I dont like the death flags that are waving right now... it feels like some Bonnie & Clyde or Thelma & Louis stuff is going on... pleaaaase let me be wrong But my goodness things really are starting to ramp up! The pacing was a tad bit slow (understandably so) during Jake's offical depature from the operation, but now we're literally rushing full speed ahead in facing the deep-seeded corruption of the CIA and its connections to the city's most (in)famous figures. I genuinely dont know what to expect next, but I do hope our main characters can find their way out, especially Shin. I would hate to see Glen's sacrifice go in vain... Really looking forward to the next chapter!
I'm still interested in seeing how the side couple is doing but I've been enjoying these chapters so much. There's just something about an omegaverse couple living the domestic life with their adorable baby that I find so enjoyable even if it is mundane. Its so nice to see them living a happier and healed life after all the mess they went to before and during their time in prison
The stakes are definitely getting bigger and I absolutely love the direction this story is going in. The problem has become much bigger than Shin and Jay can truly handle on their own, and to be quite honest, I don't know if these guys will be able to win or even make it out alive. Scaling out from complex gang warfare to systematic political corruption tied to federal authority? This shit is so good. I'm really curious to see how this plot unfolds and what more we'll be able to learn about Jay.
Now that the series is officially over, can we admit that the ending was dogshit and rushed? Doyak herself said s3 was supposed to be the longest, but it ended up the shortest. She did a 2 year timeskip instead of closing out all the story plots that dealt with Big Teddy, Jamie, TJ saying he owes Jo his life, figuring out who sent Ian's old subordinate to kill him, why TJ was arrested and what he was arrested for, the fallout of the wedding massacre, etc. All of that build up for.... a two year timeskip? Atp we gotta admit that the only reason tj is endgame is because doyak got tired of this story :/ he was never redeemed, he never said sorry... he never even said "I love you" to Ian... like, hello??? Jo, he'll be fine because he is a good person who has a great support system and will find love again, but the real loser here is Ian.... poor Ian.
They assassinated his character. All that growth and development took a nosedive when Ian somehow healed 20 years of trauma in 2, all while working his ass off to buy a house for him and TJ? What was the point of his being in chicago for Toby just to ditch her and go back to NY to settle with TJ? Even tj stans have to admit how dumb this all is. And if anything, tj fans should be even more pissed because tj never even redeemed himself and your endgame ended up becoming reheated joian nachos. Even the art looked rushed in the last two chapters. Oh brother, this series had so much potential, then it ended out to be an utter mess, even the locals are making fun of how bad it is.... I dont know if doyak just got burnt out, or if the tj stans got to her and made her undermine her own writing, but oof. Even though Im a jo and ian fan, this ending was objectively bad and tj fans should be just as pissed, but theyre probably not because they never really cared for anyone else beside tj either way. Doyak, please never pick a pen up again lol
So as I expected, Ian does end up back with his abuser what a typical way to end a love triangle BL... wish I could say I expected better, but I kind of saw this coming and was hoping doyak was a better writer than that. Oh well, onto the next story!
Oh I'm not trying to bash her as a writer! I'm just calling it like I see it. Doyak's writing in season 3 has objectively been poor compared to the writing and pacing in seasons 1 and 2. The stakes feel extremely imbalanced as Ian and Jo actually felt like they had something to lose, whereas TJ had everything to gain. TJ, as a main character, hasn't faced any real consequence, and those two years in prison doesn't even begin to make up for the years of objective domestic abuse (manipulating Ian and hurting him emotionally, financially, keeping him stuck) Ian had to endure under TJ. It's very formulaic since so many other stories also make the abusive old flame the endgame while leaving the objectively better second choice out in the rain (same thing happened with Cain in yours to claim). I'm just acknowledging that this ending is very rushed, contrived, and typical of a cliche bl instead of one that actually sticks to the narrative crescendo of a story to give it real depth and meaning. Also, it seems in really poor taste for the ending to be the abuser winning, yet again lol. Happy that the tjian fans get to celebrate this moment, I just see it as yet another instance where an abusive partner gets rewarded for being abusive ╮( ̄▽ ̄)╭
i agree, the writing hs gotten so bad at the recent chapters no character development in tj's part, he hs been honest with himself ONCE after those 20 years and he gets rewarded, its truly insane to me.. also to add on how ian says he wasnt going to go back to the past, but then te next chapter he goes back to tj like make it make sense hello
You're getting defensive over a work you have no involvement nor stake in. This world is full of people with opinions and rights to those opinions. If you feel so deeply affected by what I say to the point where you feel the need to comment on it instead of scrolling, then that is a personal problem my dear and I hope you get that sort out quickly<3
I haven't started diamond dust yet but its om my list! I've been rereading shutline to remember what a good gang plot is actually supposed to look like (lmao) but there are plenty of better manhwa out there. My faves backlight and master-peace are currently on season break, but guarantee that im counting down the days of their return. Also waiting for shutline to come back too but its been on hiatus for forever so I just gotta settle for the reread
I haven't even blocked them either lol. I think they posted something then noticed a typo on it and deleted it themselves, then tried to play it off like I was the one who deleted it... you can tell when kids come on the internet way out their depth because they pull excuses out their ass and think other people are dumb enough to fall for it bless their heart tho







Getting blue-balled like a bitch with these shorter chapters but I'm thoroughly enjoying it lol. Looking forward to the next chapter!