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Danielle A
Somewhere Only We Know
This review may contain spoilers
It was going so well and then...
For the most part this drama is really cute. I loved it every time the ML got all giddy over the FL. Before watching this I saw a lot of comments about the main leads not having chemistry but I actually loved the main leads together.
The way the first episodes starts you know there will likely be exes involved so if you don't like a story with exes or love triangles/squares then this isn't the story for you. Although to be fair, neither lead ever swayed. They only have eyes for each other. Which was kind of a surprise given how much the ML once loved his ex. It was refreshing to not have a lot of back and forth with that storyline.
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At one point the ML's mom who once abandoned him comes back to Taiwan from the US. Then the FL finds out some unfortunate information about her and why she's back in Taiwan. She is really upset about this and doesn't want to tell the ML because it'll break his heart. Then the ML's mom up and leaves for the US without telling him, abandoning him for a second time.
Here's where I got really frustrated with the story...
The FL doesn't tell him the information she knows and on top of that breaks up with him! His mom just abandoned him for a 2nd time and now she is going to abandon him too?!
Her reasoning is because she can't be herself when she's with him. Meaning her whole life revolves around him. This was never mentioned or hinted at before this so as a viewer I thought she was lying and using this as an excuse. I was thinking maybe she’s feeling guilty about not telling him the information she has about his mom and can’t handle keeping that secret from him so she breaks up with him instead…? Yes and no.
Even after his father tells the ML about his mom. The FL still doesn’t want to be with him because of the reason previously mention. He even blames himself for her not speaking up in their relationship. They clearly still love each other but decide to split amicably because they agree that the lessons they learned in their relationship can only be applied to their next relationships.
Honestly I didn’t even want to watch the last episode because by then Ep 15-18 burned away all good feelings from episodes 1-14 for me. The ending was nice and it was cute to see them being a couple again. Also, the OST has a few good songs too.
Would Not Re-Watch
Would Not Recommend
The way the first episodes starts you know there will likely be exes involved so if you don't like a story with exes or love triangles/squares then this isn't the story for you. Although to be fair, neither lead ever swayed. They only have eyes for each other. Which was kind of a surprise given how much the ML once loved his ex. It was refreshing to not have a lot of back and forth with that storyline.
xx - Big Spoilers Below - xx
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At one point the ML's mom who once abandoned him comes back to Taiwan from the US. Then the FL finds out some unfortunate information about her and why she's back in Taiwan. She is really upset about this and doesn't want to tell the ML because it'll break his heart. Then the ML's mom up and leaves for the US without telling him, abandoning him for a second time.
Here's where I got really frustrated with the story...
The FL doesn't tell him the information she knows and on top of that breaks up with him! His mom just abandoned him for a 2nd time and now she is going to abandon him too?!
Her reasoning is because she can't be herself when she's with him. Meaning her whole life revolves around him. This was never mentioned or hinted at before this so as a viewer I thought she was lying and using this as an excuse. I was thinking maybe she’s feeling guilty about not telling him the information she has about his mom and can’t handle keeping that secret from him so she breaks up with him instead…? Yes and no.
Even after his father tells the ML about his mom. The FL still doesn’t want to be with him because of the reason previously mention. He even blames himself for her not speaking up in their relationship. They clearly still love each other but decide to split amicably because they agree that the lessons they learned in their relationship can only be applied to their next relationships.
Honestly I didn’t even want to watch the last episode because by then Ep 15-18 burned away all good feelings from episodes 1-14 for me. The ending was nice and it was cute to see them being a couple again. Also, the OST has a few good songs too.
Would Not Re-Watch
Would Not Recommend
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