After watching the first episode, I wasn't particularly thrilled to see what this series had to offer. However, after the second episode i really started to enjoy it. The story and dynamic were really good. Even the comedy was really well thought and the actresses did an amazing job conveying all these very difficult emotions.
Nevertheless, I believe many details were overlooked.
-The fact that the grandmother was the only reason why they couldn't be together (she went as far as giving them 2 very different and impossible conditions: how can one of them expect to be confessed to and the other one supposed to vanish from her life). She did something bad and was never held accountable for it. It does not make any sense for them not to talk about it. This felt like "Harmony Secret" (for those who know), when May's dad lied about being sick and it was never brought up again. Knowing that this is a Change 2561 series, I'm not even surprised.
-Another detail, I personally think that the two other couples are not brought into enough detail. Especially Mud's relationship. Yes, they are a secondary couple, but please, we still want to see the storyline being developed. They want to make us believe that after that breakup, they didn't speak to each other, and one day she decided that she wanted to ask her out again. I genuinely don't understand why Change doesn't want to release more than 8 episodes. This couple really deserves more screentime to truly understand why they fell in love and how much they love each other. Because you cannot make me believe that their 3 little dates and their 3-second relationship were that deep.
-Maybe it's personal taste, but I did not like where the last episode went. Why would they create this whole story about Piang losing her memory? I thought it was out of touch and unnecessary. They could have found something better. WHY are gl writers so against showing us happy moments? I truly believe that many of us would love to see full episodes of sapphic couples being happy together and doing what real couples do irl. And when I say that, I don't mean getting married immediately after starting to date.
-One more thing, I know that one channel can have a key style or artistic direction, but why would they make Harmony Secret, Affair AND this series end the same way (under the stars)? It feels very repetitive
I'm not saying that this series is bad, but I got my hopes up watching it and got a little disappointed by it. I hope this series creates an opportunity for each of the couples. They all deserve their own series.
Thank you for this, it seems like we've had very similar thoughts (at the same time 😅). Some comments here…
Yes! Lal never actually got the chance to talk to anyone about how pressuring it is to provide for her mother, her youger sibling AND her team. Wine helped her realize that it was ok to feel tired or complain when work is hard on her.
Many say that Wine is selfish when in reality she cares a lot about the ppl she loves.
And something that a lot are forgetting is that this is her first relationship (even if they never actually started dating). Of course she's going to make mistakes. Let's see where the next 2eps are going to take us. I'm kinda scared they go overboard
Thank you for this, it seems like we've had very similar thoughts (at the same time 😅). Some comments here…
Thank you! I totally agree with what you said in your comment (it's funny to see that we thought of the same things at the same time).
And yes, some of them are really insensitive and do not recognise how much she has evolved throughout the series (even Proud and TK have noticed that she seems brighter and more confident). The fact that she actually opened up about her trauma to Proud shows that. She could have gone back to her old style and built up her walls again, but she didn't. I really enjoyed their talk in the office after the meeting, where she is trying to comfort Lal
Some recoveries take time to happen, everyone has their own ways of dealing with them.
I see many people saying that wine gives in to Korn too much. But I feel like her trauma is bigger than we imagine. (Yes, we saw what happened to her and how it has affected her ever since. But I think that she is still emotionally affected by it) Some people are even saying that she isn't reacting when Korn touches her. But can we take a minute to imagine how she feels.
Ever since she got assaulted by him, every single person she talked to told her not to make a fuss about it. That she needed to change herself, and that if she doesn't, more people are going to get hurt (even her mother told her that) When she actually tried to talk about it (in episode 7), no one helped her. And I know that now she has Lal to help her, but we all know that it's extremely hard to prove that you have been assaulted if you don't have any proof.
She knows that Lal is here, but she loves her and is scared of being the reason why something could happen to her, so she chose to leave. And, she knows perfectly how hard Lal worked to get where she is, and how much she cares about her team.
We need to understand that when the news of them being together gets out, Wine is not the only one who will be affected by it. (She said she was ready to quit, and I still think she is, but she sees the breakup as the only solution. )
Nevertheless, I believe many details were overlooked.
-The fact that the grandmother was the only reason why they couldn't be together (she went as far as giving them 2 very different and impossible conditions: how can one of them expect to be confessed to and the other one supposed to vanish from her life). She did something bad and was never held accountable for it. It does not make any sense for them not to talk about it.
This felt like "Harmony Secret" (for those who know), when May's dad lied about being sick and it was never brought up again. Knowing that this is a Change 2561 series, I'm not even surprised.
-Another detail, I personally think that the two other couples are not brought into enough detail. Especially Mud's relationship. Yes, they are a secondary couple, but please, we still want to see the storyline being developed. They want to make us believe that after that breakup, they didn't speak to each other, and one day she decided that she wanted to ask her out again.
I genuinely don't understand why Change doesn't want to release more than 8 episodes. This couple really deserves more screentime to truly understand why they fell in love and how much they love each other. Because you cannot make me believe that their 3 little dates and their 3-second relationship were that deep.
-Maybe it's personal taste, but I did not like where the last episode went. Why would they create this whole story about Piang losing her memory? I thought it was out of touch and unnecessary. They could have found something better. WHY are gl writers so against showing us happy moments? I truly believe that many of us would love to see full episodes of sapphic couples being happy together and doing what real couples do irl. And when I say that, I don't mean getting married immediately after starting to date.
-One more thing, I know that one channel can have a key style or artistic direction, but why would they make Harmony Secret, Affair AND this series end the same way (under the stars)? It feels very repetitive
I'm not saying that this series is bad, but I got my hopes up watching it and got a little disappointed by it. I hope this series creates an opportunity for each of the couples. They all deserve their own series.
I also hope they deal with Korn in the next ep. It's sad that we will only see them as a couple in the last episode.
Many say that Wine is selfish when in reality she cares a lot about the ppl she loves.
And something that a lot are forgetting is that this is her first relationship (even if they never actually started dating). Of course she's going to make mistakes. Let's see where the next 2eps are going to take us. I'm kinda scared they go overboard
And yes, some of them are really insensitive and do not recognise how much she has evolved throughout the series (even Proud and TK have noticed that she seems brighter and more confident).
The fact that she actually opened up about her trauma to Proud shows that. She could have gone back to her old style and built up her walls again, but she didn't. I really enjoyed their talk in the office after the meeting, where she is trying to comfort Lal
Some recoveries take time to happen, everyone has their own ways of dealing with them.
Some people are even saying that she isn't reacting when Korn touches her. But can we take a minute to imagine how she feels.
Ever since she got assaulted by him, every single person she talked to told her not to make a fuss about it. That she needed to change herself, and that if she doesn't, more people are going to get hurt (even her mother told her that)
When she actually tried to talk about it (in episode 7), no one helped her. And I know that now she has Lal to help her, but we all know that it's extremely hard to prove that you have been assaulted if you don't have any proof.
She knows that Lal is here, but she loves her and is scared of being the reason why something could happen to her, so she chose to leave. And, she knows perfectly how hard Lal worked to get where she is, and how much she cares about her team.
We need to understand that when the news of them being together gets out, Wine is not the only one who will be affected by it. (She said she was ready to quit, and I still think she is, but she sees the breakup as the only solution. )