Despite the negative reviews, this is worth the watch
An excellently delivered drama that will have you holding your breath one moment and sawing, “Aww…” the next. “Dream Garden” accomplishes what many suspense dramas fail to do, a good blend of the ongoing story with the unfolding romance.
For one, this is a fresh suspense story. The focus on the psychological side as opposed to a typical crime solving format was super cool. The hypnotic scenes were super weird in the best way. It reminded me, cinematography-wise, of the blockbuster hit, “Inception”. The individual story arcs propelled the story at an very excellent pace, something many C-Dramas falter on. Choosing to adopt a typical Korean style format of 16 one house episodes was brilliant.
Asides from the writing, it was the cast that made this drama truly 10 Star worthy. I’m a huge Gong Jun fan… HUGE… and he did not disappoint. Neither did our FL lead, Qiao Xin, who also shines in just about everything I’ve seen her in. Their chemistry with one another was simply perfect. While the romance itself is slow burn, when they do get together, there is no lack of amazing cute and steamy scenes. And the supporting cast was excellent as well. Aside from a really compelling villain and compelling clients at the counseling center, I can’t remember the last time I was invested in all three of a C-Drama’s couplings. That, itself, was impressive.
The final thing that impressed me was that, when the drama seemed as though it were about to go in the direction of a long and unnecessary separation for the leads, the FL convinced the ML within a hour that he could rely on her to deal with what was coming and they got back together. That is huge to me. Strong woman, strong couple--10/10.
All in all, this was a tremendous watch. I can’t recommend it enough. I’ll be adding it to multiple drama lists on my profile; so, if you found this review helpful or agreed with my thoughts, go check out those lists for some other recommendations.
But first… do yourself a favor and watch “Dream Garden”. You won’t regret it
For one, this is a fresh suspense story. The focus on the psychological side as opposed to a typical crime solving format was super cool. The hypnotic scenes were super weird in the best way. It reminded me, cinematography-wise, of the blockbuster hit, “Inception”. The individual story arcs propelled the story at an very excellent pace, something many C-Dramas falter on. Choosing to adopt a typical Korean style format of 16 one house episodes was brilliant.
Asides from the writing, it was the cast that made this drama truly 10 Star worthy. I’m a huge Gong Jun fan… HUGE… and he did not disappoint. Neither did our FL lead, Qiao Xin, who also shines in just about everything I’ve seen her in. Their chemistry with one another was simply perfect. While the romance itself is slow burn, when they do get together, there is no lack of amazing cute and steamy scenes. And the supporting cast was excellent as well. Aside from a really compelling villain and compelling clients at the counseling center, I can’t remember the last time I was invested in all three of a C-Drama’s couplings. That, itself, was impressive.
The final thing that impressed me was that, when the drama seemed as though it were about to go in the direction of a long and unnecessary separation for the leads, the FL convinced the ML within a hour that he could rely on her to deal with what was coming and they got back together. That is huge to me. Strong woman, strong couple--10/10.
All in all, this was a tremendous watch. I can’t recommend it enough. I’ll be adding it to multiple drama lists on my profile; so, if you found this review helpful or agreed with my thoughts, go check out those lists for some other recommendations.
But first… do yourself a favor and watch “Dream Garden”. You won’t regret it
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