Surprisingly great (and *NOT* vertical) mini-series!
This hour-or-so-long little series was surprisingly great! Let's count the ways:
* It's *NOT* vertical (hallelujah!!);
* The episodes all have enough time to breathe so that the scenes don't feel rushed;
* It has a broader cast (including a tiny bit of GL side-couple 😊);
* It's acted well;
* The personalities of both leads are quite fun (especially of the basketball captain);
* For anyone who might be bothered by either no kissing or flat kisses in series, you'll be happy to note that there are multiple kisses here, and while a couple are gentle/closed-mouth, most have plenty of motion, lol;
* I appreciated that while it did utilize a few clichés (met before but didn't recognize him later, pratfall kiss, misunderstanding who someone else likes, etc.), the way they were done here were somehow actually not annoying at all-- and it also even neatly sidestepped some others (for example, the main character does *not* try to pull away from the relationship after the accidental kiss; he also does not get caught picking up the drink gift, so there's no secondary misunderstanding; etc.);
* And overall (minus 2 brief flashbacks showing some abuse / bullying in the characters' pasts), it's just super sweet and really feel-good. <3 I'll definitely be rewatching it!
It's too bad that a lot of people will probably overlook this little gem, but hopefully my review can be an encouragement to others to check this out, because IMO it's a very sweet little series and definitely worth an hour of time! 👍👍
* It's *NOT* vertical (hallelujah!!);
* The episodes all have enough time to breathe so that the scenes don't feel rushed;
* It has a broader cast (including a tiny bit of GL side-couple 😊);
* It's acted well;
* The personalities of both leads are quite fun (especially of the basketball captain);
* For anyone who might be bothered by either no kissing or flat kisses in series, you'll be happy to note that there are multiple kisses here, and while a couple are gentle/closed-mouth, most have plenty of motion, lol;
* I appreciated that while it did utilize a few clichés (met before but didn't recognize him later, pratfall kiss, misunderstanding who someone else likes, etc.), the way they were done here were somehow actually not annoying at all-- and it also even neatly sidestepped some others (for example, the main character does *not* try to pull away from the relationship after the accidental kiss; he also does not get caught picking up the drink gift, so there's no secondary misunderstanding; etc.);
* And overall (minus 2 brief flashbacks showing some abuse / bullying in the characters' pasts), it's just super sweet and really feel-good. <3 I'll definitely be rewatching it!
It's too bad that a lot of people will probably overlook this little gem, but hopefully my review can be an encouragement to others to check this out, because IMO it's a very sweet little series and definitely worth an hour of time! 👍👍
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