Alright Execution but Underwhelming for what it could’ve been.
I really like the plot. It had a lot of promise to be a great and intense push-n-pull romance about whether love can be rekindled after a tumultuous ending the first time. It’s a fine show just…underwhelming for the potential intense rollercoaster it could’ve been.
In short, why I didn’t like about the show was it overall felt underwhelming after the they reunite.
Firstly, both the hope and remorse the ML feels after reuniting with the FL and after learning how difficult she grieved their relationship didn’t come across as intensely as I hoped they would.
Secondly, the internal struggle the FL has about hating him while uncontrollably still caring about him and the toll that supposedly takes on her, again, don’t come across as intensely as expected.
Thirdly, personal taste, I don’t particularly enjoy when a show devotes 1/2 - 2/3 of its first episodes to backstory. While I understand it’s to allow the viewers to immerse themselves into their love stoy and better grasp the seriousness of their reunion, that format can, at times, feel a bit like a bait-n-switch regarding what the viewers expected to watch going in.
Lastly, and again a personal taste, after their reunion I wish he wouldn’t have let anything stop him from relentlessly pursuing her while genuinely wanting to have an honest conversation filled with his reason, explanations, and apologies. Instead, his character sort of double downs on the idea of “letting her be happy without me” and “I don’t want to be in the way of her finding happiness” which…again probably aids to underwhelming sense of hope and vigor from his character.
But that’s personal taste. I can see a certain type of beauty in his way of thinking but I don’t think it was how his character should’ve behaved after sensing how in love and regretful he’s supposed to feel towards her. Then again, it’s my belief that at the very least you owe your partner the respect to allow them to make their autonomous decisions regarding the relationships and instead it felt like he missed that mark when he was willing to push her away again/let her go while keeping her in the dark.
I can’t say whether the underwhelming sense comes from the actors, director, or script but it’s a little disappointing for how excited I was to see an intense dynamic and plot like this.
In short, why I didn’t like about the show was it overall felt underwhelming after the they reunite.
Firstly, both the hope and remorse the ML feels after reuniting with the FL and after learning how difficult she grieved their relationship didn’t come across as intensely as I hoped they would.
Secondly, the internal struggle the FL has about hating him while uncontrollably still caring about him and the toll that supposedly takes on her, again, don’t come across as intensely as expected.
Thirdly, personal taste, I don’t particularly enjoy when a show devotes 1/2 - 2/3 of its first episodes to backstory. While I understand it’s to allow the viewers to immerse themselves into their love stoy and better grasp the seriousness of their reunion, that format can, at times, feel a bit like a bait-n-switch regarding what the viewers expected to watch going in.
Lastly, and again a personal taste, after their reunion I wish he wouldn’t have let anything stop him from relentlessly pursuing her while genuinely wanting to have an honest conversation filled with his reason, explanations, and apologies. Instead, his character sort of double downs on the idea of “letting her be happy without me” and “I don’t want to be in the way of her finding happiness” which…again probably aids to underwhelming sense of hope and vigor from his character.
But that’s personal taste. I can see a certain type of beauty in his way of thinking but I don’t think it was how his character should’ve behaved after sensing how in love and regretful he’s supposed to feel towards her. Then again, it’s my belief that at the very least you owe your partner the respect to allow them to make their autonomous decisions regarding the relationships and instead it felt like he missed that mark when he was willing to push her away again/let her go while keeping her in the dark.
I can’t say whether the underwhelming sense comes from the actors, director, or script but it’s a little disappointing for how excited I was to see an intense dynamic and plot like this.
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