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A nice start to the anthology
Sometimes we tend to get wrapped up in the idea of fantastical romance with the grandest, strangest meet cutes, the hilariously charming leads and the mind blowing romance in series.
But there is also something about a story as simple as two people meeting and falling in love. Maybe it's me, maybe I've gotten hung up on the idea of watching two people fall in love in slow motion while music plays in the background, but watching the cringey pick up lines the female lead hit the male lead with, or watching the two of them sit together and finish their assignments or have dinner together was also kind of fun.
There was a ton of angst of course, not a lot of communication going around but the romance and chemistry between the leads was too good not to root for. Their past dynamics paired with the present "will they/won't they" relationship they had was not only sweet and angsty, but kind of relatable.
I did have a few things I would have liked to be developed better. I won't say further because I know there are like three (five?) more parts of the anthology, but better because they pertain to the leads in this series Luna and Kalix, or because they would have been helpful for setting up the rest of the parts.
First was the character development. I'm guessing each part is going to focus on one couple based on how this was executed, and I would have liked if the character development and explanations came before the last two episodes because coming at the last moment it felt like a last ditch attempt to get Luna and Kalix together.
Second, I would've loved to see more of their Ride or Die gang interact with Sevi. They were all Luna's friends and leads of their respective parts, and I don't know how the source material had written their friendships, but I personally would've loved to see more of all six of them interacting as a group.
Third, and this is more of a me thing, I wanted a bit more depth to the characters. Similar to the character development but also kind of different, but I wish both Luna and Kalix had more to their personalities than just being incredibly ambitious and driven individuals. Especially Kalix, I don't think his character had much progression beyond that character trait and his love for Luna, and Luna's was ambition, love for Kalix and a past experience that left her unable to completely trust someone. I thought I saw glimpses of other personality traits but they were never fully developed and I would have liked them to be.
Overall, this was a nice start to the "University series" with good chemistry and romance.
But there is also something about a story as simple as two people meeting and falling in love. Maybe it's me, maybe I've gotten hung up on the idea of watching two people fall in love in slow motion while music plays in the background, but watching the cringey pick up lines the female lead hit the male lead with, or watching the two of them sit together and finish their assignments or have dinner together was also kind of fun.
There was a ton of angst of course, not a lot of communication going around but the romance and chemistry between the leads was too good not to root for. Their past dynamics paired with the present "will they/won't they" relationship they had was not only sweet and angsty, but kind of relatable.
I did have a few things I would have liked to be developed better. I won't say further because I know there are like three (five?) more parts of the anthology, but better because they pertain to the leads in this series Luna and Kalix, or because they would have been helpful for setting up the rest of the parts.
First was the character development. I'm guessing each part is going to focus on one couple based on how this was executed, and I would have liked if the character development and explanations came before the last two episodes because coming at the last moment it felt like a last ditch attempt to get Luna and Kalix together.
Second, I would've loved to see more of their Ride or Die gang interact with Sevi. They were all Luna's friends and leads of their respective parts, and I don't know how the source material had written their friendships, but I personally would've loved to see more of all six of them interacting as a group.
Third, and this is more of a me thing, I wanted a bit more depth to the characters. Similar to the character development but also kind of different, but I wish both Luna and Kalix had more to their personalities than just being incredibly ambitious and driven individuals. Especially Kalix, I don't think his character had much progression beyond that character trait and his love for Luna, and Luna's was ambition, love for Kalix and a past experience that left her unable to completely trust someone. I thought I saw glimpses of other personality traits but they were never fully developed and I would have liked them to be.
Overall, this was a nice start to the "University series" with good chemistry and romance.
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