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Did not work for me
What a mess.
I feel like many people liked this show because of the pre-existing chemistry between the actors and not because the story is good.
Just like the earth we have a quick romance. At least Din and Rose knew each other since childhood and were put in a high risk environment where they had to grow close. The water depends on the actors to make it good.
Throughout the earth Apo is the one cousin who was missing the most and we established her as this workaholic cold person. This Apo disappears within the 2nd episode. The smart business woman suddenly doesn't know how to make decisions. Yes I get that she is falling in love for the first time and doesn't know how to act but they completely throw any build up Apo had.
We don't see Apo falling in love or her side of the feelings truly. In earth we see both Din and Rose's sides but we see Din's more closely. Here we are more focused on Chonlada. We can see why she falls for Apo and how she admires her, but the same can't be said for Apo.
Since ep 3 I thought it would be more fun if Apo knew who Chonlada was and was purposefully keeping her close and then was naturally falling in love. Turns out Apo did know but its not useful since it really doesn't give an idea of what Apo likes about her. We don't see the smart business woman taking risks and seeing the vulnerabilities of her lover, instead we are shown this so called smart woman not knowing how to handle rumours. What I'm trying to say is it feel like Apo feelings are way stronger than they should be given what they have shown us.
I feel like the big reason for this is the lack of the cousins. The cousins really helped Rose and Din get together and they also acted as an way for the audience to really understand Din's feelings. I have seen ppl saying that in the novel Rose and Din help Apo understand/confess her feelings and that would have worked so well here. Instead of the cousins we get a cousin and a father who want Apo and Chonlada to be a thing immediately instead of being a safe space where we see Apo handle her feelings. The father and sister were almost like stand in for fans. Plus we don't have characters like Modaeng to support the leads.
I hate that we gave a whole redemption arc to Chonlada's father. He was abusive and she and her mother should not be in the same room ever again
The actresses were really good, no complaints in that department. I really liked their outfits and their usage of blue. The wedding scenes are always cute and love the bouquet passing. Lowkey don't have high expectations for the air since it looks like there is a big story to tell and they won't be able to do it in 8 eps
I feel like many people liked this show because of the pre-existing chemistry between the actors and not because the story is good.
Just like the earth we have a quick romance. At least Din and Rose knew each other since childhood and were put in a high risk environment where they had to grow close. The water depends on the actors to make it good.
Throughout the earth Apo is the one cousin who was missing the most and we established her as this workaholic cold person. This Apo disappears within the 2nd episode. The smart business woman suddenly doesn't know how to make decisions. Yes I get that she is falling in love for the first time and doesn't know how to act but they completely throw any build up Apo had.
We don't see Apo falling in love or her side of the feelings truly. In earth we see both Din and Rose's sides but we see Din's more closely. Here we are more focused on Chonlada. We can see why she falls for Apo and how she admires her, but the same can't be said for Apo.
Since ep 3 I thought it would be more fun if Apo knew who Chonlada was and was purposefully keeping her close and then was naturally falling in love. Turns out Apo did know but its not useful since it really doesn't give an idea of what Apo likes about her. We don't see the smart business woman taking risks and seeing the vulnerabilities of her lover, instead we are shown this so called smart woman not knowing how to handle rumours. What I'm trying to say is it feel like Apo feelings are way stronger than they should be given what they have shown us.
I feel like the big reason for this is the lack of the cousins. The cousins really helped Rose and Din get together and they also acted as an way for the audience to really understand Din's feelings. I have seen ppl saying that in the novel Rose and Din help Apo understand/confess her feelings and that would have worked so well here. Instead of the cousins we get a cousin and a father who want Apo and Chonlada to be a thing immediately instead of being a safe space where we see Apo handle her feelings. The father and sister were almost like stand in for fans. Plus we don't have characters like Modaeng to support the leads.
I hate that we gave a whole redemption arc to Chonlada's father. He was abusive and she and her mother should not be in the same room ever again
The actresses were really good, no complaints in that department. I really liked their outfits and their usage of blue. The wedding scenes are always cute and love the bouquet passing. Lowkey don't have high expectations for the air since it looks like there is a big story to tell and they won't be able to do it in 8 eps
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