The Wonderful World

At first glance, this drama feels pleasant—a healing, sweet love story. But beneath the charm, it leans more toward fake fantasy than grounded storytelling.

The central romance strains believability: a man with autism, who isn’t rich, powerful, or exceptionally handsome, so easily finds a beautiful young woman who not only agrees to date him but also goes out of her way to do so much for him. He doesn’t openly express love, romance, or affection, yet she still falls for him unconditionally.

In real life, an average-looking man with autism would rarely attract such effortless devotion, especially without status, wealth, or some compelling reason for the woman’s interest. Chinese society’s reality is very different—we often see marriage programs where even 40-year-old brides demand millionaires. Against that backdrop, a stunning 28-year-old woman, model-level attractive, chasing an autistic man “just because,” feels less like reality and more like a wish-fulfillment fantasy for introverted men.

It might have worked better if the show had given the female lead a believable reason to enter this relationship first—practical, emotional, or circumstantial—and then allowed love to grow naturally. Without that, her instant attraction feels fake and leaves viewers constantly asking “Why is this happening?”

For comparison:

In older Korean dramas with autistic or socially challenged male leads, the story usually shows hesitation, resistance, or at least a struggle before romance.

Good Doctor (Korean version) portrayed an autistic genius doctor; even with his brilliance and closeness to the heroine, she initially hesitated to see him as a partner.

Another drama with an autistic chaebol still depicted the female lead as though marrying him was a burden, despite his wealth.

By contrast, The Wonderful World skips realism and dives straight into dreamland—a fantasy where any introverted or autistic man can imagine being loved unconditionally by a perfect woman, without needing to bridge the gap between reality and romance.

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