February 25, 2025

The Best Thing | Review

The Best Thing
A swoony TCM doctor dates his patient, demonstrating professional pursuing standards. 
Notable Actors/Actresses
Zhang Ling HeHe Su Ye
Xu Ruo HanShen Xi Fan
Director
Screenwriter
Chinese Title
愛你
Love You
Year: 2025
Episodes: 28

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Cast


Zhang Ling He:
He Su Ye
Xu Ruo Han:
Shen Xi Fan
Wang You Jun:
Li Yi Shen
Huang Can Can:
Xu Xiang Ya
Tang Jiu Zhou:
Li Jie
Zhou Yi Ru:
Fang Ke Xin



Romcom/Romance Checklist


How much of the plot is angst/romance?
0.25 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
The ML:
Cold–Lukewarm–Warm / Timid / Tsundere / Falls in Love First / Noble Idiot / CEO / General
The FL:
Bold / Cute / Cool & Independent / Falls in Love First / Better than ML / Noble Idiot / Business-woman
Describe the Relationship (the tropes):
Annoying Love (F/M) Rivals +++ / Bickering Start / Childhood Connection / Cohabitation / Contract Marriage or Fake Couple / Enemies to Lovers / Hidden Identity / Harem / Love Triangle / Married Couple (Real) / Rebirth / Secretly in Love (F/ML) / School to Adulthood / Star-Crossed Lovers
Relationship Progress (officially together; first (official) kiss; breakup*):
Ep 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28
# of CPs (including main CP):
0 / 1 / 
2 / 3
Ending
Happy / Sad / Open Happy / Open Sad / Bad / Rushed+++


Remarks



[Drama Info]

It's a romcom crew: Che Liang Yi directed Smile Code and Ou Si Jia adapted the screen play for Hidden Love

It seems every episode title will cover a herb. Ep1 is particularly special. It's He Su Ye's name.
[Ep1] Perilla Leaf (紫)蘇葉 | Taste: Pungent | Nature: "Warm" | F(x): Dispels "cold" (e.g. chills, fever, congestion); Aids digestion (reduces bloating and nausea) | (In plain English: has anti-inflammatory properties; try for morning sickness or digestive discomfort)

Wrapped on July 04, 2024.

[Ending] Happy


Drama Overview & Review


⛔️ Ethics and morals are denied entry at this point. 

This is premium-grade fluff. So wrong soothing. No plot. Just romance, Zhang Ling He’s face (every angle a story), Zhang Ling He’s smiles, Zhang Ling He’s voice, and Xu Ruo Han’s walk. That pretty much sums up most of it! And it was great. 😌 

Xu Ruo Han's Shen Xi Fan


He Su Ye & Shen Xi Fan


Supporting cast. For once we needed more 2CP! Tang Jiu Zhou though, has just enough scenes to be funny every time. His presence is thoroughly appreciated.
(Credit: Amy)


[Review & Rating] By cynlynn.
I know I’m superficial, but I didn’t realize the extent until I spent hours watching Zhang Ling He smile and called it peak television. Hello, The Best (Wrong) Thing.

I want to rate this higher for how effortlessly it steamrolls my moral compass – okay, maybe that isn’t hard – but then the last third happens. My usual post-together slump kicked in, drama remembers to “plot” (boo: there's an ex-boyfriend revival and a certain medical twist I should’ve seen coming), and FL quietly fades into the background. Where are her letters? Her wedding speech? Aigooo. 

Still! Over half the drama was pure, engaging sweet nothings. A win.

Even more impressive than making all the wrong things feel so good is outshining higher-budget dramas with a set list of, like, five locations (his house, her house, the doctor’s office, the hospital hallway, and a lawn for workplace gossip). A huge win for Zhang Ling He and Xu Ruo Han

Okay, gotta run now. My morals are still waiting in the dumpster.

P.S. This should have been called Filter instead.

Rating: 3/5 ♥♥♥



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