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the Taiwanese version is wayyyyyy better - i didn't think I'd get so addicted to it XD
for starters, the ML is a whole lot more expressive than any of the other MLs. i actually understood why someone like him would fall for someone like her lol

You Are My Hero is my FAVORITE drama it's just so goooooood!!

Don't get me wrong, I really really loved Jian Jian and Ling Xiao in Go Ahead - shipped them with my whole heart since they were kids - but idk if it counts as a "healthy relationship." Open to discussion but the entire I-need-you-to-stay-sane arc seemed a little messed up and I wouldn't really recommend that as a healthy relationship drama but whatever it is, I loved both of them lots. They had amazing chemistry and you could see their relationship wasn't purely sibling energy from the very beginning. I just couldn't and wouldn't have SLS

awww this is such a great article!! Yes, the dads in Go Ahead and Healer were just so awesome ❤️ and ML in 18 Again had me crying in every single episode as he struggles to be a teenage dad and mends his relationship with his own dad. And I loved FL's father in Extraordinary Attorney Woo.

The absence of older classic dramas really makes this pretty unreliable, though the project was a nice idea. Since MDL users were given only one vote, I feel like they just voted for the last drama that wowed them and not necessarily the BOTB drama they've watched. Personally, I think MDL's "Most Popular Shows" & "Top Rated Dramas" lists shows which dramas are the BOTB quite accurately because it uses all MDL user data to display results. Of course, both have their faults - Kdramas take a GIANT lead in the "Most Popular Shows," with a non-Korean drama(Love O2O, of all things +_+) appearing only after 52 whole kdramas lol.

This reminded me a lot of Suspicious Partner - chaotic unhinged on-fire-for-justice empathetic and straightforward/blunt FL whose father was wrongly punished and its ML's prosecutor father's fault. Therefore, FL wants to take care of all the poor and downtrodden without caring about money. I kept seeing Nam Ji Hyun in Lee Se Young's facial expressions.
Straight-laced traditional practical prosecutor-turned-lawyer ML who loses it every two minutes because of chaotic FL. Both dramas have hilarious mothers and chaotic supporting cast families. They also have similar older character duos - the two ahjummas in Law Cafe and the Investigator Bang-ML's adoptive father duo in Suspicious Partner(both ahjussis are seasoned comedy actors so I enjoyed them a teeny bit more).
Suspicious Partner will always be a classic favorite and had a pretty seasoned cast, but this one was pretty good too. FL was definitely better styled in Law Cafe tho lol

Have you watched The Legendary Life of Queen Lau and A Familiar Stranger? Both good ones

one thing that always make me return to this drama was the respect they have for each other. she respects his IQ and he respects her EQ, which is why its not weird or awkward even though they're supposedly teacher and student. He never makes her feel stupid or lesser than him because he truly does respect her for who she is. And she's a total sweetheart GOODNESS THE BUTTERFLIES - there's this scene where he asks for consent to hold her and i nearly died(yes, i have the hugest crush on Miles Wei XD)

Loved this show. It aimed to be a "modern day fairytale" while also moving things along in a satirical way that took subtle jabs sprinkled with comedy at societal problems, lowering the entire melodrama quotient. At their cores. the characters were real humans, but the writers chose to add a layer of unreal quirks to them, IMO, in an effort to lighten the show and make it thought-provoking instead of preachy and judgmental. They all reach points of vulnerability and seriousness in their arcs -- and then rocket back to unbelievable(except for the main leads). I thought the dialogue and plot progression was very cleverly done.

I LOVED the main leads. Sato wasn't the typical doormat, nor was she the typical rude idiot using "badass" as an excuse. She was strong from within, and knew when to compromise and when not to. I love her dialogues - she's respectful and kind but also stands up and directly addresses people's mistakes and prejudices, elders or not. I ADORED Miyama Kenta. Confrontation isn't his strong suite, so I love how unconditionally he supports Sato whenever she stands up to confront something wrong in the family. I also like that Sato totally knew what his family was like and chose to take them up as a challenge, instead of being the usual surprised lamb-led-to-the-slaughter FL. Their chemistry was soooooooo cute, a big reason why I managed to get through the gritty, frustrating parts of the show.

Awww thats so disappointing!! 😭😭 how could theyyy

Nope episode 30 ends with a preview, like its been stopped in the middle

When I was invited to be on the subbing team, I was told the drama would only be 30 eps long. I wonder what's going on... at first, I thought Viki would split it into two seasons or something, but theres no new channel made. Ep 30 ends on a very obvious cliffhanger so its frustrating!!

I loved that he was smart enough to use logic and trusted her enough to believe in the goodness of her character

For anyone who wants to know why it's "Yu Xuan" here and "Yu Hsuan" on Viki - "Xuan" is Chinese romanization and "Hsuan" is Taiwanese romanization

So apparently Viki is making two seasons of this.... so S1 ends at 30 episodes and there's another coming soon 💀

its on Viki now

I'm still on Ep 12, actually... they havent gotten together yet

Its on viki with eng subs

We'll just have to see...
From my experience, viki usually joins two eps when theyre too short. Not sure whether it applies to this one

Reasons why you should watch this even though it's a low-budget production:
1. The family flavor - It's set in a community of families who interact freely and love each other, even with all their different quirks and personalities. I like how they're all normal families living normal lives but there's always silly drama(no angst)

2. The whole friends to lovers trope - it's fun here! The tension is just right, and the relationship evolves slowly. There's no real SML-induced love triangle - he has his own arc. It's an ML-FL-SML trio of childhood friends. All three are good actors(Some of y'all may recognize ML as the SML from Lost Romance)

3. The parent-child relationships - they're nice and normal. there are no unnecessarily evil or melodrama-inducing witchlike parents. Even though you might not like all the parents, they don't go out of their way to cause trouble in a cruel way. They're just being normal people, with the best intentions and you can see it.

4. The in-laws - XD I LOVE the fact that the ML and FL's moms are besties who are trying to push their kids together. It's so funny and refreshing to see the moms get along so well and love each others' children. ML and FL's dads hate each other but in a silly frenemy sort of way. They direct their hate solely towards each other - they love each others' kids dearly.

As I said before, it's one big happy community of dorks. No one really hates anyone else or wants to harm them. They all share each others' lives and act silly together. I really didn't expect myself to laugh and enjoy this so much.

i was told it's 30...