The first time I watched this drama was probably 2011 or 2012, and I watched it many times over and over. Revisiting it after many years, I found many details that I didn't notice back then.
1. The male protagonist clearly shows that he likes the female protagonist from the first time he went to the female protagonist's house to learn from the female protagonist's father. The female protagonist fell asleep because of the exhaustion of washing the curtains for a day. When the heroine poured tea for the hero, the hero looked at the heroine's eyes, which was really an undisguised desire.
The female protagonist likes the male protagonist at least since she went to the male protagonist's banquet. As soon as the male protagonist appeared, the female protagonist's eyes began to follow him, so much so that the male protagonist's mother and sister found out. So after that, the male protagonist's mother always believed that the female protagonist was interested in his son, and encouraged his son to propose to the female protagonist. It's a pity that the heroine didn't realize her feelings. The male protagonist and the female protagonist just shook hands and the sparks radiated. The glances across the crowd at the banquet were really affectionate and affectionate, as if no one else existed.
2. The second male Henry and the male protagonist met for the first time at the exhibition. The two looked at each other and recognized each other's rival in love. Then began to tit-for-tat sarcasm, full of gunpowder flavor. The male protagonist, who was finally rejected by the female protagonist, left the battle ahead of schedule because of his sadness.
Sigh, the eyes of the actors in this drama are really good.
3. The male protagonist really has been trying to give up on the female protagonist, but he has been reviving. Originally, the male protagonist felt that he was not worthy of the female protagonist, so he did not dare to express his feelings. As a result, when the workers made trouble, the female protagonist rushed out to block the stone for the male protagonist, which gave the male protagonist a glimmer of hope. Coupled with the encouragement of the male protagonist's mother, the male protagonist proposed to the female protagonist. After being rejected, the sad male protagonist canceled the lessons with the female protagonist's father at first, but later resumed. The male protagonist asked his mother to stop mentioning the female protagonist, but he could not forget the female protagonist. Later, the male protagonist went to class, and the female protagonist refused to let the male protagonist come in because her brother was at home and lied, which hurt the male protagonist's heart again. Afterwards, the heroine and her brother hugged and said goodbye late at night, and the hero saw it, causing a misunderstanding, and the hero's face turned gloomy in an instant. Later, the heroine was involved in the murder case. The hero didn't ask the heroine anything, so he excused her. Although he was heartbroken because of the misunderstanding of the heroine's lover at night, he could only secretly hurt himself. The female protagonist came to thank the male protagonist. The male protagonist thought that the female protagonist owed him an explanation, but the female protagonist chose to hide it. The male protagonist was angry and tried to say that he no longer cared about the female protagonist and wanted to move on. As a result, when he learned from his sister and Higgins that the heroine helped him speak kind words, he was immediately shaken. Not only hired Higgins, but also immediately went to the hostess' house to show off. After the heroine's parents died, she decided to leave Milton forever. The hero asked the heroine several times if she really wanted to leave, which was really distressing. The male protagonist watched the female protagonist's carriage leave, and humbly hoped that the female protagonist would look back at him, but the female protagonist did not look back. At that moment, the male protagonist was really close to giving up. If the heroine turned back, he might rush up to stop the carriage desperately. In the days when the heroine was away, he should have tried to forget the heroine and be with the daughter of the wealthy businessman. If it weren't for his bankruptcy, there's a high probability that he'd be married. However, when he knew that it was only her brother who he had always mistakenly thought to be the heroine's lover, he dropped everything and went to the heroine's hometown. This time he had probably decided not to let go again.
4. Many of the supporting characters in this play can see the affection between the male and female protagonists.
The male protagonist's mother can see that the male protagonist likes the female protagonist because she finds that the male protagonist needs to dress up well when he goes to the female protagonist's house for class, and often mentions the female protagonist at home. Seeing that the female protagonist likes the male protagonist should be the look in the eyes of the female protagonist looking at the male protagonist at the banquet.
Bell was near the hostess's house, and happened to meet the preoccupied man whose proposal was rejected. Seeing the reaction of the heroine, bell immediately guessed what was going on between the hero and heroine. Later, he deliberately mentioned the name of his rival Henry in front of the male protagonist, with an expression of watching the show. Later, the heroine confessed that she did not want to be looked down upon by the hero, and Bell immediately guessed what the heroine was thinking.
The police officer who handled the female lead's case also saw the relationship between the two and understood that the male lead was covering up the female lead, so he didn't pursue it.
When Bessy heard the female protagonist joke about the male protagonist's mother, she teased that the female protagonist likes the male protagonist.
Higgins should also see that the relationship between the two is not easy from the fact that the female protagonist often mentions the male protagonist and speaks good words for the male protagonist, and that the male protagonist works for him in the face of the female protagonist. So Higgings also helped the male protagonist to clear the misunderstanding and assisted.
In the end, even the heroine's slow father saw it.
5. Some people say that the South and the North are the Industrial Revolution version of Pride and Prejudice. In Pride and Prejudice, Darcy is Pride and Lizzy is Prejudice. In the South and the North, the arrogant is Margaret, and the prejudice is a little bit of both Margaret and Thornton. They represent different classes, different ways of life, one south and one north, from the initial tit-for-tat confrontation to mutual understanding and consensus.
6. There are many beautiful scenes in this drama, such as Thornton's profile in the snow-like cotton wool, such as the lingering kiss at the train station after the two solved the misunderstanding, such as the heroine returning to her hometown after the death of her parents It's like seeing a happy family in the past. But the most unforgettable scene is probably the scene of watching the heroine leave in the heavy snow. The male protagonist hopes that the female protagonist can look back at him, but the female protagonist does not look back. But in fact, the heroine has looked back many times. When she left the factory and found the male protagonist peeking at the window, when the male protagonist left her to talk to others at the banquet, and when the male protagonist left with the daughter of a wealthy businessman, she All turned back.
7. The ending is really beautiful and clever. The two of them recalled the scene when they first met here in the empty factory after the shutdown, which is quite a bit of fate. As soon as the female protagonist heard that the male protagonist was bankrupt, she returned to the north to find the male protagonist, while the male protagonist went to the hometown of the southern female protagonist as soon as the misunderstanding was resolved. Neither of them found each other, but on the way back, they met at the station by train in the opposite direction and decided to go back to the north together. This time they are finally heading towards the same destination, Milton, their shared home.
Finally, I have to mention that the soundtrack of this drama is really very classical, and now the soundtrack of film and television dramas is becoming more and more electronic.
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