July 25, 2024

The Best of My Life | Open Thread

The Best of My Life
A pair of high school desk-mates are reunited 10 years later. 
Notable Actors/Actresses
Zhang Jiong MinXie Shi / Jiang Zhou
Chinese Title
遇見你的那天
The Day I Met You
Year2024
Episodes: 14



Cast


Zhang Jiong Min:
Xie Shi / Jiang Zhou
Jiang Zhi Nan:
Xu Mu
Wang Chuan:
Shen Yi
Yan Zhi Chao:
Song Nian Nian



Romcom/Romance Checklist


How much of the plot is angst/romance?
0.5 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4.9 / 5
The ML
Cold–Lukewarm–Warm / Timid / Falls in Love First / Noble Idiot / CEO / General /
The FL
Bold / Cute / Cool & Independent / Falls in Love First / Better than ML / Noble Idiot / 
Describe the Relationship (the tropes):
Bickering Start / Childhood Connection / Cohabitation / Contract Marriage or Fake Couple / Enemies to Lovers / Hidden Identity / School to Adulthood / Love Triangle / Married Couple (Real) / Secretly in Love (F/ML) / Star-Crossed Lovers / 
Relationship Progress (officially togetherfirst (official) kiss; breakup*):
Ep 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 
# of CPs (including main CP):
0 / 1 / 
2 / 3
Ending:
Happy / Sad / Open Happy / Open Sad / Bad

Screencaps


[Ep1]
[Ep2]
[Ep3]
[Ep4]
[Ep5]
[Ep6]
[Ep7]
[Ep8]
[Ep9]
[Ep10]
[Ep11]
[Ep12]
[Ep13]
[Ep14]



Reviews



Five (5/5)


Four (4/5)


Three (3/5)

Reviewer: cynlynn
Date: August 2024
Hearts:
If we can categorize love stories by volume, then this is like romantic murmurs. 14 short epiosdes of nuanced affection. It's an unhurried yet fast relationship. Expect lots of tropes, and minimal drama. I also think you need a bit of immaturity in your heart to embrace their simple cuteness. 

I like to call this a Gu Man style romance without the star-studded cast. If this dragged longer than necessary without anything actually happening that would be Mo Bao Fei Bao romance. That's my take on the two who do very similar things. 

My favourite scene was early in Ep5 when Xu Mu called Jiang Zhou "lao gong". Simple and sweet. 



Two (2/5)


One (1/5)




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