Mila

France

Hi, I hope you are well.

I watch dramas. I prefer Asian's shows because they have more heart and depict, in my opinion, more nuanced, interesting and delicate characters and relationships than Western's. They have their flaws. But so far I still like them much more.

Themes I'm looking for are strong friendships/brother-sisterhood (called 'bro/sismance' here)/platonic bonds in general, unconditional/'spiritual' kind of love, redemption/forgiveness/healing/growth and relatively serious topics. I usually dislike romance of any kind unless it's a slight and modest romance on the side with the focus being on other meaningful relationships as well, then I'll like it. Exceptions exist.

I'd rather be transparent directly as I know how hot and sensitive the topic is here : I do not watch or support LGBTQ+/BL/GL content. I also do not support what I call the shipping culture and do not ship characters who are not actually romantically involved in the story. I don't watch the very popular C-dramas' censored adaptations of gay-romances-turned-platonic-brosismances either. Other than that, I can like any kind of stories, in theory. In practice, I have even stranger tastes.

If you don't hate me yet, feel free to talk.

I like to write reviews that are nothing more than long ramblings destined to get lost in limbo. To rate something, I try to consider a few different points : first the core (premise, themes/lessons/messages/potentially problematic content, writing/maturity/development, pacing, logic/inner realism, main characters, secondary characters, relationships, finale), then the packaging (acting, directing, OST). I then add to that my personal, biased preferences.

10 - CLOSE TO PERFECTION, in all aforementioned aspects considered. I have never yet rated a TV show 10. And I highly doubt I will. Even My Mister, the crowned one among my all-time favourites : 9,5. If this story of pure unconditional love, selflessness, healing and redemption can't be a 10 for me, let me tell you no other can.
9,5 - SPECTACULAR, a 10 but some things here and there made me more uncomfortable or weren't to my tastes.
9 - EXCEPTIONAL, almost a 9,5 with more minor issues or a few major ones, the limits between what is great and what is not are starting to meet but the good is still stronger.
8,5 - two possibilities : GREAT, although what I don't like is evening with what I like, not totally my thing OR it may actually be a unique drama that I LOVE like a 9 or 9,5 but has some big flaws that I just can't ignore.
8 - can go either way as well : COOL but has many important problems OR mostly DECENT but just not to my tastes, a bit boring for me.
7,5 - DOUBT, can still be good in some parts and I may have enjoyed it but too many flaws.
7 - UNEASE, now the good/bad/enjoyment equilibrium is really not balanced enough for me any more.
6,5 - REGRET, I really gave it a chance but in the end it still sucked.
Lower than that - NOPE, if I didn't just drop it then I thought I would like it but I was really wrong (like for a really failed season 2 that totally ruined the previous good one *looking at you, UTS2*...).