If There is Still Time Left (2024)

Lots of tears... be prepared

LIKE

How Lin Tuo's company understood his situation and accomodate to him on how to contribute to his daily work

When Bang Quan sort of guessed what happened to Lin Tuo - that was heart-breaking

DISLIKE

Selfish Shou Zheng and Li Lian who only cared about academics but not the happiness of their children

MUSIC - personal fav

雪落长街 Xue Luo Chang Jie - 陈卓璇 Chen Zhuo Xuan
还有时间 Hai You Shi Jian - 林彦俊 Lin Yan Jun
缄默 Jian Mo - 郑人予 Zheng Ren Yu, 尹晨 Yin Chen

REWATCH VALUE

Five for now I cannot cry again

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Extraordinary Drama

ok so
I am genuinely in an awe how much realistic this drama is .To be honest I decided to watch this drama because of LIN YI but the Lady Li also nailed it.I am so much emotion ally attached to this master piece.Every perspective of this drama is super fantastic ,every dialogue, every emotion, the chemistry between characters ,the story line etc is mind-blowing. I am so much absorbed in the emotional expressions of the male lead .No doubt its a must watch drama . I have no words to praise LinTou and An Zhique.
and Guangpu.
Moreover the awareness it spreads about Als is also remarkable.Every character has its own significance.It took me a while to realize that dude Lin tuo is just a character and he is okay dude 😌.The Ost is heart wrenching which enhanced the drama to the fullest.A huge shout out to the team . you guys did a great job.
hope to see the main leads together again.
HURRRRRAY

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Humanity is still there...

This series has a very clean and well-crafted script that was not made just like that. The characteristic of screenwriters is to consult both with doctors specialized in this field and with a series of experienced psychologists and write the screenplay with full details about this issue. In the first part, they allow us to slowly see the life of Lin Tu and the people around him and immerse ourselves in his world until his sudden fall knocks us down, while being extremely sadistic, it was a neat thing...

The series has the most beautiful and thoughtful dialogues. From the name of the topic of each episode to the simple words between the characters, it remains like a treasure. The actors officially live this series. Step by step, completely sinking into their role as if it is not the world of a series, it is real.

The romance of the series is sad and at the same time sweet. The series is full of friendship and humanity that is still alive. The songs made me cry even more. Damn, sometimes I couldn't watch the series because I was crying so much. I would go and sit in a corner to stop crying and then come to him...

In short, this series became one of my most beautiful Chinese moderns. From the first part to the end, I only saw beauty and cried, but it was worth it. Let me say that this series is about a person who has an incurable disease. In short, it depends on your taste and, of course, your mental strength, whether you can watch it or not. For me, this series was really beautiful and I recommend it to everyone.

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Value of life, Worth to watch

"People often think that life is all about luxury, wealth, and so on. However, life is something more valuable than the superficialities we chase. This drama, 'Angels Fall Sometime,' delves deep into reality by portraying the unknown disease ALS. It is commendable that they shed light on such a rare disease, which is not often seen in dramas. This has become one of my favorite dramas this year due to its realistic portrayal and meaningful narrative. Unlike overly extravagant and predictable dramas, some Chinese dramas like this one offer good content and stories that resonate with reality.

I highly recommend this drama for those who appreciate realism and emotional depth beyond mere romance. It reflects the value of life and the struggles faced by individuals, showcasing the unconditional love of the female lead, a rarity in today's narratives. 'Angels Fall Sometime' not only entertains but also educates about the hardships faced by those with ALS, making it a worthwhile watch."

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Very Moving

I haven’t written a review in a while, but I felt compelled to write this one. I was moved to tears so many times while watching this. If you don’t like sad Dramas, do not watch this one. The acting was perfect in every way by all. The ML was especially great! I think you know the storyline, and how it will end. I also knew, but watching it was so emotionally sad and so realistic. I knew about ALS, but to actually see how this incurable degenerative disease progresses, was beyond heartbreaking and cruel. While this disease slowly takes parts of your body, it not only affects the person with ALS, but everyone around them. The worst part about it, is the person with ALS is fully conscious and aware of everything, right up to the end. I can never watch this again though, once is enough to go through mentally. I had to take a lot of breaks watching this, especially during the last few episodes, because they were hard to get through. Unlike most Dramas, this is just too real.

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emotion and small thing can also be very good.

here this is the story of a boy named lin tuo who inspires to become a furniture designer. But he got diagnosed with als. a disease which can make u paralise slowly and at last u will die. This drama shows how it is very important for patients a family support and about als paitents. there are many people in this drama who are als paitents and how u should have a attitude towards ur life even though u have little time.

The acting of actors were mind blowing and so emotional that I cry very much in every emotional scenes. Lin yi has really improved his acting skills. I'm his big fan so I watched this drama. I watched landy li for the first time and she is was very cute and natural. love their acting. there support cast also done a great job.

At last in my life I have never seen such paitents so I don't know the pain but though drama I can now imagine.

osts are also mindblowing.

my favorite place in drama was hw cafe I like this cafe very much.


hope this review will help u.

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wow wow wow

I cried a lot it is the most emotional drama I seen so far the actor can act very well I love to see more of his drama.
and I home people living with the ALS don't give up on life and live their life to the fullest
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How to live in the face of death

It's been a while since I last saw Lin Yi (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) but he seems to have been quietly building an interesting portfolio of dramas with real stories. Angels Fall Sometimes looked like another interesting show. Lin Yi plays Lin Tuo, a talented young person with a promising career as a designer, suddenly facing an early death sentence with a diagnosis of ALS.

The last show with a similar theme that I watched was Love is Panacea (2023). Angels achieves what Panacea does not: it addresses the question of how to live in the face of death. In these types of dramas involving terminal illness, I tend to look for messages of hope or possibilities on an individual level. Panacea failed on several levels & for a while I thought Angels would fall short as well. Angels explored so many negative reactions, the what-not-to-do, surrounding the main characters for most of its duration. Its tone didn't change until the final episodes when all the questions that built up were finally addressed.

It's a cultural thing to cover up serious illnesses, but trying to maintain an alternate reality by lying is toxic & unsustainable. The level of denial & inability to cope is far worse than trying to face the truth in the first place. It was rather rediculous to watch, but sure enough, the friends who try to support Tuo break under the strain & his secret isn't kept for very long.

Toxic parents add to the mess, because why not? They suddenly become concerned & compassionate at the flip of a switch. If the workaholic father was essentially estranged from his sons for most of their lives, to the point of being oblivious to the younger son's near suicidal depression, why would he rush to Tuo's side at the drop of a hat & apologise for being a shit parent at first word of Tuo's illness? That didn't make much sense but at any rate they become an important part of Tuo's support network.

Keeping the illness secret from his grandfather by lying about why he's in a wheelchair is another level of incredible. Will the grandfather find out only when it's too late? The cruelest thing to the people around Tuo is to not allow for a proper good-bye.

Tuo retains intellectual capacity & the desire to work throughout his disease progression. His workplace supports his being there and eventually installs a wheelchair ramp at the front entrance. But instead of assigning an assistant to help him draw, his employment is initially maintained by making him use his wheelchair as a delivery cart to bring coffee & supplies to his office mates. From being a highly marketable designer, he becomes someone simply to be taken care of & every ounce of autonomy is taken away from the get go. Does he really accept this patronizing loss of dignity?

The acting overall was not bad. From the beginning the leads were so relaxed & easy with each other, it seemed natural & was nice to watch. But the 2nd FL character was annoyingly antagonistic & shouted most of her lines at the top of her lungs. Honestly, what is the purpose of such a character? Lin Yi did fairly well in portraying the very difficult role of Tuo, but Landy Li showed the strongest performance of all the cast as An ZhiQue, the steadfast girlfriend who takes matters into her own hands to pull Tuo through his ordeal. The actor playing Tuo's neurologist was so natural in fact, I wondered if he was an actual doctor. The show thankfully doesn't delve into romance tropes as the story is not a fairytale romance but a tale of endurance, purpose, & meaning.

I knew this drama was described as a "tear-jerker" going in, but what I was looking for was a message of hope and a show of possibilities. I'm a doer, not a cryer. Up to 20 episodes are spent highlighting the emotional impact on the people around Tuo, who behave quite badly. There's a lot of hysterical crying, shouting, & getting smashed drunk without realistic solutions to enhancing Tuo's quality of life. The despair & helplessness is somewhat unsympathetically portrayed. Then come moments of clarity, like ZhiQue's father telling Tuo to put as much effort into himself as his friends were putting into helping him (although an actual psychologist might've been more beneficial). However, by the final 5 episodes we then get Tuo finally not only facing his reality but also finding a new purpose to his remaining life. He revives his role as a designer and continues to work as I felt the character should've been supported to do so from the start of his illness. The show further explores the stories of other ALS sufferers & the various effects on them & their families, & ends with the decisions Tuo is able to make for his life as a result of the full support of all those around him. So the hope, possibilities, freedom of choice, & having a meaningul life are there & I'm glad this show was able to reach this conclusion.

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I liked it but it had some serious flaws

I will start with what I liked about this drama and then talk about my problems with it. Lin Tuo, as a character, was deeply relatable to me. I myself have severe physical disabilities and his mental struggles were very understandable to me. I really enjoyed his relationship with Xiao Que, especially at the start. Their first meeting, at the interview, was so cute and I loved how natural they felt together. I really liked the side couple, they were actually my favorite. The acting in this drama was really good, they all did phenomenal. The friendships in this drama were really great and I really liked how supportive they were of each other.
Now to the things I didn’t like. The relationship conflict was too drawn out. They made it last longer than it should have and Xiao Tuo was getting somewhat annoying towards the end of the arc. Like I get it but at the same time, it was too much. When I said I understood and related to him, that had its limits. That limit being ruining his relationship and lying to all his loved ones… but my biggest problems were with the subtle ableism and the way they depicted caregiving. I know it sounds weird, a show about a disabled person being ableist shouldn’t be a thing. And I genuinely don’t think that the creators were trying to be ableist or anything but when you write a character who has internalized ableism and don’t do anything to fix his view point, it only projects the idea that the view point is right. That view point being that disabled people are useless and burdensome. Which is obviously not true but this show did not do anything to try and disprove the point. Lin Tuo said that he was useless many times and the entire break up arc was because he didn’t want to be a burden to her. I am fine with a character having insecurities but this show needed to make it clear that this was only that. An insecurity, rather than the universal truth they made it out to be. This ties in with the way they handled caregiving. They made it seem like it was the worst thing ever, that it was better to be out of the relationship than have to take care of your disabled partner. I literally got so pissed when they tried to make the guy who left his fiancé pitiable. Like caregiving is hard but he LEFT her! He did not try to get assistance or do anything to try and make things easier for himself, he just left. It annoyed me so much that they kept trying to make it seem like that wasn’t a bad thing. Caregiving is hard and nobody is perfect but leaving your partner without first trying to get help just makes you shitty. Maybe I’m too biased but I hated it.

Overall, I did enjoy the show and I think it’s really great that we are getting more disability representation in cdramas but there were some serious issues I had with this one so it’s getting an 8.5/10

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