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Love Scout isn't special in its tropes; plenty of other dramas have done workplace romances or childhood connection or single-parent romance before. But what is special about this drama is that it does all these tropes right. I love the switched up roles in that our female lead is the CEO and her male lead the secretary. I love that there isn't unnecessary drama about the past when it is brought up. And I love mature leads! Where there is unrequited love, there is proper resolution and communication as well. It feels like the writer watched all the previous romantic dramas that we have watched and took notes to correct all the ways they went wrong!

One nitpick: I wish they would've fleshed out everyone besides Kang Ji-hyun more. Everyone besides her felt too perfect and mundane to the story. And the first half is stronger before the leads get together, but that's most dramas. Otherwise, if you're in the mood for a workplace romance done right, this is well worth the watch!