Nashiqt

what does this have to do with my question? 🥲

I'm 4 episodes in and I love most of the show so far, but I can't stand the FMC 😭
can someone please tell me if she will undergo any significant character development or will she stay this shallow and incompetent til the end?
despite everything else, her character alone makes me wanna drop the show entirely atm

this might be a hot take, but sun's lack of emotions reminds me of Bella from twilight 🙈😭

100% agreed with the first part of this comment.
but for anyone who is new to the story, make no mistake: Jay is not an entity green flag either. at least not for fluffy BL or real life standards imo

THAT is the bar for not being a red flag? literally on the floor 🥲😭
I'd argue that he has some red flag tendencies, especially in terms intimacy.
though he also shows green flag behaviour and their relationship is ultimately consensual

so far, the focus of the show is defo on the relationship between the two main characters than anything else, I agree. but I think it's a valid approach to keep the story simple and not let it overwhelm that aspect.
I can see how the first few episodes might raise different expectations though. they kinda look like there would be a complex plot.
and I think it's fair to say that the production quality and acting are also partially responsible for the high rating.

I 100% agree on the amount of shows and their quality. I low-key have the impression, that 70% is just content churn at this point, almost like the equivalent of fast fashion. if one show is successful, people in the industry try to boil it's success down to one aspect and single it out. and then rush to make 5 new shows that really lean into that aspect, but don't have anything else going for them. the trailers are always great, because they capture that one successful thing perfectly. but the actual show reveals shallow characters and a poorly written story, with nothing original about it to stand out.

though, in all fairness, it's not that I'm watching every single ongoing show, so I might miss out on a lot of good ones and do the industry injustice.
I think when I'm done with my current batch of shoes, I might give love of silom another shot, too. I know many shows that started great and ended poor. so there is always a chance for it to be the other way around ^^'

it's really mostly the main characters. I think it's okay if shows make a little use of stereotypes, but in this case, it's just too much. wayu's character is the epitome of "good guy being misstreated by the universe". I haven't picked it up again, so maybe he'll get a bit more depths throughout the show.
I think what bothers me even more is the cringe in some of the scenes and dialogues.
the spitting food with open mouth scene, the throwing a dildo after him, the awkward conversation at the police station... I felt embarrassed on behalf of the characters, really.
but to be fair, I might also have had wrong expectatuons based on the trailer. I thought it would be more high stakes and serious. what I think is cringe, is probably meant as some commedic relief and I guess fan service? I didn't like that about dare you to death either. and for that show I was RRALLY hyped, and really disappointed :(

I agree on those things! but the story and characters.. I was super disappointed when I watched it, after seeing the high rating.. :(

I hated reset 🥲
I think if the rest of the show is as good as the 1st episode, it's gonna be a banger

I'm sure this scene will live rent-free in my head for the rest of my life. the music is also chefs kiss. they nailed it perfectly.

1) I think jay knows when they meet on the rooftop, but yoohan isn't the brightest candle here and only realises it super far into the story. chapter 80, I think. I don't recommend skipping there, since you'll miss a lot of good stuff. but if you must, you should skip to 3-5 chapters before that.
2) chapter 32 and 37, but not worth skipping imo

anyone else struggling with this? I found it really hard to get through the 1st episode and I had to drop the 2nd after 10 min. seeing the comments here, everyone seems to love it. but I'm just over here, dying from cringe and the insanely over exaggerated tropes and characters. I'm so disappointed 😩

I actually finished it a while ago and I gotta say, I was a bit disappointed by the novel. I liked the pilot a lot more if I'm being honest 🙈
but yea, I agree. the character in the novel and the character in the casting are entirely different

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wait, I only realised now that this has already been filmed and they just keep delaying the release??? up until now, I thought the reason for the delayes was because they weren't even sure if they wanna make it... what's the point in filming it if they don't release it 😭😭😭

I just watched this and painted skin. why does everyone say the story is easier to understand with the other one? they aren't relevant for each other at all?

SO IS IT GOOD OR NAH?? is it worth watching???? 🥺😭

I just wanted to say thank you for using the spoiler tag, even though it's not a real spoiler yet 🙏
a true role model!

it got cancelled, yes.
but was hard for me to get over the fact they made this amazing trailer and then still cancelled it.