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I don't understand how this has such a low rating on here and Viki. Are those 18 ratings based on 1 to 2 episodes? Or the FL's temperament/character? While I don't condone the FL's violence, it is clear that one of the main points of this drama is to show character growth. Well, that is my hope. And while I've only seen 5 episodes thus far, I have to say episode 5 gives me a lot of hope for the future of this drama. If this is able to maintain or even improve for the length of its run, this definitely has a chance of being a gem.

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This drama is a bit odd, but has a lot of satisfying elements. I think they had a ton of content to work with and just shrunk everything as best to fit, so you're left with making more than a few assumptions. Regardless, I do appreciate the way the dealt with the romance and the intimate moments. There was believability to most of it, especially the kiss.

10 times more of the last 5 minutes of the last episode. Is that too much to ask?

Unrequited on whose part?

Well, let's see if the movie version is any better.  🤞🏾

Maybe it was the screenwriter who was drunk. Save yourself the trouble.

The problem with this drama, as with many other BL dramas, is time. They want to say a lot in short amount of time and that usually ends of making everything feel disjointed. That being the case, I'm willing to cut this drama a lot of slack because I appreciated Eom Se Ung acting and character, the fact that we got queer characters who didn't need to explain their sexuality insofar that they were attracted to men, that they portrayed how irrational people and relationships can be, and things ended better than I expected. Was the storytelling and editing messy? Yes. Would this drama have benefited from 30 more minutes? Sure. But at the end of everything, I don't feel pissed off or angry or too annoyed. Maybe I'm just crazy.

which makes me wonder why the heck this has such a low rating. I think I have to remind myself that this is MDL.

I think my count is somewhere like 8 or 9 by this point.

The first episode was rough. But it gets better after that. Yes, it may feel rushed, but the writers are actually doing a pretty good job with the episode limit. One way they're doing that is by having Queer characters from the onset. I think it's safe to assume that our OTP and 2ML all know they're into men. The conversations between Yeong Woo and Hwang Yi Bin and Ki Jin's physical interactions with Yeong Woo tell you all you need to know. It doesn't totally explain away how things escalated that fast, but does it need to? They're young adults going with the flow. What feels right to them in the moment. For me, that's the beauty of this drama.

such an underrated drama. is it because this isn't simple fluff? Characters who are too different and actually have some depth to them?

same thing I was just thinking. sigh.

While there is a high probability that a thousand things will go wrong with an episode count like this one, there's also the probability that they would end up focusing on the other couples and characters of which there are more than a few. That tends to happen in dramas like these.

Both leads are doing a pretty good job here. They both emote and deliver their lines well that they bring life to their respective characters. Jimmy is really selling me on the nice, teddy bear, kinda air head but not really kinda character.

First time I watched episode 1, I was really confused. Episode 2 was much better, as was episode 03. Then I went back to watch episode 1 and everything makes sense. It's amazing how much we rely on dramatic irony in telling and understanding a story.

Nope. Aue's scenes are especially slow. Probably not as slow as how long it took for Aek to pick up his first delivery from Aue's restaurant, but still unnecessarily slow,

Indeed. The last episode really was quite good that it made me want to watch more of the series. Suzuki Jin lit up in this last ep. I wished we got to see them dating. Season 2?

He really shines in episode 6 (final episode) of Given (live action). He has a really beautiful smile.

I would hope we did. My response was based off of my opinion after taking events leading up to that scene into consideration and trying not to be affected too much by dramatic irony.