The long, overly sweet stares with sappy music droning on forever made my fast-forward key work overtime. The show keeps recycling the same melancholy flashbacks as if the audience somehow missed the point the first five times. Yes, we get it.
Scent, was frustratingly weak and cowardly . He never had the courage to confront his criminally abusive father and uncle, even when it meant fighting for the man he supposedly loved, Gaysorn. Instead, he sat there scared, helpless, and crying through much of the story. A vulnerable character can be compelling, but Scent often came across less as tragic and more as passive. After a while, it became hard to root for him. He was right when he said didn't deserve Grayson.
The gruesome retelling of Busabba’s fate felt unnecessarily dragged out, and Mata was an especially weak addition. She comes across as an unhappy, failed foil of a necromancer, but what does she actually add to the story? Her presence feels more like filler than meaningful character development.
And then there are the product placements. I understand shows need sponsors, but really? It felt like every other scene forced in some awkward product at the worst possible moment. Instead of blending naturally into the story, the ads were annoying, distracting, and sometimes unintentionally ridiculous. At that point, they might as well just use commercial breaks rather than interrupting and damaging the flow of the show.
Overall, Flower Boy felt repetitive, overly sentimental, and badly paced. The emotional moments were stretched too thin, the flashbacks became tedious, and the intrusive product placement pulled me out of the story again and again.
I had really high expectations, but, I'm sorry to say, I'm extremely disappointed with the overall direction of…
Totally agree with your comment. Was looking forward to JoongDunk again after Heart Killers but what a disappointment. It seems GMMTV is rushing out some pretty inane low budget productions relying on the star power of their ships just to keep the cash flowing. To the detriment of their actors. They did the same with SeaKeen in Head to Head - a total loser on all counts - after those boys did so well in Only Boo and MuTeLuv. Now the company is expecting J/D to pull off a miracle with an amateurish script, a low-balled production, incompetent direction, and a HORRIBLE bass drum rumbling sound tract trying to elicit some suspense from a ridiculous plot. Like you, I hope it improves but I'm not holding my breath.
Have to say for the most part I agree with you. Excessive pathos and chronically melodramatic. There was a lot good about this series, production quality, good character development, etc. Good chemistry between the leads. But the tear-jerking theatrics just droned on and on and on.... For 12 episodes. And that abusive father? Why did I not buy his redemption in the final scene? Nasty and unlikable man to the core. Had to fast-forward through most of Grandma's monotone, dull, and banal lectures. Not sure I would have given it a 3.5 but I agree, overrated from my perspective.
The long, overly sweet stares with sappy music droning on forever made my fast-forward key work overtime. The show keeps recycling the same melancholy flashbacks as if the audience somehow missed the point the first five times. Yes, we get it.
Scent, was frustratingly weak and cowardly . He never had the courage to confront his criminally abusive father and uncle, even when it meant fighting for the man he supposedly loved, Gaysorn. Instead, he sat there scared, helpless, and crying through much of the story. A vulnerable character can be compelling, but Scent often came across less as tragic and more as passive. After a while, it became hard to root for him. He was right when he said didn't deserve Grayson.
The gruesome retelling of Busabba’s fate felt unnecessarily dragged out, and Mata was an especially weak addition. She comes across as an unhappy, failed foil of a necromancer, but what does she actually add to the story? Her presence feels more like filler than meaningful character development.
And then there are the product placements. I understand shows need sponsors, but really? It felt like every other scene forced in some awkward product at the worst possible moment. Instead of blending naturally into the story, the ads were annoying, distracting, and sometimes unintentionally ridiculous. At that point, they might as well just use commercial breaks rather than interrupting and damaging the flow of the show.
Overall, Flower Boy felt repetitive, overly sentimental, and badly paced. The emotional moments were stretched too thin, the flashbacks became tedious, and the intrusive product placement pulled me out of the story again and again.