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Safe Haven is a romantic comedy series that revolves around the unexpected love between Dave and Terrence that started from a petty fight on the famous social media platform Twitter. (Sources: Gen-Z Production Twitter Account; Gen-Z Production Youtube Channel) Edit Translation

  • English
  • magyar / magyar nyelv
  • עברית / עִבְרִית
  • dansk
  • Country: Philippines
  • Type: Drama
  • Episodes: 15
  • Aired: Aug 18, 2020 - Dec 1, 2020
  • Aired On: Tuesday
  • Duration: 8 min.
  • Score: 5.6 (scored by 76 users)
  • Ranked: #69601
  • Popularity: #14111
  • Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

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Completed
Pinoy BL Series
4 people found this review helpful
Jan 3, 2021
15 of 15 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 5.5
Story 5.5
Acting/Cast 5.5
Music 5.5
Rewatch Value 5.5
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Safe Haven (2020): An Unremarkable Pinoy BL Series

With respect to plot/storyline, performance, and production, “Safe Haven,” a do-it-yourself (DIY) series, was generally, an unremarkable Filipino (Pinoy) boys’ love (BL) series. Substantially, it was simple and technically, it was weak.

While efforts to present common-looking lead characters interacting on social media representing contrasting economic backgrounds should be lauded, “Safe Haven” didn’t really took advantage of these characterizations to provide character depth and character developments that generate realism and relatability in its plot/storyline. This series had a very shallow and slow-paced plot/storyline that employed the overused enemies to lovers trope. While this trope isn’t intrinsically bad, there wasn’t anything special that differentiated “Safe Haven” from other series. Yes, there were references to gender-based discrimination in the workplace but they came across as superficial. Yes, Dave, Terrence, and Panter had character developments but they seemed shallow.

Script was unnatural at times. Screenplay had cheesy lines and long dialogues. Because of these, script was dull and tiresome every so often.

While acting improved throughout the series, it was for the most part, still amateurish. All the actors occasionally overacted. Sometimes, their performance appeared scripted. They also made big unnecessary hand gestures that were quite distracting. Chemistry between the couples was also weak. Still, all actors should be fairly compensated for their performance (cf. social media quarrel between the actor/director and a former cast member).

Audio-visuals were mostly poor. Sound wasn’t consistently clear and there were some loud background noises. Camera work and the quality of shots were pedestrian. There were also mistakes in the computer graphics (e.g. split-screen framing, Twitter handle name, etc.). Editing gave a school project vibe. There were times when scene transitions were just too abrupt. On some scenes, mouth movements were not even in sync with the vocals. The soundtrack “Sunset With You” by Catherine Cafe wasn’t a good fit for this series.

All in all, I would only recommend rewatching “Safe Haven” if you’re really interested in DIY series and have nothing else to watch. Nonetheless, this largely unremarkable DIY series should still be congratulated for the efforts of its cast and crew! Hopefully, Gen-Z Production’s next Pinoy BL series, “Love Lies,” is a massive improvement compared to this series.

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0 people found this review helpful
Jul 24, 2022
15 of 15 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 1.0
Story 4.0
Acting/Cast 4.5
Music 4.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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Perda de tempo

A ideia central dessa série é interessante, apesar de ser um clichê moderno, duas pessoas que se conhecem através de uma treta na internet e acabam se apaixonando.
Se trata de uma das "séries de quarentena" produzida nas Filipinas no auge da pandemia de COVID- 19. Como eu já disse, a ideia central não é ruim, porém todo, absolutamente todo o resto é horrível.
O roteiro é péssimo, se arrasta por infinitos 15 episódios minúsculos, onde a série só piora. A qualidade da série é das piores que já vi, a câmera tremendo, o áudio cheio de ruídos, as locações péssimas, parece que tudo foi feito por um celular de péssima qualidade, não tem nada que se aproveite. A atuação é vergonhosa, e de forma geral eu não indico essa série.

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Details

  • Drama: Safe Haven
  • Country: Philippines
  • Episodes: 15
  • Aired: Aug 18, 2020 - Dec 1, 2020
  • Aired On: Tuesday
  • Duration: 8 min.
  • Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

  • Score: 5.6 (scored by 76 users)
  • Ranked: #69601
  • Popularity: #14111
  • Watchers: 347

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