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This is I think the 13th tGL I watched & this is the first one that tackled not one but two obvious issues that I feel were always strangely omitted in the other GLs I've seen.
Firstly in this show one of the main characters is actually wondering if her love interest is into girls & is thinking about how to find that out and I liked that. Honestly I think the assumption that in these dramas every lesbian character not only has a 100% perfect gaydar, but is also always fully confident is highly unrealistic.
Secondly there is a mom who is not all that thrilled about her daughter dating a girl. This was also well done -at least until the finale- since it makes a lot of sense that no matter how open minded, a parent would need time to process that there might be a wrinkle in the ehm having grandchildren plan. In other GL's parents are always fully supportive from the first minute, which is highly unrealistic for plots where the woman in question has not come out.
Normally I dislike parent - child conflicts over the choice of spouse, but in this drama at least the distressed mum was fairly adorable about it.
Anyway I liked both couples and the supporting characters very much & overall this was very chill & soothing entertainment. Sure, as usual there is not much depth here, but the fundamental romantic plots are decently well done & did not really feel bored at any point.
Okay, so why is the score so low?
Well, the finale is quite weak. It's technically a fairly chill & fluffy happy ending, the type I tend to like the most, but none of the character arks were wrapped up in a way that I haven't found mildly outrageous, let alone satisfying. Furthermore the store related happenings were not great in general. There was that stupid moment when our educated and supposedly super smart professor encouraged Wan to drop $$$ on renovating her failing store. Even if I were willing to get past this, but in the final episode she gives it up right away, because "I miss working in an office" like girl WTH.
Also this drama -as most GLs- is full of juvenile plots. At this point I'm kind of wondering what exactly is the demographic they are targeting with these? For real, I don't know what is the expected gender, age and level of education of the audience. Maybe it's for the entire family to watch together???
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JingJing is great in this show, but it's really weird that in this shared universe the actress plays two different characters & will return to the previous one in the next one from this series.
Firstly in this show one of the main characters is actually wondering if her love interest is into girls & is thinking about how to find that out and I liked that. Honestly I think the assumption that in these dramas every lesbian character not only has a 100% perfect gaydar, but is also always fully confident is highly unrealistic.
Secondly there is a mom who is not all that thrilled about her daughter dating a girl. This was also well done -at least until the finale- since it makes a lot of sense that no matter how open minded, a parent would need time to process that there might be a wrinkle in the ehm having grandchildren plan. In other GL's parents are always fully supportive from the first minute, which is highly unrealistic for plots where the woman in question has not come out.
Normally I dislike parent - child conflicts over the choice of spouse, but in this drama at least the distressed mum was fairly adorable about it.
Anyway I liked both couples and the supporting characters very much & overall this was very chill & soothing entertainment. Sure, as usual there is not much depth here, but the fundamental romantic plots are decently well done & did not really feel bored at any point.
Okay, so why is the score so low?
Well, the finale is quite weak. It's technically a fairly chill & fluffy happy ending, the type I tend to like the most, but none of the character arks were wrapped up in a way that I haven't found mildly outrageous, let alone satisfying. Furthermore the store related happenings were not great in general. There was that stupid moment when our educated and supposedly super smart professor encouraged Wan to drop $$$ on renovating her failing store. Even if I were willing to get past this, but in the final episode she gives it up right away, because "I miss working in an office" like girl WTH.
Also this drama -as most GLs- is full of juvenile plots. At this point I'm kind of wondering what exactly is the demographic they are targeting with these? For real, I don't know what is the expected gender, age and level of education of the audience. Maybe it's for the entire family to watch together???
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JingJing is great in this show, but it's really weird that in this shared universe the actress plays two different characters & will return to the previous one in the next one from this series.
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