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ShanTeaTime

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ShanTeaTime

Buffalo, NY
The Lover korean drama review
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The Lover
6 people found this review helpful
by ShanTeaTime
Jan 12, 2020
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 5.5
Story 6.5
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 3.0
Rewatch Value 4.0
This review may contain spoilers
I really like the idea of this series. Seeing different flat scenarios play out. However, I was disappointed by this series mostly because I was under the impression that it was very openly LGBTQ friendly. Which it's really not. When discussing Korean television or film, gay representation is slim but getting more diverse! This show started off cute with Takuya and Junjae, the actors chemistry is actually pretty good. But like many other shows, the build-up and anticipation never pays off between them. Ever. Sure they have a "happyish" ending but nothing is ever confirmed so the show really isn't that open. We don't need blatantly explicit scenes as an audience, but some sort of intimacy is needed to show growth between relationships of characters. Which we never got, but yet their storyline is still the most interesting! Which says quite a lot! Also the humor isn't really my humour, at least the gross-out kind. The innuendo was funny occasionally. I would say if someone rewrote the script in a way that didn't shy away from development between characters, this show could've been really good.
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