Riyah

Okay so this is my first time reviewing a BL because I didn’t know I could do this. My sister can finally get some rest from me forcing her to watch these and listen to my reviews.

Okay let’s get straight into it.

I made the mistake of reading the novels whilst the show was ongoing and that gave me high expectations from the show and that is entirely my fault however at the same time reading the novel filled in some blanks for me because the first half of the show had me confused.

So Hill and Ter started off strong in my opinion.The first episode was really good and promising in terms of their storyline because it laid the foundation. I was excited because it really was giving the one that got away but with a twist of the universe bringing them back together again and giving them another

There was issues with pacing.It was like a one step forward , ten steps back thing and I was really confused. Their storyline was giving just feelings that were not addressed. I get what they were trying to do but there was no reason to drag out them getting together after they had made out and told each other how they felt literally every episode.

Their storyline was executed poorly for me because there was a lot of disconnect during the back and forth with the past and the present and I feel like it got jumbled to a point where I didn’t know what was happening and it seemed as though Hill and Ter also didn’t know what was happening. Cooheart and Pond did a good job working with what they had but Pond could’ve done better.

Johan and North’s storyline was executed better.The pacing was good and it wasn’t all over the place. I loved the contrast they showed with how Johan treated everyone else and how he treated North. I don’t like the money in exchange intimacy between because Johan you already told him you like him and like is an understatement because you are in love with him so why not just use the acts of service as you love language without wanting anything in return?? I mean I suppose he wasn’t sure how North felt and maybe it was a way to get him to open up to him idk.

North was a really interesting character because he seemed like the kind of person to wear his heart on his sleeve something I felt they had in common but for some reason he was struggling a little to come to terms with his feelings for Johan but I guess that could be because he wanted to be sure of how Johan felt about him.


I think the Boston thing was a big deal to them because it was the pivot in their relationship. The time apart kinda made them realise that they needed to get a move on and become official. I think it also showed North how much he liked Johan and that the like had possibly progressed to love???? Idk I could be wrong.

I think some things could’ve been done better in the show but like someone on here mentioned Johan and Norths kiss at the cafe was fine beautifully and is really one of the good ones that I’ve seen. One of the things I noticed was the changes in the body language between Johan and North.

When they kissed the first couple of times, North was a bit stiff and his eyes were open however when he started to come to terms with his feelings for Johan , he seemed a bit relaxed and the eyes were closed and I think that was a good subtle detail to show the changes in Norths feelings.

Anyways I’ve yapped a lot ,it was a good show and it’s worth watching if you ignore some of the things I’ve mentioned above. I hate to say it but Johan and North did save the show but that’s not to say that the other characters are less important. It would’ve been an excellent show if the script was written better and the pacing issues were fixed.