Kate

Yeah... last 3 parts of episode 4 are like "introduction and interviews of the cast".
When I finished part 2 of episode 4, and opened part 3 but so no continuation of the plot but the interviews I was honestly confused...

I loved the relationship between the mains! I know many people didn't like Xu Xu, but I myself loved her. She made many mistakes, that's true, but she was excellent in her area of expertise!

As you said, it's good they didn't go full romance. I think what this drama aced was keeping a good balance between the genres it introduced.
And the chemistry and dynamics between all the characters was out of this world! :D

Agree on the Jung being the most interesting. That's why I was so disappointed in the 2nd half when they moved away from him and focused more on In Ho, since his story "sell well" and the audience liked him better.

Having a gray character like Jung was so refreshing, and I get he was not easily marketable, but I still believe the production team should have stick with the original story and not make these few changes...

100% agree on the "age gap" not being a problem. They did not do anything when the dynamics were still teacher-student, so I'm fine with it. The chemistry was there is the "present times" so I had no problems enjoying the romance :)

"THIS NEEDS A SEASON 2"... and we've got it... and it was not as good as the first one.
But hey, I agree: best action drama. The the bad guys were awesome.
Gosh, now I feel like rewatching hahaha

The thing I loved the most about this movie: people were smart. They didn't make typical dumb decisions, they were trying to use whatever they had to survive: the movie was entertaining but not frustrating. :)
Honestly cannot wait for the second one :)

I would honestly LOVE to see a whole new drama showing in greater detail the past story. I was i love with it and always wished to see more. And for sure it was visual masterpiece. Same with soundtrack: so many iconic songs.

This drama is harsh: damn right you are. It was so hard to watch at times, because of how realistic it was. No typical: "I'm so poor but still have the newest phone and new clothes every day" female lead. It truly showed the ugly side of life.
I think most people agree this was the turning point in IU's acting career. When she took the role many people doubt she can ace it, but she did. I cannot imagine any other actress in the role of Ji An...

I actually loved the show and both In Wook and Soon Ho hahaha
For In Wook... I liked they didn't do much "improvement" with his character. I appreciate when not everything is perfect and falls into place as the show ends. Some people don't change, don't improve. I see it the same as I see "everyone ends up in a relationship by the end of rom-coms"... I rather not have that. But that's 100% personal preference. His whole character was about keeping everything inside and not letting anyone in. Made sense for me that out of all the characters, he would be the one struggling the most with the change.

As for Soon Ho... I think her development was really subtle, few pieces here and there. She went from someone who does not want to listen to other people's troubles and living in a happy bubble, not to get hurt, to willingly getting involved in someone else's life, knowing it will hurt her, just coz she wanted to help, and make them suffer less. It's a huge character development, just shown in a delicate way.

That said, it was nice reading your review. It's always fun to see the other side of the coin, as there are ni perfect dramas anyway :)
And I agree, Seo Woo was extremely noisy and had this: I know better what you need, mentality.

"Sarawat was hot as f*ck. Boyfriend material 100/10" true. Like... damn. I fell for that hot ass hard! but then ep 12 happen and gosh... I don't even want to think about it, it was so bad hahaha
I'm just happy Win got the role, now he is popular and we will see more of him.

The thing is: Fighter and Tutor story is far more character driven than plot driven. We have simple plot and thanks to that we can focus on development of the characters and relationship between them. There is nothing wrong with that. I loved the fact I could focus on who the characters are and not try to keep up with some ridiculous over the top plot.

actually the reviews are sorted by most helpful to least helpful. Rarely ever the "ongoing" review stays even close to the top longer than maybe 3 hours after the drama finishes airing.

As for the good and bad points: I guess it always depends on the reviewer and their priorities. A good practice I guess would be to read one review with high rating and one with low rating, to compare the points. Especially since exactly the same thing can be pros and cons depending on the person (like for example: slow pace. Someone could write about it as an asset, other person can drag the drama because of it).

At the end of the day it's impossible to be objective writing reviews. We can try, but still taking into consideration different priorities, experiences and personalities, the bias will show.

They didnt audition for these specific roles, but they did audition overall. Bright was suppose to be Tine and Win was suppose to be Wat.

The writing became a mess from the moment they became a couple. Like Tine being shy about kiss on the cheek but not all the cuddling and sleeping in the same bed. I get that.
The show would be much better if they dive deep into Tine's insecurity and not create some "ex-first love" drama.
That said, I still find Tine as one of the more interesting and realistic BL characters out there. I find his insecurity so "refreshing". Coz it;s not just about him being shy and prude. It goes much deeper. That's why I don't mind almost nothing happening between Wat and Tine even tho they started dating.
What annoys me tho, is that they hint some stuff might happen (like taking shower together), but they never really clarify anything. The writing became a mess, but I believe it hit Wat way worse than Tine...

That's the flaw in writing, I agree. That said, I don't mind him being shy till the end and the only thing we get is the shy kiss. It's not the first romance show that concludes on that. I rather take close to now "character growth" of Tine over 180 they did in ep12 with Wat tbh.

Being insecure means you fear confrontation and you fear showing your feelings. So saying: he should just discuss is quite ridiculous. Just discussing your problems and fears is something a confident person does.
What more does he want? I don't know? Maybe for Wat to introduce him as his boyfriend to a person he feels threaten about? He is around 18. He is a teenager. 90% of people at that age have no idea what they want at that age.
And Tine did tell Wat about how insecure he feels about Pam and that she is Wat's first love. Wat should right then clear the situation and make sure Pam knows Tine is his boyfriend, and that Tine knows Pam knows.
If he decide to ask out a person with such a confidence deficiency as Tine, you have no right to then complain about them being insecure. As I said, Wat knew what he is getting into. It was Wat that went after Tine for a serious romantic relationship, not another way round. If it was Tine pursuing Wat but then acting cold and distance when they get together, it would be a whole different situation. r

Tine is EXTREMELY self conscious and insecure. Wat knows what he was getting into. Tine rather takes things slow and is scared of being in a relationship. He likes Wat but he is scared of his own feelings. I actually love Tine and what they are doing with his character. He was never taken care of nor loved by his partners (as we saw in episode one). He was always the one giving his whole in a relationship. So now that Wat is the one taking care and leading, Tine is lost and scared coz he is not use to this behavior. He was never the one being chased and fought over so him not exactly knowing how to react and wanting to slow down makes perfect sense.
I think you are being slightly too harsh on Tine here.
"if my boyfriend pushed me with his hand on my chest when I want to kiss him, I would be really hurt" < I wouldn't feel hurt but rather concern and ask what happened and what is going on. I wouldn't just assume my boyfriend doesn't want to kiss me or doesn't love me. I would try to talk to them. If they want to take it slow: so be it. I would slow down.
Wat had a year of confirming his feelings for Tine and making sure what he feels is strong and real. He feels secure in a situation he is in. For Tine this whole arrangement is new and foreign. Not everyone can jump into relationship and right away act like lovey dovey couple with all the skinship. Some need more time.

it's all about what was more important to Wat: making sure Tine will not get hurt, making sure Pam will not get hurt. Not being straightforward with Pam means risking hurting Tine. At the end of the day, for me, Wat picked Pam's feelings over Tine's and I don't like it.

Also with the timeline, it's not like Tine and Wat just started dating. It's been weeks. And they live together. Why is everyone trying to explain his out of character behavior in episode 12 with "Wat was confused coz this is his first relationship".

Also, Wat told Tine truth ONLY AFTER Tine asked about it. It's not like Pam showed up, and Wat right away took Tine on the side and explained what is going on. He kept Tine in the dark until it all blew up itself.

"Yes he should told her about Tine" that's it. No buts. If he didn't know about her feelings, no reason not to right away introduce Tine as his boyfriend since up till now Wat was telling everyone about it. It was not a secret. He wanted EVERYONE to know he is dating Tine. Except this one time.
IF he knew she might have feelings for him: more reasons to clear the situation right away: Tine would feel better knowing Wat is being honest and straightforward and the situation is clear, and Wat wouldn't be giving her false hopes.

The fact he didn't introduce Tine as his boyfriend simply makes no sense. If he did it right away, all of that mess would never happen.

I love how you pick this definition out of all the ones they gave. This was the only one that mentioned the good qualities.
There is also difference between literary criticism (which is often used simply instead of "literary analysis") and "just" criticism and this is probably where our disagreement comes from.
Coz you talked about the use of word criticism in "literary" (art) area, when I was talking about the more broad meaning. And it's not exactly the same.
If you check other definitions on other websites too, the good qualities are mention in a connotation with "literary criticism" but not necessarily with any other "meaning".

Also, I myself don't see pointing out negatives as something bad as long as it phrased in a right away and explained. Especially if we talk about a short form of giving your opinions like comments. If someone doesn't want to write a whole essay about good and bad points, it makes far more sense to explain what they have problem with rather than praise the good aspects.