On one hand, there were definitely some positives. The main leads had good chemistry, and the usual tropes everyone has problems with are not present (SA, female “villains”, toxic shippers, homophobia). And there were definitely fantastic scenes that made me laugh and gush. In theory, it would be great for fans of 2gether and My Engineer.

However, the underlying plot propelling the relationship forward was super toxic. I think they were trying to pull a Together With Me grand scheme moment, but they went too far. The friends could not trust that the mains will figure their relationship out on their own terms at their own pace. And so they invented and played on insecurities - ones that in real life will last throughout the relationship. There’s even a roofie incident that was thankfully saved by the mains having a good sense of boundary setting.

Beyond this very major problem (which i suppose some people may and have looked past), the side couples were all pretty weakly established. Their relationships were barely shown, muddled, or even misleading.

I do hope to see more of these actors, in another series or a better-written sequel, but this is definitely not a model series and feels like its lagging behind all the positive changes that have been made by the industry recently.