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“Hello, ma boy.” - I will miss hearing this cute sentence!
I’m not a gamer, so that aspect of the show didn’t really interest me.I came to this show solely for Maxky and Bas, and, oh, what a treat they are!
I think their dynamic really plays well off each other.
Maxky suited the silly role, and he made me laugh so much with his over-the-top actions. It was like watching him play himself.
Bas continues to get more adorable. His little face emotes so well, even without dialogue. And though this drama had only a smattering of romantic moments and didn’t invest heavily in building a long-lasting relationship like in Fourever You, it cemented how well these two actors can work off one another. I didn’t even need romantic scenes. Every scene with just the two of them was engaging.
I wasn’t very interested in the side characters, though they fit the atmosphere. I would love to see Maxky and Bas in an office-based romance drama without added secondary couples. Their acting skills could easily carry an entire show.
An enjoyable, easy watch.
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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Nobody in Remnants of Gold seems particularly interested in being a hero.Useful start.
Pu Ying probably comes closest. He gets beaten up.
Zhang Luyao is considerably more formidable. It doesn't make her happier.
Yu Hou would very much like to survive.
Unfortunately, he knows people.
This is the sort of wuxia where character tends to reveal itself at inconvenient moments.
Someone keeps a promise when breaking it would be smarter.
Someone betrays one for reasons that almost make sense.
An enemy behaves decently.
A decent man does something stupid.
Nobody stops to explain the moral.
Much appreciated.
The performances understand this.
Chen Kun never asks for Yu Hou to be forgiven. That makes him much easier to enjoy.
Xin Zhilei keeps Zhang Luyao's grief somewhere behind the machinery. You see the cost before she tells you about it.
Yin Fang is allowed to look thoroughly unheroic while doing heroic things.
And Gao Weiguang's Ban Cha is wonderfully difficult to pin down. Relaxed without being foolish. Principled without becoming righteous. The kind of man who seems to have made peace with the world mostly because he understands exactly how unpleasant it can be.
That one stays with you.
The whole drama is a little odd like that.
People say less than expected.
Appear later than expected.
Die earlier than expected.
Occasionally the plot explains less than expected too.
Not always charming.
Xu Bing can mistake patience for unlimited credit, and thirteen episodes eventually send someone to collect.
But there is very little desperation here to make wuxia look impressive.
No immaculate heroes required.
No grand speeches every time someone chooses correctly.
No guarantee that choosing correctly will help.
Just a collection of strange people trying to decide what they're willing to live with.
Thirteen episodes isn't very long. These people have a way of making it feel much too short.
Some do better than others.
Naturally, those are not necessarily the ones who live.
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Dull leading lady
The hype for this drama was really being advertised, I had to find out for myself. I have to say I was a bit disappointed. I liked the plot and really enjoyed the ML's character and acting. I can't say much for the FL. She comes off as childish with that baby voice and immature with her child-like thinking at times. This is the first time I have seen her in a drama, I started looking into other dramas she'd starred in and it appears that is her acting style. Serious, no sex appeal, dull kissing scenes, no passion, with a lack of confidence. Wardrobe/make-up/hair need to do a total remake on her. She is too plain and boring for my taste.Was this review helpful to you?
So dam good
Holy molly toys was the best drama I've watched for 2026,It literally was good despite the red flags, and the arrogant talking. He was the most gentle red flag gentleman known, you could tell he loved her despite his ways.
She was just as much a red flag as him and together they made an exceptionally perfect couple. He always followed and she always caved in.
The story line was really good, they gave each other a chance to help each other. And i loved the way he always encouraged her to do her best, in his way and she took that and went with it.
The music was right, the friendship and the heartbreak and depression are to real in this life.
The characters were awesome, the love was real and both leads were exceptional.
Overall this drama had it all and it deserves higher then a 10!!!!
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Short, fluffy and perfect to binge watch
Your Summer, My Storm is not a show that's crazy or bold by any means. It's a simple and easy watch. Not particularly unique, as fluffy BL might be the most saturated genre in Japan. What it does different though, is that it portrays a pure and platonic love between Natsuki and Sota. They spend time together as a family, it's like Sota had always been there. As an AroAce, it's quite refreshing to see.They don't need grand romantic gestures or constant physical touch to show off their love. They simply like each other's presence. This doesn't make it any less of a BL.
Like Natsuki said: "I don't like him because he's a man".
His past relationships didn't fail because they were with women, it was because they weren't Sota.
It would be nice to see more of them, and how their relationship evolves over time. The format of this show would be perfect to be a longer running one. *wink wink*
The cinematography has this nostalgic feeling to it. It's probably due to the coloring, and how it's shot. I like it. It's also very family centered, considering the plot it was inevitable. I'm surprised how they handled the "Omg, I fell for my sister's boyfriend!" trope. Very unexpected but I'm not mad, it could have been something way worse.
There are a few cons though, which I know won't bother everyone, but I'll list them here:
- The mixing of the music in some scenes feel a little unnecessary or loud
- Excessive ai propaganda (?). Not only did they use GenAI for some of the shots of the home, but they somehow squeezed it into the dialogue too.
- In every episode there is a VERY high-pitched jingle, probably some kind of bell in the house. It's a little unsettling in a good way in some scenes, but it's gets irritating and distracting quickly.
Despite these very few flaws, I highly recommend this show if you're in the need of something light and cute!
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Perfecf synergy of phenomenal writer, director, and actors
So I was busy and only had time to watch it now, from ep 1-5 the pacing has been amazing.
It’s a given that the start of series is slow, but from the opening of both ep 1 and 2, they give something that raise the tension right away.
In the ending of ep 3 and 4, the transition was so jarring that it struck my mind.
Now with today ep 5, they’re halfway through, and it was truly amazing change of field. The tension of everything from previous episodes clues coming together. I can only say the writer is amazing at playing with the plot.
The director is no less amazing, the camera composition and sound direction is amazing. Especially in ep 4 where kang bio found choi jeongyo in his house. The music started in forte as he found choi jeongyo shoes, the music goes pianissimo with the footstep enriching the scene, then come the revelation as the music pick up the pace once again.
And lastly appreciation to the actors, I really applaud lee junyoung performance in this. I noticed he did so many full body playing. I didn’t know he could play the piano. He really did well on all the emotional and funny scenes. Truly exceptional.
While song kang acting has always been under scrutiny, he did really well in this. There are still some scene that could be improved like the confrontation scene after bio avoided jeongyo after their performance. But he definitely isn’t as bad as people make it to be.
Jang gyuri doesn’t have many scenes, but she’s quite natural in her acting. I have high hopes for her career.
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Really great drama
From the very beginning, I was hooked. The two leads made it seem so real. I think they are both amazing actors. They gave the impression of being very comfortable with each other and made the whole drama very immersive.The cast were just as good and I can't find any flaw with the actors
The storyline was quite common with the different twists from other dramas, but I thoroughly enjoyed this romance.
One pet peeve I have is the need to dress male leads in oversized jackets/coats to make them look bigger but all they do is make the MLs seem like little boys playing dressup.
The costumes were really nice especially the female actresses.
I really loved this romance drama.
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Loneliness, Rain, and the Person Who Finally Sees You
When It Rains, It Pours completely caught me off guard.I started it because the premise sounded interesting. Seven episodes later, I had stayed up far later than I intended, woke up after only a few hours of sleep, and instead of going back to bed immediately returned to this story because I needed to know what happened to these two people.
This is a quiet, melancholy drama about loneliness—not the loneliness of having no one, but the particular kind that comes from sharing your life with someone and still feeling profoundly alone.
Hagiwara Kazuaki lives with his longtime girlfriend in a relationship that appears perfectly normal from the outside, while physical and emotional intimacy have gradually disappeared. Nakarai Sei lives with the man he loves, someone who cares for him deeply in many ways but refuses the physical affection Sei desperately wants. Their situations are different, but the emotional emptiness is painfully similar.
The drama establishes that parallel beautifully. Even the physical spaces around them tell the story: separate beds, distance within shared rooms, people living side by side while being unable to reach one another.
An accidental email connects Kazuaki and Sei before either realizes who the other person is. That anonymity gives them something neither has elsewhere: a place to be completely honest. Their conversations gradually become more personal, and when their anonymous connection and their real-world relationship finally intersect, the story becomes even more compelling.
What I loved most is that their relationship is built first on recognition. They understand one another’s loneliness before either fully understands what is developing between them. The attraction matters, but the emotional core is much deeper: each becomes the person who notices, listens, remembers, and moves toward the other instead of away.
The drama also handles physical intimacy with unusual care. One relationship in particular establishes consent through repeated, explicit checking; asking before touching, paying attention to discomfort, and making sure the other person is okay. Later events make that attentiveness even more meaningful. The series clearly understands that desire and entitlement are not the same thing.
The rain imagery runs through the entire story and is much more than an aesthetic choice. Umbrellas, storm warnings, rain sounds, a storm glass, and repeated meetings in the rain all become part of the emotional language of the drama. “When it rains, it pours” begins as a description of everything going wrong at once, but by the ending the rain has accumulated another meaning entirely.
The acting is restrained and excellent. This is not a drama filled with huge speeches or constant dramatic confrontations. Much of the emotion lives in pauses, expressions, avoidance, small gestures, and the things people cannot quite bring themselves to say. The pacing is slow in the best sense: the external plot moves quietly, but emotionally the story is always progressing.
And despite the short runtime—only seven episodes of roughly 25 minutes—the characters feel remarkably complete. Even characters who cause tremendous pain are given psychological complexity without the writing confusing explanation with justification.
The final episode brought everything together beautifully. The ending feels earned rather than simply romantic, because both characters have had to make difficult choices about who they are, what they need, and what kind of life they want before they can truly choose each other.
This was one of those rare dramas where I did not merely want to know how the story ended. I wanted to stay inside its world.
Beautifully written, quietly devastating, intimate, and ultimately hopeful.
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50 shades of toxic ice
This drama aims to be hot and seems to try to say something about misunderstanding and communication. But lets face it we have ambitious innocent female lead meets mature (Hot) guy and falls in to temptation.Our guy wheels her in to the cold over and over again, she feels bad about her self ties to break loose but cant resist his HOT charm... Nice to have a female lead who is open about falling in to temptation but the guy is so toxic and cold he could stop global warming and let us all die of his poison.
Miscommunication - Check
Jealousy- Check
Making the girl feel stupid, small, insignifican- Check, check, chek
Trying to sell us the one love, stalky, cold some say persistan tother say predatory stalking... is also love...
Even if he does ask for permission once or twice...
Entertaining at times yes, but it also gets draggy. The pacing is really, really off....
Friendships are nice though and so is the dog. The kisses and kinship is hot... Just for the love of what ever you believe in take this more as a warning instead of a love story...
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Allora carino, ma non mi sento di dire che abbia cliccato.
Non male, la versione Uncut meglio della cut, ma vi devo dire che per me chi ha cliccato veramente sono solo stati la coppia secondaria. Parto con una premessa, a me MaKxyBas non hanno mai fatto impazzire, però ammetto al 100% che hanno molta chimica e si è visto (considerando che sono personaggi molti diversi da Johan e North). Detto questo aspetterò che arrivino altre loro serie, che magari mi prenderanno di più. Non pensavo invece che GunnerNewton mi ispirassero così tanto: lo mi sono proprio piaciuti e non vedo l'ora di vedere cosa ha in serbo per loro il futuro (ho di conseguenza un po' paura di vedere Knock Out, proprio perché con il vecchio partner di Gunner, ma per l'amore dei BL vedrò anche quello). Devo dire che la trama non è troppo complessa, però se intrattenere e le scene con loro assieme sono molto belle, sopratutto quando si vede tutto il gruppo. Devo però dire che l'ultima puntata quella della gara finale super cool me la hanno un po' troppo accelerata: o due puntate o due puntate. Credo però sia una di quelle serie corte non troppo pensanti che sono ottime per un rewatch quando non si sa cosa fa vedere.Poi ripeto continuerò a dare opportunità a MakxyBas, perché la vedo la chimica, ma quello che non vedo sono serie che mi facciano dire "wow chimica". Tutto qua.
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I Wanted To Love This So Badly TT
I can't believe I will drop this drama i waited the longest for..I love the leads, their acting is great, chemistry is there as well but in this drama I only saw downs in ups and downs of love. 16 episodes in and I haven't been happy at all. Everytime leads become a little happy, they go to new level or down of sadness.I don't want to watch 29 episodes and just feel relief when leads get together the misunderstanding and bad communication are getting frustrating! I know lots of people love it but I can't motivate myself to continue anymore.
But happy watching to everyone else loving it !!
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This Is Why You Shouldn't Trust MDL Ratings
i love everything about this drama, different characters, roles reversed, mature characters and amazing story line, nothing dragged out. I love how Si Woo's character was different than all other office romance's male lead, he had a reason behind his personality and his change. The female lead was so good, I loved the way she laughed.THIS IS THE BEST OFFICE ROMANCE DRAMA TILL NOW. Even better than business proposal in my opinion.
Felt butterflies and felt even more single lol.
I am so damn proud of myself for not taking mdl rating and reviews seriously because I could have missed a gem.
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one of the most consistent enemies-to-lovers historical romances ever
this has always been my favorite genre, so i was very excited to start this. i've wanted to watch liu yuning dramas but don't know where to start. i was gonna watch his collaboration with zhao lusi since i'm also a huge fan of her, but i'm not ready for that emotional trauma yet so here i am.to start, manman is an absolute favorite. she has been steady from the very first episode and she has never made any decision i disagreed with. she's very likeable, mature, and knows how to deal with wei shao when he's being an ass. the first few episodes were difficult to watch because of her struggles while adjusting, and it was a very realistic portrayal of their clans being enemies.
the wedding in particular was very well-written. i have always been irked by people labeling tons of things "enemies to lovers" but we only see it in words but never in action. wei shao was a real piece in the beginning and i wanted to smack his head multiple times. i'm glad the writers weren't scared to put him in a negative light in the beginning because it paved the way for one of the greatest redemption arcs i've ever watched.
the political turmoil also made a lot of sense. politics in historical dramas are always hit-or-miss, but this one is a definite hit. they wrote government officials quite accurately, and even the climax in the end where wei shao had to decide whether to take back an area that will greatly aid his tenure as a ruler in the future or go back and defend his hometown where his family resides. the plot armor is a bit too on-the-nose, but i didn't mind it one bit.
one thing i could never forget was just manman's cousin, qiao fan, being unbearable to watch and not because she was a bad actress. she was good! very effective at making me want to pull her hair. admittedly, i didn't care much about her in the end, but the entire thing happened because of her stupid father, who also annoyed the hell out of me. great writing. what's a family without a relative you want to throw in the river anyway?
barring all that, the music is also good, as well as the side characters and their stories. i love the relationship between the generals and the lady's maids. i didn't like how the story panned out for one of the generals because i think it was too obvious that we needed it to further the plot. but i still like the rest of the story.
i, however, needed a longer epilogue.
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Love, Flaws, Words, and Everything In Between
This drama is so damn good. I love when there are flawed characters who don't take stupid decisions but decisions based on what they're feeling and the situation they are in. I love how this drama portrayed that even when you show you care, you show your love, you can hurt your loved ones by your words which is like a knife in their heart. It showed that not apologising and constant snarky remarks can affect a relationship very badly, and its this small things which can affect your relationship. I love how there was no side couple but each character has a part to play in this beautiful love story of leads.Every bit of drama seemed realistic and raw. Romance drama is often a place that people choose to escape from reality but sometimes stories like this point out what's actually important in life.
I got nothing bad to say about its drama. Its unique storyline, acting of all the actors, cinematography, osts and theme speaks millions already. This is drama that people may not like right now, but will definitely cry and swoon over at some point in their life.
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A Decent Thrilling Action Series
I consider this as a sweet and thrilling, kind of balance in action, romance, slight comedy, and family drama. I'm not sure about this series when I saw the 1st episode, but actually it did get better throughout the episodes. And the main plot of "will the husband finally know her real identity?" was what keeping me on the edge of my seat. The teamwork and bond between the sales team 3 is something i love to see, but i wished they explain more about the background of each character, and why each of them decided to join the team. (we mostly only know about Oh Hyun Nam's background only)And the chemistry is great.. I hope Jung Jun Won will get more good projects after this one, looking forward for his work. I really like his expressive eyes. Like he could convey his emotions without dialogue, and just through his eyes. That needs serious talent i guess.
And for Hyo Jin, i think this is one of her best projects, i'm glad she took this one. Yeah, i'm a long time Hyo Jin's fan who is still wandering in this site, sometimes, from time to time...this project is one is my favorite of hers besides It's Okay That's Love, Master's Sun, and When the Camellia Blooms.
Actually this is not your perfect drama. Especially considering several plot holes, and things seem felt rushed especially in the last 2 episodes. (For example, Lyla was not introduced until the 13th episodes). I'm not hoping for the 2nd season here though. I'm already glad they wrapped up with a decent ending, in my opinion.
If you have reached this line, thank you for taking time to read my honest opinion, so if you would like to watch something simple, thrilling with a hint of action and romance, you might go for this one!
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