Cute
That was actually quite nice, good acting, a lot of cute and funny moments, and no crazy drama. I'd recommend it as a cozy short series to watch when you want to relax.I'd like to mention things I liked/ disliked in this series.
I liked:
1. Acting. As I previously mentioned, the acting was good, not much to talk about here.
2. Good kissing. Their first kiss is my personal favorite.
3. It was overall fun, enjoyable humor, not too cringy and not too much.
I disliked:
1. The way Han U Jin treated the main character. Touching him without asking for consent and just overall treat him like they've known each other/dated for a while. We will learn in the end why exactly that was the case, but in my opinion even then it does not really justify the way he acted.
In conclusion, I can say it is worth watching, and I'm sure I will be rewatching it as a little comfort series from time to time.
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Not bad just confusing
It was interesting and unique.At first, I thought that everything was pretty clear, and I thought I knew exactly how everything will end. But I was so wrong.
While it did end a bit confusing and left more questions than answers, I did enjoy it to some degree.
And as far as these kinds of movies go, it was quite good and a bit satisfying to watch.
I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to somebody, but just because it is a super short movie, I can say it is worth watching it.
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Short but cute
It had a pretty strong start, and honestly I was quite scared of it going downhill from there, and sadly it kind of happened.I still enjoyed watching it and think it was worth it.
Where to watch: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkQFxcEhORR2FeqYtgF11cPxC7n_hYgk-
Things I liked:
1. Good chemistry. The main characters definitely have good chemistry; I enjoyed seeing them together.
2. Acting.
3. Even with the small budget, they did a pretty good job at making this short series.
4. Kang Ji Seok's funny and flirty personality.
Things I disliked:
1. Extremely short. Especially the last episode, I feel like it would be much better if they made the last episode a bit longer.
2. The whole reasoning behind why Ji Seok "shouldn't get close to the main character" is pretty dumb in my opinion.
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I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT
I would love to start by saying that I had almost no expectations when starting this series, I thought that I won't be a fan of this series. And I was honestly putting it away (even though so much people recommended it) for so long that I feel ashamed now.But I was so wrong, and I'm happy I was because this series changed something in me, it made me feel something I didn't think I would while watching it.
Everything about it is great, the acting, and chemistry that two leads had been so beautiful, music was fantastic. The story was great, and I loved the way they showed us the reality of what it is like being an idol. What obstacles you have to go through on your way if you want to be in this industry. I learned something new for myself, and it's kinda scary knowing that this is a reality for so much people.
I loved the romance between the main characters. I could feel the tension between them every time they would look at each other, the actors did a very good job with showing us all the feelings that Thame and Po were going through. They both are such a green flags and their romance and the way they were communicating in their relationship should be a standard for everybody.
My favorite moment with Po being the greenest flag ever is when he asked Jun why he interrupted Thame when he was talking. While it is a small thing, I think it's really important that he was paying attention to his loved one and stood up for him when it was needed.
I'm insanely happy that I cave in and gave it a chance because even though at first I didn't understand the hype around it, as soon as I started watching it I fell it love.
Also, while some people found Jun and Po drama unnecessary, I would definitely say that I really liked it. At first, I was really upset with Jun because I thought he was just messing with Po and being jealous towards Thame since they are pretty good friends. But I honestly was really delighted to find that it wasn't like that. I enjoyed that bit of drama, especially since it wasn't annoying and only opened up Jun as a character even more. I would also say that it helped for us to see in depth the friendship between Thame and Jun, and the way Jun stepped back for Thame only shows how much he cherished and cared for their friendship.
The little bits of Dylan and Jun being a bit flirty to each other and Nano shipping them literally made me really happy since after Jun gave up on Po, I was feeling really sad and kinda sorry for him. I would really want to see more of them together, but we can only hope that they actually had something going on afterwards. Since there's no conformation of that, and I'm pretty sure there won't be any second season, but of course I would love to see it though.
If I had to point something that I wasn't a fan of, there is only one little thing. And that is the fact that Thame and Po didn't have much time being a couple, and they did not have much romance going on. While I did enjoy that sweet slow burn, and it was definitely worth the wait. I personally would still prefer for them to have more time together before the break-up, and also more romantic moments with just spending time together.
That's said, though, it doesn't take much from the fact that I genuinely fell in love with them. This series is SO worth the hype, and I absolutely will rewatch it again and again, since it's really that good.
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Not enough time
!grief, SA, bullying!Sadly, this series didn't live up to my expectations. I've seen a lot of good stuff about it, but after watching it, I'd say it was pretty underwhelming. Not bad, just not what I expected.
The main couple was the underwhelming part for me; while I liked their interactions and I'd say they had pretty good chemistry, their overall story was really dragged out and not that exciting for me.
On the other hand, though, Kelvin and Archie's story is way too complicated for such a small series, especially for a side couple. I would love to see their story in a separate series with them being the main couple.
Overall it was quite underwhelming in my opinion but not too bad. A good 7/10 tiny series to binge-watch when you have nothing better to do.
Things I liked:
1. Main couple's chemistry.
2. Some cute moments.
Things I disliked:
1. Kelvin cheating on his wife, who he has a child with. Even though, from a viewer's standpoint, after learning everything about her, I really want to say she deserves it, it doesn't take away from the fact that Kelvin could've had some human decency and not done all of that behind her back.
2. Kelvin's wife filming Kelvin and Archie being affectionate and posting it back in school days, then watching Archie get bullied with a smile. As well as sexually assaulting Kelvin in order to baby trap him. I didn't expect her to be such a rotten person.
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Y/N and mafia boss
*minor spoilers*Nice and cute comedy series. I really enjoyed all of the sweet moments.
Where to watch: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLszepnkojZI4FP9uMttYt5IYujbpNVPUG
Things I liked:
1. Thee is such a goober, I love it.
2. Mok. Definitely a favorite character, so funny. He was a highlight of a lot of moments in this series.
3. Peach's maturity. I love how different he is from Thee and how he is teaching Thee a lot.
4. Rome/Williams appearance.
5. Mostly funny humor that isn't overly cringy or annoying.
Things I disliked:
1. Using AI slop.
2. No explanation of what happened to Wiwid. He is literally a predator and deserves to be treated as one. He definitely deserved a sentence in prison. But we were not shown if he received any actual repercussion for his deeds.
3. So many ads...
4. Not nearly enough of the RomeMok couple!
5. I personally wasn't that fond of TawanAran's couple. Especially after Aran took him back just like that.
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Could've been one of the best series ever
*minor spoilers*It is definitely one of the best OffGun series in my opinion, but some aspects of it, as well as the ending, made it worse for me.
Where to watch: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLszepnkojZI5PgAzQZcE8fQdOVzJZgicx
Things I Liked:
1. They did a good job portraying a real-life problem with the AI.
2. Great acting from everyone. I really want to see Dew more in similar roles in the future as well as Off. They did an amazing job.
3. I love the chemistry between all of the main characters. Watching them feels like I'm in a whole chemistry lab.
4. Koh is a freaking megamind. He is always two steps ahead of everybody. I loved his character for the most part.
5. ("I can't live without you." "Well, I can.") Jira finally standing up for himself—that has to be the best thing he's done.
6. I fell in love with the style of this series. Everything was so beautiful!
Things I disliked:
1. They moved from absolute hate to "move in with me" in less than 2 episodes. A bit too quick in my opinion, 1-2 more episodes would be perfect.
2. No matter how much I disliked Pheem for several reasons, I still would accept the Pheem and Jira ending 10 times out of 10 rather than the Koh and Jira.
3. While watching 10th episode, I was hoping so hard for an ending where Jira end's up with either Pheem or, even better, alone because after everything, I really didn't want to see Koh ever again
4. A classic "timeskip fixes everything." They didn't show us a single thing to prove that Koh truly changed for the best or at least did something to get closer to that. There is no way these characters would be able to stay together in any type of healthy or sane relationship without doing anything to become better.
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It was SO good until it wasn't
The start was so good, exciting and made me yearn for more, but omg did it go downhill. I was so incredibly sad because of that, because at first it felt like nothing could make it bad even in the slightest, but as I said already, that quickly went out of the window.But before I talk about what I disliked so much, let me start with the things I liked:
1. Prapae. I immediately liked her. She is so nice, supportive and was there for everybody when needed. I also liked how she knew about Lava and Wave but didn't say anything until they were comfortable enough to talk about it themselves.
2. Honey. She was just this funny side character you see only a few times but still love.
3. Uncle Peng standing up to the bullies for his nephew and the island. That was quite heroic and nice of him; I didn't expect him to do it.
4. Jealous Lava. It was a nice watch seeing Lava get jealous. ;)
5. Lava's growth as a character was quite big, and I can't even start explaining about how proud I feel of him. I feel like a proud parent seeing their child grow and become the best version of themselves.
6. Lava's boxing match. I enjoyed watching this, as well as him getting ready for it, a lot.
7. The way Lava stood up to Tum after Tum said that he shouldn't get involved in any of Davin's business since he barely knows the prince after Davin got shot. I can see Tum's point, but in my eyes he was wrong for saying it to Lava.
8. Lava standing on business and looking for the person that shot Davin.
9. When Lava started treating Davin the way he treated Wave at first to make Davin remember. That was so cute omg, it definitely made me want to rewatch the first few episodes.
The things I disliked:
1. Uncle Peng. Even though he was a great support and a "parent" for both Lava and Wave, he still had a lot of flaws, and I would like to point out two of the things about him I disliked the most:
1.1. Him being so secretive about his relationship with doctor Wut, making him feel terrible while the doctor was ready to come out and make it official. He kept insisting on keeping it a secret until he had to come clean due to someone seeing them together and telling everybody.
1.2. Him constantly picking at Lava. At first it was quite justified, but no matter what happened, Lava would always be his scapegoat.
2. Lava's behavior, specifically in episode 5. The way he was ignoring Wave instead of straight up talking to him and explaining that they have different ideas about their "relationship." Lava sees it as a fling that started at this island and will end here (he plans to move on), while for Wave it is something serious, and he is clearly in love with Lava.
3. Uncle Peng immediately accusing Lava in episode 6 after they got attacked. Saying that it's his fault, etc.
4. Lava addressing Wave as "Your Highness" after finding out that he is a prince/treating him differently, acting like a robot around him. I can understand he is shocked and doesn't know how to act around him anymore, but there is definitely a better way to go about it.
5. The 8th episode feels like a fever dream. I was confused the whole time. What is going on? Weird sound effects out of place, and random cuts that don't make any sense.
The weirdest, quickest, and most boring proposal I have ever seen. What is happening???
6. Lava's mother being incredibly self-centered and making everything about herself (which gets swept under the rug seconds after the conflict).
Acting like a victim, making her brother apologize for being "selfish" while she is the only one being selfish in there.
7. Everybody calling Wave a prince instead of calling him by his name, like he asked. As well as saying that Lava shouldn't get into the prince's business since he barely knows him.
8. Wave/Davin getting shot and losing his memory again, but this time he remembers everything from his past except for being Wave. That was so unnecessary.
9. Peng and Wut adopting Dao's baby in two seconds. This conversation came out of nowhere and was so awkward. Quite literally going like that:
Dao: Adopt my baby.
Peng and Wut: k.
DONE. Are we for real right now? At this point they shouldn't have added it at all.
10. ONE YEAR??? They haven't talked or seen each other for the whole year and then got back together like nothing happened. I would've understood a month or a few, but a year is a bit crazy.
Overall it could've been a 9 or a 10, and I really expected it to be, but it was just getting worse and worse the more episodes came out. Sadly the last 4 episodes were quite choppy, weird and just made me want to finally finish with this series.
I gave it an 8 because even though the end was pretty anticlimactic for me. I still mostly enjoyed watching this series, especially the first few episodes, so I'd say in the end it is worth it.
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Weirder than I expected
This series was absolutely not what I expected it to be. It wasn't worse than I expected but still didn't really do anything for me, especially with this ending.Things that I liked:
1. Beautiful acting from Seto Toshiki. I've seen him in another series before, and I wasn't the biggest fan of his acting there, but in this I like it more. Overall acting from everybody was exceptional, and I enjoyed watching them.
2. Yuma and Meguru. I wasn't a fan of the whole thing around Yuma and how we were never given any explanation on what actually is happening with him. But I still loved both Yuma's and Meguru's characters; they were great side characters, adding so much flavor to this series.
3. Ritsu not letting Masumi go to his mother. I was so happy he stood his ground, because if not, Masumi probably would've spent his last days in misery with his mother, who hates his guts. Masumi staying was the best thing that could've happened.
4. Ritsu biking 30 km to get medicine and crutches for Masumi. That was incredibly sweet and thoughtful as well as selfless, which we would've never seen from younger Ritsu. I was so happy to see that he changed and grew as a person, which strongly suggests that he is actually sorry and deserves a second chance.
5. Ritsu being actually apologetic while asking for forgiveness instead of making up excuses like he did in the past. That again just comes to show his growth, and I really appreciated this. We are all people, and we all make mistakes; there is nothing wrong with making mistakes—we are not perfect. But it's always important how you react to your mistake and how you proceed in the future.
Things that I disliked:
1. Masumi stalking Ritsu after they stopped talking. Extremely creepy… Please don't do that. That will never help or give you peace. Just let it go.
2. RITSU!:
2.1. Cheating and saying, “My bad, I thought you would understand.” Who does that? If you thought he would understand, you should've talked to him about it and established some boundaries. The fact that Ritsu did none of that just shows that he knew Masumi wouldn't understand and just chose not to tell him.
His only problem with this whole thing was that he got caught.
2.2. Ritsu being so nonchalant while talking about literally drugging and killing a person (allegedly), not just any person but a 15-year-old child!
2.3. Ritsu acting like a predator, he promised a random kid that they were going to kill themselves together. (?)
No info on how he met the kid, and also why the hell would they agree to kill themselves at the same time, and also WHY IS THERE A LITERALLY RANDOM CHILD AT HIS HOUSE.
2.4. Ritsu gave alcohol to a minor. Actually saying, “But it would've been such a pity if he died without tasting it,” are we serious right now?
3. Masumi's mother. Going through a tough time because of your own poor choices isn't a reason to abuse your child. She is pathetic, and her behavior is sickening.
4. The ending. I wouldn't call it an open ending, but if anything, it was a truly poorly written one. No actual explanation for what exactly happened with the meteorite and no info on what was going on with Yuma.
Overall it was not too bad, quite nice actually. I was really about to give it 8-8.5, but the ending sadly made me drop the rating to 7.5.
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Sweet and bubbly
Good slow burn to relax and watch when you want something easy and cute.Things I liked:
1. Extremely adorable series with a lot of funny moment's. The humor is not cringe/annoying, timed good and overall made me smile a lot.
2. Friends. They were definitely a highlight of the series for me. Such a genuine friendship and great support at times when needed was so nice to see.
3. Main character. I loved everything about him, nothing else to say.
4. A lot of cute moments, especially the ones with Amasawa being a bit of a cutie, buying matching keychains and stuff like that.
5. Food. Everything looked so good, omg!
6. So-called “love rival” can't even call her that, really. Even though she was supposed to be a love rival, I still liked her, she was so polite and respectful. She didn't overstep any boundaries and immediately backed off when was told that the main character doesn't share the same feelings for her. I honestly expected her to become a friend to the main character after that and thought she would show up again in the series, but sadly that never happen. I guess you can interpret it like she only saw him as a romantic interest, but still kinda sad she disappeared like that.
Things I disliked:
1. The whole father thing. It was confusing and was swept under the rug as fast as it appeared. Needed more screen time or honestly don't even put it there, it's still would be good, nothing would change if it wasn't there.
2. The age gap was a bit…Eh…I'm not a hater and honestly don't mind age gaps that much, but that was just not so necessary. At first, I thought it was less, but when they showed Amasawa's age I was a bit idk uncomfortable I guess? Because 11 years is quite a number, you know.
3. “We are both guys”. Bro, with all due respect, shut the hell up… Like y'all have an 11 years age gap and your biggest concern is that you both guys??? No way. They had infinite possibilities with making up some drama because of their age and making Amasawa's “thinking time” more about that, rather than adding this stupid thing about “Oh, but we both guys!” Oh! Really Einstein? I couldn't tell. Like, please stop this!
4. Hardly any actual romance, yes there are some cute moment's, but they had 3.5 kisses and that's it.
A thing that i neither liked nor disliked but is worth mentioning is that as I said before it is an easy watch, if you're looking for something more of a substance it is definitely not that. There are no crazy plot twists or interesting tropes, but if you want to just chill and enjoy a slice of life sweet story, that is exactly what that is.
Overall, it was so much better than I expected and I enjoyed watching it!
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Short and sweet
It was a great movie. Just about what I was expecting.The authors did a nice job with showing the problems that a lot of the characters had to go through on the way to personal grow.
Ryosuke's father's redemption arc was my personal favourite. While at first I disliked him for his position and the fact that he was unnecessarily rude to everybody, I did feel like he changed to best by the end of the movie. And that of course made me really happy.
One thing that I didn't really like/understood is a Mizuki's ex, I feel like his “story” was really unnecessary. I understand that that way they tried to add some drama, but honestly I don't think it was needed there. He just showed up for few minutes, stirred things up and also tried to run away with Mizuki? That was just meh.
Other than that, I really enjoyed this movie and would love to see it in a full series format.
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Great start but the closer it to the end the worse it gets
When I just started watching it I was honestly in love, it was such a great series, but the last few episodes were definitely lacking in a lot of places.But I do want to start with the things I liked.
I loved the story/plot and the way they executed it as well.
Music was also a good part of the series.
Acting was exceptional, all the emotional moments were shown beautifully, I honestly fell in love with the main characters acting.
Main characters and their differences, I honestly adored them a lot. Actors did a great job showing them to us.
I loved the Fu Li Kung's father, he was like a fresh breath of air after what Cheng's father did. The way he was supporting them was really cute.
Now to the things I didn't enjoy as much.
Fu Li Kung in the last episodes, I don't know what authors were thinking, but they absolutely made him into a full new character. I didn't understand why he would do what he did. A lot of the things he did and said were crazy out of character and felt like I was looking at the different person.
I wasn't the biggest fan of the side couple, for me, they were kinda just there. While the actors did a good job, the characters themselves weren't really a match for me personally, and I didn't felt much chemistry. At the same time, I did like the daughter and the way she was so supportive of her father's relationship.
I think the bartender Nikita storyline was really unnecessary, it was short and had no sense. We didn't get any backstory that would help us understand her and her feelings better, so in the end I was just bored by it and even slightly annoyed.
Overall it was pretty enjoyable to watch and ill definitely will rewatch it in the future!
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Yes but No
I want to start by saying it was absolutely not the worst series I ever watched, but omg was it mid or even bad.I have a lot of reasons for saying it, but let's start with some things I actually liked about this series.
Actors/acting was good, and I'm not only talking about main characters but side characters as well, there were few people I did enjoy seeing.
I also really liked the story, while I do think there was much more better ways they could've done it the idea was good, and I would love and see someone try to make something similar.
Chemistry between Gulf and Mew was there, it was nice and while I wasn't too much over the moon for it, I still found it enjoyable to watch these two to interact. I do have to say tho in my personal humble opinion Tharn and Type should've not ended up together. Because honestly, I cannot imagine a single good reason why any of them would want to be with another.
Tharn is just a spineless guy with no self-respect or dignity, who also has no concept of consent. He forgave Type multiple times without even him apologising for what he did first. Throughout the whole series I just wanted to grab Tharn by his shoulders, shake him and say “WAKE UP” because the way he would never stand up for himself when it came to Type is diabolical.
Also, the fact that he sexually assaulted Type not once is crazy and often overlooked by TharnType fans, but definitely shouldn't be. It was clearly shown multiple times how he would kiss Type while he is sleeping, gave him hickeys while he was drunk and blacked out, and the shower scene? Like let's not ignore it and instead of calling it cute, hot or sexy let's call it what it is, a sexual assault.
Type is a toxic asshole who doesn't respect a single person around him. While I know that Type has trauma, it absolutely doesn't excuse his behaviour towards people around him, people who care and love him. He disrespected and physically assaulted multiple people who absolutely did not deserved it and wouldn't apologise unless he gets some kind of “punishment” for doing so. And the way everybody around him act like it's normal is insane to me. It's important to acknowledge his traumatic experience, but let's not try to excuse his behaviour just because of something like this.
And while I'm talking about traumatic experience, I want to talk about Tar. I've seen multiple people say how tar was annoying, stupid and stuff like this. I want to start by saying that victim-blaming is a terrible thing, and y'all doing it is just disgusting.
There wasn't a single thing that he did that would make him as bad as y'all trying to paint him to be. Throughout his whole story, I was just feeling so sorry for him, and he absolutely did nothing to deserve what happened to him.
He was so scared, traumatised and broken I cannot imagine blaming him for anything at all, all the “bad” things that he did were just a Lhong's disgusting plan, and he is the only one to blame here.
Now for the Lhong and oh do I have a thing or two to talk about. First off, the fact that he didn't get any jail time or ANY repercussions for that matter is CRAZY to me. He was so disgusting, everything about him made my skin crawl. He is not just a bad guy he is a devil himself, and there are still people trying to defend him saying he was misunderstood, he is so UNDERhated.
Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, could excuse his behaviour, the things he did are literally illegal. Sabotaging all of the Tharns relationship, paying three man to gang-rape a high-schooler (Tar), and then also blackmailing the same boy and pressuring him into doing things he was not comfortable with to break Tharn and Type up.
He is the worst of the worst, he is a terrible human being and all that he deserves is a jail time!!!
Honestly, there is so much more bad people in this series, since most of the characters were kinda good until they did something crazy and made my opinion about them fully change. But there were also characters that I liked, but they are not worth mentioning except for the one character that I liked the most, and it's Techno. Techno would always add this nice and comedic feel to the series when needed the most, as well as being a great supportive friend and trying to help Type with anything he could. There was one thing that made me a bit uncomfortable is when he really would not believe Tar even when he has seen a proof, and tried to tell Type that as well. But other than that, I would say that he is my favourite character.
In conclusion, I am kinda happy that I watched this series, since I wanted to give it a try all the way from 2019. I first tried watching it back then when it was just coming out, but it was too much for me, so I dropped it. But I am happy that I came back, but I am even happier that I finally finished it.
I did enjoy it to some degree, but of course all of the red flags were really hard to close my eyes on and just try to push through.
I do think though that this series is overrated, and it is really toxic, so for anybody to enjoy it at least a little, you need to be able to “ignore” a lot of stuff. Otherwise, it is definitely unenjoyable to watch.
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NO...
This was terrible, nothing shown in here excuses what Lhong did, not even in the slightest!Oh! He had a sad childhood! Oh! Tharn never looked at him romantically! Oh, poor Lhong…
WOMP! WOMP! WOMP!
How sad…sad that I don't care at all, omg the things he did are literally ILLEGAL, and you're seriously going to sit here and make a sad ass edit of Lhong story being like: “Look!! He is hurting!!!”. SO WHAT??? Is that a reason to pay three men to gang-rape a high-schooler? Is it? Because I don't think so! And is it a reason to sabotage all the Tharn's previous relationship, I also don't think so!
So please excuse me if I misunderstood something, but I don't think that Lhong needed a whole special episode just for his “sad” and tearful story. But what he actually requires is a jail time (!!!) and a weekly if not daily meetings with psychiatrist.
Because something is clearly ain't right, and something should be done about it.
Lhong is one of the worst side characters there is, and honestly, you couldn't pay me to try to feel even a tad bit sorry for him…
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BIG disappointment...
That was indeed a rollercoaster, and not a good one.Of course, I had low to none expectations, but somehow it was still worse than what I had in mind.
It's so slow that even watching it at x2 is not enough, that was so boring it's not even funny.
They had enough plot for 4 episodes max, but they choose to stretch it out and honestly that was a terrible idea, since in the end I had nothing to say about the plot except is that there was barely any…
The only reason I could see why anybody would want to watch it, is for a Mark but even then it is so not worth it, omg at this point just go and watch/rewatch a Jack and Joker or something because there you could at least enjoy what you're seeing instead of being bored to death and just honestly annoyed at how bad this is.
I think that hating on some series is kinda bad, but to be honest with this one it's the first time I'm literally agreeing with almost every comment and every review, because only god knows how I didn't just drop this series and went on with my life.
I'm always trying to push through the series and finish them no matter how bad they are, so I did finish that one, but I wouldn't recommend it even to my enemies.
Okay, so now that I finished with my rant, let's talk more in depth about the things that I did and didn't like about this series!
Things I DID like:
1. The cinematography was pretty good, a lot of beautiful shots, especially food. I enjoyed watching and even honestly learning a bit more about the Thai food.
2. The acting was not the worst I've seen, Mark and Zung did a pretty good job when it comes to acting, I did enjoy their performance. There were a few weird moments, but other than that, the acting wasn't lacking.
And that's about it when it comes to things that I liked…
Now, the thing's that I DIDN'T like:
1. SIDE COUPLES! We are starting strong with the side couples, throughout the whole series I was honestly so uninterested in them. When it comes to Lek and Chompoo I would just mostly ignore them since we saw them together only 2–3 times per entire series. But when it comes to Vich and Prem omg I would sigh every time I would see them on the screen, there were NO chemistry AT ALL, there were no signs that they would be together at all. Of course, it's easy to understand that they would end up together, but they had little to none interactions that would pull them in that direction.
This couple were so unnecessary, and it would make so much sense if they would be just friends/colleagues.
2. Unnecessary side characters without a proper backstory! Instead of trying to stretch this series as much as possible, they should've written better backstory to most of the side characters. Wiphob, Chef Mu and Eve had very little screen time, and the one that they did have was not enough to understand them. They were painted to be a “bad guys” but as much as I tried to feel at least something towards their characters I ended up feeling nothing since I couldn't even understand half of what was going on.
3. The Aek's mom. When it comes to the main character's mom I had a lot of questions about her “motives” and what exactly she was trying to do. The fact she was against Aek becoming a chef, and a lot of other stuff she did, do not sit right with me since it doesn't make much sense, but oh well.
4. SLOW! And that says it all. If you plan to watch it, I could only recommend doing it on x2 since watching it in any other way is just a torture.
5. Episodes № 8, 9, 10! I don't even want to talk about it, if you know you know and if you don't, believe me you don't want to know, that was just straight up garbage, no excuses.
That's about it, I can't believe I'm finally free and don't have to ever go through that hell of a ride again!!! :D
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