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The Romance of Tiger and Rose chinese drama review
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The Romance of Tiger and Rose
2 people found this review helpful
by greenteaberry
Aug 8, 2020
24 of 24 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 10.0
Oh my god. So cute. I came in for a cute rom com, what I got was not only that, but also 1) deep social commentary and 2) beautiful literature.

The chemistry between Xiaoqian and Han Shuo is wild. Both very talented young actors playing very believable roles. The plotline is also very unique, and the whole "stuck in her own script" discussion with fellow storytellers thing added so much fun to the story. My most hated drama trope -- where people lie to each other to be considerate of each other but end up hurting each other -- is used but also thoroughly made fun of. I also love how the fruit analogies stuck til the end and really made me laugh (you'll see what I mean).

I accidentally spoiled myself watching a Taiwanese critique of the drama before finishing the drama, so I was on the lookout for the points the YouTuber discussed -- the social commentary. It's very obvious what the scriptwriter wanted to tell us regarding gender equality in the last few episodes. And I think that the element worked very well in this drama, not only because it makes the audience think, but because it was also a point of consideration for Xiaoqian's own scriptwriting (hence served an important role in the plotline).

I would totally go rewatch all those cute scenes again. Including the ending oh my god it's the best. Looking forward to season 2.

PS: heart rate monitor best cameo.
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