Swap Test (2020) Episode 12: The Golden Rule

Julio was abusive and Achilles was obsessive. Between these two, I don't know which one I loathe more. Maybe Hendrick's worse? Episode 12: The Golden Rule continued to show character development for the likes of Aneszkha but this episode also introduced Julio who hampered the character growth of Jaclyn. Why would she accept an abuser back into her life? While Achilles did show some humanity when he cried after Gabriel rejected him, his characterization was still problematic because of the lack of proper character background. The reasons provided for his obsessiveness weren't sufficient. I was also conflicted on how this episode handled the issue of appearance-based discrimination or lookism. Granted, Jaclyn accepted Julio, which proved that when it comes to love, physical appearance doesn't matter. But Julio's also an abuser! Anyway, screenplay still had lines that were meant to be funny that weren't funny but overall, script was tolerable. Acting was mostly fine although I found Antonio's performance tentative at times. Seeing Gerome, Ely, and Benj in their underwear was a bit sexy at first but it got yucky when Achilles started taking advantage of Gabriel. Production technicals were similar to previous episodes. Will this series really end next week? How will they finish this series?

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