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I actually really enjoyed this. Of course, it would always be better in landscape format and in longer increments, but the overall story was enjoyable, the acting was decent, and the pacing was good. I especially liked that after the climax, there were still a couple episodes to wrap up loose ends and give us time to actually see a HEA. Most shorts series tend to wrap up immediately so we don’t get to see the payoff after the conflict.
In terms of the actual production, there were a couple running scenes that looked absolutely ludicrous, and there were inconsistencies in where the actors were positioned between cuts sometimes. It was decent overall though. And in terms of the story, it had your typical bandaid magic solution that fixes everything — Doyun’s uncle was the chairman of Siwoo's company and fired the CEO. As usual with K-dramas, nepotism comes to the rescue.
Also, I know it was just so they could add a jealousy arc, but it was really weird that Wonchan and Siwoo had a completely platonic relationship but would cuddle in a single bed, lie in each other’s lap, touch each other’s hair, hug to greet each other, etc. The last two I guess could be written off as friendly, but what kind of friends cuddle to sleep?
In terms of consent / boundary issues, the overall plot is that a sasaeng is stalking Siwoo, but it isn’t romanticized. Between the leads, there’s a scene where Doyun watches Siwoo while he’s sleeping and touches his hair and cheek. And less problematic because she didn’t play a large role in the series, but the professor drinks with her students multiple times and asks Siwoo for his personal number.
There are 3 kisses in this series. Two are very chaste, with a small amount of mouth movement but not that much better than a lip press. And one is a peck.
In terms of the actual production, there were a couple running scenes that looked absolutely ludicrous, and there were inconsistencies in where the actors were positioned between cuts sometimes. It was decent overall though. And in terms of the story, it had your typical bandaid magic solution that fixes everything — Doyun’s uncle was the chairman of Siwoo's company and fired the CEO. As usual with K-dramas, nepotism comes to the rescue.
Also, I know it was just so they could add a jealousy arc, but it was really weird that Wonchan and Siwoo had a completely platonic relationship but would cuddle in a single bed, lie in each other’s lap, touch each other’s hair, hug to greet each other, etc. The last two I guess could be written off as friendly, but what kind of friends cuddle to sleep?
In terms of consent / boundary issues, the overall plot is that a sasaeng is stalking Siwoo, but it isn’t romanticized. Between the leads, there’s a scene where Doyun watches Siwoo while he’s sleeping and touches his hair and cheek. And less problematic because she didn’t play a large role in the series, but the professor drinks with her students multiple times and asks Siwoo for his personal number.
There are 3 kisses in this series. Two are very chaste, with a small amount of mouth movement but not that much better than a lip press. And one is a peck.
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