"Short and sweet with a bitter aftertaste" - that's how I would describe this TV series. Although I have not finished watching "Hello Missfortune", based on the 7 episodes I have seen, I already know I'm going to be entertained.

Without slagging off nearly all of the other TVB dramas in 2021, it's great to finally see coherent, well-thought-out and creative storytelling in a TVB drama. In my opinion, the cast and crew finally pulled off a TVB TV series that deserves awards.

If we were to compare short TVB TV dramas, I can honestly say "Hong Kong Love Stories" (a 2020 TVB drama) could not hold a candle to "Hello Missfortune". The former had far too many superfluous characters (namely Fred) and storylines and tried to do far too much. I reckon the series would have been much better if, in the editing room, they trimmed down the fat (i.e. the university students) and reduced the number of episodes to say maybe 5.

The other 2 TV series I thought were good this year are "Used Good" (still ongoing - will write a separate review for this) and "AI Romantic". Surprise, surprise the latter didn't win anything because "Netizens" (I call them Trolls) are vehemently against Ali Lee having any form of success, even if she deserves it for a pretty decent performance as the leading actress. Glad I got that off my chest. Back to the review.

Without ruining the plot, I'll just say "Hello Missfortune" has suspense, romance, comedy, tragedy and a surprising amount of gore. "Hello Missfortune" (a decent pun I might add) is definitely not for the faint hearted and touches quite a few serious motifs such as the afterlife, the housing problem in HK and violence so maybe tuck the children in bed before turning on VOD on your TVB box/TVB app.

The 2 theme songs are also pretty good and worth downloading on Apple Music (both singers are in the drama).