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It was fine. I’m surprised people have strong reactions to it either way tbh.

… plot holes?

I know it was supposed to be funny but it didn't land for me at all. He could only think of the FL romantically but still be kind and chivalrous toward other people in need.

Hmm. This one might not be for me. I found episode 3 so so boring. I feel like I don't know the FL at all, I really dislike her brothers, and ML not helping 2nd FL out of the pond made me dislike him too. And everyone just feels paper thin. :-/

This was okay. Really wonderful actors delivering great performances helped hide the fact that our team of detectives made wild leaps throughout the investigation, ignored obvious threads they should be pulling, and benefitted from some major coincidences.

The second episode was SO much better than the first.

I'd definitely recommend this to people who like ghost stories but if you're looking for a romance, this one's pretty tepid.

It didn't feel like censorship to me whatsoever. We found out by seeing him confess to a guy. How much more direct do they need to be?

It was never a slice of life. ML got an eye transplant in the first 5 minutes of the series and started seeing supernatural visions...

This wasn't good. I think the fundamental issue here is that Min Jun is awful and I don't know why Jin Hwan likes him in the first place, let alone enough to try again and again and again.

This was fantastic. Finally a Lee Jae Wook led drama that sticks the landing.

I would absolutely love to.

Such a disappointment. The writing paled in comparison to Hospital Playlist.

it's on netflix...

Heteronormative subplots didn't monopolize anything. This was Heesu's story. I'm sorry it didn't include every detail you loved from the manhwa but acting like it wasn't a queer story when it's literally following a queer teenager's journey is just ick. He's queer before he comes out, he's queer after. You don't need to include someone's entire life for the story to be about them.

This was fine but not even in the same league as S1. Just much much lower calibre writing.

Season 1 wasn't even a Netflix drama. Kinda wish they'd left it alone all together.

"Queer enough" is quite the phrase. I just fully disagree. I think having our main story be about a queer teen gaining the confidence he needs to come out to his family, friends, and crush (which is what the WHOLE show is building to) is "queer enough". The presence of other storylines and characters doesn't take away from that. Calling it 'not a queer drama' but a 'youth K drama' is - honestly - you doing the erasure.

Yes, the main character who we're following the entire show - the one whose head we're in, the one whose coming out story this is, the title character of the series - he's queer. His romance not living up to your expectations doesn't make him any less queer.

I'm not blind, I just know what a protagonist is. Shouting down people who actually enjoyed a queer coming of age story isn't doing the work you think it is.