What If

2024Show1 season20 episodes

72
GoodGoodWatch score
72
GoodGoodWatch score

Summary

A normal girl Xia Guo is faced with a difficult dilemma where the two choices will lead her toward two utterly different lives. Would she choose to live a home-sweet-home life with her boyfriend in her hometown or seize the opportunity to forge a successful career in a metropolitan? Which way would make her life "a little less normal"?

Good for

  • Date night
  • Family movie night
  • Friends night

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Facts

May 6, 2024 · May 13, 2024 · Ended

First aired
May 6, 2024
Last aired
May 13, 2024
Status
Ended
Length
1 season · 20 episodes
Genres
Drama
Original language
Chinese
Made in
China
Available in
35 countries

Tropes

Alternate Self, Lighter and Softer, Flashback with the Other Darrin +9

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7 questions, like "Where can I stream What If?"

Questions about What If

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream What If?

In the United States, What If is free with ads on Rakuten Viki. It also streams in 34 other countries.

Is What If worth watching?

72
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 72 (IMDb 7.7).

Is What If okay for kids?

Yes: the viewing guide lists it for family nights.

Is What If good for date night?

and 4 moreDate NightPartner WatchAdultsFamily Movie NightFriends Night

Yes: romance is 8 of 10, and the viewing guide lists it for date night.

Will I feel good after watching What If?

BleakHopeful

Yes, it's an uplifting series: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for hopefulness and 7 for wholesome.

Is What If in English?

Chinese

No, it was made in Chinese.

What tropes does What If use?

Alternate SelfLighter and SofterFlashback with the Other DarrinCold OpeningThe MultiverseOpening NarrationRemember the New Guy?Finagle's LawIdiosyncratic Episode NamingScenery PornCelebrity ParadoxThe Lost Lenoreand 72 more

TV Tropes lists 84 tropes for it, including Alternate Self, Lighter and Softer, and Flashback with the Other Darrin.