pancakedreams

The drama is a bit jarring for audiences who are married with kids because it perfectly depicts the golden cage some women are placed into, especially those who have been forcibly asked to quit their careers to become a stay home wife/mother. The drama explores the ups and down from both the FL's perspective who feel trapped in a controlling marriage, and the ML's perspective of feeling incredibly insecure by his pasts and failures that he feels like he is grasping at sand to control everything in his life. I particularly love this drama because it explore modern family issues at the intersection between generations. I wouldn't consider this as a romantic drama, but rather a family drama, as it explores the complexities of what chinese families are facing - a fight around gender norms and tradition.

Every single minute of this drama was thrilling - and when you feel like you're frustrated with the pace it is going, it throw one plot twist after another. I also love that it is not a drama that triggers at your tear ducts, but one that really trying to get you to empathise with each of the characters.

The casting for this drama was amazing, every single person casted and the role they played were so appropriate, there wasn't a single actor/actress that did not play their role and their stereotypes perfectly. I watched this drama because Elvira Cai is an incredible actress who has so much versatility - with the exception of the fact she is always in legal/lawyer based dramas.

Incredible drama, highly recommend it for those who love modern true to life dramas.