earwhipper

for a youku production I'm pretty entertained so far!

she broke the pact in episode 14 and was confronted about it by the mother in episode 19.

i was using those words in a silly manner because manipulation aside if someone said 'you will get 1 million dollars if you dont do this for 1 week' kinda stupid to do that thing in the minute before you are eligible. i get you put it all on the ML's mom but there are many ways to see things depending on what aspects one focuses on.

i get your points. a many a drama have made me equally annoyed at their premises and story line decisions! I too dropped the series at episode 19 haha

great point about being a fool by keeping one's word to detrimental behaviours. iirc at first the ML's mom was keeping the FL's father alive with the ongoing medical costs - so the FL agreed to the pact in order to keep her dad alive and also to have a chance with the ML in the future (which is portrayed as not possible without the mother's approval). imo those are two things she wanted the most in the world so she agreed to such a demanding/foolish condition.

its crazy that the FL broke the pact literally weeks before 10 years were done. i mean all she had to do was tell the ML to wait for 1 more month when he asked her how long did he have to wait (before he kissed her). but she got super in the mood to get nude so threw away all her integrity and principles for some sexy time. i fully understood why the mum lost it at her - the FL couldn't control her lust for just a few more days after waiting almost 10 years. crazy work.

Episode 19

ah very nice - thank you for the specific details on which scenes were cut.

IT'S FINALLY HERE!! I'M SO HAPPY! :D

best opening to a series for a very long while... very much looking forward to watching this!

they do have kisses and hugs but only a few. but by no means is it platonic. it is romantic.

yes

it's a cute and healthy relationship. it's not madly passionate but rather a romance built on trust and understanding. they work together and support each other through hard times with some some romantic moments sprinkled along their journey.

Watched up to ep 10 and then only watched the 2nd couple's story until the end. Extra points for some touching moments overall, but personally the main couple's relationship didn't hit the spot for me. 7/10

is also on netflix. do you mean free services?

there is less CGI used throughout the remainder of the story.
whether you pick it back up or not is completely up to you. it's a build-up to a romance story so the plot mainly focuses on that.

no plot holes. clever and emotive storyline that got better as the episodes progressed 9.5/10

yeah unfortunately dubbed. kiki's natural voice is quite pleasant and totally agree that the dubbing does no favours to the drama.

not really a cliffhanger as such, moreso a storyline that has a new direction/ML with a new agenda.

Song Yi is the FL but doesn't play a major part in the 2nd half of the story