wowza
it is i, the niel.
this show deserves a 1. there was a lot to unpack with this one. it was entertaining for the sheer shock value of how awful it was. ROUGH to get through. way too many couples. however, i could tell that there was solid chemistry between most of them. it was a genuinely ambitious storyline.
with that being said, i am appalled. it had its moments, and the plot was going somewhere. any of the good moments and any amount of actually, somewhat interesting plot, is just suffocated by the insanity and vulgarity of it all. one could argue that this was trying to emulate queer indie media with the range of relationships, even though it felt inherently over-sexualizing at certain moments (oftentimes seen with portrayals of gay men in media). however, there were so many characters that made it incredibly frustrating to watch. furthermore, i disliked the codependence/toxicity of most of these couples. i see what it was going for, but it missed the mark by miles. it was raw, very uncomfortable.
there is certainly a representation of kinks and sex, which is not what makes it bad. i think it's bad because it was not well-written, and there wasn't enough time to understand the characters and come to like them as a whole. in general, i questioned the motivations of all of these people (including those on the production team). i'm fine with characters that aren't necessarily great people all the time, but we have to know why they aren't great people all the time because otherwise, they just suck. especially if they are never good people, and you insert random trauma but don't follow up on it.
there were elements of it that were interesting. if the core of the plot had focused on the disappearance of the brother, it would have made the show much better. instead, all of these couples and characters felt disjointed, and it was confusing in the grand scheme of this universe. if you wanna watch it, pop off...i'm not convinced you'll get much out of it, though. shout-out to the actors who tried their best. nothing wrong with them, lol.
lmaooo.
best,
the niel.
this show deserves a 1. there was a lot to unpack with this one. it was entertaining for the sheer shock value of how awful it was. ROUGH to get through. way too many couples. however, i could tell that there was solid chemistry between most of them. it was a genuinely ambitious storyline.
with that being said, i am appalled. it had its moments, and the plot was going somewhere. any of the good moments and any amount of actually, somewhat interesting plot, is just suffocated by the insanity and vulgarity of it all. one could argue that this was trying to emulate queer indie media with the range of relationships, even though it felt inherently over-sexualizing at certain moments (oftentimes seen with portrayals of gay men in media). however, there were so many characters that made it incredibly frustrating to watch. furthermore, i disliked the codependence/toxicity of most of these couples. i see what it was going for, but it missed the mark by miles. it was raw, very uncomfortable.
there is certainly a representation of kinks and sex, which is not what makes it bad. i think it's bad because it was not well-written, and there wasn't enough time to understand the characters and come to like them as a whole. in general, i questioned the motivations of all of these people (including those on the production team). i'm fine with characters that aren't necessarily great people all the time, but we have to know why they aren't great people all the time because otherwise, they just suck. especially if they are never good people, and you insert random trauma but don't follow up on it.
there were elements of it that were interesting. if the core of the plot had focused on the disappearance of the brother, it would have made the show much better. instead, all of these couples and characters felt disjointed, and it was confusing in the grand scheme of this universe. if you wanna watch it, pop off...i'm not convinced you'll get much out of it, though. shout-out to the actors who tried their best. nothing wrong with them, lol.
lmaooo.
best,
the niel.
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