After 3 episodes I can already say this is pretty disappointing. The visuals for the cast are good, but the story is just so... badly done. It struggles to stay interesting. Those animated intros for each episode are more interesting than the show itself.
The first episode was okay, but not too great. There were a few slip-ups, like in the fight scenes. The came angles were doing a little bit of a disservice for the show, and the didn't really do a good job at making us empathise with the main characters, it felt a bit generic.
I can understand people's dislike for the show, but it was a good show. The ending felt a little lackluster and there were some loose plot points during the story, but by no means did it make it a terrible show. I believe if the supernatural elements of the novel, some of the details and the role fate/souls/soulmate was better explained in the show, it would have made the show more likeable for people.
Bro, y'all need to take a moment. We are all thinking and making assumptions based on am outsider's perspective. Things are not that easy when it comes to victims of abuse, it's not logical, it's not something you can go like "oh, I'll cut them off for good and happily ride a Unicorn through the rainbow". Da-On not only has been involved with this toxic co-dependent relationship with Jaemin for 11 years, but he has also carried the guilty and feeling of abandonment for Su Heyon's departure for 7 years, on top of that, he struggled his entire childhood and teenage years with his family and even his college years weren't smooth sailing. It's not that easy, he will display leniency, he will blame himself, he will try to keep others happy. Jaemin and Su Hyeon also have their own struggles (nope, I am not saying ANYTHING they've done is justifiable, just that from the narrative's perspective, they have reasons to be the way they are, especially Su Hyeon, seeing as we didn't get any glimpses at Jaemin's past) that have been on-going for several years. Their whole story is convoluted. It's not easy for any of them (again, none of Su Hyeon of Jaemin's actions are justifiable, only understandable through the narrative). This all is deeper than just "oh, he's a red flag", "oh, he's a psycho", and that's exactly what makes the series so good. You can understand the characters even through their fucked up mistakes (once more, understanding is not condoning).
When it rains it really effing pours for them. Holy sheet. I daresay this episode was the best so far because of how emotionally charged it was. Everything is in crumbles now and they're gonna have to pick each other up.
You see, the acting is really subpar, but I wouldn't say the drama is awful, just unpolished. Also, I don't get why people are calling Jeongmin creepy. He hasn't done anything wrong, he was only supportive and friendly towards a student.
If this Cir is the one that came from the parallel universe, where is the Cir from this universe? Could he be…
My theory is that like his friend said, maybe the Cir of this world didn't see a reason to live anymore, and something happened to bring the Cir from the parallel world to this one. This theory is not super solid because when he checks the yearbook he questions whether the dreams or this reality are the real thing, so it is also possible that he may have inherited the memories from the Cir of the other timeline.
I'm inclined to think something happened to the Phu of the other timeline, which is why this one started having dreams about his memories. Maybe that Phu is unalive now, and the Cir of this timeline may have actually passed away in this accident, so as an act of mercy from fate, the Cir of that timeline, got brought to this one so he would have a chance to be with Phu once again.
The second episode was a little bit if a let down. I understand the show is low budget and a comedy, but come on, they could have put a little more effort to make it make sense.
Unpopular opinion here, but I actually enjoyed the first two episodes way more than I did the beginning of Anti Reset. I, for one, found Ever 4 hilarious and much more interesting. I can agree that the acting for the dad and the Ever company dude is horrendous and painful to watch, but I loved the interactions between the main couple.
It shouldn't really be an issue. Both of them have kissed other men on-screen. If they're not comfortable with doing it anymore, it's simple, don't take on a BL role, stick to straight ones. I don't make excuses for actors, I also don't believe all that BS about how kisses are not that important that people try to preach in order to convince themselves they are not frustrated. You don't see nobody going to comment on a straight show and say how it's fine if they don't kiss because you can still see the love in their actions or some other BS like that.
I love YinWar, but the show got too off track. The first episode was definitely the best of the bunch and I dare say, than from there on, it was okay, then after it hit the mid-season part, it only went downhill. There was a lot of wasted potential, and they could have done things much better.
I really hope they will manage to bring forth the second season. This was truly beautifully done and very loyal to the novel, especially in the subtleties of each character. I see a lot of people didn't quite understand the characters, and that's okay, but for those who plan to watch this, don't be swayed by the negative comments. It's a really good coming of age story, yes, the story is unfinished, but everything was done beautifully.
I agree. We’re only 2 weeks (4 episodes) away from the finale. Excessive time skips and no Season 2 will not…
Exactly my thoughts as well. There is still so much to happen. They haven't really gotten romantically involved yet, Tian hasn't revealed the issue with his father yet nor his own initial issue, they haven't gotten caught by their parents yet, the parents haven't split up yet, they didn't get separated yet. There is so much to happen before the time skip for when they meet again in the future and rekindle their relationship.
listen, all I'm gonna say is that they better be planning a second season. there's no way they can fit the rest of the plot and its twists in four episodes. it would feel too rushed.
I'm inclined to think something happened to the Phu of the other timeline, which is why this one started having dreams about his memories. Maybe that Phu is unalive now, and the Cir of this timeline may have actually passed away in this accident, so as an act of mercy from fate, the Cir of that timeline, got brought to this one so he would have a chance to be with Phu once again.