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Go Ahead (以家人之名, lit. In the Name of Family) is easily one of my favorite Chinese dramas. It started strong and never disappointed. Don't let the opening sequence trick you into coming into the drama with expectations of juicy love triangles and romance. You'll just be disappointed, because this slice-of-life drama is really about family… Continue reading Drama Review: Go Ahead (以家人之名)
It's the end! At this point, almost all of our characters have made their peace with their parents. Ling Xiao is the only one left. Recap Xi Xi stays for the rest of dinner, even though Ling Xiao doesn't come back. After dinner, she and Chen Ting sit down to chat and Xi Xi decides… Continue reading Recap: Go Ahead (Ep. 40)
Tang Can and Ming Yue start to be more honest with their parents. Meanwhile, Jian Jian convinces Zi Qiu to spy on their parents, who go on a date together. Zi Qiu reconnects with Zhao Hua Guang in order to help Jian Jian. Recap When Ming Yue gets back to the apartment, Tang Can teases… Continue reading Recap: Go Ahead (Ep. 39)
Jian Jian and her brothers have their moments this episode, but this one is really all about her friends. Tang Can decides to give her acting dreams another chance. Ming Yue tries to be a bridge between her parents. Recap Tang Can and Jian Jian are the only ones up and in the dining room… Continue reading Recap: Go Ahead (Ep. 38)
Jian Jian deals with the fall-out of being falsely-accused of copying artwork. Mei Yang reveals more of the truth behind Ling Xiao's fraught years in Singapore. Ming Yue tries to patch things up with her mother. Tang Can and Zhuang Bei provide the one bright spot this episode as he tries to push her to… Continue reading Recap: Go Ahead (Ep. 37)
Ling Xiao and Jian Jian continue to dance around Chen Ting in exchanges of fake politeness, wary about her intentions. Meanwhile, Ming Yue deals with her own family issues. Recap Zi Qiu establishes some ground rules for Mei Yang if she's going to be spending more time at the coffee shop. She's not allowed to… Continue reading Recap: Go Ahead (Ep. 36)
Chen Ting decides that she wants to stay in China, much to everyone's dismay, including Mei Yang. Ling Xiao, Jian Jian, and their friends adjust to having Mei Yang around. Hai Chao helps He Mei figure out how to reconnect with Zi Qiu. Recap Mei Yang sits, crying, on a bench while Chen Ting chats… Continue reading Recap: Go Ahead (Ep. 35)
Zi Qiu learns the real truth about his mother, but isn't sure that it changes his relationship with her at all. Meanwhile, Ming Yue is finally forced to confront her mother about her controlling parenting style. Recap Hai Chao tells He Mei that Zi Qiu knows about how she went to jail. Jian Jian receives… Continue reading Recap: Go Ahead (Ep. 34)
"Patience" is the word of this episode. Jian Jian comes to the realization this episode that patience is the key to entering the adult world, and all of the kids this episode experience that for themselves. Recap Ming Yue and her father meet her mother for lunch and to confront her about the condo purchase.… Continue reading Recap: Go Ahead (Ep. 33)
As Ling Xiao's birthday approaches, he gets a special kind of birthday surprise: one that he probably doesn't want, but has to accept nevertheless. Recap Tang Can meets briefly with Zhuang Bei to tell him that she's closed her online store, but that she'll still follow-through on the event that his mother commissioned her for.… Continue reading Recap: Go Ahead (Ep. 32)
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