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The finale is narrative brutalism, though everything else is awesome!
Ok, so let me explain the narrative brutalism tidbit. There are certain objectives the author wanted to reach before the closing credits & I also wanted those objectives reached too & ultimately we got there. However every major plot plot point in the last episode just feels wrong.
The main logic of time travel completely breaks down at a crucial time & honestly setting this up so that memories from time travels can be shared with other people at will could have been woven into the story early on, would have been a bit strange maybe, but with careful planning it could have been done. There is also the final scene with Kie, like seriously what the fork was that???
Anyway this whole thing feels like the author wrote the most compelling story they could have done & then just half assed the ending, because as always there is very little financial motivation to spend more time and mental effort on a well wrapped up ending, when neither viewership numbers nor product placement revenue will be impacted by the sloppy work. It's also hugely rushed, but that's just a minor complaint really, considering.
Almost everything else is excellent, if not for the ending this would've been the best GL I've ever seen. The main villain may be very low class & cartoon villainy, but they have so little screen time or plot relevance that this is more than okay.
Every character with plot relevance is an excellent casting choice, there is great chemistry between the leads & their romance is amazingly well told. It's also worth noting that the two characters with superpowers are actually using them frequently and in ways that make sense & are very plot relevant, as opposed to superpowers being gimmicks in the vast majority of Asian dramas, or they're just something to lose in the finale.
Alas the ending exists & with that in mind this is only the 3rd best GL I've seen, after Clairebell & `Love beyond Dreams`. Considering how juvenile & lacking in depth most GLs are, this is is still a gem.
The main logic of time travel completely breaks down at a crucial time & honestly setting this up so that memories from time travels can be shared with other people at will could have been woven into the story early on, would have been a bit strange maybe, but with careful planning it could have been done. There is also the final scene with Kie, like seriously what the fork was that???
Anyway this whole thing feels like the author wrote the most compelling story they could have done & then just half assed the ending, because as always there is very little financial motivation to spend more time and mental effort on a well wrapped up ending, when neither viewership numbers nor product placement revenue will be impacted by the sloppy work. It's also hugely rushed, but that's just a minor complaint really, considering.
Almost everything else is excellent, if not for the ending this would've been the best GL I've ever seen. The main villain may be very low class & cartoon villainy, but they have so little screen time or plot relevance that this is more than okay.
Every character with plot relevance is an excellent casting choice, there is great chemistry between the leads & their romance is amazingly well told. It's also worth noting that the two characters with superpowers are actually using them frequently and in ways that make sense & are very plot relevant, as opposed to superpowers being gimmicks in the vast majority of Asian dramas, or they're just something to lose in the finale.
Alas the ending exists & with that in mind this is only the 3rd best GL I've seen, after Clairebell & `Love beyond Dreams`. Considering how juvenile & lacking in depth most GLs are, this is is still a gem.
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