First of all, i’d say that it is worth the 2years wait we all have done for this drama to be aired. First 2 episodes, initially i thought this is gonna be a typical drama of a girl having a daddy problem, which later found the love of her life and was swept away to heaven. But well, i’m glad to be wrong.

Where to start? Hmmm…maybe with Yang Zi. Tbh, this is my first YZ’s drama for me, having not watching her ashes of love due to fantasy not being my cup of tea. Though being such a popular heroine, i’ve always heard of her stint. I really like her portrayal of LZX, especially so coming from Heart of Jade just before i start on TOOL (where i’m having a bit of a likehate relationship with the FL), i can see the difference between the 2 FLs. YZ’s acting is more mature, she has a great face expression and you can easily empathise with LZX in a lot of scenes. Kudos to yang zi!

And as for XZ? What more can i say? Total swoon-worthy of course! As usual, XZ’s acting is superb, his eyes convey so much with so little expression, and of course, who can resist a competent handsome tall man in a white coat?! Lol. Obviously not me.

Plot is good. Might have a bit of a plot hole here and there, but it doesnt take the pleasure out of watching. I must say, this drama has the most satisfying ending for me personally. The wedding, the father’s letters, the scene with their 7yo son, it all came to such a beautiful tie up for the drama’s ending. LZX’s growing up is done beautifully and her relationship with her father almost always had me in tears, especially towards the end. TOOL had me giggling in all its cheesy/lovey dovey scenes and bawling my eyes out in equal measures. The chemistry between XZ and YZ are chefkiss!

I had issues with sansan in almost 2/3rd of the series though. I mean, her immaturity and the way she kept on parting her infinite wisdom (not!) to LzX is really grating on my nerves. But i guess, it goes to highlight how much mature LZX is compared to her peers who havent gone thru what she did personally. I dont know if i missed it or what, but i would like for them to tie up what happened to sansan and gu xiao though at the end, but ah well, we cant have it all right.

Ost are nice as well. The duet song between YZ and XZ especially sounds fairytale like! When they first performed the song almost a year ago at an award show, i’ve already get a disney’s vibe from the song. Soo nice! And of course, XZ’s solo song is nice as well.

All in all, TOOL is awesome i end up between two minds whether or not to marathon it and at the same time, trying to delay watching so as to make it last more! Lol