The biggest strengths of Love Tractor are its comforting country setting and lack of plot. It's a short, easily digestable drama filled with simple fluff and cute character dynamics. I didn't think I would like this drama at first, but the simplicity was much needed and the lovable characters really carried. However, the romance, despite being the major genre, was actually one of the main things I wasn't completely sold on in this drama.

The main reason I got through this drama was probably thanks to the characterization. Seon Yul, Suh Yechan, and even Village Head Ma and Yechan's mother, really defined the experience of this drama. Each character was distinct and unique, and the actors really brought out the charm in each of their characters. Like many other watchers, I absolutely fell in love with Seon Yul despite not thinking too highly of him in the first few episodes and am now prepared to sacrifice anything for him. The actor who portrays him, Do Won, managed to extract so much charm and naturalness out of Seon Yul's small reactions. His cold exterior but soft heart has been done so many times, and I rarely like these kinds of characters, but Seon Yul just works. Yechan has his own charm as the young, adorable, golden-retriever-like countryside local. His energy, dedication, and lovesickness were both very funny and heartwarming to watch–although at times, I do think he was just a bit too over-the-top.

(Extra shout out to Village Head Ma for somehow being so random and yet so perfectly in place)

Unfortunately, I was not really feeling the romance for one reason or another. I got very strong siblings energy from them, which may be in part because of how young Yechan was/acted, and also because while I could see that Yechan liked Yul, I didn't think the drama portrayed Yul's attraction to Yechan very clearly. It felt like Yul viewed Yechan very affectionately as a little brother for majority of the drama, and I definitely think the transition to romance could have been done more naturally and clearly.

I also felt that the actors' energies were a bit mismatched, since Yul seemed under-emoted (showed muted emotion most of the time) while Yechan seemed over-emoted (showed exaggerated emotion), so at times, it felt as though they didn't complement each other's styles well. Still a very cute calm/hyper dynamic, though!

It's no masterpiece by any means, but it's a fun, low effort watch. Would recommend to chill and unwind.