Amarina

Would have been funny if they'd added in a bit about the number of flashbacks the ML and FL were constantly having. Add in a bit more meta that way... lmao

I swear most of the time for break-up tropes I just want to hit one or both of the characters but this time I just don't have it in me... he KNOWS she would never give up on him willingly but he also knows that not only is the company her dream, she has multiple people depending on her for their livelihoods as well. 😭😭😭

Honestly haven't watched Devine Destiny but as for why it might have a lower score currently it has just under 400 ratings on here whereas this one has just under 1200. A lower rating weighs more when there are less ratings so if the drama really is that good as you're saying it should increase the more people watch it. Likewise I could still see this one going down a bit more over time, maybe to 7.8.

Feel like this was spot on, even with the exact episode it starts being like "are you for real still dragging this on?"

Lol there wasn't enough time for them to sleep together even if the ML was that type of guy since he literally spent the entire night cleaning up after her repeatedly throwing up.

It's pretty common when you go to the hospital as a female to have a pregnancy test done because until they determine that they may not be able to prescribe proper treatment and in early stages not everyone would already know.

But when she didn't know what the term was and had to look it up just to find out it was a pregnancy test of course he was going to take that opportunity to tease her.

It can absolutely be seen as two separate shows. Because of censorship the FL doesn't specifically remember her past life like she apparently does in the book. Instead she works as a dubber and feels an inate resonance with the story One and Only that she's dubbing and the characters within it. At one point in the early episodes she goes to the tower where she jumped in OaO and has a sense of deja vue but the clothes are apparently slightly different. ML has no connection to the past other than his name and portrays his character in a VERY different manner from OaO almost to the point of wondering if it's actually the same actor.

Haven't watched anything else with the FL but Xie Bin Bin in Party A Who Lives Beside Me was pretty good overall. Was also MangoTV though and didn't get picked up anywhere else to find better subs though.

I feel like in most shows the ending falls flat when compared to the beginning. In this show It's really the opposite, if anything you get a bit of mystery to peak your interest at the very beginning and then a loooong winding and slow moving story that then hits you almost out of nowhere with feelings and deeper meanings behind everything. It almost demands a rewatch as soon as you finish just to try and pick up what you now know from the beginning.

That said though, because the story was so disjointed to a degree on first watch and the romantic feelings between the FL and the ML are really only present in flashbacks since the link between emotion and memory had been cut, it's hard to truly give full stars.

If rating based on episodes: 8 for ep1-4.25, 6 for ep 4.25-8.5, 8 for ep 8.5-11, 9 for ep 12&13.

Sigh, yes there have been too many times when false kisses happen in a drama that it's almost expected to have someone randomly walk in and be like : "Sir, what are you doing out of your room? You have a concussion" just as he's leaning down to kiss her.

This is such a sweet and relaxing show. I will say though Yan Yue trying to build up the courage to confess with a candlelight dinner and flowers and wearing a suit was SO cringe. I mean I felt for him but at the same time kept thinking "this isn't you and this isn't her... when she shows up it's going to fail because she's going to be confused and you're going to have to try and brush it off." 😖😔

This is absolutely akin to those trashy Wattpad bodice-ripper type stories. If you like those trope-filled, anything-goes type stories then even with the low rating this is a must watch. The entire thing (especially the 1st episode) gives off a film student project / YouTube video editing style.

•Multiple abductions of FL
•SML who was blind and has amnesia that "got better", treats FL like trash because? Then oops I really love you...
•Multiple characters not really dead
•FL literally locked in a sea tower to give birth and have child stolen
•ML father abuses him for funnies?
•FL is adopted and family is evil incarnate, drugs her, frames her
•Oh look FL had a twin brother who died, now has Instant family again
•SML destroys said family because he loves her and is fine with her hating him?
•ML and FL seem to forget they have a child that's being held hostage for two years, don't seriously try to get him back
•FL has a mental break down because she's sneered at and called an other woman and home wrecker - goes basically catatonic
•FL drugged by sister and DEFINITELY NOT left to be gang r*ped despite that being the intonation of the scene
•ML goes missing for 4 years

--Believe it or not there's more that's not being mentioned and I've probably forgotten or would take too much to explain.

Must be watched to be believed.

That had to be THE cheesiest ott proposal scene I have ever seen so far. Also, they almost had me going for a moment that there wouldn't be a "turning myself in" scene but they managed to tack it on at the literal last second.

episode 3 - 38 min mark"When the scarecrow meets his beloved girl Sophie, how should he love her? Being her clothesline on sunny days. Holding an umbrella for her on rainy days. Wiping away the tears she shed for others. Exchanging his life for her chance to survive in desperate situations. The scarecrow can also be a prince. But he is destined not to be Sophie's prince. So, to take a step back, and just be a silent smiling scarecrow, is this the correct answer to love?"

There are plenty of Cdramas where the ML has been in a relationship prior to the FL. If there weren't how would we have a trope of the ML's ex coming back to try and win him back?

As for showing sexual attraction at seeing a "beautiful woman" are you looking to see a ML who acts like the "Mr Wang" from this show and is sexually harassing every "cute" girl he sees? Because that's not how the majority of men react either.

6 episodes in and I'm in awe personally. I love the music throughout the episodes and the references within Yan Yue's podcast give a wonderful insight to the thoughts of an otherwise mostly silent character. I also like how An Ran is slowly switching over to becoming his fan rather than Jiang Shan's without her even noticing. (Thought the fan group chat was rather funny as she hurriedly ran to grab his fan pillow)

Howl's Moving Castle

Hadn't been planning to add another airing drama to my list but was immediately drawn to it... Here's to hoping it's as good as the trailers look

Finally found an english subbed version of this trailer!
https://twitter.com/afterrnoont/status/1688743028310364160?t=ggG6_Aqyqg3rgQnAImLJxQ&s=09

Same universe

Either you like him and his dramas or you don't it seems. If you are a fan of light, contract relationship dramas then watch it. If you feel they are overdone and want the equivalent of classic literature with a deep meaning in drama form then skip it. 🙂