An overall decent drama that stands in the shadow of its own insufferable ML
The plot was surprisingly decent and exciting (albeit cliched sometimes). I think there's a good balance between the progression of the investigation and the, uhh, "romantic moments"...
The acting was fine. The interrogation scene with the lady, the confrontation between Taeseon and you-know-who in the later episodes, and the rooftop scene were on a level I haven't seen often in BLs.
Production-wise, the way it was shot and the use of music, it reminded me of Semantic Error a lot. All in all, it was pleasant to watch.
Unfortunately, the ML was a menace and the romantic development was full of the worst possible tropes prevalent in asian produced m/m. The first kiss was an assault from the ML, the second happened when the MC was drunk off his ass. They also had sex while the MC was drunk off his ass. Like, just imagine two sober consenting men getting into bed together... apparently that's very hard to write these days. The ML is a run-of-the-mill possessive, obsessive, self-entitled asshole. I know he """has his reasons"""" but I really did not enjoy how he was written at all. He could've been a Laurent, but instead he's washed-out m/m top fodder. Anyway. All this to say that I liked him best when he was begging and near tears.
On top of that, we were cursed with a handful of truly cringeworthy moments. The "are you cold?" back hug, to name one, which felt so out of pocket considering their dynamic at that point. It was obvious some of these moments happened just for the sake of playing into m/m fanservice, which was very disappointing cause on the other hand we had moments like the knee touching which I felt was very organic and sensual.
The acting was fine. The interrogation scene with the lady, the confrontation between Taeseon and you-know-who in the later episodes, and the rooftop scene were on a level I haven't seen often in BLs.
Production-wise, the way it was shot and the use of music, it reminded me of Semantic Error a lot. All in all, it was pleasant to watch.
Unfortunately, the ML was a menace and the romantic development was full of the worst possible tropes prevalent in asian produced m/m. The first kiss was an assault from the ML, the second happened when the MC was drunk off his ass. They also had sex while the MC was drunk off his ass. Like, just imagine two sober consenting men getting into bed together... apparently that's very hard to write these days. The ML is a run-of-the-mill possessive, obsessive, self-entitled asshole. I know he """has his reasons"""" but I really did not enjoy how he was written at all. He could've been a Laurent, but instead he's washed-out m/m top fodder. Anyway. All this to say that I liked him best when he was begging and near tears.
On top of that, we were cursed with a handful of truly cringeworthy moments. The "are you cold?" back hug, to name one, which felt so out of pocket considering their dynamic at that point. It was obvious some of these moments happened just for the sake of playing into m/m fanservice, which was very disappointing cause on the other hand we had moments like the knee touching which I felt was very organic and sensual.
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