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an absolutely devastating must-watch

I remember when spaceless came out a few months ago and I didn't watch it, but now that 4 minutes is almost over, I figured I would. And holy shit.
I am so glad that I skipped it when it came out during pride month cause it is an absolute masterpiece of an emotional hate crime 😭
Anyone who thinks Jes and Bible don't have chemistry is a fucking idiot, they are perfect! The scene by the water is literally devastating and they both played it so well. It's so sad, but so beautiful.
Bible was the standout for me, just the utter devastation on his face in most scenes, and then the end, the soft smile after Tul tells Garn that he named his daughter after him.
The story itself is just so devastating (I know I keep using that word, but it's the most fitting) because Garn was willing to suffer just so that he could still have Tul in his life. And I don't blame Tul entirely for the way he treated Garn, but I do hate him just a little bit for knowing how Garn felt and lowkey leading him on. But props for being honest and telling him that it was never gonna happen. It's still sad tho because it almost feels like Garn died of a broken heart 😭

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it's gonna try you, but in the end, you'll love it

listen, I have very mixed opinions about this show. I think when it was bad, it was definitely not enjoyable, but god, when it was good, I couldn't put it down. that being said, I do think episodes 4-6 kind of drag, but 6 starts to pick it back up towards the middle/end.

the cast was phenomenal, the stand outs for me were Hangyeom as Doyoon and Jinkwon as Seheon, but the character writing could definitely use some work. specifically Juha and Taeyi. I really liked Taeyi and Seheon, but Seheon and the writing forgave him way too easily for what he did to Seheon in episode 7. AND THE ENTIRE FANDOM FORGAVE JUHA WAY TOO QUICKLY FOR FUCKING HARASSING AND ASSAULTING SEHEON TO THE POINT THAT HE WAS LITERALLY TERRIFIED OF JUHA AND HID FROM HIM. I think Jungha was incredible, he played a very good villain in the beginning, but after that, I'm sorry, but I could not get behind Juha, and I especially couldn't get behind Juha and Doyoon. Doyoon was the best character consistently, but I still can't understand for the life of me why he wants that man. Honestly, I think the story itself could've done without their romance period.
However, I think Taeyi and Seheon were fantastic, even though Taeyi was a bit iffy a lot of the time. I really enjoyed Seheon not being a pushover like most kbl protagonists, I loved that he stood up for himself, but he's definitely the bigger person in tok many situations (like with Juha at the end).

I tend to think this about every kbl I watch, but if it just had more time, it would've been so much better. I feel like the last two or so episodes were really rushed, and honestly, I just wanted to see more of Seheon and Taeyi being cute boyfriends, cause that was easily my favorite part of the show. Like just them being cute the last like 2 episodes~ completely remade the show for me, I loved it. Jinkwon and Hogeun have a lot of chemistry (and I know there's been talk of Hogeun being homophobic, and while I did find him a little stiff sometimes (weirdly before Seheon and Taeyi got together), I don't think that showed in this). I also would've liked more of Doyoon's friendship with Taeyi and Seheon, cause those were some of the best scenes across the show.

and let's talk about the kissing: bad. Juha and Doyoon's kiss, the editor needs to be fired cause the cutting on that was horrendous. I think most of Seheon and Taeyi's kisses were mid, but that last kiss?????? HOLY SHIT????? BEST KBL KISS I HAVE EVER SEEN. It genuinely made me wonder if it was improved cause it was just so natural and so good. Overall, kiss scenes were bad, but I don't expect quality from KBLs.

and I would like to use this moment to profess my love for the intro and Improvisation BECAUSE GOD I HAVE NEVER WATCH AN INTRO SO MANY TIMES. THERE IS CRACK IN THAT SONG LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, CRACK. It's literally a masterpiece, probably my favorite OST of all time, it was literally one of my top ten most streamed songs of last year for a reason.

Overall, despite some boredom and a lot of frustration, I find myself actually really fond of this show. Like I said, when it was good, it was really good, literally impossible to put down, and I have a feeling I'm going to rewatch it quite a bit in these next couple days. I know there's a lot of negative reviews of this show, and I don't blame them, there are things to criticize about it. Personally, I think the way this show handles assault and harassment (specifically the way they don't) is gross, and needs a lot of work. But I think the acting was great, the show always looked amazing, THE OST WAS POPPING, and the good moments mostly made up for the bad ones. I say, if you're on the fence, give it a watch, cause it really is good, it's just flawed, as a lot of things are, especially in this genre. I personally don't regret watching it, even as someone who doesn't usually enjoy this lighter/fluffier type of show, and I hope you won't either.

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