Serendipity’s Embrace is like cotton candy. It is light and sweet. Don’t expect angst or a thriller subplot because it’s all about the romance LOL. Yes! happy ending!

Don’t be put off with the fact that it’s only eight episodes. The pacing is really good.

the ML is WHIPPED for the FL from the very very start. this drama did NOT waste time and served in all 8 episodes. and can i just say, you should definitely watch for Chae Jong Hyeop or Kim So Hyun. CJH has PUPPY eyes and i swear i like melted when he smiled. ITS SO WARM.

the ML, he makes excuses to make time with her, is a green forest, smart, handsome, and BOLD. he does not even hesitate when it comes to confessing.

the FL likes her job and is competent. she has an actual personality and a life compared to many other FLs in other dramas. she’s pretty and funny LOL.

it’s sort of like a he fell first, she fell harder trope. first kiss comes about halfway.

the SML. thankfully, there is NOTHING good about him. (don’t bash the actor!!) our SML is like a red fucking flag compared to our green forest ML. he has a high ego, is a narcissist and genuinely manipulative. his backstory does get revealed but genuinely i never felt bad for him. his reasoning for doing what he did, did not make much sense when there were clearly better and more effective ways of dealing with the problems he was facing instead of ghosting FL for years without a reason. and the way he thought FL joined the animation industry for HIM but actually it was revealed she joined for ML instead. i can’t even tell if he actually ever even liked FL or not. it’s going to be hard for me to forget about this actor’s character in here when i’m about to see a green flag (hopefully since hes apart of second lead couple) version of him in love next door.

so this has the “best friend likes ML and FL helps her to get with ML” trope. at first i was wondering how Kim Hye Ji, the best friend, would take it knowing that her first love had always been in love with FL and not her. Thank the writers cause she took it so well and became such a supportive friend. genuinely i loved her so much when she started playing cupid for ML and FL.

for angst, like i said. don’t expect it. the farthest it gets is the “ML’s mother wants FL to leave ML” trope. but it’s not super serious and in the end becomes resolved.

obviously, there’s a hospital scene. would it even be a kdrama without one?

for my favourite character, it would be the uncle/landlord LOL. he’s so funny!

i like how everything is connected, and revealed in the end, and we find out he got injured cause of her. JAAUJAUJAUJ

my only complaint is that we didn’t get to see Kwon Sang Pil end up with anyone. it was clear he always liked Hye Ji but obviously can’t get with her now.

OVERALL:

this is light. cute. and has good kiss scenes. NO ANGST so don’t write reviews saying you expected it when it’s literally only 8 episodes :(. keep in mind this is all just my opinion and still, you are entitled to have your own opinion. overall 9.5/10 for me, i really enjoyed this and will probably end up rewatching it when i don’t have time to watch a 16 ep or 12 ep. the osts are also really good, my favourite was “Destiny”. Anyway, now i’ll be tuning in for jungjung couple on love next door!

if you decide to watch this, i hope you enjoy!