Only Side by Side with You (2018)

Non riesco ad essere troppo cattiva e severa nella votazione perchè porca vacca la prima metà della serie l'ho amata, divorata. La storia è interessante nonostante possa odorare di revenge già visto, i personaggi sono ben sviluppati, caratterizzati, hanno tutti di per sè un potenziale enorme. E sarebbe potuto continuare tutto così, liscio come l'olio, se non fosse per la brutta abitudine che si è andata pian piano espandendosi di inserire a cadenza sempre più insistente flash back. Che per carità ci stanno anche prima ma inizialmente servono per spiegare il passato tra i tre protagonisti, ma che dopo sono sempre gli stessi, con lo stesso minutaggio, che vanno ad espandere un episodio che altrimenti durerebbe 10 mn. Ho fatto una fatica immane a finirlo e non vi nego che molti di questi flash li ho skippati. A parer mio li hanno inseriti perchè dovevano per forza arrivare ai 40 episodi e con la sola storia non ci sarebbero mai riusciti, altrimenti sto scempio non si spiega.

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This is the kind of a drama which I must say is "to each their own". Some might like it and others would find it boring with unnecessary flashbacks. I am in the former catagory ?????

Story-
Only side by side with you is relatively a good drama. Obviously the first negetive mark for this drama starts with the unnecessary 40 episodes but I guess once you get the kick out of it, you won't mind it anymore. However, one thing that really iritated me in this drama was flashbacks. Brace yourself people coz there are innumerable same flashbacks in every episode. Story was kind of a cliche but they didn't leave any plot-holes in it so I am giving an extra point to the story for that. Chinese dramas are master at leaving plot-holes and Only side by side with you wraps up every story quite well.

Acting-
I discovered William Chan people. My greatest discovery in C-dramas ever! It is going to be difficult to get over him for a while coz he's such a good actor! The drama was nothing great but the acting was superb by everyone especially the two leads. Main girl is a strong independent and quite a cool woman. I liked her character alot. Actually I enjoyed all the women characters of this drama. I even enjoyed watching the obsessive An Ning too, maybe because she was not THAT cruel or messed up as other evil second female leads. All the other characters, their development with the story and their acting was on point except for the few minor ones which could be ignored.

Music-
Love love loved the music. The opening theme, the ending theme by William Chan himself and all the other OST's were good. Anyone would enjoy the music of this drama.

Re-watch value-
I don't usually re-watch Chinese drama coz they're super long like this one, but I might re-watch some episodes of this again to see all the muscle and dimple of William Chan. I swear people just watch this show for the fabulous him.

Overall-
On the side note I actually kinda liked this drama. It was nothing extraordinary but you would enjoy it. I certainly didn't get bored of watching it atleast. 40 episodes are big commitment but once you are into the drama, I don't think it would itch you any more. Go watch it.

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