] They're adorable and the pairing I didn't know I needed. But I'm anticipating some real heartbreak soon.

[Actors/Actresses] Lin Yi is having a good year and he's so sweet in this. Li Lan Di and Wang You Jun will be reunited for this one. (They were both in last year's All the Way to the Sun.) 

One might recognize Sun Tian Yu as Chen Guang Pu, as he's Li Ai Dao in Pegasus. He has the most horrible hair/wig here. Okay, and he's also even more obnoxious here... [Edit: He got better as the series progressed.] 

[Behind the Scenes] 

[OST] Full OST. I must say, no song should have the words "You are my melotonin" in it. (6th song.)



[Ending] Open to interpretation. 

Two years later, we see Zhi Qu return home and then she says, "Lin Tuo, I'm home". They pan over to the other room, and he's hooked up to various machines. He still has a heartbeat.   

My thought is that he's still alive. There's hope. Slim but it's still there. As of the writing of this post, there is still no cure for ALS. 


Reviews



Five (5/5)


Four (4/5)


Three (3/5)

Reviewer: FanFanX
Date: April 2024
Aesthetics: A
Acting: A++
Plot: A → B

Keeping this review simple, even though there’s so much to unload. An amazing cast with a decent story about familial and romantic love.  But… This is not the easiest watch after Lin Tuo’s diagnosis, especially as it comes with a heavy dose of noble idiocy. This series will make you cry tears of joy and devastation.

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Rating: 3/5


Two (2/5)


One (1/5)



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