dangermousie | I am so very Down with Love!

Are you guys watching Down with Love, a currently-airing Taiwanese drama starring Ella and Jerry Yan?

Because if you are not, YOU SIMPLY MUST.

DwL has just started airing on Sundays - two episodes have aired and both are subbed on viikii (good quality vid/subs) and I am sure a subbing group has picked it up as well.

Ella is a good-hearted, somewhat mannish girl chronically short of cash and doing odd jobs to get it. Due to a combination of circumstances, she gets hired as a nanny by Jerry Yan, a top lawyer. He has taken in his small niece and nephew after the death of their parents and has been going through nannies at a frightening speed - either the children frighten them off or they try to make a move for him as he is a very eligible bachelor.

One quirk: Jerry mistakes Ella for a lesbian (long, hilarious story) and is quite happy about it - at least this nanny won't make a move on him - one less thing to worry about. And Ella must go along with her masquerade to keep her job.

Hilarity, sexiness, and awesomeness ensue.

Seriously - this is SO CUTE. Ella is her own hilarious adorable self. You can't help but love her. Jerry Yan is, always, sex on legs (he will always be my Domyouji :P) and I like that his character might be icy and brusque but is, at base, well-adjusted. I appreciate that rare quality in a drama leading man. The secondary characters are great - from the two kids (I just want to squish them), to Jerry's laid-back friend, to Ella's bossy awesome sister (I crack ship her and Jerry's friend), to random one-off characters.

The only one I can't stand (but I am not supposed to) is Jerry's quasi-ex. Sure, when your long-term boyfriend proposes to you, dump him. Then decide you'll keep him dumped for 3 months to show off and then take him back and he'll be so ecstatic. WHAAAAT? That's insane. Anyone but a lunatic would move on, as well he should.

Next episode promises me Jerry Yan being beaten up by thugs. Thank you, Taiwan!