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Taiwan · Drama

The Way We Were

我們不能是朋友

2019 16 episodes 75 min TTV
8.0
★★★★☆
DramaSeeker editorial score · out of 10 — research-based, not an aggregate of user or critic reviews
⏱ 16 episodes · ~20h to finish

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Synopsis

Two engaged people meet and fall for each other on the cusp of their respective weddings.

What makes The Way We Were worth watching

Adult Taiwanese melodrama.

The Way We Were represents a strong example of taiwan romance from the 2019 production cycle. Taiwanese studios have spent the past decade refining the kind of long-form storytelling on display here — careful character work, restrained pacing in the early episodes, and a willingness to let emotional beats land without overstatement. The blend of Romance and Drama elements gives the show its tonal signature, sitting somewhere between mainstream comfort viewing and prestige drama.

The cast is led by Annie Chen, Sunny Wang, Daniel Chen. It originally aired on TTV, and has since travelled internationally through the streaming partnerships listed above.

Where to watch The Way We Were online

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