Kate

I did have fun but for the wrong reasons lol
For example I really liked how much of an asshole second male lead was 😂

Theory time: ML is the "dead" kid from the demon sect. Was adopted by the now dead other dude (the one that died at the beginning). Now he wants revenge on both demon sect for fucking him over AND the "righteous" sects for killing his basically "adoptive" father. There is also a lot of sus about the death of the aunt - I'd say she was forced to battle the dude and knew she would die. The current master/sect leader collaborated with demon sect to make it a win-win situation: the powerful aunt is out of the picture and the past leader of demon sect is out so the "new" guy can take over.

So after finished episode 5 I have to say it has it's ups and downs, but I'm hooked.

🔥 First of all, I really like female lead. I love that she is smart, kind, collected and also good at fighting. At times a little bit too stubborn, but that's good - nothing more boring than perfect character.
🔥 Male lead is a whole ass angst mystery. Also... he is so pretty. Also good at acting. What more could I wish for?
🔥This is a solid drama for screenshots.

While the plot was a bit... all over the place coz of pacing and editing issues at first, it gets better half way through episode 4. Episode 1 was great, episodes 2-3 were... questionable in that aspect, and 4th was improvement, so was 5th. That's when we actually get the set up sequences for specific scenes etc. Friend told me they had to cut 5 episodes, and you can feel it. I think they just went: fuck it, cut as much as we can from the beginning and set up, so then the plot starts to truly roll, we don't have to fuck it up there.

🤡 Still... the editing and structure of the scenes in episode 2-3 was really bad 🥲
🤡 The fucking inequality of quality of shots for ML and FL. They go full aesthetics for him and bare minimum for her.
🤡 The plot is rather basic, but fun. They picked all the storylines that usually work and are entertaining to watch.
🤡 There are moments when I question "why did you even bother?" like giving tea to a character who does not drinks it and gives it back coz someone asked to see them. Why even have tea there? Or a poisoning that had ZERO effect on anyone, no one cared, it was not dangerous and LITERALLY NOT ONE PERSON CARED 😂

I keep sending friends screenshots for like supporting and guest/bit roles saying: I know this face, don;'t know from where, but I know this face 🙂😂

Anyway, Cannot wait to see more 🔥 Theory in comment below.

the second couple was also adorable and cute. < by the end I actually liked 2nd couple more. There was just something so natural about how they interacted with each other.

It's truly great to know my review led someone to watch a show they ended up enjoying :)

I think this is one of the markers of lack of writing skills. When a specific set up or part of of the story does not get proper conclusion and was used just as a tool to evoke some kind of emotional reaction and create conflict... that's cheap

Oh for sure, this was quite a watch 😂 can't wait to read your thoughts

it's entertaining coz it's messy, and I love it 😂😂😂

Everyone contestant is either fun, interesting or entertaining. And even if at first their choices seem unexpected, afer thinking about it, I can of can see why they made them. It's a fun guessing game and the chemistry between different people is great

And entertainment is all everyone is here for 🤣🔥

I'm just here to casually say: best season 🔥

and Lin Yusen's overwhelming devotion for Nie Xiguang after a mere party encounter reminded me strongly of Jay Gatsby. < there was literally no reason for him to be this obsessed 🤡

The inclusion of solar technicalities throughout the show were honestly quite abrupt and too obviously "party-minded". < there are ways to incorporate "propaganda" in terms of your country's strengths, but this was not it 🥲

Baby boy was so clearly faking the injury 🙂 And the whole intense room with Yu Geon basically having his hands under Baby Boy's shirt and them being so close to each other and my brain be like: the co-worker is still with them in the room right? Well, that's awkward. HE IS LITERALLY STILL THERE LOL now he even does a side commentary I cannot 🤣

As for the plot itself:
YOU WANT TO TELL ME HE MADE OBESRVATION NOTES OF BABY BOY'S BEHAVIOR FOR A RESEARCH PAPER WITHOUT LETTING BABY BOY KNOW? Fuck me hahahha this paper would not get published, should not get publish hahaha in rare cases verbal agreement is fine, but in most cases you need a written agreement from your "test subject" 🤣🤣

It was already borderline off with the uni student getting involved with a high school, but since nothing happened whatever, BUT THIS WHOLE EXPERIMENT SHIT I JUST SO FUCKING UNETHICAL I CANNOT 😂😂😂 I did not see this coming hahha Not gonna like this episode was amazingly entertaining with the little twist 🤡

Told you this one had too much plot, I even said it tried to be like3-4 different movies in one 🤣🤣🤣

oh we are for sure going into different direction with usual watches, coz I rarely watch horror comedies 🤣
I think horrors like to often keep things vague coz at the end of the day the "fear of unknown" is far stronger than when you understand everything that happened and how it happened.

and we got no real conclusion < that's not the bug, that's the feature of most horror movies 😂😂 I feel like majority of horrors do not give a clear closure and for most parts it's probably because explanations take away from the scary factor. I did watch quite a few horror movies that were more or less ruined because they did in fact decide to explain shit by the end 🙂

It was certainly very enjoyable < and I honestly believe sometimes it's enough. Not everything needs to be a masterpiece, some things can just but entertaining and it's still worth watching.

As for Wang Shuo, he literally became one of my fav characters 🤣🤣🤣

Honestly i have zero issues with Mina Sue going even after all guys, I have issues with the double standards and egocentrism. You get your heart swayed and enjoy dating and getting to know all the guys? Sure. Do expect guys to do the same and do not bitch about it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Also, control your face, the eye rolls directed at other women in the show are just cheap 👍🏻

There is literally nothing subtle about Minato's crush on Wataru 🤣 He is literally 😍 24/7.
When Wataru cheered for their friendship, I could sense the eye roll in Minato's brain 🤡

But still Minato is in the better position, because from the start it w as a crush for him, he went into this friendship knowing he has a crush on his friend. On the other hand Wataru fell for Minato as their friendship grew, and he only figured out his feelings when Minato left - that must be so annoying, frustrating and confusing. And now he is back, and the feelings are still there and baby boy is just 🙃We are friends, we are besties, platonic bros🙃 trying to manifest his gay feelings away 🤣

This was a Yakuza romance without the Yakuza part. < basically this. I think there was only one scene where he acted like a proper Yakuza in like episode 2? And that's it 🤡