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Dream Garden chinese drama review
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Dream Garden
1 people found this review helpful
by nple
Apr 4, 2024
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
This review may contain spoilers

An unexpectedly good drama

Just finished watching. I didn't have high expectation about this drama since I thought it would be a Chinese typical love drama with a lot of sweet scenes. But then many people recommend it and also the douban score is quite high so I decided to give it a try and this was the best decision ever!

Firstly, let's talk about the plot. This drama is definitely not the silly sweet dramas with brainless characters that care about nothing except love. Its theme is suspense and a little bit thriller. The plot is fast and compact. Every cases are simple and easy to guess but very logical and interesting. This drama mentions many social issues and psychological problems of people in daily life. They handled the cases well and the outcome of each case is satisfying. You may find it hard to believe but some of my problems were solved after hearing the conversation between the psychologists and the patients in the drama like I had an indirect treatments. The script is really well written! This is indeed a warm-hearted and healing drama. This should be one of the best dramas I have watched in recent years.

Secondly, I want to talk about the loveline. Both the male lead and female lead are capable and smart. Their love is building slowly through working and communicating in a convincing way. They're cute and sweet but not cheesy. Their relationship is stable and mature. One thing I really like about them is they always trust each other and stand by each other side. There's no dog blood misunderstanding and third person drama. I feel really comfortable watching them falling in love. Other supporting roles amd their loveline are also likeable. Thanks God there's no annoying and stupid character that make me want to drop the drama. Gong Jun and Qiao Xin's chemistry is really good.

Thirdly, about the acting. Male lead Gong Jun is really handsome and attractive. He portrayed the character Lin Shen well. He is cold and strict but not giving an arrogant feeling. The scenes with his mom are touching, especially the crying scene when his mom just woke up from coma. The love scenes are sweet but not greasy. One small minus point is his mouth shape sometimes looks weird when he speaks but it does not affect the watching experience much. Qiao Xin also did a good job portraying Xiao Xiao. She's cute and lively but mature and well-behaved. She's not the kind of annoying and Mary Sue character like the female lead of many other Chinese love dramas. She's very loyal to the male lead and really cherish and care about him. That's what I like most about her character. Overall, their actings are comfortable and enjoyable.

Lastly, the OST is so nice and fit well with the content. The BGM is also well arranged.

This is not a perfect drama since it's not a big production from the beginning but this is surely a worth-watching drama. Every aspects is well done. My overall score for it would be 9. The drama is not too sweet and also not too tense. Recommend for those who looking for an entertaining yet good plot drama.
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