A fun, adorable drama

Things I liked:
1) The kid. The kid steals the show. He's so adorably cute.
2) Miles Wei. I think Miles Wei has become one of my favorite actors. He's very good at playing the smart yet clueless male lead. Fun and funny to watch.
3) Secondary couple. I normally feel that the secondary couple kinda drags out the drama. However, I loved the actor/actress and how they played their roles. I especially thought the actress did an exceptionally great job. I liked their story.
4) Funny moments. There were plenty!

Things I didn't like:
1) Some of the reasoning behind the female lead's actions. She plays a psychiatrist. I feel like it wasn't very realistic that she would play a psychiatrist, yet do some of the things she did.
2) Bangs/Fringe. I don't know what's with the flat across the forehead bangs/fringe. It's so common these days...makes it look like they're missing a part of their head. I can probably name 10 other dramas where the thing that annoys me the most is the female lead's hair style. I guess they're going for, "Hi, I look kinda of ditsy because that's the role I play..."?

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Hilarious!

I've seen the ML in other short dramas before and he's great. The FL has also been in other shorts. I think there's a set of actors and actresses that seem to do a whole bunch of shorts, and it's a good break from watching a longer drama.

Plot is funny. Typical transmigration, but atypical mind reading. It lends to A LOT of humor. I don't know how the actors manage to keep a straight face as they ask the questions they ask and ponder terms they don't understand.

Pacing is spot on. Sometimes shorts feel rushed, but this one flows just perfectly.

Nice fight scene.

I can't wait for season two! I hope it's just as witty as this first season.

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My favorite drama

A few things makes this my favorite drama:

1) Humor. It's the kind of humor I like and the music fits perfectly.
2) Actors. Well casted and each person plays their part perfectly.
3) No annoying characters. One of the reasons why I might stop watching a drama midway is secondary characters being annoying. If the FL's best friend is too whiny, if a mean girl is too annoyingly mean for too long, or if an ex is too clingy. That doesn't happen in this drama.
4) ML's lines. His sarcasm is absolutely hilarious.
5) Chemistry. It's not just the ML and FL's chemistry, it's the entire cast's chemistry. You can tell they're just having a great time filming this drama. The set must have been a super fun place.

All in all, I've been watching this drama on repeat for like, the seventh or eighth time. It's my new background show, beating out Pride and Prejudice (6 hour version) and Lord of the Rings (extended version).

This and Reset are my only 10.0 rated dramas.

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sloooooooow e-sports drama

So, I'm under the impression that e-sports drama are "fast" in the sense that there's a lot of things happening. Music is fast, scenes and camera angles change quickly, lots of movement.

This is perhaps one of the slowest dramas I've seen. It is now my current multitasking drama, it's so slow. I'm a third into drama and honestly, the first 13 episodes could have been condensed down to something like 3. There are so many long, staring at each other scenes with thoughts voiced in some dream-like state.

In short, don't take it as a sequel to Go Go Squid. It's almost an alternate universe where time has stopped too. It's a romance drama with an e-sports background.

Perhaps the remaining 2/3 will have more e-sports stuff? I dunno. I've not seen a set up this long before for this genre.

Having said that...

Love the actors and actresses, love the music, and the absolute best character in this drama is Wu Bai's grandfather. It's worth watching just to see him. He's so funny and sweet!

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One of the best youth drama/slice of life drama

This is a wonderful drama with great actors, real stories, and lots of laughs and tears.

Things I liked:

1) Each episode shows character growth. I learn something from them too.
2) The characters are realistic and relatable.
3) I didn't find anyone annoying. Sometimes, a drama is ruined by the annoying characters.
4) It's not an overly long drawn out drama. There's no "dead time" or parts I want to fast forward. There aren't too many flashbacks.
5) Each actor and actress played their role so well.
6) LOVE the music. LOVE LOVE LOVE.

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Learned lots about Chinese embroidery and cloth

Things I liked:

1) Features a lot of Chinese embroidery and fabric. And not just one region's techniques, but various people groups, styles and eras. A lot of these techniques are thousands of years old. It's a bit of a history lesson, but I love it.
2) Leads. I like the actors and I think they portrayed their roles well. I especially liked how they wrote the FL's character. She's confident but not arrogant, stands her ground but is kind. Lovable, and definitely not annoying.
3) Beautiful framing. From scenery to the runway, I thought the shots and framing were beautiful.
4) Music fit the drama. Although nothing stood out, the music was fitting.

Things I didn't like:
1) Pacing. History and fashion lessons aside, the pacing of the whole drama was slow. Very slow. I felt like watching the drama at 1.5 speed was more fitting. A lot of slow walking down the street or staring off into space shots.
2) I thought the "bad guys" could have had more dimension to them. Perhaps more character development? I don't know, they seemed kind of flat.

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Thought provoking

I liked the premise of this drama.

A man who never lies...is that a good thing?

What is a lie?

Most people agree that saying something that isn't true is a lie. But...

...is not answering a question at all a lie?
...is not correct a faulty understanding a lie?
...is letting someone believe a lie when you know the truth but don't correct them out of compassion a lie?
...are all lies equal?
...are lies said to protect someone else okay?
...or is a lie a lie and you just should always answer every question with the truth?

Anyway, this drama poses those kinds of questions. The plot itself is quite cliché, but the philosophical probing was refreshing.

Also, the best thing about this drama is the ML's kid sister. SHE MAKES THIS DRAMA. WITHOUT HER, I PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE BOTHERED FINISHING IT.

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A voice-con's paradise

Watch this if...

1. You're a voice con.
2. You're a voice con who can't get enough of Tan Jianci's voice.
3. You want to hear Tan Jianci sing. A lot. THE OST IS AMAZING!!!
4. You want to hear Tan Jianci crush lines with his vocal acting ability.
5. You're working on knitting project, can't bother to look at the screen, and just want to listen to Tan Jianci.
6. You want to marvel how the same lines can be said differently to convey a completely different vibe, yet all done by Tan Jianci.
7. You're a Tan Jianci fan.

Female lead is cute and from what I can tell, less of a blank slate than the book version.

Oh, also watch this drama for the food.

And amazing views of Guilin! Bucket list of places to go!!!

All the supporting actors are super fun too!

Slice of life, not too much drama, just feel good butterflies.

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