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People die, and that's okay...
Well, first off, I’d like to say I loved the idea—just the concept of the story itself.
Stories involving terminal illnesses require careful development and are emotionally charged, yet they don't often appear as a plot element in Chinese, Thai, Japanese, or Korean gay romances.
Viewers can easily tell when something is definitely off with the story's progression—as was the case here. That was actually what drew me in. But then it all went wrong!
I had a bad feeling when the protagonist's illness only started being addressed seriously with just three episodes left. The writers undermined the premise they had built and tried to shoehorn fantastical elements into a story that was supposed to be realistic.
It infuriates me when stories deal with serious illnesses but refuse to accept the sick person's death as a possibility. Look, it may be surprising, but people do die from terminal illnesses, and it’s perfectly fine to portray that naturally in a story.
The only reason I’m not completely trashing this story is that the ending is open-ended, and I honestly want to believe that both of them died. It’s a plausible theory, given the protagonist's depressive behavior; it’s the only logical conclusion for this ending.
But if they wanted to go that route, they should have explored the protagonist's suicidal tendencies more deeply. It would have been more poignant and credible, especially since they didn't want to go for a "triumph over adversity" ending.
That’s my take. I refuse to accept that they were both saved by magic. They died, folks—pay your respects.
Stories involving terminal illnesses require careful development and are emotionally charged, yet they don't often appear as a plot element in Chinese, Thai, Japanese, or Korean gay romances.
Viewers can easily tell when something is definitely off with the story's progression—as was the case here. That was actually what drew me in. But then it all went wrong!
I had a bad feeling when the protagonist's illness only started being addressed seriously with just three episodes left. The writers undermined the premise they had built and tried to shoehorn fantastical elements into a story that was supposed to be realistic.
It infuriates me when stories deal with serious illnesses but refuse to accept the sick person's death as a possibility. Look, it may be surprising, but people do die from terminal illnesses, and it’s perfectly fine to portray that naturally in a story.
The only reason I’m not completely trashing this story is that the ending is open-ended, and I honestly want to believe that both of them died. It’s a plausible theory, given the protagonist's depressive behavior; it’s the only logical conclusion for this ending.
But if they wanted to go that route, they should have explored the protagonist's suicidal tendencies more deeply. It would have been more poignant and credible, especially since they didn't want to go for a "triumph over adversity" ending.
That’s my take. I refuse to accept that they were both saved by magic. They died, folks—pay your respects.
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