"Road Home" is a drama that gripped me from the beginning and kept me looking forward to it until the very last episode. I started it with a lot of expectations- because it's from a novel by Mo Bao Fei Bao, and I'm very pleased to say that the execution in fact did not let me down. From the eye-catching locations to the great casts and gorgeous cinematography- everything and everyone did the story justice.

Road Home is a romantic melodrama. And when I say romantic-melo, I mean a very romantic with a tiny bit of melo sprinkled in it. It's a drama that'll make you cry at times, but most of the time you'll be giggling at the screen and swooning over the leads. A drama that's properly heavy on romance- that's how I'd like to describe it. You'll get swoon worthy moments and many many hugs and kisses throughout the drama, and let me tell you one thing- our leads do not shy away from skinship. If you're looking for a drama with lots of romance, minimum angst, no problematic ex, HEA and a swoon-worthy ML- this is the one for you.

Let's talk about the locations and cinematography. Since I had seen the trailer last year, I have been waiting for this drama not only because of the amazing casts and creator, but also because of how gorgeous the locations were. But after watching my top drama for the year, "Meet Yourself", I admit that I had lessened my expectations a bit because it had the best locations and the most well-executed cinematography I had ever seen. But when I started Road Home, I realised that there was no need to expect anything less because the way this drama is shot is beyond beautiful. The moment the first episode started, my eyes were absolutely glued to the screen and stayed the same till the very end. As soon as I finished episode 1, my first question was "Where is this place, I want to go there."

Now, for the leads- Jing Boran as Lu Chen gets a 10000/10 from me. I don't think any other actor could play the character as well as he did. Having watched him in other works and variety shows, this drama again made me realise what a versatile actor he is. I got goosebumps everytime Lu Chen looked at Gui Xiao- he looked at her like she is his whole world. When he said, "I'll remember you even you turn into ashes," I didn't doubt it at all, his eyes portrayed it all. I don't think I've seen any other actor act so well with his eyes, the looks Lu Chen gave to Gui Xiao would be enough to make anyone weak on their knees.
Tan Song Yan is one of the best actresses of current time and there's no doubt in that- she proved it yet again with this drama. Gui Xiao as a high-school girl who is in love with Lu Chen. Gui Xiao as a college girl who is struggling with her relationship. Gui Xiao who is an accomplished career woman but can't forget her first love- she portrayed her so well. I cried everytime she cried, laughed when she laughed. Tan Song Yan is the perfect Gui Xiao and the casting Director gets an A+.

Road Home is a drama that will definitely stay in my mind for a very very long time.