Word-of-mouth variety show "Goodbye Lover", a companion piece "Spring Days to Go Again", once again focused on the topic of divorce——
Solemnly say goodbye to the past, it is not too late to start again
Reporter Huang Qizhe
The pain of losing love, don't bother to hide, you might as well look down on the past and start over again with ease.
As a companion piece of last year's word-of-mouth variety show "Goodbye Lover", "Spring Days to Go Again" was recently launched on Mango TV.
Since "Goodbye Lover" will be a gimmick-filled "divorce variety show", it will carefully cook up a small pot of slow-cooking boutiques, so once the "Spring Days Going Again" is broadcast, it has attracted the attention of many netizens.
The new show continues the previous model, still using a combination of reality show and observation room.
However, the difference from "Goodbye Lover" is that the observation object this time was changed from divorced couples to seven divorced amateur single men and women.
The show hopes that they can "heal first and then fall in love" - to face the regrets in their past marriages through the company of each other during the journey. As for whether they can start a new relationship in the show, it depends on fate.
The "divorce variety show" targeting mature men and women enables the show to stand out among the reality shows focusing on youth love in the same schedule and achieve differentiated competition.
However, compared with the contagious and true feelings of the guests of "Goodbye Lover", and the frequent occurrence of golden sentences after the thorough analysis of the guests, the new program is incomparable in terms of the depth of emotional issues and the performance of the guests.
It seems that the creators still have a long way to go before they bid farewell to relying on gimmicks and conflicts to gain attention, and slowly cook up the affection and rhythm of emotional reality shows.
Solemnly say goodbye, in order to restart life with a healthy and mature mentality
A number, a stack of airline tickets, a bottle of perfume that is no longer used, an unsent postcard... The "Spring Days" program began, and there was no rush to bring these single men and women together to expose each other's scars or give birth to new ones. Romance; instead, referring to the idea of "Museum of Broken Relationships", each guest is invited to provide an item related to their ex and past relationships, and leave a summary sentence to say goodbye to the past.
Among these seemingly ordinary everyday objects, it is "the unbearable lightness in life", which carries much nostalgia and regret.
"Two people's movies, but a third person has seen them." Female guest Liu Liqi's movie ticket expressed her sad past.
As a university teacher, her life was originally "a stable life and a peaceful life", but it was not long after giving birth to her child that she discovered that the movies her husband and herself watched were watched by a third person.
Even going back, the husband has never stopped betrayal since the beginning of their marriage.
Faced with all these, she had thought about ending the marriage.
But family and friends have repeatedly persuaded her to maintain a "decent marriage" for the sake of her children, because in front of outsiders, her husband has always played the role of a "good gentleman".
But four years of forbearance failed to return the prodigal son, Liu Liqi finally chose to divorce.
The guests felt the same way - they were all using children as an excuse to maintain the surface peace, but few people cared about the real feelings of the parties, and they were even reluctant to ask whether such an unhealthy family relationship could provide a good environment for children to grow up.
Once upon a time, divorce was a "taboo" in ordinary people's daily conversations.
This is because people often associate the term with "broken" and "failure."
However, with the improvement of social civilization, more and more people realize that the end of an emotional relationship may involve betrayal and confrontation, which is depressing, but focusing on the long life, the end means growth after correcting mistakes. and reboot.
And this is also the positive concept that "Spring Days Going Again" tries to convey.
Today, Liu Liqi is a doctoral student, taking care of her children while continuing her studies.
In the face of such a presentation, the audience is also very happy: "It's good for them to grow up, there is no need to be together." Compared with a group of love variety shows that are eager to "group CP" in the first episode, the audience is watching "The Spring Days will set off again" mentality is also much calmer.
Rather than forcing a "big reunion" in one shot, the audience is more looking forward to getting thoughts on the relationship between the sexes from the show, learning to face pain calmly, and gaining the courage to move forward lightly.
The previous work raised expectations, how to "start again" to go further
In the second episode, the producer arranged for seven men and women to go boating on the mountains and rivers in Zhangjiajie.
Moisturized by the clear water and warm sun, the minds of the guests gradually eased. A female guest took the lead in shouting: "How are you?" The other guests responded in unison: "I'm fine!" Among the echoes from the empty valley, someone burst into tears.
Adults are accustomed to self-digestion in the face of hardship, and have long lost the courage to be foolish and willful.
A simple "I'm fine" makes all the grievances and sorrows in my heart flood into my heart, which is touching.
This scene inevitably reminds the audience of the "tear point" in "Goodbye Lover".
Also in the second episode, Zhang He overcame his fear of heights and stood on the edge of a cliff, shouting to his ex-wife Guo Keyu, "We all have to live the way we like."
However, it is this kind of association and comparison that highlights the shortcoming of "Spring Days Going Again". In digging out the deep meaning of the scene, the deep fulfillment of old love seems to be more touching than the emotional release of self.
And this more or less explains why "Spring Day Going Again" has not yet become a "popular" variety show.
The careful production and high reputation of "Goodbye Lover" has raised the audience's expectations. As a companion piece, "Spring Days to Go Again" is still full of sincerity and well-made, but it fails to contribute to the emotional issues that can be discussed in depth and is worthy of aftertaste. tender moments.
Of course, the show has only aired two episodes, and it's too early to draw conclusions.
What is especially worthy of affirmation is that compared to the relatively decent reasons for breaking up such as "no longer in love" and "incompatible personality" in "Goodbye Lover", "Spring Day Delayed" does not avoid more realistic and common situations, such as betrayal and abandonment. .
Regarding these injuries, the show did not deliberately dig out the bloody and unbearable details to arouse the audience's curiosity, nor did it force the guests to be free and easy, and give the so-called emotional "solution" from the perspective of a bystander.
In this "not so simple" emotional reality show proposition, "Spring Days Going Again" gives the third answer-rational and sincere reflection, gentle and firm companionship.