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This review may contain spoilers
pain and healing (watch suggestions)
Airing: note that this series and my review may have triggering content. With 9 more episodes my final review could go in either direction. 13 episodes about 1 hour each. Airing on iQIYI https://www.iq.com/play/the-love-never-sets-episode-1-2edr2dc2xxw?lang=en_us
Content Warnings: past (rape shown 27-30 ep 1 and 29-34 episode 2 , grooming, drugging, non con video taking/sharing, miscarriage, blood, manipulation), current (beaten up/fight, held against will, slaps/punches, grooming, trauma/PTSD)
Watch Suggestions (to focus on sweet/happy)
- episode 2 watch 16:15-26:20 for cute backstory, 37:30-46:05 GL
- episode 3 watch 21-27:35 cute backstory
- episode 4 watch 23:10-26:10 maybe side couple, 32-38:20 GL, 55-58:45
What I Liked
- visuals
- sweet moments in the past/present
- the past miscommunication was a bit more realistic than similar situations in other series
- that Ice at times stands up for himself like telling Saint that he is two-faced
Room For Improvement
- exposition dump in ep 1
- very nervous they are going to do the trope "love heals all trauma"
- it seems that Saint knew what happened to Ice before reading the diary so him restraining Ice like that in episode 1 was awful
- the bullies felt very cookie cutter, bad redemption arc
- the GL escalated quickly and felt shoe-horned in
- the friend knew what happened to Ice yet put him in a situation she should have known would be triggering
- cheating
Content Warnings: past (rape shown 27-30 ep 1 and 29-34 episode 2 , grooming, drugging, non con video taking/sharing, miscarriage, blood, manipulation), current (beaten up/fight, held against will, slaps/punches, grooming, trauma/PTSD)
Watch Suggestions (to focus on sweet/happy)
- episode 2 watch 16:15-26:20 for cute backstory, 37:30-46:05 GL
- episode 3 watch 21-27:35 cute backstory
- episode 4 watch 23:10-26:10 maybe side couple, 32-38:20 GL, 55-58:45
What I Liked
- visuals
- sweet moments in the past/present
- the past miscommunication was a bit more realistic than similar situations in other series
- that Ice at times stands up for himself like telling Saint that he is two-faced
Room For Improvement
- exposition dump in ep 1
- very nervous they are going to do the trope "love heals all trauma"
- it seems that Saint knew what happened to Ice before reading the diary so him restraining Ice like that in episode 1 was awful
- the bullies felt very cookie cutter, bad redemption arc
- the GL escalated quickly and felt shoe-horned in
- the friend knew what happened to Ice yet put him in a situation she should have known would be triggering
- cheating
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