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Disappointment
I don’t normally write reviews. But there were so many things on my mind about this one that I had to write it down.
Pie’s acting was good. The changes in his expression from being a friend to slowly falling hard for Nao gradually were visible and delightful to watch.
That’s pretty much the only positive thing about this show that I can mention.
The parts that didn’t work so well:
1. The story was such a jumbled mess. The whole mafia plotline was a very underdeveloped mess. So Tiger goes from not liking his family and their mafia ways to being not only okay, but also very much a part of it. Except that all the major parts of it was kind of not shown much. So there was no angst and no retribution regarding the mafia/stealing/killing parts. Even the father, who was this supposed villain was kind of offed in the end without any drama whatsoever. Conveniently so.
2. The mother. I get that they wanted to portray Nao and Nue’s mother as supportive, but it just gave weird vibes instead. All she does is cook or talk about how her school life was difficult and she understands what they (students) must be going through. I understand what they were trying to convey. But the execution was lacking.
3. Pie-Golf chemistry in the series. The thing is, Pie’s acting as Suer who has been secretly in love with Nao is nice and believable. But till the end, I could only feel a friendly, buddy vibe from Nao. I just couldn’t see Nao falling for Suer - nothing more than a friend, honestly.
4. Now for the more problematic parts:
Suer acts like a red flag. He doesn’t confess his feelings. And then get hurt, throws tantrum, and chases off everybody who Nao likes or who likes Nao. And then runs away and gets out of contact with Nao whenever Nao likes someone or someone likes Nao. This leaves Nao confused and wondering what he did wrong. If Tiger hasn’t confessed, what right does he have to act out like that?
And then the gaslighting all of Nao’s friends do. When Nao goes out with Linn and Suer sulks and stops contacting Nao, all his friends repeatedly gaslight him mentioning how he doesn’t like Linn really and he should rethink his relationship with Linn. Repeated gaslighting. Awful. I get that they were rooting for Suer and Nao to get together. But that doesn’t give them the right to gaslight Nao’s thoughts or feelings.
Nue, North, and all of Nao and Suer’s friends keep saying repeatedly how Nao has been clueless and couldn’t see how obviously in love with him Suer has been for a long time. Almost as if it was Nao’s fault, when Suer is the one who hadn’t confessed yet. How is Nao supposed to magically deduce Suer’s feelings toward him if nothing is said to him? Duh. And then Suer has the audacity to tell Nao how it has been awful for him to be in love with him for six years and waiting for Nao to realize how he felt. Dude. Seriously. Communication, ya know.
I could keep going with all the issues I had with this drama. I do feel bad for Pie ‘cause he acted well. Too bad the story itself and the screenwriting was so awful.
Pie’s acting was good. The changes in his expression from being a friend to slowly falling hard for Nao gradually were visible and delightful to watch.
That’s pretty much the only positive thing about this show that I can mention.
The parts that didn’t work so well:
1. The story was such a jumbled mess. The whole mafia plotline was a very underdeveloped mess. So Tiger goes from not liking his family and their mafia ways to being not only okay, but also very much a part of it. Except that all the major parts of it was kind of not shown much. So there was no angst and no retribution regarding the mafia/stealing/killing parts. Even the father, who was this supposed villain was kind of offed in the end without any drama whatsoever. Conveniently so.
2. The mother. I get that they wanted to portray Nao and Nue’s mother as supportive, but it just gave weird vibes instead. All she does is cook or talk about how her school life was difficult and she understands what they (students) must be going through. I understand what they were trying to convey. But the execution was lacking.
3. Pie-Golf chemistry in the series. The thing is, Pie’s acting as Suer who has been secretly in love with Nao is nice and believable. But till the end, I could only feel a friendly, buddy vibe from Nao. I just couldn’t see Nao falling for Suer - nothing more than a friend, honestly.
4. Now for the more problematic parts:
Suer acts like a red flag. He doesn’t confess his feelings. And then get hurt, throws tantrum, and chases off everybody who Nao likes or who likes Nao. And then runs away and gets out of contact with Nao whenever Nao likes someone or someone likes Nao. This leaves Nao confused and wondering what he did wrong. If Tiger hasn’t confessed, what right does he have to act out like that?
And then the gaslighting all of Nao’s friends do. When Nao goes out with Linn and Suer sulks and stops contacting Nao, all his friends repeatedly gaslight him mentioning how he doesn’t like Linn really and he should rethink his relationship with Linn. Repeated gaslighting. Awful. I get that they were rooting for Suer and Nao to get together. But that doesn’t give them the right to gaslight Nao’s thoughts or feelings.
Nue, North, and all of Nao and Suer’s friends keep saying repeatedly how Nao has been clueless and couldn’t see how obviously in love with him Suer has been for a long time. Almost as if it was Nao’s fault, when Suer is the one who hadn’t confessed yet. How is Nao supposed to magically deduce Suer’s feelings toward him if nothing is said to him? Duh. And then Suer has the audacity to tell Nao how it has been awful for him to be in love with him for six years and waiting for Nao to realize how he felt. Dude. Seriously. Communication, ya know.
I could keep going with all the issues I had with this drama. I do feel bad for Pie ‘cause he acted well. Too bad the story itself and the screenwriting was so awful.
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