Omini

If it has vampires (or something close), I’m already half in love with it before we even start. When I read the summary I thought, “This is going to be a new favourite.” The blurb made the story sound interesting — who could pass up a mix of a criminal case, mystical creatures, a curse, and romance?

The story was centred on exactly those elements, yet the world-building was lacking and the characters felt underdeveloped. There were several opportunities for action, but those moments fell flat. The romance felt forced and there was zero chemistry (sorry, not sorry). The pair weren’t given enough time for any real tension to build, and the characters weren’t fleshed out enough for me to care about them. Everything felt rushed and underdeveloped. They went from hating each other to lusting after each other in what felt like a matter of minutes. I couldn’t even tell you when the shift happened.

It had so much potential, but the execution is where it suffers. It’s simply not very interesting. There wasn’t anything necessarily wrong with it — the characters were okay, the plot was kind of meh, the romance a little lacklustre — yet I couldn’t pinpoint one particular problem.

Once I realised how uninterested I was, I should have stopped watching, but I kept hoping. I tried really hard, yet this just wasn’t working for me. Have you ever watched something where you didn’t give a flying fuck what happened to any of the characters? That was this show for me. I found the entire series dreadfully long.

If you’re wondering why I didn’t just drop it — it’s because I really wanted to see what would happen to Panin and Rain. Yes, I’m that weak for minor characters who only get five minutes of screen time per episode.

I wanted to love this series so much more than I did. When I closed it today, I actually couldn’t tell you much about it. Nothing stuck with me.