KUMASHOCK
CHOICES were being MADE
She's messy. Point blank period.
It's hard for me to wrap my head around what I just saw and, honestly, I am quite disappointed about the way things played out. The main season set the bar so high for itself and this special episode blew it. Real bad.
Firstly, it does seem like this episode was thrown together in an hour or so. There's no clear plot, no vision, no cohesiveness, no quality control, no proper pacing, and questionable writing. The beginning felt like the story was going somewhere else, but changed last minute. We even had new characters introduced that seemed to be part of a bigger plot, but were cut off due whatever reason. Maybe lack of budget? Or was this supposed to be the start of a second season that was cancelled last minute? I guess we'll never know.
An hour and forty minutes of content was way too much, while half of that time was completely used for unnecessary content. It kind of felt like a filler episode within a movie that made no sense whatsoever. The beginning and the end were decent enough to make a basic, go-to BL episode; however, on the other hand, the middle part -- the entire beach trip, needed to be REMOVED. I don't even know who thought that entire beach fantasy was a good idea. It just doesn't make sense.
But there were good things as well: I enjoyed the acting and chemistry of the mains. I do like their personalities too since they seem a little unique to your usual cliched BL characters. They made it look more natural and believable than other actors. This is one of those rare occasions in which the support couples/characters are just as fascinating as the main roles and I desperately wish they were given a little more screen time here. This special episode was the best opportunity to bring a good closure to the series and its characters and the writers didn't take it, unfortunately.
Sis, I love the main series, so one part of me wants to recommend this episode for that only reason. However, the episode in itself just lacks on everything. This isn't even a shadow of how good the main season was. So, if you're considering watching this, lower your expectations to the bare minimum.
It's hard for me to wrap my head around what I just saw and, honestly, I am quite disappointed about the way things played out. The main season set the bar so high for itself and this special episode blew it. Real bad.
Firstly, it does seem like this episode was thrown together in an hour or so. There's no clear plot, no vision, no cohesiveness, no quality control, no proper pacing, and questionable writing. The beginning felt like the story was going somewhere else, but changed last minute. We even had new characters introduced that seemed to be part of a bigger plot, but were cut off due whatever reason. Maybe lack of budget? Or was this supposed to be the start of a second season that was cancelled last minute? I guess we'll never know.
An hour and forty minutes of content was way too much, while half of that time was completely used for unnecessary content. It kind of felt like a filler episode within a movie that made no sense whatsoever. The beginning and the end were decent enough to make a basic, go-to BL episode; however, on the other hand, the middle part -- the entire beach trip, needed to be REMOVED. I don't even know who thought that entire beach fantasy was a good idea. It just doesn't make sense.
But there were good things as well: I enjoyed the acting and chemistry of the mains. I do like their personalities too since they seem a little unique to your usual cliched BL characters. They made it look more natural and believable than other actors. This is one of those rare occasions in which the support couples/characters are just as fascinating as the main roles and I desperately wish they were given a little more screen time here. This special episode was the best opportunity to bring a good closure to the series and its characters and the writers didn't take it, unfortunately.
Sis, I love the main series, so one part of me wants to recommend this episode for that only reason. However, the episode in itself just lacks on everything. This isn't even a shadow of how good the main season was. So, if you're considering watching this, lower your expectations to the bare minimum.
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