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Really good, but could have been fantastic
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*What I liked:*
The gaming concept is refreshing and so good to watch. Beautiful setting and costumes. They managed to use the game not just as a location but they integrated it into the main story for characters' development.
Their love is very realistic, meaning you can see their feelings developing in a very natural way like you'd see happening in real life. It's so beautiful to watch. Small, everyday interactions can hold a lot of meaning, you just get excited to watch these two together.
The leads and the script is very mature, they have problems and ambitions of real adults.
*What I disliked:*
To me, the scenes felt more more romantic before they became a couple. Funnily enough I think it has nothing to do with the actors nor the script, but with the location choices (I'll get into details below). Don't get me wrong, it never becomes a bad drama, it's still very good, but to me the romance lost a little bit of spark when they used a different location. It goes from a warm, lively atmosphere to a grayish, plain one. This wouldn't make much of a difference in another story, but it does in this one because of the way the writers chose to integrate the location into the romance.
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LAST CHANCE...
*Why I disliked the change of location:*
Their love develops through small, everyday interactions as they live together as roommates. There are scenes in other places, but this is a very important one.
They live in the Lanes, a warm and lively place. FL even gives a speech about the historical and sentimental value of that place. There’s even a scene when ML is sad, but then he arrives at the Lanes, he smiles upon seeing a simple moment: FL is helping a neighbor hang up laundry. ML joins, and both proceed to do it together. There are several scenes like this, where they’re still just roommates but share moments typical of a couple.
The small house where they live also contributes to the sense of closeness and coziness between them. The Lanes becomes more than just a setting - it’s part of the romance itself.
But then, when they become a real couple, that location is abandoned, and the FL moves into the ML’s apartment. A big place, with gray tones, lacking warmth. As openly romantic as the leads are with each other, to me the romance felt more artificial, less believable, colder. It never became bad, but it lost spark.
Yes, ML’s clearly has plenty of money, and his apartment shows. But that doesn’t mean it’s an upgrade. The writers spent half the story building an emotional connection to the Lanes and emphasizing its importance despite its flaws, only to abandon all of that later on.
If you're going to abandon that place, could you at least give an apartment that doesn't feel the complete opposite of it? Give us some warm tones, make the place feel lively too.
*What I liked:*
The gaming concept is refreshing and so good to watch. Beautiful setting and costumes. They managed to use the game not just as a location but they integrated it into the main story for characters' development.
Their love is very realistic, meaning you can see their feelings developing in a very natural way like you'd see happening in real life. It's so beautiful to watch. Small, everyday interactions can hold a lot of meaning, you just get excited to watch these two together.
The leads and the script is very mature, they have problems and ambitions of real adults.
*What I disliked:*
To me, the scenes felt more more romantic before they became a couple. Funnily enough I think it has nothing to do with the actors nor the script, but with the location choices (I'll get into details below). Don't get me wrong, it never becomes a bad drama, it's still very good, but to me the romance lost a little bit of spark when they used a different location. It goes from a warm, lively atmosphere to a grayish, plain one. This wouldn't make much of a difference in another story, but it does in this one because of the way the writers chose to integrate the location into the romance.
🛑 PART WITH SPOILERS: 🛑
If you don't want spoilers STOP READING NOW!!! 🚫
LAST CHANCE...
*Why I disliked the change of location:*
Their love develops through small, everyday interactions as they live together as roommates. There are scenes in other places, but this is a very important one.
They live in the Lanes, a warm and lively place. FL even gives a speech about the historical and sentimental value of that place. There’s even a scene when ML is sad, but then he arrives at the Lanes, he smiles upon seeing a simple moment: FL is helping a neighbor hang up laundry. ML joins, and both proceed to do it together. There are several scenes like this, where they’re still just roommates but share moments typical of a couple.
The small house where they live also contributes to the sense of closeness and coziness between them. The Lanes becomes more than just a setting - it’s part of the romance itself.
But then, when they become a real couple, that location is abandoned, and the FL moves into the ML’s apartment. A big place, with gray tones, lacking warmth. As openly romantic as the leads are with each other, to me the romance felt more artificial, less believable, colder. It never became bad, but it lost spark.
Yes, ML’s clearly has plenty of money, and his apartment shows. But that doesn’t mean it’s an upgrade. The writers spent half the story building an emotional connection to the Lanes and emphasizing its importance despite its flaws, only to abandon all of that later on.
If you're going to abandon that place, could you at least give an apartment that doesn't feel the complete opposite of it? Give us some warm tones, make the place feel lively too.
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