jaes
Philippines
2 main couple story done right.
i usually watch dramas when it's ongoing and if I feel like I would not finish the drama it either be dropped and forgotten or put on hold for the longest time until I feel like watching it again. this drama is the 2nd one and I'm glad I did.
story/plot flow- lets put aside the fact that mame was the writer for the novel version. (i think we all know what sh*t she's been doing and have done) story wise, the scriptwriters did so well to mellow out any red flag scenes that it was bearable. (tbh you can skip those scenes if you really hate it). i loved how they did the 2 main stories in one drama, the 2 cps had enough screen time to fully develop whatever they needed to develop (romance-wise) this was the only drama that i didn't have to ask any screen time about the second cp. they served and served well at that. no draggy scenes that felt unnecessary tbh which i liked. its compact but it wont make you feel less.
acting/production- technical stuff first, since this one is not that much, scenes were translated quite okay with the lighting and framing, not the best but like i always say, its watchable, but the sounds. omfg. the unnecessary sounds from the mic that was in their bodies omg-- it was a distraction. (but it was fun to do some guess where the hell they put the lapel mics lmao also this issue with the sounds goes with a lot of other bl dramas that I've watched lmao so this is not even new but i think someone needs to point it out)
- so for the acting, for th dramas I'm not as picky as i am like i am with cdrama or kdrama and fully knowing that 3 of the main casts are new or just debuted i wont really nitpick. yes there were scenes that felt like they could have done more but again i won't take it against them, they will improve (probably) on their 2nd drama. my faves out of the 4 would be peat and noeul, them as rain and sky was a treat.
this isn't everyone's cup of tea and i get that but for me it was a fun drama to watch and i maybe biased but the 2 parallel arcs for the 2 cps made me love this. the 2nd cp wasn't thrown out for them to only progress on the last 2 eps they established both the story arcs that it somehow covered some lacking points of the whole show.
story/plot flow- lets put aside the fact that mame was the writer for the novel version. (i think we all know what sh*t she's been doing and have done) story wise, the scriptwriters did so well to mellow out any red flag scenes that it was bearable. (tbh you can skip those scenes if you really hate it). i loved how they did the 2 main stories in one drama, the 2 cps had enough screen time to fully develop whatever they needed to develop (romance-wise) this was the only drama that i didn't have to ask any screen time about the second cp. they served and served well at that. no draggy scenes that felt unnecessary tbh which i liked. its compact but it wont make you feel less.
acting/production- technical stuff first, since this one is not that much, scenes were translated quite okay with the lighting and framing, not the best but like i always say, its watchable, but the sounds. omfg. the unnecessary sounds from the mic that was in their bodies omg-- it was a distraction. (but it was fun to do some guess where the hell they put the lapel mics lmao also this issue with the sounds goes with a lot of other bl dramas that I've watched lmao so this is not even new but i think someone needs to point it out)
- so for the acting, for th dramas I'm not as picky as i am like i am with cdrama or kdrama and fully knowing that 3 of the main casts are new or just debuted i wont really nitpick. yes there were scenes that felt like they could have done more but again i won't take it against them, they will improve (probably) on their 2nd drama. my faves out of the 4 would be peat and noeul, them as rain and sky was a treat.
this isn't everyone's cup of tea and i get that but for me it was a fun drama to watch and i maybe biased but the 2 parallel arcs for the 2 cps made me love this. the 2nd cp wasn't thrown out for them to only progress on the last 2 eps they established both the story arcs that it somehow covered some lacking points of the whole show.
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