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Some conflicting feelings
Watching this directly after seeing the finale of the show was definitely the right choice - seeing just how strong and steady their relationship had become was the perfect ending to the story.
The frank discussions of marriage equality were also greatly appreciated!
However the point where it goes awry for me and the reason I've taken off such a large amount of points (for me anyway) was the idea that keeping their relationship completely secret is the right choice.
"Marriage equality is important and the way to achieve it is to live in secret and wait until it happens on its own." What kind of message is that?! Not one worthy of an otherwise queer drama, I'll say that much, and one that left a bad taste in my mouth.
Of course being openly queer and actively fighting for change isn't possible for everyone, nor should be expected of them, but Jin and Haruki could at least have come out to their friends, or even tried to find connections to the queer community to create a space where they could publicly be themselves.
I hope to see future shows do better!
The frank discussions of marriage equality were also greatly appreciated!
However the point where it goes awry for me and the reason I've taken off such a large amount of points (for me anyway) was the idea that keeping their relationship completely secret is the right choice.
"Marriage equality is important and the way to achieve it is to live in secret and wait until it happens on its own." What kind of message is that?! Not one worthy of an otherwise queer drama, I'll say that much, and one that left a bad taste in my mouth.
Of course being openly queer and actively fighting for change isn't possible for everyone, nor should be expected of them, but Jin and Haruki could at least have come out to their friends, or even tried to find connections to the queer community to create a space where they could publicly be themselves.
I hope to see future shows do better!
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