The friendly bantering is just as amazing as the first season. The pace of this drama, not so much. It had too many fillers and not enough focus on character development. Although I was dying to know the backstory between Lin Luo Xue and Bi Shi San, I was not prepared for the length of time the show devoted to their childhood saga. At one point, I thought I was watching the wrong drama because the childhood portion was sooooo long. I was mighty glad when they finally took their story to the present time when I can empathize with Lin Luo Xue and her conflicting feelings toward Bi Shi San. One of things I love about "Stand By Me" is how show able to tie together multiple story lines. Lin/Bi's story arc had merged seamless with Lu Qiao Chuan and Zhong Bai's story arc with the theme "The world I see is the not the same as the world you see." Which, in turn, crossed over nicely in how they moved forward Zhong Bai and Xiao Hai Yang's relationship.