unexpectedly disappointing
This shit was so ass ? after the hype of s2 and all that build up and fun characters they just completely bored me the final episodes…. All just so they can make a shitty American spinoff bruh. Netflix your greed will be your downfall. They had so many options to work with but they decided to make it weird pro-baby pro-life slop.Was this review helpful to you?
decent, but i probably wouldn't rewatch
Quite an underwhelming ending compared to the rest of the show. also I hate when they do the thing where they pretend the immortal being dies but actually doesn’t but for some reason he doesn’t come back to meet everyone again right away like what’s the point of that.. predictable asl too. the last third of the show definitely felt long and slow im not sure what it was but i had trouble finishing up the end.Was this review helpful to you?
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do the writers not know the lore to their own show?
i have mixed feelings regarding how netflix decided to end it but im going to ignore that for the most part because aib deserves to be remembered for more than that. this season's focus on usagi was beautiful and while i was at some points lost in like… why… just in general for everything… my confusion is with so many things.- why usagi wanted to go back to borderland (i know it had to do with her dad but that reasoning still doesn't make sense to me)
- what ryuji's deal was with usagi i couldn't tell if he was interested in her or what he just was a such a complicated character that they didn't really delve into enough in my opinion
- what the point of the joker guy wanting to bring arisu back was (wanted smarter players, but his goal was to make arisu a citizen???
it just felt like the writers themselves forgot the lore of the show and was just writing whatever they felt like to create some sort of plot
all of that aside……i really enjoyed seeing usagi and arisu as the doting couple they deserve to be. and somehow we got a happy ending?????????????? in 2025??????? that's insane to me because them surviving borderland TWICE would've been unthinkable in s1 lmfao.
this season was really short and i think that's why it felt so empty at some points. and i agree w the person that said the scene where they were like swimming at the end felt dragged out cuz they were kinda losing me there. this season doesn't beat s1 or s2 in any means but i think they should be given credit for at least being able to maintain and deliver their point they were making unlike a certain similar show… aib at least gave us a solid conclusion and reason for what borderland is and what the message of the show is…
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ending completely ruined it all for me
Finale episode aside cuz I’m pretending majority of that episode didn’t happen……. I really enjoyed this show ????? idk it felt like something new while also keeping familiar tropes and all that. I love love loveeeee marriage for convenience tropes that actually result in a cute couple. And I’m glad they developed a lot of the side characters. It was silly and suspenseful and romantic, which is everything I love in a drama. We’re so back.Edit: Coming back to change my rating of this show bc someone pointed out the weird Palestine israhell reference they tried to make in the last episode and it finally clicked why the weird randomass side-plot didn't sit well with me at all. Actually insane and disgusting.
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kdramas are so back
This show is so good???? woo do hwan serving face (and body) card the whole time, lee youmi giving us the best performance ever, cutesy romance, heartbreaking love, found family….. man it really has everything…. Also the soundtrack was impeccable?????? Whoever chose the music knew what they were doing.Was this review helpful to you?
typical trash tv
Entertaining but that’s about it imo… also I know it’s a bl but the fact they included lesbians but hardly ever showed them pissed me off. I was hoping by the end the NC scenes as well as their relationship in general would be better regarding toxicity, but to my disappointment it wasn't so I was just uncomfortable for most of the show for no reason.Was this review helpful to you?
nothing crazy, but still enjoyable
Honestly really enjoyed this even tho some parts were disappointing with side couple neglect. I also liked the more political shift for a bl. Overall though you could definitely tell the budget for this was insane just with the sets and products and costume!! I hope this means there will be more big budget bls in the future!!Was this review helpful to you?
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must see for anyone who likes thriller mystery dark dramas
I think this is probably my first “family” drama and it’s actually insane how much I enjoyed it. Eun-ha is the cutest kid I’ve ever seen like ohhhhh my god. The acting from both the leads was phenomenal and I genuinely felt like I couldn’t breathe every time hyeonsu cried or had a panic attack. I’ll def be checking out his other stuff if it’s anything like this. The plot is so thick but even so it wasn’t too hard to keep up with and I was never bored even for a 16 ep seriesHalf star off for the stupid amnesia trope… that trope will be the death of me I hate it so much when it adds NOTHING…
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this drama did insane things for the bl industry
Genuinely just as impressed with the entire show second time around. The acting is actually insane, the cinematography and special effects are incredible; the only thing that brings it down is the writing every so often. I agree with what oomf said about their mom being alive and the back and forth on what’s the truth and what’s not. It just felt overwhelming at some points. They very easily could’ve wrapped it up a different way without their mom being alive and it wouldn’t have made a difference.PORSCHE YOU ARE MY EVERYTHING like genuinely one of the best written characters ive come across in a good while. Every scene he was in i was captivated and glued to the screen. Apo you’re truly incredible.
Tankhun seems like he was such a fun character to portray. There’s so much you can do and improvise with and the actor did an amazing job at that. Made for entertainment when it was otherwise dreary.
I have to admit I did still skip almost all of porchay and Kim’s scenes again just because it had absolutely no impact on the plot and i was genuinely uninterested in them. I watched a few more scenes this time than the last but I still couldn’t do it.
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