Despite all the rave reviews, I REALLY struggled to watch this drama. The meet cute of love at first sight is not my favorite trope, but it can be good if done right (Descendants of the Sun, Strong Woman, Go Go Squid. Etc...). Here it seemed unreasonable and forced.
I was not fond of the Female Lead (FL) either. I just would have liked to have seen the Male Lead (ML) paired with someone who was not one dimensional and who could have matched his intensity, at least a little bit. I think Leo Wu's infatuated stare works best with FLs with a little more energy and reciprocation. Among other actresses, I come back to Estelle Chen who also had a very small, intense scene with him in Love Like the Galaxy.
Let's face it, with his longing looks, Leo Wu could make a tree fall in love with him. I might have preferred a tree opposite him in this. At least it wouldn't have kept dodging him every time he tried to get close. Throughout, it seemed the ML was dragging the FL through most of the scenes.
The slow pace is also an issue for me. While I do appreciate these types of dramas, and I do like them sometimes, I have to be in the right mood and patience to watch them. Overall, this series may tug at your heartstrings...if it doesn't put you to sleep first.
For the record, because of the hype, I tried to watch this several times, but after numerous attempts, I had to let it go. Summed up: This series is like hating tomatoes (LAFS trope, FL, slow pacing), knowing you hate tomatoes, but having everyone tell you to just try it, you're going to love it, but in the end, you not only still hate tomatoes, you're mad.
2 Stars. 1 for Effort. 1 for Leo Wu.