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The potential was there I promise
I, personally, loved this story, I put it off for a while because I wasn't entirely interested in the concept of the plot, but was here for Bas.
When I finally sat down to watch it I really really enjoyed the plot.
It was semi-political without being over saturated in it.
The story itself was raw and thought provoking in my opinion. It just fell short in some areas.
I saw some complaints about how they got romantic too quick, but you have to understand a few key points--it was only 8 episodes long.
This story was full of a LOT of trauma and ptsd, there was a level of comfort that was completely realistic in this kind of setting. I think, given the number of episodes and context of the plot, it really did ease into the romantic tension.
The love interest's actor, opposite to Bas, felt really inexperienced--and tbh from the look of his MDL profile he was! He wasn't awful by any means! However I think it would have been a stronger story with a more experienced actor with Bas.
I was really excited to see Bas as a lead again, and I think with more direction and maybe some more acting shops it could have been a better production.
Where it succeeded was the emotional scenes. The beginning with the bomb going off at the school that started Ravin's PTSD, the death of the leader of the party and the way his daughter grieved, the death of said daughter by the newly appointed hot head of a leader and the way everyone reacted to it--which I think the other lead handled really well.
All in all, I enjoyed it for the most part. The other lead, Atip, I hope he is casted in more roles, I think he has a lot of potential; and of course LOVE Bas and hope to god we see him in more lead positions in the future.
When I finally sat down to watch it I really really enjoyed the plot.
It was semi-political without being over saturated in it.
The story itself was raw and thought provoking in my opinion. It just fell short in some areas.
I saw some complaints about how they got romantic too quick, but you have to understand a few key points--it was only 8 episodes long.
This story was full of a LOT of trauma and ptsd, there was a level of comfort that was completely realistic in this kind of setting. I think, given the number of episodes and context of the plot, it really did ease into the romantic tension.
The love interest's actor, opposite to Bas, felt really inexperienced--and tbh from the look of his MDL profile he was! He wasn't awful by any means! However I think it would have been a stronger story with a more experienced actor with Bas.
I was really excited to see Bas as a lead again, and I think with more direction and maybe some more acting shops it could have been a better production.
Where it succeeded was the emotional scenes. The beginning with the bomb going off at the school that started Ravin's PTSD, the death of the leader of the party and the way his daughter grieved, the death of said daughter by the newly appointed hot head of a leader and the way everyone reacted to it--which I think the other lead handled really well.
All in all, I enjoyed it for the most part. The other lead, Atip, I hope he is casted in more roles, I think he has a lot of potential; and of course LOVE Bas and hope to god we see him in more lead positions in the future.
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