Someday or One Day
2019
Original language: Chinese
- mystery
- sci-fi & fantasy
- drama
The story
Yu-Hsuan lost her boyfriend Chuan-Sheng in plane accident. She then discovered Chuan-Sheng and a girl look alike Yu-Hsuan both appeared in a photo taken in 1998. Accidentally, she had backed to 1998 and met a boy looked alike Chuan-Sheng.
What it’s like
Warm, faded nostalgia runs through this Taiwanese series: 1990s school hallways and night streets glow in amber and dusky pastel, with soft focus, gentle lens flare, and a slightly washed-out, film-like softness. The camera tends toward unhurried medium shots and quiet two-shots, letting faces and small gestures carry scenes. The score is wistful and piano-led, with light pop-ballad touches that suit the period. Its vibe is bittersweet and dreamy, a blend of grief and first-love ache with a playful undercurrent of time-slip puzzle-solving. The pacing is measured, with episodes that build a slow mystery through old photographs and repeated places, and the emotional register stays tender rather than harrowing. Violence is minimal; the central loss, a plane crash, is handled off-screen and in aftermath, with no gore and little overt peril. Sexual content is absent and romance stays chaste and shy. It suits a rainy weekend, a comfort rewatch, or a late evening alone with a cup of tea. It is for viewers who enjoy romantic mysteries, second-chance love stories, and nostalgic period settings, and who want something gentle, emotional, and easy to sink into.
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