Different concept
Instead of having a typical storyline from beginning to end, this series focuses on a specific “bump in the road” of an already established relationship. The characters were from an earlier series, Y Destiny, but you don’t have to watch that to watch this one(though it may help understand their personalities/relationship dynamics a little better).
The series is slow paced all throughout, but Max/Nat still show what good actors they are. While this is not their best series, it is well cast with good production value. The addition of Earth as Madam was perfect casting for a character with attitude. Im sure it was a breeze for him to pull off. I also appreciate the concept they were going for of a short segment in the life of a relationship instead of the full blown story.
That being said, there were issues in executing the final product to the viewers including;
1. never skimp on a kiss scene, and don’t use actors who can’t follow through in this genre. I don’t know if it was the editing, the actors or what happened, but a first kiss should never be filmed like that.
2. The scenes were often cut short, jumping around and leaving a lack of connectivity or explanation. This forced the viewer to fill in the blanks or have a harder time following along.
3. Flashbacks were way over used. Without them this could easily have been 6-8 ep. Viewers do not have chicken memories and do not need a barrage of what they have already just seen or repeated multiple times. That time should have been better spent filming more story, detailed scenes to connect the story better.
4. The dialogue in the personal videos should have been more original in tempo, meaning and style. They became very mundane the more we got.
Overall I’ll be generous because I really liked the cast and concept. It was different from the typical format. I can also overlook some of it because it’s Max/Nat.
The series is slow paced all throughout, but Max/Nat still show what good actors they are. While this is not their best series, it is well cast with good production value. The addition of Earth as Madam was perfect casting for a character with attitude. Im sure it was a breeze for him to pull off. I also appreciate the concept they were going for of a short segment in the life of a relationship instead of the full blown story.
That being said, there were issues in executing the final product to the viewers including;
1. never skimp on a kiss scene, and don’t use actors who can’t follow through in this genre. I don’t know if it was the editing, the actors or what happened, but a first kiss should never be filmed like that.
2. The scenes were often cut short, jumping around and leaving a lack of connectivity or explanation. This forced the viewer to fill in the blanks or have a harder time following along.
3. Flashbacks were way over used. Without them this could easily have been 6-8 ep. Viewers do not have chicken memories and do not need a barrage of what they have already just seen or repeated multiple times. That time should have been better spent filming more story, detailed scenes to connect the story better.
4. The dialogue in the personal videos should have been more original in tempo, meaning and style. They became very mundane the more we got.
Overall I’ll be generous because I really liked the cast and concept. It was different from the typical format. I can also overlook some of it because it’s Max/Nat.
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