In mid-to-late July, a large wave of good dramas is about to arrive in line, and the happy planet of drama fans has officially set sail.
The first to return was last year, with a variety of "cute" large-scale shots, brushed enough to feel good about the campus youth drama "I want to do it again".
The second season of hot return, facing the eyes of the whole network, everyone wants to know, this time they "do" it?
Devi, an Indian-American scholar.
She was an ordinary 16-year-old female high school student, with a gentle father, a strict mother, a sexy cousin, a cute girlfriend, and a big head...
The sudden death of her father had a strong psychological impact on Devi, and she suddenly lost her leg function and could only sit in a wheelchair.
Paxton, the transfer student, was handsome like a miracle, and in order to see the handsome guy, Devi regained the ability to walk upright.
If this "miracle" BOY can make Devi stand up, does he also have the ability to make Devi happy again?
To test this, Devi plucked up the courage to issue a sincere message to Paxton... About cannons.
Paxton actually agreed without even thinking about it, and Devi's dream of "doing it once" was about to come true!
What Devi didn't know was that her peach blossom luck continued to rise and was moving in a direction that was out of control.
Devi's nemesis, ben, has been fighting with Devi since childhood, fighting for who is the smartest cub in the school.
After being an opponent for a long time, feeling sorry for each other became a secret feeling, Ben took the initiative to drive Devi to the beach to bid farewell to his father's ashes, and kissed Devi on impulse.
Confessed by Xueba and school grass at the same time, Dewei's three views were greatly shocked, and the love concept of a 16-year-old girl should follow the five facial features? Or do you follow your head?
Devi got caught up in the choice dilemma and involuntarily became the most nerd in Versailles:
I like both, that has to be rationally measured, carefully analyzed, and strive to choose the one with the most advantages!
But unfortunately, even if it is a bully, even if there is a group of high-IQ girlfriends to give advice, Devi still makes a decision that can shock everyone:
Adults make choices, children want everything.
What gave Devi the courage to step on two boats was not Liang Jingru, but her mother (Devi her mother).
Her mother, Narini, decided to move her family back to India and return to her mother's house for help and comfort.
In Devi's view, since he would leave the United States for India in a year's time, it was even more necessary to have fun in time, as long as the secret of stepping on two boats could be hidden for a whole year.
During the year, Devi will be the happiest girl in the school:
Two boyfriends asking for good morning together, and two boyfriends taking turns passing the time.
Even if the secret was revealed a year later, Devi would have gone to India long ago, and he could easily dump two sad men.
The ideal is very full, and Devi enjoys the joy of being a "big pig's trotter";
The reality is very bone-chilling, and a party makes Devi die on the spot.
Last year, the first season of "Good to Do It" was released, and the 16-year-old girl drove a large-scale car to fill up the topic and gimmick, instantly accumulating a large number of fans.
Fan evaluation of the first season is: can be called "female version of the American pie".
Although the second season is the same as the first season of Douban ratings, the comments under the episode are very different: this drama is best to have a finale in the third season, there is really nothing to shoot!
Only the second season has made the audience aesthetically tired, what does "I want to do once" really want to do?
As a nation of immigrants, the United States prides itself on its multiculturalism.
At the political level, when the left is white and the pluralism is emphasized, American dramas as a weather vane naturally follow the trend:
"The First Arrival", which tells the second generation of Taiwanese immigrants;
"Kim Family Convenience Store", which tells about Korean immigrants;
The core of the story of "Good to Do It Again" is Indian immigrants, and several supporting characters include Japanese, Chinese, and Indian Muslims, which is simply an Asian smorgasbord.
The first season of the series shows the collision and fusion of Indian cultures in American society with Indian immigrant gatherings, comedic family lifestyles, and finally the sea burial of Devi's father.
In the second season, in the presentation of immigrant culture, there are intriguing metaphors.
When Narini returned to India to seek help from her mother-in-law, her family and her in-laws gave Herini completely different treatment.
The mother's family expressed dissatisfaction with Narini's pursuit of a career, became anxious about her widowhood, and even introduced her to an elderly man as a blind date;
The in-laws cared for Narini, massaging her, making her delicious food, and encouraging her to pursue her career and freedom;
Eventually, Narini felt that although she was born in India, life in the United States had already made her a better person, and she gave up the idea of returning to her mother's home and returned to the United States with her mother-in-law.
This is a setting that any Western audience will take for granted, while eastern audiences will feel as if something is wrong.
From the surface point of view, it is to show the difference between the living conditions of women in India and the United States, in order to show:
"Indian women are appendages of marriage, and American women really have equal rights."
If we think deeply, we will find that "mother's family" is a metaphor for the motherland, and "in-laws' family" is a metaphor for the United States.
In the consciousness that American culture has long created, the immigrant groups who come to the United States to realize their dreams are all because they cannot get "freedom and democracy" and success in the "motherland"!
This is not an expression of Indian culture, but an expression of the loyalty of immigrants to American society.
I want to be multicultural, but I want to make it an ideological output...
This is not called "true diversity"!
If the political interpretation is too deep, the second season from the perspective of romantic comedy is also difficult to say.
The first season of the high school girl trio drove at high speed in the purest and innocent way, and various tiger and wolf words created many classic bridges.
Before the start of the second season, how many viewers are silently expecting the speed not to be reduced, it is best to open a new trick!
Who knew that the second season actually did not have a car! The audience waiting for the car said: This is the act of hanging a sheep's head and selling dog meat!
When the framework of the big love triangle is determined, Devi is difficult to choose between the two male protagonists, and Devi's relatives and friends have also joined the army of love triangles, as if to help Devi's love triangle!
So the sexy cousin pulled the handsome boyfriend with her left hand and opened the office ambiguously with her right hand;
The Chinese-American Eleanor dislikes her boyfriend while becoming infatuated with Disney's retired child star;
The big triangle and the small triangle staged the magic circle of love together, but insisted on the pure love bottom line of the high school student level on the scale issue, and only pushed Paxton out of the stripping show figure.
Although love triangles can increase the drama of romantic comedies, but the love triangle makes the joy of the story drop again and again, and the audience only wants to sigh at the characters in the play:
Have a good relationship, don't do it, can't you?
The audience who insisted on chasing the second season and expecting to see the third season automatically split into two factions: paxton and ben!
With his high appearance and good figure, Paxton successfully established the jianghu status of "five features are stronger than three views", and loyal fans have said:
In high school, who wouldn't want a high-profile affair with the school grass?
Ben has gained a lot of support because of the cuteness of the character, and is on a par with Paxton!
Fans of this sect are even more shouting: Xueba plus Xueba, walk all over the world are not afraid!
Two seasons combined for 20 episodes, Devi has forgotten his original intention of three customs, but the audience still firmly remembers, when can I do it once?
Who will you do it with again? The second season of "Good to Do It" failed to break through the first season in the plot, and the scale was still smaller than the first season, making the audience's expectations for a sequel disappointed.
Therefore, as a series with only 30 minutes per episode, it is only suitable for American drama lovers who want to spend their summer vacation time and want to enjoy the fun of chasing dramas, or wait for follow-up works.