I will post spoilers on the ending in chronological steps. That way, you can decide how much of the ending you want revealed before deciding to watch or not :)
And yes, there are so many other things they could start with to ease Zouey into physical intimacy! That seems…
Yes, EXACTLY! To everything you said :) I had very similar thoughts but got tired of articulating my incredulity, disappointment, and frustrations over this series, lol.😅 Thank you for writing it out, now I don’t have to 🙏😊
This series does a disservice to everything it touches. The characters, the actors (some of their couples tiktoks are more fun to watch than the series because they show an actual connection and comfortable intimacy), sex workers, and BDSM and the whole fetish community.
I get that it's supposed to be more of a cautionary tale, but it over-generalizes and feels like it's condemning what the production is simultaneously using to try to gather viewers.
This articulated many of my issues with the series, and especially that Zooey-Teena scene, really well. a lot…
And yes, there are so many other things they could start with to ease Zouey into physical intimacy! That seems a no brainer, which makes that scene frustrating in its stupidity.
Your comment made think about Teena more. He was indeed being fairly respectful of Zouey's boundaries until that scene so I think you're right about him being written out of character too.
This articulated many of my issues with the series, and especially that Zooey-Teena scene, really well. a lot…
Completely agree with your sentence, "Zouey is the most interesting because he feels the most authentic but then it was completely mishandled." I was the closest to being emotionally (or at least mentally) invested in Zouey and Teena because, for a little bit, they felt the most authentic out of everyone.
That's what I felt too- like it was a Sparknotes to something greater. I missed the romantic build of the connection between the characters so when conflict came, the stakes didn't feel as high as they could have. I mentally knew they were in love, and they were certainly cute/sweet to watch, but I didn't feel it emotionally. I was rooting for them and the plot-twist scene did tug at my heartstrings, but I kept feeling like too many chunks of the story were missing/skipped to feel fully connected and satisfied.
I didn't much like him in season 1 to begin with, and I've been debating whether I really want to watch season 2 or not... and now I have my answer, in the most cleverly humorous way possible! 🤣 Thank you 🙏
I like reading other people's perspectives too! I appreciated your review. Reading it helped me with the final sorting of my thoughts so I could write my own review coherently :)
As I was thinking about the film I wondered if SungKyu was gay and that's how he could easily tell that SungWoo was, and what it would mean if he wasn't... but when I read your bit about sexuality not being the point, that really clicked for me mentally. There were other impulses driving that action, and that is the focus. I really like your final paragraph too.
Thank you for explaining some of the disturbing things done to Anda in this series! I dislike when those kinds…
Glad to be of help :) "Whimsical" is a good way to describe the manga/movie. The slippery sock chase around the sofa was my favorite bit in the movie 🤣
Yeah, it's a weird combo of too much going on but not enough there. It's certainly difficult to get mentally/emotionally invested in such flatly written characters when the actors don't have enough talent and charisma to over-compensate for that flaw.
Thank you for the review. I have been meaning to watch this.
I'm glad you found the review helpful :D I was surprised I hadn't heard of it before yesterday; it was an enjoyable binge-watch. Hope you enjoy it too!
What I can't believe is that it's the same screenwriter as Only Friends! Never would have guessed with the quality of storytelling being so much poorer in this.
I think the Japanese voice-over was because the kid watches Anime and has some kind of kink with that and/or 2-D representation of the human form. I really wish the Japanese part had been subtitled, I'm guessing it would have given more insight into that. :(
It does seem like three friends live together (and that Nun used to live with them too) while the blond kid still lives at home with his dad.
I also found the set-up of characters confusing in Ep 1. There was enough there to get me intrigued about Zouey but not really anyone else yet. Hopefully Ep 2 will focus on characterization a little bit more so I can get emotionally invested as well as visually!
I agree so much with this review! everything was stunning except the emotional aspect, i felt butterflies with…
And I agree with you! Yes to butterflies for the love scenes, especially because of Bright's (Yai) focused intensity, but I didn't feel them anywhere else. I only have 2 more episodes to go but I keep putting it off. 🤷
I'm curious what that "one controversial thing" is too? I'm up-to-date watching the series but I still can't quite guess what mean, lol. Curious of your perspective :)
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This series does a disservice to everything it touches. The characters, the actors (some of their couples tiktoks are more fun to watch than the series because they show an actual connection and comfortable intimacy), sex workers, and BDSM and the whole fetish community.
I get that it's supposed to be more of a cautionary tale, but it over-generalizes and feels like it's condemning what the production
is simultaneously using to try to gather viewers.
Your comment made think about Teena more. He was indeed being fairly respectful of Zouey's boundaries until that scene so I think you're right about him being written out of character too.
I was the closest to being emotionally (or at least mentally) invested in Zouey and Teena because, for a little bit, they felt the most authentic out of everyone.
As I was thinking about the film I wondered if SungKyu was gay and that's how he could easily tell that SungWoo was, and what it would mean if he wasn't... but when I read your bit about sexuality not being the point, that really clicked for me mentally. There were other impulses driving that action, and that is the focus.
I really like your final paragraph too.
It does seem like three friends live together (and that Nun used to live with them too) while the blond kid still lives at home with his dad.
I also found the set-up of characters confusing in Ep 1. There was enough there to get me intrigued about Zouey but not really anyone else yet. Hopefully Ep 2 will focus on characterization a little bit more so I can get emotionally invested as well as visually!