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I'm just asking do I keep watching or not? Like does it get any better after episode 9? Ik I shouldn't be complaining now since the show is ending but it's because I see all these positive comments and it makes me feel bad for not liking it. So should I give it one last chance?

I'm stuck on episode 9, should I keep watching this? Honestly I've considered dropping it since episode 2 but I pushed through in hopes of it getting better and all I can say is that the only good episode out of this train wreck of a series is episode 9, and I'm not talking chemistry wise because even that wasn't strong enough to save this mess. I literally zoomed past almost every episode with painstaking effort. This series had a great base idea, but the way it was handled is very questionable to me. Ik a lot of people are gonna come after me for saying this but honestly this series is both overwhelming and underwhelming at the same time. Overwhelming because of the very messy romance, and underwhelming because of the way it is portraying such storyline. The side couples in the first half were the only thing keeping me from giving up on it, but then they had to take a complete 180 with them and make it into whatever this is. Someone please tell me, what should I do? Am I reading too much into this? Is the problem coming from me or from the show? Like I really wanted to like this one, I really did, but close to nothing about it is making me want to watch it any further.

So I watched the collab stages and I must say, G.E.M's stage was definitely my least favorite. Nothing against G.E.M tho, I think she's a great artist, but the stage felt more like hers feat. the trainees as back up dancers/vocals rather than a collaboration between her and them, but that's my opinion, some might disagree. Will Pan's stage tho? Now THAT'S what I call legendary. He really let the trainees shine and the fact that he tried to keep up with the choreography had me uwuing lol. The9's stage honestly felt like a nostalgic trip through both seasons, the remix was surprisingly good, I didn't really think I'd like it but I did lol. Chris's stage was quite good, it wasn't my favourite but I loved the song and the vibe, but I feel like it's kinda missing something, don't get me wrong, I love Chris and I think she's a great mentor, but I feel like they could've done something more to kinda showcase the trainees' actual talent more cuz I feel like it was mostly just candid shots of them rather than the actual performance, again, this is my opinion, y'all don't need to take it seriously. I haven't seen Lisa's nor Li Ronghao's stages yet so I can't comment about them as of now.

You're very welcome ! Hope you have a good day/night <3 enjoy your watching

I stopped watching after a couple of episodes too because I was really busy but I kept up with the show through the snippets they released on yt. I'm kinda frustrated tho cuz some really talented and skilled trainees are ranking lower than others (Jun Liu ranked at 12? Krystian ranked at 20? Really now?) And there are a few trainees that I personally think aren't ready to debut yet (like Jerome D and Waston) but again that's my personal opinion so I can't really do much about it but hope that the few trainees who truly deserve to debut can make it to the top 9. So in regards of whether it's worth watching or not, I say watch some of the clips and decide for yourself because this season is quite long compared to the previous one so it's up to you in the end.

I understand where you're coming from. It's water under the bridge now, don't worry about it. I was just a bit taken aback lol. I feel like I was a bit rude so I apologize for that. Hope you have a nice day/night too <3

I can kinda agree with you on this one. Thank you for sharing your opinion ❤

Well when you put it that way I guess it's not so bad. I feel like I'm reading too much into it at this point. It might not seem like it but I actually enjoyed watching them kiss like they mean it lol, but since it's not my usual preference I guess I might find it somewhat uncomfortable.

I don't mind the kiss
but the fact that both of them are basically strangers is what's bothering me. There wasn't any type of bonding shown and I get he's just helping him practice for his role but it just feels really rushed and somewhat forced, you know? It might be just me tho since I prefer the slow burn more. But yeah, apart from that the sound effects are what irked me the most here lol

Wow, I honestly like your perception of it and it's probably the most logical/reasonable route in this case. I really want to give this series a chance but if the directors are going for the same overused tropes thinking it would make their show "great" or "popular" I might throw hands lol

I get that they're attracted to each other but this isn't a valid reason for gene to just go with whatever nubsib does/tells him to do. They're basically strangers and dude is forcing himself onto gene.

Nope, definitely not just you. His behavior is a huge red flag fluttering with every word coming out of his mouth.

Is it just me or is nubsib's character actually kinda creepy? Legit the way he behaves got me like (ಠ_ಠ), and I'm just sitting here wondering how is gene still tolerating him? Also, the exaggerated sound effects are getting on my nerves and I feel like the plot is a bit rushed too (already kissing in the second episode? Nuh uh, this ain't it chief)
Idk I might be nitpicking and being too judgemental, but I'm really not feeling this one, I'll wait a bit more tho, it might get better.

I know, right? It's absolutely disgusting!

I 100% agree with this

YES! THANK YOU! Honestly I don't know how I survived this long watching it.
I watched the first season because it was really popular for some unknown reason and absolutely HATED it. It was really insulting to me since it handled some topics that hit really close to home really terribly. I had also watched LBC before and words cannot begin to explain how much I despised that one too, but regardless I decided to give this season a chance and disregarded the first season. I honestly found myself nodding my head to everything you had pointed out while reading your review and I couldn't agree more with what you had said. I would like to add something that had really irked me. Can we talk about how terrible type's dad is? I know that the character was written terribly to begin with but the fact that he acknowledged tharn only after he brought thanya with him just made me hate him even more, I wasn't able to find any scenes with him in it funny and I just hated how with the snap of a finger, he just started treating tharn like a decent human being. Also, thorn's 15 minutes long wedding was such an unnecessary addition to the last episode, and it felt really bland to me, like we barely saw anything from this side character and you expect us to feel heartfelt watching him getting married? Nah fam, I'm good.
In conclusion, this whole season had so much potential to be a better season compared to the first one but it just ended up being a big failure because of absolutely rubbish writing.