This Is Giving—Matured Drama, I Love
Finally!!! My kind of drama. The kind I've been dying to watch. You know, the one that doesn’t rot my brain with love triangles and recycled tropes. Let’s start with the plot—because damn, it’s good. Some parts had me so confused and stressed, especially with all the cases they had to solve. I was literally sitting there like, “Do I need a criminology degree to keep up?” But honestly, that’s what made it fun. It’s not your typical background-noise drama. You actually have to watch it.
The characters were portrayed so well I almost forgot I was watching a drama and not some real-life docu-series. Shen Wan, the female lead? A rare gem. She’s not out there wasting time on petty drama with jealous sisters, rival cousins, or some rich girl with too much screen time. Nope. She minds her business and uses her brain—love that for her.
As for the male lead, Yan Chi? He’s giving green flag, green field, green forest—the whole ecosystem. Their relationship? Ugh, chef’s kiss. They actually trust each other. Imagine that! A C-drama couple who doesn’t spiral into a misunderstanding because someone looked in the general direction of the opposite gender?? It’s wild.
And Shen Wan? She’s not scared to admit when she’s jealous. In other dramas, you’ll see the FL blushing, stammering, denying it for 10 years—but this girl? “Yeah, I’m jealous. So what?” Iconic behavior. And don’t get me started on her doing autopsies—it looked too real. Like, girl, are you licensed? Should I be worried?
Their whole dynamic is so refreshingly mature. No dragging jealousy scenes, no possessive ML drama. When Shen Wan wanted to fight alongside Yan Chi, even though she clearly can’t fight and wouldn’t know what to do with a weapon if you handed her one—he said yes. Not because he needed help, but because he respects her choices and knows he can protect her. Period.
And the plot twists?? Brutal. Twisted. Just how I like it. Each case had me holding my breath and side-eyeing every character like they were the killer. The twist during the Capital Time arc? I audibly gasped. I swear I looked like that shocked Pikachu meme for five minutes straight.
Also, bless YL and YN for being the emotional support clowns of the show. When the suspense was killing me, they’d pop up and give me the dumbest lines in the best way. Comedy kings.
And can we talk about the villains? They weren’t even in the drama for that long, but they still managed to traumatize me. That’s power. Even with their limited screentime, they made impact. Not just filler villains to stall the plot.
By the end, everything was solved. No dragging plot holes, no “wait what about that one guy in episode 7?”—everything wrapped up neatly. For once, I finished a drama and didn’t have to Google explanations or cry in confusion. Love that for me.
So yeah. This drama? Going straight to my favorites. And to the cast: YA’LL ATE. I hope casting directors start giving y’all the screen time and budget you deserve.
This is a super duper highly recommended drama of 2025. No regrets, no skips. Unless you hate good characters, clever writing, and actually functional romance—then yeah, maybe skip it.
The characters were portrayed so well I almost forgot I was watching a drama and not some real-life docu-series. Shen Wan, the female lead? A rare gem. She’s not out there wasting time on petty drama with jealous sisters, rival cousins, or some rich girl with too much screen time. Nope. She minds her business and uses her brain—love that for her.
As for the male lead, Yan Chi? He’s giving green flag, green field, green forest—the whole ecosystem. Their relationship? Ugh, chef’s kiss. They actually trust each other. Imagine that! A C-drama couple who doesn’t spiral into a misunderstanding because someone looked in the general direction of the opposite gender?? It’s wild.
And Shen Wan? She’s not scared to admit when she’s jealous. In other dramas, you’ll see the FL blushing, stammering, denying it for 10 years—but this girl? “Yeah, I’m jealous. So what?” Iconic behavior. And don’t get me started on her doing autopsies—it looked too real. Like, girl, are you licensed? Should I be worried?
Their whole dynamic is so refreshingly mature. No dragging jealousy scenes, no possessive ML drama. When Shen Wan wanted to fight alongside Yan Chi, even though she clearly can’t fight and wouldn’t know what to do with a weapon if you handed her one—he said yes. Not because he needed help, but because he respects her choices and knows he can protect her. Period.
And the plot twists?? Brutal. Twisted. Just how I like it. Each case had me holding my breath and side-eyeing every character like they were the killer. The twist during the Capital Time arc? I audibly gasped. I swear I looked like that shocked Pikachu meme for five minutes straight.
Also, bless YL and YN for being the emotional support clowns of the show. When the suspense was killing me, they’d pop up and give me the dumbest lines in the best way. Comedy kings.
And can we talk about the villains? They weren’t even in the drama for that long, but they still managed to traumatize me. That’s power. Even with their limited screentime, they made impact. Not just filler villains to stall the plot.
By the end, everything was solved. No dragging plot holes, no “wait what about that one guy in episode 7?”—everything wrapped up neatly. For once, I finished a drama and didn’t have to Google explanations or cry in confusion. Love that for me.
So yeah. This drama? Going straight to my favorites. And to the cast: YA’LL ATE. I hope casting directors start giving y’all the screen time and budget you deserve.
This is a super duper highly recommended drama of 2025. No regrets, no skips. Unless you hate good characters, clever writing, and actually functional romance—then yeah, maybe skip it.
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