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Sweetest Taboo's central plot is the series of taboos and messiness of the characters. We're talking absolute nonsense like affairs, major age gaps, evil moms, terrible fathers, and many more. But in actuality, it's so much more than that. This show is about messy and flawed people and their growth. Lin and Kata are one of the healthiest couples I've ever seen and it's somehow between very flawed characters. These characters are messy, but honest and communicate everything. They get emotional, fight, then look at things from the other's perspective, realize where they were wrong and correct it and apologize. Throughout the show there are many fights and growth as they learn to become better people and better romantic partners. I typically get bored when characters get together early on, but more than half the show was about the couple's journey once they started dating and I was sat for the entire thing. I loved their relationship and it's honestly weirdly one of my favorites now. I will miss seeing their fights and makeups.

The FL Lin is a terrible messy person, but even toxic people can slowly change when they're encouraged, taught, and given time to grow. Kata aids in helping Lin become a better worker, sister, mother, and lover. He is an upright person who stands up for public justice and policy in an applicable way for the people way and that mindset is reflected in how he treats everyone around him. I fell in love with him the first scene I saw him in. That smile is adorable and he was the sweetest loving person the whole show. Lert was a great driving force as well raising Lee and always being there for Lin. Even the messy mom Kate grew on me whenever she wasn't acting like a psycho. The show has so many toxic characters, but they receive consequences for their actions and the loving people around them help them to change.

This show could've been terrible made up of only scandals but somehow it had so much heart, sincerity, and kindness that really showed how wise and genuine the creators of this show were. If you want to see messy characters change, see a couple learn to love each other through many trials, or just want a dramatic show with more than dramatics, this one is for you. Plus you will likely fall in love with the ever beautiful, ever kind, gentle, and adorable Kata played by Mikey.