Reviews

Chaotic but Decent Show

Recommended if: you like mind games, obsession, manipulation, complexity
Not recommended if: you want something simple to watch or looking for a cute GL (there is suggested romance but it's not the focus of the show)

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It seems that I'm part of the minority who enjoyed the plot of the show. It started with one case, branched out all over the place, and entangled the characters against each other. The way they presented how the events unfolded by balanced use of showing and telling created intrigue and kept me interested every episode.

However, there were times where too many things happened at once that it became confusing to follow. The characters were also more of a tool for the plot than well-developed entities. Their motivations were questionable, especially Jei. That's where they built on the mystery and thriller—instability, intensity, and complexity. I believe the show had a strong foundation but became ambitious at some point, and suffered loss of connection and impact to the viewers by the end.

Nevertheless, its a decent show that has its own charm. Its an interesting and fun chaos. I might not watch it again, though.

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cant wait for season 2!!!

Everything started out being all sunshine and rainbow and then boom his life turned upside down.
Episode 1 had me sat and I couldn’t wait for the next episode.
I really don’t get the girlfriend, homegirl was ready to give up...
Episode 2, Park Tae Jung went through hell. Felt so sorry for him but he started to gain some strength to fight back.
Fast forward, I like the friends we met during his time and that he could trust them.
Doh Kyung Soo played this villain role soooo good! Loved him in this.
Everyone in this drama deserves their flowers because their acting was so good.
I see we may get season 2....CANT WAIT

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SUPER WORTH IT TO WATCH!!!!

Definitely worth watching, especially on the weekend. I’ve been searching for a new drama, and I’m so happy I found this one at the start of 2026. I love everything about it—the plot, the story, the OST, and especially the leads. Nam Ji-hyun always exceeds my expectations. She is so underrated in Korea and truly deserves more awards and recognition. She delivers every scene so well and portrays her role perfectly.

I’m also very hooked on the chemistry between the leads. They say Moon Sang-min is always paired with noona characters, but the 5-year age gap between him and Ji-hyun is hardly noticeable. I even thought they were the same age! The second lead is also handsome and has great potential.

Overall, I super love this drama and I’m really looking forward to it every weekend.

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Legend of Zang Hai — Emotional storytelling with unforgettable performances.

Legend of Zang Hai is a powerful and beautifully crafted drama. The storytelling is deep and emotional, with stunning visuals, strong character development, and a compelling plot that keeps you engaged from start to finish.

Xiao Zhan delivers an outstanding performance—full of emotion, strength, and sincerity. His acting brings the character to life and makes every scene feel meaningful.

The music, costumes, and cinematography are exceptional, creating an immersive and unforgettable experience. This drama is touching, inspiring, and absolutely worth watching. Highly recommended.

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I don’t wanna play anymore

This was lowkey a phenomenal show that stood the test of time. Sure, it took me 3 years, but I finished it, and that's all that matters. I would give it a 9 (8.81) out of 10. I’m gonna say what I liked, what I didn’t, and then an episode overview, and then we’re done. Definitely watch it though!

The plot was low-key, really good. And they spaced it out perfectly, and like had me on the edge of my seat, I can’t lie. This was GMMTV pre-sell-out era, so there wasn't a whole bunch of ads, lmao. I really don’t like ghost dramas, but that’s all I’ve been watching recently, and this was low-key really good, and I like the way they did it. The romance building was good. The plot writing was good. It was eight episodes, and they filled the episodes perfectly. And I just like that, they gave us enough lore to start off with, and then kept adding stuff, and that was low-key really interesting. Just overall a great show. Geniuely, it stood the test of time, I will give them that. I really liked the way everything connected at the end, like it was genuinely so great and made everything irrelevant. I enjoyed that a lot. HE AND HIS MOM DATED THE SAME GUY, THAT WAS PEAK HOLY FUCK. GREAT FULL CIRCLE MOMENT. The fact that the grandpa hid everything about him was so good, holy shit, I was GAGGED. Med getting his memory back in slow chunks was absolute cinema. Also, he is slowly coming back and being able to touch stuff and do things, but also slowly fading away, GREAT. And that's it, but great show.

Singto and Ohm have zero chemistry lmao. It's bearable, but its two brick walls staring at each other, I swear to god. Jesus Christ. One-dimensional side characters who are terrible fucking friends. Y'all piss me off and need to get the fuck off my screen. I think that they could have done a little more with the ending, especially with the grandpa and Singto just coming back. The grandpa should have gone to jail, and Singto should have added a little more of oh shit, I have some charter development and not just oh, I am back now and the camera is fading out now, and you are never gonna see me and ohm interact AGAIN. Like watching two brick walls kiss, I swear. THE FACT THAT IN EVERY LOVE FLASHBACK OHM'S CHARACTER WAS A KID THAT WAS WACK. Fuck ass basketball plot to waste budget. Okay, that's all.

Okay, my 3-year span episode overview. "I feel like I will actually really like this. This could actually be really cute and an overall really fun show. It’s not too long. And I actually read the description (after the first episode, but still). Bro is just talking to himself. I have a feeling this is gonna come down really fast. Just by the way it is paced. It’s implied that this is gonna come down." It did come down, but now in the way I was expecting, which is always nice to see. "The classroom part kinda reminded me of Casper in the weird live-action movie where he ties someone's shoes, and they fall." Holy niche. "I like how Med is slowly coming back in a way because he can touch things." "PRE GMMTV SELL OUT ERA." "It’s surprisingly not a one-sided crush. What does the title even mean? How do you not know when you died or you died? Also, how come he can touch him, but he can fade through walls? How does that work? He has terrible friends, who are one-dimensional af. Literally, he just needs space. OHHH, I MISSED THE FACT THAT HE IS STUCK IN THIS WORLD BECAUSE HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW HE DIED. I HAVE TWO BRAIN CELLS, AND NEITHER OF THEM ARE WORKING RN. RANDOM ASS BASKETBALL PLOT, FOR BLANKS AND GIGS TO WASTE OUR BUDGET. WHEN DID THE WHOLE FRIEND GROUP GET HERE? OH, that's sad, he was worried they weren't gonna like him bc he likes guys. Especially a ghost at that. HE USED TO DATE HIS MOM???????" "A fascinating time, less Thai drama. WHY WOULD THEY HIDE HIM? A very tricky show, I can't lie. The connections are fun. Why didnt they tell her? Why did they block his room off and forget about him? I think he was killed or killed himself. That's my suspicion. SAW WHO. BITCH WHAT THE FUCK." "This is actually really well done, at least for the time; even now, the plot holds up. The ship not so much, but still. I understand why he stood there, but he also def deserves to live with that grief. It's still going, holy fuck." "I  lowkey love this show, it is so peak. They have no chem, though, but it's fun. I wish they did more with the uncle or grandpa, like killed him or something. AWK KISS, MAINLY FROM OHM. BC BRO DOES NOT LIKE GUYS LOLLL." HELP, WHY ARE MOST OF US STILL IN GMMTV...

Watch it, because it stood the test of time, I can't lie. Okay bye!

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Lol, what's wrong with the reviews here?

The top reviewers are acting like the drama is absolutely awful, when it was perfectly solid. Or is that directed at Yoon Ah? I'm not a fan of hers, but I keep noticing how biased MDL users are towards her.

Anyone who loves food, sageuk series, and romance will enjoy this. The food scenes were especially great—I'd love to see the making-of! The story, acting and pacing were good. The characters were neither black and white unlike it is often the case in Korean romcoms and I appreciated it. The king was a ruthless crazy tyrann and did many unmorally things but then again this was during Josein-times- deep dark mid age. I was particularly impressed by the actor playing ML—super young, usually only in supporting roles, but he delivered a good performance here for such challenging role (many action scenes, romantic scenes, scenes in which he had to be crazy and having anger issues...). Acting could still be polished for more versatile facial expressions but he is young and has much potential for improvement. Yoon Ah played her role as a very experienced, excellent and self confident cook who knows the though life in gastronomy and especially high cuisine well. She is not that strong at acting since the played characters are often similar but this role she nailed it.

Things that bothered me:
1. Too many CGI or AI effects. The action scenes, in particular, felt more like Western series to me. But that's often the problem with dramas on Netflix...
2. FL never looked 27; she was definitely over 30 with that mature behaviour and appearance. That makes sense for a Michelin-starred chef with so much expertise. I wish they had just made it clear that she was older than the king. The age difference was more than obvious.
3. I didn't buy that she loved him, but I did believe he loved her. The chemistry was okayish. Both suited their respective role but I don't think together in a romantic relationship. Maybe more romantic scenes would have helped.

Overall, recommended, especially if you enjoy good food. I give it 8/10 stars.

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Most Underrated Thai GL

I had so much hope for this show! This show had the best plot ever! The plot had me gagged. This was the soulmates AU I needed. The way that they were soulmates in every time line had me sobbing. So much potential. And the conflict being fate, a thing you can't control is such a such a unique take, and I was living for it. They were literally against the world together like please huhu. Seeing the protagonists fight something together instead of fighting shows their dynamic better as a couple. I also love the relationship of the sisters, the "them against the world" type shiii. They bicker a lot as sisters do but they always have each other's back. That's why it was so heartbreaking to see the loss. That broke me for real. I also love that Wa is very straight forward about her feelings to everyone, shout out to the rejection scene with Khun. Honestly, episodes 1-6 was missing the impact I wanted. I did love Mae's (Wa) acting on the ep when Four died that scene really got me crying. However, these 2 gave me the run of my money on the last 2 episodes. Because what tf was that acting?! Those episodes were so good that I had not stopped crying and I had to rewatch the last ep again to fully immerse my feels. You mean to tell me that they could act like that? It was so well done! I wish it was like that for the whole series because that was soooo gooooddd!! Still had me gagged to the core. Like tf?! Wa (Mae), what can I say? What a woman! I wanna be like her when I grow up lol. This girl will do anything for love, platonically, sisterly, and romantically. Ya gurl is the goat of dedication. If you google that word her picture will show up. I love how she saw life, she didn't see it in rose-colored lenses nor in a negative/depressing way. She was not naive. Even after all she had been through, this woman still see the good in everyday, value morality, and hard work. I wished Four (Christine) showed more emotions because when she does she gives me passion and devotion. Like mah gurl lezgow! Her sacrifice will forever be the grandest gesture I have ever seen. I just wish that her character had some deja vu on the other timelines with Wa & Vivi. I think that will bring so much impact to her actions in the show. There was only one song that had me from the start. Even if it was just the instrumental, it always gets me. It's such a sad song but it was so perfect! This series could be soooo great! The plot was there. I am upset that they didn't really capitalize on that. It should've been more episodes. If they combined ep 1-6 to just 3-4 eps just to establish the love between Wa & Four then had the last 2 episodes spreadout in multiple episodes then that would've been better if they could only really do 8eps per season. This series almost became my fave but it came up short on things but I still love love this show! Underrated for sure!

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Final Review: A story of longing, things that could have been, and the pain in letting go.

Snowy Night Timeless Love is a beautiful, albeit tragic story of people who were formed, twisted, and fucked up due to their tragic pasts and those who exploited them. It is full of broken characters who you'll fall for anyway and a romance that feels like two souls constantly longing for each other. It's beautiful and heartbreaking but overall enjoyable.

(That is, if you can ignore the fact that the female lead lied to the male lead for EIGHT YEARS and caused him to risk his life and nearly die several times while searching for the ingredients she claimed she needed to save the male lead's sick nephew. Which was a lie.)


Pros:

- A gorgeous main couple who play quiet longing really well. It's a slow, gradual falling in love and at the end both seem to recognize their feelings but are terrified to admit to them because they, though the female lead especially, know their time may be fleeting.

- A whole lot of whump. If you're here for beautiful people suffering, spitting up blood, and then getting saved by other beautiful people? THIS IS THE SHOW FOR YOU. The male lead especially keeps on almost dying and has to be nursed back to health by the female lead at least half a dozen times altogether. Hell, she finds him passed out in the snow after he comes back with one of her ingredients at least three times. It's amazing.

And that's not even including her saving Miao Feng (and getting saved by him) or Ming Jie. They really got mileage out of her being the most skilled doctor alive.

- So many shades of grey. There's white snow everywhere, but when it comes to the characters very few of them are either good or evil. At the very end you even feel bad for Chang Jue's minions - though not him.

- This story is tragic at times. Be prepared to cry.


Cons:

- Personally I thought Huo Zhanbai responded shockingly well to finding out Xue Ziye lied to him for EIGHT YEARS, because if I found out the love of my life had been sending me on incredibly dangerous fools' errands that had me on death's door several times, I'd have left her to freeze in that Valley of hers. 'She saved me so many times.' Yes. From injuries you sustained while searching for her bullshit ingredients.

- If you want instant chemistry and a fiery romance, this is not the show for you. There are lingering glances and a whole lot of promises, but it's all understated and builds gradually.

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indie master/servant vlog

Overall: I'm not sure how to describe this series. It has a vlog feel with less of a story and more vignettes of daily life, but then also has voicing inner thoughts and a fictional story with a master/servant. Airing on Adam&Seven https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy3x1NWjzbMWwAGldfAFTrMcD6EB6pezt&si=l8M6V3BmVVnAm6to

Content Warnings: manhandling, non/dub con touching

What I Liked
- the dynamic

Room For Improvement
- very handsy but then suddenly reluctant
- did not feel the chemistry
- voicing inner thoughts
- I didn't take off points but the production is very indie, used holiday music over non holiday scenes, music was too loud

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need to watch to have a finished feeling with the series

Overall: the specials are needed in order for the series to have a complete feeling. Aired on GagaOOLala as episode 11 (29 minutes) https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/5675/love-sea-the-home-for-lovers-2025-e11 and episode 12 https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/5676/love-sea-the-home-for-lovers-2025-e12 (31 minutes)

What I Liked
- intimacy
- sweet moments
- vistas

Room For Improvement
- a ton of GL in the second episode which would have been fine if both couples had equal attention in the series but that was not how it was
- GL kisses without lip movement

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let's go s4

Taxi Driver Season 3 proves once again why this series remains one of the strongest and most impactful Korean dramas today. The storytelling is intense, well-paced, and emotionally engaging, tackling real social issues that many dramas are afraid to address. Each case feels meaningful and grounded, making viewers reflect on justice, morality, and the reality faced by victims. The acting is outstanding, especially the main cast, who continue to show strong chemistry and depth in their characters. Action scenes are well-executed, the music perfectly matches the tone, and the overall production quality is consistently high. What makes Season 3 special is how it balances action, emotion, and message without feeling repetitive. The story clearly has more to tell, and the team’s journey is far from over. This season strongly deserves continuation, and fans are more than ready to support it. Season 4 is highly anticipated and absolutely necessary.

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let's go s4

Taxi Driver Season 3 proves once again why this series remains one of the strongest and most impactful Korean dramas today. The storytelling is intense, well-paced, and emotionally engaging, tackling real social issues that many dramas are afraid to address. Each case feels meaningful and grounded, making viewers reflect on justice, morality, and the reality faced by victims. The acting is outstanding, especially the main cast, who continue to show strong chemistry and depth in their characters. Action scenes are well-executed, the music perfectly matches the tone, and the overall production quality is consistently high. What makes Season 3 special is how it balances action, emotion, and message without feeling repetitive. The story clearly has more to tell, and the team’s journey is far from over. This season strongly deserves continuation, and fans are more than ready to support it. Season 4 is highly anticipated and absolutely necessary.

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let's go S4

Taxi Driver Season 3 proves once again why this series remains one of the strongest and most impactful Korean dramas today. The storytelling is intense, well-paced, and emotionally engaging, tackling real social issues that many dramas are afraid to address. Each case feels meaningful and grounded, making viewers reflect on justice, morality, and the reality faced by victims. The acting is outstanding, especially the main cast, who continue to show strong chemistry and depth in their characters. Action scenes are well-executed, the music perfectly matches the tone, and the overall production quality is consistently high. What makes Season 3 special is how it balances action, emotion, and message without feeling repetitive. The story clearly has more to tell, and the team’s journey is far from over. This season strongly deserves continuation, and fans are more than ready to support it. Season 4 is highly anticipated and absolutely necessary.

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let's go s4

Taxi Driver Season 3 proves once again why this series remains one of the strongest and most impactful Korean dramas today. The storytelling is intense, well-paced, and emotionally engaging, tackling real social issues that many dramas are afraid to address. Each case feels meaningful and grounded, making viewers reflect on justice, morality, and the reality faced by victims. The acting is outstanding, especially the main cast, who continue to show strong chemistry and depth in their characters. Action scenes are well-executed, the music perfectly matches the tone, and the overall production quality is consistently high. What makes Season 3 special is how it balances action, emotion, and message without feeling repetitive. The story clearly has more to tell, and the team’s journey is far from over. This season strongly deserves continuation, and fans are more than ready to support it. Season 4 is highly anticipated and absolutely necessary.

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