mkfusenation
Portugal // BL Dramaland
Better than the first season!!
I feel like I have a very different opinion from everyone else ajsjaja
Few Disclaimers:
- I did not read the original work.
- I am not biased regarding actors.
First, let's talk about the first season.
I enjoyed it, gave it a very wonky 7/10 and the reason why I didn't give it more was mostly due to acting or due to cringing way too much at some points. I was a big fan of Yeon Woo since the beginning but wasn't so of Yoo Han, I just couldn't get immersed in his story or character, I felt that if he wasn't such a big part of Yeon Woo's story I wouldn't care for him. This second season proved it. I must say this isn't because of Hyun Jun as a person, I like him a lot and he seems like a nice actor - this was about the character (in the series at least). I care about Yoo Han as if he was any other victim of what happened to him, I didn't care for him as a main character, didn't care for him as a love interest, didn't care for him as a probe. Yeon Woo's and Yoo Han's relationship had tons of flaws due to the innerent soulmate trope but I could see the hype around their relationship on paper - in execution, however, it was lacking - It wasn't believable to me at all. Sure they were cute together but that doesn't cut it for me - there was nothing about them that made me root for them except their genetic discrepancies that brought them together. I'm not gonna be like most people who rated the show lower and say it's because of low runtime because I've literally watched almost all BLs korea has ever made and believe me, some of them are SHORT. This one still managed to be one of the least convincing to me.
My main issues rely on this, sure I wasn't a big fan of everything being left in the open at the end and no real proggress regarding the investigations being done, but those are less relevant comments to this.
Now, moving on to this season.
I really enjoyed how they decided on a different approach to this season, actively pursuing the investigations and revealing more information about monos + probes which we didn't have before. Sure at times it kinda felt like info dumping which could've been done way better but hey - they tried. Scenarios and props for this weren't anything great either but honestly, that's common with web series, especially BLs - it isn't as if season 1 was better - it was actually way worse with all the cheap awful color rush editing. So can't say I had high expectations for that.
Now this is where it gets different - I like Se Hyun. I really like him.
Yes, I like Yeon Woo's new love interest, woo hoo!! Contrary to what previously happened with Yoo Han, I was able to emphatize with Se Hyun's character and to actually get invested in his story. I don't want to spoil anyone so I won't comment further on that but while I literally didn't care about Yoo Han's backstory, I kept wanting to learn more about Se Hyun.
Acting was also way better this season, from all aspects. Yoo Jun hadn't been bad in the previous season but here he did better which I'm really happy about! Hyuk as Se Hyun did a good job - I liked his expressions, cuteness and his playfulness, while also being able to portray believable sadness. I don't know if it was because Yoo Han was constantly wearing a mask in season 1 - I think facial expressions might have been one of the reasons why I wasn't able to emphatisize with his character - but then again, I've emphatized so much with characters who are written to be basically expressionless so it doesn't seem like a good excuse ><
One big downside I have with this season, however, is the ending. I really hope there's a 3rd season cause there's no way its ending like that. Time to go read fanfic or smth to fill that ending black hole.
Overall, it isn't perfect, far from it, but it's definitely better than the first season, in my opinion that is. I understand the people who are even reluctant to watch this because of Yoo Han - a friend of mine is like that - but I suggest you give it a try. There's people who enjoyed it, people who didn't.
For me, it's a solid 7.5/10.
My advice is: if you can't let Yoo Han go - stay with the first season instead of hating on this one; if you think you can let him go and have a new perspective - watch it, I think it's worth it ^^
Few Disclaimers:
- I did not read the original work.
- I am not biased regarding actors.
First, let's talk about the first season.
I enjoyed it, gave it a very wonky 7/10 and the reason why I didn't give it more was mostly due to acting or due to cringing way too much at some points. I was a big fan of Yeon Woo since the beginning but wasn't so of Yoo Han, I just couldn't get immersed in his story or character, I felt that if he wasn't such a big part of Yeon Woo's story I wouldn't care for him. This second season proved it. I must say this isn't because of Hyun Jun as a person, I like him a lot and he seems like a nice actor - this was about the character (in the series at least). I care about Yoo Han as if he was any other victim of what happened to him, I didn't care for him as a main character, didn't care for him as a love interest, didn't care for him as a probe. Yeon Woo's and Yoo Han's relationship had tons of flaws due to the innerent soulmate trope but I could see the hype around their relationship on paper - in execution, however, it was lacking - It wasn't believable to me at all. Sure they were cute together but that doesn't cut it for me - there was nothing about them that made me root for them except their genetic discrepancies that brought them together. I'm not gonna be like most people who rated the show lower and say it's because of low runtime because I've literally watched almost all BLs korea has ever made and believe me, some of them are SHORT. This one still managed to be one of the least convincing to me.
My main issues rely on this, sure I wasn't a big fan of everything being left in the open at the end and no real proggress regarding the investigations being done, but those are less relevant comments to this.
Now, moving on to this season.
I really enjoyed how they decided on a different approach to this season, actively pursuing the investigations and revealing more information about monos + probes which we didn't have before. Sure at times it kinda felt like info dumping which could've been done way better but hey - they tried. Scenarios and props for this weren't anything great either but honestly, that's common with web series, especially BLs - it isn't as if season 1 was better - it was actually way worse with all the cheap awful color rush editing. So can't say I had high expectations for that.
Now this is where it gets different - I like Se Hyun. I really like him.
Yes, I like Yeon Woo's new love interest, woo hoo!! Contrary to what previously happened with Yoo Han, I was able to emphatize with Se Hyun's character and to actually get invested in his story. I don't want to spoil anyone so I won't comment further on that but while I literally didn't care about Yoo Han's backstory, I kept wanting to learn more about Se Hyun.
Acting was also way better this season, from all aspects. Yoo Jun hadn't been bad in the previous season but here he did better which I'm really happy about! Hyuk as Se Hyun did a good job - I liked his expressions, cuteness and his playfulness, while also being able to portray believable sadness. I don't know if it was because Yoo Han was constantly wearing a mask in season 1 - I think facial expressions might have been one of the reasons why I wasn't able to emphatisize with his character - but then again, I've emphatized so much with characters who are written to be basically expressionless so it doesn't seem like a good excuse ><
One big downside I have with this season, however, is the ending. I really hope there's a 3rd season cause there's no way its ending like that. Time to go read fanfic or smth to fill that ending black hole.
Overall, it isn't perfect, far from it, but it's definitely better than the first season, in my opinion that is. I understand the people who are even reluctant to watch this because of Yoo Han - a friend of mine is like that - but I suggest you give it a try. There's people who enjoyed it, people who didn't.
For me, it's a solid 7.5/10.
My advice is: if you can't let Yoo Han go - stay with the first season instead of hating on this one; if you think you can let him go and have a new perspective - watch it, I think it's worth it ^^
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