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Should've deleted the romance.
Was a great show, with a lot to love. I loved the characters. Loved the found-family and team dymanics. The friendships were brilliant. Ji Sung was brilliant, as always. Even the romance was going OK up to a certain point. HOWEVER, they should NOT have gotten together.
The guy said he wasn't interested. He said 'no'. He was very clear about what he wanted, and didn't want. And when the FL finally said she understood his boundaries, I had so much hope.
Sadly, she broke her promise and trampled his boundaries, after promising not to. And they ended up together, which was super disturbing to watch.
I know not everyone will see it this way, but after a certain point in the show, I got really uncomfortable with the unhealthy, codependent, power-imbalance between the FL and ML (with her having power over him).
Manipulating someone into a relationship they've said they don't want, is not an act of love. Pushing someone who said 'no', into saying 'yes', is not an act of love. And using someone's vulnerability or disability, to push them into a romantic relationship, when they've trusted you to help them with their vulnerability and/or disability, is wrong. I've heard that some people find the ML frustrating because it's always the FL chasing the ML, but that's precisely my issue with the FL. He turned her down repeatedly, so she shouldn't have kept chasing him!
I know that sounds harsh, but seriously, my only gripe with this show is that they got together. I think the particular dynamic of their relationship would've better suited a platonic relationship or an open ending. The FLs 'love' was so extreme it felt more like worship/obsession/codependency, not real love. The ML communicated his boundaries and feelings, and the FL insisted on her own way, because apparently she knew better. Rather than a romance, I felt like I was watching a vulnerable person being gaslit.
Like I said, I know not everyone is bothered by the stuff that bothered me. And even though I've made the whole show sound pretty terrible, it really is a great show. I was even tolerating the romance up until a certain point. Sadly, after that point, the romance takes so much focus that it's hard to ignore. But still, if they hadn't got together, I would've rated this show 10/10.
Overall, a great show that could've been awesome. Ji Sung was brilliant. The story was interesting. The characters were great. The friendships and teams really made the show. It's worth watching at least once, so you can make up your own mind.
The guy said he wasn't interested. He said 'no'. He was very clear about what he wanted, and didn't want. And when the FL finally said she understood his boundaries, I had so much hope.
Sadly, she broke her promise and trampled his boundaries, after promising not to. And they ended up together, which was super disturbing to watch.
I know not everyone will see it this way, but after a certain point in the show, I got really uncomfortable with the unhealthy, codependent, power-imbalance between the FL and ML (with her having power over him).
Manipulating someone into a relationship they've said they don't want, is not an act of love. Pushing someone who said 'no', into saying 'yes', is not an act of love. And using someone's vulnerability or disability, to push them into a romantic relationship, when they've trusted you to help them with their vulnerability and/or disability, is wrong. I've heard that some people find the ML frustrating because it's always the FL chasing the ML, but that's precisely my issue with the FL. He turned her down repeatedly, so she shouldn't have kept chasing him!
I know that sounds harsh, but seriously, my only gripe with this show is that they got together. I think the particular dynamic of their relationship would've better suited a platonic relationship or an open ending. The FLs 'love' was so extreme it felt more like worship/obsession/codependency, not real love. The ML communicated his boundaries and feelings, and the FL insisted on her own way, because apparently she knew better. Rather than a romance, I felt like I was watching a vulnerable person being gaslit.
Like I said, I know not everyone is bothered by the stuff that bothered me. And even though I've made the whole show sound pretty terrible, it really is a great show. I was even tolerating the romance up until a certain point. Sadly, after that point, the romance takes so much focus that it's hard to ignore. But still, if they hadn't got together, I would've rated this show 10/10.
Overall, a great show that could've been awesome. Ji Sung was brilliant. The story was interesting. The characters were great. The friendships and teams really made the show. It's worth watching at least once, so you can make up your own mind.
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