lurkingshan

I am speaking purely as a drama watcher here - I am aware there is a whole fandom for the source material and I’ve never read it. I have no idea how close or far this might be to the original story and whether fans feel the ML is portrayed as they hoped.

So with that established, what a letdown this is for me as the final chapter in Yumi’s story. This is the guy I’m supposed to think should be her forever person? I don’t find him unsympathetic—I actually relate to him a lot—but they’re not selling me on the romance at all. There’s so little spark or energy between them, he’s hot and cold with her in a way I do not find at all endearing, and most importantly his personality and communication style just seems like a bad fit for her emotional needs. I don’t believe in this romance at all, and with only two episodes left I don’t think I’ll get there by the end of the story.

Other aspects of this are frustrating, as well - the side plot with the other writer is repetitive and annoying, some of Yumi’s own behavior is ridiculous, and it even feels like the writers have lost their touch wrt writing smart and witty lines for the cells. As a huge fan of the first season, I am also finding it pretty irritating to hear OSTs from that love story used again here. It just feels all wrong. Disappointed to have waited so long for this.