Kate

Not understating concept of different opinion and not everyone liking what you like, wow. mature.
How is it bad that I spent actually time thinking over that review and trying to make it best represent my views? How is drafting it a bad thing? I could easily write short passive aggressive review like your comments and be done with it, but it brings NOTHING to the table and is not productive at all.

I agree with both of your points but I like to think that serious writers and producers want to create a good content with as little flaws as possible. So few mistakes here and there can happen, no drama is perfect, but I myself thought what happened in TharnType was more than that.
As for the values. I'd like to think that rape, emotional manipulation, mental health issues should be topics discussed and taken seriously no matter what cultural circle it happens in. It should be pointed out even more in the ones that do gloss over it. Cultural differences are amazing and enriching but some topics are matter of facts not opinions. Gang rape: bad. Mental health should be taken seriously? yes. Also putting whole western Europe in one bag is not a smart idea. I live in Poland, one of the most homophobic countries in Europe. We should not be out in the same box as more progressive countries in these aspects. There isn't really anything like Western European values, since all countries in Europe have their own set.

Not a problem. I mean my rating for TharnType is as subjective as possible which I also state in my review. The things that bothered me were my personal pet peeves that I could not ignore, but I get that someone could be able to ignore them and just enjoy the chemistry between characters. Different things irks different people.

From BL in 2019 I really liked History3: Make Our Days Count, even with that ending. I have not seen that many BL dramas, but from overall dramas some of my top ones are: Chicago Typewriter, Life, My Mister, Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People, Reply 1997, Secret, SKY Castle, the Guest, The Untamed. There are many dramas I rated over 8 tbh.

You don't have to be so passive aggressive about it lol Could have simply wrote me a message or a comment I could easily explain why I wrote what I wrote in a way shorter manner than the review itself hahahaha

I mean, good for you for being able to distance yourself from the problematic scenes and enjoy the drama. I do not wish anyone to dislike it as much as me. I tend to over-analyze things I watch and it;s not something I can turn off. All the ratings are subjective on this website, a drama can be perfect with one small flaw but if someone finds the flaw especially annoying for them, they can rate it well. On the other hand the drama can have major flaws but if someone loves an aspect of the drama a lot, they can rate it high. It's all subjective so no one is really wrong here :)

It's the last time I'm replying coz I can see this conversation leads to nowhere.
This is not how mental health works and how people with trauma react. You don't get cured with the power of love. As far as the show presented, Type didn't even know how bad his mental health is, so how could he want to get better when he was not aware how bad he was in the 1st place?
You don't forget your trauma before you deal with it. He was not doing that for the past years of his living, he will not get better with one small talk with Tharn. As I said, mental health does not work like that coz our brain does not work like that. Having someone who loves and support you is a great additional thing that will make it better and easier to work the problems out, but it's not enough to cure it completely.
I kind of feel the writer of the show has more or less the same level of knowledge of survivors of sexual assault, trauma and ptsd as you. You do not cure mental health issue only with "power of love" coz life is not Disney. It's not realistic and in my eyes disrespectful to both the real victims and people working in the mental health professions.

No, it does not get brownie points for using sexual assault on the minor as a plot device to make romance more interesting. And it's not about the assault itself (TharnType ain't the 1st one to use it) but how they then added the mental problem aspect to it just to make the romance more interesting. It's the reasoning behind using those topics that annoy me and it's not respectful. If they cared about showing representation, Type's symptoms of mental issue would not be gone after 4 episodes without any explanation and reasoning behind it. It does not really address ANY issues. It introduces them, explains nothing, does not dive into them, and the moment they are not useful for the plot, they are gone.

I like to point out good and bad things in dramas, but I don't have time to write a lengthy ones for every one I finish. I usually focus on the aspects that caught my attention the most (either coz they were really good or bad). As I said, TharnType was a unique case and truth to be told if I wasn't on Christmas break from university when I was writing it, it would be nowhere near as long and detail as it is now. The timing was just right so I could allow myself to spend more time on it. And since there are many big fans of it, I wanted to make sure I explain my position well.

Because I am not as emotionally invested in UWMA? Coz it's flaws do not bother me as much as TharnType? My biggest problem with UWMA is that it's boring coz of the extremely slow pace and the past cast does a better job than the present story cast. I have nowhere near as many complains about UWMA as I did have with TharnType. Is it subjective? Yes. We all judge dramas subjectively. Things that annoyed me in Tharntype for others might not be a problem. If you feel like UWMA is worse than TharnType and have many complains: write a detail long review about it yourself. I will not stop you.

I might write a review on UWMG but it will be nowhere near as detailed as TharnType one. This was the one time thing as you can see from my other reviews. Truth to be told my review on TharnType is not really a good one. There is too many spoilers in it, so anyone who have not watch the show should not read it. It's far too long so I'm sure at least few people decided to not read it simply because of it's length. It was posted more for me, to just share my thoughts on the drama with my friends on mdl. I assumed it will be close to the bottom of all the reviews.

but... I kind of like UWMA. I do have my criticisms for it, since no drama is perfect but overall I have more things I like about that one than dislike hahaha

Not a problem, I'm starting to regret posting it tho. I was kind of hoping it would be buried at the bottom of all the other reviews and not be the top one.... I hope soon the fans will make my wish come true ;)

would you still find the action attractive if the character as not < I like what you wrote and this is exactly what I meant.
My rate is EXTREMELY subjective, I was annoyed with this drama since episode one. But truth to be told, all ratings from other people are subjective. I see comments saying: I know there were many flaws but the chemistry was amazing so I don't care. How objective their view on the drama might have been, you know?

I don't think there should be different standard of judgment for men's and women's rights. I did read your post some time ago. It was quite interesting . While it was interesting there is no way of knowing it can be applied to BL dramas. It's a good hypothesis that should be researched.
Also just because something is part of a specific culture or is a result of how the society works (like with removing stigma of being gay with the rape scenes) it does not mean that it cannot be criticized. I as in individual can state my views and opinions on how the certain topics are handles and represented.

It is critical review. I don't just throw hate comments without any basis for them. I explained what in my eyes were the flaws of the drama. If the writer was not willing to put a minimal effort into the serious topic, they should have not introduce them in the 1st place. It's that simple. Just because there is a representation of mental health problems or LGBTQ, it does not mean it's a good thing, if the representation is lazy and full of mistakes. They didn't want to introduce the idea of Type going to the therapy? Sure. As you said, you need to be willing and ready for it yourself. But then they should have kept his panic attacks. All the other symptoms he had. But they were there in one episode, and gone in all the rest till the last one. It's a lazy writing if you use mental health issues of your character as a plot device when you need it and forget about it when it makes the progression of your drama hard.
The actors had amazing chemistry, but this is not enough for me to give the drama higher rating.

Are there many ways to deal with trauma? Sure. Is it possible to cure panic attacks after one short talk? No. I don't know if you read the comment of anchorenomore under my review but she works with people who were assaulted so it would be good to read it too. I myself have been studying clinical and neurpsychology for years in university. I did not speak from the view of a narrow minded person, but from someone who have been studying topics of mental health for years. It's not mu opinion on how people with panic attacks and ptsd acts, it's what research, psychological practice and the whole field of psychology says.
Even if Type was attracted to Tharn, the scene with bj starts with Type pushing Tharn away and saying let me go. That's when the scene should have ended. How much must a person say "no" for it to be considered "no" for you?
I once wrote in the post on feed, I don't blame the characters, but the writer. It;s obvious the writer did NO research on the topics they included in their drama.

It would not be a lie. Literally after that bj scene all the panic attacks went away. I should change my profession to a sex worker if I truly want to help people with their mental health lol

Oh yeah, I agree 100%. There was overall lack of serious conversation about what happened to him in the past. Like Tharn once said 'I'm not like that man. I will not hurt you" or something like that. But it's not enough. If you introduce such a serious topic, you better treat it with respect and make sure you explain the nuances behind it.

I mean depending on the environment and personal characteristics, one person can equal pedophiles and gays, assuming all pedophiles who assault boys are gay. Not everyone is educated and there is so many ignorant people. Type didn't exactly seem like a bright guy who would know anything in these aspects. So technically speaking it it could be possible that he would generalized hatred towards gays and not all man, if he rationalized what happen in criteria of that man being gay. It would not be the weirdest thing people under stress and when they don't even try to deal with said trauma. Was it correct on his side to associate all gays with pedophiles? Nope. Would it be realistic that it could have happened? Yes. What you said is 100% it just not everyone knows that. Many people in my country thinks that all pedophiles whose victims are boys must be gay.
And I 100% agree with your last paragraph! I am honestly surprised no one "called me out" on my opinion so far. Might be coz my review is so long, so the fans don;t even bother to read it.