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This review may contain spoilers
Abstract Art
Hilarious how this could have been the artistic masterpieces they tried to paint it as, but ultimately flopped and failed. Think Jira's actual artwork vs Koh's AI generated nonsense. Tried so hard to be original and ended up a mish-mash of something no one wants.
Just from the outset, Burnout Syndrome promises moody men, creative expression and a savage race of people trying to stand by themselves and their ideals. Ten episodes in, and we only get a glimpse of any of that. Because when your plot starts hingeing on a love triangle and the visuals of your actors, you know it's trouble.
Much like our main character Jira, the audience is appaled and angry with the way these people behave, but just like him, we are lulled into some false sense of fantastical romance halfway through with the love triangle and the bad boy going good, making us forget that this is supposed to be something deep. Spoiler - it wasn't.
Coming to the characters, they're not relatable. At least not completely. You see sides you think you relate to, but you don't. Especially with Koh and Jira - the two people actually running the show are so badly written, they are all over the place and unpredictability is exciting but not like this. I never understood a single thing they did or said, and if you're not connecting with the two leads, whose story are you watching?
Ing? Mawin? Two great characters by the way who pulled more than their weight by being not only stable and well written characters, but also being played to perfection by Emi and AJ.
No, I suggest watching this story for Pheem, from his POV. He's the best character in this mess. The person who starts off as a mirage of perfection grows into someone closer to what we envision as perfection. Trust me, watching this for him makes the ride a bit better. Plus, Dew was an actual demon in this, his acting, which I'm usually not a fan of, grew into this monstrous beauty. Off and Gun were brilliant as usual, but Dew won me over in this round.
Jira's styling aside, everything about this just tried so hard to reach the stars, only to fly two feet off the floor. A lot of things cost them the masterpiece they so desperately searched for, but ultimately, trying to do every single thing made sure not one of them really worked.
6.75/10
Just from the outset, Burnout Syndrome promises moody men, creative expression and a savage race of people trying to stand by themselves and their ideals. Ten episodes in, and we only get a glimpse of any of that. Because when your plot starts hingeing on a love triangle and the visuals of your actors, you know it's trouble.
Much like our main character Jira, the audience is appaled and angry with the way these people behave, but just like him, we are lulled into some false sense of fantastical romance halfway through with the love triangle and the bad boy going good, making us forget that this is supposed to be something deep. Spoiler - it wasn't.
Coming to the characters, they're not relatable. At least not completely. You see sides you think you relate to, but you don't. Especially with Koh and Jira - the two people actually running the show are so badly written, they are all over the place and unpredictability is exciting but not like this. I never understood a single thing they did or said, and if you're not connecting with the two leads, whose story are you watching?
Ing? Mawin? Two great characters by the way who pulled more than their weight by being not only stable and well written characters, but also being played to perfection by Emi and AJ.
No, I suggest watching this story for Pheem, from his POV. He's the best character in this mess. The person who starts off as a mirage of perfection grows into someone closer to what we envision as perfection. Trust me, watching this for him makes the ride a bit better. Plus, Dew was an actual demon in this, his acting, which I'm usually not a fan of, grew into this monstrous beauty. Off and Gun were brilliant as usual, but Dew won me over in this round.
Jira's styling aside, everything about this just tried so hard to reach the stars, only to fly two feet off the floor. A lot of things cost them the masterpiece they so desperately searched for, but ultimately, trying to do every single thing made sure not one of them really worked.
6.75/10
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