Overall: this is one of the rare series that I don't watch at a faster speed because all of the pauses and silences carry weight. The series is based on a Korean webtoon "Our Youth" which I read, but will review the series on its own merits. 10 episodes plus a special? about 23 minutes each. Airing on GagaOOLala https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/4914/our-youth-2024

Content Warnings: child abuse, beaten up, alcoholism, non/dub con kisses, death, theft

What I Liked
- tension and chemistry
- caring moments
- centers on the leads
- the intimacy especially in episode 7
- metaphor of water (waves bring things to you and take them away, water is ever-changing and difficult to hold onto, water is refreshing etc)
- production value (cinematography)

Room For Improvement
- ominous intro scenes/voice overs and then flashbacks to tell the story
- an open window led to something cliche in ep 4
- a character ignores when another character looked uncomfortable
- that the re-telling took half of episode 5