More Nuanced Office Romance!
Enemies with Benefits was a fantastic office romance GL that managed to deliver a lot more than just the typical "coworkers aren't allowed to date" type of forbidden office romance that I expected. They did an excellent job developing the characters and giving them solid reasons for their actions, even when sometimes the viewer learns these reasons after the actions have happened. I really enjoyed the combination of them slowly realizing they have feelings for each other, needing to be professional at the office, AND Wine's backstory coming back as a major conflict. I thought all of it was done super well. The only real issue I had with this one was that the constant getting together, calling it off, then getting together again got repetitive towards the end, with miscommunication conflicts driving this issue every time, but overall I still really enjoyed this one! Definitely a GL worth watching!
Lal (Jan) recently became the head of the sales department, and learns very quickly that everyone at the office is scared of Wine (Jingjing), the head of accounting. Wine runs a strict program and will be sure to call out anyone that makes errors in their reports. While the two don't get along at work, at a company dinner, Lal notices Wine being pressured into drinking and removes her from the situation before the men there can make it worse. But when the two head back to Lal's place to sober up, they also end up hooking up, starting a friends with benefits relationship. Since relationships are strictly forbidden at the company, the two of them keep this fling a secret, but it starts to develop into something more.
I love an office romance, AND I love shows where grown actors play grown adults (yes I am sick of 30 year olds playing students). This show delivered great acting, a great plot, and AMAZING chemistry. Jan and Jingjing do an incredible job acting together, and I really enjoyed just how much I could sympathize with both of their characters, even when I knew their actions would cause conflict. I especially loved how Wine's past comes back to haunt her later on in this series, and the way it plays out is really really well done. It doesn't take away from the romance, but adds new layers to the characters' relationship. This one is definitely worth giving a shot, and I'll be on the look out for all of their future projects!
Lal (Jan) recently became the head of the sales department, and learns very quickly that everyone at the office is scared of Wine (Jingjing), the head of accounting. Wine runs a strict program and will be sure to call out anyone that makes errors in their reports. While the two don't get along at work, at a company dinner, Lal notices Wine being pressured into drinking and removes her from the situation before the men there can make it worse. But when the two head back to Lal's place to sober up, they also end up hooking up, starting a friends with benefits relationship. Since relationships are strictly forbidden at the company, the two of them keep this fling a secret, but it starts to develop into something more.
I love an office romance, AND I love shows where grown actors play grown adults (yes I am sick of 30 year olds playing students). This show delivered great acting, a great plot, and AMAZING chemistry. Jan and Jingjing do an incredible job acting together, and I really enjoyed just how much I could sympathize with both of their characters, even when I knew their actions would cause conflict. I especially loved how Wine's past comes back to haunt her later on in this series, and the way it plays out is really really well done. It doesn't take away from the romance, but adds new layers to the characters' relationship. This one is definitely worth giving a shot, and I'll be on the look out for all of their future projects!
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