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Follow Your Heart chinese drama review
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Follow Your Heart
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by BanxiTheCommentaryGrrl
1 day ago
40 of 40 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 6.0

A Slow-Burn Mystery That Unfolded Across Families and Generations

Yes, this took me a year to finish. I started it when it first dropped and was excited—but this is my life now: It can take me a long time to finish anything over 26 episodes depending on my periphery. However, I loved it.

I've heard many people say they found this dry and slow, but I often wonder if it released at the wrong time. It followed The Double, which I ended up dropping—even though most people were enthralled by its high-stakes thrills and fast-paced plot. I would imagine anything would have a hard time following it. With that in mind, Follow Your Heart definitely lives in its own space. And I loved it for its meandering, thoughtful storytelling. It gave me time to connect with the day-to-day lives of the characters and to fully appreciate their evolving relationships and growth. Hot-headed characters matured and found redemption, broken ties were mended, and families and friends came together under pressure and common threats. I also really enjoyed the overarching conflict that spanned generations and multiple families. It unraveled gradually, with smaller culprits leading up to a major one—who ended up being a huge surprise. Based on critiques, I don't know if this is for everyone, but it was for me.
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