Taste of Love (2023)

Disappointment

This drama had so much possibilities but I think the writer decided on all these cliché that it drowns the drama. The male lead actor is very good in his performance but the lead actress left me with a sour mouth. The story is also has scenes that you get sick of. How many times do these characters have to go to the hospital. The doctors and the nurses should have recognize them as soon as they came in. How many times does the lead female character has to leave or run away from the lead male character. I think the lead male character needed to give pints of blood for her to understand that he was in love with her. The chemistry did not work and I think because the writer had them breaking up so many times. Even to the end I was so sick of it that the male lead had to prove himself so much. The ending was disappointing. I figure out what the cousin was doing way before the lead character did, To solve everything in the last episode was a bad idea.

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2nd half was disappointing

This has all your usual tropes and cliches- CEO rich boss, star idol cast aside became overweight and became his maid, lots of miscommunication and misunderstandings, bitchy rivals etc…

The first half wasn’t too bad actually, and I didn’t mind the cliches. How the CEO looked past her looks and was attracted to her personality and good traits. But somehow after they got together he became brainless and spineless, and suddenly she was calling all the shots. She wouldn’t even listen to his explanations- just throwing tantrums.

Yeah the good thing is it’s short, and all their problems seem to resolve within one episode lol;) Wouldn’t recommend this. Let’s move on :)

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Can we stop with the "fat is ugly" trope? (rant)

This story had promise but as someone who is overweight (a former athlete with multiple surgeries) I get so sick and tired of dramas using the "she would be beautiful if she was skinny" device. I've seen some girls who were skinny turn beautiful when they put on weight and some cute chubby girls turn ugly as skinny girls. This trope is right up there with "if she didn't have glasses she would be beautiful".

You know what? I have glasses and I bought contacts and you know what happened when I wore my contacts? I stayed ugly. My eyes just got smaller. I never knew I had small eyes until I wore contacts. Who knew my glasses made them bigger?!

And can we stop with the fat suits?!

Find a fat actress. There are many of them that they can be found even in Asia. The fat face is ridiculous. My body is fat and my face is chubby but I don't look like I swallowed a stone or balloon. Some of us are literally starving ourselves to get skinny and we remain the same because our genetics hate us also we have thyroid issues and one thyroid was removed due to a 5-inch tumor that I've complained about for a decade and doctors ignored just saying "lose more weight" but I digress.

Also, I'm fat and I used to deliver food. I have NEVER wanted to eat my customer's food especially after I drop it on the floor. Like what the hell was that scene about? We have to set up the "meet cute". That's not cute. That's defamation of fat people. Oh, fat people are disgusting and can't stop themselves from eating, what monsters they'll eat your food if you're not fast enough to come to the door.

Did I feel personally attacked watching this? Maybe.

Did it stop me from watching this? No.

Was it wishful fulfillment of a fat girl wishing a hot guy would date me? NO!
I've dated hot guys and hot dummies cause I'm good in bed (for a fatty). See now I'm doing it. This stupid drama.

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The Show squandered a promising start and then flat-lined

The Show has a promising start. The pairing of a chubby fallen top star with a CEO with prosopagnosia is mixing the tropes but the FL made up as a chubby girl is quite convincing and promise an interesting twist. The ML is handsome and seems to have good chemistry with the FL. The first few episodes was engaging. She plays the hapless character with a deft hand, and it is quite entertaining to watch. The ML’s face blindness seems a bit tagged on, and not very convincing. I’m not happy about it but I'll let that through for now.

Unfortunately, around the halfway mark, the show gave up on the original premise and becomes a tropey rom-com and not a good one at that.

The FL is thin and beautiful again which sends all the wrong messages. The ML is still a brute who hit first, think later. He has minimal growth throughout the show and if his fist doesn’t solve the problem then money will. It was the timeless rich man’s solution. If he can’t decide what jewellery to buy for the FL then he would just buy the whole shop. Time and again, the FL told him she wants to make her own way in the entertainment industry and yet he kept manipulating her career. He was called out by the FL several times, but he went on doing it, much to her (and mine) frustration.

The plot is not helped by one dimensional antagonists whose scheming are rudimentary to say the least but quite annoying. Once again, the antagonist are called out or caught red-handed but they just keep coming back for more. The chemistry between the leads also seems to wax and wane as the Show progresses. It is odd but by now the script is so full of lazy writing that I'm just drumming my fingers waiting for the next cliche to land. Am I surprised that ML’s prosopagnosia disappeared mid show as if it never happened, not really. Consistency be damned!

The Show has/had its moments and it is not the worse show ever. I just can’t help but feel that the Show squandered a good opportunity to do something different. I would have preferred it to take on a challenge and give a good hard go and come out second best than win the race to be second last. It is sad to see the Show taking the easy way out and turn to banality to fill the void.

Rewatch? You jest. Peace out.

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