immoralq
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Sincere in it's bonkers-ness
I wasn't going to watch this because so many of the comments on the show's page are so negative. So much complaining about the production, the acting, the script, and they aren't.....wrong. Not exactly.
This show is completely bonkers. It veers from good, to great, to terrible, back to great again. It has moments that are so good, especially with Ace and Sky, and then the rest of the cast gets involved and it drops.
It is, however, so very sincere and earnest in it's bonkers-ness. Just when you think it won't commit, it does. It goes there.
I don't want to put anyone off watching this because, as I said, it has it's great moments, but you need to accept going in that there are going to be things that might make you cringe.
The acting by the two leads, Aki and Miko, is fine. It's great, in places, especially during the romantic and dramatic scenes, but everyone else is just so-so. And not because they aren't talented, but because they go way over the top and it verges on descending into caricature at times. (I am not Filipino, though, so this could be something in that culture that I'm ignorant of.)
The thing is, somehow, even though the acting skirts the line so closely, it never goes over it. These characters are characters, not caricatures. They all feel real. Honestly, now that I come to write this review, sometimes it all feels very meta. Like these characters are acting out their lives in over-the-top way. Like the characters themselves know they're in a t.v. show and are just doing their best to put on a performance.
This impression was solidified for me in the later episodes where the characters Ken and Jam are recording a vlog and give shout-outs to their actual, real life, you tube channels. And Kim calls up the fashion house that the actress playing her runs in real life, to order a dress. The name of the fashion label is then dropped all throughout the episode.
All in all, I enjoyed watching this and I would recommend it. It does have rewatch value, especially episodes 8 and 11, If you've already watched this, you'll know which scenes I mean. :-)
This show is completely bonkers. It veers from good, to great, to terrible, back to great again. It has moments that are so good, especially with Ace and Sky, and then the rest of the cast gets involved and it drops.
It is, however, so very sincere and earnest in it's bonkers-ness. Just when you think it won't commit, it does. It goes there.
I don't want to put anyone off watching this because, as I said, it has it's great moments, but you need to accept going in that there are going to be things that might make you cringe.
The acting by the two leads, Aki and Miko, is fine. It's great, in places, especially during the romantic and dramatic scenes, but everyone else is just so-so. And not because they aren't talented, but because they go way over the top and it verges on descending into caricature at times. (I am not Filipino, though, so this could be something in that culture that I'm ignorant of.)
The thing is, somehow, even though the acting skirts the line so closely, it never goes over it. These characters are characters, not caricatures. They all feel real. Honestly, now that I come to write this review, sometimes it all feels very meta. Like these characters are acting out their lives in over-the-top way. Like the characters themselves know they're in a t.v. show and are just doing their best to put on a performance.
This impression was solidified for me in the later episodes where the characters Ken and Jam are recording a vlog and give shout-outs to their actual, real life, you tube channels. And Kim calls up the fashion house that the actress playing her runs in real life, to order a dress. The name of the fashion label is then dropped all throughout the episode.
All in all, I enjoyed watching this and I would recommend it. It does have rewatch value, especially episodes 8 and 11, If you've already watched this, you'll know which scenes I mean. :-)
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