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What a Downhill
The storyline is new and refreshing, the on and off banter of the two will have you hooked from the start so it was a shame that Jira's character somewhat lost his morals in the last few episodes.{ML}
The drama—supposedly portraying how his work does not define his morals and how he should not be judged for it lost its point when the ML started indulging with the 2nd FL, even cheating on the FL at the episode.
I don't get why they had to make them make out. Does the ML still want 2nd FL? It's not even a simple make out too, he was all the way into it. A simple scene with him smiling or chuckling when 2nd FL asked for a goodbye kiss would have been a simpler end, it would show that he still cares for her but only as a friend like what he had said before.
{FL}
She's strong, she's brave, she's intelligent. FL was a great woman. She didn't let her family take over her and influence her to be toxic the same way they are. She's very career oriented and there are moments where you'd find her almost unsympathetic but it'll be quickly fixed when you realize how hard everything is for her.
{EXTRAS}
Men in this Lakorn are ass. Cheating is almost very normalized. There are lots of scenes and moments where they depicted cheating as "acceptable". ESPECIALLY THE LAST EP cuz wtf.
Overall it was okay, ending felt rushed.
Update: I found myself rewatching first few eps, I guess I really loved the passive aggressive flings of the two. Cute chemistry and lore, but questionable storyline development, what a waste.
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Very Well Written
Waaah, this is so well written TwT I'm crying. It's so beautiful, everything is so nicely connected, the smallest details, the smallest flukes and the depth of how everything happens for a reason is shown in the most perfect way possible. I'm glad I gave it a go, I love how it wasn't cheesy and the story didn't just flow around their love but also on how everything connects and how they're 15 years apart from each other but both lives truly as one. I love the character ni Seth (ML) so muchh, he did so well, he loved, he helped, he waited. And there's nothing more beautiful than two beings being fully as one. It's so "kilig" (made my heart flutter) and it gave me chills. Not far from how it made me tear up at the end but it was really pretty and both characters are so lovely and pure. Truly, life is filled of what ifs, gave me a nice dash of hope.Was this review helpful to you?
Underrated Series, Though S1 Carried
[Overall]'The Believers' is truly such a gem. The concept and storyline is fresh and amazingly depicted. It's totally worth the watch and you can tell that they spent real budget on the making—from the creative arts, the cinematography and to the bg music. Everything is good together, there's that thriller chill that you'll get from the well-written scenes and great acting.
S1 definitely carried. It had all the amazing elements best pacing and storyline. Ending it with a great opening for S2. Although first season's ultimately better, S2 isn't half bad—it is clear that it's more focused on solving the left mysteries on first season's ending//Win's lore. The opening scenes, slowly unwrapping the dark theme will give you the shivers.
The characters all played their own part. Win—the grand schemer and their group's genius (that James portrayed astoundingly), Game, who I'll dare call the group's hot mess (loved Peach's expressions and total f*ckery) and Dear as the sheep "stuck" between the two wolves.
[S2]
The pacing is all over the place. It started interesting, then flowed really slow in the middle. It's almost too dull, and things only came together on ep 6 rushing details and forcefully packing it all to fit till ep 8. There were some good scenes that gave me the wows but the entire season itself felt like it needs more episodes. The new characters connected well but they felt more like just something to push the plot, lacking dynamics as themselves (I wont complain much on this part since it's just what side characters normally do).
Dol & Dear's story calmed darkness that progressed through the series, although it took quite the screen time making the series feel rather slow paced, I'll again blame it on the lack of episodes as the entire season itself felt lacking.
[Additional]
I wish there's more of the trio together, I guess the lack of the team's appearance truly added to the weight of the last few scenes.
Very clearly, this season (or maybe the entire series' focus is Win), so if S3 does happen, I'd like to see more of Game's side.
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