The Uncanny Counter Season 2: Counter Punch
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Hit and miss in many aspects
I watched the first season last Year and loved it so I was very exited for the second one but it isn't that great as the first.Overall the actors did a really good job and portrait every emotion well. The story had many interesting elements and introduced us to new things in the world of the counters.
In this season we have clear antagonists since the beginning and the focus lies on that. They are interesting but sadly we don't dig that deep into their motivations and backstories.
They New counter has his lovely moments but is overall just there for laughs on his own costs. He is way to clumsy and goes always over the top.
This is more a personal matter but I was expecting that after season one we now would finally see Hana and Mun to start a relationship because of their insane chemistry. But instead the writers introduced an old flame from here and went on with it. Even when you could think he was of the table, they show us the possibility of them ending together rather than what most of the fans wanted. And still Mun and Hana have moments with each other so I was holding on to that hope till the end just to get disappointed.
On the other hand I really liked Mrs. Chu's backstory and the execution of it in the present.
The Counters really become a close family in this season and I loved watching that.
I don't know if there is going to be a 3rd season since there weren't any hints to it, but i am not sure if I would watch it, when the writing gets worse and Mun and Hana are still no option for the writers and they put her with the piano guy.
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cute series with Good acting
This series was really good and the story of a wedding planner falling for a groom to be was a new and exciting plot.The actors did a really great job at portraying their characters and had good chemistry with one another.
The lesbian couple was soo healthy and adorable within their storyline but sadly they don't have that much screentime.
Lom and Yiwa are such good friends but what really annoyed me was how Lom didn't tell Nuea the truth about the wedding. This led to him getting hurt unnecessarily. Yes he had good intentions but the execution was poor and stretched for the sake of the series.
Of course I ate up the guest appearances of our beloved lita couples. The mental breakdown I had because of there scenes I will definitely not forget.
They also did a really good job at the nc scenes even though they are newcomers.
They Story is good executed about the 7 episodes but it would have been even better with more episodes and more time for the story and the characters to explore their feelings.
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cute but cringe at the same time
I was really looking forward for this because I really liked TutorYim in Cutie Pie and this is their first Main Role but sadly the series disappointed in many aspects: Jade is way more over the top as he was in Bedfriend. most of the time I have 2nd Hand embarrassment because of him and the soundeffects are making this worse. I totally adore Mai and he ist really sweet with Jade but we never really got to know why he liked him so much from the get go. I liked the second lead couple and their story wichkept me watching every week. And of course I wanted to see more of King and Uea but sadly there reduced to just comedic moments and maybe one or to more romantic ones.It wasn't as bad as some series and I still wanted to know, how their story would end but it sadly didn't meet my expectations.
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every week was a roller coaster of emotions
not gonna lie I never expected gmmtv to put out a show like this. They toxic Charakter trades, the addiction to alcohol/drugs and that they would stir up the couples constellations they established in many projects. It is been a long time since I was so invested in a BL. The story and characters were all imperfect and had their flaws wich made it soo realistic.All actors nailed their roles but especially Neo. It is his first time not playing a comedy character and he was giving his all. Also he and Mark had such a good chemistry but I am glad that they didn't end up together. For this he would have needed more improvement like Top. I wasn't sure if I would have want him and Mew to be Endgame but the script was well written and showed us how hard it was for both of them to find back to each other and overcome the past.
I also found Mond played a good antagonist and I have been waiting for an interaction between him and First since Not Me. This series made me feel a thousand things and once and frustrated me every week anew. But I will miss it now that it's over. I liked the ending but with the Cameo and that Boston could grow more as a character I would like to see a second season.
Overall this is one of the best BLs Gmmtv has ever done! And the acting was superior.
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