The Best Thing

This C Drama climbed slowly up my Favorites ballot to second or third place as I watched in it the past week. It's a lovely breath of fresh air and will long be a comfort rewatch for me, I'm sure.

Things I love about The Best Thing: The visuals! Good grief, but the cinematography in this drama is gorgeous. The landscapes, the angles, and lighting, the textures were all so beautifully shot it was like a visual feast.

The chemistry is very good between these two beautiful leads, and the slow simmering heat comes to a boil in one of the most sensual and tasteful love scenes I've watched. The visuals are stunning and smolderingly hot while remaining fairly modest. And the kisses! Whew.

This story is about healing with sweet support from one another, family, and age old Chinese medicine. By the end, pretty much everyone is healthier and happier than when we started this delicious drama. It's light, lovely, calming, and comforting in a way that's hard to decipher.

Give me a good, honest, well-written script with pretty people to look at and I'm a happy couch camper. This drama fulfilled those things for me.

Just a couple of things kept it out of the 10 rating for me.

It's slow moving in places, and there's a great deal of looking off into mid-space and pondering by the leads. That is tiring. It's a quiet enough journey to begin with, but these kinds of drags can make viewers impatient.

The other frustration I have is with Asian stylists and the way they dress men in clothing two sizes too big. Asian men are on the slender side to begin with, but dressing them in ridiculously baggy trousers and jackets that hang off shoulders makes them look sloppy and hungry. Just my take on that.

Don't sleep on this drama. It's a dreamy and satisfying show.

I started watching this contemporary romance drama just expecting to enjoy drama-free viewing to pass the time.

What I didn't expect was to be charmed by the cinematography, and fascinated and enriched by the little nuggets of knowledge of TCM peppered throughout this series featuring a Chinese physician (He Suye) as the male lead and the female lead (Shen Xifan) working as a hotel's front office manager. There are no big ups and downs in the plot, rather the story/ romance develops naturally and slowly, as Xifan overcomes the hurt from a previous relationship, and begins healing as she gets to know Suye more.

It didn't hurt that the drama was shot in Hangzhou, and audiences get treated to gorgeous scenery of lakes, gardens, and streets lined with blossoming trees. The chemistry between the leads just kept growing on me, that I revised my rating twice, from 8 to 9 and then finally 10.

There were many heart melting , touching moments that had me tearing in happiness, especially when heart felt, life and relationship affirmative words were exchanged. This one is going into the list of dramas I will watch again in a heartbeat.

The best thing is such a fun and light hearted drama I have ever WATCHED.

SPECIAALLY THOSE KISSES I LOVED IT. I ENJOYED THIS DRAMA MORE THAN OTHER RECENT ONGOING DRAMAS.

THIS IS MY FIRST REVIEW SO I DONT KNOW HOW to express my inner feelings but I could say you won't be dissapointed by watching this healing drama.

If you are in depression and you need something soothing this drama is for you. Such a mature calming romance with intense kisses will fill your heart and you will craving for more butterflies.

This is the BEST MODERN CHINESE DRAMA EVER. ALSO THE ACTOR AND ACTRESS THEY DID GREAT JOB BY POTRAYING THEIR ROLES.

Personally I am not a fan of modern drama. Last modern drama I watched is Stranger a hell. It's also thriller drama. But I don't know why I love this series so much lol. Even this drama full of fluffiines , really not my taste at all But I can't help falling harder when knowing the story better. It's so realistic and it reminds me about myself. I happened to had same experience as FL. All I need is HSY. His dialogues dug into my heart I keep tearing whenever the angst scene comes How could I supposed forget this one and HSY when clearly he is the one I search till today The quotes at last episode is so mindfull and heartwarming 😭😭

I just love how realistic the story is and how the story flow. This drama bring so much emotion in me. Smiling, giggling, angry also sadness The others I like about this drama ofc the cinematography. Hhhh love this drama give me calm and soothing vibe The TCM theme also so interesting. I can't help to search over internet lol 🤣🤣 The ost also sooo gooood The acting is superb. Especially the leads.

The whole drama is so visually and aesthetically pleasing oml. The spring season has been shown sooo well in this drama. The eyessss!!! Main leads especially male lead has expressed through eyes throughout the show and its wowww!!! Their chemistry is unreal. Ngl it doesn't feel like they are acting.. ufff!!! 🔥. In each epi we get to learn about herbal medicine as well. This drama is worth watching. Lovedddd it.

The bg music in the entire show is greattt. OSTs are amazing. Their eye closeups and hands closeups are just fire with beautiful bg music of 'hoooo~~' .

Please watch it if you love or enjoy watching romance genre.