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4.9/10 Stars: Youthful Glory is a fluffy, brainless romp in the same vein as Royal Rumors (but YG wasn't as funny) and Les Belles (nor as good), but couldn't overcome an unlikeable Female Lead and a suddenly serious third act.

5/10 Stars: An unserious period idol romance with vintage Zhao Lu Si that feels like mindless filler.

5/10 Stars: A romance centric Xianxia with a transmigrated FL played by an actress more suited for modern time... and Arthur Chen. It had potential, but I couldn't buy into the romance.

6.8/10 Stars: A ruthless Princess reborn must find herself a Prince... and the sickly Crown Prince is determined to the one she picks, in a Period Idol Romance that explores unrequited love, power, and the balance in between. The drama has a garden of handsome men whose scheming looked dimensional from a distance, but up close, proved to be flat idol centric origami at work. Nevertheless, some enjoyment is to be had.

4.2/10 Stars: Fluffy and somewhat vampiric for a hot minute, but ultimately skippable.

5/10 Stars: Loved the FL character and actress, along with the world building, but the characterization and storytelling could've used some refinement.

6/10 Stars: A blessedly short Xianxia with good chemistry.

6/10 Stars: A reborn girl with a grudge and a man set on revenge dupe their evil "family members" and fall in love in a mini that excels in the chemistry of the main couple.

3.3/5 Stars: A lighthearted mini that goes the My Heroic Husband Route without the angst and with better twists.

6.7/10 Stars: Helmed by the Pursuit of Jade hitmaker, A Familiar Stranger is a gothic, face swapping romance that earns its title as the highest rated mini drama on MDL.

8/10 Stars: An above average mini with the tried and true formula of a reborn heroine using the knowledge of her past life to outmaneuver foes and get ahead on inner household scheming, all the while falling in love.

6/10 Stars: A better than usual mini with an interesting premise, but a disappointing finish.

7.5/10 Stars: A good time if you don't want to commit to a full length drama and don't mind an ML who is a firetruck red flag, along with a darker storyline.

4/10 Stars: Another "let's torture the FL so she can overcome trials to ultimately succeed in business". Honestly, if a drama isn't going to be good, it should at least be bad with flair, but ultimately it was so mid and overdramatic, that it was boring. Skip for me.

5.1/10 Stars: A highly anticipated Wuxia that proved to be one of the biggest disappointments of the year, which is impressive considering the year was 2020. Everything was stale from the sets to the story to the acting. You're better off reading the book.

5.2/10 Stars: A barely passable Wuxia/Xianxia hybrid with a romance that had good chemistry which was ultimately cancelled out by bland acting, choppy editing, and a plot that got bored with itself.

5.5/10 Stars: Had Pirates of the Caribbean vibes but lost them, and unfortunately, the plot.

5.7/10 Stars: A killer FL and a ML living a double life find themselves married in a mini drama that stands above the rest in terms of chemistry and characters, but is besot with the production quality pitfalls of the format. My rating may seem low, but it's pretty good for a mini.

5.9/10 Stars: A grounded historical drama of self-determination that yeeted itself into space with soap opera "Idol" dramatics half way through, and was both hindered and made more complex by an unlikeable FL.

6/10 Stars: Generation to Generation is an.. uh.. unexpected feast for the eyes, that really leans into the zany with crazy costumes, terrible lighting, and remarkably bad editing. Despite this, some wisps of a great story still peak through, aided by a fantastic older generation of characters, and younger characters (and actors) who still have a long way to go.