To be honest, I loved the first five episodes and binge-watched them until the episode 14. But after that, just nothing.
I am not a fan of twisted misunderstandings and very evil SML/SFL but here, there was nothing; only those dovey-lovey eyes of the Main Leads (that they matched quite well tbh) and that's where it ends.
No plot, no story, no meaning and I honestly wonder why they dragged it till the 33th episode, truly. I had to skip many, many episodes and scenes to reach the final one and that is never a good sign.
In the positive aspects, I really liked the FL that had her own ideas and she was smart, not looking around like a lost puppy like most C-dramas' FL. She had quite the energy, she was soft and she matched well with the ML that was the greenest flag I've ever seen in C-dramas and he actually SMILED in the series.
Also, I liked the music aspect of the drama, something I don't really notice in these kind of series.
It was just very blunt for my taste but I couldn't fault the acting, just the non-existent story behind it.
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QUITE ENJOYABLE.
The Best Thing was, truly, a masterpiece.Even though the story, as a story, was not perplexing or quite original - just two people slowly, but steadily, falling in love - it was majestic. First of all, I would like to point out that it was one of the few times I have been totally invested in a c-drama due to the chemistry of the leads. I have noticed that, usually, the main leads are either completely awkward between them in the romantic scenes or just overly ''cute-ish'' for my taste. But these two, OMG, I have fallen in love with them (and they ACTUALLY kissed, not just touching their lips together with wide eyes open, who would have thought?)
Regarding the plot, I liked that they showed how a narcissistic behavior mostly works in a relationship, the break-up and the life after a break-up. It was quite realistic and I liked that it was not just a few minutes clip. When she cried, when she remembered, the effects of a bad relationship in someone's health and the turmoil of emotions when they decide to appear again, even though they do not love them anymore, all made sense.
The male lead was so soft-spoken and gentle, yet, he was straight-forward when needed, protecting the FL when needed, and helped her when she was put in a tough and awkward spot by doing the first move unnoticed. On the other hand, the FL actually chased her dreams even when in a relationship, she was smart, independent and had a health relationship with her parents (something that we rarely see in the c-dramas even though they are fully-grown adults and always made me cringe).
As for the ex, I can't help but say he made a good job acting as a narcissist, arrogant, rich guy that gave stalker-ish vibes when hunting down the FL.
It was truly a good drama.
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Not a fan of their romance.
I watched ten episodes and then the last two episodes but if I'm honest with myself, I pressed fast-forward in quite a few scenes.Even though I loved the acting of all the cast, I adored the acting of the female main lead, the end. She brought out emotions and thoughts that I didn't quite want but I cannot NOT see the fact that nowadays, the Korean dramas have such a deep and serious subjects involved in their series and I love it! It's a subject that affects many people in their everyday life, worldwide, and I liked the growth and bonding between the parents and their daughter as the story went on. It's a clever way to see that parents can also be wrong and try to fix their mistakes that have taken their daughter for granted and the pressure one's hold so she doesn't disappoint those around them.
What I didn't like was the non-existed chemistry between the FML and the ML! It's a shame, really, because as individuals their acting was perfect but together, no. I felt myself routing for her ex and that is not good in the Korean land.
I would not re-watch it, as I barely managed to watch the episodes but I could definitely see other series from these leads.
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