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A rollercoaster of bad plot lines
This show has a nice and simple initial story: Quirky girl bickers with cold male until they fall in love.
The concept is simple enough, would be a good watch and used in many other shows ( When I fly towards you, Time and him are just right...). Unfortunately, the stories surrounding the main couple completely ruins this.
The good stuff:
- Secondary are quite interesting! We have a shy cosplayer + fan and an assertive woman + clumsy guy. Both couples enjoyable to watch, and they feel natural in how they progress.
- the pen pal storyline! the main leads connect through solving equations in a book. While being a tad bit cliché, it's the most refreshing part of their relationship and acts as a very good explanation of how the ML fell for the FL. The 'Hypatia' nickname was a fun idea and memorable part of this.
The bad stuff:
- the 'villains'. We're introduced very early on to a woman whose whole job is to be annoying and destructive for no reason, only for her to disappear in the first few episodes = just a plot point to annoy both FL and spectator.
Another instance of a bad written villain is En Tong. Introduced as an old friend, she becomes an obstacle for the main couple (who could have guessed it...), but the problem is, they gave her too many plotlines to do. She was a love rival to the main couple while also crushing on another guy. The reasons behind her actions were hidden behind her fake depression but made no true sense. And when we think it's over and she's ready to start over, become a decent person, the story forces her back into a villainous role and removes everything that the show had tried to show us.
- Misunderstandings. This show should've just been called 'Misunderstandings galore'. Their entire relationship is based on them, and even when they are together, the script writer finds other ways for them to misunderstand each other.
- Useless breakup. What follows misunderstandings where the ML doesn't want to communicate? A useless breakup at the last episode. It adds no new aspect to the couple, only makes the spectator angry.
- The weird photographer? Just another character here to force plot lines between characters (famous cosplayer, fake relationship...). Which adult person in their right mind would photograph college kids' private lives for absolutely no reason?
TLDR; Good initial concept ruined by an abondance of storylines bunched together, creating an incoherent mess of misunderstanding and forced roles.
The concept is simple enough, would be a good watch and used in many other shows ( When I fly towards you, Time and him are just right...). Unfortunately, the stories surrounding the main couple completely ruins this.
The good stuff:
- Secondary are quite interesting! We have a shy cosplayer + fan and an assertive woman + clumsy guy. Both couples enjoyable to watch, and they feel natural in how they progress.
- the pen pal storyline! the main leads connect through solving equations in a book. While being a tad bit cliché, it's the most refreshing part of their relationship and acts as a very good explanation of how the ML fell for the FL. The 'Hypatia' nickname was a fun idea and memorable part of this.
The bad stuff:
- the 'villains'. We're introduced very early on to a woman whose whole job is to be annoying and destructive for no reason, only for her to disappear in the first few episodes = just a plot point to annoy both FL and spectator.
Another instance of a bad written villain is En Tong. Introduced as an old friend, she becomes an obstacle for the main couple (who could have guessed it...), but the problem is, they gave her too many plotlines to do. She was a love rival to the main couple while also crushing on another guy. The reasons behind her actions were hidden behind her fake depression but made no true sense. And when we think it's over and she's ready to start over, become a decent person, the story forces her back into a villainous role and removes everything that the show had tried to show us.
- Misunderstandings. This show should've just been called 'Misunderstandings galore'. Their entire relationship is based on them, and even when they are together, the script writer finds other ways for them to misunderstand each other.
- Useless breakup. What follows misunderstandings where the ML doesn't want to communicate? A useless breakup at the last episode. It adds no new aspect to the couple, only makes the spectator angry.
- The weird photographer? Just another character here to force plot lines between characters (famous cosplayer, fake relationship...). Which adult person in their right mind would photograph college kids' private lives for absolutely no reason?
TLDR; Good initial concept ruined by an abondance of storylines bunched together, creating an incoherent mess of misunderstanding and forced roles.
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