Wow, they really messed up Chanyeong’s character. He used to be someone who cared about Heesu and didn’t want to ruin their friendship because he knew Heesu liked him. Now he’s just so unlikable. What were the writers even thinking? They turned a great coming of age story into a total mess. Even Jiyu, who was a minor character in the manhwa was extrovert and had lots of friends, is now just another cliché K-drama heroine. What funny is that these two although friends in manhwa had so much chemistry with their bickering. And don’t even get me started on the main couple. If this was an original story with straight couple with side queer characters, no one would’ve complained, but it’s an adaptation of highly popular lgbt webtoon. What worse is that story like this of character liking best friend while other person secretly likes them is so freaking common in straight media, so why adapt a queer story if you can’t even do justice.
As a fan of the novel, I freaking loved ep 13 finally, i’ve been waiting for the basement scene since the show started re airing and i was afraid they were gonna cut, but they gave a masterpiece.
I’ve been rereading the webtoon, and by now it’s obvious Heesu is in love with Seungwon. The slow burn is part of the charm, but the drama cut so many key moments—like the bus scene, where Heesu was supposed to sit on Seungwon’s lap, but instead we got a random straight couple being cute. And where’s the poetry scene?
The webtoon deals with real stuff—homophobia, inner struggles, queer love and friendships. But the show made it feel generic, and I don’t get why people keep defending it.
This keeps happening too—in Mr. Queen, High School Return of the Gangster, at distance Spring Is Green, and A Star is Reborn, people got hate just for calling out how queer stories were changed or erased.
Also, the author first wanted to call it Love Counselor, but changed it to Heesu in Class to keep the focus on Heesu as the main character.
Ughhh i miss manhwa heesu who naturally fell for seungwon without being rejected, also miss the manhwa chanyeong who was so afraid of losing heesu as a friend and was clingy and caring towards him. Gosh they could’ve explored his bisexuality and his relationship with his homophobic family than whatever they are doing right now.
In episode 9, they removed the conversation between Tao ze and lwz about Pei su and how they’re not fighting…
In my opinion, Silent Reading/Modu is a masterpiece, but keep in mind that Priest prioritizes plot above all else, with romance being a slow burn and more of a subplot. If you didn’t enjoy Sha Po Lang, which focuses heavily on politics, you might not like this one either, but it’s worth giving it a try. The scenes I mentioned were originally in the script but were cut from the drama. They’re present in the novel, though, and are more intimate. For example, the final car scene in the drama was supposed to show Pei holding LWZ’s hand, but it was cut😩. In the novel, he actually kisses the hand.
The webtoon deals with real stuff—homophobia, inner struggles, queer love and friendships. But the show made it feel generic, and I don’t get why people keep defending it.
This keeps happening too—in Mr. Queen, High School Return of the Gangster, at distance Spring Is Green, and A Star is Reborn, people got hate just for calling out how queer stories were changed or erased.
Also, the author first wanted to call it Love Counselor, but changed it to Heesu in Class to keep the focus on Heesu as the main character.