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Recycled Series, but the actors kept the flame alive!

Alright, I just finished this series (well, I'm waiting for the last line of the episode to stop loading "Is this") LIKE IS THIS WHAT?!! Nevermind, my screen just turned black because the episode freaking ended.

Y'all, I have so much to say about this series. I stayed up two days in a row 'til 5 AM binging this. At first, I wasn't sure, because when I watched a previous series with them, Love Mechanics, it was lackluster and just repetitive. They were good actors, of course – that's what everyone loves about them – but they give them such awful storylines and plots.

So yeah, I was unsure whether to watch this, but the first episode was enough to hook me in.

I think because I started loving War so much after he hung out with Suho from EXO (I liked him already because he reminded me so much of Baekhyun!), and like I said, he's a wonderful actor who can portray any emotion and just connect with the viewers.

So here's what I think of this series. First off, is episode 13 a part of the series or a special episode? I'm assuming a special episode because on this platform they're seperated, but on my streaming platform they put all 13 episodes together.
Okay, enough of that.
TO BEGIN, WHY THE HECK WAS HOPE (PEE) BEATEN UP EVERY EPISODE?! LIKE WHAT IS WRONG WITH Y'ALL?! EVERYTIME HE HAD SCREENTIME, IT WASN'T FOR A CUTE MOMENT WITH SAVE (I THINK THAT WAS HIS NAME), IT WAS TO SHOW HOW HE WAS BEATEN UP!
Okay, that was a problem I had with this series. They didn't focus enough on the other existing couples or those that were yet to be.
Additionally, I felt the series didn’t do justice to the other existing couples or the potential relationships that were hinted at but never fully developed. There was so much opportunity for growth and connection that was sidelined for the sake of the main plot that was so predictable in many circumstances.
However, once again praising the main leads, their chemistry is actually super good, and that's what kept me watching. You can feel the push and pull between them, how they slowly go from reluctant partners to totally smitten lovers. There are genuinely sweet and soft moments that really hit hard because you've seen them go through so much craziness together. It just shows how great the actors are that they can make even the wildest stuff feel real and emotional.

However, the whole plot with Joker's family and their weird inheritance games often just felt like an excuse to create crazy situations instead of a real story. It's not about things making sense, it's more about throwing two people into a blender and seeing if they fall in love. For me, Jack and Joker's charm totally made up for the confusing plot. They really made the show worth watching, even when the story made no sense.
And again, It felt like the writers had so many cool ideas for other characters and their relationships, but then they just... ignored them. It's super annoying when you see hints of good chemistry or interesting backstories, only for them to get pushed aside for more of the main story, or even worse, just showing Hope getting hurt over and over lmfao.

So based off the ending scene during the special episode, they might either abandon the series and just leave the viewers curious, or they might have a possible season 2? Which I'm here for!
Anyways this was a great watch, I actually thought Joke had died, and the subtitles for the special episode were SO BAD, like oh my Lord. I can't even speak Thai but I know those translations were wrong asl.
The subttitles for the other episodes seemed okay and reliable, probably some mistakes here and there, but the SPECIAL EPISODE WAS JUST AWFUL.
Anywho, I liked this. I had given it a 10/10 first three episodes but as it progressed it kinda lowered the standards and expectations for me a bit.

BTW, the other actors were fine asl, the main people anyways. Like Yin is so freaking hot. At first I didn't really care too much about him but his charisma on camera, WHEW-
And War was just born to act, he's really good.
Anyways, I recommend this series, evem if it's kind of recycled and just threw some amazing actors who deserve better. 8.5/10 for me!

(just writing this here too in case some of y'all wanna see my yap session)

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