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Quote I can’t forget: Only when you love someone so much that you can fight confidently.
I was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed it A LOT. I randomly picked it up after seeing a really short clip on tiktok (can’t even remember which clip it was) and told myself ‘okay, let’s try’. Before I knew it I was already invested and I couldn’t look away, I had to watch at every free time I get.
I have watched a lot of youth dramas kdramas and cdramas alike but for cdrama this is probably the only one I never fast forwarded anything. Every moment was important to me, and I had to rewind for every scene I missed (especially when they’re saying inspiring or relatable sentiments).
Is the drama in any way using different tropes? NOPE. It probably even used all the tropes there is in a youth/family/romance drama ever. But, what sets it apart from others is the way they resolve the conflicts. Plus, at the end of each conflict, there’s usually a quote that’s being narrated that just pulls at the heartstrings.
My favorite things:
1) the relationship of the people in the compound and how they support each other: parents to parents; parents to children; children to children, it’s so endearing to see.
2) how realistic it is (parents usually hide the important information to their kids and always says ‘everything is okay’ even when it’s not entirely okay at all/ parents don’t want their children to see them at their weak states so they hide that too/ children usually do a lot of things w/o thinking of the consequences/ children are ALWAYS afraid when parents are arguing)
3) the relationship of Xichi and Huan Er, it’s been consistent throughout the show, they know exactly what kind of comfort the other one needs at that time…they were literally so fluffy and I can’t move on from them (help) THE BEST YOUTH DRAMA SHIP (I dare anyone to tell me otherwise 🫣)
4) the narration of Huan Er 🥹🥹🥹
I will never forget this drama and when the day comes that I forget it in time, I’m going to rewatch it again. I can’t believe I just stumbled upon this but it became one of my favorites (if not my most favorite youth drama) 😭🥹 I’m so sad it ended.
I have watched a lot of youth dramas kdramas and cdramas alike but for cdrama this is probably the only one I never fast forwarded anything. Every moment was important to me, and I had to rewind for every scene I missed (especially when they’re saying inspiring or relatable sentiments).
Is the drama in any way using different tropes? NOPE. It probably even used all the tropes there is in a youth/family/romance drama ever. But, what sets it apart from others is the way they resolve the conflicts. Plus, at the end of each conflict, there’s usually a quote that’s being narrated that just pulls at the heartstrings.
My favorite things:
1) the relationship of the people in the compound and how they support each other: parents to parents; parents to children; children to children, it’s so endearing to see.
2) how realistic it is (parents usually hide the important information to their kids and always says ‘everything is okay’ even when it’s not entirely okay at all/ parents don’t want their children to see them at their weak states so they hide that too/ children usually do a lot of things w/o thinking of the consequences/ children are ALWAYS afraid when parents are arguing)
3) the relationship of Xichi and Huan Er, it’s been consistent throughout the show, they know exactly what kind of comfort the other one needs at that time…they were literally so fluffy and I can’t move on from them (help) THE BEST YOUTH DRAMA SHIP (I dare anyone to tell me otherwise 🫣)
4) the narration of Huan Er 🥹🥹🥹
I will never forget this drama and when the day comes that I forget it in time, I’m going to rewatch it again. I can’t believe I just stumbled upon this but it became one of my favorites (if not my most favorite youth drama) 😭🥹 I’m so sad it ended.
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