Season 1 was very addictive. Three couples, each of which has a very strong female character. Realistic relationships, friendship, betrayal, complex decisions, happy times, desperate times. You fall in love with the youngest couple (Zhu Qing + Guo Zhen) and understand why and how they became so dependent on one another. The other two couples are believable and show a slice of society that we rarely see done well. The end of the season is utterly heart breaking.

I needed a break before Season 2. Season 2 dragged a bit, but brought the story to closure in a way that was very satisfying. A nice history of Taiwan. I was pleasantly surprised by the acting of Cindy Lien (Zhu Qing) -- she showed far more flexibility than I had seen in season 1.

All non-Chinese characters were truly awful. The "priest" in season 1 was particularly jarring. I don't know who wrote their scripts, but it really should have been scanned by a native English speaker.

This is a favourite drama for me, but I won't rewatch because some of the scenes are burned in my mind, and I don't need to.