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The babies on the bus go, "Waah, waah, waah."
Great balls of fire!! What a useless show! Since I discovered it was leaving Netflix at the end of the month, I decided that it could be my next watch. Unless I come across something unacceptable, I generally hold out hope for a handful of episodes before I stop watching something. This program maintained a plateau so it became my "filler" drama before gradually beginning its decline. Upon reflection, I have decided that my reasoning for finishing was similar to going down a sub-par slide and deciding to complete the ride rather than jump off 2 feet from the bottom.
** The following text is a protracted oration which may be marked by intemperate, virulent, or harshly censorious language. Reader discretion is advised. **
This drama was clearly written as propoganda for the anti-marriage lobby. The writers should used the, "Don't marry, date!" name and came up with a more realistic app title. After unwisely deleting 16 hours of my life for this show, I still do not understand what the "previous generation" is supposed to have done to the institution of marriage that has caused it to be portrayed here as a death sentence for love.
The FL here is the most dismal one I can recall ever having the misfortune to watch. Some general terms that can be used to describe her persona include: dreary, gloomy, depressing, tedious, insipid, lifeless, boring, colorless, depressing, dull, uninteresting, bland, etc. Eeyore did a great impersonation of her in that one show...
In regards to her behavior, I found that she matched quite well with quite a few general characteristics of a baby/toddler:
* self-absorbed
* demand attention
* require their needs to be met first
* sketchy understanding of proprietary rights
* not constrained by logic
* lack of understanding or disregard of other's feelings
* alter other's routines
* fluctuating behavior
* cry when they don't get their way
Further viewing revealed her to be whiny, creepy, petulent, selfish, mentally unstable, and even psychopathic.
Below, I have provided some translations of events in the final episode. (At this point I should admit that I didn't completely finish the series; I left with 20-30 minutes remaining.)
ML moved: "What, he's not waiting at the door to smother me with kisses? He's making his own life choices? He didn't realize he needed to provide a GPS location for my convenience if I decided I wanted to waltz back in and corrupt his life again? No comprendo."
The cake: so presumptuous! "I ditched you a few months ago. Now I've decided that I'll grace you with my presence again. Obviously you will want to get back together. Today works for me."
The creepy stalker-esque scene after her enlightening phone call: "Oh look, an unconscious person. This appears to be a good opportunity to take some liberties. First, I'll steal his comfort plushie; he should be snuggling me instead. Next I'll climb into his bed; that's totally legal. Now I'll start touching him. Because that's what I'm in the mood for, so naturally he should accomodate me. These actions are all behaviors that the general public actively participate in (with no push-back from the non-consensual participant), so I'm good to go here." "Ah, I percieve that he thinks he is dreaming. I can tell from his words that he has been suffering on my account for quite awhile. Instead of putting an end to his misery, I'll see how long I can stretch it out. I may have even caused some PTSD! Bonus round!"
Appearing in his space when he walks out the next morning: "Hello, I'm the pyschopath who invaded your day-to-day life, got you emotionally invested, then left for more interesting activities. Now I've decided to move back in." "Surprise!" "It seems that you have awakened. That's great, now you can feed me."
When ML is not instantly filled with light and laughter at her reemergence: "It was a Tuesday, so I left you. Now it's a Saturday, so I'm back. Why are you having a problem with this?"
Followed by: "Oh look, you got angry, just like I wanted. Yay." < What all fit-for-interacting-with-the-public individuals say.
FL wakes up, ML still sleeping: "Hmm, it looks like you are sleeping. That won't work for me. Let me fix that." [ML: "I'm tired. I was asleep and would prefer to stay that way at this time. Incidentally, I haven't gotten a life-preserving amount of sleep lately."] "I'm awake, so you should be awake. Also I'm hungry. Feed me."
en fin
** The following text is a protracted oration which may be marked by intemperate, virulent, or harshly censorious language. Reader discretion is advised. **
This drama was clearly written as propoganda for the anti-marriage lobby. The writers should used the, "Don't marry, date!" name and came up with a more realistic app title. After unwisely deleting 16 hours of my life for this show, I still do not understand what the "previous generation" is supposed to have done to the institution of marriage that has caused it to be portrayed here as a death sentence for love.
The FL here is the most dismal one I can recall ever having the misfortune to watch. Some general terms that can be used to describe her persona include: dreary, gloomy, depressing, tedious, insipid, lifeless, boring, colorless, depressing, dull, uninteresting, bland, etc. Eeyore did a great impersonation of her in that one show...
In regards to her behavior, I found that she matched quite well with quite a few general characteristics of a baby/toddler:
* self-absorbed
* demand attention
* require their needs to be met first
* sketchy understanding of proprietary rights
* not constrained by logic
* lack of understanding or disregard of other's feelings
* alter other's routines
* fluctuating behavior
* cry when they don't get their way
Further viewing revealed her to be whiny, creepy, petulent, selfish, mentally unstable, and even psychopathic.
Below, I have provided some translations of events in the final episode. (At this point I should admit that I didn't completely finish the series; I left with 20-30 minutes remaining.)
ML moved: "What, he's not waiting at the door to smother me with kisses? He's making his own life choices? He didn't realize he needed to provide a GPS location for my convenience if I decided I wanted to waltz back in and corrupt his life again? No comprendo."
The cake: so presumptuous! "I ditched you a few months ago. Now I've decided that I'll grace you with my presence again. Obviously you will want to get back together. Today works for me."
The creepy stalker-esque scene after her enlightening phone call: "Oh look, an unconscious person. This appears to be a good opportunity to take some liberties. First, I'll steal his comfort plushie; he should be snuggling me instead. Next I'll climb into his bed; that's totally legal. Now I'll start touching him. Because that's what I'm in the mood for, so naturally he should accomodate me. These actions are all behaviors that the general public actively participate in (with no push-back from the non-consensual participant), so I'm good to go here." "Ah, I percieve that he thinks he is dreaming. I can tell from his words that he has been suffering on my account for quite awhile. Instead of putting an end to his misery, I'll see how long I can stretch it out. I may have even caused some PTSD! Bonus round!"
Appearing in his space when he walks out the next morning: "Hello, I'm the pyschopath who invaded your day-to-day life, got you emotionally invested, then left for more interesting activities. Now I've decided to move back in." "Surprise!" "It seems that you have awakened. That's great, now you can feed me."
When ML is not instantly filled with light and laughter at her reemergence: "It was a Tuesday, so I left you. Now it's a Saturday, so I'm back. Why are you having a problem with this?"
Followed by: "Oh look, you got angry, just like I wanted. Yay." < What all fit-for-interacting-with-the-public individuals say.
FL wakes up, ML still sleeping: "Hmm, it looks like you are sleeping. That won't work for me. Let me fix that." [ML: "I'm tired. I was asleep and would prefer to stay that way at this time. Incidentally, I haven't gotten a life-preserving amount of sleep lately."] "I'm awake, so you should be awake. Also I'm hungry. Feed me."
en fin
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