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Octogenarian and the 90s chinese drama review
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Octogenarian and the 90s
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by Amarina
21 days ago
43 of 43 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 9.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 5.0

A Show to Slowly Savor Rather Than Binge

This is NOT a show to binge on, it's a slow-moving slice-of-life type show about a "Nursing Home" (more like an assisted living facility since most of the seniors live mostly independently). There are a lot of story arcs, most lasting a 3-4 episodes at most (the opening arc lasts 8 episodes), and after each one there's a sense of resolution which does make the show fairly easy to put down and not pick back up again for a while.

While there "is" a romance between the two leads it is NOT the main focus of the show in any way, and if you're watching it for romance you'll likely be frustrated as the FL is very much a I don't "NEED" a man type of person and has a flavor of FLR dynamics. Meanwhile the ML is a puppy who needs to be protected at all costs.

There is a LOT of filial piety stories and discussions in this show. Other topics include absentee children, money leeches, "You're old now so I know best", scamming the elderly, finding love/companionship in your final years, health issues such as dementia and loss of mobility and a LOT more.

Hands down the best character is the ML. He his a ray of sunshine, an adorable puppy, and an absolute clown at times. During the show he blossoms from being a down and out indebted scammer to having a place and purpose in the Nursing Home. The FL meanwhile, has such a huge responsibility thrust upon her that she becomes someone you hope can loosen up and live a little. There are times you want to knock sense in to both him and the FL for being dumb, and times you want to give them a hug and tell them it will be alright.

As for a final rating, on a technical level I'd say it's probably an 8 because there are absolutely some places where the story could be tightened or the characters appear to regress for no apparent reason, but from an EMOTIONAL standpoint I'm giving it 9/10.
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