REVIEW: Fathers and Sons

Starring: Bobby Au Yeung, Yoyo Mung, Wong Hei, Tavia Yeung, Ha Yu

In brief:

Because Singapore is going to air this show on cable TV, I shall post up this review that I've done quite some time back.

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With the smile when you are in trouble,
With his strong helping hand,
Father says, "I'll be here, my son."

This story is all about family ties. Man Tin-Chi, played by Bobby Au Yeung, is a yuppie and a happy-go-lucky man who is single and yet unavaliable. He dislikes children as he hates disorder in his life, and it takes four million Hong Kong dollars to raise a child. He has a best buddy, Amy Kam Mei-Tsun. Tin-Chi then discovers that he has a 8 year old son, Jimmy, which he never knew he had. Mei-Tsun often asks Tin-Chi out after work to accompany her to buy clothes for her boyfriend, played by Evergreen Mak. Mei-Tsun then gets pregnant and they decide to get married, only to find out that her boyfriend has been cheating on her with their wedding planner.

Mei-Tsun looses her baby and she breaks up with her boyfriend. Tin-Chi then lends a shoulder to Mei-Tsun and he comforts her at the same time.

Ko Ching, played by Wong Hei, has a daughter and is married. However, he gives all his attention to his daughter, Pui Pui and not to his wife. His wife yearns his love and care, but all he ever does is to make sure his daughter is taken good care of. He'd rather use the money earned to buy new and advanced things for Pui Pui so that she can study and learn better than spend it to himself and his wife. However, his wife later cheats on him and leaves him. It later breaks his heart to learn that Pui Pui isn't his birth daughter, and his wife wants Pui Pui back so that she can bring her back to the states. Pui Pui, however, does not want to go to the States with her mother, instead, she wants to stay with her father. The scene was heartbreaking and touching.

As they spent more time together, Mei-Tsun and Tin-Chi began to develop feelings for each other. They finally get together after Mei-Tsun's ex-boyfriend decides to drop charges against Tin-Chi after he hits him. Mei-Tsun then claims to have not been sleeping well due to his case and that she was very happy that he was now safe from any trouble created.

I loved the scene where Tin-Chi pretended to confess his feelings for Mei-Tsun, when I was watching that scene, I wondered if what he said was true. The way he acted out and the way he said those lines made my heart and I'm sure, Mei-Tsun's heart melt as well.

I also have to point out Tavia's character, Sei Hei, as a very lovable character. Although she did not have as many scenes as Bobby, Yoyo or Wong Hei's characters, the amount of screentime her character had made use of the time and Sei ei succeeded in making me love her character.

Ha Yu's Ko Chi-Tim also made me smile and cry at the same time. His character was so touching as he wanted everyone around him to be happy. He is funny as well.

Bobby and Yoyo's relationship is better than ever. I loved them in Forensic Heroes and I'm still loving them. I like the fact that they bounce off each other very well and they know each other very well too.

However, I hated the fact that Sei Hei and Ko Ching did not end up together. I thought they were pretty adorable together, and I thought they it'd be a perfect ending if they did end up together. However, Ko Ching was too obbessed with his daughter to care about anyone else, as in his heart, only his daughter will be in the number one spot, nobody can and will replace that, not even his wife nor Sei Hei.

I have to rant about the ending though. The ending was rushed, and the whole idea of Chi-Tim to get into a coma and let Ko Ching and Tin-Chi regret not spending enough time with him was a total waste of time. There were many loose ends in this ending. Did Sei Hei and Lui Ka-Sing (Chris Lai) end up together? And did Ko Ching and his wife end up together once again? They never showed a proper wedding scene or how Tin-Chi proposed to Mei-Tsun. All of a sudden, Mei-Tsun appears out of nowhere with Tin-Chi sporting a baby bump with a pair of twins.

The last episode made the series loose it's charm.

Overall, this series is touching, heartbreaking and lovable. Bobby, Yoyo, Wong Hei and Tavia did a really great job in his series. Jacky Wong and Yoyo Lo also did a great job as the children in this show. I'd recommend you to watch this show. It'll leave a deep impression on you.