A Swing and a Near-Miss
"Nothing But You" was a fun watch. I love, love, love Leo Wu, and he knocks this one of out the park. But it falls short of what it could be.
Pros:
- The cast. Leo Wu shines in this role; Sanchuan is one of the most lovable MLs I've seen in a while. The supporting cast though? Excellent. Truly excellent. It was one of the rare times where I was fully invested in all three romances! Plus, the brotherhood of the tennis team was so special.
- The plot. This was a sports drama that reminds me of "Falling Into You", but in a lot of ways, this presents a fresh perspective. It is just plain, objectively a great story.
- A good relationship. When they finally get together, there are a ton of adorable moments! But what I love is how we see them work through arguments together, admit their mistakes, and get stronger, even to the point of making sacrifices for each other. It was refreshing in a land of melodrama!
Cons:
- The pacing in the last half. The last half of this drama left me skipping through some, which is sad because this wasn't the case in the first half. Between the FL lead consistently hurting him for about five episodes before they finally get together and then the overall slowing down of the tennis-centric plot and a needless time jump, it lost me a lot more than it kept me unfortunately.
- The FL needs work. Our FL wasn't awful by any means, but there were some things that rubbed me wrong in the second half. In the first half, she was this relentlessly strong woman; in the second, I don't see it. She becomes very childlike in their relationship (I get being giddy in love, but this was just way to big a jump for her character). And, like I mentioned, she hurts Sanchuan quite a bit before finally giving into her feelings for him. I found this super frustrating.
Overall, it should have been shorter, but it was still a good watch. If you like sport dramas, you'll really enjoy this one.
Pros:
- The cast. Leo Wu shines in this role; Sanchuan is one of the most lovable MLs I've seen in a while. The supporting cast though? Excellent. Truly excellent. It was one of the rare times where I was fully invested in all three romances! Plus, the brotherhood of the tennis team was so special.
- The plot. This was a sports drama that reminds me of "Falling Into You", but in a lot of ways, this presents a fresh perspective. It is just plain, objectively a great story.
- A good relationship. When they finally get together, there are a ton of adorable moments! But what I love is how we see them work through arguments together, admit their mistakes, and get stronger, even to the point of making sacrifices for each other. It was refreshing in a land of melodrama!
Cons:
- The pacing in the last half. The last half of this drama left me skipping through some, which is sad because this wasn't the case in the first half. Between the FL lead consistently hurting him for about five episodes before they finally get together and then the overall slowing down of the tennis-centric plot and a needless time jump, it lost me a lot more than it kept me unfortunately.
- The FL needs work. Our FL wasn't awful by any means, but there were some things that rubbed me wrong in the second half. In the first half, she was this relentlessly strong woman; in the second, I don't see it. She becomes very childlike in their relationship (I get being giddy in love, but this was just way to big a jump for her character). And, like I mentioned, she hurts Sanchuan quite a bit before finally giving into her feelings for him. I found this super frustrating.
Overall, it should have been shorter, but it was still a good watch. If you like sport dramas, you'll really enjoy this one.
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