wonderful premise, executed like a dying snail on tranquilizers
I watched the series because it had some interesting recommendations. I need to learn not to do that. I actually wandered into this because I was looking up a series that I had very much enjoyed called Dear Hyeri. A series that has awful recommendations and actually made me go looking for something else instead of revisiting it. I'm going to go revisit it after the torture I just went through. It's unique and the pieces all fit together. I do recommend that series.Okay to start with if you want to watch this series, because it does have an actual cool premise, skip the first six episodes. You will miss nothing.
The acting in this thing was average at best. There were standouts. The female that played Yu He made a good impression on me she got her point across with her expressions and it was a highlight. The woman that played the mom was also good at what she was doing. The actor that played the older brother did a good job. Everybody else was a step above wooden. Although the kissing scenes were decent for both the first set of leads and second set of leads. So that was nice.
The story, intriguing and unusual concept, that the production team made so boring and tedious and dragging that sitting through it was basically masochism. I hate abandoning something when I start watching it so I watched it all the way through. Like I said earlier, you can skip the first six episodes and miss nothing. And the final six episodes could have been cut by at least one and a half episodes worth of filler.
The music was actually pleasant. It was a nice background that accompanied the storyline, so that was okay.
I don't expect I would ever watch this thing again. But I would take my own advice and pick it up at episode 7 and then I'd be fast forwarding a lot because it was awful; with these little specks of interesting pieces.
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Solid LGBTQ+ story about miscommunication and insecurity
I'm new to writing reviews so I'm going to miss breaking it down with that list of different categories. I noticed that this story has been getting trashed. I recommend giving it a shot if you like a story about two guys trying to connect with human flaws and weaknesses.The only flaw that I found was that to set the backstory they have a scene that has one of the main characters say something that is never explained. It seems to have been put in there in order to create a reason for the misunderstanding and miscommunication. But it's never explained and it's either a mistranslation or the screenwriter needs a slap for a stupidly misleading plot device. In the end though, it doesn't take away from an engaging and kind of deep look at two people trying to connect and I think most people can relate to a lot of the things that the ML's are feeling. That's part of what drew me into the story.
The chemistry between the two ML's is solid. When they kiss, it's mostly low-key but both are completely participating and it's enjoyable to watch. I noticed people commenting on one of the ML's never smiling. Not true. But this character plays someone who is down on himself so he's not always smiling. I thought he played that character really well. Both actors seem genuine and performed very well.
Music, I get sick of these repetitive play one song over and over again in each episode, but I accept the generally the budget doesn't extend to a long playlist. I did like the song.
It's not heavy on sensuality/sexy times, so if that's your thing (and it is something that I generally enjoy) then you might find this a little too cerebral. In the end it's a kind of hopeful look at two people trying to love each other, despite the fear of getting hurt.
Thailand legalizing gay marriage is apparently creating ripples through Asian countries. Previously, I haven't seen Korean series except for the short web series that are coming out in droves: that are actually trying to show gay relationships as existing within society. There's hope for the human race to maybe finally connect with accepting and supporting diversity if the Koreans are starting to do it. Next stop, China. I think that one's going to be a long haul.
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