ifruity
United States
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Yes, It Was That Bad
I have never seen a drama care so little about its characters.
When GMMTV released the first trailer of Enchante, I was intrigued by the reverse harem and the fairy-tale whimsy it seemed to promise, so I promptly added it to my "Plan-To-Watch" list. When I finally had a chance to settle down and watch the drama, the reviews were abysmal, but I thought, "No, it can't be that bad! This is right in the midst of the golden era of GMMTV!"
But yes, it was that bad.
Like many others have shared, the show quickly went downhill after episode 8, when Enchante was revealed to be... Theo himself! The twist itself was pretty dreadful -- so manipulative of Theo to even pretend that Enchante was a mysterious admirer, just to make Akk jealous. Akk sincerely tried to help Theo figure out who was the real Enchante, when in actuality, he was just stringing Akk along as he was trying to uncover why the hell these random men were claiming to be his Enchante.
I actually didn't mind that every fake-Enchante had ulterior motives because even after suspending my disbelief, it would have been pretty ridiculous to think that any of these men could have real feelings for such a manipulative, selfish physical embodiment of privilege.
But believe me, Enchante is nowhere near the worst drama I've ever seen. If the show had ended it there, right after Enchante was revealed, I would still have liked this drama. I could have forgiven all its flaws because I sincerely loved the chemistry between the male leads. Theo and Akk are playful, comfortable and genuinely happy to be in each other's presence. Akk lights up whenever Theo appears, it's so much fun to watch!
But after episode 8, it was like the show threw everything and the kitchen sink at the story. Let's make Theo have a temper tantrum when he finds out his parents are getting a divorce as if it's the end of the world, even though his parents think the absolute world of him and were even willing to lie about the separation until he was "mature enough" to handle the news. Let's throw in Sun, a mysterious older brother figure whose only purpose is to give Theo really shitty advice and make Akk jealous. Let's send Theo back to Paris right after he makes up with Akk to really test the limits of Akk's love, as if we didn't just witness him jump through hoops, navigating through Theo's unpredictable moods in practically every episode.
Don't even get me started on how they wrapped up the fake Enchante's, whose stories were so haphazardly thrown together at the end, like a half-hearted apology to the characters for making their stories so nonsensical.
I swear, this is not the worst drama I've ever seen. I really did enjoy the mystery of Enchante, the music was beautiful, acting wasn't that bad, but the only reason I made it through the last two episodes was because of Force's charisma and eyebrows.
When GMMTV released the first trailer of Enchante, I was intrigued by the reverse harem and the fairy-tale whimsy it seemed to promise, so I promptly added it to my "Plan-To-Watch" list. When I finally had a chance to settle down and watch the drama, the reviews were abysmal, but I thought, "No, it can't be that bad! This is right in the midst of the golden era of GMMTV!"
But yes, it was that bad.
Like many others have shared, the show quickly went downhill after episode 8, when Enchante was revealed to be... Theo himself! The twist itself was pretty dreadful -- so manipulative of Theo to even pretend that Enchante was a mysterious admirer, just to make Akk jealous. Akk sincerely tried to help Theo figure out who was the real Enchante, when in actuality, he was just stringing Akk along as he was trying to uncover why the hell these random men were claiming to be his Enchante.
I actually didn't mind that every fake-Enchante had ulterior motives because even after suspending my disbelief, it would have been pretty ridiculous to think that any of these men could have real feelings for such a manipulative, selfish physical embodiment of privilege.
But believe me, Enchante is nowhere near the worst drama I've ever seen. If the show had ended it there, right after Enchante was revealed, I would still have liked this drama. I could have forgiven all its flaws because I sincerely loved the chemistry between the male leads. Theo and Akk are playful, comfortable and genuinely happy to be in each other's presence. Akk lights up whenever Theo appears, it's so much fun to watch!
But after episode 8, it was like the show threw everything and the kitchen sink at the story. Let's make Theo have a temper tantrum when he finds out his parents are getting a divorce as if it's the end of the world, even though his parents think the absolute world of him and were even willing to lie about the separation until he was "mature enough" to handle the news. Let's throw in Sun, a mysterious older brother figure whose only purpose is to give Theo really shitty advice and make Akk jealous. Let's send Theo back to Paris right after he makes up with Akk to really test the limits of Akk's love, as if we didn't just witness him jump through hoops, navigating through Theo's unpredictable moods in practically every episode.
Don't even get me started on how they wrapped up the fake Enchante's, whose stories were so haphazardly thrown together at the end, like a half-hearted apology to the characters for making their stories so nonsensical.
I swear, this is not the worst drama I've ever seen. I really did enjoy the mystery of Enchante, the music was beautiful, acting wasn't that bad, but the only reason I made it through the last two episodes was because of Force's charisma and eyebrows.
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