Yes I wanted to see Jaekyung cry, beg and suffer the way Dan did but nothing really happened and it’s not just that I think he didn’t suffer enough, it’s also the fact that his redemption arc was so poorly done. I think good redemption arcs happen when characters have to give up or sacrifice something that meant a lot to them for another person, a cause, etc. That’s what makes me believe they truly changed and I do believe Jaekyung changed but at the same time, he didn’t really give up or sacrifice anything. He’s still a champion and he still got Dan too so the redemption arc feels shallow and underwhelming. It also doesn’t help that Dan didn’t have any character development whatsoever. Jaekyung had a little more development but everything we learned about him came from his former coach telling the story, not from Jaekyung himself. So we never really got HIS perspective or learned why his “jinx” even started.
Also, Heesung and Potato disappeared, and Jaekyung’s ex? I thought maybe we would learn more about his past through them but no. And Granny? I know she’s not dead but if the next chapter is the last one then what?
Yes I wanted to see Jaekyung cry, beg and suffer the way Dan did but nothing really happened and it’s not just that I think he didn’t suffer enough, it’s also the fact that his redemption arc was so poorly done.
I think good redemption arcs happen when characters have to give up or sacrifice something that meant a lot to them for another person, a cause, etc. That’s what makes me believe they truly changed and I do believe Jaekyung changed but at the same time, he didn’t really give up or sacrifice anything. He’s still a champion and he still got Dan too so the redemption arc feels shallow and underwhelming.
It also doesn’t help that Dan didn’t have any character development whatsoever. Jaekyung had a little more development but everything we learned about him came from his former coach telling the story, not from Jaekyung himself. So we never really got HIS perspective or learned why his “jinx” even started.
Also, Heesung and Potato disappeared, and Jaekyung’s ex? I thought maybe we would learn more about his past through them but no.
And Granny? I know she’s not dead but if the next chapter is the last one then what?
It all feels rushed and weird. I didn’t like it.