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Crushed by Poor Writing
There is no excuse for the absolute shitshow that Reloved was other than the writing. The writers arrived, decided they didn't feel like writing for real, and gave the audience a "here, damn," series. This can be the only plausible reason that this series forgets that adults have brains and can use them.
Let's Dive In.
Before I go into just the poorness of the writing, I will say; certain parts of this series works and are enjoyable. The second leads were fun, the kids were adorable, and the office dynamic had charm. But it's completely crushed by the weight of extreme miscommunication, a handful of boring episodes, and a completely idiotic death. The acting is also just eh, but the writing is so much worse that you don't pay much attention to it.
This was a very fun concept. Exes with "kids" find each other again. When we, as the audience, realize that Mawin isn’t Akin’s biological son and might actually be Than’s, it’s a solid plot twist. Unfortunately, the execution is painfully clumsy. You mean to tell me Akin couldn't use his big-boy mouth and tell a grown man that he has a kid? Imagine going years knowing that your ex has a son that he doesn't know about because of you. And then Than forgives him almost instantly? Cue the long, exhausted sigh. The emotional fallout should have been massive, but instead it’s brushed aside far too easily.
The second leads are nice. They also have nice sex, albeit, a little unnecessary, but still they're nice. The issue is that their conflict is introduced far too late, and just when they reconcile, Don is suddenly killed off. It feels entirely manufactured for shock value, The death doesn’t align with the tone or trajectory of the story. It's random and out of the blue, and just drew off a very large crowd from wanting to watch this series. I'm also not giving it the rating I'm giving it just because of his death; I think death, if justifiable, can work in a series (History 3: Make Our Days Count). Here, it just doesn't work at all.
The actual leads are extremely underwhelming. I don't hate them, I just don't yearn for them. Like at all. I also think they're NC scene are pretty cringe. But thank you for taking off your shirts, Golf and Peter, we really needed that.
Most of the side characters exist purely to fill space. I did enjoy the office friendships; those moments felt natural and added some needed levity. And as for the guy with braids, we’re collectively pretending he never existed, for my own well-being.
Ratings:
Story: 6/10 - The entire plot is ran on a laughable miscommunication that two adults should be able to talk about. The plot before it's revealed that Mawin is maybe Than's son is fun, though. The second leads are also fun until they are not.
Acting: 7.5/10 - The acting is okay. I didn't really see any performance worth noting. The seconds leads were good, but still nothing more than okay.
Music: 6/10 - Wasn't distracting.
Recommendation Value: 3/10 - Honestly, the NC scenes from the seconds leads are fun. Other than that, you're wasting your time!
Let's Dive In.
Before I go into just the poorness of the writing, I will say; certain parts of this series works and are enjoyable. The second leads were fun, the kids were adorable, and the office dynamic had charm. But it's completely crushed by the weight of extreme miscommunication, a handful of boring episodes, and a completely idiotic death. The acting is also just eh, but the writing is so much worse that you don't pay much attention to it.
This was a very fun concept. Exes with "kids" find each other again. When we, as the audience, realize that Mawin isn’t Akin’s biological son and might actually be Than’s, it’s a solid plot twist. Unfortunately, the execution is painfully clumsy. You mean to tell me Akin couldn't use his big-boy mouth and tell a grown man that he has a kid? Imagine going years knowing that your ex has a son that he doesn't know about because of you. And then Than forgives him almost instantly? Cue the long, exhausted sigh. The emotional fallout should have been massive, but instead it’s brushed aside far too easily.
The second leads are nice. They also have nice sex, albeit, a little unnecessary, but still they're nice. The issue is that their conflict is introduced far too late, and just when they reconcile, Don is suddenly killed off. It feels entirely manufactured for shock value, The death doesn’t align with the tone or trajectory of the story. It's random and out of the blue, and just drew off a very large crowd from wanting to watch this series. I'm also not giving it the rating I'm giving it just because of his death; I think death, if justifiable, can work in a series (History 3: Make Our Days Count). Here, it just doesn't work at all.
The actual leads are extremely underwhelming. I don't hate them, I just don't yearn for them. Like at all. I also think they're NC scene are pretty cringe. But thank you for taking off your shirts, Golf and Peter, we really needed that.
Most of the side characters exist purely to fill space. I did enjoy the office friendships; those moments felt natural and added some needed levity. And as for the guy with braids, we’re collectively pretending he never existed, for my own well-being.
Ratings:
Story: 6/10 - The entire plot is ran on a laughable miscommunication that two adults should be able to talk about. The plot before it's revealed that Mawin is maybe Than's son is fun, though. The second leads are also fun until they are not.
Acting: 7.5/10 - The acting is okay. I didn't really see any performance worth noting. The seconds leads were good, but still nothing more than okay.
Music: 6/10 - Wasn't distracting.
Recommendation Value: 3/10 - Honestly, the NC scenes from the seconds leads are fun. Other than that, you're wasting your time!
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