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FLUFF BUT NOT REALLY??

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That silence? Yeah. That was me staring at the screen, questioning life, blinking slowly, spiritually ascending. Is it bad speechless?

HELL. NAW.

OH. MY. GOD.

This series is literally visual heaven but plot mid and somehow I still ate it up like a starving raccoon. If you’ve read my previous reviews, you already know I am clinically weak for pretty hot boys. And this series? FULL BUFFET. VISUALS? TOP TIER. FACE CARD? NEVER DECLINED. But plot? Hmm… she cute, she safe, she textbook 📚. Trauma okay, conflict okay, but I kept whispering to myself: “give me more drama… ruin my life a little…”

AND OHM??? WHY IS HE SO CUTE I WANNA PUT HIM IN MY POCKET 😭🫶

Okay. Let’s unpack this before I spiral again.

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a) Plot — aka Dentist Love But Make It Slow Burn Fluff™

Short synopsis before I start screaming. Jay sees Sant. Falls in love at first sight. Sant also falls in love. But ego said, “Stay quiet king.” And THEN plot twist of convenience: Jay is the only dentist with low rates who can treat Sant’s root canal. ROOT CANAL AS A LOVE LANGUAGE. I’ve seen it all.So now they keep meeting for dental appointments and slowly catching feelings while pretending they’re not. The first conflict? Who’s confessing first. Literally a staring contest with tension. Then we get Captain, Jay’s old friend, who drifted apart from him because Jay’s trauma basically killed their shared bakery dream (no spoilers but desserts are involved). So that adds emotional spice. And THEN Sant’s family issues enter the chat. His relationship with his mother needs fixing. So the conflict keeps rotating. I actually liked that. There’s always something simmering.

But let me be honest.

The beginning was slow. Like… I was checking the timestamp slow. Some scenes felt unnecessary. It’s giving “we need 11 episodes so let’s stretch this.” This could’ve been a tight 8 episodes and I would’ve been SAT. But it’s fluff. It knows it’s fluff. It doesn’t pretend to be revolutionary. And it does that fluff WELL. But real talk… MarkOhm DESERVE deeper, darker, toxic plot now. They can ACT. Stop giving them school-club romance 😭. I want angst, betrayal, crying in rain, emotional DAMAGE. But no! GMMTV said “here’s fluff again bestie.” Snoozefest 2026???!!

Comedy wise — Poon deserved better. His funny aura underused. Criminal honestly.

Sea cameo at the end tho??? CHERRY ON TOP 🍒 I clapped like a proud mother.

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b) Characters — aka Why Are They All So Fine For What

> Jay — Mark Pakin

My sweet but hot dentist king. Jay is goofy. A little weird. But in a charming way. He represents that very real “I saw someone I like so I’m going to try my luck” type of boy.

Simple formula:
See boy → Flirt → If he likes me back → Date him.

And honestly? Respect.

His trauma adds depth. That bakery backstory? That emotional avoidance? It gives him dimension beyond “cute dentist.” Character development? Not really. This series is straightforward:
They meet → They flirt → They get together → They heal each other → The end.

But Mark? Acting skills never the issue. He eats these roles like it’s breakfast.


> Sant — Ohm Thipakorn

OOF.

BABYGIRL CODED.🚨💘

I remember not vibing with him before and now I’m like… was I blind??? Why does he look like a golden retriever who also knows how to bite. When he first appears looking all soft and warm-eyed I literally paused like, “Why is he this cute. Who approved this?”. Sant at the beginning? I was irritated. He felt materialistic. Money-focused. Slightly annoying. But then you remember… poor family. Financial stress. Survival mode. Okay. Valid. And then towards the end? He becomes this sly little fox with Jay. On the same wavelength. Especially when it comes to intimacy.

NOT the typical “Nooo I’m shy” BL bottom.

He matches Jay’s freak level and I was like YES THANK YOU. REFRESHING. Also his naughty side??? Unexpected but appreciated.


> Captain — Jimmy Jitaraphol

HOW CAN A MAN BE THIS GORGEOUS???😭✨

Jimmy gets cuter the longer you look at him. It’s dangerous. Captain is fluffy. Clumsy. Trying to run a bakery. Still emotionally tied to Jay but also stepping away because trauma made things complicated. When he says “Fine, I’ll do it alone” regarding the bakery dream? Fair. Actually fair. Then he falls into this weird love square situation because he develops feelings for Sant. Love triangle? Not really. More like… a lonely triangle. Because Sant does NOT reciprocate.😭

Spoiler free: he not endgame. But still cute. I approve 👍

He’s adorable though. Clumsy Jimmy running a bakery while Sea plays stoic boyfriend in some alternate universe?? BL directors call me. I have ideas.


In conclusion, these are the only characters worth reviewing. Other characters? Lowkey forgettable. Not bad. Just… there.

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c) Steam Scene — aka “This Is Supposed To Be Fluff???” 😏🔥

LORD HAVE MERCY.

This show marketed as fluffy romcom but the kisses said HUNGRY. MarkOhm do not kiss like it’s Sunday church. They kiss like rent is due. The croissant scene??? The double meaning??? The tension??? I was like oh… so we’re doing this. And I won’t lie. I wanted it dirtier. More chocolate mess. More tongue. More chaos. Lean into the bakery metaphor. Commit. But the steam scene we DID get? OOOFFFF. It carried. I forgot I was watching fluff for a minute.

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d) OST

Cute. Standard fluff OST. Very “Would You Mind? by LYKN” vibes.

Do I like it? Yes.
Did I add it to playlist? No.
Will I randomly hum it in a week? Probably.

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e) Overall — Brutally Honest Section

Do I like it? Yes.
Do I love it? No.

I skipped some scenes. I watched some at 2x speed. Sometimes it got cringe. Sometimes it dragged. But it’s cute. It’s harmless. It’s visually blessed.

Memorable? Not really.
Comfort watch? Yes.

And as I always say; I do not rewatch series unless I’m obsessed.

Will I rewatch this?
Absolutely not.

Final rating: 7/10.

It was almost 6/10. But those kisses? +1 point for passionate dental romance. Visual heaven. Plot textbook. Steam slightly illegal. I am satisfied but still greedy for darker MarkOhm content. GMMTV… give me something toxic next time. Please.

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Peng Xiaoran's first movie.

Reason I'm watching was because of Peng Xiaoran - my favourite actress. Lay Zhang was okay, although I would prefer to watch just both of them as ML and FL.
Story wise is quite boring, especially the past, I often speed it up. The emotional connection was not quite there. I understand being a movie of Jackie Chan of course there will be creative fighting scenes. But that is all there is...creative fighting scenes.
The worst part for me was the CGI face of younger Jackie Chan. It felt emotionally detached. There were no feel to it and in relation to the other characters. It's lifeless.
I would give it a very low rating, because of the boring story line and inconsistency. But for Peng Xiaoran's sake, I would give it a decent score, because movie ratings and review shows on her MDL page.

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FAILURE

The Trailers were misleading.
This drama promised to offer something fresh and healing.
We all thought it would be about young people struggling to find themselves amid all the difficulties, their traumas and past, all while welcoming their nephew into their lives and becoming parental figures for him.
But it really wasn't.
The producer and writer really FLOPPED REALLY HARD.
Instead of giving a concrete drama with a decent storyline, they went for the short and made a stupid love triangle that NEVER ENDS.
I get that the FL rekindling with her past first love (SML) is part of the concept of ''navigating life as a young adult and finding herself'', but there is ABSOLUTELY NO REASON for it to last for 7+ episodes. The baby plot was buried, and they made the ML stay like an NPC who suffers for an average, stupid girl who can't set boundaries.

Don't waste your time on this mediocre drama.
Giving it a 1 because it's impossible to give 0.5 (Sorry baby Woojo, you were amazing, but that stupid Sunbae ruined the drama)

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Extremist Tsundere Younger Brother ML

I watched this for Wang Xuan and i prefer this drama than the drama with Zhao Zhendong. The chemistry between Wang Xuan and Cui Shiyi were on fire, Cui Shiyi kissing skill were elevated and they have real Older woman/Younger brother vibe.

ML can't be touched by anything, but once he's with his favorite older sister aka FL, he becomes spineless like jelly when he near FL To get FL's attention, he did everything. ML always breaks up FL numerous relationships, eliminates villains who threaten FL, feigns weakness to get a job and becomes FL assistant, ML even broke his own leg, ML is really ruthless to himself.

FL never loses to everyone so you can watch this without getting blood tension high. FL even assume ML wants to search his love but never notice his feeling to her.

The cons is almost everyone around FL were questionable, they always giving FL bad solution for her problem. And the manager drug her to make her happy, like what kind of mushroom did you eat to have stupid logic like that.

Recommended to watch.

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This is such weird one

Wandering is one of those movies that doesn’t sit right. You watch it, and afterwards you feel this strong urge to talk about it, to explain what it made you feel, but the words just don’t fully come. It’s unsettling.
Plot**
The story follows 9-year-old Sarasa, who loses her father to cancer and is sent to live with her aunt, her aunt’s husband, and her 14-year-old cousin. Her aunt sees her as a burden and as someone who will only cause trouble. The worst part is also that her cousin does bad things to her every night. Sarasa already feels unwanted and out of place.
One day at a park, she meets 19-year-old Fumi. When Sarasa tells him she doesn’t want to go home, he tells her she can go with him. Weeks pass, and the entire country becomes consumed by the news of a kidnapped 9-year-old girl. Years later, when Sarasa is an adult, she meets Fumi again.


The story feels strange, and I’m still not sure if my understanding is completely correct.
When you watch the movie, you mostly see things from Sarasa’s perspective. In her memories, she is living in a house with a 19-year-old who feeds her and provides for her. It sometimes feels calm. Almost normal.
But then there is the world’s perspective: a 9-year-old girl has been taken by a 19-year-old man ( if you know what I mean). That is kidnapping. That carries obvious and disturbing implications.
As Sarasa grows up, her flashbacks sometimes make their relationship seem almost platonic. Yet there are small moments that hint something isn’t right, subtle signs that make you uncomfortable and question Fumi’s intentions. The film never clearly defines him as purely evil, but it also never lets you feel safe about him.

That’s what makes it so hard to interpret.
It becomes even more conflicting because Sarasa’s life before meeting Fumi was already painful and unstable. Compared to the emotional neglect she experienced at home, her time with him might feel different in her memory. And that creates this uncomfortable grey area that the film refuses to resolve.
So I wonder, is she remembering it as safer than it was? Is trauma reshaping her perception? Is the movie intentionally blurring the lines between personal memory and social reality?
I found it difficult to fully grasp what the film wanted me to conclude. It doesn’t guide you toward a clear moral statement. Instead, it leaves you in that tension, between sympathy and discomfort, between perspective and reality.
Wandering isn’t an easy watch. It’s not a film that wraps things up neatly. It leaves you questioning what you saw and how you feel about it, and maybe that lingering confusion is exactly what it’s meant to do.

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The show should've been called "Our Ragebait"

wtf is the severe decline in the plot development from a fluffy co-parenting storyline in the first few episodes into an absolutely exhuasting love triangle, annoying second male lead, and dumb female lead. like i get being confused over your first love aka your past vs your new life and her feelings might mostly be nostalgia, but at some point, this love triangle has NO business taking up most of the episode and having absolutely nothing to give to the actual plot development. writer-nim, here is a better plot written in 30 seconds:

ep 6: love triangle peaks but FL realises she gravitates towards ML
ep 7-8: more fluffy moments for the family, SML realises he has no place in FL's new life and their timing was never right. FL and SML has a closure moment where they realise they just weren't meant to be, and FL and ML gets tgt
ep 9-10: fluff moments+angst from the dad+ mystery reveal regarding ML's abandonment by his brother
ep 11-12: climax and conclusion of the dad and their psychological issue plot and they become a proper family

bro

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Complex Time Travel drama

I watched this last year because i really miss Zhen Ziqi works (he actually work from behind more than acting) and this drama was quite unconventional take from usual short drama story. Never watch Yang Qiru but her acting in this drama was quite good so this drama is not come to be wasted.

The plot is FL almost died on her wedding day. A stranger appeared with hatred, wanting to wipe out her entire family in one fell swoop. Time suddenly stopped. A little girl appears and claiming to be FL future daughter with her enemy ML at that time. FL collects different information at different points in time and pieces it together. FL repeatedly tugs at the hands of ML from different timelines until she matches him in his ideal state (this raises the question of whether he is still the same person). It involves time travel and time theory, mixed with some memory fragmentation.

Both the ML and FL parents are researchers working on time travel. Unfortunately, they are all killed by others. ML is adopted by his uncle, and the FL is adopted by an uncle in his family, but they are not told she is not their biological child.

Controlling the camera is quite difficult when filming time-travel dramas so i respect the production team and have lenient judgement. And i have a question when i watch this: If viewed as a single timeline, the plot structure is an infinite flow in terms of time or If viewed as multiple timelines, it's like you're torn into hundreds of parts. Each part retains your memories, and when retrieving those memories, it undergoes a second splitting and tearing (backup) until a perfect state is achieved.

Recommended if you like not so usual time travel drama.

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WORST written fl in a while

2 people closest to the leads the person both of them cared for the most
her sister and his brother Passed away In an unfair accident nonetheless

if this show was written by good writers even just this much would have been enough
to build a good story about grief and loss
with woojo being the only ray of light in their life
but it feels like they are perfectly fine after their death it's business as
usual

instead of focusing on overcoming hardships in life and a new found family, hope and a sense of belonging
they decided to focus on the stupid love triangle

the fl after being confessed to by both ml and sml
does not reject any one of them or set-up any boundaries with either of them instead
receives help and affection from both of them

and choses to ignore as if nothing happend
and the sml asks to go on dates she accepts
without rejecting the ml she's keeping both of them on the hook
it's MAD how undecisive she is

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