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So good yet so bad
I'm profoundly and inconsolably torn about this series, and it's driving me nuts.As it is an ongoing title, with only episode 4 just having aired as I'm typing this, and me not having seen its prior version nor read it, might writing a review right now not be the most fruitful. But as said am I so torn that I need to vent my mind somehow somewhere.
The STORY is my main, big issue so far. Actually, every trope which has, in previous series, had me drop them is present in Love Mechanics; the persistent pursuit of someone who's been very clear that they're not interested, unbalanced power dynamic during intimacy AND non-consensual intercourse, jokes about previously mentioned situations as if it's nothing serious. Sprinkle that with the weirdest and back-and-forth phasing, too much screen-time for certain scenes and too little for others, and unclear relationships. The list goes on.
I can admit to being on the picker side but I can overlook a lot of things in favour of a good plot, but that's also it - LM's plot isn't anything special: Two students catching interest in one another, one already in a straight relationship and the other dealing with whether they're fine being a side piece or not. Some overly dramatic incidents on top (a car crash and the escape of a weaponised and delusional, mentally unstable patient) which are brushed off and forgotten within minutes just... it's a lot yet absolutely nothing at all.
I've also yet to figure out just how much Vee and Mark knew each other before their first night together, as it's seemingly hinted that they're barely acquaintances with Vee only knowing Mark as the boy who isn't leaving his friend alone, yet does no one care when they seemingly out of the blue start to spend a LOT of time together. Which I naturally read in as that they’re not that estranged. This alone makes me incredibly frustrated as I can't tell whether the phasing of their relationship, banter and the reaction of people around them are to be expected and developing accordingly or not.
Nothing makes sense to me folks, nada. My hope rests in the coming episodes.
So why am I even watching it, if it's all so bad? Yin and War's ACTING. Their chemistry, how they portray emotions, how they make me buy every little thing between them (or around them) even as there's not a single horizontal line of the story to be found, has gotten me in a neck-lock. Each episode is roughly an hour but they make it feel like 10 minutes.
The way these two look and interact with one another onscreen reminds me of PPBK in I told sunset about you and it's breaking my mind.
Yin has me feel for Vee although he's the one causing every heartache so far, and War lets Mark show every emotion that he's feeling and shows us the struggles of being someone who falls in-love fast and hard. I'm rooting for them even if it's so clear already that the best for both would probably be to NOT get together; a new sensation which I rarely experience. In that sense am I a little conservative and never see the point to why one would want to fight for something that's barely begun yet is already causing so much pain and confusion. But I WANT them to get together. And seeing as they haven't followed the regular BL pattern, already turning the knife around a good few times while just releasing episode 4, do I fear the absolute misery heading our ways.
MUSIC and REWATCH value? The music is alright, nothing has really caught my attention but more importantly hasn’t it been throwing off the vibe of any scenes besides maybe ones. Rewatch value is and will probably remain very low, as I - as said - don't like how a huge portion of this drama has been made. But each to their own.
Overall will I class this as a huge guilty pleasure. It's beautifully made, the lead cast is incredible and the storytelling is horrid. I'm glued to the screen, can't wait for the next episode and I'm infuriated over it.
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People Are Weird
The thing is there are plenty of BL shows that show wholesome love and that's it but if BL is to be comparable to Hetero shows then it also needs to include other types of real life situations. I like the show for what it is a toxic relationship or not it's a show that is exploring these types of things that happen in real life.If people don't like this style then just don't watch it and go watch wholesome BL's because other people like me enjoy seeing different types of situations in Hetero shows and BL shows and GL shows.
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Definitely an Upgrade
I've watched both versions and can honestly say this is definitely an upgrade from the original. The chemistry between the 2 male leads is amazing and they play their respective characters well.As with all series in this trope, there are the clichéd moments and characters. The story could do with more polishing and of course you will find yourself talking to the screen, in various exclamations! Would really like to see what happens with some of the other pairings that happened along the way, not just Bar.
Will be watching out for new series with this duo, they are just that good together x
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Started this for yinwar and ended this for yinwar
PRO: DEFINITELY the acting and chemistry. Yinwar has one of the most or not the best natural chemistry out there. Uknow how sometimes BL couples do the extreme skinships/moments off screen just so that people Believe they’re in love on screen? With Yinwar, they don’t have to do all of that, the chemistry just felt so natural that I often watched some cute scenes over and over again just to see whether it’s the characters VeeMark or isit just yinwar. It’s just that natural, like not acting and it’s scary ?. War always known for his great acting so I always know he’ll be good, he is more than good, he is great. But What surprised me is Yin. Yin improved by leaps, he wasnt jumping or running, he’s flying to the top. He made the flawed character so alive, relatable and loved. Super proud of him ! They deserve more opportunities in other series, I want romcom for them, they’re natural comedians with natural chemistry. Please make it happen ??PRO: I loves all the soundtracks, especially Mist (The only rock song in here). The cute orchestra music of Aon Mae Geng (yinwar’s song) sometimes reminds me of Bridgeton’s soundtrack and I love it.
CON: PLOT. For me, up till ep3, I love it, nothing to complain about (even better after watching the Director’s cut). But ep4 starts going downhill. I don’t know why the writer pushed the character Ploy so much, as if shes a main character, as if her story, her reason to cheat, her troubled relationship with other man is important, like? No…I don’t want to see that, why we have to see that? Shes definitely the most irritating girl character I ever seen, so shameless. The writer really hated her, or love her so much idk, thats why they decided to put so much of her in the story. Some of the plot is predictable, and too dramatic sometimes. The writer also hate veemark being happy I guess, emphasizing so much on them in pain rather than the happy time that usually cut short. I know this is an angst genre, but still…do u have to be that cruel?? Well, it’s preference after all, for me thanks to this, I realized I can’t with angst, too painful. And because of that, I can’t fully enjoy the plot as I was hoping for. It’s not a bad plot, it’s just decent. It has so much potential to be much better.
In conclusion, whether i will rewatch, I will deff say I will, but only for the cute veemark’s parts, not the whole thing. Will I recommend people to watch? Yeah I will, but with disclaimer. Only watch if you want to be in pain and u don’t mind messiness.
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my 1 year waiting was finally paid off !
well ofc first thing it's better no lt me correct alot better than en of love !i waited 1 year for this and finally when It came out and I finished it was regretting as i had lot more other choices but , i was curious for this one ! Story is bit not to my expectation but not that bad aswell to the extent that you gotta drop this drama ofc actors are not to be blamed it's scriptwriter after all! romance was insanee ! I loved the chemistry between yinwar ! everything was well directed till the end ! I liked how they maintained the story level so that the viewers interest is not off lane ! well I highly recommend you if you want to go for something which is more realistic not always cute or fluffy !
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paturnie adolescenziali senza traccia di trama
mi domando se questo drama abbia una votazione così elevata perché è stato votato da un pubblico di ragazzine della stessa presunta età dei personaggi.non sono riuscita ad andare al di là dell'episodio 4 perché già sono stufa di vedere tutti questi falsi malintesi, indecisioni, rimescolamenti continui di coppie, eccesso di persone omosessuali all'interno di un gruppo, quando sappiamo benissimo che non sono queste le percentuali di distribuzione, e così via.
l'eccesso di commenti sonori pseudo umoristici contribuisce a irritare parecchio lo spettatore/ice che abbia raggiunto la maggiore età.
sarà l'ambientazione troppo lontana dalla mia età anagrafica, sarà la completa assenza di temi che possa trovare interessanti, sarà anche il fatto che questi drama scolastici senza alcun sugo mi hanno veramente rotto le scatole, ma non sono più disposta a sprecare il mio tempo, sempre più breve e quindi sempre più prezioso, cercando di sopportare una situazione che mi urta i nervi.
in giro ci sarà sicuramente di meglio e mi accingo a cercarlo. lascio la sufficienza perché ho abbandonato molto presto.
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Yes
I liked it a lot, I thought that even involving adultery, a little dependence, the drama managed to develop a happy ending. I really enjoyed Vee's development and how he matured throughout the series. As for Mark, I think he suffered a lot from both heartbreak and Vee's fault of doing things wrong, but in the end I think that was how the two should end up.About the guys who were into Mark, Nuea was the only one that I really felt like I really liked Mark not only for his looks but for everything he was.
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GOOD SERIES BUT NOT FOR PEOPLE WITH FAINT HEART.
I started this series with an open mind. I was looking for a fresh breath from KP and damn, I got what I needed.This series is a typical example of "them dey carry me go where I no know" iykyk. It was a pure treat.
The Main lead's acting was top-notch. Each episode is a gift that keeps giving and leaves you longing for me.
OMG, War(Mark) takes you on the journey with him, you feel the need to defend him, you feel what he is feeling. Vee, on the other hand, you can't hate, his confusion is relatable but not entirely likable but Yinthe actor played Vee so well. These two give so much life to the drama and so much life to their character and no one can do it better than them.
Overall, it's a good bl series filled with angst for my fellow angst lovers.
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GREAT COUPLE!!! But TOO MUCH DRAMA
First i would like to start my review with how much i adored this couple!!!! They both look so good and their chemistry is on point. Their acting is top notch too.And series is good like your casual college drama, story has depths in it yes but it comes to the point that drama never stops like you just wanna breathe and enjoy their relationship but noooo drama is always there. It kinda bummed me out a little bit, i would like to see more of them. Some situations may have been handled differently we could’ve see a little different things but that’s okay too.
It’s not a spoiler but the last episode gives us hints about their relationship and dynamics a lot of more and i loved that!!!! Don’t skip the last episodes after credits!!!
Overall i liked the series and loved the couple, if you can handle drama it’s worth to watch. Definetly wanna see more of them i hope they will continue the series!
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Too much drama
It's the story about two boys that start on very bad terms. One is in love with a friend of the other...and that's already complicated. But they eventually fall in love with each other although the top has got a girlfriend. They hurt each other on the way, mainly the top that hurts the bottom. But the bottom is a very frail and sensitive boy therefore he always takes the other back.By the way... in Italy we don't say "frail and sensitive", we say "sottone" and I think that's beautiful.
I actually liked the drama but it's not one of my favourites. I think that the main characters haven't a good personality. The top is possessive but also playful and always justifies his behaviour while the bottom is too attached to whoever he likes and let them trumple over him. Well, enjoy!
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Excelente
Esta historia lo tiene todo desde la química de los protagonistas hasta una buena historia. Hay muchas escenas muy buenas pero la final se lleva todos los laureles. La actuación de todos los personajes es muy buena. Recomendable de principio a fin. hicieron bien en volver a realizar esta serie tomándose el tiempo necesario para mostrar todo el entorno, no como pasó en la anterior que por la pandemia tuvo muchos recortes. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Esta resenha foi útil para você?
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Mark and Vee have my heart
Okay y'all this story starts out morally gray. It's shady as hell and shouldn't be discounted... but, Mark and Vee have my heart. The story was juicy and I always wanted to see what mess Vee would make them get into. I loved their dynamic and even though Vee is the worst, the writers do an awesome job of endearing him to the viewers. War plays Mark beautifully and his eyes truly stole the show. The ending is one of the most satisfying things I've watched ever period. You really feel that Mark and Vee deserve each other and can sustain despite all of the drama and shadiness at the beginning of the story. I loved it.Esta resenha foi útil para você?
