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I just finished this.... wow, I wasnt expecting this at all. WTH, those leads were amazing! Ive watched so many romance dramas and this 2 leads had one of the best relationships of all of them!

Ok, the bad part: I couldnt care less about the "past" scenes. I skipped them all. 100%. So I skipped about 20% of the show. Good thing is, it is totally skipable, you can just watch the present part. Except maybe at the end.

But wow the romance. Amazing, and totally unexpected. Not a single bad thought, missunderstanding, disappointment, or absolutly any other bad feeling toward eatchother. Not one in the entire show.
Their relationship is always mature, yet funny and playful. He is calm but very warm. She is sweet and joyful. We also get a lot of screentime of their romance. It also starts very early... Everyhitng just perfect.
The intrigue and "past" part was totally skipable for me tho. But if you are here for the romance, you will love it.

romance recap below

I added it to my Maybe watch list. Cant convince myself to watch a show where 9-12 is angst and 12-16 is breakup :/ That leaves only the start as enjoyable

Well, you say 1 or 2 episodes. But I just read episodes 9-12 are annoying as hell... then they break up in 12 and dont get together until 16. To me that sounds like 7 bad episodes of 16. Was about to start but this made me stop

How is it possible I read that episodes 9-12 are annoying... if they break up in episode 12? I mean, that's like the most annoying thing, how does it stop being annoying at 13 if they broke up...

How can it get better when you say they break up in the same episode you say it stops being annoying?

How can we dislike episodes 9-12... when I read below that it's in episode 12 when they break up and dont get together until the end? So 9-12 are bad and 12-16 they are on a breakup... which is the worst? So only 8 good epsidoes?

- In the past, 5 years before the story, they already met for some time, so when it starts they already like eachother, but havent met in 5 years.
- FL is crazy for him, she has been looking for him, she even needs therapy because of missing him, and doesnt want to be with anybody else.
- He was also crazy for her, but for safety reasons didnt approach her
- All that was in the psat. Show starts and when they meet again, he is cold for a few episodes, but they end up "trying" to date (episode 2)
- Their relationship quickly advances and both are lovely together.
- Typical stupid thing happens and FL gets mad with ML. She had the right to be mad for 1 episode, not for 6. The thing that makes her be mad is that he did something that may look like he doesnt like her. But he spends all the time showing how he likes her and she is still mad, which doesnt make sense.
- Even tho she breaks up with him he manages to stay all the time near her, and she makes him have quite a bad time, making him jealous all the time. She turns very unlikeable here.
- They make up and stay together until the end. She never looks as in love as she did at the start. It's not terrible, she does clearly show she loves him, but still, far from how it was before, and he shows his love much more.

Just finished it. It was... ok
It starts great with a lot of promise. But then, early on, one of the most typical and annoying tropes Im finding lately in all romances I watch happens. ML does indeed something she should be angry about... but FL takes it way too far. An apology and explanation should have been enough, but no, she stays mad for many episodes. I see this lately in many dramas and it always destroys the chemistry they created before and makes an awesome FL character turn into an annoying character.

It was still ok.

Romance recap below

I watched it long ago. She never recovers her memory, she just falls in love again with him, but for me the chemistry is lost. A pitty, great first 10 episodes then they made a mess

"and she then thinks he went away forever and is kinda in a relationship with 2ML.. :/"
oh wow. Everything else didnt sound bad, but this made me not want to watch it anymore

Romance recap:
- The first times they meet theres a bit of quarrel between them. Altho ML soon seems to be interested in her.
- Not too long after, she discovers he is a good person and their realtionship turns quite friendly.
- We see them grow fond of eachother but it stays so until episode 12 where they kiss, right at the end.
- They speak about it a bit at the start of the next episode, but then when you think they are together, the show just forgets about their romance for 2 episodes.
- In episode 15 their romance advances a bit more. They speak out loud about being together, and even talk about it with some other people.
.- But at the end of that same episode the typical problem (royal marriage) happens and in episode 16 she clearly tells him they shouldnt be together so they "break up"
- For the rest of the show they have a friendly relationship, but arent romanticly involved.
- In the middle of the last episode they kiss and "get together" again.
- At the end of the episode we see them 3 years later together, not married, but spending many nights together.

So we really see them as a couple for a few seconds on the first kiss, for a few minutes in episode 15, for a kiss in the middle of episode 20 and sleeping together at the end of episode 20. Really underwhelming for anybody wanting a romance.

Just finished it. Mmh I guess objectively speaking it's good. But I didnt like it. It was not what I expected.

If you are here for the romance like me, I'd say don't watch it. Theres like 15 minutes total of screentime of them being really together in the 20 hours of the show.

On the positive side, I like FL more than I thought I would. Reading the comments about how strong and independant she is I was fearing she would just be focused on her work and ML would be pursuing her all the time. But no, she is totally straightforward in her love for him. That was nice.

On a negative note, ML is very unlikeable. He is good at nothing. Phisically, intellectually, socially... bad at everything. He is just like a baby. I dont like the typical cold cool ML, but this character I didnt like either.

Romance recap below

Really? Does he get better later? For now his character is exactly what I dislike about the show. He is very unlikeable, good at nothing at all.

I was about to start this show but this comment put me off. I hated how in the second part of Run On, FL didnt seem half in love with ML as he did. Does the same thing happen here? It's even the same actress

Romance recap:
- ML acts as if he is bullying her, altho he is trying to protect her from something. She hates him for bullying her. Slowly the hate fades and they have some cute moments
- In episode 19 they realize they got a 100% match on a dating app. She already started having feelings (he always did) and they have a cute moment touching hads
- Episode 20 is the get together and it is amazing. He is about to confess but before that she discover his "treasure" with photos of her and even a love letter he wrote 10 years ago. She runs towards him and he confesses. It is an awesome episode
- The next 6 episodes are awesome. Both leads are incredibly at showing their love. This episodes have the best girlfriend character of any romance Ive seen.
- Episode 27 he goes away to solve a problem and acts as if they would break up. It isnt very angsty, she soon realizes whats going on
- Episode 30 problem is solved and he wants to get back together. I dont like how they get back together. He should apologize, but FL takes it too far.
- 2 year timejump and they are living together happily.
- For the rest of the show they are great together and with good chemistry, altho I missed the middle episodes where they were even better.

There is a love triangle, but more than a love triangle Id say it's an annoying delusional sML. It makes no sense how much he falls in love with FL with the interactions they have. And it makes no sense that after being 2 years with ML, he still is convinced he has a chance with FL. So yeah, it's more an annoying sML than a real love triangle.

I want to explain what I didnt like, but it's not a very bad thing, it is just a pitty things didnt continue as nice.
On those incredibly awesome middle episodes after getting together, like I said above it's one of the best relationships Ive seen in a romance, if not the best. FLs behaviour is just perfect. ML too, but this is more usual in this stage of the romance.
Then there is a break up. Dont worry it is not a bad one. ML leaves to solve the mystery of how FLs dad died and put the people responsible behind bars. He does not only not ask for FLs help, but he also acts as if they would be breaking up. It is not bad because just the next day FL realizes he is up to something and isnt sad anymore, and starts to investigate herself. It doesnt feel like a real break up.
When it is solved and he wants to get back together, is where the bad part happens to me. He did wrong and should apologize for acting as if they would break up, I agree. But that should have been it. She should have been mad, he should have apologized and they should have gotten back together. But no, she kicks him out of the house. he has to spend days and days apologizing, making stuff for her, bringing gifts, and so on and so on.
He friking resolved her child trauma, put the ppl responsible for her dads death behind bars, even recovered her dads company and gave it to her mom. And I agree he still needs to apologize for acting like breaking up. But come on girl!
But this is not enough for her, before agreeing to getting back, she still demands slapping him on his ass with a stick a few times, and she does it. And then they get back together and she still acts cold and he has to run around her begging.... no, just no, you made her awesome character annoying in this point.

After that there is a 2 year time jump and they are happy together. They are lovely, and they have chemistry again, jsut not as great as before.

And please dont be discouraged by what I write here. I enjoyed the middle episodes so much that I wanted to vent a bit about the rest, but really, they are always greeat together and she always shows her love. Not being as good as the middle episodes doesnt make the rest bad, its still good.

Just finished it. If you want a quick veredict: it's great. But some parts are better than others.

- Before getting together: It's the typical ML bullies FL (to "protect" her) and FL hates ML. I dont like this set up, so I didnt like this part much, but it may be a personal preference. It is not bad, they arent horrible to eachother, and as it advances they have more and more good moments together. Still, since I dont like this trope it wasnt very enjoyable for me.

- When they get together: OMG. This must be one of the best 6 or 7 episodes of a romance. This part has it's chemistry through the roof. FL in particular, is the most enjoyable girlfriend I have seen in any romance. She doesnt make ML carry the relationship further on his shoulders, she is totally proactive in the relationship, lovely, straightforward, and everything you expect. I just loved her character in this part. This part of the show was a 10/10. By the way, how they get together is AWESOME

- The typical "problem" happens: The problem wasnt very bad or angsty actually. It wasnt the problem itself what I disliked, it was how "they fixed" it (trying to avoid spoilers). When they solved the problem, I didnt like FL as much as I did before. Ill give more details on another comment under spoliers.

- The last part of the show: if this would have been any other drama, Id say they have a nice chemistry in this last part. But after those 6 or 7 middle episodes I talked about earlier, it felt underwhelming. It was still great, both were lovely, both showed their love constantly.... but still, on another level than on those previous episodes. The balance turned like usual in other dramas into showing ML doing more for their relationship than FL. And please dont get me wrong, she shows her love a lot. It's good, just not as awesome as before

All in all, totally recommended romance. Sweet, with a lot of chemistry and pretty lighearted

Romance recap:
- ML starts likeing FL from episode 1
- He treats her... not bad, but like she was already his possession. The more he does that the more she dislikes him
- Around episode 7 she starts having thoughts about him.
- In episode 10 he confesses officially, altho he has been clearly pursuing her since the start
- In episode 11 you could say they start being together. It's not really a specific moment since he always treated her like his gf, but here she starts acting the same.
- In episode 13 she clerary confesses she loves him
.- In episode 15 they break up because she has a secret that is missunderstood by him and she cant say the truth to protect her sister.
- During the breakup she does things for him all the time.
- In 18 they get back together (no more problems between them until the end)
- In 20 he finally finds out about the secrets.
- In 24 it ends happily for everybody with a double wedding.

just finsished it. It is pretty bad, but it still hooks you up.

The good:
- it is very lighthearted
- it has sweet moments
- it is sometimes funny (not as much as they want it to be)

The bad:
- So many things, behaviours and reactions dont make sense at all. And Im in no way a sucker for realism. I prefer an enjoyable show than a realistic one. But in this one.... it's just bad
- Before being together, ML tries to pursue her... by being a total jackass and behaving like she were his possession. It's not as bad a in other shows where FL meakly agrees. Here she fights back and just despises him for behaving like that. But it just doesnt make sense, he keeps doing it like that, making her dislike him more and more...
- ...until suddenly she is completly in love. Doesnt make sense at all, its not sweet, its just... WTF

So, if you like lighthearted romances, go ahead, I dont regret watching it. I enjoyed it, but at the same time I thought all the time how bad it was.

Ah I see, thanks :)