Intermittent review: Annoying ML has redeemed himself slightly
I know there's only a few episodes released yet, but the way Thee has been written after the first 2 episodes annoys me so much. I liked him in the first 2 and thought he was perfect male lead material - caring, funny, witty, handsome - and then with the reveal that he's actually a nobleman with a lot of influence as the Deputy Minister of Education...WHOO BOY!
But then they suddenly butchered him? His caringness made him ignorant of boundaries. He is clueless of the prejudices that Rati faces and does very little to protect him or put the ones that are bullying Rati in their place (of course it was also not his place but he's supposed to be the ML so there has to be a moment where he's trying to stand up for Rati but then Rati says 'I'll handle this.' but that doesn't happen yet). I absolutely disliked him wanting to be friends with Rati because to me it came from a selfish place. Rati is rightfully angry with him and Thee is not doing much to prove he deserves to be friends by being all up in Rati's face. Even his apology felt lame and self-servicing (the physical touch, the insistence of helping -> crossing boundaries).
I'd much rather like it that Rati on his own accords would listen to Thee and then decide whether or not he wants Thee back in his life as friends, instead of all the pushing from Thee's side. It really rubs me the wrong way.
Especially also when sexuality comes to play into this. Like c'mon can you be any more obvious??? You're supposedly in a time and society where it is not accepted and where you are rumoured to swing the other way, and now you're implicating Rati in it too? The man already has to deal with the prejudices against foreigners and social status and now you're doing this? I hate that Thee's not doing anything to deny it either as if it's just a walk in the park...maybe it will become better later on but I'm not a fan of the script. It just doesn't feel authentic to Thee's identity and that saddens me.
EDIT: OKAY HE HATH REDEEMED HIMSELF WITH THAT MONOLOGUE IN FRONT OF THE SHRINE ALTHOUGH THE PDA WAS UNEXPECTED I REALLY LIKED IT!!!
I do like AouxBoom of course. Nothing of note yet except that they are simply adorable.
But then they suddenly butchered him? His caringness made him ignorant of boundaries. He is clueless of the prejudices that Rati faces and does very little to protect him or put the ones that are bullying Rati in their place (of course it was also not his place but he's supposed to be the ML so there has to be a moment where he's trying to stand up for Rati but then Rati says 'I'll handle this.' but that doesn't happen yet). I absolutely disliked him wanting to be friends with Rati because to me it came from a selfish place. Rati is rightfully angry with him and Thee is not doing much to prove he deserves to be friends by being all up in Rati's face. Even his apology felt lame and self-servicing (the physical touch, the insistence of helping -> crossing boundaries).
I'd much rather like it that Rati on his own accords would listen to Thee and then decide whether or not he wants Thee back in his life as friends, instead of all the pushing from Thee's side. It really rubs me the wrong way.
Especially also when sexuality comes to play into this. Like c'mon can you be any more obvious??? You're supposedly in a time and society where it is not accepted and where you are rumoured to swing the other way, and now you're implicating Rati in it too? The man already has to deal with the prejudices against foreigners and social status and now you're doing this? I hate that Thee's not doing anything to deny it either as if it's just a walk in the park...maybe it will become better later on but I'm not a fan of the script. It just doesn't feel authentic to Thee's identity and that saddens me.
EDIT: OKAY HE HATH REDEEMED HIMSELF WITH THAT MONOLOGUE IN FRONT OF THE SHRINE ALTHOUGH THE PDA WAS UNEXPECTED I REALLY LIKED IT!!!
I do like AouxBoom of course. Nothing of note yet except that they are simply adorable.
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