Okay I ate food and finished the side stories.
So....
I'm still honestly irritated with Jiho. I'm usually a defender of main characters, but its when their motivations are clear and well written.
Actually. I just think Jiho and Woohyuk are incredibly immature and the fact that the side stories still had them arguing was just :/ idk, I might enjoy this more on a day where I feel better, but it didn't really do its job of cheering me up.
I liked the side characters more than the main characters honestly.
Loved Gwanyong or wtvr the idols name was he was SO iconic. When he was taking selfies and genuinely did not gaf about mcs being gay. When he stepped on them. But then he's still a good friend and shows up to support Jiho <3 his group he debuted in took me out why did they name it that wayyyy but also I'm glad he was successful that's my diva.
Also the ghosty lady (sorry queen I forget your name) was so fun. I love spooky looking sweethearts. One of my favorite tropes, she's so cute.
And Producer Lee was delightful. I was surprised how far they actually let the love triangle go! Not often seen, and honestly a little risky especially having Jiho have some lingering what-ifs instead of being 100% confident in his decision was kinda crazy.
But pd deserves better than Jiho.
But also! Jiho felt way more put together in his interactions with him??? Like he could actually talk things out and i think that's probably just bc Jonghan is more mature than either of the mcs (understandably, he's older) so he can keep the conversation from derailing. I'm excited to read his manhwa i hope it does right by this character :"")
Anyways this made me feel insane and my rambling about it is so disjointed that I feel ashamed as an English major. Maybe I'll go read a real book to recover from this...
I have so many feelings rn... I will eat some food and probably have better stuff to say, but for now...
Well first off, I did NOT expect a love triangle. I read this a long time ago when it was first starting and decided to let it sit, so I had no idea that that developed. I haven't been this torn by a love triangle since Light On Me because I knew no matter who he chose, I'd feel bad for the other person. The choice he made was obvious and I do think ultimately the better choice for him.
But seriously, Jiho was pissing me off so bad. He reminds me so much of Lily Bart from House of Mirth, because he swears he's out to win and succeed and then any time he's given the opportunity to do so he self sabotages.
It was very frustrating. But he was funny and cute and he apologized well by the end so I guess its fine... a good apology does a lot to resolve things for me. Also my intense irritation was probably intensified by my not eating anything...
Idk why I chose to read about a cooking show and then not move for 7 hours and go hungry </3 and I call Jiho self destructive lmaoo
Producer Lee </3 he's so relatable it made me cry a little. He's always exhausted, has dark circles, regrets letting his youth slip by (I'm doing that preemptively) and he finally fell in love after a really long time only to be played and then rejected. Like shit...
I loved him tho he's so silly but also lovely (except for that one scene that felt icky) and I'm a sucker for someone who uses the strategy of underdressing so when he actually dresses up it leaves a bigger impact lmaoo I've done the same thing
Anyways I'm gonna go eat and then finish the side stories and hopefully I'll be a little less miserable and can give more opinions on this than sad ones lmao