The Homecoming

[Guo Xiang]

No thread on this drama serial yet? I think this is a pretty good one.

So far I like all the characters in this show except for Ryan, Weihong's kid. He's so young, but already is trying to break up a marriage. @.@; And he said some really insensitive things too. I've never seen a kid who talks as rudely and as insensitively as he does. Ryan is pure evil. He totally deserves to be shoved into the pool. @.@;

Meanwhile, I think Hanyuan's descending sanity is a very interesting part of the story. Be waiting to see how mad he can go, and how he will be dealing with his friends.

[convoy]

The English title is boring and generic.
The Chinese title is more interesting: 十三鞭. The story takes place because of the caning.

[CheungKafai]

it's a surprisingly good serial, given the load of dreadfully sub-standard fare MC has been churning out..

The characters of this show are quite interestingly written... constance song & rayson tan are quite good actors!

and i like ryan.. think he's quite adorable & lighten up the heavy atmosphere of the show .. the kid's quite a gd actor, his crying scene was veri realistic

[convoy]

It is better than most other Mediacorp series probably because it is not done in-house, but done by an external studio.

[Excelsior]

I thought the story is quite "Hollywood". The first few episodes already made the story quite boring. Is it like a copy of Hollywood's Chinese movies, the Chinese always manages to be able to speak perfect English. In the show, Ryan and Weihong were supposed to have stayed in America for seven years and guess what the only word that Ryan communicates with his father in English is, "Dad". Makes me wonder do the schools in America teach Mandarin to the Chinese? And the script written for Ryan makes him look like some super mature kid, he knows how to handle most tacky situations in a relationship especially with his dad's relationship with Sessy, very unlike kids around his age.

[Guo Xiang]

I thought the story is quite "Hollywood". The first few episodes already made the story quite boring. Is it like a copy of Hollywood's Chinese movies, the Chinese always manages to be able to speak perfect English. In the show, Ryan and Weihong were supposed to have stayed in America for seven years and guess what the only word that Ryan communicates with his father in English is, "Dad". Makes me wonder do the schools in America teach Mandarin to the Chinese? And the script written for Ryan makes him look like some super mature kid, he knows how to handle most tacky situations in a relationship especially with his dad's relationship with Sessy, very unlike kids around his age.

True about what you said of Ryan. Kids like him always annoy me nonstop for some reason. Maybe it's because of it being unrealistic. If Ryan was a teenager then it would be more plausible and acceptable. Not to mention that his Mandarin sounds kind of tacky too.

[Excelsior]

True about what you said of Ryan. Kids like him always annoy me nonstop for some reason. Maybe it's because of it being unrealistic. If Ryan was a teenager then it would be more plausible and acceptable. Not to mention that his Mandarin sounds kind of tacky too.

Just to sum up it all up, Singaporean script-writers don't think that much into the finer details of things.

[convoy]

Just to sum up it all up, Singaporean script-writers don't think that much into the finer details of things.

Or maybe like what my mother said, the kids are possessed by old ghosts.

[muddy_paws]

Well, the kid could be cuter. The one who looks like Elvin would be better. Yeah, i'm curious as to why lee nan xing could move to America with his criminal records and everything. Is it that easy to get a green card?

[CheungKafai]

i didn't catch the earlier episodes but it's about the 4 of them going to jail & got canned.. then how come Rayson Tan could be a lawyer now? is it possible to be a lawyer in S'pore with a criminal record? i assume it wld be easier in western countries but s'pore is supposed to be quite strict abt such things rite

[Guo Xiang]

Well, the kid could be cuter. The one who looks like Elvin would be better. Yeah, i'm curious as to why lee nan xing could move to America with his criminal records and everything. Is it that easy to get a green card?

Uhh... it was mentioned several times before that Weihong was an illegal immigrant... so no green card for him.

i didn't catch the earlier episodes but it's about the 4 of them going to jail & got canned.. then how come Rayson Tan could be a lawyer now? is it possible to be a lawyer in S'pore with a criminal record? i assume it wld be easier in western countries but s'pore is supposed to be quite strict abt such things rite

One of the episodes explained this. Hanyuan said that he had to go through many checks before he was allowed to practise law.

[janlow]

This is a not bad drama already considering MCS's standard. The best acting comes from Rayson Tan. He looks really sick and crazy. Also not bad is Brandon Wong.

Anyone can tell me what is Zheng Guoping's role in the show? He doesn't seem important in the show. He's probably the one who betrayed Rayson Tan though.

[Guo Xiang]

This is a not bad drama already considering MCS's standard. The best acting comes from Rayson Tan. He looks really sick and crazy. Also not bad is Brandon Wong.

Anyone can tell me what is Zheng Guoping's role in the show? He doesn't seem important in the show. He's probably the one who betrayed Rayson Tan though.

He's one of the four brothers and yes, he was the one who betrayed Rayson. He plays somewhat of a middle role. He tries his best to help his brothers and he doesn't want any of them to fight... He's also been feeling bad about the betrayal.

[janlow]

He's one of the four brothers and yes, he was the one who betrayed Rayson. He plays somewhat of a middle role. He tries his best to help his brothers and he doesn't want any of them to fight... He's also been feeling bad about the betrayal.

I didn't catch the front part of the drama. How did he betray Rayson Tan? What was their initial crime? Why was Rayson punished more severely?

[Guo Xiang]

I didn't catch the front part of the drama. How did he betray Rayson Tan? What was their initial crime? Why was Rayson punished more severely?

Their crime was vandalising. They burnt a rival's motorbike. The three were caught before Rayson and during interrogation, the police revealed that one of his friends had betrayed his name over and that was why they were able to find and arrest him so quickly.

All of the four were convicted to months of jail-time and three strokes of cane. However, Rayson's dad decided to appeal for his son. He sent his lawyer to tell Rayson to deny all the charges and instead, push the blame to his friends which he did.

In the end, the appeal failed and because he had denied all charges, Rayson was seen as unrepeatant and so, was given more jail-time, and an extra stroke of cane.

[Extremer88]

I would be surprised if Rayson Tan DOES NOT get nominated for Best Leading Actor in the upcoming Star Awards. Brandon Wong deserves a mention too.

[Guo Xiang]

I would be surprised if Rayson Tan DOES NOT get nominated for Best Leading Actor in the upcoming Star Awards. Brandon Wong deserves a mention too.

Yes! Rayson did a very good job in his role as Chen Hanyuan! His character truly does look demented, especially in last night's finale!

[janlow]

Ending wasn't very well done. Thought it was quite rushed. And there were pple appearing out of nowhere. But it's still better than the average MCS drama. Hopefully they don't forget Rayson Tan by year-end.

[Guo Xiang]

Ending wasn't very well done. Thought it was quite rushed. And there were pple appearing out of nowhere. But it's still better than the average MCS drama. Hopefully they don't forget Rayson Tan by year-end.

The ending was a little rushed, yes. I mean, at least the very end of it. The ending kind of made me go a little although I've expected it.