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Taiwanese drama Fairy Tale’s Sequel I AM MARRIED.. BUT! has stormed to the top of Netflix, dethroning Hard to Coax and earning a solid 7.1 rating on Douban.
The show, starring Alice Ko Chia-yen and Jasper Liu, has sparked a frenzy online with its brutally relatable take on marriage, in-law drama, and—most memorably—Ko’s epic profanity-laced outbursts at her “mama’s boy” husband.
Ko’s performance as the frustrated wife Lin Yiling has hit home for many viewers.
She perfectly captures the rage of a woman trapped between a passive husband and a meddling mother-in-law.
One standout scene has her completely losing it after finding a fridge disaster—pizza dumped carelessly on a lunchbox, sausage stacked on top.
Enraged, she storms into the bathroom, beating her husband with the pizza while shouting, “I put up with your mum!”—a moment that had audiences in stitches.
Jasper Liu, usually known for his charming roles, takes a 180-degree turn as Zeng Xueyou, a timid, spoiled engineer who relies on his mother for everything.
His character's slow realisation of his shortcomings, coupled with the heartbreaking revelation of his infertility, adds depth to the absurdity, making audiences cry just as much as they laugh.
The supporting cast is just as stellar—Ko Shu-chin nails the role of an overbearing mother-in-law obsessed with grandkids, while Chang Shih-ying plays an intrusive sister-in-law with zero boundaries, who casually shares details of her sex life.
Their antics fuel heated discussions across Taiwan and China, with social media flooded with comments like, “So real it hurts!” and “Marriage in its most raw, hilarious form.”
Fairy Tale’s Sequel doesn’t just deliver comedy—it strips the sugarcoating off marriage, exposing its mess and madness while still keeping things warm and hopeful. It’s no surprise that it’s ruling Netflix right now.