Flower Boy Ramyun Shop understands exactly what kind of show it is. Rather than aiming for “deeper meaning,” it’s happy to frolic in the world of sunny farce, parodying and rehashing drama clichés with gleeful abandon. The initial episodes are a bit cringe-inducing, but once the drama jettisons its questionable teacher-student dynamic, things improve tremendously. The plot meanders, but the cast is charming, and the writing actually gets better towards the end, with a final episode that is both roll-on-the-floor hilarious as well as a remarkably clever encapsulation of the show’s themes. That those themes include the world’s longest extended poop metaphor is, depending on your tolerance for such things, either a stroke of genius or a reason to run. It’s also fun to see a heroine blast the Cinderella archetype to smithereens. There are no damsels in distress here, and the show dares to suggest that following your hormones instead of your head can be not only psychologically healthy, but, gasp, a whole lot of fun as well. Soulmates are nice, but sometimes good old fashioned lust works just fine too.