Nelly
Canada
A downward slope
OVERALL
Season 2 of Fox's Summer starts out great...then descends into madness. Watch if 1) you're desperate to know what happens after Season 1, or 2) you REALLY like backstories. Think twice if 1) you're looking for well-developed romance, 2) you like well-written plots, 3) you hate repetitive, unnecessary flashbacks.
THE STORY
This review is only for SEASON 2 of Fox's Summer. This season starts strong, really strong. But by episode 4 or 5, things begin to look weird. First, I recently have been complaining about romantic dramas that don't show the "falling in love" properly to jump right into the "we're in love" stage. Fox's Summer 2 does the complete opposite. After an entire season of "falling in love", when the "we're in love" stage begins, the romance turns into nothing. Absolutely nothing. If it weren't because the couple keeps reminding us that they're dating (but literally reminding us, with "but I'm your girlfriend!" or "but we're dating now!"), we never would have known, because they don't look like it at all. I'm not saying this because I think heavy skinship is a must in dramas. I don't think lots of skinship is necessary in romance (even though it's welcome!). But with or without skinship, you need to show some cute, fun, juicy couple scenes. How can we root for the couple otherwise?
Secondly, While the OTP backstories were interesting in season 1, they were essentially that, BACKstories. A bit of extra info about the main leads. Somehow, in season 2, the backstories become the primary plot. A drama that was pretty much a rom-com in season 1 turns into a workplace/melo drama out of nowhere. Another thing I couldn't stand were the flashbacks. They were already bad in season 1, but they become unbearable in season 2. Lastly, there're the skyrocketing inconsistencies. FL ends season 1 living in some place and starts season 2 living somewhere else, no explanations given. Characters with good communication decide not to communicate anymore, others continue to go from good to evil and back. People on their deathbed end up in conversing in their living room in the next scene. Mmm...what? It feels like season 2 was written by entirely different people from season 1, and didn't get the memo about what the drama was about. Such a disappointment.
THE ACTING
Same as season 1. Tan Songyun is fine, male lead is not, and they have zero chemistry. There was hope of some chemistry in season 1, there is nothing at all in season 2.
THE MUSIC
Same as season 1.
THE REWATCH VALUE
Definitely low.
Season 2 of Fox's Summer starts out great...then descends into madness. Watch if 1) you're desperate to know what happens after Season 1, or 2) you REALLY like backstories. Think twice if 1) you're looking for well-developed romance, 2) you like well-written plots, 3) you hate repetitive, unnecessary flashbacks.
THE STORY
This review is only for SEASON 2 of Fox's Summer. This season starts strong, really strong. But by episode 4 or 5, things begin to look weird. First, I recently have been complaining about romantic dramas that don't show the "falling in love" properly to jump right into the "we're in love" stage. Fox's Summer 2 does the complete opposite. After an entire season of "falling in love", when the "we're in love" stage begins, the romance turns into nothing. Absolutely nothing. If it weren't because the couple keeps reminding us that they're dating (but literally reminding us, with "but I'm your girlfriend!" or "but we're dating now!"), we never would have known, because they don't look like it at all. I'm not saying this because I think heavy skinship is a must in dramas. I don't think lots of skinship is necessary in romance (even though it's welcome!). But with or without skinship, you need to show some cute, fun, juicy couple scenes. How can we root for the couple otherwise?
Secondly, While the OTP backstories were interesting in season 1, they were essentially that, BACKstories. A bit of extra info about the main leads. Somehow, in season 2, the backstories become the primary plot. A drama that was pretty much a rom-com in season 1 turns into a workplace/melo drama out of nowhere. Another thing I couldn't stand were the flashbacks. They were already bad in season 1, but they become unbearable in season 2. Lastly, there're the skyrocketing inconsistencies. FL ends season 1 living in some place and starts season 2 living somewhere else, no explanations given. Characters with good communication decide not to communicate anymore, others continue to go from good to evil and back. People on their deathbed end up in conversing in their living room in the next scene. Mmm...what? It feels like season 2 was written by entirely different people from season 1, and didn't get the memo about what the drama was about. Such a disappointment.
THE ACTING
Same as season 1. Tan Songyun is fine, male lead is not, and they have zero chemistry. There was hope of some chemistry in season 1, there is nothing at all in season 2.
THE MUSIC
Same as season 1.
THE REWATCH VALUE
Definitely low.
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