How could you not like this drama? It had the charm of a simple cliche cdrama that sometimes fall a bit flat, but you love them anyway, BUT but this one didn't fall flat. It was done very well, where you have loveable mains from start to finish, a silly cliche plot, and chemistry that you couldn't help but love. And this drama knew exactly what it was, and I loved the little disclaimers in episode one basically stating that this drama is supposed to be silly and cliche and not to try cross-dressing to play on a collegiate team. That this was a comic and none of the events are real or would happen in real life, so don't take the drama too seriously. The writer knew the direction they wanted to go with the story and didn't want the viewer to worry about "fact-checking" and just sit back and relax and laugh at a romance between a cross-dressing girl and a hockey star who has face blindness.

But I couldn't help but compare this drama to its cdrama brother, Skate Into Love, that came out this year, only because of hockey. Don't get me wrong, both of these dramas are two of my favorites from 2020, but for different reasons. I felt that Skate Into Love was more of an ode to colligate athletes wanting to be better in order to represent and bring China glory, with a little romance between two winter athletes who became one another's support system and motivation. My Unicorn girl, even though it had more hockey games and scenes, wasn't about hockey. It was about a quicky romance between a freshman hockey player who has face blindness and secretly seeks out his mother's approval and to acknowledge his passion for hockey, and a girl who cross-dresses to make money playing hockey to support her brother, and accidentally makes the men's hockey team at the same university that rejected her from the figure skating program she tried out for. This drama was also about the relationship between the freshman hockey team including the two mains and a "brotherhood" that was built and motivated everyone. I loved how the drama was 90% about the two mains and their relationship, but it was about their relationship being built alongside their team members. We got to know some of the backstories of their teammates and how those backstories became motivators in their playing today.

It added to the love I had for this drama - there have been many dramas in the recent past where I didn't enjoy the side characters whatsoever and it lowered my score in my review. Even the minor, minor characters, I loved, including Miao Miao who was one of the first cdrama actresses I was introduced to and loved. She was a random surprise and a random confidant in this drama and was needed even if she was in 2 or 3 eps. It was hard not to like certain characters. I will say though, I wasn't a huge fan of Sang Zhan and Meng Na's relationship, BUT I was a huge fan of them separately, and did appreciate that it didn't come off forced.

I think I couldn't give this drama a perfect 10 was because I felt like the drama revolved around Wen Bing and Sang Tian's relationship, but the writer tried to make it about hockey. Yes, Wen Bing was passionate about his playing, but I felt that the drama focused more on him figuring out his face blindness. Yes, it would help him play better, but I feel like if he was passionate about the sport, he would have figured out how to be a better player with it. Then there was that HUGE game in ep 24 with their rival school, but I felt that the game wasn't played up like the competitions in Skate Into Love, and ultimately, it was a lame showcase. The final game showed me that the characters didn't grow as better players, but they grew as better team players? Which should go hand in hand, but apparently Wen Bing forgot that his biggest issue was not being a team player unless he was playing with Sang Tian...which...told me he didn't improve whatsoever. But I know that this drama wasn't supposed to be taken seriously, but I just didn't enjoy their final showcase.

But with only that one thing, this drama was surprisingly really good! I loved the relationship between Wen Bing and Sang Tian throughout their journey. Typically, I am not a fan of the male leads who pick on female leads, but at the most, I thought Wen Bing was teasing Sang Tian and seeing how far she would go with her cross-dressing. WHICH was one of the other things I really appreciated about this drama. Right from the beginning, Wen Bing figured out that she was cross-dressing and decided to watch over her and keep her secret, but also tease her in the process because she was lightweight fun to tease. But it got to a point where I felt that the main actress wasn't even trying to keep her secret and everyone was chill every time Bing and Tian would accidentally kiss. I'm thinking everyone just thought that Tian was a feminine guy and loved him anyway because Tian was a great friend and teammate. I would say though that my favorite character in this drama was William. I honestly would love nothing more than to have a Wen Bing or William like me romantically.

Also, can we talk about that WILD breakup scene that was super intense and didn't fit in with the rest of the drama? I think it was one of the most intense break-up scenes from any cdrama I've ever seen and I cried a bit. But it also showed how strong both characters were regardless that they are in a silly cliche storybook drama.

Overall, I am happy that Darren Chen is finally the lead in a drama. He did very well and I feel in love with him. His little mannerisms and facial expressions made me laugh and smile the whole time.