When I started watching Itaewon Class I didn't care for it. Not even one single bit. That's why me and my best friend with whom I was watching it gave up on it after only seeing three episodes. It's been almost a year since I stsrted this and only now was I finally in the mood to pick this up again. Surprisingly, I didn't dislike Itaewon Class as much when I started watching it. It's definitely not as bad as 2020 Emma thought it was. It's, however, not the masterpiece other people say it is. It's actually a pretty decent, entertaining, and thought provoking show but it is nowhere near as good as other kdramas I've seen (which is of course a matter of personal taste).

I definitely think that Park Saeroyi was the heart of this show. He is what made me like Itaewon Class. I honestly saw so much of myself in him, but with a better haircut. He truly wins the award of most relatable fictional character of 2021 for me. He and I are both people of principles, which isn't something people always understand. Not only did I think Park Saeroyi was a breath of fresh air, he also made me feel less lonely. A lot of times people didn't understand why I stubbornly stuck to my principles while I could have chosen an easier route. I, therefore, felt seen by the portrayal of Park Saeroyi. Besides, my heart fucking ached for him too. I truly wanted to wrap him in one huge bear hug because man did he suffer.

I also lowkey shipped Hyunyi with Seung Kwon. I thought the actors had great chemistry together and I liked how the show ended with them going on a date. That somehow felt like a full circle moment. Besides, I may be the only person on the plan who thought this but I actually thought Hyunyi was even prettier with her blue hair.

It's pretty funny how this show went from 5 stars to 8 stars to 9 stars. If I'm being honest I cried whole damn rivers when Park Saeroyi told Hyunyi she could walk away even though she didn't do anything wrong and also that she didn't have to prove to anyone who she is. That moment alone is worth 9 gold stars, right there. I mean how can you not sob because of that? As a queer person I just love this message and I simply applaud the show creators for doing this because you have no idea how many transgender people still need to hear this. I also thank them for letting Hyunyi win the contest because we need more happy queer stories.

I'm not really sure how I feel about the budding relationship between Saeroyi and Yi Seo. In the beginning I wasn't feeling them at all but slowly I started to think they might be really cute together. This was however ruined by the jump in time. I felt like that the show was finally establishing and hinting at a future romance between the main leads to suddenly talk about 4 fucking years later where they still aren't together. This Jump in time really ruined any set up the kdrama had for these two leads as a romantic pairing. I'm really upset by this. Their romance could have been so great if it wasn't for the fucking fast forward in time.

Furthermore, to state it simply: I OVERALL FUCKING HATED THE FOUR YEAR TIME SKIP. WHY... DO... KDRAMAS... KEEP... DOING... THE... TIME... JUMPS??? SERIOUSLY WAEEEE? *Insert Yeonjun from TXT going like WAE WAE WAE AWEA AWAEEEE*

Oh wait... it now went from 9 stars back to fucking 8 stars again because I'm salty as hell and fucking hate fast forwards in time. I've realised that jump in times are my most hated, loathed, disliked tropes EVER. I believe I've only liked it twice out of the bazillion times I've seen it happen (one of them was CLOY which is just overall a masterpiece and the other was weightlifting fairy).

Also, Lee David my man you truly deserve different roles. Like both in Law School and Itaewon Class you were out for revenge and helped the main characters in their quests for revenge. I mean you nailed both roles but I would like to see you portraying a different kind of character.

And don't even get me started on every characters' growth. Each one of them grew so much as a person, which I absolutely loved, but Yi Seo's personal growth was definitely the cherry on top of the cake.

Puppy Jangga Co. son was so much better as a pushover like Jo Yi Seo said. He truly became the definition of a shitty, heartless person. He truly went from adorable uwu to omg you should burn in hell person in such a short amount of time. I really wanted to see his and his family's downfall. So when that actually happened I felt like a little kid receiving s lollypop because damn those people 100% deserved to be ruined. They are the core example of why I never want to go into business and fucking hate capitalism. I truly love how vicious Saeroyi's revenge was.

Okay... in the end geun soo wasn't as bad as his father and brother. I will also never ever get iver how Yi Seo was like on three we fight and then fucking left Geun Soo. That's gold star quality right there. The same goes for the just die line.

However, what surprised me the most is that I actually didn't hate Soo Ah. I thought she was a pretty fascinating character, even though she needed to grow a freaking spine/backbone. In the end, she did grow one and became a whistle-blower. I'm honestly impressed by her now.

Jo Yi Seo was so much more prettier with the short dip dyed hair than with her boring basic black long hair. However, nothing beats Park Saeroyi's haircut. That's still the worst haircut ever.

The park bo gum cameo though, that was CUUUUUUTEE. I love how they both had cameos in each others kdramas last year, which is just the CUTEST thing ever.

Lastly, Kim Toni is the most underrated, underappreciated character ever since his smile could light up a whole freaking room. I hope I will see him in another drama soon.

Truly at last, the Taehyungie OST song had me in tears.