Strangely, I don't find this slow at all. Yes, it's taking a lot of time to get to the romance but I don't mind because it's filled with such great character backstory. I actually love the fact that the romance takes a back seat to establishing these characters, so I love them even more and root for them even more. Itt's mother and Pai's parents make for compelling character motivations (although I don't understand why Pai is so seemingly frightened of his parents when they seem very fair and accepting.)
From reading some of your comments, it seems the novel delves into their interior thoughts a lot more. It would be great if some of that was incorporated into the series, so we understood it better. For example, while it SEEMS that Pai has a crush on Itt, he doesn't get to express it to anyone, so we just have to assume. Someone made a comment below that Pai feels like he will die alone and never find love. What? I don't get that sense at all. Maybe it will come out in the next few eps, but it would be great if they could have found a way to express their innermost thoughts, emotions and fears so we got even more invested in these characters.
Still, I'm anxiously awaiting the last few eps. So far, this is one of my favs.
And I'd vote for PurePai. They would be so cute together.
AHHHHH! The direction and scripting is SOOOO BAD. I'm only on Episode 3 and I'm screaming and trying NOT to throw my laptop across the room. There better be some steamy stuff coming up or I'm gonna be so mad I started this series.
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From reading some of your comments, it seems the novel delves into their interior thoughts a lot more. It would be great if some of that was incorporated into the series, so we understood it better. For example, while it SEEMS that Pai has a crush on Itt, he doesn't get to express it to anyone, so we just have to assume. Someone made a comment below that Pai feels like he will die alone and never find love. What? I don't get that sense at all. Maybe it will come out in the next few eps, but it would be great if they could have found a way to express their innermost thoughts, emotions and fears so we got even more invested in these characters.
Still, I'm anxiously awaiting the last few eps. So far, this is one of my favs.
And I'd vote for PurePai. They would be so cute together.