For those that detest long, trope and filler-laden dramas, At the Moment is a good antidote that deliver interesting short stories without the exasperation. The drama is an anthology of 10, loosely connected love stories set in the Covid era of Taiwan. With a star-studded acting lineup featuring many of the notable names in Taiwan entertainment and solid production, the show definitely delivers on the technical side. And for those who are tired of fake-looking kissing scenes, the drama delivers pretty realistic kissing and intimacy scenes. Though due to the short length of each stand-alone episode that's less than an hour, many viewers may miss the deeper connection, complicated plot, and greater runtime of a typical drama.

Since the episodes are so short, I will only provide my rating for each episode rather than a review that will inevitably be full of spoilers. Overall, I enjoyed the earlier episodes more than the later ones. I think this is partly due to the novelty and vibe of the format wearing off toward the later episodes as some of the stories felt less unique and repetitive of the general vibe and formula of the earlier episodes. Several of the love-stories also felt more hollow as we are not shown the strong and intricate reasons why the characters would suddenly fall deeply in love with each other, some may be hinted but much is left to viewer extrapolation or imagination.

?Ep1 - 8; ??Ep2 - 8.5; ??ep3 - 8.5; ?ep4 - 7.5; ?ep5 - 7; ?ep6 - 7; ?ep7 - 7.5; ?ep8 - 8; ?Ep9 - 7; ?Ep10 - 7

***Component Ratings***
✔️ Overall - 7.5 + (0.5 MDL bump) --> 8.0
✔️ Plot - 8
✔️ Theme / Message / Impact - 7.5
✔️ ✔️ Acting - 9
✔️✔️ Visuals - 8.5
✔️ Audio - 8.5
✔️ Rewatch - 7.5
✔️ Accessibility - 8
✔️ Subtitle quality - ?