I agree with pretty much everything you said, but my biggest issue was actually the main character and the political…
I get what you mean, I feel the same way tbh. Even when they showed the “opposing” political side, it was always framed like they were the bad guys, when honestly I found myself agreeing with a lot of what they were saying. Like…
And there’s just too much that doesn’t sit right. The fact that the guy basically got his position through connections already makes it hard to take seriously. Even if the original goal is kind of noble, the way the whole thing was set up just ruins it. It’s like they’re trying to call out certain behaviors while doing the exact same thing themselves.
Because of that, I can’t fully take them seriously either. The methods they use to deal with bullies or parents don’t really bother me that much on their own, but the bigger issue is that the whole project just feels… not clean, not transparent. And I feel like a lot of people don’t want to admit that part.
So yeah, I’m honestly glad I’m not the only one who feels this way.
"At several points, it felt closer to a parody than a serious school drama."My take, after two episodes,…
I'm actually very open to satire, absurdity, and exaggerated storytelling when it fits the world being portrayed.
For example, with a show like The Boys, we're already dealing with a fictional universe filled with superheroes, impossible powers, and situations that are intentionally larger than life. The exaggeration feels natural because it's built into the premise and the internal logic of that world from the start.
The difference is that, in this case, it just didn’t work for me.
I don’t need a school drama to be 100% realistic, but I do need the characters and situations to feel believable within the framework the show itself establishes.what took me out of it was how the students, teachers, and institutions often behave more like caricatures than grounded characters.
So it’s not that I “don’t understand” what the show is trying to do. I simply don’t think the execution is as effective as it could be.
I had high expectations for this drama because of the cast, the director, and especially the premise. While some of the cases are genuinely interesting (Episode 5 was easily my favorite), but the writing often feels too simplistic and never explores its themes as deeply as it could.
My biggest issue is how over-the-top and theatrical everything feels. The students often come across more like caricatures of delinquents than actual high schoolers, and the school environment is so exaggerated that it becomes difficult to take seriously.
The way some students talk to adults is a good example. We're supposed to believe that teenagers would speak like that to virtually every authority figure they encounter, including military personnel or other intimidating adults? The show really needs to tone down the "delinquent gang" vibe. At several points, it felt closer to a parody than a serious school drama.
The series constantly pushes every conflict to extreme levels instead of keeping things grounded in reality. Even the teachers' reactions can feel unrealistic. In many situations, they could simply suspend classes, involve the administration, or pursue proper disciplinary action. Instead, they often seem to endure outrageous behavior without taking any realistic measures. It feels as if the writing deliberately escalates situations into something almost grotesque just to serve the plot, rather than portraying a believable school environment.
Another thing that bothered me is how every case is resolved in what feels like a fairy-tale version of reality. Everything ends with police arrests, public press conferences, and neat, satisfying resolutions. After a while, it becomes repetitive and predictable.
The dialogue doesn't help either. Many of the show's supposed "deep" or emotional moments feel forced rather than genuinely impactful. The series often tells the audience something is profound instead of earning that feeling naturally through the writing.
It's not a terrible watch, and some episodes are definitely entertaining, but the overall execution feels far too exaggerated for my taste. If you're looking for something more realistic, nuanced, and thoughtful, I'd recommend Juvenile justice instead.
The concept of the organization itself doesn’t bother me, I get what they’re going for. But I just started ep 2 and I’m honestly pretty confused by the sets, and especially how the classroom is portrayed.
The whole “gang” group in uniforms, acting aggressively, even touching the teacher and yelling at the professor… it feels like a bit much. I can accept a couple of disruptive students, that’s realistic, but an entire class behaving like that? That’s really pushing it. We’ve all been to school, and yeah there’s always that one problematic group, but not on this level. It just needs some balance.
I know it’s adapted from a webtoon, but still, an adaptation should ground things a bit more in reality.
And also, teachers could realistically just refuse to teach or suspend the class in those conditions, so I don’t really get why they just keep going through it. They could also expel students if it’s that extreme… I don’t know, it just feels off.
Your take is 100% better than everyone else's that I've seen so far.
Thanks. it's honestly exhausting seeing people be so naïve and delulu, acting like real life is some Disney movie where every injustice gets acknowledged and dealt with. Unfortunately, that's just not how the world works.
Okay, so I kept seeing a lot of controversial takes about this drama, with people claiming that it promotes and justifies violence. Honestly, I've only watched Episode 1 so far, but I don't really agree with that interpretation.
From what I've seen, the people being targeted aren't innocent. You have a corrupt father and a spoiled son who acts like he's above everyone else. Whether people like it or not, that kid got someone killed. The drama isn't presenting him as some harmless victim.
People keep saying, "You don't respond to violence with violence," and sure, that sounds nice in theory. But when the system itself is corrupt, what exactly are people supposed to rely on? Justice? Because in reality, justice doesn't work equally for everyone. More often than not, people with money and influence are the ones who get away with EVERYTHING (hello Epstein files)
I also think it's easy to take the moral high ground when you've never personally been affected by a serious injustice. Maybe I'm wrong, but I get the feeling that a lot of people saying these things have never lost someone they cared about because the system failed them. It's easy to stay neutral when you're looking at a situation from the outside. I'm usually a pretty neutral person myself, but if something like that ever happened to you or someone you love, I can almost guarantee you wouldn't be speaking about it in the exact same way.
And whenever someone says, "There must be a better way," I genuinely want to know what that way is. I'm open to hearing it.
plus honestly, just look at what's happening around the world. We all know of ongoing wars and conflicts where innocent people are suffering every day. Do people genuinely think what's happening is moral? Most would probably say no. Yet what are those in power doing about it? nothing. That's exactly why so many people lose faith in institutions and in the idea that justice will eventually prevail on its own.
the message I've taken from the ep 1 so far is simple: don't do to others what you wouldn't want done to yourself. So for everyone asking, "What lesson does this teach?" here's one right there. It's such a simple, obvious lesson that even a child could understand it and learn something from it....
I finally found my people because I seriously thought I was the only one not getting the hype. I really tried…
I totally get you. It's one of the worst dramas I've watched too.
I'm honestly tired of people rating a show highly just because the cast is attractive. Good-looking actors can't carry an entire drama. Nothing worked for me here: the acting felt robotic, the chemistry was nonexistent, and everything came across as bland and painfully boring. I kept waiting for something interesting to happen, but it never did.
i'm currently on the episode one and I'm not sure i should continue considering all the bad reviews.. but so far…
don’t let the comments and reviewers fool you. This drama is far from perfect, but it’s nowhere near as bad as some people make it out to be. The hate is honestly a bit exaggerated. I wrote a pretty detailed review covering all the pros and cons, with ratings for the different aspects of the drama, so feel free to check it out if you want a more balanced opinion.
And there’s just too much that doesn’t sit right. The fact that the guy basically got his position through connections already makes it hard to take seriously. Even if the original goal is kind of noble, the way the whole thing was set up just ruins it. It’s like they’re trying to call out certain behaviors while doing the exact same thing themselves.
Because of that, I can’t fully take them seriously either. The methods they use to deal with bullies or parents don’t really bother me that much on their own, but the bigger issue is that the whole project just feels… not clean, not transparent. And I feel like a lot of people don’t want to admit that part.
So yeah, I’m honestly glad I’m not the only one who feels this way.
For example, with a show like The Boys, we're already dealing with a fictional universe filled with superheroes, impossible powers, and situations that are intentionally larger than life. The exaggeration feels natural because it's built into the premise and the internal logic of that world from the start.
The difference is that, in this case, it just didn’t work for me.
I don’t need a school drama to be 100% realistic, but I do need the characters and situations to feel believable within the framework the show itself establishes.what took me out of it was how the students, teachers, and institutions often behave more like caricatures than grounded characters.
So it’s not that I “don’t understand” what the show is trying to do. I simply don’t think the execution is as effective as it could be.
My biggest issue is how over-the-top and theatrical everything feels. The students often come across more like caricatures of delinquents than actual high schoolers, and the school environment is so exaggerated that it becomes difficult to take seriously.
The way some students talk to adults is a good example. We're supposed to believe that teenagers would speak like that to virtually every authority figure they encounter, including military personnel or other intimidating adults? The show really needs to tone down the "delinquent gang" vibe. At several points, it felt closer to a parody than a serious school drama.
The series constantly pushes every conflict to extreme levels instead of keeping things grounded in reality. Even the teachers' reactions can feel unrealistic. In many situations, they could simply suspend classes, involve the administration, or pursue proper disciplinary action. Instead, they often seem to endure outrageous behavior without taking any realistic measures. It feels as if the writing deliberately escalates situations into something almost grotesque just to serve the plot, rather than portraying a believable school environment.
Another thing that bothered me is how every case is resolved in what feels like a fairy-tale version of reality. Everything ends with police arrests, public press conferences, and neat, satisfying resolutions. After a while, it becomes repetitive and predictable.
The dialogue doesn't help either. Many of the show's supposed "deep" or emotional moments feel forced rather than genuinely impactful. The series often tells the audience something is profound instead of earning that feeling naturally through the writing.
It's not a terrible watch, and some episodes are definitely entertaining, but the overall execution feels far too exaggerated for my taste. If you're looking for something more realistic, nuanced, and thoughtful, I'd recommend Juvenile justice instead.
ep 2 is the worst for me
The whole “gang” group in uniforms, acting aggressively, even touching the teacher and yelling at the professor… it feels like a bit much. I can accept a couple of disruptive students, that’s realistic, but an entire class behaving like that? That’s really pushing it. We’ve all been to school, and yeah there’s always that one problematic group, but not on this level. It just needs some balance.
I know it’s adapted from a webtoon, but still, an adaptation should ground things a bit more in reality.
And also, teachers could realistically just refuse to teach or suspend the class in those conditions, so I don’t really get why they just keep going through it. They could also expel students if it’s that extreme… I don’t know, it just feels off.
From what I've seen, the people being targeted aren't innocent. You have a corrupt father and a spoiled son who acts like he's above everyone else. Whether people like it or not, that kid got someone killed. The drama isn't presenting him as some harmless victim.
People keep saying, "You don't respond to violence with violence," and sure, that sounds nice in theory. But when the system itself is corrupt, what exactly are people supposed to rely on? Justice? Because in reality, justice doesn't work equally for everyone. More often than not, people with money and influence are the ones who get away with EVERYTHING (hello Epstein files)
I also think it's easy to take the moral high ground when you've never personally been affected by a serious injustice. Maybe I'm wrong, but I get the feeling that a lot of people saying these things have never lost someone they cared about because the system failed them. It's easy to stay neutral when you're looking at a situation from the outside. I'm usually a pretty neutral person myself, but if something like that ever happened to you or someone you love, I can almost guarantee you wouldn't be speaking about it in the exact same way.
And whenever someone says, "There must be a better way," I genuinely want to know what that way is. I'm open to hearing it.
plus honestly, just look at what's happening around the world. We all know of ongoing wars and conflicts where innocent people are suffering every day. Do people genuinely think what's happening is moral? Most would probably say no. Yet what are those in power doing about it? nothing. That's exactly why so many people lose faith in institutions and in the idea that justice will eventually prevail on its own.
the message I've taken from the ep 1 so far is simple: don't do to others what you wouldn't want done to yourself. So for everyone asking, "What lesson does this teach?" here's one right there. It's such a simple, obvious lesson that even a child could understand it and learn something from it....
I don't mind a slow burn at all, but if it takes 20 episodes just to get a kiss, I'm probably out.
And is the story genuinely interesting?
I'm honestly tired of people rating a show highly just because the cast is attractive. Good-looking actors can't carry an entire drama. Nothing worked for me here: the acting felt robotic, the chemistry was nonexistent, and everything came across as bland and painfully boring. I kept waiting for something interesting to happen, but it never did.
peut-être fais tu allusion à my royal nemesis?