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I'm honestly so surprised by the low ratings this show seems to have! I had a blast watching this from start to finish. Yes, the ending was a bit of a shock and was very emotional for a variety of reasons, but I think it was the only real way they could end it. It was very unexpected, but I honestly feel like any other ending would have felt cheap— forced, even.

The show is so funny and ridiculous in the beginning, but it gains a lot of heart as the show progresses. I loved all of the characters so much— every actor was so talented and brought life to these characters in the best way possible. The story continually grew and expanded on all of the characters, which was really nice to see.

The shining star of this show was definitely the actor who played Kim/Pan-as-Kim, First. He was so talented! He was brilliant as Pan, playing her the exact same as the actress so it felt like the same character in a different body. He was also so great when it came to the comedy of the show— I don't know how he managed to keep from laughing through every take! His "EHHHH"s had me rolling every time.

The rest of the actors were wonderful, as well. Ohm, the actor playing Khet, did a particularly great job with the more romantic and sad moments in the story. But the actors playing Way, Pan, Soda, and the Angel of Death were all incredible, as well. I have absolutely no complaints about the acting in this show.

I also really enjoyed the editing and cinematography of the show! The pop-ups when Pan and Soda were writing their fiction, and the text messages on the screen were a really good visual aspect of the show. Social media and texting is such a common part of today's teens' lives, and they did a really good job representing that. The scenes where the actors actually acted out their ridiculous stories were SO well done and comical in the best way. And the points when Pan-as-Kim was speaking and the camera would pan behind something and then Pan herself was standing there? WONDERFUL. It was so poignant and really showed the points when Pan's personality was shining through or when she was feeling extra impacted by the situation. Plus, it was a good way to give the actress more to do than just lie in the hospital bed.

To be quite honest, the only real reason this got marked down at all was because of the rewatch value. I'm not sure how the process of watching the show would feel upon a rewatch, when the viewer knows the end. Maybe one day I'll give it a try, but I feel like knowing the ending will change the viewing experience too much. Still, this show impacted me more than any show has in a really long time and I won't forget it.

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The ending of this show did throw me off, but in the end I liked it. I guessed around episode 5 or 6 that Kim was dead, but I didn't realize how much it would affect me when it was finally revealed. I literally sobbed through the entirety of the final three episodes. The scenes that got me the most were Khet fixing the RC Plane, the family photo, and Kim's final goodbye to Way. (Honorable mention was the coin flip!)

I get that people don't like that there was no happy ending for Way and Kim. I get that it's a disappointment, but I do feel that with how the show was set up— with the fact that Kim never woke up in Pan's body— there wasn't another way. It would have been a happier ending, sure, but it would have been more forced for Kim to just pop back up and be totally fine.

I am really intrigued by the end credit scene— Kim standing alone in the afterlife, and an ominous voice saying they have a proposal for him. I really hope there's a sequel series— perhaps Kim gets a second chance at life, but ends up in someone else's body? And he has to find his friends and family in his new body and figure out how to get back to his old life? I don't know what the whole story would be, but I want it.