Taino

"The Best Thing" has 28 episodes if I remember correctly, but it is worth watching.

And yes, FL in this one should know by now the difference between fake illusion from SML and the real thing with ML

Yes, I agree with you. I have seen several stories with love triangles where the third guy only shows when necessary, but this SML has exclusive scenes way to often even alone when he is asking for advice on how to get the girl that by his own words, doesn't feel comfortable with him. We are taking about a production like many others where they have to carefully choose which scenes will make it to the completed product even leaving important scenes out, but this team decided to add all these scenes about a character that I don't care if MDL or TvN themselves say is a main character, but is not a main character because is not part of the main premise, and for what? Their next drama can always be a stupid love triangle as long as they make it clear from the beginning so only those who want to watch that can, instead of ruining a promised premise that hasn't delivered.

The problem is that it is difficult to find one that has everything we like and nothing we dislike. At this point we have to balance things out with a little we don't like as long as the reward of what we like from it is worth it.

His problem is that he is yet another extremely selfish character that only cares about himself and thinks himself perfect. Another guy that feels superior and wants to claim someone for their own just because he "saw it first". A guy that doesn't care about destroying what by all means is an irregular but healthy family where everyone involved need each other because whatever he wants is more important. an intrusive guy that doesn't mind taking advantage of a pushover lost in the dazzling lights of illusion and expectations from something that doesn't even exist anymore...

You can watch the C-Drama "The Best Thing" in the meantime for a healing drama where the girl is actually moving forward and working to leave her past behind while steadily developing her connection and then relationship with ML giving no chances to SML

This is why more and more people are preferring C-Dramas to K-Dramas lately! These writers just reuse trope after trope and cliche after cliche instead of coming up with something new, which is what this one looked like until the turn it into your classic love triangle annoying story.

O.O!

Thank you for your advice! :)

I insist that the main male lead has never been in doubt in this one. You can tell who ML clearly is from the teasers, trailers, opening, every episode and even promos. The problem is that they are overdoing the trope. You know the ML is the ML without a hint of a doubt because of who he is, and because even when FL goes to a restaurant to eat in a nice dress with SML we get the classic ultimately unsatisfied girl that only when meets with ML later can eat what she wants and as much as she wants without pretending. Again, the problem is that the focus on raising the kid has deviated and also that the love triangle trope here is overdone, because the trope is obviously designed to have the girl living her fantasy of what should be the perfect match for her according to expectations allowing her to experience what is like to date her dream guy but leaving her waiting versus experiencing a lot of more simple things with the protagonist but that are fulfilling while defying expectations giving her a true feeling, but the problem here is that the girl has even going on dates with another guy only to proof this point, but her character development is taking too long and it is too front stage leaving not only the actual main plot behind, but little time to develop her relationship and to address things that would be more important for the plot. Another huge mistake made with the love triangle trope used in this serious of hollow illusion versus true and actual love is that for some reason the writers show us too much from the perspective of SML giving him additional time and focus when that's not really necessary for this trope, because in reality he is no more than a supporting character who should not be actively driving anything in the story at this point. Overall, I understand the trope and who the ML is is obvious, but in a 12 episodes show the trope has wasted too much time and failed most of our expectations. The only hope I have is that ML leaving will finally open FL's eyes, but knowing how she is, I find it hard to believe that she will put a stop to this invasive SML successfully with enough time to go after ML to get him back and also start reciprocating his feelings... Let's just wait and hope for the best, or this will become a forgettable disaster.

Unfortunately. Dramaland main target is still women, and women fantasies to be more specific.

What is even worse is that we are talking 12 episodes only

If Dramaland has shown me something is that true love can start in a second! The connection between the main couple is deeper even with only a few months of knowing each other and you can see it from the way she looks at him to her own words saying that she can be herself around him. I don't think that everything is lost.

That's why I made the recommendation because for a change it is the girl going after the guy! However, I think it is good because the firefighter action is cool and when they finally get together they stay together, and I am talking about 15 episodes or so without any dumb break up or big misunderstandings.

This!

I feel like episode 9 will work in this direction because having ML step away should help her taste what she would lose if he is completely gone from her life, and what's more, that SML would never be able to fill the void in her heart (love) or their little family. The problem is that ML is still a wimp because he is not leaving out of self respect, but just pulling the noble sacrifice trope.

Sorry, I forgot that like gravity, it is an undeniable truth that in dramaland, women are allowed to go on blind dates, dates and accept advances from other dudes while the guy can only give his body and soul, remain loyal, give her space, but chase her at the same time, and accept her with all of her flaws, but he has to be the perfect bachelor with the face, the body and the talent, while the girl doesn't need any real qualification, and will receive the attention of every possible male specimen because yes. I regret failing to remember and adhere by these holy precepts of Dramaland, oh forgive me friend.

Most dramas expect the male lead to be a saint willing to be humiliated and harmed to somehow demonstrate their sincerity. I am watching another drama, while I wait for the next episode here, just to encounter a similar situation where the girl can even go on blind dates and ML is supposed to understand it and swallow it, while the girl will be forgiven for whatever reason she is doing that, be it because she is confused, or just too polite, or a pushover, or keeping a secret, or who knows what they just decide since anything seems to be a valid excuse to fulfill the fantasy that a girl can do whatever they want, even date someone else but the perfect ML will always wait for her...

Indeed. It makes no sense.

Thank you for considering my previous comment! :)

We can only hope ...