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Fantastic start, unenjoyable finish

It started off so good. I was eating it up. It was toxic but it was supposed to be, great I love to see it that’s fine. I loved the first half or so. Fan Xiao was toxic and manipulative and it made the show really fun to watch, as awful as that sounds, it was fun seeing him worm his way in between Shu Lang and his boyfriend. I even loved when Fan Xiao and Shu Lang got together...at first.

Where the show really started to lose me is when Fan Xiao went from toxic to straight up abusive and a r*pist. I'll watch a toxic relationship all day long, but the second r*pe or assault comes in is where it's enjoyable anymore. I knew I was signing up for toxicity but not abuse so it very much threw me off. There were multiple scenes where Shu Lang clearly didn't want Fan Xiao and was forced to sleep with him or kiss him, and the show just kept throwing in scenes where Fan Xiao “realizes” what he’s doing is wrong and “apologizes” but the way they do it is like they want us as the audience to actually forgive him. Like girl what?? He literally just assaulted Shu Lang. Or they would have scenes where the show is like “No guy's Shu Lang stays because wants to” like GIRL NO HE DOES NOT. Why did we take this turn?? I hate it. Why does toxicity always have to mean SA? It was plenty entertaining and toxic enough before all that.

I hated that they ended up together too. I was really hoping this show would be different and would have it so Shu Lang actually moves on and goes on with his life happily, which he does, and then they ruined it in the last 10 minutes or so but putting them back together.

Like I said, I loved the first half maybe even a bit more of this show. The main two as well as Shu Lang's boyfriend were enjoyable to watch, and I really found the story entertaining. Once they made Fan Xiao turns so possessive that he was abusive is where I really didn't like his character anymore.

As for things I liked
-I loved the chemistry between the main two actors. They did a great job as well as the rest of the cast, but the mc's really stood out to me
-The story was never boring, even when I didn't like where it went, at least it wasn't boring.
-I LOVED seeing Fan Xiao go absolutely broke at the hand of Shu Lang. He deserved it.
-I love that Shu Lang adopted Tian Tian! So cute!
-The first half of the show is what I want when it comes to toxic relationships to watch! It makes it so fun to see!
-I really liked the finale. Even though I didn't want them to end up together and wasn't happy about that, I think the finale was really good.
-The kisses and spicey scenes were pretty good

Overall, I just don't know how to feel about it because I went from being so excited for the next episode to dreading the next one.

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This show is basically p*rn

I hated the main two characters so much. It felt like they were trying to be Boss and Noeul. I don't know if that was intentional or not, but that's the vibe it gave. And it did not work...at all. They were just very unlikable together and apart. I wish we got more time with the B couple because I thought they were more interesting. Though I feel like Yoon needs to work on his acting a little bit because I didn't always feel very much emotion from him. That being said, I enjoyed watching him more than Boat and Oat. The spice in this show was insane. Just straight up p*rn sometimes. I'm here for the spice so I don't mind.

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Love that it's over

I absolutely hated this show from start to finish. The only reason I give this a 1.5 instead of a 1 is because of two reasons: the mermaid scenes were actually filmed in the water, and they trained with the tails; and secondly because of the scene in the finale where Phraphai went crazy was actually good.

This show was so terribly bad that I genuinely cannot say enough bad things about it and could go on all day. I'm just going to list the reasons it was awful.

1. All the acting was terrible (except for Phraphai's scene in the finale I previously mentioned)

2. The main leads had 0 chemistry at all. Nava and Phraphai had more chemistry than the other two ever did

3. So many unnecessary characters whose names I couldn't even tell you if I tried. Didn't really need more than the main five to be honest

4. The music,,,whoever did the music for this should never work in music again. That may sound harsh but the abrupt transitions between songs and the music not fitting scenes were just terrible. Someone with garage band could do better.

5. The main couple's relationship was so empty. They never talked about anything. they felt more like friends with benefits because their relationship had no depth at all.

6. Not enough time was spent on Ping and Phana's relationship. This couple could've been quite a likeable and strong couple if they got more than like 30 minutes out of an entire 8 hours spent on them. They should've either had more time or just not been a thing at all.

7. The plot felt pointless especially with how the show ended. I almost wish it ended with a tragedy to make it feel more worth it. I'm not just saying that because I didn't like the show either, I just think it would've made more sense for the plot if one or both of then died in the end or they just didn't end up together.

8. The whole show just felt like nothing was happening the entire time. This was only eight episodes and even that felt way too long.

I could actually keep going but these were definitely my biggest and most consistent complaints.

DO NO WATCH! NOT EVEN A GOOD CRINGE WATCH!
JUST STRAIGHT UP BAD!

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Is this a dating show or casting call?

This was really cute, and I really liked all the boys...I just wish we got to see more couple moments rather than all group moments. It started off so well in the first couple episodes. It felt like a dating show, which is what they advertised it as, but then it felt more like they were auditioning to be the next BL couple. Why was there only one solo date throughout the whole show? Like I said I loved all the boys especially Shark and Kong, I just needed more time with just the pairings and less group stuff.

I do like all the couples that ended up together and wish the best for everyone!

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So much fun!

Loved how fun this show was! There were some deeper and more emotional moments as well but overall was such a fun series! The characters in Spirit Fingers as well as both sets of best friends were a lot of fun to watch. They all had great chemistry together as well!

I loved the relationships between the two main couples. There were definitely moments where I got annoyed at the girls, but only in a couple moments so it didn't bother me too bad.

Overall, a super fun watch and would recommend! Loved seeing Cha Woomin in this as well!

Also, I have to mention all the costumes and especially the sets! That was so fun to see each episode!

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Hot women and a mystery plot line? Sign me up

I really like this show a lot! I loved the mystery of why Baikhaw was doing what she was doing as well as seeing all the different relationships between the main characters.

The relationship between Baikhaw and Tulip was so interesting to watch! I loved seeing them become close friends and then it all falls apart. I'm not going to lie when I started the show, I thought their relationship was going to turn into a lesbian relation and not sisters which threw me off, but I didn't mind it. This may be controversial (I'm not sure) but I think for the most part Baikhaw was actually doing a lot of really good things for Tulip. Tulip's parents were super toxic (later finding out they were just awful people), Wawwa was super toxic, and Tao was such a good friend to her. I was glad to see her parents and Wawwa leave her life.

Baikhaw is such a good character! I love that she's not just evil because she's evil. I love that she had complexity to her! I think the things she was able to get away with her reasonable as well. She was really smart but still definitely made dumb decisions, like being caught on cameras, or going after obvious people. I love that she tried to get tulips parents as well as Wawwa out of tulips life. I hate that used Tao, but I also have to respect it. If you got a yearner you might as well use him! LOVE that she killed Wawwa and Q!! Also shout out to Pat! Absolutely love watching her act!

Tulip's character was very back and forth for me on whether I liked her or not. There were moments I really liked her but also times I didn't. There were a lot of moments to be honest that Tulip just felt bitchy if I'm being honest. I do wish she forgave Tao in the end, but I also understand a bit why she didn't. I just wish she could've realized more that he was used by Baikhaw too. I feel bad for everything she went to because she definitely didn't deserve any of it. I have to say this show made me fall so hard for Emi! Love her!

Tao...I love him. He is best boy. Did he make mistakes? Yes, but I think a lot of them come down to the fact that he was being used and manipulated by Baikhaw. We saw pretty quickly that he didn't like what he was doing to Tulip at all. I do believe he genuinely did fall for Tulip in the end as well. Loved what he did to Wawwa! She deserved it. I hope he can find peace and can one day reconnect with Tulip, even just as friends. Also, his parents were shit.

Namo was such an underused character in my opinion that he almost felt like a throwaway character. They brought up that he had a thing for Tao and never did anything with that, which was disappointing to be honest. I don't understand how such a nice guy could be friends with Wawwa or even Tulip to be honest. I just feel like they could've done so much more with his character and they didn't. I'm glad he came in to save the day and shot Baikhaw with no hesitation, but I would've had the same (or even better) reaction if Tao did it. Glad he was okay in the end though!

Wawwa...literally fuck this bitch. I cheered when she died. She was such a toxic friend and such a bad person. She left Tulip alone, while she was drunk might I add, with this dude that Tulip made very clear she didn't like and then said dude almost assaulted her and would've if it wasn't for Baikhaw! WTF?! AND SHE NEVER APOLAGISED FOR IT! She was also an alcoholic. I was just so glad when died. She deserved it. I'm glad Baikhaw was the one to do it. I literally have nothing good to say about her at all.

I hope Tulip's parents rot to be honest. Maybe Baikhaw is alive, maybe not. The story definitely ended to where she possibly could be so I would be down for a season two. Overall, I really loved this show and highly recommend!

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