this is criminally underrated.
it may not have the best storyline (as far as i've) but the inclusivity of the series though, with regards to sexual issues and themes. it actually talks about a lot of usually sensitive topics that are seldom discussed openly, it even teaches the viewers in a way that makes it easier to understand. i appreciate it a lot even though some scenes makes me cringe, i cannot hide the fact that the inclusivity is actually something i didn't look forward to getting but is actually really happy to have.watch it only if topics of sex doesn't make you uncomfortable. it's generally good.
also, i probably would have appreciate it more if there's aroace representation. but who knows? it's not over yet.
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PARTY TIME FOR MY ASEXUALS (and everyone else<3)
Since I've finished this series I can't help but to think about it from time to time. I didn't really know what I was getting myself into, but I wanted to try a series like this out. As an asexual (particularly one that doesn't like/want sex ) I was so curious to see what approach and direction the show would have regarding the central idea of sex and I was pleasantly surprised to not see just overall healthy, sex positive messages to encourage and help people but also that it included asexual representation! I thought surely they'd have to mention asexuality, but I seriously doubted they would since the aro and ace spec is usually ignored. So thank you so much to the people behind this show for giving us a really cool asexual character + giving them such a nice love story :))As for the main characters and main plot, yeah I fucking loved it. I looked forward to the show every week & found myself really attached to all the character's individual stories. I cried seeing how touching a lot of the messages were in this show. Overall just a well written, extremely impactful show.
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I Hate Everyone Involved In The Making Of This Show (trigger warning)
Unlike what happens in this show, my trauma will never be erased or undone.What the fuck is the point in a show where the main character inflicts unspeakable harm on everyone around him, who does not grow or learn anything at all, and instead gets to live happily ever after without sacrificing a god damn thing?
If the point was to leave me traumatized, disgusted, and afraid, then congratulations... you succeeded. As much as I try not to blame the actors (at least not entirely), I can't look at New without seeing Alex. I can't forget what happened on this show. I would do anything if it means I'll never have to think about this show ever again.
To be absolutely clear, my problem with this show is not that the protagonist makes a pile of shit look good in comparison. I can handle watching a deeply unlikable villain as the main character of a show. My issue is what this show is saying, or rather what it is deliberately refusing to say.
The first 15 minutes of Episode 1 were... an unforgettable experience. It was a wild way to start a show but I still gave this an honest chance. There was a lot about this show that impressed me. I wanted it to be good. But once I had watched Episode 6, I realized those first 15 minutes perfectly encapsulated what it feels like to watch The Warp Effect.
The show opens with Alex. He's a virgin that's tired of being a virgin, so he is with a sex worker hoping to .. fix that. Because of a promise he made to his mom, he ends up getting cold feet in the middle of their foreplay. "Let's stop" he says. She ignores this and jumps right back on him. He stopped her, and she kept going anyway.
Less than 10 minutes later, and only 12 minutes into the first episode, we get a beautiful scene of a sexual education class. The wide shot shows a chalkboard with "CONSENT" written across the entire thing. Juxtaposed with the scene of Alex and the sex worker, it's so ironic that I'm almost laughing. The absurdity of it rivals the sex ed class in Mean Girls ("don't have sex because you will get pregnant and die"). It's almost funny..
But the show never acknowledges what happened between Alex and the sex worker.
Fast forward to Episode 6. We finally get to see everything that Alex did on the night of that party, all the reasons why everyone in his life hates him. Because this is a MyDramaList review and not an essay or dissertation, I'll do my best to keep this short.
If you've been watching the show up to this point, wondering why Jean slapped Alex and why she hates him so much, this episode answers that question pretty quickly.
He raped her.
That night at that party, Alex raped Jean. They were both incredibly intoxicated. Alex was lucky enough to blackout and forget what he did to her. Jean did not forget. I felt sick to my stomach.
The Warp Effect initially impressed me by having open conversations about a wide range of topics like puppy play, nonmonogamy, and nonbinary lesbians.
But after watching this episode and everything that follows, those first 15 minutes of Episode 1 feel like a sick fucking joke. This show doesn't care at all about consent. This show isn't interested in unpacking what that rape did to Jean. It doesn't even care enough to show us Alex's reaction after learning about the horrific thing he did to a person he cared about. This show won't even call it rape. There's no weight to the reveal either. Most of the episode isn't even about the rape or Jean, and I felt insane because everything else that happened at that party feels insignificant in comparison. They drop this earth-shattering revelation on us and then barely mention it for the rest of the show's runtime.
But of course, in the final episode, Alex gets sent back in time to before the party happens. He gets to undo every single mistake he made that night. Jean, who (even after ten years) couldn't be touched by a man, has her trauma simply.... erased. Alex treats her well and they live happily ever after.
And what am I meant to gain from this resolution? What is this show even saying? What the fuck is the point of all this then? If he just gets to redo everything, why did we do this show at all?
People don't get to erase the choices they made and start over from scratch. If you fuck up, if you hurt someone, there's no undoing that.
The Warp Effect is an unforgettable show, in that I will be haunted by the memory of it until my dying breath. This show has done irreparable damage to my psyche. I hate this show with every atom in my being, with every fibre of my soul, with every single piece of my heart.
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Enjoyable with diversity in the couples featured; does not exploit well-enough fantastical element
The story of the series is pretty interesting. I liked the concept and the fantastical element. It is quite different from the norm as the drama follows the interactions of a group of characters while they are teenagers as well as during their adult life. The series features therefore not a unique "main couple" but rather many protagonists pretty diverse in their sexual orientation and preferences.The scenario discussed important topics almost in an educational way. There are a lot of teaching moment that are meaningful and necessary. Still, some discussions and points made by the show lacked subtlety and were a bit too on the nose for me. More specifically, I found the ending really too "easy": it required a lot of suspension of disbelief to think that all conflicts can be solved so easily... I also found the exploitation of the fantastical element short-sighted: there could be a lot of implications to it but it was used as a simple plot device, bringing no specific difficulties.
I found the ensemble cast pretty good and providing suitable performance. Would I have liked to see more chemistry during the more intimates scenes ? Yes. Would I have liked to feel more emotionally connected to the characters ? For sure. Actually, the drama has quite a comedic undertone, which sometimes undermines the feelings that could have provided some scenes. it also does not leave a lot of room for nuances for the actors. I would have loved to see more maturity in the dialogs and to feel more passion in some of the romances.
Overall, it felt like a western teen show to me. Even more so with its soundtrack being made of almost all English songs. This is not a bad thing, just an observation as it is left me with a very different impression than other Asians productions I have seen.
I would recommend this to people looking for a drama featuring pretty diverse couples. If you liked teen shows like "Skam" or "Skins", or even movie like "American Pie", you might enjoy this. It is comparatively much more tame but it still has a similar vibe following teenagers and young adults trying to figure out themselves.
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Surprisingly deep, thoughtful and accepting
This is not a show I would have thought to watch on my own. (Let's be honest, I mostly watch bl series) However, I'm SO GLAD I watched this after it was recc'd in a YT video for various kinds of queer rep.I did NOT expect the sort of thoughtful and accepting conversations around kink, intimacy, being true to yourself even if it's outside the norm, etc.
I ADORE that this show has mf couple where one of them is trans but they are never referred to as being different from other opposite gender couples. The character being trans is acknowledged only by some transphobes who get quickly shut down by our ensemble of characters. I wish this was more indicative of RL for trans individuals.
Mollie! OMG Mollie! This character was amazing to see for me. Mollie is a femme/andro-presenting nonbinary individual. Not only are nonbinary folks rarely represented in media, but usually we are seen as needing to be very androgynous or leaning toward presenting to the gender opposite we were assigned at birth. As a femme-presenting afab enby, seeing them in this series made me feel so seen! Thank you!
My only gripe with the show at all is that they left one specific part of Alex & Jean's first time together completely unacknowledged. Considering it's a theme that is presented in the very first episode, I was very disappointed about that. That conversation was important to have and they chose to pivot to the side instead. I could make a case for it being okay to sidestep it if it wasn't literally the thing we constantly saw in PTSD flashbacks.
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Give it a try (despite the crazy plot)
I'm not a big fan of time travel in my media, and while it still isn't my favorite, I do think they worked it well into the show. The plot description sounds crazy, and it is, but you just have to give it a try and let it wash over you.The show is definitely meant to be a bold statement on a wide swath of topics, and it handles those topics quite well. There's heavy themes of being pro choice, pro kink, sex positive, and educated about sex and consent that are consistently dealt with in different ways each episode. It does at times feel like it's trying to hit some major points as opposed to flowing naturally, but once you figure out what the style of the show is I don't think it detracts.
It's worth giving it a try even if it doesn't sound like your cup of tea!
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#warpeffectseriesthebestof2023
#warpeffectseriesthebest#startwatchingrightnow
#Let'srewatch
every episode is interesting and everything about this drama is informative.
This is series is the best one of 2023! The way last episode was plotted is amazing! Every couple in this series are so adorable and their stories are advises for a good relationship.
Why should you watch this series?
1. A good plot continuity with lots of good twists and turns.
2. Background music and songs are perfect for that situation.
3. Acting was so good and each one of the character is well written and played by the actors well.
4. The way this series started interestingly and ended on good note with cute twist was amazing.
5. sex education and relationship advises shown in this series are one of the important aspect of this series.
Trust me you will like it if you start watch it now. This series is available on youtube and has only 12 episodes with interesting plot which doesn't bore. Lots of kissing scenes are there, consent is there and some important details are there that will make you exciting. If you ask me about the villains in this series, then I should say the society is the big villain in this series as we know that society will always judge you for nothing! So what should we learn is that we should do what we like and be what we are and there is no need for hiding or no need to be afraid of something!
"One thing I have understood that what ever we do will effect others in either good or bad way! so we should do things carefully by thinking twice! "
"We as a society are judgemental, because we lack acceptance. We should learn to open our heart and accept people; every person we meet has something special to give to us if we are open to receive it. We should learn to accept others and try to adapt to them rather than changing them. No two people are alike."
By the way, in the last scene when all of them are at premiere, one couple they missed! IceKim! but its not a problem as we can see they are supportive character who got good plot too!
Await for such good series from gmmtv! Gmmtv's almost all series are good and wish that they do more like this series.
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This was on point
This felt a bit like sex education with time traveling. I spent the whole time angry at Alex 'cause he was incapable of understanding what he did wrong and that maybe there was no way to fix certain things. He kept insisting in regaining the trust from Jean but he assaulted her. What he did was sexual assault and it didn't matter how much he had regreted it, she was stuck with trauma. What I liked about this show was that it showed us that some things in life are irreparable or can't be forgiven. So the only way to solve the problem was going back in time after he had learnt about everything he did wrong. I think this show was very important and inclusive. It was the first time I saw a non-binary character (shout out to my girl Silvy) and there was all kind of couples! I liked almost every plot and they even managed to make me like the straight couples, because they were also different: Ciize and Sing with the kinky stuff, Mark and Best as HPV open-closed relationship and Phuwin and his abortion girlfriend! Super recommend.Was this review helpful to you?
A hidden gem
I found out about this series because of a clip of Janhae I saw on twitter (give Janhae a gl main role pls), but I never heard about it before that. I don’t get why people don’t talk about how genuinely amazing this series is, it’s one of the best things I’ve seen gmmtv come out with. The amount of representation and serious issues that are dealt with is amazing. Everytime a new storyline was introduced I was so pleasantly surprised with the issues they covered bc of how well they addressed them. Even though this series goes over serious issues it will definitely be a comfort show for me, it’s very easy to watch and fall for the character’s.Was this review helpful to you?
This series has it all...
drama, funny scenes, diversity, sex education and all that without making it awkward. This series gives us a glance at what our society really looks like and how we talk or should talk about topics like sex, gender, feminism, and diversity. While it does that, it also doesn't forget to critique itself by including criticism on the entertainment industry itself. It speaks about casting actors just for their looks and not their acting skills, the pressure on actresses to look a certain way and nepotism. It surprised me that even though the cast is this huge, I didn't feel like certain stories weren't complete at the end or that they only existed for certain plot points. Every character had its own meaning throughout the entire series. Every plot is interesting because it highlights a different aspect of our world be it sexual harassment, pregnancy, homophobia, coming out as queer, sexual preferences or just communication skills. It's a full package where I think everyone will find themselves in one or more characters. Above that, the acting skills of each actor and actress are amazing. I felt no awkwardness whatsoever and enjoyed every second of it.Was this review helpful to you?
Sex education but make it asian
Western-like setup that discussed a variety of sexual issues in a conservative country. Yet, being conservative is a good thing too but there are tendencies that these people seem to degrade others just because of how showy they are about themselves. And this drama brought these issues to life. I like almost everything except for the time-machine concept as I am not a big fan of this kind of genre.I guess everyone will agree with me that Fluke Pusit delivers his role in the most perfect way. Army and Jo is my favorite couple with such an interesting storyline and overflowing chemistry. They are the ones who brought me to start watching this show after seeing their locker room clip of eating each other. GMMTV, give these two their own BL show.
The OST also ate! Fluke Gawin’s Sweet but Naughty is such a perfect song for the drama. The English lyrics are too cool as well as the melody and rhythm that it has. Been LSS every time I watched each episode.
There’s nothing more to say than the fact that I actually enjoyed completing the show. It is not that very impactful but enough to say that they nailed the performances and elements that the viewers are expecting from them. It’s time for everyone who takes a serious note of how important sex education is, which was the whole message of The Warp Effect.
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A Brilliant Series But....
This astonishing and brilliant series was so refreshing to watch and was one of the most thought-provoking series I have ever seen. It is a cacophony of every imaginable social ill, bias, and societal message one could think of. And all of it was dealt with a sense of maturity, honesty, and painful growing up stages to go through. However, where it fell flat was the ending. That was so disappointing and did not fit the overall theme of this series. In addition, it did not tackle a major issue that which became glossed over.Was this review helpful to you?
