Go Ahead

Best of 2020

This is one of the best dramas I've ever seen. I rarely come across a drama that can hold my attention for 16 episodes, much less 40. I loved seeing the main characters grow up, grow apart, and grow back together, and the love story really felt incredibly organic. I'm already looking forward to rewatching it.
The one complaint that I have is I felt the drama weakened after the 30-episode mark. The main couple and the dads got pushed to the side toward the end in favor of wrapping up the side plots. I really feel like this should've been closer to 45 or 50 episodes with how rushed the last 5 episodes felt, to the point that I wonder if they had to make significant cuts pre- or post-production. The finale didn't feel like a finale at all, and some of the resolution felt a little shallow. I would've liked to see Ling Xiao go to freaking therapy for one, and for his mom and sister to actually get some help too.
But overall, amazing drama that had me crying literally every episode, with a stellar cast and so much heart. Definitely a highlight of 2020 and a go-to comfort drama now.

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my review on go ahead!

it was a nice cdrama, it had a nice plot but did take a very long time to develop and it felt like most of the later episodes were fill-ups which were a bit disappointing but it's not the worst, and still loved this cdrama.

I really liked the concept of this drama and adored the relationships that the three had and how the brothers always came up for their sister.

this drama did contain a love triangle. I rarely like the love triangle trope but with this one I kinda already knew who she was gonna end up with, so it wasn't the worst but if I didn't spoil myself w who she might end up with I would've been in a lot of pain because of this triangle.

it had great acting there were fun and energetic scenes but also sad scenes that were very well executed. they had very great chemistry that made the drama very pleasant to watch.

my rating: 8,5/10

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Wholesome Rolar Coaster Drama

Showed every emotions of regular life.
starting from families and their bond, bond between neighbour from family.
showed that not every child have beautiful childhood.
but also showed great siblings bond. Sometimes being a single parent is not a bad thing.
Showed how emotions started fade away when we don't stay in touch with our love ones and feel awkward when we face them after a huge distance. Technology can't always help us to feel the warmness of being together.
This drama also showed how to love. showed emotions of one sided love to tringle love.
about parenting.
about family issues,
about depressions,
also showed every one's individualities.
JUST WATCH IT.
NOT GONNA REGREAT.
VERY WORTH WATCHING.

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A Must Watch At Least Once In a Lifetime

I joined MDL just so I can give rating to this drama. Very endearing, heartwarming, and touching. The best drama I've ever watched so far, realistic dialogues and scenarios, beautifully written in-depth characters, satisfying closures, amazing casting, beautiful OSTs, and full of morals and good principles; really gave me a lesson about family and filial piety, though also gives importance of found-family based on care and affection. A must watch drama in a lifetime. Of course there are things not liking to my taste but they're all about preferences :) I give this drama a 10 because 9 doesn't do the drama justice! Go watch it, it's worth the episodes!

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אחת הדרמות הטובות שנכתבו והוצגו

סיימתי את- ״בשם המשפחה ״..
וואווו וואווו מה אומר …
יש כל כך הרבה.
משחק גאוני של כולם ללא יוצא מן הכלל ראשיים משניים , סיפור מדהים של החיים שכנראה הוא תוצאה של תרבות אחרת , של נטישה ושל אימוץ, של קושי נפשי שלא טופל, של הורה שלא בטוח שהבין את תפקידו בחיים ולפעמים מתחלף עם הבן ולא ברור מי הבן מי ההורה, של אהבה נקייה ללא גבולות, של רומנטיקה מיוחדת שהולכת ומתעצמת, של חיפוש העצמי בחיים, של הורים - אמהות בעקר, שלא תמכו אלא הפריעו ומה התוצאה, ושל ההפתעה הלא מפתיעה בסוף.
הכל יחד, עירוב של תחושות, מסע בעולמות של רגשות ,
תמיכה וערבות הדדית וטונות של אהבה טהורה ומפליאה.
סדרה נפלאה שקצת מצליחה להשכיח את מה שקורה מחוץ לחלון החדר המואר שלי….ם. 🙏🏻💙

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BEST DRAMA OF 2020

This is my favorite drama out of hundreds I’ve watched. It was so wholesome. All the relationships were so beautifully written including romantic relationships, friendships, relationships between parents and children and relationship between siblings. It ran strong with the theme that “the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb” where two of our main characters CHOSE their family rather than be with the family they were born to.

Let’s start with our leads.

Jiangjiang is our female lead and she is adorable. She’s funny, caring, cheerful and independent. Without her and her accepting and generous nature, this story could not start. Sure, she was portrayed as dumb in high school but that’s not her whole personality. She’s not the “A Playful Kiss - Oh Ha Ni” dumb where I hated myself a little bit more every new episode, so please don’t hold yourself back because of it. JiangJiang is one of the best female leads I’ve seen with great character development. She grows, she learns and she matures at the end of the drama but she still keeps everything good about her with her.

Song Wei Long as Ling Xiao made me SWOON. I’ve watched him in Find Yourself before and as attractive as he was, the plot line was pure shit so there was not much appeal. But in Go Ahead, he was amazing. Ling Xiao gets “adopted” as a brother by Li JiangJiang at the start of the show when they were kids. His background is really sad and the friendship between the two blossoms methodically and wonderfully. This friendship lasts till the end of high school and throughout high school we can see how much they love each other. HE EVEN BECOMES A DENTIST FOR HER. UGHH THERE’S SO MUCH TO WRITEEEE. Just please watch it :’)

He Ziqui played by Steve Chang made me cry. He was such a well written character. The only thing he wanted was a family and to make people around him happy. There’s so much he sacrificed and there was so much good in him. He was, to me undoubtedly, the most pitiful character, especially as a child. As he grows up, we see him become more confident and mature and overall more well rounded. I literally cried when he was washing other people’s clothes late at night to be filial. There was a lot of depth to his character and EVERYONE HERE SHOULD APPRECIATE HIM.

Overall, the OST was great, the themes were great, the actors and the characters were great, and the plot line was great. Just watch it. Trust me. You’ll love it.

PS: the OST was amazing. You Are My Everything is now my bop.

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Wow.. what a fantastic TV series... absolutely great

Beautiful music and acting and storylines make this one of the year's best watch for me. I watched it after watching A River Runs Through It (another 10/10 series) and this one is also unforgettable. In fact, I think in some ways, I like this one even more but they are both equally great.

Love the main leads but to be honest, almost every character in this series is unforgettable. Love the family love and the way they support each other. Also the story of the boys being raised by this cafe owner... wow.. there is just so much love in the family.

The best thing is authentic story and dialogues. No stupid fluffy cartoony silly dialogues. Everyone speaks authentically.

Also no silly annoying cartoonish characters with dumb dialogues.

Overall, it's one of the best series I have seen from China. Top notch all the way.

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My ratings mean what they mean

☆☆☆☆☆ Literally the BEST DRAMA EVER- I don't think it can get any better than this (at least for now). I cried so much because of happiness. This drama wasn't steered towards youth love or whatever, it was covering the base of friendship, family, and personal values. I loved the whole idea of the theme so much, it's crazy.

☆☆☆☆☆ The three main "children" characters came from families with very heartbreaking backstories. It really made me think that everyone has a small piece missing from them, in one way or another. Jian Jian, Zi Qiu, and Ling Xiao are just such lovable characters, they have their strengths and their shortcomings. Over time, the characters start developing and understanding what real love is, whether it is from intimate relationships or family relationships, or friendships. Most of all, the characters have to learn to forgive and forget. That's a hard lesson everyone had to go through, which was a very painful, but meaningful process for them to endure, which is also what made this drama so worthy.
Another thing is that there aren't any MAJOR love triangles, like romance isn't the focal point of this drama, which made it more enjoyable. It isn't the typical "female/male second lead gets jealous of the female/male lead and tries to sabotage the leads' relationship". No one was purposefully trying to kill or injure someone, or anything extreme, which is great.

☆☆☆☆☆ It's really hard to say where this drama could improve since it's literally so amazing. But I guess one thing is that some other characters' stories aren't finished. Like, what happened to Tang Can and Zhuang Bei? Did Tang Can ever successfully pursue her dream career? What happens to the three girls' friendship when Ming Yue goes to Beijing? Does Zi Qiu ever fully forgive his mother and father? How does Ling Xiao think about his mother? The story has a happy ending, so it seems that overall the story is complete, but there are some little things that leave the story incomplete. Maybe that's just me wanting a part two ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

☆☆☆☆☆ Anyways, amazing drama, definitely my favorite by far. Story = 10, acting/cast = 10, music = 10, rewatch value = 10, overall = 10... I really meant what I meant. I would give this drama a 100 if I could. I would for sure recommend this to ANYONE who hasn't watched this yet- you'd be missing out if you didn't watch it :)

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relatable, heartwarming, shows what life really is like

i really enjoyed this show as it has a good mix of genres like romance, comedy, and family. it showed the lives of 3 kids who were not blood-related but became a family.
overall, this drama is really worth watching is you like rom-coms or those kind of shows which give you a slice of life vibe.
storyline(no spoilers): what i enjoyed is that the drama really showed what life is like by dedicating the first part of the drama to show their school life, and then showing their work life and romance after. i like how this drama is realistic, letting you learn a lot of good values, yet funny and entertaining. however, i find it a little weird how the “siblings” who lived together can end up falling for each other
acting: i think all the actors did a really good job in portraying their different characters, nothing seemed like they were trying so hard or too fake :)
music: the ost was good and suits each scene well. though it sounds a bit sad, the songs sound comforting

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Wholesome Family Drama

I love the storyline! This drama covers family, friendship, love and teaches many many lessons!
The 5 main leads has THE BEST CHEMISTRY, They are really comfortable with each other and really come off as a family. Tan Song yun may be the oldest but she really fit perfectly in the youngest sister role! It's just so cute to watch her interact with her 2 brothers! The bromance between the 2 guys is really great as well! The 2 dads are really so cute to watch as they show how love can be expressed differently. They showcase a lot of different perspectives of parent-child relationship which is eye opening. As someone who loves light hearted rom-coms this is one of my favorite dramas, with sufficient romance to satify my little heart.

For those who worry about second male lead syndrome happening in this drama (me), do not worry it is minimal which makes it so much easier to watch!

A must watch for everyone as it is really a heartwarming drama to watch about the importance of family!

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