The first thing we see is: the voice-over narration by the male lead Pryce (played by Owen Wilson), accompanied by the beautiful scenes of the golf course, making people think that the drama is about a golf commentator.
Then the camera shifts, and we see Pryce delivering an impassioned eulogy to an overweight middle-aged man.
Oh, so Pryce is a salesperson of golf equipment?
No. Being a salesperson is just his temporary job identity.
The drama then reveals Pryce's true identity - a once award-winning genius golfer who suffered a major setback in life. His family, career, love and so on all collapsed overnight, and he began to live a muddle-headed life. He makes a living by doing some sales work and working as a golf coach.
In other words, the first episode, in a humorous way, with multiple reversals, presents Pryce's first half of life, his current living state, as well as his reflection on life and vision for the future. And the focus of the narrative is placed on Pryce's planning for his future life.
Because when Pryce met a talented teenager Santi (played by Peter Dager) on the golf course, his decadent and lethargic heart was awakened, and he began to hope that he could do something truly valuable and meaningful.
After quick thinking and decision-making, he took the initiative to propose to Santi and his mother Elena (played by Mariana Treviño) to help Santi give full play to his talent as a coach and embark on the road of becoming a professional golfer.
Although the story of a down-and-out celebrity encountering Santi and redeeming each other is a bit old-fashioned, the drama is excellent in being full of the excitement and hope of daring to restart life regardless of everything. And this positive energy that makes people feel inspired and hopeful is achieved through in-depth portrayal, delicate foreshadowing and rich shaping of characters such as Pryce, the male lead's partner Mitts (played by Marc Maron), and Elena.
It has to be said that the drama's narrative techniques and character shaping skills are really sophisticated.
In fact, the most wonderful part of the drama is the shaping of Pryce, Mitts and Elena. They are all very close to the experiences of ordinary people in life.
In middle age, people will start to face more and more losses and traumas, even some irreparable losses. It really takes great energy and courage to restart life in the low ebb of middle age.
For Pryce, the disastrous setback in his career, the breakdown of his marriage and the disappearance of love are not his most fatal traumas.
His son, who passed away due to illness at the age of 4, is the irreparable black hole in his heart, and it is also the main reason why he chose to live in chaos after his career setback.
As for Mitts, he also has a similar hole in his heart, which is the departure of his beloved wife. Although he has become full of complaints and bad-tempered after losing his beloved wife, he is particularly patient with Pryce.
Because they know each other's battered hearts and often support each other when they need it most.
Elena, on the other hand, is faced with the breaking of her child's wings of hope. Santi won all kinds of golf trophies at the age of 14, and he won them with the first place. But something happened later that made his son refuse to touch golf again.
It was not until Pryce found her that she discovered that her son began to accept golf again. The plot setting that she actively encouraged her child to accept Pryce's proposal while being repeatedly tangled also depicts a mother's various considerations for her son's life incisively and vividly.
Another major highlight of the drama is the frequent conflicts and interesting road trips and competition processes of the group after Pryce became Santi's coach.
In conclusion, the whole drama is one that makes people feel very relaxed, happy and full of life energy after watching it.