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⭐️7/10⭐️ The best parts for the couple was the beginning and it deteriorated from there.
💕ROMANCE PURIST PRIORITIES:
The Connection of the Couple: 8/10
Do I believe the couple will endure after the last episode: 7/10
Couple spent enough time together: 7/10
Give and Take between the couple: 9/10
Is the Couple Balanced/Well Suited: 5/10
Banter and Fun Times: 9/10
The Ending Nailed: 9/10
💕 Couple’s Chemistry:
Early Stages/The Build: 9/10 Middle/The Transition to Commitment: 5/10
Ending and Resolution/Their Forever: 7/10
🖋️EXECUTION OF THE ROMACE
Show and not Tell: 9/10
Was I transported and enraptured: 3/10
⛔️(SPOILERS BELOW)⛔️
Characters Likability:
HERO: He was not convincing. He was not affectionate enough and he was not natural about it. He was more of a comedian than a romantic male lead. Also, for a large part of the middle of the story, he kept running away from her. This got repetitive and annoying. He was more committed by the last quarter of the season. I had another problem, I needed closure on the after story, he’s an angel, is he going to get a job? Is she going to financially support him the whole of their lives, I needed that tied up and answered. Sorry, I watch these things for the fantasy and the male lead should be more than her secretary for the rest of their lives.
HEROINE: She was tortured, angry, difficult but I still liked her. She was so devoted to the Hero. But, she fell in love so fast, I really did not see the build, it was an insta-love type situation. Acting-wise, I enjoyed her range and her consistency throughout the whole series. She did chase him, A LOT.
The Couple’s Connection:
The first stage of their connection was enemies to lovers and this was the best part, I especially liked the food fight. Their fighting was so funny and the heroine was fierce and I enjoyed it. Getting to the commitment stage was problematic, she chased him, asked him to marry her and it just kept going. They seemed to settle on the dynamic of she was the leader and he was the follower. I liked how the love story played out in the end, with a separation then a quiet reuniting. I was thinking the Deity probably made the Hero a human because all he did all day was watch her and probably wasn’t doing his job anymore anyway.
SUMMARY
My favorite things:
The build, the enemies to lovers portion of the story
The ending of their love story
The snippets of scenes they were being sweet together, the quiet moments, the domestic times; they were sprinkled throughout the season. There was not enough in the last quarter of the season but they were consistent throughout.
I don’t normally like a 3rd act separation/breakup but it was relevant to the story here, so it was fine for me
I liked most of the other characters
What I didn’t like:
The annoying mystery suspense subplot, took up too much air time
The other man drama was present from like episode 2 to 12
The Hero had commitment issues, understandable reasons, but it lasted too long and was not handled well
I liked the ending but the couple gets together and we fade to credits and I don’t like that. I wanted to spend more time with them being a couple. By the time I got the last quarter of this, I didn’t care about the couple anymore because all the other distractions took away from the romance.
Should you watch this if you are a ROMANCE PURIST, for the feels: NO
Is this worth a re-watch: NO
Romance to SubPlot Ratio: 60-40
Preference Checklist:
Couple’s Tension Well Built ✔️
Couple Spends Enough Time Together PRE-Commitment ✔️
Couple Spends Enough Time Together POST-Commitment ✖️
Third Act Break Up ✔️
OW/OM-Centric Drama ✔️
Love Triangle (major) ✔️
Cheating✖️
h Goes Thru too Much Abuse ✔️
H was a Gentleman ✔️
H did Most of the First Moves ✖️
Distracting Side Plot ✔️
Too Many Other Things NOT About the Couple ✔️
My Rating System:
10 - This was great/funny/enjoyable AND the story touched my heart.
9 - This was great/funny/enjoyable.
7-8 - I liked this but there was one small thing or small things I didn’t like.
5-6 - I liked it but it had flaws I couldn’t overlook.
2-4- I was disappointed.
1 - Terrible
The Connection of the Couple: 8/10
Do I believe the couple will endure after the last episode: 7/10
Couple spent enough time together: 7/10
Give and Take between the couple: 9/10
Is the Couple Balanced/Well Suited: 5/10
Banter and Fun Times: 9/10
The Ending Nailed: 9/10
💕 Couple’s Chemistry:
Early Stages/The Build: 9/10 Middle/The Transition to Commitment: 5/10
Ending and Resolution/Their Forever: 7/10
🖋️EXECUTION OF THE ROMACE
Show and not Tell: 9/10
Was I transported and enraptured: 3/10
⛔️(SPOILERS BELOW)⛔️
Characters Likability:
HERO: He was not convincing. He was not affectionate enough and he was not natural about it. He was more of a comedian than a romantic male lead. Also, for a large part of the middle of the story, he kept running away from her. This got repetitive and annoying. He was more committed by the last quarter of the season. I had another problem, I needed closure on the after story, he’s an angel, is he going to get a job? Is she going to financially support him the whole of their lives, I needed that tied up and answered. Sorry, I watch these things for the fantasy and the male lead should be more than her secretary for the rest of their lives.
HEROINE: She was tortured, angry, difficult but I still liked her. She was so devoted to the Hero. But, she fell in love so fast, I really did not see the build, it was an insta-love type situation. Acting-wise, I enjoyed her range and her consistency throughout the whole series. She did chase him, A LOT.
The Couple’s Connection:
The first stage of their connection was enemies to lovers and this was the best part, I especially liked the food fight. Their fighting was so funny and the heroine was fierce and I enjoyed it. Getting to the commitment stage was problematic, she chased him, asked him to marry her and it just kept going. They seemed to settle on the dynamic of she was the leader and he was the follower. I liked how the love story played out in the end, with a separation then a quiet reuniting. I was thinking the Deity probably made the Hero a human because all he did all day was watch her and probably wasn’t doing his job anymore anyway.
SUMMARY
My favorite things:
The build, the enemies to lovers portion of the story
The ending of their love story
The snippets of scenes they were being sweet together, the quiet moments, the domestic times; they were sprinkled throughout the season. There was not enough in the last quarter of the season but they were consistent throughout.
I don’t normally like a 3rd act separation/breakup but it was relevant to the story here, so it was fine for me
I liked most of the other characters
What I didn’t like:
The annoying mystery suspense subplot, took up too much air time
The other man drama was present from like episode 2 to 12
The Hero had commitment issues, understandable reasons, but it lasted too long and was not handled well
I liked the ending but the couple gets together and we fade to credits and I don’t like that. I wanted to spend more time with them being a couple. By the time I got the last quarter of this, I didn’t care about the couple anymore because all the other distractions took away from the romance.
Should you watch this if you are a ROMANCE PURIST, for the feels: NO
Is this worth a re-watch: NO
Romance to SubPlot Ratio: 60-40
Preference Checklist:
Couple’s Tension Well Built ✔️
Couple Spends Enough Time Together PRE-Commitment ✔️
Couple Spends Enough Time Together POST-Commitment ✖️
Third Act Break Up ✔️
OW/OM-Centric Drama ✔️
Love Triangle (major) ✔️
Cheating✖️
h Goes Thru too Much Abuse ✔️
H was a Gentleman ✔️
H did Most of the First Moves ✖️
Distracting Side Plot ✔️
Too Many Other Things NOT About the Couple ✔️
My Rating System:
10 - This was great/funny/enjoyable AND the story touched my heart.
9 - This was great/funny/enjoyable.
7-8 - I liked this but there was one small thing or small things I didn’t like.
5-6 - I liked it but it had flaws I couldn’t overlook.
2-4- I was disappointed.
1 - Terrible
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