Sippeatea

The setup for this show was a hook, line, and sinker. An absolute chef’s kiss. I can’t recall a setup this good from a romance from a single episode. This single plot point kept me intrigued until the very end. The secret ML holds from FL is the backbone of the show, but amazingly, Radiant Season held itself up despite all the other storylines it has also.

FL has two sisters and her grandmother that all live together and each one has their own story that runs the course of the entire show. I was impressed with how well these other stories turned out. I didn’t expect much from the youngest sister, but even her little high school romance was pretty solid.

Onto ML. This guy carried the show. Sure, FL can act too, but I thought ML was great. I really liked how early on he was basically told off by FL to kick rocks by being so pushy, and he respected her decision by stopping completely. The show literally would have been over with credits rolling. He actually respected her decision. I know. Unheard of. It’s so silly but I really liked his character for that.

I think the only real criticism I have for the show is its blatant use of AI. Everyone is working at this design clothing studio or whatever, but all concept art is AI slop. Yuck.