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the only good thing for me was the acting, the actors were great they did a great job. the only reason I felt emotional during the end was because of how the acting was delivered and not because of the characters themselves.

I couldn’t root for the male lead at all,I was just annoyed the entire time. I understand that characters are meant to be flawed, but there’s a difference between flawed and unbearable. The show also didn’t do a good job showing the emotional aftermath of the decisions that harmed people. Actions had consequences, but we barely sat with them. Everything felt brushed over.

And don’t even get me started on the kidnapping plot. She had every right to completely crash out, yet he’s the one comforting her, when he’s the reason all of this is happening. Him saying he’ll “get punished when he dies” doesn’t make it okay. Being terminally ill does not excuse toxic behavior. It wasn’t sweet. It wasn’t romantic.

He comes back into her life while he’s dying, doesn’t tell her the truth, gets her attached to him again, and she eventually forgives him because all she wants is love and a family. But he’s still dying, so what does that mean? He traumatizes her all over again and makes her watch him die. That’s not devotion. That’s selfishness masked as love.

Yes, he has trauma. Yes, he’s been through a lot. But trauma explains behavior it doesn’t excuse it. The show seemed to romanticize everything instead of critically examining it.

The female lead wasn’t innocent either. Her increasing acceptance of his behavior made it even harder to watch. The only character who made any sense was the second male lead questioning why he was dragging her around when he could literally drop dead at any moment.

With how toxic the dynamic was, If you changed the tone and tweaked the writing slightly, this could have easily been a thriller with the male lead as the villain.