Reviews

Dekho jhunt nahi bolungi ..thoda boring to tha...

I am not a chai lover ..itni chai ko mene apni puri life me nahi pii jitni inhone a drama me pili ... Jokes apart plot was good .. detailed .. ek taraf swayamwar chal rha hai the FL is supposed to pick a groom more like matrilocal husband for her wahi opposite side the ML who is an investigator is dealing with amnesia .. contrast was good .. but I can't help but think kash thoda spice hota ..Gul nazar was amazing but uska character was very constrained ... Plot was pretty much predictable esa kuch tha nahi that can keep you second guessing ... Haan costumes was something which grabbed my attention .. seems like they spend a good budget on styling ... Baki sb ok ok hi tha

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A tight slap on haters face

I controlled myself from writing any review for this show for so long .. but the misleading reviews from haters made me so do ... First thing first ... If you don't have a taste in chinese drama don't watch them at all ... Yha aakar don't mislead others into thinking this drama is not serving anything ... People jo queen of tears ko 10 marks deke bethe h wo complaint kar rhe h the story is slow ... Look at the audacity ... Some oscar Wildes are saying acting wasnt upto the mark it was flat .. i think the artists pulled it quite well as per their characters' demand abhi kisi ko wolf of wallstreet ka dicaprio dekhna tha to iska kuch nhi kiya jaa sakta . ...
And in the end come the most shameless people saying music was not good .... Someone ask these moffos to hear the song played in back ground when ML comes to save FL in ep 19-20 ... If you still say the music wasn't good after hearing that song .. I will say you are one hundred percent tone deaf ... Kaano me hearing aid lgwao ...

I personally think the show was amazing... Everything from plot to cast .. set details ... Action... Costumes ..etc everything looks pretty decent and no less than an art ..dekhkar lagta hai dil se mehnat ki gayi hai ..so please inn do takke k reviews pr believe na karein .. all these reviews are posted by haters who will criticise no matter how great the show is ... And inme se kuch to zhao liying k fans h jo har drama or artist k comments box me jaakr same comment karte h ... this artist copies liying ..that artist copies liying ...liying na hui Angelina jolie ho gayi duniya isi ko copy kr rhi hai ..haan nahi to ...


I wrote this review in hinglish slang ... But even if you dont understand Hindi you will get a good number of take aways for english parts of my review

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If you only care for chemistry between the main couple

The main ml and fl have a lot of chem together and I really do love their romantic scenes together(pretty passionate and hot). They even had a flash marriage in ep 12 in the heat of the moment and passion. Good production and visuals really also added to the reason why I could ignore glaring communication issues and the bonkers of a "plot" in favour of finishing the drama to see the main couple have a happy ending. The start was just good enough for me to persevere alongside the option of fast-forwarding and watching at 2x speed. Plus I love Bi Wen Jun's acting idk why his visuals and vibe just suits my tastes. Need to turn off brain and be in a specific slightly more horny mood to watch, but it's pretty light show to binge

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Review for both seasons as one

Not a big fan of romance-heavy plots and definitely not one with a harem. But this one went way above expectations in season one. The majority of the actors did an amazing job and I was really happy to finally see a large cast of younger folks actually doing some serious acting. This series also has enough reviews with substantial plot discussions so I'll just summarize what made this one special and what made it falter for me.

Positives:
- The character for the FL was incredibly charming and loaded with substance especially during her time disguised as a man.
- The three main male love interests were full of complex depth and what connected them to her through her journey were very natural considering the deity/demon aspects. Xiang Liu and Xiyan Cang Xuan in particular were extraordinary and while Tushan Jing fit his character pretty well initially he became bland relatively quickly.
- I've lost count on the amount of tears that were jerked. It managed to drudge up a variety of emotions from my own ancient relationships that I haven't thought about in years.
- The series does a good job with bringing to life the complexities with relationships in general while moving the plot forward with the underlying political issues.

Negatives (mostly in season two):
- The character of the FL began to falter in the latter half of season two. But at this point, you're already invested so you're likely to try hard to justify her actions. It was disappointing to see her slowly evolve into self-pity and selfishness.
- The plot gets increasingly muddled pacing and unnecessary out-of-place scenes. Why did they bother "reuniting" her with her mother? It really diminished the build-up of her parents and their history. They would have done a better job with a real flashback.
- The scenes with her chosen love interest starts to get excessive. It should have been used more on Xiang Liu to build out more of his backstory (though I may be biased as he's the main one bringing on those tears and heartaches).
- It was unsatisfying to see the FL's lack of appreciation and empathy toward the other two love interests and their sacrifices when her focuses shift onto just the one.
- While the special effects on the deities/demons were done pretty well, the fight scenes were below average. I wish we saw more of the transformations.

Nevertheless, I was totally hooked on season one against my will which is what keeps the score high. Season two is a direct continuation and I ended up speeding up a few episodes because of the negatives listed above.

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Outstanding

If you are a fan of female protagonist showing all shades of gore ..this is for you ... In a world of everyone saying forgiveness is a virtue this show feels like a breath of fresh air with soothing and lingering smell of justice... (I know majority audience ko gore pasand nahi ata but I love it)
Apart from that the aesthetic visual and the styling was another appealing thing about this show ...park shinhye single handedly carried the entire thing on her petite shoulders but korean drama industry me 15+ saal kaam krne k bad she can pull any role effortlessly. Well the show offers crime but not investigation genre so keep that in mind while watching ... It has little lucifer like appeal to it ..means crime h but but investigation k liye magic use karne ki wajah se you won't see a proper investigation trupe ..if you what I mean ... Plus unlike lucifer the protagonist herself delivers the justice.
I loved watching it hope you will like it too. .

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Stunning chemistry and a well thought-out plot

I tuned into this one about halfway and it quickly became something I looked forward to every morning.

Individually, the leads perfectly embodied their roles, but together, the chemistry simply jumped off the screen. They were just so good together in every single scene they were in, whether it was a steamy one, an action one, or a funny one.

I really liked how much of the world we got to see as the characters journeyed from place to place, starting from Lin'an Village, to the military, and then to the royal court and all the politics that came with it.

This is a minor gripe but I do think the pacing was a little off at times. I really liked the slower, slice-of-life feeling in Lin'an, but after we left and went to the military camp, there were just so many close calls and fake-outs with the identity reveal that it got quite frustrating. The final arc where the backstory is revealed also felt a little rushed to me? While I think it got a lot of screentime (and our leads got less), I'm not sure the way everything played out had quite the climax I was expecting, especially with some of the antagonists scheming for 30+ episodes just to fall in less than 15 minutes.

I'm also pretty mixed on the "second pairing" — in quotes because the show seemed to contradict itself about how they wanted to portray them. It was definitely not a romance and was toxic and abusive, but they also had a lot of those slow motion steamy scenes, and a sort of(?) redemption. kind of Other than that, there are hints of family and friendship that are nice to see but it's really not significant — which was kind of a double-edged sword because it meant that I didn't care that much for the side characters. But on the other hand, the main leads were what I really cared about and I was happy to get as much as I could of them.

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This is the first time I watch bl series that highlight mental health issue.

For me, this series is one I’ve been looking forward to for a long time. I’ve seen the work of both lead actors before. I have absolutely no doubts about the cast or the director of this series, who also wrote the novel on which the story is based. I bought the novel because I was intrigued by the story. This is the first BL series I’ve seen that really resonated with me, especially given the themes it explores regarding mental health. I won’t give any spoilers. You just have to give it a try. And if you get the chance, read the novel too. This series is a visual treat with its vibrant colors, it’s not just about laughter. You’ll also see deep emotions. I highly recommend it to you.

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the point isn’t the leads getting together, finally. but still enough romance for me to love it.

I love patterns and I love when a show depicts a specific type of symbol throughout it. In this case, this show had a pattern of father/son relationships. A son who lost his father, a son whose father almost killed himself, a son whose father taught him to be the devil on earth. It find the diverse depictions beautiful and so, so exemplary in teaching us all something. I don’t recall any other symbols falling under this pattern but their were *many* more patters that were all so illuminating. I honestly loved the show and would recommend it.
This is the second Korean show I have watched based during the economic crisis in Korea and I’m interested in watching more. People in poverty are the closest things we have to devils and angels on earth and I’ve found Korean dramas to do an amazing job at depicting this.

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First Arc Was the Strongest & Then……..Yeah and Then

Regardless of my health, I got a lot of encouragement from all of you or many of you to put my comment as a review so here it is. It’s completely different than any review I have ever written because this is just a comment so I hope it’s still is up to some sort of standards of my original reviews for you guys.

Well, I finally finished it. I couldn’t even really watch that otherworldly alternative universe because it didn’t make sense. They brought everyone back, but why didn’t they bring back the parents of the leads because wouldn’t that make sense if QM is the actual emperor or is he just the CP and his dad is the emperor? Or did they? And we never even found out whose dream or alternate universe was played out because nothing was written on the screen other than if the events 17 years ago never happened (if this was only to show that just because it didn’t happen 17 years ago, doesn’t mean it couldn’t happen 17 years later then it still was unnecessary to be shown other generations would’ve suffered something). In any case I give it after a careful thought an 8/10 because though it started off super strong, I think with great character development in that little village. The military arc was a complete mess and they turned someone who had no military experience, couldn’t read, couldn’t write, had no tact for military anything into goddess of war overnight and she was able to kill all the important generals while the man who's the Marquis, it’s his niche; it really was watered down and his fight scenes came to be about five minutes each.

I have spoken at great length in the comments about this before, so I don’t feel like reinventing the wheel and basically repeating what I had written. I think those people that agreed with me will agree with me here as well and if they feel like commenting, please do, we can continue having conversation in regards to it. The other thing that people mentioned was the fact that his power was on the battlefield was more talked about than actually shown, which was also unfair. I understand that ZLH he was excited for this role because it was the first time he had ever played a general and got to fight a little bit or rather it was filmed like a lot, but was cut. I was very dissatisfied with the FL in that second arc; she could’ve stayed at that Stone quarry and used her brute force, and she would’ve eventually run into her husband, but the fact that she essentially treated him like crap, like he was less than was unnecessary. She made a lot of errors that cost lives and walked away without consequences and that was just unrealistic writing to me.

In the last arc, it seemed that people just forgot what the show was really about and that was understanding the truth of what happened 17 years ago and getting that vindication and vengeance. The fight between uncle and nephew I think was all right. I can’t say it was great. The real standout character here was DK. I’m very very proud of him for the role that he pulled off as the absolute complex lunatic. However, I feel very bad for him because now he can’t even go to pee at an airport without fans sticking phones in his face, and the guy is so shy in real life completely opposite of the character y’all saw that the overnight success is driving him a little batty.

In any case this show could’ve been so much stronger. I feel had it been written stronger and from the novel readers perspective, I think that had they written the leads as a unit and really developed the FL into at least a foot soldier forget all those titles that were heaped upon her because of people that sang her praises in court and her brute strength. The other thing that I really didn’t like was the fact that she used physical abuse a lot; she slapped him, hit him, and punched him when they were having arguments and that’s just not how it rolls. I don’t care what gender because she was like a light version of Amber Heard. It made me wonder in some cases whether she loved him at all because that’s not how you show love. I understood because of her rough upbringing, she was not going to be this googly eyed whatever but there are different ways of showing love and sadly I think it missed the mark. So that’s my take on the show. As you guys know I have taken a hiatus from writing reviews because of my health so this is the most that I can do and say. I really truly wish and I am disappointed that ZLH did not get a chance to showcase his fighting or his characters fighting rather giving that he’s the general of all generals and instead they gave her all of these scenes and all military law and code and everything was forgotten just so she could shine and it was just ridiculous. He had more fighting skill and showcasing it in the first arc when he was injured to the point of death, then he had in his niche arc and I think that the problem there is completely because of poor writing and directing. I know a lot of people loved it. I’m happy for that, but for me personally as a writer, as an editor of scripts, I feel that it was very incorrectly written.

You can make people equally powerful, a great unit like shows like Fated Hearts (I’m not comparing it to anything and I don’t compare shows but that series just shows an equal unit between ML and FL she’s got the prowess with the bow and arrow and he’s got the prowess with the sword and the two of them were invincible, a real power couple from start to finish there was never anything lacking nor taking away from a character to add to another character.) without making one basically Robo Barbie, and the other one her poodle. It was reverse sexism. It was unfortunate. But because of the stellar acting of the actors, all of the leads, support, everyone is why I’m giving this an eight.

Honestly, I don’t even remember the OST’s that much. I also think that that Li tutor should’ve been killed not just exiled if that abdicated emperor was murdered and so were the other conspirators, he should not have gotten away with just confiscation of property and exile because he had a great grandson that begged for his mercy. This man was just as culpable as WY. People see WY as also a victim and at the beginning, he was but his later choices, killing a lot of people so he’s got to face the consequences; and even he had hallucinations of seeing the nephew whom he harmed right before his own death.

I’m glad the leads got a happy ending (the falcon also got a girlfriend lol) and apparently parents of two kids what I don’t understand is why the ML upon returning to the village had to dress in those patched up clothing when that’s not who he was; I hope Mr. and Mrs. Zhao were told that FL‘s husband was the Marquis unless they already knew and now also the Prince Regent. And I guess what I mistook for everyone being alive at the beginning was really just her illusion the real alternate universe is a post credit scene so I got that a little confused. I do wish we could’ve seen the third couple with their marriage. Also wish they had properly exited out the characters that were still alive even with that bizarre as hell post credit scene, which I honestly think we did not need. I think it was almost a slap in the face that the leads last official scene was riding off to a new war with her saying I’m not going back home I wouldn’t have become general so and so if it wasn’t for all the battles I’ve been in and I’m thinking to myself you’ve been in all of three battles most of which were not that successful other than the killing of major generals. The rest was word-of-mouth of your triumph. Now the man next to you is a different story; but sadly we never saw that it was just told in stories or conversations like he was already dead. Weird and unfair as hell. And lastly, the cinematography was beautiful.

Would I recommend it? Honestly, the high score is for wonderful acting, beautiful cinematography, costumes, some sets. But this show had a lot wrong with attributed to screenwriter and director making even fiction unrealistic in the last two arcs and the potential for amazing was great. So give the show a go, but don't set your expectations high just because of the high ratings and now over 300 reviews most of which saw zero negatives and/or are certain actor fans. Though I watched for ZLH, as you all know, I watch with an open mind. Had it not been for the things I mentioned, my rating would have been a whole half a point if not a point lower.

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Number 1 best drama of 2026

Tian xi wei wow such a strong female lead her actions scenes were so intense i kept rewinding back to watch. But her and zhang ling he chemistry is everything . Storyline just was chefs kiss the fact that he doubted that her father was guilty and always had her back . This the prefect and one the best contact marriages i have seen. Glad they got their happy ending. I also enjoyed the alternate ending too.This drama even had feel sympathy for the villians. Snow kong and deng kai even though their characters relationship was toxic theres def chemistry i would to see them in a drama again. I def recommend this drama there is no boring episode in my opinion

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The budget for this drama is very low. From the costumes and makeup to jewelry, everything screams mini budget. But surprisingly it's very entertaining and easy on the eyes. Maybe it's because unlike other historical dramas, there is not much talking but only killing 😂
I mean 5 minutes into the drama and the FL kills the 1st person who harmed her in her past life 😍

The visuals and acting was also on point specially the FL and the Grand Princess. The ML is always supporting FL no matter what she do. The plot was a bit fast paced and some things like retribution of the step brothers and sister was only said through dialogues and not shown actually. Overall, for a mini, rebirth trope drama, this one was very good

P. S the wigs of the step mother were hilarious. It looked so fake. They didn't even try to hide it😂

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Deep dive into the "behind the scene"

Without the cells, it would be a very mediocre romcom about two immature people. BOTH YUMI AND WOONG ARE PATHETIC. The cells make it funny.... and deep. We get to see how immature people think and operate.

Yeah it is very clear they will break up .... they are both soooo immature and do NOT communicate..... and YuMi's Intuition is exiled and all her cells are scared of listening to him... YUMI DOES NOT RESPECT THE DEEPEST PARTS OF HERSELF. ANd it is clearthat Sei Yi is a total total snake, and Woong is a total total immature clueless guy who has the Lustodinosaur... Perfect match for the SeiYi who is 100% skilled 100000% sociopath poisonous TOXIC snake... wow Sei Yi is something else, sooooo evil.... just like Ruby..... and Yu Mi is .... too.... immature and naive good girl - after she found out that Sei Yi picked the necklace and gave yuzu, she should have NOT called Woong, he had to come back crawling to her or else be dumped. It is clear he will cheat, eventually. That snake will snag him as soon as he lowers his guard even 1 milimetar.
And instead of setting clear communication and accountablility, that dumb starved girl runs to him and calls him upstairs... And he... does NOT talk.... the immature moron..... he cannot even say he needs to stop at the restroom. He is a total clutz
Woong goes to date with Sei Yi and hides it from YuMi

Well... she is starving after 3 years of abstinence, but ... at least she should know that he is just a little snack and not take him seriously.

One thing that is missing is how Woong decided to break up. We did not see his thinking at all. The money was not an issue anymore so he could have gotten married, but he decided not to.

I love how real this is, the triangle is 2 women on 1 guy. The real life is almost always like that. Unless the woman is somehow a s.x bomb and/or influential, and used just for mating and/or status.

Excellent acting by FL actress. MLs are decent but nothing special.

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season 1 is about ONE guy Woong. but BaBi is lurking in the background posing as YuMi's friend while he is breaking with his ex
Meanwhile Woong has a "second wife" an ex from the past that consistently and openly butts in to get him away from YuMi
finally Woong dumps YuMi and she accepts bc Woong went off the deep end with the bankruptcy of his company and did not say a word about it - Woong is a lame proud arrogant selfish he-man man-child AND a fun boy toy, and she keeps kissing his as# to keep the fun boy toy

season 2 is about BaBI taking over YuMi, genuinely loving her... and once in a blue moon, Woong trying to come back and bailing out fast every time.
But the whole thing is slimey as YuMi got with BaBi not out of love, but to use him as a happy pill and to have him treat her like a princess. So she essentially leeches off him. And as soon as she is far from him, he finds another chick who kisses HIS as# and genuinely loves him. And YuMi stops "loving him" as soon as it is clear he cannot be 100% perfectly serving her 100% of the time.

So the cells makes this interesting. The stories are about flawed ignorant unaware people, and the cells show how these people operate.
Season 2 is so cheesy cringe bc both Woong and BaBi stay single and loyal to Yumi FOREVER although she dumped them.

YuMi is like this worm that just chews through men, using them for s.x, attention, etc.


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Season 1 is interesting only bc of the Cells... bc it shows the typical hormone-driven relationships that fall apart, how immature people think, what operates them inside to create those stupid external behaviors - how mismatched immature ppl get together for the sake of s.x and fun and keep it going for a short while until the first problems.

Woong is an arrogant dude and he keeps his "second wife" bc she strokes his ego, and he stays around YuMi only while his ego is stroked and looking grand. So he and YuMi used each other, and YuMi was a lot more giving, in order to keep her fun boy toy.

Season 2 is a study in toxic relationships. YuMi does NOT love BaBi and she gets together with him for convenience, takes him as a happy pill, "loves" him when it is all perfect, and loses any interest as soon as he is less than perfect. He essentially cheated by emotionally attaching himself to another chick, who was kissing his as@ and who genuinely loved him from the start, which YuMi never did. YuMi and BaBi relationship was majorly slimey, and BaBi was a lot more giving. YuMi was there as long as she was THE PRINCESS, and BaBi had to keep kissing her as@ and taking care of her.

The key problem is that YuMi is totally oblivious to her Hunch Cell and her Deep Inner Cell and is fact scared of them, so she keeps operating out of limited / dumb Emotions, Reason, etc

Season 3 is about .... ? hopefully real love for who the people ARE and a real relationship where both give and take and LOVE equally.

But there could be 100000 seasons and NOTHING WILL WORK AS LONG AS THAT HUNCH CELL IS FEARED AND PUT TO LIVE ALONE IN THE DESERT, AND DEEP INNER CELL IS BURRIED IN AN UNDERGROUND PRISON

YuMi is an ordinary clueless ignorant person, living life on automatic pilot. The interesting part is the Cells, we get to see how that all works

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Season 2 was so soap...
Adult men moping after their woman for YEARS AND DECADES and unwilling and unable to have new relationships - and one woman having at least 2 great guys like that forever dedicated to her - wow what a super disgusting lie soapy cringe trope that shows up on most if not all dramas. So those moping men just do not have s.x all their adult life, or for so many years and decades?
WOW WE FOUND WHY S KOREA HAS THE LOWEST BIRTH RATE IN THE WORLD - and why hostess bars and prostitution are so normal in Asia.
The reality was shown by both Woong and Ba Bi. Woong was keeping his "second wife" at work, and Ba Bi found "second wife" as soon as he moved away. And both those "second wives" had NO problem butting in to steal the man from his official girlfriend. On the other hand, men who were told the girl is taken, backed off immediately. THAT IS THE TYPICAL REALITY

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Just watched Yumi's Cells season 1 bc of really great review on byrei.ink - indeed it is a great study on how immature ppl get together for fun and then quickly break up. THE CELLS ARE SOOOO EDUCATIONAL AND DEEP!!!! I rated that 10 bc of its uniqueness and insights. I just fast forwarded through the cringe parts showing the external behaviors of two really dumb immature ppl butting heads without any communication.

Season 1 was about puppy young love based on hormones.

Then I watched 14 episodes of Season 2. And I feel very upset after, because it was about two slimey adults. YuMi using BaBi as her happy pill, to have someone kiss her as# and take care of her ALL THE TIME like she was a princess, and YuMi lost any interest and bailed out as soon as the dude could not deliver that all the time. And BaBi - he needs someone to truly love him, and I guess he wants someone to kiss HIS as# too, so he essentially cheated by emotionally attaching to a chick like that - and probably would have proceeded to switch ships at one point, JUST LIKE he was switching ships and jumping on to YuMi while he was breaking up with his ex.

SO SEASON 2 IS A STUDY IN VERY SLIMEY TOXIC RELATIONSHIPS.

And then this cheesy idea of 2 guys being loyal forever to one woman who used them while it was fun and then dumped them... SO unreal soapy!!!!

There was real stuff... both guys had "second wives", women who openly catered to them and tried to take them away from the official girlfriend YuMi. That is soooo realistic.
YuMi's male suitors behaved in typical ways of real life and backed off as soon as she said she has a boyfriend.

Overall, YuMi is a very ignorant unaware person and also a coward in many ways because she keeps her Hunch away in the desert and is afraid to listen to him, and also DEep Inner Self is burried in an underground prison.

So Yumi's Cells can have 10000000000 episodes where YuMi keeps using men, chewing them up while they are useful to her and then spitting them out.

In Season 1, YuMi has to kiss as# of Woong, to keep her fun boy toy. He is a moody arrogant man-child and a great boy toy
In Season 2, BaBi has to kiss as# of YuMi and make her feel like a princess, or else she loses interest in him. She gets with him not out of love, but for health reasons, to be treated like a princess, and loses interest as soon as he cannot be that loyal doting SERVANT ALL THE TIME. BaBi sold his soul and then could not resist his need for someone who truly loves him and gives to him, so he essentially chated.
BaBi needs someone who gives to him as much as he gives. BaBi did not have a mother and his father is cement, so BaBi needs real love, to be the center of attention.

Yeah BaBi is slimey too... He jumps ships as soon as it is not productive for him to stay.... As soon as "his woman" is "away" - he starts jumping ships...

So Season 2 is just ... ugly toxic muck bc it is clear these ppl are adults adn SHOULD be thinking...
BASICALLY SEASON 2 SHOWS THAT NOTHING WAS LEARNED FROM SEASON 1
and season 3 looks like the same concept


Season 1 is cute bc it is "starter kit"
but Season 2 is infuriating bc there is no progress whatsoever
the story just repeats
And Season 3 looks the same repeat...

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