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The Best of You in My Mind chinese drama review
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The Best of You in My Mind
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by BlueberryMuffin
Jan 9, 2022
24 of 24 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 7.5
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 7.0
This review may contain spoilers

I don't know why.......D:

I typically love watching a good college based rom-com, but for some reason this drama did not end they way that I had anticipated. I loved the parts were the two main leads chased each other, wondered about their feelings for one another and played hilarious tricks on each other. However, when it came down to it, I felt that Xu Fang and Lin Xi Chi actually made such an awkward couple. I managed to "complete' this drama, but it was not without much fast forwarding. I enjoyed the skirting around each other more than the actually getting together part. Likely reasons for this:

1. Individually both are attractive, but as a COUPLE they didn't have much visual appeal in my opinion.
2. Instead of flowing into a relationship with ease they became cringey and looked uncomfortable together to my disappointment .
3. I think the drama played heavily into the "chase" part of their relationship that when they became official it was not as exciting.

I understand that the "awkward" relationship turn might have been a stylistic choice, that was made for the sake of realism, but I felt that it detracted from the drama. I wish they could have had a more best friend oriented romantic relationship comparable to what's seen in similar dramas like "Skate into love," or "To Fly With You." Both of which take place within a college setting and tackle the 'friends to couple' trope. Overall the beginning was better than the later parts for me, but it was still a decent watch.

-These are just my opinions, feel free to disagree. My thoughts were expressed with respect to the production and actors within the drama in mind, thank you.
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