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Cute and Fluffy At the Start But Gets Aimless and Dull...
Short, cute and fluffy. This mini-series is essentially a glorified ad for a grocery chain, called Tops, which is also the name of one of the series' leads. It's smart, effective marketing to make a low-budget BL to promote their products. Props to them for that. The series showcase various recipes in each episode. The salmon-egg-avocado dish in episode 5 looked amazing! I really wanted to make and eat it to be honest! There isn't really a story or plot and thus, the story quickly gets aimless as you do feel like it's just a glorified ad series. Just two roommates who have a secret crush on each other and who go about their daily lives, cooking, playing the guitar, hanging out at home, etc. I do like how they wear masks, wash their hands and use hand sanitizer though. This series was most likely filmed during the COVID 19 crisis. I wonder if this series would have still existed if not for the pandemic. Possibly not due to the BL genre exploding in part due to the pandemic, which gave many people (including myself) the time to binge-watch and become obsessed with the genre. It's pretty cool seeing BL series like Ingredients and Gameboys take advantage of the pandemic to create something unique!
Though there were a lot of filler episodes, episode 10 was actually quite nice. We were introduced to Win’s family and learned a bit about Tops’ family. I really liked learning that Win was pursuing his dreams instead of working with the family business, which his brother tries to guilt him. Tops’ spiel to Win about the importance of chasing your dreams while still maintaining a relationship with your family was also touching.
After watching Episode 12, I've decided to drop this series as nothing is happening. Though the series can be cute and charming at times, there isn't enough of a story to keep me interested for 10 more episodes. I may revisit it in the future. I may not. We'll see...
Though there were a lot of filler episodes, episode 10 was actually quite nice. We were introduced to Win’s family and learned a bit about Tops’ family. I really liked learning that Win was pursuing his dreams instead of working with the family business, which his brother tries to guilt him. Tops’ spiel to Win about the importance of chasing your dreams while still maintaining a relationship with your family was also touching.
After watching Episode 12, I've decided to drop this series as nothing is happening. Though the series can be cute and charming at times, there isn't enough of a story to keep me interested for 10 more episodes. I may revisit it in the future. I may not. We'll see...
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