Boring and Overhyped
I came into this drama with pretty high expectations , seeing the way people were glazing it like it was a masterpiece, it seemed like the perfect occasion to break out of my full avoidance of romantic tropes ,since i've been loving very different genres of dramas.The first few episodes seemed interesting and it made me want to continue the drama until the story became extremely flat.
It felt like i was watching the same episode on repeat and in full honesty, nothing interesting happened , like ever. The chemistry between the two main leads also died down as the ''story'' (if i can call it that ) went on. The Age Gap isn't big but the way it is presented at the start made it uncomfortable to look at, feels like the only reason people like this drama is because of the popular actors in it. The discussion on the age gap isn't about the age gap itself , 5 years aren't many, but the way it is positioned in the story, they meet when she's 14 and he is 19, basically two worlds apart, and yes he doesn't really like her until she's 19 but he still spent a lot of time with her when she was a kid, and he basically switches up from ''she's my little sister'' to ''she's the girl i like'' like it was nothing, which again, odd, even though the authors like to underline how it isn't weird at all. There were some cute moments between the two but nothing extraordinary.
I physically could not bring myself to care about any of the characters.
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Meaningful Masterpiece
I've finished this drama a few weeks ago and cannot stop thinking about it, that's how great it was, and i can only regret waiting so long to watch it.Since the start the authors were very attentive in representing the main character's autism, the research behind it is clear, and this leads to a realistic portrayal. The actor who plays the protagonist did an amazing job that I've rarely seen in a drama, a sensitivity to detail that leaves me speechless, and this is seen in the way he speaks, moves, acts and reacts to thing. The Asperger's syndrome is one of the main elements of the story, but it never becomes a dehumanizing, saturated or stereotyped representation, and is accompanied by other equally important, tear-jerking themes, such as grief, family and brotherhood.
I've never cried in every episode of a drama, and this one was able to make me do just that, both through sadness and emotion.
Another strong point of the drama is the interpersonal relationships that form between the characters, which are never superficial, starting from the one between father and son, the one between brothers, between uncle and nephew, or even just the friendships.
I would recommend this drama to anyone regardless of personal taste.
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