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Where is the plot?
There is such a thin plotline in this series that I struggled to get through it, and I'm being generous when I say that it had a plot whatsoever. I don't know how this show is rated significantly higher than (for instance) Love in the Air, which was a hundred times more entertaining in all ways. Every event that does happen in the show is predictable.
Strangely, we are given hints at things going on with side characters, but nothing more (Jade's off-screen love interest that he occasionally texts while smoking, Johnny/Naru obvious chemistry that never becomes anything, the sasaeng whose meeting with Akin seemed to have had a profound effect on him but then we never see nor hear of her again, Mildy's comedic role that we get for like two scenes even though he was supposed to be very close to Jin who is a main character...) They threw in many threads, and left them all untied. Were they afraid to let things happen? As far as I'm concerned, the more than is going on, the better. I had to multitask hard to alleviate boredom while watching Top Form.
The lead actors were not believable to me in any way until their characters started dating, from which point they did have some believable chemistry and emotional moments, especially Boom. One of the only things I liked about the show was how much Akin changed when he decided to open up to Jin, and he suddenly seemed vulnerable and eager for love rather than cold. The extent to which he opened up was unexpected and probably the only interesting thing about this show. As a character, Jin was basically flat, just pleasant and nice the whole time.
I admit that I'm one of those people who can enjoy a show with no plot if it's full of spicy scenes (e.g. My Stubborn). However, in my view (because this is a highly subjective aspect), the NC scenes of Top Form are not that special either. Yes, they are tastefully done, but they're mostly just artistic close-ups that let you imagine what is going on rather than showing all that much, so it's nothing that makes me stop in my tracks. Still, I liked the sudden passion that turned into the honey scene, and I would say the scene is well worth watching if you like NC scenes. I also couldn't stop thinking that that honey is NEVER going to come out of that carpet.
Strangely, we are given hints at things going on with side characters, but nothing more (Jade's off-screen love interest that he occasionally texts while smoking, Johnny/Naru obvious chemistry that never becomes anything, the sasaeng whose meeting with Akin seemed to have had a profound effect on him but then we never see nor hear of her again, Mildy's comedic role that we get for like two scenes even though he was supposed to be very close to Jin who is a main character...) They threw in many threads, and left them all untied. Were they afraid to let things happen? As far as I'm concerned, the more than is going on, the better. I had to multitask hard to alleviate boredom while watching Top Form.
The lead actors were not believable to me in any way until their characters started dating, from which point they did have some believable chemistry and emotional moments, especially Boom. One of the only things I liked about the show was how much Akin changed when he decided to open up to Jin, and he suddenly seemed vulnerable and eager for love rather than cold. The extent to which he opened up was unexpected and probably the only interesting thing about this show. As a character, Jin was basically flat, just pleasant and nice the whole time.
I admit that I'm one of those people who can enjoy a show with no plot if it's full of spicy scenes (e.g. My Stubborn). However, in my view (because this is a highly subjective aspect), the NC scenes of Top Form are not that special either. Yes, they are tastefully done, but they're mostly just artistic close-ups that let you imagine what is going on rather than showing all that much, so it's nothing that makes me stop in my tracks. Still, I liked the sudden passion that turned into the honey scene, and I would say the scene is well worth watching if you like NC scenes. I also couldn't stop thinking that that honey is NEVER going to come out of that carpet.
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