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Jessica
Through the looking-glass
This review may contain spoilers
**Potential spoiler regarding one couple has been marked**
STORY:
- Honestly, Book and Frame were what saved this drama for me. I loved watching their relationship progress and loved how doting Frame was, supporting his boyfriend the best that he could as trouble from Book's past came to light. I wish this was the main story of Season 2, as I would have loved to see it fleshed out more, but I thought it was presented fairly well, though the "resolution" felt a bit glossed over. If it weren't for them, I don't know that I would have finished watching it (at the very least, I would have dragged it along).
- The main couple, Tee and Fuse, yeah, I got bored with them. Sure, they're sweet, and Tee is absolutely adorable and a saint for putting up with all of Fuse's crap. But my main problem with them was that a majority of Season 2 felt like a repeat of Season 1 in terms of their relationship. ***POTENTIAL SPOILER**** Fuse is still trying to figure things out with his girlfriend, while stringing Tee along like a side piece, decides to be just friends with Tee after his girlfriend tells him that her mystery man is just her brother, and then has the nerve to be upset when he sees (1) Tee being pursued by someone else, and (2) discovers that his girlfriend actually lied and has been cheating on him (like he was doing to her with Tee). ***END POTENTIAL SPOILER***. Overall, I just wasn't as into them, and quickly lost interest in their story line.
- The other couples were either boring or ridiculously stupid, but all of them could have been left out without ruining the drama. Of those couples, Mo and Yok received the most screen time, but they were obviously there for comedic effect, and their relationship felt fake and manufactured. As for the others, there just wasn't enough time devoted to their story lines, so they felt more like unnecessary filler which could have been put to better use developing Book and Frame.
- Couples aside, much like Season 1, if you can get past the cringe-worthy and questionable humor of the first 2 episodes, it's a decent series that showcases the tenderness and challenges of young love. I would say that the sweet moments were better written, as some of the drama and antagonistic characters felt forced and stereotypical.
ACTING/CAST:
So-so. Some actors were better than others. TeeFuse and BookFrame, as couples, had great chemistry together. The actors playing those characters, as well as the one who played Lukmo, were probably the stand-outs for me from this cast.
MUSIC:
Again, so-so. Nothing too memorable. Sometimes it seemed a little loud.
RE-WATCH VALUE:
If I were to re-watch anything, it'd be the scenes with Book and Frame.
OVERALL:
It's definitely one of the racier teen dramas out there (so props to them for going there), and some parts were just so stupid you had to laugh, but there were also plenty of sweet moments as well. It got a little tedious towards the later half of the season, and I was ready for it to end. I'd give it one thumb up and would probably recommend watching, but it wouldn’t be my first choice.
STORY:
- Honestly, Book and Frame were what saved this drama for me. I loved watching their relationship progress and loved how doting Frame was, supporting his boyfriend the best that he could as trouble from Book's past came to light. I wish this was the main story of Season 2, as I would have loved to see it fleshed out more, but I thought it was presented fairly well, though the "resolution" felt a bit glossed over. If it weren't for them, I don't know that I would have finished watching it (at the very least, I would have dragged it along).
- The main couple, Tee and Fuse, yeah, I got bored with them. Sure, they're sweet, and Tee is absolutely adorable and a saint for putting up with all of Fuse's crap. But my main problem with them was that a majority of Season 2 felt like a repeat of Season 1 in terms of their relationship. ***POTENTIAL SPOILER**** Fuse is still trying to figure things out with his girlfriend, while stringing Tee along like a side piece, decides to be just friends with Tee after his girlfriend tells him that her mystery man is just her brother, and then has the nerve to be upset when he sees (1) Tee being pursued by someone else, and (2) discovers that his girlfriend actually lied and has been cheating on him (like he was doing to her with Tee). ***END POTENTIAL SPOILER***. Overall, I just wasn't as into them, and quickly lost interest in their story line.
- The other couples were either boring or ridiculously stupid, but all of them could have been left out without ruining the drama. Of those couples, Mo and Yok received the most screen time, but they were obviously there for comedic effect, and their relationship felt fake and manufactured. As for the others, there just wasn't enough time devoted to their story lines, so they felt more like unnecessary filler which could have been put to better use developing Book and Frame.
- Couples aside, much like Season 1, if you can get past the cringe-worthy and questionable humor of the first 2 episodes, it's a decent series that showcases the tenderness and challenges of young love. I would say that the sweet moments were better written, as some of the drama and antagonistic characters felt forced and stereotypical.
ACTING/CAST:
So-so. Some actors were better than others. TeeFuse and BookFrame, as couples, had great chemistry together. The actors playing those characters, as well as the one who played Lukmo, were probably the stand-outs for me from this cast.
MUSIC:
Again, so-so. Nothing too memorable. Sometimes it seemed a little loud.
RE-WATCH VALUE:
If I were to re-watch anything, it'd be the scenes with Book and Frame.
OVERALL:
It's definitely one of the racier teen dramas out there (so props to them for going there), and some parts were just so stupid you had to laugh, but there were also plenty of sweet moments as well. It got a little tedious towards the later half of the season, and I was ready for it to end. I'd give it one thumb up and would probably recommend watching, but it wouldn’t be my first choice.
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