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A loop of distrust
How many times does your character need to repeat the exact same phrase until something actually changes?
"Don't Be Too Emotional" is an incredible BL. The acting is incredible, the cinematography is incredible, the main couple's chemistry is incredible, but the script... it tries to be incredible, but ends up being way too repetitive.
I like the beginning of the BL; the series manages to build a very interesting relationship between the Janes. The mystery, the secrets, the distrust, this flirtation between danger and desire is quite interesting. And the actors deliver top-tier performances that truly convey all the emotion the series asks for.
The problem starts after the time jump. The forgiveness, the resolution of Put's death, the fragmented relationship and Jane's lack of trust—all of this simply vanishes or is easily resolved to make room for a different story.
A new story that ends up repeating the same devices as the previous one. Jane doesn't grow. The character gets trapped within this space of listening to and believing everyone, except for the man who loves him.
And that's when the script and the series' pacing take a sharp, ugly nosedive. All the plot involving the favors Jane Patrick used to do, which could have been more complex, are cast aside to focus on irrelevant subplots.
The series builds an almost supernatural mythology around Jane Patrick. The blood necklaces, the favors that always end badly, everything there is very interesting and the script throws all of this plot into a rushed final episode featuring a villain who, up to that point, hadn't even been developed.
It's no use throwing Dan in as the villain, inventing a sad backstory and thinking that works. The bankruptcy of his company, his parents' death—all of this could and should have been introduced throughout the series. In the end, his actions would have made more sense.
And I won't even mention Jane's memory loss and all that drama of him distrusting Jane Patrick all over again just to create unnecessary drama in the home stretch.
The bottom line, in the end, is more positive than negative. The production is very good and the kiss scenes are excellent but the series disappoints with an excess of irrelevant plots when they had such a rich and dark story in their hands.
"Don't Be Too Emotional" is an incredible BL. The acting is incredible, the cinematography is incredible, the main couple's chemistry is incredible, but the script... it tries to be incredible, but ends up being way too repetitive.
I like the beginning of the BL; the series manages to build a very interesting relationship between the Janes. The mystery, the secrets, the distrust, this flirtation between danger and desire is quite interesting. And the actors deliver top-tier performances that truly convey all the emotion the series asks for.
The problem starts after the time jump. The forgiveness, the resolution of Put's death, the fragmented relationship and Jane's lack of trust—all of this simply vanishes or is easily resolved to make room for a different story.
A new story that ends up repeating the same devices as the previous one. Jane doesn't grow. The character gets trapped within this space of listening to and believing everyone, except for the man who loves him.
And that's when the script and the series' pacing take a sharp, ugly nosedive. All the plot involving the favors Jane Patrick used to do, which could have been more complex, are cast aside to focus on irrelevant subplots.
The series builds an almost supernatural mythology around Jane Patrick. The blood necklaces, the favors that always end badly, everything there is very interesting and the script throws all of this plot into a rushed final episode featuring a villain who, up to that point, hadn't even been developed.
It's no use throwing Dan in as the villain, inventing a sad backstory and thinking that works. The bankruptcy of his company, his parents' death—all of this could and should have been introduced throughout the series. In the end, his actions would have made more sense.
And I won't even mention Jane's memory loss and all that drama of him distrusting Jane Patrick all over again just to create unnecessary drama in the home stretch.
The bottom line, in the end, is more positive than negative. The production is very good and the kiss scenes are excellent but the series disappoints with an excess of irrelevant plots when they had such a rich and dark story in their hands.
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