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I started out loving this series but somewhere towards the end (the last two episodes), it seemed the pacing fell apart leaving me underwhelmed. I am trying to figure out where it went wrong.
I don't blame the actors, because they were wonderful. I felt a strong chemistry between the two leads, the side couples and the supporting characters.
The story developed and unfolded successfully for the first 11 Episodes...but then the final two Episodes felt like they came from a different series altogether, as if they were simply tacked on from bits and pieces of left over material. I fault the director, script writer and editor for the abrupt change in direction of the series. It was as if the creators chickened out in the end, going for formulaic plot devices and a tacked on Hollywood (or Bollywood) style movie musical ending, none of which served the character development well.
I just did not believe that two lovers who had spent the past 11 Episodes building up a strong chemistry and bond between them, could all of a sudden and for no reason (that I understood) completely stop communicating, lose trust in each other and act completely out of their established characters.
The chemistry died between the leads in the final two episodes. They went from lovers to strangers to buddies. Since all these episodes were filmed in advance together and the actors maintained such a strong and convincing chemistry and connection in Episodes 1-11, I must blame the director, script writer and editors for Episode 12 and 13.
How did Tine go from a strapping, active protagonist to a wailing passive Damsel in Distress? It was not believable.
Nor did I buy that the two leads did not kiss each other at all after they became a couple and what was with all the head patting? Was that some kind of short hand for affection. I did not buy it. It was almost like this series was subject to some kind of 1950's Hollywood Production Code. It robbed the characters of authenticity.
Moreover, the use of the Scrubb sound track that started off so nicely ended up being overused to the point that it became a gimmick and really detracted from the story in the end.
When I compare 2gether to some of my favorite BL's, it becomes clear what went wrong. The leads in Addicted/Heroin stayed in character to point that I believed they were real people. Same with the leads in Tharn Type , Theory of Love and My Tee...they were convincing because they did not break character...I believed in them...I believed they were real.
Unfortunately, the editing of 2gether did not allow the leads to stay true to the characters that they had created in the first 11 Episodes. I think the cast of 2gether is so fantastic that they deserve a better send off than what they got and I am hoping a 2nd season of 2gether can redeem this first season and give the characters the satisfying end that they deserved.
I don't blame the actors, because they were wonderful. I felt a strong chemistry between the two leads, the side couples and the supporting characters.
The story developed and unfolded successfully for the first 11 Episodes...but then the final two Episodes felt like they came from a different series altogether, as if they were simply tacked on from bits and pieces of left over material. I fault the director, script writer and editor for the abrupt change in direction of the series. It was as if the creators chickened out in the end, going for formulaic plot devices and a tacked on Hollywood (or Bollywood) style movie musical ending, none of which served the character development well.
I just did not believe that two lovers who had spent the past 11 Episodes building up a strong chemistry and bond between them, could all of a sudden and for no reason (that I understood) completely stop communicating, lose trust in each other and act completely out of their established characters.
The chemistry died between the leads in the final two episodes. They went from lovers to strangers to buddies. Since all these episodes were filmed in advance together and the actors maintained such a strong and convincing chemistry and connection in Episodes 1-11, I must blame the director, script writer and editors for Episode 12 and 13.
How did Tine go from a strapping, active protagonist to a wailing passive Damsel in Distress? It was not believable.
Nor did I buy that the two leads did not kiss each other at all after they became a couple and what was with all the head patting? Was that some kind of short hand for affection. I did not buy it. It was almost like this series was subject to some kind of 1950's Hollywood Production Code. It robbed the characters of authenticity.
Moreover, the use of the Scrubb sound track that started off so nicely ended up being overused to the point that it became a gimmick and really detracted from the story in the end.
When I compare 2gether to some of my favorite BL's, it becomes clear what went wrong. The leads in Addicted/Heroin stayed in character to point that I believed they were real people. Same with the leads in Tharn Type , Theory of Love and My Tee...they were convincing because they did not break character...I believed in them...I believed they were real.
Unfortunately, the editing of 2gether did not allow the leads to stay true to the characters that they had created in the first 11 Episodes. I think the cast of 2gether is so fantastic that they deserve a better send off than what they got and I am hoping a 2nd season of 2gether can redeem this first season and give the characters the satisfying end that they deserved.
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