Diane Johnson

I absolutely love this show. This is pure science fiction, no magic or super heroes. You really get invested in all the characters and the storyline. Hate to see season 2 end and have the long wait for season 3 (hopefully it isn’t canceled).

This was short only 6 episodes. Having watched Alone USA for years and recently Alone Australia, which I loved, this version really fell short. Contestants were dropped into the wilds of Canada, and bears were a big concern. Most of the contestants had very little survival abilities. The warning in the beginning credits that contestants are trained in survival skills made me laugh. The 19 year old guy said something about liking the outdoors, but never was in it for more than a couple of hours at a time. One lady had trouble making her shelter, and was complaining that she couldn’t remember the instructions she read on how to build one. Only a few had fishing, hunting, or trapping skills. The contestants were mostly newbies, no wilderness experts. But maybe the show wanted that. Much less expensive to produce if they all drop out fairly quick and don’t last 50-60 days like other versions. I will give credit to the final four who stuck it out and kept their heads, even with their non expert abilities.

This is one the best romance dramas I have ever seen. It was so well scripted and the acting was excellent. They could have not gotten a better set of leads. They had incredible chemistry. The kissing between the leads was natural and not those weird, awkward kisses you see a lot in dramas. This is the second time I have seen the male lead, Lin Yi, in a drama since Put Your Head on My Shoulder, and I was impressed by his performance in this. He had such depth of emotion in his acting, and he nailed the flirty, sexy to perfection. I’m definitely going to watch out for his upcoming work. There was a lot of fun secondary characters. I loved the action scenes when they were playing the online game. My one gripe was not about the drama, but the English subtitles, which I need. There were a few lines missing from the extremely crucial parts - like the declarations of love! Frustrating! I did not want to miss one word! Anyway, I highly recommend this drama.

Really loved this version more than the Korean counterpart, Clean with Passion for Now. There were differences in the stories that I preferred this version, and the chemistry of the leads was better in this one. They showed Jasper Liu shirtless three times. Thank you! The two romances were so different in this drama but well done. Jasper Liu is a favorite actor of mine, but the one thing that bugged me about this drama that I knocked a star off was they dubbed his voice using a guy who sounded like an ASMR video. His voice was somber and too whispery. Check Jasper out in When I See You Again to hear his real voice. But maybe it’s just me. I may be the only person in the universe that found it sounded weird sometimes and affected the vibe of the romance. Female lead was really cute with adorable hair styles to emphasize her cuteness. She acted her part well. She really did have a good chemistry with JL.

This was the first 44 episode drama I’ve ever watched and was expecting it to really drag, being so long. However, I was kept interested the whole way through. The lead actors were great. They were such a cute couple. I love the way they supported each other through the entire drama, and the bickering was quite entertaining. None of the usual sad breakup three quarters of the way through only to reunite in the last five minutes. The story line centered around the music industry, which was quite interesting. It had a nice feel-good HEA ending. I highly recommend this to watch.