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My Cup of Tea Turned Lukewarm
On paper it would would be my cup of tea. I love a good, feel-good drama in a school setting with some fluff to get my mind away from life. Even better if there is a twist or something extra like a curse and/or ghosts. Unlucky Bae did a great job of not being that serious. The story is about a guy in college getting dumped and cheated on by his ex-boyfriend so he decided to put a curse on him. However, he ends up putting a curse on someone else or so he thought...
I did like it a lot in the beginning and was surprised how low the ratings were. I thought it was very enjoyable and the couple was very cute. Episode 6 is when I got kind of bored and started watching it on 1.5 speed and I also skipped a lot of the second couples story. One thing I started noticing was there was a lot of manipulation throughout the show especially in the beginning. All Krit had to do was tell Mac that what he was feeling, but he just bottled it up inside. Then decided to make up a story with his friend Mochi, that he knew Mochi had a problem with Rin, about him being in a relationship with each other (cheated), all so Rin and Krit could brake up. Then also Rin's mom did some manipulation at the end and so did Khobfa about him forgetting Rin.
What I did like:
1) I thought the premise was something we don't get to see very often.
2) I thought Mac did a good job acting.
3) It was in a university setting.
4) The production quality was good.
5) That they used a lot of new actors, it is good to see new faces.
6) Overall the main couple did a great job especially for being a new couple.
What I did not like:
1) The friend group. I like a good friend group and Pream and Juno did good for new actors but they were more like extras. They were not developed at all.
2) I did not like the second couple, very toxic. I also did not like that the writers try to force us to like them in the end.
3) Too much forgiveness to easily with Krit/Mochi and Krit's dad as well as Rin with Mochi and Krit.
4) The story kind of dragged on, this could have been 8 episodes with the material that was given.
5) I don't like that the curse was never a thing. His mom and grandma kind of lied about Rin being a mystic. Also Rin was manipulated into thinking his boyfriend forgot about him.
6) There were many things that was never fully explained or never fully developed. Like Mac's mom and why she is always away? Why did grandma fall and that whole story? Khobfa and his uncle. Krit never confronted his dad on what he said to Mochi. Why did Khobfa's parents die? Why are Mac's family mystics? Also like I said earlier Jinnie, Ohm, and Danthai were never fully developed as characters. They just jumped in randomly, did something funny, then left.
7) They could have done more mystic stuff it was barely apart of the story.
8) I think it would have been good if we had more back story with Mochi, Krit, and Rin's friendship in high school. A 5-10min flashback about their (the three of them), friendship would have been helpful. It might have helped me understand why Mochi was so upset, why they made that pact about not dating, and why Rin and Krit started dating.
In the end, if you are looking for a cute story that is not that serious then this would be good for you. I did enjoy it especially with how stressed I have been lately, this was a good relaxer. I wish they did not try to add some much little stuff in that never amounted to anything, but you can't have it all.
I did like it a lot in the beginning and was surprised how low the ratings were. I thought it was very enjoyable and the couple was very cute. Episode 6 is when I got kind of bored and started watching it on 1.5 speed and I also skipped a lot of the second couples story. One thing I started noticing was there was a lot of manipulation throughout the show especially in the beginning. All Krit had to do was tell Mac that what he was feeling, but he just bottled it up inside. Then decided to make up a story with his friend Mochi, that he knew Mochi had a problem with Rin, about him being in a relationship with each other (cheated), all so Rin and Krit could brake up. Then also Rin's mom did some manipulation at the end and so did Khobfa about him forgetting Rin.
What I did like:
1) I thought the premise was something we don't get to see very often.
2) I thought Mac did a good job acting.
3) It was in a university setting.
4) The production quality was good.
5) That they used a lot of new actors, it is good to see new faces.
6) Overall the main couple did a great job especially for being a new couple.
What I did not like:
1) The friend group. I like a good friend group and Pream and Juno did good for new actors but they were more like extras. They were not developed at all.
2) I did not like the second couple, very toxic. I also did not like that the writers try to force us to like them in the end.
3) Too much forgiveness to easily with Krit/Mochi and Krit's dad as well as Rin with Mochi and Krit.
4) The story kind of dragged on, this could have been 8 episodes with the material that was given.
5) I don't like that the curse was never a thing. His mom and grandma kind of lied about Rin being a mystic. Also Rin was manipulated into thinking his boyfriend forgot about him.
6) There were many things that was never fully explained or never fully developed. Like Mac's mom and why she is always away? Why did grandma fall and that whole story? Khobfa and his uncle. Krit never confronted his dad on what he said to Mochi. Why did Khobfa's parents die? Why are Mac's family mystics? Also like I said earlier Jinnie, Ohm, and Danthai were never fully developed as characters. They just jumped in randomly, did something funny, then left.
7) They could have done more mystic stuff it was barely apart of the story.
8) I think it would have been good if we had more back story with Mochi, Krit, and Rin's friendship in high school. A 5-10min flashback about their (the three of them), friendship would have been helpful. It might have helped me understand why Mochi was so upset, why they made that pact about not dating, and why Rin and Krit started dating.
In the end, if you are looking for a cute story that is not that serious then this would be good for you. I did enjoy it especially with how stressed I have been lately, this was a good relaxer. I wish they did not try to add some much little stuff in that never amounted to anything, but you can't have it all.
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