Bromance but great tension nonetheless
GUYS DISCLAIMER I spent the entire show waiting for these two men to kiss. THIS IS A BROMANCE. it wasnt in the tags when i started it and I was honestly not in the know about this being aired until i started it since it looked fun and interesting. ALso I just realised after writing all of this that this became a bit on the longer side.
So to the actual review of the show, as I went into this expecting an enemies-to-lovers situation. The setup was honestly right there, police x crime lord. The tension? There. The chemistry? There. The constant feelings of me yelling at my screen “why are you looking at him like that?” moments? Also there. SO loads of potential for that but censorship I know.
And then about 10 episodes in, after till no kiss and not even an actual romantic subplot, I discovered that this is, in fact, a bromance.
A little recap of me that i feel like this show needs for people to get my feelings correctly. Me knowing this was bromance did not stop me from yelling at my screen for the rest of the show:
“Okay, you should kiss him now.”
“Aww… this is the perfect time for a kiss.”
“He deserves a kiss. KISS HIM NOW!”
But honestly, even without the kisses, the sweetness between the two leads was there throughout, and there was some genuinely great tension between them. They have the kind of chemistry that makes you constantly wonder "surely they’re going to kiss this time?" only for the show to once again say absolutely not. And IMO thats what a good bromance does. Always makes you wonder if they will ever kiss or if that tension surely wouldnt delve into something deeper.
I also have to admit that I went into this expecting more of a mid-50s undercover cop vs. mob/triad leader kind of story. I had NO idea there was a supernatural element involved, so when the whole “werewolf poison” thing started happening, I was sitting there like… excuse me, what show am I watching? I was super thrown off, but well my fault for going in blind.
And honestly, it took me a couple of episodes to adjust because I was so convinced I was watching one type of story and suddenly we were dealing with supernatural elements. Also, I’m just saying, that “werewolf poison” looked suspiciously like vampire stuff to me, but whatever. That is admittedly nitpicking on my part once again.
Despite all that, it was funny, engaging, and entertaining enough that I ended up glued to the screen for a couple of hours. It’s not something I see myself rushing to rewatch anytime soon, but I definitely enjoyed my time with it.
So to the actual review of the show, as I went into this expecting an enemies-to-lovers situation. The setup was honestly right there, police x crime lord. The tension? There. The chemistry? There. The constant feelings of me yelling at my screen “why are you looking at him like that?” moments? Also there. SO loads of potential for that but censorship I know.
And then about 10 episodes in, after till no kiss and not even an actual romantic subplot, I discovered that this is, in fact, a bromance.
A little recap of me that i feel like this show needs for people to get my feelings correctly. Me knowing this was bromance did not stop me from yelling at my screen for the rest of the show:
“Okay, you should kiss him now.”
“Aww… this is the perfect time for a kiss.”
“He deserves a kiss. KISS HIM NOW!”
But honestly, even without the kisses, the sweetness between the two leads was there throughout, and there was some genuinely great tension between them. They have the kind of chemistry that makes you constantly wonder "surely they’re going to kiss this time?" only for the show to once again say absolutely not. And IMO thats what a good bromance does. Always makes you wonder if they will ever kiss or if that tension surely wouldnt delve into something deeper.
I also have to admit that I went into this expecting more of a mid-50s undercover cop vs. mob/triad leader kind of story. I had NO idea there was a supernatural element involved, so when the whole “werewolf poison” thing started happening, I was sitting there like… excuse me, what show am I watching? I was super thrown off, but well my fault for going in blind.
And honestly, it took me a couple of episodes to adjust because I was so convinced I was watching one type of story and suddenly we were dealing with supernatural elements. Also, I’m just saying, that “werewolf poison” looked suspiciously like vampire stuff to me, but whatever. That is admittedly nitpicking on my part once again.
Despite all that, it was funny, engaging, and entertaining enough that I ended up glued to the screen for a couple of hours. It’s not something I see myself rushing to rewatch anytime soon, but I definitely enjoyed my time with it.
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