If it doesn't ring it means he doesn't love me?

I'm a little bit confused, when I think about this drama. I didn't expecte much from it after season 1, but at the same time I wanted producers to take one clear direction in this history.

I still think that the story had a great opportunities to comment on certain social issues. With the Love Alarm apps as main theme, I was hoping to delve into the subject of love and loneliness. The problems of today's world, when relationships and feelings fall into the background, take on a new meaning, when in the end it isn't us who have to confess our feelings, because one sound will do it for us. But what if all this comment is only mentioned here and there during the show. If not the character of Duk Goo, I would have lost hope that the writers wanted to show more than a dramatic love triangle.

Out dear love triangle... I think the story of each character was interesting, but the potential was not fully realized. Our Jojo - a girl with a trauma who can't trust her feelings, having the thought in the back of her head, that they might hurt her. Sun Oh, a rich boy who needs genuine concern, not being a crush. However, he is based only on app, not paying attention to what his heart tells him. Finally Hye Young, who understands that it takes time to really love someone, but living in the world of Love Alarm, he feels pressured for his phone to ring. It sounds great, but in a drama we get maybe 40% of it. I think the character development could be presented much better.

The biggest mistake of this drama was divide it into 2 seasons. It is difficult to fully tell such a story within 8 and then 6 episodes. The writers had a problem to present the main characters and their problems well. Side arcs were only touched, and the social commentary was practically omitted. I would love to watch 16 episode version of Love Alarm.

But to be honest, despite so many disadvantages, I enjoyed season 2 a lot more. Shots and scenery looked amazing and beautiful. Music has been adapted to each scene perfectly. I would change some things, but overall I recommend this season.

Remember that you don't need app to love someone. Maybe app appeared at the right moment, but not to replace the true feelings, but to remind you of them.

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