When the best man doesn't win

Speaking of 'sway' spurned lovers, the latest one I've come across is in Love Revolution (only 12 episodes!), a J show I recently watched.

Heroine of the story is pretty, 30-ish Smart Doctor, who is dying to fall in love and get married.

She meets Aspiring Actor

and Broadcast Journalist (right). She falls for Broadcast Journalist like a ton of bricks. It's obvious from the start (to the audience but not to her) that Aspiring Actor is nuts about her. But... she has fallen for Broadcast Journalist like a ton of bricks already. No doubt, Smart Doctor and Broadcast Journalist must be given credit for their love that stands the tests of time, separation and misunderstanding, but the one who loves most in the show is undoubtedly Mr Aspiring Actor.

What he does/does not do because of his undying love for Smart Doctor:

Ydoes not pursue her at first because he is still struggling to survive in this small-time drama group and he knows he doesn't have much to offer

Yrespects her falling like a ton of bricks for Broadcast Journalist by not engaging in a tug-of-war over her

Yin fact, drags the two of them together to talk things over when Broadcast Journalist suddenly breaks off their engagement

Yonly starts to harbour hopes of pursuing her when he has made it as an actor (he has become Accomplished Actor!) and Broadcast Journalist appears to have left the country and her life for good (or so everyone thinks)

Ydoes not push it when he can see that she hasn't forgotten Broadcast Journalist

(Alas, Broadcast Journalist returns...)

Yfinally proposes to her when Broadcast Journalist leaves again (or so everyone thinks again)

(Alas, Smart Doctor has place in her heart for only one... and Broadcast Journalist returns again...)

I've read a few reviews and people tend to 'support' Broadcast Journalist but I support underdogs, especially if they are deserving. Alas, even though he loved her most, Aspiring Actor was just not the 'best' man for her. It was ironic that the line 'Go on, fall in love!' was his. Smart Doctor and her friend were struck by this line when they watched him in a play, the first time they met him. Aspiring Actor was the only unattached person at the end of the show. Even the minor characters were all with someone. Thus, while everyone was happily married, he was still Actor Alone, which is testimony, I suppose, to his undying love for Smart Doctor. So poor thing...

I know the pix aren't that great. The actors, especially Broadcast Journalist, definitely looked much better in the show. If you use your magnifying glass, Aspiring Actor is 3rd from left, Smart Doctor centre and Broadcast Journalist 3rd from right in the pic above. All pix from d-addicts.com