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Just as with the original show, I was not expecting a lot, but was positively surprised how much I ended up liking this. And sequels rarely live up to their originals, but I dare to say I enjoyed this even more than the original show.

First and foremost, other studios should take notice. You can do a 4 EP series and make it work. This was just the perfect length where I felt the main story line fitted the amount of episodes and as a viewer you got to see more of things you liked in the original show. A big brownie point that there were also elements that added to the original show.

In terms of characters yes Thee was still very cheesy with Peach knocking him down a notch or two when needed, but it was wholesome to see them as parents for the kids and in a married relationship. What everyone was expecting probably most from this sequel was the Rome and Mok scenes and the show delivered. A more general aspect that I appreciated in the this one, was that we saw different sides from the characters compared to original show: Mok was showing his ruthless mafia side, Thee was showing that he could be a more serious sporting brother for Mok, Peach got bit jealous of Thee etc.

With all the positives there were also some negatives. The GL plot line with Plub and Mira got too little screen time. It felt like something plastered to the show, without depth. The whole Thee wanting to film the series about his and Peach's romance as an internal commentary and joke about the series did not need to be it's own plot line. It felt like it didn't connect to the main plot of the show.

Generally while overall I will give this a higher rating the original series, in order to enjoy this fully, you have to watch the original series. As with many sequels this doesn't work as a stand alone show. However this was truly a successful sequel and ended the series perfectly.