Nini
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A messy... mess
Ok, so, I was pretty excited for this series because we love that very same cliché, 2 university boys who like each other but then the rest of the world happens, they have their ups and downs but in the end everything works out and they get together. And I was especially excited because the story would start during their high school days, which opened a window to the possibility of them having this “past” together, kinda like what is happening right now with We Best Love (a Taiwanese BL series if you’re asking). But then… Well, the series starts.
Basically it’s divided in two parts, the 1st one from episodes 1-7 and the 2nd from 8-12. The first part is placed during their last year in high school, they start to know each other, become friends, but then fight (mainly because of a misunderstanding that led to miscommunication, but nothing now under the sun, right?). Then the second part is placed in college, that’s why I put “past” before, because it’s not a really distant past. And this division is the main problem. I mean, nothing really happens (romantically speaking) during part1, so why spend 7 precious episodes if we could have the very same plot happening during 3 or 4 chapters? This would give even more time in their uni days, so we could have a decent plot with all the clichés we love and want in a cliché series.
Also, about the main couple. They looked more like friends than… a couple. Maybe it’s because of how the story was presented to us, but I was not convinced by them, their relationship somehow felt rushed (but yes, it’s probably because of how things happened, not the couple or the actors themselves). PureFolk was the best thing that happened during the show, because we were not expecting that and that’s why their story was really fresh. Also the safe sex/HIV plot, guys, TV is a source of information AND WE NEED THAT NOWADAYS. I respect this series for this. But yeah, basically everything else sucks.
Basically GMM doing what they do best, take a series with a lot of potential and somehow ruin it (and if we stop to think about it, the most affected shows are BLs…).
In the end, watch it if you have free time, don’t really mind to have a structured/decent plot and just want to see them together happily ever after. BUT if you don't want to waste your time or want a good story… Then you should look for something else.
Basically it’s divided in two parts, the 1st one from episodes 1-7 and the 2nd from 8-12. The first part is placed during their last year in high school, they start to know each other, become friends, but then fight (mainly because of a misunderstanding that led to miscommunication, but nothing now under the sun, right?). Then the second part is placed in college, that’s why I put “past” before, because it’s not a really distant past. And this division is the main problem. I mean, nothing really happens (romantically speaking) during part1, so why spend 7 precious episodes if we could have the very same plot happening during 3 or 4 chapters? This would give even more time in their uni days, so we could have a decent plot with all the clichés we love and want in a cliché series.
Also, about the main couple. They looked more like friends than… a couple. Maybe it’s because of how the story was presented to us, but I was not convinced by them, their relationship somehow felt rushed (but yes, it’s probably because of how things happened, not the couple or the actors themselves). PureFolk was the best thing that happened during the show, because we were not expecting that and that’s why their story was really fresh. Also the safe sex/HIV plot, guys, TV is a source of information AND WE NEED THAT NOWADAYS. I respect this series for this. But yeah, basically everything else sucks.
Basically GMM doing what they do best, take a series with a lot of potential and somehow ruin it (and if we stop to think about it, the most affected shows are BLs…).
In the end, watch it if you have free time, don’t really mind to have a structured/decent plot and just want to see them together happily ever after. BUT if you don't want to waste your time or want a good story… Then you should look for something else.
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