When you write a character for a show what he or she needs is depth. Without depth the character simply turns in to a caricature of whatever situation you initially put them into and that has to carry on throughout the series. And then for the purpose of creating some drama when you put them in difficult situations, we are unable to relate to them as their actions just seem forced.

What wins in this series is the depth of the main characters. On one side we have Bai Lang, a deeply damaged individual with clear mental issues forcing him to suffer from insomnia, self-guilt and manic episodes. This in my book makes him an intriguing character and a love story around this character when done well will be nothing but interesting. On the other side we have Jin Xun An, a dentist who is cold, appears unfriendly just to keep people away and has an abusive father. Another character who I would be invested in as the story progresses. When these two flawed characters meet and sparks fly, we would be in on a ride where we see them grow, understand and help each other while also having their relationship getting stronger.

The initial few episodes do a great job at building these characters and we get to know who they are and the reasons for their peculiar behaviour. We see Bai Lang struggling to understand his feelings for Xun An only to try and stay away from him lest he pulls him in to his madness and Xun An breaking out of his icy cold exterior and allow himself to fall in love with someone.

Once this is established the series takes a turn for the cliche. Enter the ex of one of the characters as soon as they get close to each other. Now the budding relationship derails due to misunderstandings and a failure to communicate. This is around the period where I am pulled right out because all the character build-up that took place in the past episodes is conveniently forgotten to instead show angst and melodrama.

The story finally picks up steam in the last 2 episodes where we get to know more about Xun An but it feels a little too late and you are marching on just to get to the last episode. All the potential that the story has is washed off by cliche antagonist, under-developed love story of multiple other characters and the same old tropes of misunderstandings.

Showing that your characters have flaws makes them relatable but you have to follow through and try and resolve issues stemming from those flaws and when it’s about trauma special care has to be taken to address that and not use that as a prop or a quirk

The actors did a great job at portraying the characters and I just enjoy the song during the end credits.

In conclusion a good watch since it has some really great characters and the story is interesting in certain aspects.