Completed
Drama_ junkie
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Aug 21, 2020
4 of 4 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 5.5
Story 4.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 6.5
Rewatch Value 3.5

Some Potential at the Start, Finished a Hot Mess

The series started with some potential but it’s not particularly ground breaking or interesting from a story perspective. The story follows the typical RomCom, almost formulaic, story line of two roommates who start off as strangers and end up falling for each other. The first three episodes were building up the relationship of the two main characters well enough but the whole series was let down by a hot mess that was Episode 4, which is supposedly the last episode of the series. Episode 4 started off promising and ended in a place that was not only an unsatisfying end to a series but also in a scene that should no longer be a narrative in any series or movie - unless it’s a key plot element to the story. Which in this case was wholly unnecessary. Of course the Special Episode fixed this and made it more acceptable. Why they chose to classify Episode 4 as the final episode and then add a Special Episode makes no sense. The Special Episode does a decent job ending the series which makes that a must watch.

The acting and chemistry between the two main actors was ok enough for this series. Not their fault that the series they signed up for fell apart. The secondary female actors seemed forced and over done. They didn’t effectively play either the comic relief in the series nor the match making Cupid role; they were pretty much a forced after thought.

Frankly, there are far better series past, present, and future to spend your time watching - even if you watch the Special Episode. The convoluted and disappointing end makes this series not a worth your time watch. Ok, the Speical Episode does a decent job tying the series of. However, I still maintain that even during this pandemic that there significantly better new shows out there.

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Completed
Apaixonada por BL
0 people found this review helpful
Jul 21, 2024
4 of 4 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 6.5
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 10
Rewatch Value 2.5
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Não assistam com grandes expectativas

Bom, a série é curta, só tem 5 EPS contando com o especial, os EPS tem em média 20 e poucos minutos e os núcleo de atores se resume praticamente a 5 personagens. Não que esse último seja algo ruim, com tão pouco tempo de tela, a solução inteligente foi focar absolutamente no casal. Até mesmo as locações deixam claro que não houve um bom investimento, o que me faz pensar que a ideia da série era "testar" o ship para futuros trabalhos.

A série conta a história de um rapaz universitário que mora sozinho, até que um dia sua mãe liga avisando que o filho de uma amiga está indo morar com ele, mesmo à contragosto ele recebe o rapaz e em pouco tempo eles passam de colegas a amigos, de amigos a amantes.

É preciso dizer que os aspectos técnicos são nada mais que medianos, não existem histórias secundárias se desenvolvendo. A atuação não é boa, Game (James) é um ator que nessa série não é nada expressivo e aparentemente é bem tenso na maior parte do tempo, como se ele soubesse a fala mas não conseguisse entrar no personagem. A amiga de Sky atua de forma muito caricata, afetada. O único que tem um bom desempenho é Golf Trithep, que atua como Sky. A ost dessa série é a única coisa que não posso colocar defeitos, ela é simplesmente linda.

Apesar dos pesares é uma série fofinha. Não existem dramas nem vilões, apenas um amor se desenvolvendo e um final feliz com beijinho (selinho) e tudo. Eu não pretendo rever, mas com certeza recomendo.

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