Love in Spring (2022)

Para ser un BL, no hay mucho BL

Para mi la historia es buena, o al menos la idea general de la historia es buena, pero la ejecución... deja mucho que desear. Los primeros episodios son aburridos como no tienes una idea, pero conforme van avanzando los capítulos y agarras el hilo te atrapa un poco, el final por otro lado es muy descepcionante.
El drama se promociona como un BL, por un momento pensé que vería un romance prohibido con mucha traición, pero los escritores se arrepintieron y lo volvieron un bromance, las historias secundarias como la de la hermana parecían interesantes hasta cierto punto, pero la cortaron de tajo y quedo en la nada, sin contar los agujeros argumentales y anacronismos que tiene por todos lados.
No diría que es un desastre, ni una perdida de tiempo (no del todo), pero no sería mi primera opción para recomendar y no creo volverla a ver en un futuro.

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The queerbaiting issue aside, I'm conflicted

Was the show enjoyable? sure, until a certain point. However, the last episodes were way too rushed and too many things were going on, as if the writers tried to wrap up every single plot line they presented throughout the series, but the end result is bad and almost unwatchable. The ending itself is just completely ridiculous. I won't add spoilers, I'll just say I almost immediately snorted with contempt when I watched it.

And then there is the queerbaiting issue. While realistically a gay couple would never live happily ever after in the Joseon era, the show is full of events and characters that just wouldn't happen at that age. So anachronism definitely wasn't the issue. Why did the writers halfway through the show decided to take a step back and turn the romance into a bromance? Who knows. I just hoped queerbaiting was a thing of the past. I guess I was wrong.

The acting itself was decent, again, considering the unbelievable plot line.

The music was annoying, but I guess that's a personal thing.

Wouldn't watch again, 6/10.

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