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The Almost Perfect Rom-Com Show
I have a lot of great words for this show. Some bad. I've rewatched it in full probably three times, but rewatched parts/certain stories more. I love how even though we had three 'set' story lines, we still saw all three couples evenly throughout the whole series. Let me get down and dirty with this. I broke them into three stories and graded each one. And more spoilers for story 2 and 3, but I tried to keep it vague.
Story 1: ArcArm (ForceBook) - 9/10
A perfect story to 'start' us on. Not a lot of angst, but it had enough to ease watchers into it. Had great comedic timing and the friend group was hilarious. Book really dove into his character and was hilarious. I laughed a lot at his lines. Maybe a bit of a stretch, but Force could've shown a biiit more facial emotion in some scenes, but I found it fitting for his character. And once we got more into the series, the character changed to be more relaxed, and we saw more emotion, so I didn't really mind. Though his 'jealousy' arc was hilarious and he pulled that part off very well.
I'd say the only big downside was the side couple, PondSand. This might be more my opinion, but I feel like I couldn't connect with Marc's emotions at all while Poon was doing all the hard work for both of them. They seemed unbalanced in their scenes, and their time together seemed either too rushed or too slow. (I did watch this before their separation as a pairing, but once they announced it, I was not surprised. They just didn't seem to connect well in my opinion.) I do appreciate that it gave us a break from the main couple and also provided more comedy for JJ. Having JJ as Po was just *chef's kiss* perfection! He made me laugh so much.
Story 2: YothaGun (PerthSanta) - 6/10
So, for starters, this was their first story as a pair. I could not tell for the life of me! Honestly, GMMTV did wonders adding Santa in the mix because I could not see anyone else be Gun. He did an amazing job. That being said, I do not like how their story ended. I feel like the slow burn was really good. We saw Yotha slowly understand his feelings. But I have a major bone to pick with this couple. First, they sped through Gun's trauma way too fast. I feel like if they had better wording, I'd give it a pass. But you cannot be cured of trauma in one day... If they said something like 'it helped me to (major spoiler here), and I think it will help me further on,' I would feel way better. Also, "I don't know" is NOT a yes!. That is not consent! Major points deducted because of this!
- Though as the story progresses, I do find it adorable how much Yotha changed with his love for Gun. So, I added some points for cuteness -
Now, the side couple, KlaoWarich. Their story had the same issue as story one, where there just didn't seem to be enough time for them. But they did pretty well with the timing. The back and forth was a bit repetitive, but I also understand. AouBoom are always a given for side couples because they nail their chemistry. (can't wait for them to show what they can do in their first main pairing show!) That being said, having the end of the series was a bit of a stretch in my opinion. The flip of character seemed a stretch too. Though I can understand some people do change like that (*cough*Yotha*cough*), so it is a bit forgivable. I'd take their side story over PondSand.
Story 3: FaifaWine (JuniorMark) - 10/10
I will not lie, this is my favorite story. My reason? Did you WATCH the series?! They were dating since story one, and they were just too blind to see. This was their second paired series, so I could tell these two felt more comfortable with each other. Junior did amazing as Faifa. I could write a whole essay about his acting. The constant tiredness and disappointment he showed was so heartbreaking. Mark improved since his role in Cherry Magic, but still had a scene here or there that was off, but very minor. Broken souls mending together in love. Very well done story. I rewatch their story the most because of how giddy it makes me feel.
Their 'side couples' were both the previous couples. I thought that was a cute way to keep watchers informed about how the previous pairings were doing, as well as keeping the timeline feel real. Having Arc be away made way for Arm to have a reason to ask Wine to come to the beach. Showing the progression of YothaGun with Faifa (like them doing the star show? or whatever it was called) and having 'brotherly' love shown. Only complaint was that we had a little bit too much catching up in one of the episodes. I think one half of an episode was us catching up with the two couples and also PondSand randomly. So it broke us away from FaifaWine and then threw us right back in. Buuuut I do like that they stayed consistent with the timeline so that it felt like actual time passed.
- Also, some minor points were taken off because Yotha and Fai's mom's story did not make any sense to me but was needed for story 3 more than story 2 -
Story 1: ArcArm (ForceBook) - 9/10
A perfect story to 'start' us on. Not a lot of angst, but it had enough to ease watchers into it. Had great comedic timing and the friend group was hilarious. Book really dove into his character and was hilarious. I laughed a lot at his lines. Maybe a bit of a stretch, but Force could've shown a biiit more facial emotion in some scenes, but I found it fitting for his character. And once we got more into the series, the character changed to be more relaxed, and we saw more emotion, so I didn't really mind. Though his 'jealousy' arc was hilarious and he pulled that part off very well.
I'd say the only big downside was the side couple, PondSand. This might be more my opinion, but I feel like I couldn't connect with Marc's emotions at all while Poon was doing all the hard work for both of them. They seemed unbalanced in their scenes, and their time together seemed either too rushed or too slow. (I did watch this before their separation as a pairing, but once they announced it, I was not surprised. They just didn't seem to connect well in my opinion.) I do appreciate that it gave us a break from the main couple and also provided more comedy for JJ. Having JJ as Po was just *chef's kiss* perfection! He made me laugh so much.
Story 2: YothaGun (PerthSanta) - 6/10
So, for starters, this was their first story as a pair. I could not tell for the life of me! Honestly, GMMTV did wonders adding Santa in the mix because I could not see anyone else be Gun. He did an amazing job. That being said, I do not like how their story ended. I feel like the slow burn was really good. We saw Yotha slowly understand his feelings. But I have a major bone to pick with this couple. First, they sped through Gun's trauma way too fast. I feel like if they had better wording, I'd give it a pass. But you cannot be cured of trauma in one day... If they said something like 'it helped me to (major spoiler here), and I think it will help me further on,' I would feel way better. Also, "I don't know" is NOT a yes!. That is not consent! Major points deducted because of this!
- Though as the story progresses, I do find it adorable how much Yotha changed with his love for Gun. So, I added some points for cuteness -
Now, the side couple, KlaoWarich. Their story had the same issue as story one, where there just didn't seem to be enough time for them. But they did pretty well with the timing. The back and forth was a bit repetitive, but I also understand. AouBoom are always a given for side couples because they nail their chemistry. (can't wait for them to show what they can do in their first main pairing show!) That being said, having the end of the series was a bit of a stretch in my opinion. The flip of character seemed a stretch too. Though I can understand some people do change like that (*cough*Yotha*cough*), so it is a bit forgivable. I'd take their side story over PondSand.
Story 3: FaifaWine (JuniorMark) - 10/10
I will not lie, this is my favorite story. My reason? Did you WATCH the series?! They were dating since story one, and they were just too blind to see. This was their second paired series, so I could tell these two felt more comfortable with each other. Junior did amazing as Faifa. I could write a whole essay about his acting. The constant tiredness and disappointment he showed was so heartbreaking. Mark improved since his role in Cherry Magic, but still had a scene here or there that was off, but very minor. Broken souls mending together in love. Very well done story. I rewatch their story the most because of how giddy it makes me feel.
Their 'side couples' were both the previous couples. I thought that was a cute way to keep watchers informed about how the previous pairings were doing, as well as keeping the timeline feel real. Having Arc be away made way for Arm to have a reason to ask Wine to come to the beach. Showing the progression of YothaGun with Faifa (like them doing the star show? or whatever it was called) and having 'brotherly' love shown. Only complaint was that we had a little bit too much catching up in one of the episodes. I think one half of an episode was us catching up with the two couples and also PondSand randomly. So it broke us away from FaifaWine and then threw us right back in. Buuuut I do like that they stayed consistent with the timeline so that it felt like actual time passed.
- Also, some minor points were taken off because Yotha and Fai's mom's story did not make any sense to me but was needed for story 3 more than story 2 -
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