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A must-watch well written mystery thriller
This is a mystery-thriller where the central romantic element is between two girls. It's written well and fast paced. It explores sensitivity themes, especially regarding sexuality in teenagers.
I've noticed some people call this gl bait due to there being not as much skinship/romance as they wanted. That's because romance is not the main focus. It's something that adds to the main focus and imo, is dealt with as much respect as straight romances get in dramas where romance is not the main theme. This is actually a step forward as they've treated the gl romance as any other romance, not adding skinship where it's not needed. I've also noticed that many people were really angry at the straight make-out dream scene between Jae-i and some dude in ep 5. It servers the element of showing the resentment and conflicting emotions of Choi Gyeong towards Jae-i. People saying straight scenes don't belong in gl dramas are no different from people repulsed by gl scenes. It's a drama that explores complex psychological and sexual themes, and all kinds of relationships coexisting in the same universe is a good thing, not a bad thing. There's no need for segregation.
The cinematography is good and the background score is exceptional, never overshadowing the dialogues and serves to elevate the scenes and emotions. Sometimes, it goes away from logic a bit but not in a way that's not expected from such manhwa based series. It doesn't put you off.
The acting, by everyone, is exemplary. Hyeri has given the performance of a lifetime here. Actually, while she's been criticised for doing the same characters a lot, I've noticed that she's never shied away from looking less than pretty or doing raw facial expressions unlike so many actors/actresses who don't make much expressions to maintain their pretty image. Chung Subin and Oh Woo-ri have also performed very well, it was especially refreshing to see the different look Oh Woo-ri adopted to play her character. All actors involved did their part very well.
Overall, I wasn't bored for a bit while watching this drama. I don't want a season 2, it was wrapped up well. Shorter episodes meant that it wasn't dragged even a bit. Good drama. Might rewatch some time later but not now.
I've noticed some people call this gl bait due to there being not as much skinship/romance as they wanted. That's because romance is not the main focus. It's something that adds to the main focus and imo, is dealt with as much respect as straight romances get in dramas where romance is not the main theme. This is actually a step forward as they've treated the gl romance as any other romance, not adding skinship where it's not needed. I've also noticed that many people were really angry at the straight make-out dream scene between Jae-i and some dude in ep 5. It servers the element of showing the resentment and conflicting emotions of Choi Gyeong towards Jae-i. People saying straight scenes don't belong in gl dramas are no different from people repulsed by gl scenes. It's a drama that explores complex psychological and sexual themes, and all kinds of relationships coexisting in the same universe is a good thing, not a bad thing. There's no need for segregation.
The cinematography is good and the background score is exceptional, never overshadowing the dialogues and serves to elevate the scenes and emotions. Sometimes, it goes away from logic a bit but not in a way that's not expected from such manhwa based series. It doesn't put you off.
The acting, by everyone, is exemplary. Hyeri has given the performance of a lifetime here. Actually, while she's been criticised for doing the same characters a lot, I've noticed that she's never shied away from looking less than pretty or doing raw facial expressions unlike so many actors/actresses who don't make much expressions to maintain their pretty image. Chung Subin and Oh Woo-ri have also performed very well, it was especially refreshing to see the different look Oh Woo-ri adopted to play her character. All actors involved did their part very well.
Overall, I wasn't bored for a bit while watching this drama. I don't want a season 2, it was wrapped up well. Shorter episodes meant that it wasn't dragged even a bit. Good drama. Might rewatch some time later but not now.
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