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Here are my thoughts from a "I read the book(manhwa) first, will the show live up to it" perspective
The webtoon is one of my all time favorites, Ive read it at least a few times start to finish, and it holds a special place in my heart. So, I was extremely cautious to watch this, but I bit the bullet and the series turned out great! My only complaints are:
The first thing is;
they did black finger dirty with the hair style, I wish they had gone all out. The character wears a wig and it STANDS OUT! The costume designers really did the bare minimum with it. As someone who has an interest in gothic lolita and other alt fashions it was a little disappointing.
The second complaint being;
the whole "delulu" bit was weird, pretty sure it was just her inner thoughts in the comic. Sure they portrayed it as a little chibi version of herself sometimes, but it was just her, dressed exactly like she normally is. And her inner voice was far more immature then she presents on the outside. It wasn't some "prettier" version of herself she needs to out grow. I really wish they left that alone or at least made it little closer to how it was in the comics.
and finally;
the relationship "drama” at the end made babyblue seem so much more selfish and passive then I think she is. They did a much better job pacing her anxieties and lack of self esteem/self doubts, in the webcomic, which gave them time to have her go through character growth in a more natural way. (I think they may have tried to accomplish this with the "delulu" bit I mentioned above, but it failed spectacularly for me.) However I'm not sure they could have done much of a better job without throwing the flow of the rest of the story off. It would have been nice if they had at least a couple more episodes.
those were the only things keeping it from being 10/10 for me. Over all, I loved it!
*Note on the reasoning for my music rating:
I have no complaints about the music, I just honestly don't even remember it (and I just finished binge watching this last night,)
I probably skipped the OST more then not. This is not necessarily a bad thing, in some cases I might even say it's good; I don't want to be distracted by the music when I'm immersed in the story. and as far as, skipping the OST, goes-- it is just standard practice for me. So, although I can't say I personally liked, or disliked, the OST for this series, I have skipped most of OST's I genuinely loved as well (however, this might just be my AuDHD doing it's thing 😅)
All this to say, it didn't seem fair to rate music, that I can't even remember, as good or bad. So I figured right in the middle could keep it neutral.
The first thing is;
they did black finger dirty with the hair style, I wish they had gone all out. The character wears a wig and it STANDS OUT! The costume designers really did the bare minimum with it. As someone who has an interest in gothic lolita and other alt fashions it was a little disappointing.
The second complaint being;
the whole "delulu" bit was weird, pretty sure it was just her inner thoughts in the comic. Sure they portrayed it as a little chibi version of herself sometimes, but it was just her, dressed exactly like she normally is. And her inner voice was far more immature then she presents on the outside. It wasn't some "prettier" version of herself she needs to out grow. I really wish they left that alone or at least made it little closer to how it was in the comics.
and finally;
the relationship "drama” at the end made babyblue seem so much more selfish and passive then I think she is. They did a much better job pacing her anxieties and lack of self esteem/self doubts, in the webcomic, which gave them time to have her go through character growth in a more natural way. (I think they may have tried to accomplish this with the "delulu" bit I mentioned above, but it failed spectacularly for me.) However I'm not sure they could have done much of a better job without throwing the flow of the rest of the story off. It would have been nice if they had at least a couple more episodes.
those were the only things keeping it from being 10/10 for me. Over all, I loved it!
*Note on the reasoning for my music rating:
I have no complaints about the music, I just honestly don't even remember it (and I just finished binge watching this last night,)
I probably skipped the OST more then not. This is not necessarily a bad thing, in some cases I might even say it's good; I don't want to be distracted by the music when I'm immersed in the story. and as far as, skipping the OST, goes-- it is just standard practice for me. So, although I can't say I personally liked, or disliked, the OST for this series, I have skipped most of OST's I genuinely loved as well (however, this might just be my AuDHD doing it's thing 😅)
All this to say, it didn't seem fair to rate music, that I can't even remember, as good or bad. So I figured right in the middle could keep it neutral.
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