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sudden character shifts
Overall: note that this review and the series might be triggering regarding intimate partner abuse. My main issue is how multiple characters flip flop and I can't trust them with one in particular being abusive and then super sweet. This is based on the web novel "Thundercloud Rainstorm" by Caesim, which I haven't read and am reviewing the series based on its own merits. 8 episodes about 30 minutes each. Airing on iQIYI https://www.iq.com/play/thundercloud-rainstorm-episode-1-1n404dlzgcg?lang=en_us ; GagaOOLala (available in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Southeast Asia and Europe (excluding Spain, Portugal, and United Kingdom)) and on Heavenly in South Korea.
Content Warnings: non con kiss, punch/beaten up, manhandling, coercion, intimate partner abuse, victim blaming, cousin romantic relationship
What I Liked
- chemistry (in the beginning)
- visuals
- that one character wasn't completely child-like (the kick in ep 3 was good, wish we saw more agency from him)
Room For Improvement
- some choppiness especially in the beginning with time jumps
- a character's action in the beginning of episode 1 made no sense if I'm understanding the timeline correctly, also they said he should have been in a ton of pain??
- the drunk and forget cliche
- Il Jo needed more agency
- inconsistent characterization, a character is cruel and the next second in love, then abusive, then a sweet puppy and so on (it makes it so I can't trust their nice side because the other side is always lurking around the corner)
- a character knew something terrible could have happened and then sat around for awhile towards the end of episode 4
- some night scenes are too dark, needed more light on the actors' faces
Content Warnings: non con kiss, punch/beaten up, manhandling, coercion, intimate partner abuse, victim blaming, cousin romantic relationship
What I Liked
- chemistry (in the beginning)
- visuals
- that one character wasn't completely child-like (the kick in ep 3 was good, wish we saw more agency from him)
Room For Improvement
- some choppiness especially in the beginning with time jumps
- a character's action in the beginning of episode 1 made no sense if I'm understanding the timeline correctly, also they said he should have been in a ton of pain??
- the drunk and forget cliche
- Il Jo needed more agency
- inconsistent characterization, a character is cruel and the next second in love, then abusive, then a sweet puppy and so on (it makes it so I can't trust their nice side because the other side is always lurking around the corner)
- a character knew something terrible could have happened and then sat around for awhile towards the end of episode 4
- some night scenes are too dark, needed more light on the actors' faces
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