Love Is Science? (2021)

Fofíssima

Eu amei a série em si, realmente, já assisti de novo duas vezes. Tenho só algumas coisas a pontuar.
Gostaria que a personagem lésbica tivesse tido um foco maior. Normalmente temos até um terceiro
casal, então poderia ser ela. Achei a história dela ótima sobre superação e tudo que ela passou, mas
acho que poderia ter ido só até o meio dos episódios e ter achado alguêm pra ela, adoraria isso mesmo
se tivesse poucas cenas, mas gostei do final que deram pra ela mesmo assim. O casal hétero (casal
principal) me dava uma preguiça horrível, eles tinham tantas cenas de enrolação que eu só pulava todas.
A mulher aparecia como sendo durona e que não precisava mais do ex marido, mas ele aparecia
e ela virava uma bundona (?) e não era nem questão de gostar dele ainda porque ficava claro que ela não
gostava mais, era só questão de ser besta mesmo. Cada vez que o ex marido entrava em cena (obviamente
por ciúmes por ter outro dando em cima dela) ela virava uma coitadinha , mas enfim. Eu posso ser julgada
por isso por ser uma grande fã de BL/GL, mas os grandes salvadores da série foram o casal secundário
Mark e Ouwen, a construção do romance deles pra mim foi algo muito gratificante, a insegurança de Owen
por ter um namorado Bi e AMEI como o Mark aceitou tudo com simplicidade o fato dele descobrir gostar
de homens. Ele só aceitou que era como gostar de qualquer outra pessoa e não mostrou nenhuma relutância,
fugiu do clichê desesperador de quando um personagem descobre isso.

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Esperava mais

Acho que minha opinião sobre essa série é um pouco impopular, mas vamos lá. Assisti a série apenas por saber que tinha um casal secundário BL, se fosse apenas o casal hétero eu não teria me interessado, e acho que realmente o núcleo secundário levou a série nas costas. A série tem muitos personagens e vários núcleos e sub tramas que acontecem de forma independente, mas que se entrelaçam de alguma forma. Tudo foi muito bem pensado, e os atores combinam muito com seus personagens.

De uma série taiwanesa, eu não esperava menos do que uma atuação impecável, e isso eles entregaram, o problema pra mim, em relação ao casal principal, foi um roteiro arrastado, que se estendeu por infinitos 18 eps e um casal que até poderia ter química, mas não teve a oportunidade de mostrar, e eu não estou falando de cenas N/C, estou falando de uma forma geral. Existe uma parte muito doce e singela, como o diário por exemplo, mas tem coisas imperdoáveis. Eles vendem a imagem de Yan Fei como uma mulher muito forte, autossuficiente, que se reconstruiu e tudo o mais, depois de sair de um casamento infeliz onde ela era praticamente um enfeite, além disso ela lida com uma mãe que deve ter algum problema mental pra agir de forma tão ridícula para com a própria filha, só falta colocar a placa de venda na coitada e ignora tudo o que o ex marido a fez passar, como se Yan Fei fosse um objeto numa vitrine a ser vendida por quem desse mais dinheiro. Enfim, todo o trabalho de reconstrução da personagem, de uma jovem patética para uma mulher guerreira, simplesmente sumia quando o ex aparecia, e isso ela já apaixonada pelo porquinho, se não estivesse teria se deitado no chão e virado um tapete pra o ex pisar. Sem falar que o ex era um embuste que só a queria de volta por status, pra ter o prazer de dizer que a reconquistou, mas lá atrás, o que ele fez com ela foi uma palhaçada e ele é o típico macho escroto que acha que dinheiro resolve tudo. Tive muito ranço das interações deles, pq ela não demonstrava querer ele, mas também não cortava o mal pela raiz, muitas vezes deixando o porquinho mais inseguro.

Outra coisa revoltante era a personalidade do porquinho, o menino não tinha uma gota de autoconfiança... namorava com outra sem gostar dela, e se ela mesma não tivesse tido a atitude de abandoná-lo, ele teria ido pra outro país com ela, mesmo sem amá-la, como é possível ser tão idiota? Sem falar no tempo todo que ele e Yan Fei perderam, meu Deus que lenga-lenga.

Sobre o núcleo secundário, o casal BL é maravilhoso, principalmente o cabeleireiro, que mesmo sendo sua primeira vez com outro homem, não hesitou nem por um momento, não existiu aquele pânico inicial da auto descoberta, aliás, quem hesitou foi o outro, talvez por já ter sofrido outras decepções, e até mesmo quis abrir mão de seu amor para que ele formasse uma família com a amiga grávida. O cabeleireiro foi super seguro, inclusive enfrentou os pais de primeira, e mesmo assim não abandonou a amiga grávida. E por falar nela, que pessoa maravilhosa! Optou por ter o bebê, mas sem querer atrapalhar o relacionamento dos meninos, e formaram uma linda família feliz.

Sobre a personagem lésbica, eu imaginei outra coisa, achei que ela fosse ficar com seu amor da escola... quando não aconteceu, imaginei que iria aparecer alguém pra ela, e achei super injusto isso não acontecer, ela merecia ser feliz também, até pq existiam traumas que ela precisava curar.

O casal de terceira idade me fez ter uma montanha russa de emoções. NO começo eu não conseguia ver eles em um relacionamento por causa dos estilos de vida diferentes, depois comecei a shipar e me decepcionei, quando eles estavam se acertando eu já não queria mais eles juntos, e por fim, me apaixonei por eles.

No aspecto técnico, nada a reclamar. Atuações perfeitas, ost de milhões, fotografia, filmografia excelentes... muita qualidade.

Por fim, a série é muito longa e eu não pretendo ver de novo, 2 vezes é o suficiente pra mim. Indico a série sim, principalmente por causa do casal BL e gostaria muito que eles tivessem sua própria série.

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Série tão doce que você sai diabético

Romântica, doce, singela, sem dramas bobos e desnecessários, sem vilões chatos, essa série me cativou do início ao fim e até já assisti duas vezes. Confesso que como fã de BL comecei a ver apenas pelo casal Ma Ke e Dai Ou Wen, até pensei que se eu não curtisse muito só passaria as cenas dos demais casais e veria só as deles. Mas isso não aconteceu!!! Yan Fei é uma protagonista ótima e já me cativou desde o começo. Bonita, forte, auto confiante, madura, sempre com belíssimos looks já gostei dela imediatamente. Xuan Yu também me cativou bastante, afinal ele é todo perfeitinho, impossível não amar.

Eu gostei muito como nessa série todos os personagens são bem trabalhados e tem suas próprias tramas, como, por exemplo, a Qiao An Na não serviu apenas de barriga de aluguel, ela tinha sua própria personalidade, sua própria história, seus próprios dramas (e se tornou uma das minhas favoritas, e pqp que atriz linda, eu entendo a obsessão do Ma Ke por ela no começo kkk). Também gostei muito do casal da terceira idade, achei fofos e torcia muito pra eles se acertarem. Obviamente Ma Ke e Ou Wen foram meu casal favorito, o desenvolvimento deles foi melhor do que 99% dos BLs, eu gostei muito de como tudo foi construído.

Sobre o fato de não ter vilão, alguns podem considerar o Huo Yung Tai um vilão, mas eu não penso assim, nem acho que ele tenha feito nada muito vilanesco, ele apenas é um homem hetero rico comum e extremamente inconveniente, mas no fim, era só mais uma pessoa real, com falhas (e pouquíssimos acertos).

Enfim, tudo nessa série foi bem construído e as vezes eu chorava apenas porque algo era doce demais. Minhas partes favoritas sempre eram o diário do porquinho, uma fofura total. Também achei as atuações boas e o roteiro, embora não seja algo super inovador, é muito bem dirigido e consegue ser 100% aproveitado, deixando a série muito gostosinha de assistir, mesmo sendo mais de uma hora por episódio. Eu amei bastante, foi muito, muito além das minhas expectativas.

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Romantic and Meaningful

Love is Science? (戀愛是科學) is an 18 episode romance drama that revolves around 2 couples, Yan Fei - Wang Hsuan Yu and Ou Wen and Mark. Love is Science? is a slow but very heartwarming series. No antagonist, the characters are just sweet and natural. Though the plot is it’s rather cliche but it has a sweet atmosphere that makes you invested in it!! Plus, All of them have good chemistry, little misunderstanding.

Love is Science? the premise revolves around two couples, one bxg couple (Yan Fei and Wang Hsuan Yu) and one bxb couple (Ou Wen and Mark). The first couple's storyline is really sweet, it focuses more on how Wang Hsuan Yu unrequited love is finally being reciprocated, and how Yan Fei comes to realization that Hsuan Yu has been by her side this whole time. Watching the first couple, you will feel butterflies in your stomach (but slow butterflies), Yan Fei feelings realization towards Hsuan Yu comes rather slow. Therefore, all their sweetness is around the last episode. But while watching the earlier episodes, you won't feel bored because you don't see their sweet moments. Rather, the earlier episodes and every extra scene (Hsuan Yu's and Yan Fei's childhood scene) make their romance buildup more interesting and meaningful.

On the other hand, OuWen and Mark couple focuses more on character development and how they grow together, as a couple and as an individual. Mark started off as a playboy and a homophobic (Mark expressed his disgust towards OuWen when OuWen touches him and more). But over time, Mark started to open his heart and realize his feelings for OuWen. Their love story is really heartwarming, that it makes you go "aww". However, Mark and OuWen's story does not only revolve around them. Their love story also revolves around Qiao Anna (Yan Fei's best friend) who once hooked up with Mark, then to find out that she's pregnant. (The second couple story does overshadow the main couple, but I don't mind since I find the second couple story actually more interesting than the first one and yes, they deserve a separate drama for the second couple)
Each character is also designed very well done and 3-dimensional. Personally, I love OuWen as a character, he’s honest and confident but also vulnerable. One of my favorite dialogues from him is, "why a gay man cannot be manlier than you?". He might be confident about being gay, but he also takes into consideration people around him. Love is Science? storyline doesn't all focus on romance and love, but it also provides glimpses into slice-of-life, how each individual how they grow, family, friendships, and more.

In terms of production quality, technical execution, Love is Science may not be perfect, but it is satisfactory. The drama uses soft filters and vibrant color palettes that provide a generally pleasant and vivid viewing experience. In addition, it also has decent camerawork. The cinematography and color palette makes this drama an enjoyable watch. There are also several setbacks in this drama, but the only major setback I can think of is the male lead comes off to be rather awkward.

Overall, Love is Science? is a good watch if you're looking for something romantic but meaningful as well.

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Awesome m/m couple 10/10 - need their own series!

Overall: I'll divide this up into three couples but keep things general to not spoil things. I didn't like the commercial breaks (without the commercials) in Viki and wish they would have edited those out. On the plus side, the styling was on point especially with Mark. And I liked that differences such as ages and income were addressed.

Content warnings: homophobia, fat shaming, bullying scene in a flashback, a few slaps, non con/dub con in one scene were a romantic partner is avoiding/said he did not want a kiss and the other person continued

M/M Couple - Best Boys (note: this official video is just their scenes ep 1-10 https://youtu.be/lIdngsUoa1M, but if you watch just the official cuts after that you'll miss out on important context/characterization, so watch the whole thing and fast forward parts you aren't interested in)
- character growth!!! Mark has some major character growth as he starts out as homophobic. He is impulsive but wears his heart on his sleeve.
- communication, it was great how especially Mark sought communication to resolve issues
- for the other half of this couple, loved defying stereotypes with the rescuing Mark scene and you can see the reason why he is really nervous/doubting their relationship
- favorite line "even though I like guys, I still have my standards"
- for the bad, this hovered very close to the "gay for you" trope
- their relationship was very rushed/not enough screen time (need their own series)

Older M/F Couple
- two sweeties, was a bit sad we didn't see any of them in the final episode other than a picture on the wall at the very end

Main M/F Couple
- started off really sweet and I was enjoying their story but then two unnecessary love triangles popped in and I became bored. Also the flashbacks weren't my thing. The age gap with the one set of flashbacks also disturbed me a bit as he was 10 and she was 18, granted she was thinking platonically, but he was thinking romantically. I disliked the overall fat shaming vibe. At one point the extremely thin FL steps on the scale and screams about too much bubble tea. Also the nickname little piggy when he is an adult seemed very condescending. Random pet peeve but I cringed every time I saw that self portrait.

Other characters that I enjoyed were the independent Joanna, the mom (who grew on me as she wanted the best for her daughter), Ou Wen's colleague Yan Wu Chun Feng and the married couple/daughter.

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Une surprise agréable et inattendue

Depuis "Before We Get married", je n'avais pas autant apprécié un drama taiwanais (sans parler de mon gros coup de coeur du moment "Rainless Love in a Godless Land" qui est à mon grand désarroi toujours en cours de diffusion!!!).
Le scénario ne révolutionne pas le genre, mais la façon de conter ces 3 romances a été rafraichissante et parfois émouvante.... Ici, point de frustration, point de problème qui dure sur 10 épisodes, tout est plutôt résolu rapidement.
Bien sur, les plus pointilleux pourrait pinailler sur la légèreté du ton pour des thèmes "sensibles", notamment le "coming out" ou le foyer à 3. La finalité est pourtant un drama, qui par son ton humoristique et la représentation sublimée de ces couples, donne donc un résultat aussi percutant si ce n'est plus que les traditionnelles séries moralisatrices.
Je ne vais pas vous mentir. Une romance BL et un foyer "2 papas et 1 maman"? Je n'étais pas super convaincue.
La suite, comme souvent, me donnera tort.
Le traitement particulier des différentes histoires, le regard que la spectatrice, conservatrice et vieux jeu que je suis, a pu poser dessus, a rendu ce drama plutôt réussi.
Pour tout vous avouer, j'ai adoré, totalement, pour la première fois de ma vie, une romance BL (qui l'aurait cru, n'est-ce pas??). Et la famille "2 papas et 1 maman" a été une réussite incroyable car pour la première fois ( cela en fait des première fois...), j'ai pu non seulement me dire "why not" pour ce type de famille....
Mais aussi, il m'aurait été impossible pour moi de voir cette famille autrement.
Alors, oui c'est romancé. Surement à outrance.
Oui, dans la vie réelle, les protagonistes auraient sûrement marché sur un chemin pavé de feu dans ce genre de situation.
Oui, c'est un peu le monde des bisounours.
Mais je n'en au cure. J'aime ce monde de marshmallow, cela me rend heureuse. Et cela me conforte qu'avec de l'amour, de la positivité, de l'amitié, les choses iraient tellement mieux.
Romance 1 : La romance principale a été une agréable surprise. Sans aller dans la perfection ( mon coeur est encore plein de "My Fated Boy"), la relation de "noona" entre Yan Fei et Hsuan Yu, amis d'enfance, a certes suivi un cours lent mais naturel.
Le caractère immature et jovial de Yan Fei est sublimé par sa classe et sa beauté naturelle. Je n'étais pas une fan de ce type de beauté, mais ici, j'avoue que l'actrice correspond parfaitement à l'image que je me fais d'une femme proche de la quarantaine et qui a réussit professionnellement (d'ailleurs, j'ai adoré ses chaussures!!!). Face à elle, un Hsuan Yu réservé qui tranche par son attitude calme et presque sereine.
Le point négatif de leur histoire est peut-être un début drôle, sensuel et qui donne des papillons aux ventre pour aller vers une fin plus classique et qui devient un peu plus ennuyeuse (dans le sens classique).
Ce qui est dommage, malgré des baisers sensuels ( Ah la scène du bisous lorsque Yan Fei lui lave les cheveux....), je trouve que la relation devient peut-être un peu trop "sereine" et platonique. C'est mon opinion, mais je pense que Hsuan Yu est peut être un peu trop réservé, calme, j'aurai aimé je pense un peu plus de passion, un peu plus de dynamisme de sa part, un peu comme An An dans "My Fated Boy".
Il n'en reste pas moins que le couple est sympathique, avec peu d'obstacle face à eux, les quelques un qu'ils rencontrent sont résolus assez rapidement.
Romance 2 : Ici, ce fut inattendu. Comme je l'ai mentionné plus haut, je ne regarde pas de BL, n'ayant aucune affinité avec ce type de romance (mon meilleur ami et âme soeur en est pourtant). C'est donc non sans surprise et sans honte que je dois avouer, cette romance a fait battre mon petit coeur.
Et.
Pleurer aussi. Oui, oui, j'ai pleuré d'attendrissement devant le couple Mark/Ou Wen ! Le premier point positif est l'élégance et la beauté des protagonistes. Raffiné et non moins bel homme, Ou Wen possède cette classe de celui qui s'assume et qui ne cherche pas à faire pleurer dans les chaumières. Très très appréciable. Face à lui, Mark, playboy hétéro, qui nous a tiré des éclats de rire à ses débuts "d'homophobie", en vient à nous faire fondre de tendresse lors de ses déclaration 100% assumés. Damn! leur premier baiser a été juste Woah !...Ainsi que ceux qui ont suivi....
Ce qui m'a également surprise dans leur relation c'est que le 100% assumé ne vient pas étrangement d'Ou Wen mais de Mark. Pas une seule fois, il ne doute et pas une seule fois il ne fera marche arrière ou se cachera de honte. Oh que non ! Et lorsque devant un Ou Wen qui doute de cet amour inattendu, qui s'inquiète légitimement des conséquences de ce coming out, qui fuit de peur d'être trahi, blessé, abandonné, Mark déclame un "Je ne sais pas si je suis gay, mais ce que je sais c'est que je t'aime. Pas les autres hommes. Juste toi." Mon coeur aguerri a fondu comme neige au soleil, voire même plus vite....
Certains se sont plaint du peu de présence de ce couple à l'écran, je dirai qu'il vaut mieux peu et de qualité incroyable que beaucoup et que cela en devienne ennuyant et frustrant. Leurs désaccords se résolvent très vite, ce qui permet de ne pas les voir s'apitoyer éternellement dessus et d'applaudir rapidement sur leurs réconciliations.
C'est donc un couple 100% réussi et qui m'aura encore une fois donné tort sur mes préjugés (j'aime avoir tort, c'est fou!).
Romance 3 : Hésitation... romance 2 ou romance 3... je ne saurais dire. C'est bien la première fois que j'oscille nettement entre deux romances qui ne sont pas du tout la romance principale.
La première fois qu'apparait Cho Na Hui, pas une seule fois je ne me serai doutée qu'elle allait devenir mon personnage féminin préférée. Et elle n'est ni le personnage principal, ni le personnage secondaire, ni le personnage qui tourne autour de notre couple principal. C'est tout simple, je l'ai trouvée parfaite. Son aspect extérieur strict et sérieux cache en réalité une femme d'une sensibilité incroyable et d'une droiture rafraichissante. Classe jusqu'au bout des ongles, elle est la représentation de la citadine qui a une réussite professionnelle assumée. Cultivée avec un poste à haut niveau, accompagné d'un salaire à 6 chiffres, je ne m'attendais pas à ce qu'on la paire à son contraire. Dès l'instant où ses yeux se sont posés sur Wu You Fu, j'ai de suite su, qu'ils allaient être ce couple qui allait me faire sourire bêtement et cela n'a pas loupé. Leur relation est adorable à tous les niveaux. La maladresse et la timidité de You Fu se reflète dans le sourire béat de Na Hui. J'ai adoré leur interaction, ici, j'aurai aimé en avoir un peu plus. C'est surement le seul défaut de ce couple, leur peu de présence à l'écran....
Ce couple est le petit grain de sable qui vient fausser joyeusement la "perfection" des données auxquelles Yan Fei y croit dur comme fer. La remarque pertinente de Na Hui face au déni de Yan Fei sur la réussite d'une relation "vouée à l'échec" nous montre clairement la finesse d'esprit de Na Hui et son obstination à ne pas vouloir lâcher la main de You Fu.
Et rien que de voir Na Hui sauter sur un vieux vélo pourri, cheveux en bataille (loin de la citadine parfaite) pour aller récupérer son bien-aimé au fin fond de la campagne, cela en vaut le détour!
En dehors de ces 3 romances, l'histoire m'ayant profondément touchée et m'ouvrant une perspective que je n'aurai sûrement jamais considéré est le ménage à 3. Alors oui écrit comme cela, j'avoue cela peut être étrange. Je parle bien sur de la grossesse d'un des personnages féminins et des deux papas. Afin d'éviter de spoiler, je dirais seulement que cette histoire a été d'une tendresse émouvante et m'a réellement fait croire qu'avec de l'amour tout est possible. Ce fut magnifique, surtout ce moment bouleversant à l'hôpital lorsqu'elle décide d'avorter. J'en ai eu les larmes aux yeux et une énorme grosse boule lorsque l'un des papa se précipite et l'en empêche. La raison donnée à ce moment-là, la passion vibrante de sa plaidoirie m'en a donné des larmes aux yeux....Magnifique trio.
En conclusion, ce drama a été une très bonne surprise, un bon moment que je ne regrette nullement. Si le BL ne vous rebute pas, et même si cela ne vous tentait pas, jetez-y un oeil.

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Bland main plot, great side plot

When society treats LGBTQ+ people as side characters and second class citizens so will the mainstream dramas... you get the story of a spineless dreamy hairdresser with magical hands and kissable lips bumps in to the goddess of his childhood, only to discover that his goddess is actually human in a not so thrilling but pretty decent display of clichés. Pleasing the normative eye and showing the viewers how mediocre mainstream stories that fit the normative eye will get more space than the truly interesting and good stories of those outside the norm..

There are few dramas that show this relation as well as this drama, as society often takes the hetero for granted and is willing to both invest more money and give better spots to the norm. Reflecting perfectly the way society values the stories of the norm vs the outside the norm. is this pretty mediocre story a cover for the much better and way more interesting side story, in an attempt to get the story told without being labelled a BL, a type of drama with a great fan bace here and there but let´s face it much lower budgets and seldom given equal opportunities and space in mainstream media... Or at least that would explain how this otherwise pretty a decent but kind of bland main story was completely outshined by the side story and second couple romance. A story that was in no way perfect but caught my attention a lot more than the main plot. A story making me wish for more and hoping for a spin off, or extra scenes.

The Side Couple:
Slightly homophobic player falls in love with loyal, strong and forward guy... As we get to see this typical enemies to lovers type plot it takes time for this couple to pick off but once they do we get all the right clichés. done right... ok not all right as there is a forced kiss that is actually cheered on by a crowed... but other than that the story is interesting. The couple is fun to watch , their interactions make way for some pretty decent humour and they seem both relatable and human in a way...

The Best Friend
Is su much fun, she is bubbly, forward, scared, relatable and says what most of the audience is thinking. Her interactions with both couples are priceless.

The ML
Sweeter than sweet but in a way that it hurts people, however he is kind, he may not have a spine but he is pretty cam and sturdy. The type not to get intimidated by strong woman and the type who will stay loyal in to absurdity.

The FL
Smart, vulnerable yet strong and seems to have some pretty decent values and good lines here and there.

The Mom
Not they typical mom but needs to learn about boundaries...

The Second FL
Needs to get a clue, a life and has more red flags than may day in china.

The Second ML
Very bland...

The colleagues:
These people rock, I love them and want them to be in the spin off, there is a lesbian side character that I would love to see more of.

Bingeablity: high

To be completely honest this drama has some pretty progressive scenes here and there but also a bunch that are so backward they need to be sent back to the 50's and stay there... Making me often at conflict with myself... However I do think this drama has more good than bad to offer and I would recommend it both for the side story (it starts getting good about episode 7 or 8) and for the lovely display of family and friendship.

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A diverse exploration of love that is easy to fall in love with.

A gorgeous exploration of relationships that we don't see often, especially in Asian dramas. We have a divorced career woman in an age gap friends-to-lovers couple. A new elderly and wage gap relationship between a farmer and bank executive. And a relationship between a relatable gay man and a womanizing bisexual. We also see some other great dynamics with a jilted lesbian best friend, a nontraditional family dynamic, and a potentially aromatic character (my interpretation).

Ultimately the show explores love, in all the different forms it may come in - ending with absolutely adorable, mature, and healthy relationships all around. But it also explores goals and boundaries - which is especially important in relationships. A great show with great messages - and annoyances (of which there are quite a few, especially with the mains) that don't overstay their welcome quite as long as in other dramas.

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Moral of the show, Love is not science and Covid sucks

So I decided not to judge this series more harshly based on the fact that Covid kind of ruined it alittle. In Taiwan (where it was created) their covid numbers went up and it stalled production for awhile. Like TOO long, so most forgot about it. I didn't because I was invested, but I could see how people would. This also meant that storylines had to be changed and shortened due to lack of time, so the show lost its way completely by the end. Which totally sucks because it was solid. Moving on.

The show has an interesting prospect of a divorced woman working in relationship work. Meaning she owns a company that helps aid people who want to find their "perfect match". So she's clearly still mourning her past relationship not working. Which I get until I found out not only does she continue to cling to said dead relationship and the ring. But its been 9 YEARS after the fact. He did basically leave her in the dust, with no real way to support herself (what a di**) and left the divorce papers on the table. But then there's this love triangle going on that doesn't make sense to me with the boy-next-door and ex husband. He's an ex for a reason, there problem solved lol I don't believe in getting back together especially if divorce is involved. Let alone all the other awful things that happened like mentioned.The main guy (Hsuan Yu) is also very cute and calming the watch. Dude also cuts homeless people's hair so he's a literal angel. She just had to get past the "but I grew up with him and he's like my brother!" thing. Something I did not like though was the fact that Hsuan Yu was dating someone while literally thirsting after our main girly! His girlfriend was also hella unlikable, who dumps someone literally in the airport after flights have been purchased and plans have been made?! Trash. Anyways, Yan Fei and Hsuan Yu's ending was sweet and I liked seeing him get his salon.

Now for the diversity, YAYYYY! We got not only a gay couple in this, but a lesbian as well! Whom technically doesn't end up with someone by the end. But it's okay, she's worker on herself! We'll of course talk mostly about Ou Wen and Mark, but that does not mean I don't appreciate our gay queen! So I started pushing for Ou Wen and Mark almost immediately. I wish it wasn't until episode 6 we had to wait to see stuff develop. Especially since their relationship was rushed due to the pandemic the most I think. Either way, I loved them. The chemistry (so cute and then so steamy!), the contrasting personalities that worked so well, the fashion choices! So good! Many people only watched for them, I get it I liked them too but the rest of the story was solid too. Some things that I did not like about their plot points were A) bi-erasure of Marks character, we will never stan that. As an openly pan/bi girl, that shi** toxic. B) Mark's homophobic parents, we didn't need it and it was rushed HEAVILY. I get Ou-Wen trying to diffuse the situation, but it semi came off as were supposed to sympathize that his father hit him and neither of his parents accepting him. No. C) A pregnancy plotline shoved in there for good measure that was handled poorly. Like let the lady choose what to do with her own body! As well as just let the gay couple be a gay couple yknow? Stop handfisting in ways to make them more "relatable" to the straights lol. Or at least that's what it felt like.

Lastly, I quite liked Nai Hui and her boo! Though her intent was whack, wanting to find a hubby before her ex got married? Like my lord girl sit down. They ended up being very sweet, albeit super toned down. Also sidenote, I like that the cast is older. Everyone's either late 20's, 30s or past that. Felt more real. Overall, damn you covid. You literally ruin EVERYTHING! Watch this still, but expect the decline towards the end. Also....likeeee why is Wayne a cameo in EVERYTHING!!! XD Love him but dude keeps jumpscaring me

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Fun and romantic drama

Love Is Science is a romantic drama that explores whether scientific data can help us find the person we should be with. The show follows two couples: Finley and Piggy, and Mark and Owen. A third couple is also introduced later in the series, a farmer and a financial advisor. Three drastically different relationships, with different sets of intricacies and challenges, all of which would not have been matched by the scientific formula. This show is lighthearted, with some humor peppered throughout, but no real shocks or revelations. It pulls your heart strings from time to time, but everything falls into place as we anticipate it to be. I watched this show with my two children - their first Asian drama and they enjoyed it as well. My favorite character is Joanna - a pretty, independent boss lady who loves to have fun and get a little crazy at times. All of the characters are very good looking, but my personal favorite is Owen, whose timidity makes me smile every time. I recommend this drama.

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