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First, let's be clear, I LOVED this series. It was unusual in as far as, we didn’t have to wait 10 episodes in before the "romance" began. We literally saw the entire relationship play out from the very beginning and it wasn't until I watched it that I realized how rare that was. I loved the writing, the acting and the overall chemistry of the entire cast and especially the two main characters. Nothing was wasted or added as a place holder. Every character had a function to move the story forward and it was a joyous 24 episodes.

Now…though the character Luke may have been a "great" boss, he crossed so many boundaries that I really can't even name them all. But let's start with having a relationship with his subordinate. We all know of course that this is a big no no, yet the writer did manage to move us away from the animosity we should have felt for Luke, and allowed us to sympathize with his obvious confusion at being in love for the first time in his life and not knowing how to handle it. This was also balanced by Flora's internal strength and the knowledge that she was an adult and knew what she was doing. It was her choice and if she didn't want to do it, she wouldn't. Some scenes though are really hard to take, considering Luke was very cruel to her many times and, remembering that he was her boss. The writer had to do some heavy lifting by giving us many examples of him being a "good leader" but the fact remains that it was an absolutely inappropriate relationship.

In saying all that, Flora was feisty enough AND he received enough pain at the end to make me a bit more sympathetic to his character and in understanding that, when in love, we all make mistakes.

I have to say this may be one of my favorite all time romances series (maybe my favorite series period) and will definitely be rewatching it.