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They were milking the denial so hard it became exhausting.
It started great, but then they could not handle their own conflict well enough. I am honestly not sure if the issue was the writing, directing or the delivery from actors themselves, but something did not work.
I loved it at first. I was ready for the soft angst and pinning, instead in the second half I got a lot of annoyance and running in a circles. This could work, but I don’t think Amemiya Kakeru as the skillset to deliver that internal conflict of wanting to be with Yokoi Minato and being scared it would ruin what they already had, while also somehow trying to gaslight himself into believing he does see Minato as just best friend. A lot to handle for a rookie actor. While I saw a lot of love in Minato’s eyes, I mostly saw hesitation in Wataru’s and I am not sure it’s because of the character’s feelings, and not just the actor being confused how to deliver a cohesive performance. Amemiya Kakeru was not bad, but rather than amazing performance I’ve got a good potential.
Supporting characters were all rather shallow, I remember not one of them. Maybe the photo studio boss and the little son.
Plotwise, they were milking the denial so hard it became exhausting. I usually have no problem with characters not allowing themselves to admit to their feelings, and even when they do, not acting on them. But I feel it should be built on some underlying angst and hesitation of what could be and what they can lose. But here the feelings felt quite shallow. I don’t think I was fully convinced by this romance. It felt more platonic on one side. While I understand they both have feelings for each other, after finishing the drama I keep having this feeling: Was Wataru afraid of getting into a relationship because it might ruin the friendship, or did he get into a relationship because he was afraid of losing his best friend? I know it’s not the case, but with the presentation I cannot stop thinking it’s too much of a fitting possibility.
Then we have the issue with the structure of the story, for example: there was one episode filled with flashbacks, usually used to sum up the whole show before the conclusion or provide additional perspective, but it gave me neither and did not do much to push the story forward or change the dynamics. Or when the majority of the episodes focus on the flashbacks of the past and conclude on confession in the present, but they did not establish at all what change in present timeline for the confession to happen - what pushed the character to do it.
Production wise, the drama was pretty, but there were some editing and lighting issues. Ending scene in episode 3? What exactly happened? It feels like they filmed during the day and then edited it to look like night post-production… but it didn’t quite work out.
It was a nice show, but being too long ruined the experience. Some dramas truly should stick to 6 episodes, if it’s all the plot can fill.
I loved it at first. I was ready for the soft angst and pinning, instead in the second half I got a lot of annoyance and running in a circles. This could work, but I don’t think Amemiya Kakeru as the skillset to deliver that internal conflict of wanting to be with Yokoi Minato and being scared it would ruin what they already had, while also somehow trying to gaslight himself into believing he does see Minato as just best friend. A lot to handle for a rookie actor. While I saw a lot of love in Minato’s eyes, I mostly saw hesitation in Wataru’s and I am not sure it’s because of the character’s feelings, and not just the actor being confused how to deliver a cohesive performance. Amemiya Kakeru was not bad, but rather than amazing performance I’ve got a good potential.
Supporting characters were all rather shallow, I remember not one of them. Maybe the photo studio boss and the little son.
Plotwise, they were milking the denial so hard it became exhausting. I usually have no problem with characters not allowing themselves to admit to their feelings, and even when they do, not acting on them. But I feel it should be built on some underlying angst and hesitation of what could be and what they can lose. But here the feelings felt quite shallow. I don’t think I was fully convinced by this romance. It felt more platonic on one side. While I understand they both have feelings for each other, after finishing the drama I keep having this feeling: Was Wataru afraid of getting into a relationship because it might ruin the friendship, or did he get into a relationship because he was afraid of losing his best friend? I know it’s not the case, but with the presentation I cannot stop thinking it’s too much of a fitting possibility.
Then we have the issue with the structure of the story, for example: there was one episode filled with flashbacks, usually used to sum up the whole show before the conclusion or provide additional perspective, but it gave me neither and did not do much to push the story forward or change the dynamics. Or when the majority of the episodes focus on the flashbacks of the past and conclude on confession in the present, but they did not establish at all what change in present timeline for the confession to happen - what pushed the character to do it.
Production wise, the drama was pretty, but there were some editing and lighting issues. Ending scene in episode 3? What exactly happened? It feels like they filmed during the day and then edited it to look like night post-production… but it didn’t quite work out.
It was a nice show, but being too long ruined the experience. Some dramas truly should stick to 6 episodes, if it’s all the plot can fill.
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