No, I don’t agree. The ending doesn’t “perfectly capture their love”; it’s the result of the writer’s…
Open endings are really common, not only in dramas, but also in movies and shows. As I said, romance wasn’t even a genre in it, it was obvious that we wouldn’t have a concrete closure for their relationship.
I don’t get this concept of an open ending being called lazy. Vincenzo is a clear example, since the beginning, or at least mid series the characters already showed open affection for each other, which led to the kind of open ending we had. But in beyond the bar, they were subtle throughout all episodes, the key was just showing us the way their relationship evolved throughout time in a quiet way, not a complete breakdown of all their relationship to the point of a kiss or a confession.
In the series it was mentioned that lawyers weren’t allowed to date juniors for a rule proposed by Yoon, so if they were to show their confession or kiss, they would have had to show them in the series considering their relationship and the way to manage it in their jobs, which would have taken away the slow burn and quiet love they had.
Not every series has to end with a kiss, a wedding or even a confession; just the characters showing their love for each other in their own ways.
Y’all criticize this ending, but it was exactly what the series needed. They weren’t loud people, a kiss would have been too noisy for them, the ending was just their way of love. His sentence wasn’t completed because love is not something you can describe, is something you can feel, and he was feeling it in that moment with hyomin! Let’s keep asking for a second season if yall want more of their love line, some of you have to remember romance wasn’t even in the genres of this series, and turned out to be its greatest masterpiece!
Aagh I lose everything I wrote unless I wait 5 mins for the post to post. So I lost a long answer. Did you realize…
You totally get it! The romance between them will definitely be subtle and also not the main focus of the story, but definitely adds realism to the history and makes it even more exciting!
I don’t get this concept of an open ending being called lazy. Vincenzo is a clear example, since the beginning, or at least mid series the characters already showed open affection for each other, which led to the kind of open ending we had. But in beyond the bar, they were subtle throughout all episodes, the key was just showing us the way their relationship evolved throughout time in a quiet way, not a complete breakdown of all their relationship to the point of a kiss or a confession.
In the series it was mentioned that lawyers weren’t allowed to date juniors for a rule proposed by Yoon, so if they were to show their confession or kiss, they would have had to show them in the series considering their relationship and the way to manage it in their jobs, which would have taken away the slow burn and quiet love they had.
Not every series has to end with a kiss, a wedding or even a confession; just the characters showing their love for each other in their own ways.