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Please give an example of a TV show that does not use repeated tropes

Please give an example of a TV show that really requires you to use your brain. General knowledge quiz is not allowed🤣

Is this another FL has/had a boyfriend and ML waited for her????

I really hope this isn’t the kind of K-drama that leaves you feeling like the FL’s feelings for the ML aren’t as strong as his for her.

I'm so disappointed by this. I hoped they wouldn't go that way😢

Thank you. You saved me from watching this show. I almost started it because I liked him in The Winning Try. I guess I'm skipping it now. Not a fan of the western style.

I really don’t understand all the negativity in the comments. The drama is actually quite good. The leads and second leads are all likable, and there aren’t many dull moments. The romance works well, and the bit of thriller adds enough tension to keep things engaging. Plus, the humor is absolutely 10/10. The ex is such a hilarious character—I laughed out loud in almost all of his scenes. By the end, you stop hating him and just accept that this is who he is, and you start to wonder how the FL ever thought someone like him would make good husband material.

She said while talking to her brother in the last ep. One was the only man who ever loved her and the brother was the only she ever loved.

During the second half of the show, I found myself caring only about the Princess and the Emperor. The chemistry was off the charts. I absolutely hate the ending they gave them—especially her saying she only loved his brother. It is such a terrible ending that I stopped caring about the main couple and the last episoade. 😢

This show started off great for the first 20 episodes, but then it became kind of boring. In the end, Haochen’s storyline was the only thing that kept it interesting. The final episode felt rather empty without his inclusion. Because of this I give it 8/10. It could have been higher if we got scenes with them as a family in the end and not a business scene.

Shen Haoming knew she’d hired actors to pretend to be her parents, knew she lied about her sister being her cousin, knew she’d sold her car to pay off blackmailers — and he was just supposed to believe she loved him when she told him that night???? I don't care what her mother in law did, that does not justify FLs lies and scheme. FL is not better than the ML.

Episodes 24 and 25 were complete filler. And what was that ending in 25? Did she really do that?? The person who helped her was her husband, not her wannabe lover. I’m so disappointed. I just don’t understand her. Why is it taking her so long to forgive him? Honestly, I don’t even see what there is to forgive. They both lied, and I can kind of understand why he didn’t believe her that night she confessed—he thought it was just another one of her scheme. And let's not forget about her sister who didn't even bother to tell Yi Ming her ex is working there. If it were the other way around I can't even imagine.

You’re absolutely right. Lately, most C-dramas and K-dramas follow this same pattern — the FL is completely focused on her career, while the ML ends up feeling secondary. I always skip the career-related scenes because I don't care about FL's career. That'not why I watch romance shows. What I really want to see is the couple — their relationship, love, and mutual support.

In Love’s Ambition, the writers repeat this formula again. The FL is all about her career (which isn’t even that “independent,” since she received advice and financial help from Jiang Liang — who clearly wants to sleep with her. She is aware of this but because she’s the FL, it’s portrayed as perfectly fine for her to accept his help.) Meanwhile it takes her forever to forgive the ML. Frankly as both are liars I don't see what is there to forgive. Maybe his “big mistake” was not believing her confession that night just because she said so— but honestly, considering how manipulative she had been, it’s understandable that he couldn’t trust her in that moment.

The show was an absolute mess. I enjoyed the presence of the ML and FL, but that’s pretty much all. The script had potential, but the decision to go with a parody style turned it into chaos. I ended up skipping over half of it, and the ending still felt like it took forever to arrive.

Thanks for this info. I was so excited to watch this show and now I'm glad I waited for the end before starting. I guess I will have to skip it. Don't like open endings😢.

That cooking competition was pointless—I ended up skipping most of it. Episodes 6 through the middle of 9 felt like pure filler basically nothing happening for nearly half the show

Ep. 7 and 8 were a bit of a letdown 😢. I ended up skipping most of them. Ep 1 and 2 were amazing, 3 and 4 were ok, but after that, the disappointment set in. Ep 8 is the definition of filler and dragging things out. Too many episodes were wasted on that competition.

After finishing the finale, I can easily say this is now my favorite historical C-drama. Everything was so satisfying—the chemistry/love between the leads was off the charts.🥰 Interesting plot, beautiful soundtrack, good action, some mystery. 😍

EP 1-3 were so good, ep. 4 was amazing and peak, but things started to decline after that. Men bad, women good no matter what. Too much feminism is going to destroy kdramas. 😭

Thank you!! Well said. I switched to cdramas because of this westernization of kdramas😭