The Love Never Sets

8/10 Touchingly real, you will feel their pain

This series had me hooked with its first episode that showed a different side of cinema-a side that recognises sexual abuse, social stigmatisation, and discrimination.
We see a lot of (mainly emotional pain, especially in Ice and Saint as they look back on their shared past, the highs they experienced together and the lows they had to get through alone.
Within the first half of the series, there are lots of flashbacks to give us an increasingly clearer idea of just how much pain both protagonists went through after they were forcefully broken up. We also see misunderstandings of the past being resolved through hard, honest conversations.
The second half of the series is dedicated to the challenges they face after resolving those misunderstandings. They question whether to give their love a second chance and whether they can defend their love against the world this time around. This is also emphasised by Ice's best friend's student short film the protagonists star in, that is set in the 90s, with a story that is quite similar to their own im regards to the hardships they face.
While there are many sweet moments in-between, this series explicitly revolves around serious topics, such as suicide, hate crimes, rape/sexual harassment and assault, rejection, and forced prostitution. Those topics are handled with care and insight-they might show you a side you never considered before.
However, if these topics are triggers for you, refrain from watching this series no matter how good it is-put your mental well-being first!
To lighten the mood, there are two side-couples with quite a good amount of screen time as well: Two of their male costars who have difficulties about their transition from friends to lovers and their director and producer (both female students) who becomes a really sweet, affectionate couple.
All in all, lam quite impressed by the story as it is a very realistic one as well. The cinematography is great most of the time and so is the acting. I will definitely watch it again in the future.

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Un fond intéressant mais traité avec lourdeur.

Je suis preneur des scénario plus sombre et intense.
Mais j'ai été saoulé dès le premier épisode en voyant qu'on utilisait le fait de traiter des sujets important uniquement pour alourdir et assombrir la réalisation.

J'ai été voir les commentaires après les premiers épisodes pour me faire une idée , mais tout m'amenait vers ce que je pensais donc stop pour moi. Après en avoir discuter avec des amis, les avis sont identiques, j'ai bien fait de m'arrêter.
Qu'on prenne déjà UN sujet lourd et qu'on le traite en profondeur.
Là on surcharge et empile inutilement des éléments noir et c'est désagréable.

De plus j'ai trouvé les début très plat et sans vrai émotions. Tout est Sous-joué, je n'arrive pas à ressentir l'émotion des scènes.

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