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An example of a mature drama involving adults executed perfectly

Everything from the starting till the end will keep you hooked. You can't stop watching. The ending was a bit ambiguous but I liked it. Cuz I watched it under the title "Tamed her Tamer", it made sense that after 3 yrs of her being treated like a slave, it was now his turn to lick her boots and get her back. Their intimate scenes were extremely well shot and perfectly executed. I wished they delved into his past with her a lil more, esp the part where he said he knew her from earlier. Overall I wish for a second season. This on screen pairing of Wang Yiran and Lan Lan is top notch and I love their acting and their couple dynamics. I wish they would do more dramas together.

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Started really really great, but the makers completely lost the plot halfway through

Started really really great, but the makers completely lost the plot halfway through. Neither was the revenge fulfilling nor was the climax any good. The extremely fucking powerful villain gets defeated so easily in the last 20 mins suddenly, just so unfulfilling and unsatisfying overall.

Not to mention the writing wasn't good too, wdym the protagonist goes through insane fucking life-altering trauma, his girlfriend leaves, his BROTHER, HIS ONLY FAMILY gets murdered, he gets routinely abused, beaten and even raped, and yet after 5 years we see there is no change in his mental or emotional state?? extremely disappointing

This drama was really good till ep 4, if only they had focused on the revenge part and not a million other plotlines, the writing would have been tighter and so the drama would have been so much better.

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I didn't know doctors could be so hot

Him cutting her dress with his first pair of surgical scissors is something I can't ever get out of my head, it's like a different level of intense romance. Overall I really like the actors' dynamic and the pairing is so nice to watch (all their dramas are very good), but this one in particular doesn't hit as hard. The story is a bit cliche towards the middle, although the starting is very promising. I need to also praise the actress who played female lead character's mother, it was very convincing and almost made me crash out cuz it's so real. The production seems a bit lazy, as many scenes were repeated a number of times to increase the length. I agree the actors are super pretty nd handsome, but constant replay of flashbacks made it a bit boring towards the end. Otherwise it's a very sweet drama.

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this drama is my therapy

Story short I like this drama. Is it fun to watch.. I don't know.. but I relate to it.

I see myself in both of the main leads, but not to the point that I end up depressed. I see two individuals trying to live, and I see how other people can either bring you up or tear you down. I am not a therapist, so I will be bad at explaining it, and I can't say much more than that I appreciate what the screenwriter is trying to do.

It's not action or thriller, but my heart is still pounding like it is.

Dong Man is played by Koo Kyo Hwan, and ever since I first watched him in DP, I've understood his charm. I really like the actor, and believe that he is the only guy that can pull off this character. Dong Man is annoying, he talks a lot, but he is an honest person. I can relate to that a lot, the self sabotaging attitude he has. The need to simply say something outloud to validate your existence. I don't want to get too introspective here, I just want to say I appreciate the character. I think people who don't like him just don't understand it. And that is ok.. I just wouldn't point blank say he is a bad person or annoying and horrible. He is a human trying to live, and trying to live doing what he loves to do. To say that he just doesn't want to be anxious, and that he isn't trying to live to please anyone else.. these are lines that resonated with a lot of people.. and I'm glad they are out there so people feel seen through it.

I'll wrap up that though. I also really like the FL and the actress portraying her. I don't feel the need to go into detail about it. There are plenty of other reviews that can do the drama justice in praise of acting and writing. For me, I write this to share my thoughts and to recommend. I would recommend this to people that are deep thinkers, and have people that want all the fun and quick content to stay away. This drama is a psychological, so don't come looking for romance or drama that is off the wall. I don't know how to recommend it really, but I do!

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Good production, cinematography, costumes, etc., but story felt a bit repetitive

The story, at the start was refreshing and interesting. With main casts that despite not being the direct "main character", play a big role into the story and have their characters built well throughout the whole 29 episodes. Though personally, I think it became a bit too repetitive at some points. But this could just be my personal opinion as the plot twists felt a bit lacking for some plot points. Regardless, it was well written out and I think 29 episodes is the right amount of episodes for the story to fully play out without boring people too much.

The production design is splendid, from the set to the costumes, a lot of details were put into them. Especially if you watch an interview with the costume designer herself, you'll know that she and her team put in a lot of effort to make sure the costumes were immaculate. Down to the smallest of details. Which you can see from details like Wu Wangyan (Chen Duling) and Lu Wuyi (Ju Jingyi) (as well as the other nine-tailed foxes)'s hairstyles would oftentimes have nine-tailed details (e.g., hairpins and little tail-like beads). The costume designer also worked on My Journey To You, Fangs of Fortune, Till The End of the Moon, A Dream Within a Dream, Love Beyond the Grave and more. Hence, you know she's really skilled in costumes, which pulls the viewers into the story even more due to the elements that tie everything together regardless of whether or not the viewer realises this consciously or unconsciously.

Something I'd like to say is that to be honest, I'm not the biggest fan of Ju Jingyi's acting, which was why I was kind of aversed towards watching this. Though I'd say her acting was really good in this drama! Not sure if it's because of Lu Wuyi's character but she did a splendid job in portraying the cunning yet cute and caring fox.

Chen Duling and Zheng Shunxi's chemistry is amazing, I never thought CDL would look that well as a fox demon but she fits the part immaculately. I think many people were worried that Tian Jiarui's character is this might come off a bit too repetitive in reference to his previously bigger roles like in My Journey to You and Fangs of Fortune, though to me, this perfectly showed his acting skills. A bit awkward in some instances but despite that, didn't make it hard to watch through his scenes. As he's still a rather new actor, I think he's actually doing an amazing job as it is now. Definitely seeing him getting better and better as he films more dramas or even movies.

Scene stealer and "MVP" would be Yan An! I've never actually watched much of his works as I dropped Fangs of Fortune before he came on screen (as far as I can remember). But him as Li Jie and Yuan Wuhuo was amazing! Though the two didn't share much difference in personality, you could still clearly tell who's who if you pay attention into certain details (which comes into play as a rather important point, so no, it's not a bad thing). And I think it felt interesting to me to watch Yan An act as such stoic and evil characters since I knew him from Pentagon and their more "refreshing" songs rather than darker concepts like this.

All in all, splendid story to watch through which good visual effects and storyline. Though I myself wouldn't really go out of my way to rewatch it, I wouldn't mind doing so if a friend invited me to do so.

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not the best?

No... this drama is the best. In fact, it is really really good. I fear that I've found another gem, a drama that comes around and there won't be anything like it for a long time. Watching these shows are always bittersweet to me, miraculously I watched it while airing.. and the only thing I don't like is that it is over! That isn't to say there isn't any flaws. A 10/10 for me is again, a drama that does it's 'job' but goes beyond that. It is a once in a lifetime drama, unique- not perfect- but checks all the marks for me and entertains me to my core. My very being was this drama during it's run time. Now that it is over, it shaped my outlooks on the genre and so on... so let me explain.

So.. I wasn't waiting for this one. Duang with You dropped its trailer and I thought it was cute, so I tuned in. It only took an episode for me to realize that this was perfectly crafted for someone like me. When I say that I mean it is entertaining me on all fronts. It has great visuals, comedy, writing, and beneath all that it is simply layered with attention to detail. It even got me reading the novel, and I can say this is an adaptation well done. Reminds me of My School President in a way of its charm, and by how I like the drama adaptation better than the source material. Props to the screenwriters for it, adapting this novel is hard work since is reads as more of journal entries. Putting it together in a drama took a lot of creativity, and I can tell it was a lot of fun. Unfortunately, I am just feeling bad for everyone involved because they will never be able to work together on anything like this again, in terms of the cast being in one drama...

I am just going through some sort of withdrawal here so bear with me. I am writing because I feel like it is sort of my duty to at least give this a 10/10 here because of how much I've enjoyed my life while watching this. The atmosphere does it for me, it is a college setting- but somehow... it is not cliche- at all?

I give it to Duang and his friends for that. Duang byfar is my favorite character, and I think TeeTee was born for the role. He has charm, wit, and sincerely understands the role he has here. Duang would come off as annoying and would if the actor didnt' go over the fine line between annoyance and endearing. But TeeTee plays is flawlessly, not awkardly, no hiccups, it's just enjoyable. I was smiling a lot for his scenes, and putting him together with Por is a matchmade in heaven. Another pairing that I didn't see coming, as now BL is in the age where couples are put together and I look for those dramas with couples I like. Thankfully I gave this one a chance, and now I have another pairing that I would die for.

You can tell they really like eachother. Tee and Por I mean.. they are naturally good looking together, and naturally have fun together. A lot of work behind the scenes to grow that chemistry. The whole cast has great chemistry. I was really happy to see how the friend groups work together, and I wasn't bored in those scenes either. Every second in this drama I enjoyed and stayed tuned it. There is this genuine feeling when watching the cast together, I see the actors having fun so I am. It comes down to everything just coming together really. The writing was carefully done, pre and post production, and in the end a spectacular drama came out of it. I wonder if the crew involved knew that they would have something this good, or if they were suprised? It is hard to explain it really... but it isn't my job to overanalyze editing and all that... my job here is to just share that I love this drama and I feel bad for those who don't come across it.

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I’m honestly not sure if I liked this series or not.

There were moments that worked for me, but overall I felt a bit unsure the whole time.

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Our Universe / Our Sunbae ❓❗

I actually started watching this drama when it first aired, but I just finished it today :) I stopped watching after ep. 6, when FL became obsessed with her sunbae. At first, I didn’t plan to continue to watch this drama, but I’m a fan of Bae Inhyuk /lol/

Okay. Here’s my review.

Actually, this drama has a good story if it focused on Woojoo’s upbringing without adding the convoluted love story between FL and her sunbae, which ultimately led to a poor final rating by the viewers. IMO, two episodes of their love story would have been enough, but this… I mean, it's just become so weird😭 can't even say a single word about this couple any more.

Well, this drama didn’t even start discussing the legal custody issue until the very end of the episode? Wasting time, right? They should have dragged it out and made it more complicated. The end of drama was like..... forced to end. It's like... end now.

I don’t blame FL that sometimes she forgot about her niece when she’s in love—that’s just how people are when they’re head over heels. Luckily, there’s her uncle, who’s always there for her niece.

Still... I hope this drama could give more about Woojoo than his imo & sunbae.

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THE CHEMISTRY!

It's the first time that I'm watching a drama with either Song Wei Long and Zhao Jin Mai as I was never a fan of them, well, until now, that is. I've seen a lot of edits on TikTok with that specific show and it did not disappoint. The chemistry between these two is what makes the story more and more intriguing and there were many giddy moments that I replayed while watching it.

As far as the plot goes, it was not something that we didn't see before. The main leads are both coming from wealthy families that have close friends and families, privileged life, yet, they are not spoiled or entitled as it may seem from the beginning. They are hard working, often misunderstood because of their family wealth and kind-hearted. They fit each other quite well in that aspect. It starts from a misunderstanding between these two that took quite a while until it's solved to be honest, yet, the MML, even though he was hurt and lost his job due to an accident that cost his job, he fell fast for the heroine who was blamed for his accident in his head. Apart from some misc extra work that he put on FML's shoulders, he was the total gentleman. It was not, by any chance an enemies-to-lovers type of drama but it was more like he-fell-first-he-fell-harder.

I liked the SML's story quite a lot. I liked that he showed his pained and lost-chance POV just because he felt inferior to FML's life, yet, he was not innocent or a golden retriever boy. He actually threw shade to FML, made snarky remarks to her and often made her cry yet he was hurt the most in the end. It was a nice 'twist' of the original SML that we are used to see.

It was a very mature and well-rounded story and the chemistry between those two was top-notched. It was such a healthy relationship between adults, who are still figuring out life and exploring love with their own pace, learning about each other and spending time together without losing their focus on their work career. I liked that FML was not a pushover and actually defended herself and her friends when it is needed and actually gave up on the SML showing its course from falling in and out of love with the same guy.

I would definitely rewatch it!

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Insane chemistry, Breathtaking CG & visuals Last 5 episodes broke me

The series is so much fun!!! They went all out with the CG production — it’s absolutely spectacular and the visuals are stunningly gorgeous! Dilraba and Arthur Chen have the most amazing chemistry! Please give us another drama with this pair soon! This story portrays the love between He Simu and Duan Xu so deeply and delicately. Especially the last 5 episodes… it’s insanely heartbreaking. I was crying my eyes out non-stop! Both lead actors did an incredible job. Dilraba is so beautiful — her entrances are always so grand and majestic, and her costumes are gorgeous too. I’ve watched many of her dramas, but this is hands-down her best performance for me. Arthur Chen is super adorable when he’s pursuing and spending time with the female lead, and when he’s the general heading into battle, he’s so cool and crazy! 10/10 Must watch.

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