Hell, no!
A nightmarish fever dream of a BL, "Even Sun" has me confused even now. What was that, what was is supposed to be, who greenlit this project and why were BounPrem pulled into this mess?
The main plot (once you get to the final episode) makes sense and there even is more than one story told in this show (or a fragmented story if you will). However, someone forgot to prepare an actual script – one that would make sense – and they filmed the show without it. I saw some BTS footage and noticed something resembling a script held by the director or someone from the crew – I’m pretty convinced most pages were blank.
Dreadful and/or absent writing isn’t the show’s only problem – it’s complemented by awful performances. To be fair here, I assume that those performances resulted from lack of script and direction – cast members felt like they were left to their own devices, wondering the sets aimlessly. Some seemed genuinely confused by this production they were a part of, while others tried to adjust to it. Sadly, Prem was lost to the madness of "Even Sun", attuning to it and giving an almost incomprehensible performance. It’s Prem, so it’s still watchable, but I wasn’t amused nor entertained. Boun tries to fight the nightmare by surrounding himself – and, by extension, his character – with a bubble of impenetrable coolness. This works most of the time and Boun leaves "Even Sun" generally unscathed, with only slightly tarnished reputation. I won’t dwell on other cast members nor their performances, as they are either no-names or performers known to appear in horrible shows.
Imagine Boun, all angelic and ageless, with stunningly beautiful Prem, this time orange-haired, strolling on a pristine beach at sunset. Sounds great, doesn’t it? "Even Sun" has visuals like that and more – but has nothing else of value. A proud bounpremsexual, I’m left disappointed and sad – but also cherishing the thought of much better shows by the duo.
The main plot (once you get to the final episode) makes sense and there even is more than one story told in this show (or a fragmented story if you will). However, someone forgot to prepare an actual script – one that would make sense – and they filmed the show without it. I saw some BTS footage and noticed something resembling a script held by the director or someone from the crew – I’m pretty convinced most pages were blank.
Dreadful and/or absent writing isn’t the show’s only problem – it’s complemented by awful performances. To be fair here, I assume that those performances resulted from lack of script and direction – cast members felt like they were left to their own devices, wondering the sets aimlessly. Some seemed genuinely confused by this production they were a part of, while others tried to adjust to it. Sadly, Prem was lost to the madness of "Even Sun", attuning to it and giving an almost incomprehensible performance. It’s Prem, so it’s still watchable, but I wasn’t amused nor entertained. Boun tries to fight the nightmare by surrounding himself – and, by extension, his character – with a bubble of impenetrable coolness. This works most of the time and Boun leaves "Even Sun" generally unscathed, with only slightly tarnished reputation. I won’t dwell on other cast members nor their performances, as they are either no-names or performers known to appear in horrible shows.
Imagine Boun, all angelic and ageless, with stunningly beautiful Prem, this time orange-haired, strolling on a pristine beach at sunset. Sounds great, doesn’t it? "Even Sun" has visuals like that and more – but has nothing else of value. A proud bounpremsexual, I’m left disappointed and sad – but also cherishing the thought of much better shows by the duo.
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