I'm sticking out because of the actors who I think have a lot of potential if given the right material and direction.I'll…
I agree the actors have potential, but after 8 eps I have no faith they will be given the right material and direction. And I agree that Mame can come up with good concepts but its about the execution. And she fails there consistently.
Wow. I was on the fence about continuing this drama until I saw all the Ep 5 criticism. I'll just drop it here. Does anyone know of a GOOD drama on the horizon?
I'm tired of Fiat's poorly acted PTSD. Tired of him over-reacting and running away, acting like a zombie. Tired of Leo only saying "I'll never leave you" as if that's the only thing that will help his troubled friend. Tired of Pob playing coy. Tired of parents who won't just say, "Here's the truth." Tired of people waiting a decade to tell you what actually happened.
Yes, some cruel things happened in Fiat's past. But come on. Millions of kids come from broken homes and can manage to move on. Okay, mom is crazy. But this is just ridiculous. Worse than any soap opera. And this from the same writer who created Type, a man who was raped as a child, but can overcome his homophobia in a couple of episodes. Mame really has no idea how to write realistic characters or how to deal with trauma.
One of the worst and least erotic scenes I've ever seen in BL. That shower scene could have been so hot, but it went on and on and never went anywhere. Did their lips even touch? All the kisses seemed to be one the side of the face or neck.
I missed eps 4 & 5, but watching 6 it appears I didn't miss anything. Nothing seems to have progressed. And after the events of 6 I will not be coming back for more. Valen is the worst suitor ever. He basically kidnaps Kaitoon and Toon barely objects. Then he disagrees with everything Toon wants and continues to act like a spoiled prince. Not appealling at all. Kaitoon is irresponsible and rude. Forgetting a date once... ok. Twice, you're an a**. Interminable beach scenes with endless back and forth about ridiculous things like sweet eggs and sand castles. Who cares? These boys act like 6 not 18. I may need to stick with Korean and Taiwan BL from here on out.
Not really feeling it so far. A little slow. A little amateur-ish. While Shake is a decent trans character, Dora is the typical over the top caricature used only for "comedy". I'll give it one more ep.
Good acting, production, decent characters, but the pacing is too slow for what is going on. It doesn't match the concept, unless this is meant to be food porn only.
Funniest moment for me was when the female rival chef shows up. The subtitles say "rousing music" and she walks in the slo-o-o-o-west slo-mo ever. Rousing??
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. I'll give it one more ep, at 2x speed.
I know this is petty, but... Please take off Leo's necklace. It always lands on or in or near Fiat's mouth. It's distracting when they are kissing. LOL
A cute, sweet, meet-cute episode. Some good acting, very natural. Great chemistry. Good kisses and some nice direction in the intimate scene that didn't need more than a few moments to convey the feelings. Nine was a little too interested from the very start. He was supposed to be the straight one, but he was flirting like it was second nature. But overall I enjoyed it and look forward to seeing what's to come.
Before I upset everyone... I really enjoyed this series, despite its many flaws. Man and Title were very strong. The love in their eyes was palpable. I know they're acting, but honestly it felt like real love to me. Beautiful. Note is adorable. What a fun character and a great brother. I'm excited to see his story in the sequel (if that actually happens). The bittersweet aspects were touching and heartbreaking, but thankfully ended on a positive note. I love these boys.
But WTF was with that ending? The structure was so bizarre. Flashback, flash forward, cliffhanger. I was confused and annoyed and really wanted to send screenwriting books to the writers. I did not get the sense of closure I was hoping for. Rather than allowing these fine actors to play off each other, so much of the important feelings and emotions were done separately, and via notes, or on the phone. Or just staring at each other... endlessly. Yes, I'm glad they openly declare their love for each other, but I'd rather have them say it to each other in person, not on the phone. SHOW, DON'T TELL is the first rule of screenwriting. This was all tell and no show. That last scene was so bizarre. No interaction between the leads and a cryptic phone call from Note. I get it, they're setting up the sequel but it could have been handled so much better.
The actors elevated this far beyond the script itself. And I hope they can bring a better writer director and editor to the sequel. They all deserve it. Still, I would recommend people watch it, and I will probably watch portions of it again (skipping all the flashbacks it will probably take 30 minutes).
Dang it, my rant didn't post. Suffice it to say, some potential. Wasted screen time on so many unnecessary elements. 8+ angles of them staring at each other? Really? Glacial pacing. The stakes better get raised or I'll lose interest quickly . Glad to see Mark in the lead.
I felt like this episode was wasted. I got very little information that I didn't already know. I know we were SUPPOSED to understand Phob's feelings from his POV, but in all honesty, I understood most of that already because Man's acting has been so strong throughout that I knew and understood his feelings from the very start. I didn't need to have them explain it any further. This was the 6th time we had seen many of these scenes, so I not only understood it, but I was already tired of seeing the same scene again and again and again and again and instead of giving me MORE feelings, it just diminished the good feelings I had on previous eps. I still like the series and the acting, but this episode could have been cut down to a 5 minute scene. However, I am very excited to see how they wrap it all up next week.
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I'm tired of Fiat's poorly acted PTSD. Tired of him over-reacting and running away, acting like a zombie. Tired of Leo only saying "I'll never leave you" as if that's the only thing that will help his troubled friend. Tired of Pob playing coy. Tired of parents who won't just say, "Here's the truth." Tired of people waiting a decade to tell you what actually happened.
Yes, some cruel things happened in Fiat's past. But come on. Millions of kids come from broken homes and can manage to move on. Okay, mom is crazy. But this is just ridiculous. Worse than any soap opera. And this from the same writer who created Type, a man who was raped as a child, but can overcome his homophobia in a couple of episodes. Mame really has no idea how to write realistic characters or how to deal with trauma.
One of the worst and least erotic scenes I've ever seen in BL. That shower scene could have been so hot, but it went on and on and never went anywhere. Did their lips even touch? All the kisses seemed to be one the side of the face or neck.
Bye bye DSN. It was "meh" while it lasted.
Funniest moment for me was when the female rival chef shows up. The subtitles say "rousing music" and she walks in the slo-o-o-o-west slo-mo ever. Rousing??
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. I'll give it one more ep, at 2x speed.
But WTF was with that ending? The structure was so bizarre. Flashback, flash forward, cliffhanger. I was confused and annoyed and really wanted to send screenwriting books to the writers. I did not get the sense of closure I was hoping for. Rather than allowing these fine actors to play off each other, so much of the important feelings and emotions were done separately, and via notes, or on the phone. Or just staring at each other... endlessly. Yes, I'm glad they openly declare their love for each other, but I'd rather have them say it to each other in person, not on the phone. SHOW, DON'T TELL is the first rule of screenwriting. This was all tell and no show. That last scene was so bizarre. No interaction between the leads and a cryptic phone call from Note. I get it, they're setting up the sequel but it could have been handled so much better.
The actors elevated this far beyond the script itself. And I hope they can bring a better writer director and editor to the sequel. They all deserve it. Still, I would recommend people watch it, and I will probably watch portions of it again (skipping all the flashbacks it will probably take 30 minutes).
Director - if you've never made love before, maybe watch some movies to give you an idea of how to shoot a love scene. That was bland as hell.