Only Side by Side with You (2018)

Love the concept, I hate the endless flashback

The first two episodes were really appealing to me. Cool tech/gadgets, action sequence and a promising romance between cool geek chick lady boss and a hot mysterious big boss with a soft and loyal heart.

The succeeding episodes were really draggy, like for example, the rivalry between the ML and the 2nd ML which goes on and on. I almost thought it would last the entire show. Glad it didn't. They even became good friends again on the latter part of the show.

By episode 20, I watched only the recap. If something interesting happened, then I watch the previous episode. I only resume watching the whole thing by episode 34 until the end.

Glad I didn't drop the show.. I liked the main characters a lot. What I don't like was the overly used flashback. At first it was cute then it became annoyingly repeatative.

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The unnecessary use of flashbacks

This is amazing story of a man who struggled and broke through issues that he was going through and a woman who sought to use tech as a means of saving lives.
While this story is good and has no pot holes, the unnecessary use of flashbacks became very unnecessary at some point. The drama could have well ended with 25-30 episodes, but they just had to flashback to the past, flashback to the present, reflashback again to the present that we have already seen. Oh my god!!!! So much flashing back i got tired and was just fast forwarding.
Notwithstanding it is a good story with very good acting from both main leads and other secondary characters. Good chemistry too.

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Exciting drama (on the whole) with Strong Female Lead

I watched this some time back but I have almost nothing but good things to say about this drama. I highly recommend it!

Watch because:
- good looking cast
- Li Xian is in this drama - he’s such a great second male lead in this drama. Swoon.
- strong, smart, feisty, capable female lead who’s into tech - hot!
- male lead is also strong, fiery and manly
- good chemistry between male and female lead
- plot is interesting enough (despite some annoying moments which are part and parcel of drama watching)
- there are many cute moments, exciting moments, suspenseful moments, sexy moments...


Overall, very enjoyable drama. In my opinion, this is a must watch!

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Not worth watching it

Poor script ,poor direction.
Too much flash back made the story bored ,direction is so poor .
Story started with the Meeting of two strangers ,one had painful past which was indirectly connected two another . So their story started with hatred as one wanted revenge from another but there was an involvement of third person who basically the reason of hatred and this person created love rivarly too. So the concept was interesting but too much flashbacks made the drama unnecessarily long that made the drama bored .
Even ending was so bad. Atleast story let met all three couples properly .

About actors and actresses all were good.

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aside from the frustratingly endless flashback scenes this is an absolutely phenomenal drama with a great plot, very nuanced relationships and unique side characters who all have their own arcs. i love the female lead so much, she's the kind of character we rarely get to see in k dramas and i love that she holds her own in her romance with the male lead, they are always on equal terms. a lot of dramas turn the strong woman lead into a simpering damsel once the romance starts but this one does a great job of showing two equal partners in a relationship. i adored it and i wish there were more shows like it.

just forward through the flashbacks and watch the show.

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Well Chen Weiting became one of my ultimate crush guy so I watch this and i promise this ain't a bias review (i hope)

The story is exciting overall it gives justice to forty plus episodes but ready your button to skip the same flashbacks -.- and in terms of soundtrack, I only want to listen to Weiting's song because honestly the other are not attractive(sorry^?^)

The actors, of course don't ask me about Weiting, he's handsome as a boss and cute as a guy or boyfriend, and i love him lol. And! I think some of you may be discourage to watch because of the female lead, well at first I don't find her attractive but Bai He is cute and a good actress.

Overall this is a good drama for me!

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Many people that have given a review for this drama have said that there are a lot of flashbacks, that they take up most of the time. That is very true, but I think they are essential. They give the audience a true meaning of what the character is feeling in those moments. I'm not denning that they were sometimes boring because we've already seen that part so many times, and to be honest I have skipped around when they come up. The flashbacks help set the emotions for the character so your not just staring at them sit with emotions running through their face.
William Chan (Shi Yue) and Bai Bai He (Nan Qiao) have great chemistry together. I love how their relationship grows even through malicious beginnings. The pain and torture the two go through because of how much they love each other pulls at you. He's willing to sacrifice his love to make sure that she is safe.
An Ning is a very controlling and manipulative person. What she does to Shi Yue makes me feel his pain even more. She sees how he acks with her but still try's to have him by her side even if that is not what he wants.

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1st.. the main guy, William is damn cute.. some scene he look normal..some scene he looks damn cute.. and the main girl, i thought she is not pretty so it is a bit turn down to watch it at first, but voila she is beautiful when she smile.

i like the character portrayed in this.. how the girl always calm and she is not damsels in distress but she mentally and physically strong on her own.. and i like how cool the guy are..

the story are a bit dragging on romantic part as i keep waiting and waiting for em to get into relationships. but you wont get bored in between as they flirt a lot ! and buy using drone of course.

overall the drama is nice to watch.. and worth it.. ????

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If you are William Chan's fan go for it! If not, think twice before starting watching this drama...
Starts interesting but very fast turn into some old/rusty romance (or lack of romance) with 30% of boring flashbacks in almost every episode ... Forwarding - forwarding - forwarding ... So many interesting possibilities to explore even with the main subject being love (or lack of competence to find love), the plot and some of events just jumped to new scenes without conclusion and you end up having to guess what might have happened. Why William Chan accepted this role it's beyond me since it wasn't a challenge as he is much the same in other dramas! Of course the main characters romance was cute on some parts and it shows William with the good guy posture (around the 30st episode forward). Anyways, it was a stone road but to make things easier for you, just watch it from 1 to 15 jumps to 32 and it will be easier to finish it with a smile in your face. :-) !

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Another William Chan brilliant acting. Again, his passion shines through in the character he plays and makes that person so believable. The storyline was great, this drama won an award for Outstanding Drama of the Year, I can understand why. Bai Bai He did awesome, my first time seeing her in a drama series. I will be checking her out more. I noticed that she rather chooses movie projects rather than drama series. It's all good. The Romantic Chemistry between William Chan and Bai Bai He definitely was there... but who couldn't resist William Chan... (side pun). The storyline, the visuals, and the Martial Art scenes were on point. I thank all the "Only Side by Side with You" team which is everyone who worked on this project.

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Non riesco ad essere troppo cattiva e severa nella votazione perchè porca vacca la prima metà della serie l'ho amata, divorata. La storia è interessante nonostante possa odorare di revenge già visto, i personaggi sono ben sviluppati, caratterizzati, hanno tutti di per sè un potenziale enorme. E sarebbe potuto continuare tutto così, liscio come l'olio, se non fosse per la brutta abitudine che si è andata pian piano espandendosi di inserire a cadenza sempre più insistente flash back. Che per carità ci stanno anche prima ma inizialmente servono per spiegare il passato tra i tre protagonisti, ma che dopo sono sempre gli stessi, con lo stesso minutaggio, che vanno ad espandere un episodio che altrimenti durerebbe 10 mn. Ho fatto una fatica immane a finirlo e non vi nego che molti di questi flash li ho skippati. A parer mio li hanno inseriti perchè dovevano per forza arrivare ai 40 episodi e con la sola storia non ci sarebbero mai riusciti, altrimenti sto scempio non si spiega.

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