Title: “Chasing In The Wild” – not my favorite title from the university series

Story:
I have read the story first before watching the adaptation. I really liked the third book but it's not my favorite. So, I’ll be reviewing this as a live adaptation of the book and not the story itself (book).

Currently there are only three adaptations from the university series and I can say that out of the three this is my least favorite. BUT, In terms of quality, production and so on this is number one.

I like that they went for a kinda realistic debut party for the first episode with the same day edit video, greetings, and all as;
1.) that showed the 18th birthday debut culture in the Philippines
2.) a creative way to introduced the characters
3.) in the book, first meeting of the ML & FL

I also like that they showed Sevi's POV in every last part of the episode as compared to the two first adaptations from the series where it was shown in a different style. (the boys POV is consistent in all the series). Also, I liked that they showed the gaps or other POVs from the last series (SSA) with the same clothes, place, vibes and all which made the connection of all the story more real.

However, I felt that even if this is a 19 episode series in which the other two only have 10 episodes, it is lacking or missing something. Elyse and Sevi’s story tackled a lot of issues in the book (abuse, family problems, cheating, adulting, etc.), and although those were shown in the adaptation, I felt like they were not delivered enough. Elyse’ father character portrayal was also changed compared to the book (in the book he was spoiling Elyse and being gentle with her and all which is why Elyse was so shocked about her dad’s true nature), in the series he was portrayed to be very strict and scary from the start. Also Sevi and Elyse moments were very cute but SUPER cringey at times. The heavy scenes are also not felt which is probably why it lacks something. Lastly, the last episode was so underwhelming that I kept skipping every few seconds.

Acting/Cast:
I think the adaptation did well in terms of casting Elyse and Sevi because they really looked like how they are described visually. The ML did a good job portraying Sevi’s humor especially in how he interacts with his friends, how he acts when jealous and how he teases Ely. But he still needs improvement in heavy scenes because it's just not giving.
The FL really fits the “young, maarte, kikay, clueless" role and it helps that she has an accent as ely is conyo. But definitely still lacks a lot in acting, especially heavy scenes. Also, because of her accent, her scenes when she speaks Filipino feels so forced and weird. The chemistry between the two is okay, not too strong but there is a spark. They do look cute together but the hot scene was TOTALLY CRINGEY. It was supposed to be hot or at least romantic but it's so NOT IT which is super disappointing.

Music:
I actually like the OST of this series. It definitely gives the “wattpad cute story" vibe. The main song was sung by FL.

Rewatch Value:
It is good to rewatch when you want kilig and cute stuff also if you like the book originally this can satisfy

Overall:
Overall this is still a wattpad adaptation and it gives that vibe. It is light and cute and easy to watch. Maybe a bit cliché, but still.