Limited Education (2019)

Literally why is no one watching or talking about this drama?

It can be said that this drama was the first of ViuTV's to be watched and discussed fervently among HK netizens. The depiction of the divide between the have and the have-nots, the gifted students and the underachieving students in many developed Asian countries, is something that have been done in various Hong Kong dramas, but none in quite the way as in Limited Education. Whereas other dramas will focus more on the stress felt by parents and teachers, Limited Education focused on the students and the things that matter the most to them (family, friendships and the sense of being heard / valued). The comedic antics of this bunch of unexpected student leaders bring a sort of light-heartedness to a drama that could have been quite heavy in terms of its themes / messaging and you can't help but to root for them, because the things that they put before themselves are precisely the things that you would have done.

Absolutely adored the relationship between Zhuang-Zi and Hin throughout the show. By the end of the drama, when it was hinted at them starting a romantic relationship, I was so happy for them. It's a kind of love that doesn't need to be voiced out loud, blossoming quietly when they were friends. Even when there were some misunderstandings and conflicts between them, Hin still cared deeply for Zhuang-Zi and it showed in the way he helped Zhuang-Zi. I wish there was more of them in the show, but also somehow I love that the attention wasn't on them. I love that they weren't the token gay representation in HK dramas, loud and doomed at the start, but just a natural progression of their friendship and intimacy. For now, I will just settle on my daydreams of them attending university together, of them stepping into the working world and supporting each other through everything ;___;

All in all, I found myself unexpectedly enjoying this drama! Truly a refreshing change from TVB's "plastic" characters and plots. And of course, who can ever resists the charm of Terrance Lau? What a charming and charismatic actor!

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