cosmicblob
宇宙 ✨
When you have a good idea but the script is due tomorrow
The premise of "Color Rush" is a welcome fresh breeze in the world of BL dramas. The BL genre as a whole generally suffers from a "same premise, different execution" syndrome, often revolving around the mostly unremarkable life of some high school or university students, which for some reason also tend to be members of the communication arts or engineering faculty of their school. While "Color Rush" is also set in a high school, the story manages to stand out with its magical soulmate concept and subtle mystery undertones, turning the BL romance, in theory, into only a sub-plot and not the defining, overarching storyline.
However, the drama does not quite achieve this effect for several reasons, the most glaringly obvious ones being the poor writing and the lack of chemistry between the lead characters.
If it had been one of the side characters that had been hit with the poor acting, it probably wouldn't have had such a negative effect on the drama. But since it's one of the main leads, Hwall, that lacks the proper abilities to portray his character Yoo Han, the entire drama suffers under it. Yoo Han's character feels underdeveloped and his acting is incredibly stiff. Like a puppet that can only follow its master's orders, he just reads his lines with little to no emotion or engaging intonation. It is not so bad as that you would feel incredibly appalled by it to the point that you needed to drop the drama immediately but it is certainly enough to take away from your investment in the romance between the two main characters.
Secondly, the writing is poorly paced and structured. While the first few episodes are also rather fast-paced, it's still in the realm of the understandable for such a short drama. The last few episodes, however, jump from one plot point to the next, scrambling to tie together the many loose ends of the drama, resulting in neither a satisfying conclusion to the mystery nor the romance aspect of the series. At some point, I felt like they were just throwing in a bunch of facts that were never even alluded to before just to find an excuse as to why plot point x ended up the way it did.
Overall, it's not the worst drama I have ever watched and it surely isn't the worst BL I have ever watched. However, it certainly would benefit from a re-write and some acting training for Hwall, as well as simply from a longer duration as 15 minutes per episode are just too short to cover the extensive worldbuilding that is going on here, especially since the drama is only 8 episodes long.
However, the drama does not quite achieve this effect for several reasons, the most glaringly obvious ones being the poor writing and the lack of chemistry between the lead characters.
If it had been one of the side characters that had been hit with the poor acting, it probably wouldn't have had such a negative effect on the drama. But since it's one of the main leads, Hwall, that lacks the proper abilities to portray his character Yoo Han, the entire drama suffers under it. Yoo Han's character feels underdeveloped and his acting is incredibly stiff. Like a puppet that can only follow its master's orders, he just reads his lines with little to no emotion or engaging intonation. It is not so bad as that you would feel incredibly appalled by it to the point that you needed to drop the drama immediately but it is certainly enough to take away from your investment in the romance between the two main characters.
Secondly, the writing is poorly paced and structured. While the first few episodes are also rather fast-paced, it's still in the realm of the understandable for such a short drama. The last few episodes, however, jump from one plot point to the next, scrambling to tie together the many loose ends of the drama, resulting in neither a satisfying conclusion to the mystery nor the romance aspect of the series. At some point, I felt like they were just throwing in a bunch of facts that were never even alluded to before just to find an excuse as to why plot point x ended up the way it did.
Overall, it's not the worst drama I have ever watched and it surely isn't the worst BL I have ever watched. However, it certainly would benefit from a re-write and some acting training for Hwall, as well as simply from a longer duration as 15 minutes per episode are just too short to cover the extensive worldbuilding that is going on here, especially since the drama is only 8 episodes long.
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