michelleoc

Please remember, this is just my opinion, so please don't come after me. This reminded me of cooked spaghetti, throw it at the wall and see what sticks.

What I liked:
-second couple
-costuming for the movie they were making
-a couple of good kisses by the main couple
-SML and his relationship with his father
-showing the film to the townspeople
-the music was good

The rest:
-third couple and reality dating show were a complete waste of time
-so, it ends up he has a terrible father AND a terrible mother. The secret parent trope, give me a break.
-the father needed to be in prison. He was such a terrible person and this switched to melodrama whenever he showed up
-the main couple. First love/high school was portrayed well. He comes back years later, she hates him being there, yet suddenly all is forgiven and they are a couple. What was missing was the progression of them becoming a couple again. They spent most of the show working side-by-side: they seemed more like friends. No sparks.
-the whole story of a movie being written in high school and suddenly they have the budget and backing to getting it made. That made no sense to me.
-her having previous lovers. I know, very naive of me. But I was having a hard enough time believing that these two were in love to begin with and knowing that she just moved on with her life (though it was obvious that he had always loved her more than she did him) just left a sour taste in my mouth relating to the main couple.
-ex-lover shows up to act in their movie. Such an overused trope. Then to have the ex-boyfriend confess that he still liked her. They have been out of touch for years.
-her accent (dialect) kept coming and going, and sometimes it was so strong I couldn't focus on the words, just the way she was saying them
-the last two episodes just ticked me off. She decides to go to Canada to learn more about filming. He doesn't want her to go. If they had talked about it, they could have reached an understanding. But to have her say "you aren't my dream and I'm not going to love you anymore" so she could run off was unacceptable.
-she shows up after a year, and all is forgiven.
-I hate the time skip trope anyway and can't believe how often it's used, but in this day and age when everyone has a telephone and there is Facetime, there is no reason for someone to go radio silent.
-as per usual, the ending was rushed.

So no, I did not like this drama, and now that I've written my thoughts, I'm even more mad about the whole thing!