Adramamama

I feel like Chinese mini dramas should have a different scale for critique from full length dramas. So many of them are absolutely terrible, but I still watch with lowered expectations, and usually because I just want to have something on in the background while I'm multitasking. This was a major exception. The ML and FL are amazing actors and the story was so raw and heartfelt. It was really nice to have a storyline about "normal" people just trying to do their best and overcome poverty, loss, etc. None of that tropey "bossy CEO" nonsense. It was set in the 90s, so that's also why the story had a sense of authenticity to ground it. All that being said, it's still a drama so I'm not trying to claim it's a bio-pic or anything, I'm just saying it was refreshing for the mini format. The ML is so offbeat and endearing (by the end I found him very attractive) and the FL is beautiful and talented; a really great pairing!