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Im usually a fan of short series and to others, four episodes (er, actually more like three and a half) can be more than enough to tell a full narrative arc. However, this is clearly the show's weakness. There wasnt enough time for real character development and by the end of the series I wasnt really sure if the two leads are actually really inlove. Instead of getting to the point, the show is filled with too many useless fillers. After only 3 episodes they even have the audacity to show us that shi**y recap montage perfect with those rotating blue stars. Wait did i say shI**y? I meant shiny.
This is exactly how i felt when watching the director's "Make it Right" Series. He has a tendency of adding too many scenes and secondary characters that actually do nothing but waste our time.
Its such a shame because for the most part, they got a gem with their two lead cast - War and Yin are almost good and both are very HOT and charming.
Pacing could have been snappier but instead we got a collage of scenes that jump from one to another without letting us digest them. It felt like important details were left out. If only they used their time wiser, we couldve figured things out better. I think the makers forgot that not all viewers are readers of the book.
They intentionally diluted a strong sadistic affair and made it a forgettable tiny puppy love. I have to give them props for twisting and romanticizing an unsolicited sex predatorship and turning it to sunny yet full of rainbows love story. And for adding a girl character just to make her the villain, because yes, this is a BL and all girls are enemies. Yes, im being sarcastic.
Is it a good watch? Yes, if only for the eye candies. Dont put this in your priority though, just watch it when your flight is delayed for two and a half hours and youre stuck in the airport. They missed the opportunity of making this a meaningful watch.
Edit: A full blown series is coming our way soon, and i cant deny Im excited. They may finally be able to give justice to the story.
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But the story is quite interesting and cool, I like how it wasn't focused around a guy struggling with his sexuality or any of that drama but rather they knew what they wanted and they kind off went for it straight. Yes, there were moments when I physically cringed but on an overall basis, I liked the show, because they were able to pack everything into 4 episodes and gave it a good finish.
STORY: So when the series kicked off after Vee and Mark slept together, I thought it was going to be a Together with me remake when Vee said his girlfriend cannot find out, but then I like the fact that they didn't make it the stereotypical struggle with being gay or not but rather a struggle with love itself that so many people have. The struggle between a loveless love but love you have grown used to, and new exciting love with all the ups and downs that come with it. I like the fact that they were a bit appropriate for once, not portraying them as backstabbing cheaters, but allowing Vee to "properly" break it off with ploy before appropriately getting with Mark. The only downside to this may be the fact that the big drama was not all that (btw never agree to the last kiss with your ex) and the story was cringe and unnecessary sometimes, like Pack, he literally was just a tool to get Vee and Mark back together
Music: They were superb with this, I actually enjoyed the music
Acting: Acting was good too
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3 am review broadcasting in 3...2...1.... i'm going to let it off my chest so i can finally sleep peacefully: vee is a diCKright off the bat, the drama starts with vee being a whole creep and taking advantage of mark. how many more dramas do we have to see with this theme????? why do these BL dramas have this recurring theme where their relationship develops from non consensual shit?? am i mad? yes. am i mad that war and yin are very attractive actors? yes. am i whipped for them? yes. do i like this drama? fuCC NO.
*interlude noises* *vhs sounds thingies* *dog barks*
please do tell me.... what is there in vee that can be seen as a good person??
why is he trying with his whole chest to cry a river and putting the blame on mark when clearly he's the one who's in the wrong??? why act like you're the victim?? mark did nothing wrong.... vee went around in circles, not making himself clear to mark and then kissed his ex gf..... mark was at the scene.... won't you be mad if this happened to you?
after a long time of not seeing each other (i'm not even sure of the goSh darn timeline in this) and this is the first thing you see.... do you think that the other party has the right to be mad at you?
i think what i learned from this drama is that mark is a babie and vee can go suffer in a pit of hot lava and try his best to cry a river there but sadly that river will evaporate idk science but yes
p.s. i want to see war to have more leading roles in the future this boi deserve it
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What’s bad? Whole first 5 minutes. You can’t just open a show with sexual assault and borderline rape. Not good. And no, just because the bed scene was not shown, does not mean I didn’t have a problem with it. Vee as a character has literally zero redeeming qualities. Watching him being sad and crying was a delight for my soul.
War did a good job. I quite enjoyed his character, even though he was a mess too. I don’t know... I watched the show because of his pretty face. That’s the tea.
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This series gave me such a special feeling that I have long missed in other series
Love Mechanics had the bad luck that it was shot in the middle of the Corona crisis. Therefore, some things remained incomplete. Still, it was one of the best bl-series I've watched. And although the series had so few episodes, it gave me a feeling that much longer series could not do.War in particular is a very good actor who could express so much feeling with his eyes alone.
Everyone made the best of the current situation. I just hope the two actors get their own full series because they deserve it and I want to see more of Mark and Vee.
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CAST/ACTING: I think they did a pretty good job on this one. The actors are handsome, carry their roles well, and I like their chemistry.
MUSIC: I liked it how they used it in the episodes, but I didn't like the OST.
REWATCH VALUE: They were cute, so maybe I'll give them a shot after a couple of years, since there are only 4 episodes anywyay.
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Am super excited about the next part. The special was promising. They seem to match. :)
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The story:I´ve read some parts of the novel and it seems like a lot was cut out. The story in itself is quite good except for one specific part. I won´t say which part but for those who have read the novel, I think you know which part i mean. This part of the novel made me hate Vee. However thankfully, this scene wasnt incorporated in the series. Other than that i feel the most redeeming part about the story is how it follows Vee trying to forgive himself for what he did, and gaining forgiviness from Mark. As well as Marks internal struggles with accepting Vee.
Acting and chemistry:
First, the two main actors had amazing chemistry. Although stuff was rushed because they had to fit everything in 4 episodes, I felt like the acting and the chemistry between Vee and Mark really saved the series. I didn´t get the sense of awkwardness as I felt when watching some parts of Tossara.
It seems like both War and Yin genuinely worked hard to understand their character and their emotions, and the acting was therefore very natural. The actors conveyed their emotions not just by talking but also by using their eyes. In some scenes you could tell what Mark was conveying just by looking at his eyes.
Lastly the visuals, both actors look truly good together. They are so cute both off-screen and on-screen.
Directing and production:
I hope if they do decide to go for a full series that they improve the directing and production of the show. Some parts were rushed and you were left confused and wondering about what really happened. Also some parts were lacking in execution and flow. I understand that they had to fit everything in 4 episodes though. Also, I was unsure about a specific part from the novel, if that happened in the series but wasn’t shown, or if what happened in the first scene of the series was consensual? If they go for a full series, they should definitely give a clearer answer and I hope that they somehow remove that part in the new series completely.
Music: I love the OST of this series.
Overall:
Love the show, and I hope I will see both actors in future projects together.
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Ps. I dont like tossara and dropped it at ep 1 hehe sorry
"Love is a temporary madness, it erupts like volcanoes and then subsides. And when it subsides, you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion, it is not the desire to mate every second minute of the day, it is not lying awake at night imagining that he is kissing every cranny of your body. No, don’t blush, I am telling you some truths. That is just being “in love”, which any fool can do. Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident."
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Love Mechanics:People who have read the novel knows how the story of Mark and Vee started. For those who haven’t, they might be turned off by romanticizing assault in this series. However, if you can go beyond that aspect, you’ll appreciate this series in it’s entirety.
Story: This TV adaptation highlights the best parts of the novel and soften the tone thus making that delicate aspect of the novel appears to be consensual rather than demeaning.
Acting/Cast: Both leads has good visuals and great chemistry to boot. This series is better acted than it’s predecessor TOSSARA. You will root for their characters to end up together. War (Mark) nuances and facial expression were good. This time I wasn’t cringing watching the series.
Music: Some may not like the musical scoring however, as for me, it captures that feeling and mood.
I usually watch the previous episode prior to watching the new episode to have that feeling of continuity. I am glad that they made Vee’s character different than the novel. I just hope that they have extended this to about 6-8 episodes instead of just 4 by including Vee’s family and Mark’s mom rather than making the series revolves around their friends and exes.
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Best they could have made out of the story in such a short time
This one started out a solid eight. Compared to Tossara it was a lot better, had a lot less holes and for me did a better job at keeping my attention. Then there was this one moment were it shot up to an 8.5 and by the end I would have given it a 9.Let’s start off with the actors. I honestly have to say the actors portrayal of their roles honestly made this Drama for me. They were alright for the first half of the Drama, but by the second half they both had me 100% convinced of their every move and expression. Big kudos to those two, honestly.
Now story wise: I am not and will never be a big fan of love stories where the conflict ist based off of one person having a Partner. While it is not really the cheating part that bothers me, it is more the „acting sad because said partner does something, while you are doing the same or something much worse at the same time“. Once you betray your partner you have lost the right to be sad. You break up with them or you apologise, stop what you were doing to hurt them and hope they forgive you.
I think because this is one of these story lines I was a bit resistant at first. However in my opinion this Series dealt with this conflict one of the best ways possible. I don’t know how else you could have dealt with such a story line to make me still really ship the main couple until the end, especially in such a short period of time.
The one thing that I have mentioned in my review of Tossara that I will mention here again is the problem of conveying the feeling of time passing to the viewer. While I think this one fits together a lot better, doesn’t have that many radical developments over (for us) a short period of time and gives us at least some clues, it was still extremely hard to make out how much time was actually passing.
I would definitely recommend to give this one a go. It was short, interesting and beautiful.
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