The Proper Way to Write Love Episode 1

So far, it's preety good.

The story seems good overall, and the actors fit the characters well. My only complaints are that it seems a bit more disjointed than I would like, and I'm not convinced of the motivations for the MC. Maybe it's a combo of experiencing bullying in the US during most of my school years as the perpetual odd duck and of seeing much worse bullying in other Japanese shows, but so far, what the MC sees as bullying would barely qualify as annoying teasing for me. The juvenile behavior of the ML during the high school flashbacks would qualify as mildly obnoxious, but it is coming from a guy who just doesn't know how to show the guy he's attracted to that he is interested in him romantically. At that age and in that society, his behavior isn't anything that would warrant the "revenge" MC plans to take. Maybe the ML's behavior in high school will be revealed as more problematic in future episodes. If not, then I worry that the MC will never become a genuinely likable character compared to the ML for folk like me. Time will tell, I suppose.

Read More