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A show I rewatched every decade or less for the main romance and relationship. I love, love Maggie Cheung Ho Yee and her character here (and her short hair was stunning), and while the stories could be much better, they were still okay. The show aged quite well. I learned a few useful things from this show.
The main pairing here is still one of the healthiest, most mature and egalitarian (modern) relationship I have had the pleasure to feast onscreen, and some of the tropes are my favourites too, e.g., the main male character feeding his lady love with his excellent cooking skills, relatively straightforward commmunication/confession etc. The visuals were gold too (though am/was not much of a fan of Gallen Lo, they made for a beautifully striking pair).
The main pair’s dynamics were made even better by their contrast with the somewhat - not particularly healthy and often annoying - ‘stereotypical het’ relationship of the second leads.
A favourite which stood the test of time.
#mystery files#Cantonese drama#old TVB drama#Maggie Cheung Ho Yi#Gallen Lo#迷離檔案#the romance and dynamics portrayed here are a favourite#favourite canon OTP#relationship goals for real#healthy and mature#both people are trustworthy and reasonable#no unnecessary dramatics#soft and mellow#細水長流#張可頤 was beyond stunning and gorgeous#now too obviously#a favourite female character 文嘉利#for the many strains of misogyny and sexism in HK dramas they could be quite progressive too#even now more than 25 years after the fact#a bit disappointing that we are sliding as a whole in terms of progress and feminism#or basically fighting a similar fight from before 😭😔#just did a casual rewatch a few months back 🥰⭐️
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