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weaponized incompetence
So, after almost five years, we finally made it. I tried to start this show 3 times: once when it was airing, twice a couple of months ago, and thrice 1 day ago. And in about 24 hours, I finished the show. Heavy case of Haven't we been here before? I have so much stuff I need to do, but I love writing reviews a lot, so I am going to write this and then the sign special and then probably get ready for work lol (I haven't done any of this and the day is almost done). I am so tired because I was watching this literally all day yesterday while going to school and working on college apps. I don't have a headline, and I need to average it out. 8.7916 out of 10, so I am going to round it down to 8.5 out of 10, and let's do this.
Pete's red flag list, because I said I was going to write it lol:
1. He is a fucking control freak.
2. Heavy case of weaponized incompetence ("a passive-aggressive behavior where someone intentionally or unintentionally pretends to be unable to complete a task in order to avoid responsibility)," which is not cute or sexy; it is fucking annoying. I think this is seen with his attitude and his intelligence, which is very much lacking.
3. TRUST ISSUES.
4. Gets jealous over literal air sometimes.
5. Silver Spoon was so far up HIS ASS, it gave him a colonoscopy.
6. RBF.
7. Blows a fuse very easily.
8. Anger management issues.
9. Incapable of admitting that he is wrong.
10. Empathy issues (me too, babe)
11. He gets angry at Pete for no reason
12. Anger is the only emotion that he feels.
13. Little bitchitus
Coming for your job and coming for your man: Because the headline I put in this episode was so funny I needed to put it. "Haven't we been here before? Yes, yes, we have." I needed something to watch that was not on my graveyard watchlist like this would have ended up, so I picked this because I remembered I have free will. This show was very nostalgic, and I didn't understand why a day ago, and I still don't know why. It felt very nostalgic, like I had watched something like it before. We had Asshole x Sweetheart (Pete and Kao), Fighter x Nagger (Mork and Sun), I like your friend x I like you (Manow and Rain), and a little bitch that is going to ruin everything just because he can't handle rejection (Non). I did not watch the prequel and probably should, but this episode set everything up perfectly, and it all unraveled in what felt like a very timely manner.
"Peak the show finding someone to hinder our main couple so they can drag this out and not just end the first episode with them dating." That summarized the show perfectly, and I could stop here, but I love writing, so I will not. I was very much addicted to Mork (played by the sexy Gawin Caskey); he was giving off such a bad-boy vibe, and I was fucking obsessed. Pete was making me very angry because he was really so fucking annoying. If Pete got his head out of his own ass and actually understood that not everyone was born with a silver spoon in their mouth and can do whatever the fuck they want, the show would have ended a lot faster. Pick your own battles, I guess.
I went to bed and woke back up to continue watching, and Pete was making me angry. Genuinely, how can anyone put up with someone like that? I was right about Non's crazy ass dad and him giving me the ick. Non is just misunderstood and a kid but it does not excuse what he did to Pete and Kao. This had some really good acting and every time I felt myself getting really angry I pulled myself back and just said good acting. Also, Sun and his sexy ass has a hard time being wrong and admitting that. That is also a big red flag. Mork and Sun were very cute and a nice break from the main couple, even though they definitely should have been a main couple because we were seeing a lot of them. I thought they were I am going to be honest. Mork and Pete were actually the same, it was just okay for Mork because he was sexy? Like Pete is as well, but everyone hates Pete and his issues, but people just think Mork is a handsome bad boy, instead of an angry hot head. What does that say about our society?
Pete was driving me up the wall, dude. Legs were spread for Mork though. Kao brings out the best in Pete and is the only thing holding him back from losing his mind, which isn't a good thing at all, that's weaponized incompetence. Okay, I was starting to sympathize with Pete because his boyfriend is actually being preyed on by Non and everyone is acting like Pete is the crazy one (which he is but in this case, he is not). He just has a hard time expressing himself lol. Okay, I need to shower and get ready for work. Okay, I am now at work and continuing this. Mork was still my man, with his sexy ass. Also, is Manow in high school? How old is she? Because aren't Rain and Mork juniors (3rd years) or are they 2nd years? Still predatory behavior, we had a lot of that. There is one non-broke person out of the main couples lol and it is Pete's insufferable ass. I was confused about how the two main couples collided, but it was through Sun and Kao at the cafe, which was interesting. Once again me complaining about Pete. Seeing all of the different worlds that everyone is living in was interesting. Mork and Sun were overdue rent soulmates.
Freak 7 days a week: Pete's bat shit craziness was genuinely stressing Kao out and making him overwhelmed for no reason. Also, Tay has serious RBF (resting bitch face); even when he smiles, he still has RBF, lol. He is very attractive, and that and his sexy nose definitely add to it. And New has serious RSF (resting scared face). He always looks like he is being held at gunpoint, even in his own Instagram post. The intro was lowkey really good and summed up the show pretty well. "This show reminds me of something, but I can't remember what." I still don't know and I have been thinking about it since episode one. Manow likes Mork. Also, peak Sun and Rain preying on people younger than them. Kao attracts crazy ass men and he needs to learn how to set boundaries. Non was so messy and was actually a great villain and I loved it. People always push Pete's buttons constantly, and his dad always trying to pave the way for him, but him never being enough, and he acts crazy because of that. He has all of this pressure, and it is making him lose his fucking mind. Pete was really trying to change; he wanted to be better for Kao, be better for his friends and family; he just gets made very easily, like losing his shit mad, making him go backward. He is also like this because of all of this hatred from his cousins and being gay, the world didn't do him justice and made him out to be a villain, and a villain he became dude and a villain he became. The whole bloodline (Sun and Rain) was jealous, lol. I recognized my first scene, and it was the weird FaceTime scene. it was clear from the start that Kao didn't like Non, and he was very standoffish with him because of this Non was taking advantage of his kindness, and that's why Pete is mad. All nice people need mean friends or a mean boyfriend in this case. Sun is a freak and I am actually so in love with everything about him. He and those freaky ass eyes, damn legs spread not to be weird or anything. Uh, Sun and Mork are Kao and Pete, just different branches of both of them.
Peak Sun taking advantage of the fact that Mork has no other form of transportation besides him. The subtitles were wack, and I understood until 1 minute 30 seconds in and then I realized there were no subtitles, lol. I would crash out if I was Rain, I am actually surprised that the show didn't milk his story more because he had every right to be angry at the world all the time. Pete has stage fright, which is very out of character for him and makes him more human. Also terrible friends for making fun of him for that. He does not like being judged and all that attention on him, but they just continue to make him a villain on that. (My manager just judged me for doing homework, side eye). Peak Sun and his smirks again. I have to follow this sexy man on Instagram, bro. stalking him right now lol. I now follow him on Instagram. What a sexy man. I have to clock in now, lol. OH SHIT, HE'S THE VILLAIN IN WANDEE GOODDAY. Full circle moment. He is so much hotter in this, but I knew I recognized him from somewhere. Peak him trying to be a good person, but it always came to bite him in the ass. Non is such a gaslighter and manipulator; they did that so well. People like that are always so "nice." love to see it. Pete thinking he is crazy because of Non. Non sticking his nose where it shouldn't belong and gaslighting everyone with the "nice guys finish last" personality. I know two people like that in my life, side eye. Non was just fucking with Pete the whole show and then got all defensive when Pete rightfully blew his lid every time. Non had some great switch-ups; love to see that good acting. He is trying to get Pete alone and fuck with the people around him. "Non just wants to fuck around and find out; I would punch his ass in the face. Suddenly I am Pete, bro." So true, me, so true. "Fuck, dude. What we hate about other people is what we hate about ourselves. I’m having this problem with Pete right now because I’m sitting there and his friends are just calling him an asshole because he’s literally in the right and he’s just speaking his truth and that’s what I hate about him, that he’s an asshole, but I see myself in him, problematic. Also, Non and Pete are the same. They’re both troubled and want to prove themselves. Just Non is doing it correctly and Pete is not." This sums up the next few episodes perfectly. Mork is a great singer; shout out my boy Gawin, might need to go back to this just to hear him sing again. Also, Mork tweaks out and seethes when he is mad, nostrils flaring and shit. Girl me too.
Holy fuck I wrote so much. Maybe the real engineering was the friends we made along the way. Pete was doing so well in terms of development and I love them for him. I am glad they wrote his character like that instead of it happening overnight, it took about the whole show and that was interesting. Pete and Non are the same, that's why they clash so fucking much. Blowing stuff out of proportion all for Kao. Pete is valid in how he is feeling, he just doesn't know how to express it correctly. Okay, I am gonna go back to work. I swear to god they only kissed twice bro, insane.
"Getting freaky on the living room sofa is insane." I think that all the stuff that Pete's dad put him through I am glad that he is supportive because that could have made him an even worse villain lol. I was going to stop and then finish this today but I kept going, I couldn't stop.
We get a full circle moment because of how the show started, we are finally there. Pete is low for the ultimatum though, he was doing so fucking good, but his rich ass can't fathom that people do stuff because they need money. Also, the two couples fell apart simultaneously and I didn't appreciate that lol. "One day {Kao} will stop putting up with his bullshit and it's all gonna be over." Will that day be any time soon, we don't know. And I was getting very depressed with everything that was happening. I wish my mom loved me like that, damn. Non giving the peace sign after ruining literally everything is funny as fuck.
"Ruining people's lives because you got rejected and can't understand that is crazy work." Non was such a good villain and his smile in the introduction when he was sitting down on the ground, evil. I love it, I love it so much. Kao is just like what the fuck is happening. He had no idea that Pete came to talk to him or that he texted him. That's just sick and twisted. Turning everyone against someone, including someone he loved so much, just so you could date him is so fucking low. And that didn't even happen because he doesn't like children. Also Non lying to his dad about attempted rape was fucking crazy. Non is literally bigger, taller, and stronger than Kao, it doesn't matter if he is younger, that is attempted fucking rape, all because he was scared of his father. That's fucked up dude. I think the show did this very well.
I felt bad for Kao, Non also forced him to come out to his mom and I could tell he wasn't ready. It hurts man, it hurts a lot. Mork and Sun get their shit together and they continued to steal my heart in this show because they were so fucking cute. Sun's eyes were so soft and he was so in love. Dropped the "I love you" twice lol. So fucking cute and Mark's eyes were soft too. Fuck I love, love stories. Also, Non bro, if you are going ruin someone's life to try to get them to date you, get your head out of your dad's fucking ass first.
I finished this so late last night and I had so many regrets because I was exhausted this morning. This show took a very dark turn very fucking fast. It was insane. It was all sunshine and rainbows and then it just started to go crazy downhill. It was very overwhelming, to say the least. It kept pilling issues on top of other issues and the sad part was that it was very fucking realistic. Because people act like this in everyday life man. Pete knew where his heart was and I am glad he made that weird live, sure he outed himself and Kao in the process but he did come around and that was cute. Oh, love. “And kissing underwater would stress me out lol. Both single parents two very different kids. Peak 2 moons with this every day and night I love you song lol.” And that was the end. I don’t really know how I feel about the ending, though. I feel like they could’ve done more with it and added more. I guess cute moments and development, but they didn't. Eh, it was still good.
And yeah, this takes us to the end of the review. Ain't that something? Would I recommend it? Yeah, it is a classic and has a good couple. If you wanna be less confused, maybe watch the prequel. But I don’t know, I haven't seen it yet. Then again I am a stranger online you don’t have to listen to me. Maybe see this show in another 5 years? Okay bye!
Pete's red flag list, because I said I was going to write it lol:
1. He is a fucking control freak.
2. Heavy case of weaponized incompetence ("a passive-aggressive behavior where someone intentionally or unintentionally pretends to be unable to complete a task in order to avoid responsibility)," which is not cute or sexy; it is fucking annoying. I think this is seen with his attitude and his intelligence, which is very much lacking.
3. TRUST ISSUES.
4. Gets jealous over literal air sometimes.
5. Silver Spoon was so far up HIS ASS, it gave him a colonoscopy.
6. RBF.
7. Blows a fuse very easily.
8. Anger management issues.
9. Incapable of admitting that he is wrong.
10. Empathy issues (me too, babe)
11. He gets angry at Pete for no reason
12. Anger is the only emotion that he feels.
13. Little bitchitus
Coming for your job and coming for your man: Because the headline I put in this episode was so funny I needed to put it. "Haven't we been here before? Yes, yes, we have." I needed something to watch that was not on my graveyard watchlist like this would have ended up, so I picked this because I remembered I have free will. This show was very nostalgic, and I didn't understand why a day ago, and I still don't know why. It felt very nostalgic, like I had watched something like it before. We had Asshole x Sweetheart (Pete and Kao), Fighter x Nagger (Mork and Sun), I like your friend x I like you (Manow and Rain), and a little bitch that is going to ruin everything just because he can't handle rejection (Non). I did not watch the prequel and probably should, but this episode set everything up perfectly, and it all unraveled in what felt like a very timely manner.
"Peak the show finding someone to hinder our main couple so they can drag this out and not just end the first episode with them dating." That summarized the show perfectly, and I could stop here, but I love writing, so I will not. I was very much addicted to Mork (played by the sexy Gawin Caskey); he was giving off such a bad-boy vibe, and I was fucking obsessed. Pete was making me very angry because he was really so fucking annoying. If Pete got his head out of his own ass and actually understood that not everyone was born with a silver spoon in their mouth and can do whatever the fuck they want, the show would have ended a lot faster. Pick your own battles, I guess.
I went to bed and woke back up to continue watching, and Pete was making me angry. Genuinely, how can anyone put up with someone like that? I was right about Non's crazy ass dad and him giving me the ick. Non is just misunderstood and a kid but it does not excuse what he did to Pete and Kao. This had some really good acting and every time I felt myself getting really angry I pulled myself back and just said good acting. Also, Sun and his sexy ass has a hard time being wrong and admitting that. That is also a big red flag. Mork and Sun were very cute and a nice break from the main couple, even though they definitely should have been a main couple because we were seeing a lot of them. I thought they were I am going to be honest. Mork and Pete were actually the same, it was just okay for Mork because he was sexy? Like Pete is as well, but everyone hates Pete and his issues, but people just think Mork is a handsome bad boy, instead of an angry hot head. What does that say about our society?
Pete was driving me up the wall, dude. Legs were spread for Mork though. Kao brings out the best in Pete and is the only thing holding him back from losing his mind, which isn't a good thing at all, that's weaponized incompetence. Okay, I was starting to sympathize with Pete because his boyfriend is actually being preyed on by Non and everyone is acting like Pete is the crazy one (which he is but in this case, he is not). He just has a hard time expressing himself lol. Okay, I need to shower and get ready for work. Okay, I am now at work and continuing this. Mork was still my man, with his sexy ass. Also, is Manow in high school? How old is she? Because aren't Rain and Mork juniors (3rd years) or are they 2nd years? Still predatory behavior, we had a lot of that. There is one non-broke person out of the main couples lol and it is Pete's insufferable ass. I was confused about how the two main couples collided, but it was through Sun and Kao at the cafe, which was interesting. Once again me complaining about Pete. Seeing all of the different worlds that everyone is living in was interesting. Mork and Sun were overdue rent soulmates.
Freak 7 days a week: Pete's bat shit craziness was genuinely stressing Kao out and making him overwhelmed for no reason. Also, Tay has serious RBF (resting bitch face); even when he smiles, he still has RBF, lol. He is very attractive, and that and his sexy nose definitely add to it. And New has serious RSF (resting scared face). He always looks like he is being held at gunpoint, even in his own Instagram post. The intro was lowkey really good and summed up the show pretty well. "This show reminds me of something, but I can't remember what." I still don't know and I have been thinking about it since episode one. Manow likes Mork. Also, peak Sun and Rain preying on people younger than them. Kao attracts crazy ass men and he needs to learn how to set boundaries. Non was so messy and was actually a great villain and I loved it. People always push Pete's buttons constantly, and his dad always trying to pave the way for him, but him never being enough, and he acts crazy because of that. He has all of this pressure, and it is making him lose his fucking mind. Pete was really trying to change; he wanted to be better for Kao, be better for his friends and family; he just gets made very easily, like losing his shit mad, making him go backward. He is also like this because of all of this hatred from his cousins and being gay, the world didn't do him justice and made him out to be a villain, and a villain he became dude and a villain he became. The whole bloodline (Sun and Rain) was jealous, lol. I recognized my first scene, and it was the weird FaceTime scene. it was clear from the start that Kao didn't like Non, and he was very standoffish with him because of this Non was taking advantage of his kindness, and that's why Pete is mad. All nice people need mean friends or a mean boyfriend in this case. Sun is a freak and I am actually so in love with everything about him. He and those freaky ass eyes, damn legs spread not to be weird or anything. Uh, Sun and Mork are Kao and Pete, just different branches of both of them.
Peak Sun taking advantage of the fact that Mork has no other form of transportation besides him. The subtitles were wack, and I understood until 1 minute 30 seconds in and then I realized there were no subtitles, lol. I would crash out if I was Rain, I am actually surprised that the show didn't milk his story more because he had every right to be angry at the world all the time. Pete has stage fright, which is very out of character for him and makes him more human. Also terrible friends for making fun of him for that. He does not like being judged and all that attention on him, but they just continue to make him a villain on that. (My manager just judged me for doing homework, side eye). Peak Sun and his smirks again. I have to follow this sexy man on Instagram, bro. stalking him right now lol. I now follow him on Instagram. What a sexy man. I have to clock in now, lol. OH SHIT, HE'S THE VILLAIN IN WANDEE GOODDAY. Full circle moment. He is so much hotter in this, but I knew I recognized him from somewhere. Peak him trying to be a good person, but it always came to bite him in the ass. Non is such a gaslighter and manipulator; they did that so well. People like that are always so "nice." love to see it. Pete thinking he is crazy because of Non. Non sticking his nose where it shouldn't belong and gaslighting everyone with the "nice guys finish last" personality. I know two people like that in my life, side eye. Non was just fucking with Pete the whole show and then got all defensive when Pete rightfully blew his lid every time. Non had some great switch-ups; love to see that good acting. He is trying to get Pete alone and fuck with the people around him. "Non just wants to fuck around and find out; I would punch his ass in the face. Suddenly I am Pete, bro." So true, me, so true. "Fuck, dude. What we hate about other people is what we hate about ourselves. I’m having this problem with Pete right now because I’m sitting there and his friends are just calling him an asshole because he’s literally in the right and he’s just speaking his truth and that’s what I hate about him, that he’s an asshole, but I see myself in him, problematic. Also, Non and Pete are the same. They’re both troubled and want to prove themselves. Just Non is doing it correctly and Pete is not." This sums up the next few episodes perfectly. Mork is a great singer; shout out my boy Gawin, might need to go back to this just to hear him sing again. Also, Mork tweaks out and seethes when he is mad, nostrils flaring and shit. Girl me too.
Holy fuck I wrote so much. Maybe the real engineering was the friends we made along the way. Pete was doing so well in terms of development and I love them for him. I am glad they wrote his character like that instead of it happening overnight, it took about the whole show and that was interesting. Pete and Non are the same, that's why they clash so fucking much. Blowing stuff out of proportion all for Kao. Pete is valid in how he is feeling, he just doesn't know how to express it correctly. Okay, I am gonna go back to work. I swear to god they only kissed twice bro, insane.
"Getting freaky on the living room sofa is insane." I think that all the stuff that Pete's dad put him through I am glad that he is supportive because that could have made him an even worse villain lol. I was going to stop and then finish this today but I kept going, I couldn't stop.
We get a full circle moment because of how the show started, we are finally there. Pete is low for the ultimatum though, he was doing so fucking good, but his rich ass can't fathom that people do stuff because they need money. Also, the two couples fell apart simultaneously and I didn't appreciate that lol. "One day {Kao} will stop putting up with his bullshit and it's all gonna be over." Will that day be any time soon, we don't know. And I was getting very depressed with everything that was happening. I wish my mom loved me like that, damn. Non giving the peace sign after ruining literally everything is funny as fuck.
"Ruining people's lives because you got rejected and can't understand that is crazy work." Non was such a good villain and his smile in the introduction when he was sitting down on the ground, evil. I love it, I love it so much. Kao is just like what the fuck is happening. He had no idea that Pete came to talk to him or that he texted him. That's just sick and twisted. Turning everyone against someone, including someone he loved so much, just so you could date him is so fucking low. And that didn't even happen because he doesn't like children. Also Non lying to his dad about attempted rape was fucking crazy. Non is literally bigger, taller, and stronger than Kao, it doesn't matter if he is younger, that is attempted fucking rape, all because he was scared of his father. That's fucked up dude. I think the show did this very well.
I felt bad for Kao, Non also forced him to come out to his mom and I could tell he wasn't ready. It hurts man, it hurts a lot. Mork and Sun get their shit together and they continued to steal my heart in this show because they were so fucking cute. Sun's eyes were so soft and he was so in love. Dropped the "I love you" twice lol. So fucking cute and Mark's eyes were soft too. Fuck I love, love stories. Also, Non bro, if you are going ruin someone's life to try to get them to date you, get your head out of your dad's fucking ass first.
I finished this so late last night and I had so many regrets because I was exhausted this morning. This show took a very dark turn very fucking fast. It was insane. It was all sunshine and rainbows and then it just started to go crazy downhill. It was very overwhelming, to say the least. It kept pilling issues on top of other issues and the sad part was that it was very fucking realistic. Because people act like this in everyday life man. Pete knew where his heart was and I am glad he made that weird live, sure he outed himself and Kao in the process but he did come around and that was cute. Oh, love. “And kissing underwater would stress me out lol. Both single parents two very different kids. Peak 2 moons with this every day and night I love you song lol.” And that was the end. I don’t really know how I feel about the ending, though. I feel like they could’ve done more with it and added more. I guess cute moments and development, but they didn't. Eh, it was still good.
And yeah, this takes us to the end of the review. Ain't that something? Would I recommend it? Yeah, it is a classic and has a good couple. If you wanna be less confused, maybe watch the prequel. But I don’t know, I haven't seen it yet. Then again I am a stranger online you don’t have to listen to me. Maybe see this show in another 5 years? Okay bye!
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