Tova
Sweden
The most unforgivable thing a drama can do, is to be boring
There are many things wrong with this drama. The incestual themes and the "fat" shaming (fat in quotation marks because the fl is in no way fat. Is in fact quite thin), being just the tip of the ice berg. I can however forgive a drama for being taboo, or controversial. I have no problem watching a piece of media about something that I'm not okay with in real life. Dramas about controversial topics can be thought-provoking and interesting. I think that is the point of filming stories like these; to question why something is wrong or immoral and to see if there are situations were a wrong can make a right. Not in this case however. This drama is just boring.
The story revolves around a girl whose grandma passed away, so she moves in with her mom and her half-siblings. Unfortunately though she ends up falling in love with her half-brother.
Before I began watching it, I found myself wondering how they were going to turn such a revolting premise into something we viewers can accept. I will admit to watching this out of sheer morbid curiosity.
I quickly found out however that the biggest sin this drama made, is not the story itself, but how they executed it. After the first 10 or so episodes, the rest is just like watching paint dry. The drama dragged on for way too long, the story repeated itself a million times over. With an endless amount of crying, second-guessing, pushing someone away just to pull them closer in the very next scene. Oh, how I wish I had just stopped watching this after the first episode.
If you are like me and likely to press play on taboo dramas such as this, just out of curiosity. Trust me and stop now. There is nothing worth watching about this drama. The acting is bad, the writing is bland and repeats itself over and over. It's probably one of the most boring dramas I've ever watched. And they do not manage to turn the controversial storyline into something a reasonable person might accept. Also, I generally see myself as quite an empathetic person, but watching the fl cry for the 1000th time, made me want to punch her in the face.
The only reason I did not give this drama a 1 star is because at least the first few episodes of this train-wreck were somewhat entertaining to see. If you do decide to start watching this, my tip to you is: As soon as the drama starts getting boring, stop watching. It does not get better.
The story revolves around a girl whose grandma passed away, so she moves in with her mom and her half-siblings. Unfortunately though she ends up falling in love with her half-brother.
Before I began watching it, I found myself wondering how they were going to turn such a revolting premise into something we viewers can accept. I will admit to watching this out of sheer morbid curiosity.
I quickly found out however that the biggest sin this drama made, is not the story itself, but how they executed it. After the first 10 or so episodes, the rest is just like watching paint dry. The drama dragged on for way too long, the story repeated itself a million times over. With an endless amount of crying, second-guessing, pushing someone away just to pull them closer in the very next scene. Oh, how I wish I had just stopped watching this after the first episode.
If you are like me and likely to press play on taboo dramas such as this, just out of curiosity. Trust me and stop now. There is nothing worth watching about this drama. The acting is bad, the writing is bland and repeats itself over and over. It's probably one of the most boring dramas I've ever watched. And they do not manage to turn the controversial storyline into something a reasonable person might accept. Also, I generally see myself as quite an empathetic person, but watching the fl cry for the 1000th time, made me want to punch her in the face.
The only reason I did not give this drama a 1 star is because at least the first few episodes of this train-wreck were somewhat entertaining to see. If you do decide to start watching this, my tip to you is: As soon as the drama starts getting boring, stop watching. It does not get better.
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