People wanting romance just because of some “intense” staring moments. This is a copy paste of a comment below that made me laugh while making a good point.
@julesd “I actually think most people naturally look deeply into the eyes of those they trust. Intimate settings may simply be moments of people sharing and opening up to each other, romantic or not. When I want to show someone that I’m truly listening and giving them my full attention, I make a point of maintaining steady eye contact. Even in professional settings, people are often advised to look clearly and directly into their counterpart’s eyes to show collaboration and respect. Of course, those hoping for romance will read that eye contact differently—especially when the show underscores it with background music. But to me, what I see is a mentor who is supportive and attentive to his mentee, not someone showing romantic interest. Beyond the music, there’s really no indication otherwise. And if we’re going to say he must be interested simply because he’s comfortable holding eye contact, then by that logic I must have unintentionally led a great many people on. Ultimately, I don’t care if they end up together. If the FL can convince the ML to be with her, kudos to her. I just want the show to have a good wrap up with the final case and office politics.”
I agree - it is a good show but as I am almost at ep 32, it feels like something is off. Instead of become even…
For an intelligent man, he was rather foolish. If it were not for his plot armor resulting in others popping up in the most convenient times, he would be dead sooner.
Almost done—and I’m so glad the final arc picked up and brought the show back on track. I had hoped to see…
I agree - it is a good show but as I am almost at ep 32, it feels like something is off. Instead of become even better at planning and plotting, especially some hard lessons, the ML becomes all emotional and decides to just try his luck. I don’t care whether there is romance or not - that’s just a side plot but I do get irritated when suddenly a driven and admirable character lost his or her edge completely because of emotions. It’s human to become emotional but it definitely dimmed my viewing pleasure.
@julesd
“I actually think most people naturally look deeply into the eyes of those they trust. Intimate settings may simply be moments of people sharing and opening up to each other, romantic or not. When I want to show someone that I’m truly listening and giving them my full attention, I make a point of maintaining steady eye contact. Even in professional settings, people are often advised to look clearly and directly into their counterpart’s eyes to show collaboration and respect.
Of course, those hoping for romance will read that eye contact differently—especially when the show underscores it with background music. But to me, what I see is a mentor who is supportive and attentive to his mentee, not someone showing romantic interest. Beyond the music, there’s really no indication otherwise. And if we’re going to say he must be interested simply because he’s comfortable holding eye contact, then by that logic I must have unintentionally led a great many people on.
Ultimately, I don’t care if they end up together. If the FL can convince the ML to be with her, kudos to her. I just want the show to have a good wrap up with the final case and office politics.”
I don’t care whether there is romance or not - that’s just a side plot but I do get irritated when suddenly a driven and admirable character lost his or her edge completely because of emotions. It’s human to become emotional but it definitely dimmed my viewing pleasure.