Rachel

Given how disappointing I found 23.5, I was feeling cautious about this show, but then once I started it, I adored it. Maewnam and Wan are super cute and they have minimal drama/angst - Maewnam is the daughter of the family that owns the competing grocery store which Wan is fine with after 24 hours to digest that information; and then near the end they have a conflict about Wan feeling like a burden since the store is struggling so much, and they make up in the next episode. Beyond that, it's basically just cute fluff and the two of them being supportive of each other. Tonnam and Chompoo's storyline is where most of the angst and conflict resides. They've been dating for 3 years and Chompoo is scared to come out because she expects that her mom won't be accepting (spoiler alert: Chompoo is right, at least initially). Tonnam is nearing her breaking point of the two of them keeping their relationship hidden, especially after Maewnam learns of their relationship. We see Chompoo's journey from being a people pleaser to the detriment of their relationship to her standing up for Tonnam to her mother. I wish we were allowed to see more of them as a couple, but I can't be mad at a depiction of someone struggling to come out and their fears being proven right as that unfortunately is the reality for a lot of us. The rest of the drama comes from Maewnam's unsupportive and controlling mother who is displeased by Maewnam and Wan's relationship and Wan's ex, Manhmook, reentering her life.

As much as I enjoyed this, I have to admit that there are some perplexing decisions in last few episodes - Maewnam's mom, after trying to break up Maewnam and Wan, has a heart to heart with Maewnam where she says she's proud of her and basically accepts their relationship. Chompoo's mom pretends Tonnam is invisible after learning of Tonnam and Chompoo dating and then when Chompoo confronts her she has this whole breakdown of "I feel like I don't know you and that hurt me," as if she's the center of her daughter coming out 🙄. And then she's still being homophobic but according to the show she is trying, so we're supposed to find it heartwarming 🙄. We also learn about Manhmook and Wan's breakup and Manhmook treated Wan terribly while they were together and then has the gall to blame Wan's friend Noey for this and somehow Manhmook and Wan are back to being friends???? Girl, why would you want to make up with the girl who stole your thesis and blamed you for that?????

But overall it's a very good time and an easy watch and MilkLove being domestic is just so cute and heartwarming <3