The Seventh Day

I just finished this very touching series and definitely it was one of the best 'tragic' dramas, for anyone who remembers...think in comparison Hard Fate. Ceci(played by Niki) death in that series left negative impact on an already so-okay series...In the 7th Day, I thought Niki was going to die with the brain operation because her wish of leaving kevin a 'present' (or a part of her) was fulfilled. That was truly the best gift anyone could've given them. However, TVB surprised us, and gave her 5 years, at least some time for them to care for their baby together. Kevin's narrative speech that announced Nikki's death is very memorable and touching. Why just 5, why not 50? lol. Though the ending was very depressing, the last words of the series "regardless of whatever happens in your life, as long as you cherished it, it will be your life's most beautiful" reminds us of what is the true meaning behind this series. It goes along with an old Cantonese saying "Disregard whether or not it is eternal, just know that you once had it"... or the english saying..."don't cry because it is over, smile because it happened"...

Here is a wallpaper that I created with images from TVB...
















Besides the various media reports, I think another big spoiler is the main and subthemes though they are very beautiful songs, they tie so closely to the series and I am really beginning to appreciate them after finishing the series and closely reading the lyrics. I think that because of the predictability the ratings weren't as high as K&N had hoped, but sometimes I find surprises can leave a far worse impression of a series. K&N was the best part of Hard Fate and I watched it only because of the chemistry between them, but the sudden death of Nikki completely ruined the series. How can the writer be so cruel and separate them right before their marriage? In Hearts of Greed...I really didn't want to see Raymond (Alfred) die, I was so shocked and surprised... He and Linda had more chemistry than Linda and Moses, all along she only treated Moses as a bro...To me, that was a major let down of the series.

I find the relationship between K&N in the 7th day more mature and stable than Under the Canopy of Love where they were lacking trust. Clearly they were deeply in love. Thinking it was for the good of Kevin, Niki decided to make Kevin forget her. However, when he did, she realized that there was no one for her to live for in life and decided to "give-up". Similarly, when Nikki told him that he must leave her if she receives treatment, Kevin gave up in life because he changed his attitude towards life because of her. Someone in a forum posting said she may have lived longer if she went out with the doctor, but I don't think she would have, because he was no longer the one she loved whole-heartedly. She may only survived that brain surgery because she wanted to fulfill Kevin's promise to go to Japan (the place in the post card) with him, knowing that if she doesn't survive he will blame himself forever for not being able to fulfill his promise to her. This I found was a much better closure than UTCOL, which was (though happy) it focused on a very brief part of their lives and it was one of those series that could potentially be extended on and on with a sequel... Also in the 7th day, it was nice to see them finally marry and see their lives living together. I've rambled long enough... I truthfully hope that K&N will collaborate again in a fourth series...with a happy ending of course...perhaps starting as a married couple and going through what parents must go through raising children...how about with a baby girl who is about 5 years old??? lol... Thanks for reading!