Season 1: Started off pretty nicely. I love whenever we get flashbacks into their days in high school, where their affection for each other slowly grew. I like this season better because it was had the simple concept of Daniel believing that everything he read in the book was destined to come true, which lead to him to avoid his feelings for Alan. The mini plot twist was that the book shows whatever the owner desires, meaning that Daniel would truly accept (despite his own feelings) if Alan were to find love in someone else. However, I'm a little bothered with the ending. Although I get why Alan called him "self-centered and heartless" (Even without the book, Daniel had planned to reject/avoid Alan so Alan could find happiness without him; brushing off Alan's feelings and deciding things for the both of them), it was clear that Daniel made that decison because he was not confident in himself. It was offputting for me when instead of trying to be understanding towards Daniel, he just became cold. I get that he's tired from rejection (which is valid) but I don't think that's a reasonable way to handle things towards an insecure person obviously loves you and wishes the best for you. Also, the sex scenes were random to me and barely held any weight on their relationship whenever it happened lol. They still got their happy ending tho, which is great, but the ending could've been delved into more. I think this season started off great and ended kinda satisfactory for me, but is still a good story overall.
Season 2: Oh man, so much more drama in here lol. The plot is a dark complex mess which still manages to be amusing to me. I like that the book descends from Daniel in season 1, to Colin in season 2. To be honest, the book barely has any significance in this season, because Colin just uses it to find out a major secret; that Gabriel and Raphael are not twins, but different personalitities. That secret was a shock to me, I didn't expect it, so I like that plot twist. It was thrilling to read how Colin was going to deal with Gabriel's controlling and low-key vengeful behaviour. Despite all this, I think this season is harder to process because there is so much happening. Whether it be their family relations, traumatic events in their childhood and teenhood, Gabriel's personalities, Gabriel's love and revenge towards Colin, etc. which I don't blame people for getting confused or riled up about lol. The season ends with "Gabriel" getting taken away and "Raphael" taking over the body, creating a new start. This seems fitting, since Gabriel and Colin needed a new start from this messy dynamic anyway lmao. Nearing the end, I think it becomes increasingly harder to figure out if the both of them even genuinely love each other anymore. I don't think this season was too bad. It's thrilling, but there's just a lot to digest and some parts weren't executed well. It could've been better overall.
(Warning, some spoilers in here)
Season 1: Started off pretty nicely. I love whenever we get flashbacks into their days in high school, where their affection for each other slowly grew. I like this season better because it was had the simple concept of Daniel believing that everything he read in the book was destined to come true, which lead to him to avoid his feelings for Alan. The mini plot twist was that the book shows whatever the owner desires, meaning that Daniel would truly accept (despite his own feelings) if Alan were to find love in someone else. However, I'm a little bothered with the ending. Although I get why Alan called him "self-centered and heartless" (Even without the book, Daniel had planned to reject/avoid Alan so Alan could find happiness without him; brushing off Alan's feelings and deciding things for the both of them), it was clear that Daniel made that decison because he was not confident in himself. It was offputting for me when instead of trying to be understanding towards Daniel, he just became cold. I get that he's tired from rejection (which is valid) but I don't think that's a reasonable way to handle things towards an insecure person obviously loves you and wishes the best for you. Also, the sex scenes were random to me and barely held any weight on their relationship whenever it happened lol. They still got their happy ending tho, which is great, but the ending could've been delved into more. I think this season started off great and ended kinda satisfactory for me, but is still a good story overall.
Season 2: Oh man, so much more drama in here lol. The plot is a dark complex mess which still manages to be amusing to me. I like that the book descends from Daniel in season 1, to Colin in season 2. To be honest, the book barely has any significance in this season, because Colin just uses it to find out a major secret; that Gabriel and Raphael are not twins, but different personalitities. That secret was a shock to me, I didn't expect it, so I like that plot twist. It was thrilling to read how Colin was going to deal with Gabriel's controlling and low-key vengeful behaviour. Despite all this, I think this season is harder to process because there is so much happening. Whether it be their family relations, traumatic events in their childhood and teenhood, Gabriel's personalities, Gabriel's love and revenge towards Colin, etc. which I don't blame people for getting confused or riled up about lol. The season ends with "Gabriel" getting taken away and "Raphael" taking over the body, creating a new start. This seems fitting, since Gabriel and Colin needed a new start from this messy dynamic anyway lmao. Nearing the end, I think it becomes increasingly harder to figure out if the both of them even genuinely love each other anymore. I don't think this season was too bad. It's thrilling, but there's just a lot to digest and some parts weren't executed well. It could've been better overall.