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ontrack not gonna go super in detail about what i liked and disliked i just need to put my thoughts down somewhere so
romance was done super well for the main pair i think it's fair for me to say that because i was rooting for them the whole time + their characters were written well and they were given a lot of super fanfic-y moments that were really impressive . i GUESS im quite sad that they didnt stick with me that well like other kdrama couples (when the weather is fine, she would never know, my name, etc) but im chalking it up to the fact that i watched obs in the span of a week while it normally takes me two and a half weeks to finish one drama (16 eps) AND because i am going through a rough time right now which has made me very unhappy about everything lol
but also??? jiwoong and chaeran's moments were wayyy more satisfying to me for some reason so maybe im also just biased because jiwoong was the best character for me in the entire show and i was more motivated to watch every time he showed up on my screen . and on that note, i read on tumblr that quite a number of viewers dislike jiwoong LMFAOOO ok more for me? but also i just reallyyy love him and how flawed he is LIKE the writers gave him a super sad backstory for some reason and he just kinda. copes with his misery in a not so healthy way which feels so real to me . i don't dig the love triangle they put on him btw and tbh it wouldve made more sense if jiwoong had a crush on woong instead but i feel like the BEST option was for him to not have a love interest at all if it's not with chaeran AND NOT BECAUSE IM A JIRAN FAN but because his entire character's issues are far more interesting than seeing him pine over his bff's girl - he's a very lonely dude, most of the characters in the show are, and part of his sadness is due to his unrequited love with yeonsu and it's just!!!!!!!! no need for that imo... HE'S ALREADY SAD ENOUGH due to his childhood and upbringing and current relationship with his mom (or lack thereof) that i feel like the crush is just unnecessary . if anything, the writers could've just highlighted his struggle more by emphasizing how being an observer towards the people around him due to his job makes him feel lonely - being behind the camera, watching woong and yeonsu fall back in love w/ each other makes him feel like he may never have the same thing (which still supports the character's whole thing abt his inferiority complex when it comes to woong) . idk if im making sense but like he can just be jealous About not having someone to be with instead of wanting to be with yeonsu and being jealous that woong is dating her ... does that make sense??? anyway i wish the love triangle wasn't forced on him because his character is interesting enough without it!!!!!!!! but regardless i think he's still the best and im actually surprised that i love him so much
hmmm also wish chaeran had more screen time and a backstory she was also really cool to me :/// im not an NJ anti i think she was a nice addition but sometimes her scenes didn't really impact me that much; i wish they had given some of the screen time to chaeran instead of NJ but oh well!!!! i guess the ONE good thing about the lack of chaeran scenes is that chaeran's pretty much a blank slate so it's easy to write/imagine a story for her for those who want to give her one (like me...) ALSO IS IT JUST ME??? or did the creators just forget about the birthday gift chaeran was supposed to give on jiwoong's birthday??? LIKE I WAS DYING TO KNOW AND IT WAS NEVER SHOWN AGAIN
another thing about nj - i remember someone saying how they wished she could've at least joined their gang of friends and tbh i think that would've been a nice ending for her since her main problem is that she doesn't have any friends... i think she would've been such good friends with solyi LIKE??? imagine their bestie potential???
overall though i think obs was super good as a whole . it definitely shined in terms of memorable and well written characters, direction, and plot . i think the simplicity of it was what made it work out because some kdramas tend to focus more on plot driven stories instead of developing characters that drive the story??? i loved the narration too because it stood out to me !!! super good ost as well <3 anyway i think that's basically it??? i wonder if there are any romance dramas coming out this year that are going to stand out just like obs? because i found it super solid and absolutely wonderful :]
i love you jiwoong <3 and chaeran too
romance was done super well for the main pair i think it's fair for me to say that because i was rooting for them the whole time + their characters were written well and they were given a lot of super fanfic-y moments that were really impressive . i GUESS im quite sad that they didnt stick with me that well like other kdrama couples (when the weather is fine, she would never know, my name, etc) but im chalking it up to the fact that i watched obs in the span of a week while it normally takes me two and a half weeks to finish one drama (16 eps) AND because i am going through a rough time right now which has made me very unhappy about everything lol
but also??? jiwoong and chaeran's moments were wayyy more satisfying to me for some reason so maybe im also just biased because jiwoong was the best character for me in the entire show and i was more motivated to watch every time he showed up on my screen . and on that note, i read on tumblr that quite a number of viewers dislike jiwoong LMFAOOO ok more for me? but also i just reallyyy love him and how flawed he is LIKE the writers gave him a super sad backstory for some reason and he just kinda. copes with his misery in a not so healthy way which feels so real to me . i don't dig the love triangle they put on him btw and tbh it wouldve made more sense if jiwoong had a crush on woong instead but i feel like the BEST option was for him to not have a love interest at all if it's not with chaeran AND NOT BECAUSE IM A JIRAN FAN but because his entire character's issues are far more interesting than seeing him pine over his bff's girl - he's a very lonely dude, most of the characters in the show are, and part of his sadness is due to his unrequited love with yeonsu and it's just!!!!!!!! no need for that imo... HE'S ALREADY SAD ENOUGH due to his childhood and upbringing and current relationship with his mom (or lack thereof) that i feel like the crush is just unnecessary . if anything, the writers could've just highlighted his struggle more by emphasizing how being an observer towards the people around him due to his job makes him feel lonely - being behind the camera, watching woong and yeonsu fall back in love w/ each other makes him feel like he may never have the same thing (which still supports the character's whole thing abt his inferiority complex when it comes to woong) . idk if im making sense but like he can just be jealous About not having someone to be with instead of wanting to be with yeonsu and being jealous that woong is dating her ... does that make sense??? anyway i wish the love triangle wasn't forced on him because his character is interesting enough without it!!!!!!!! but regardless i think he's still the best and im actually surprised that i love him so much
hmmm also wish chaeran had more screen time and a backstory she was also really cool to me :/// im not an NJ anti i think she was a nice addition but sometimes her scenes didn't really impact me that much; i wish they had given some of the screen time to chaeran instead of NJ but oh well!!!! i guess the ONE good thing about the lack of chaeran scenes is that chaeran's pretty much a blank slate so it's easy to write/imagine a story for her for those who want to give her one (like me...) ALSO IS IT JUST ME??? or did the creators just forget about the birthday gift chaeran was supposed to give on jiwoong's birthday??? LIKE I WAS DYING TO KNOW AND IT WAS NEVER SHOWN AGAIN
another thing about nj - i remember someone saying how they wished she could've at least joined their gang of friends and tbh i think that would've been a nice ending for her since her main problem is that she doesn't have any friends... i think she would've been such good friends with solyi LIKE??? imagine their bestie potential???
overall though i think obs was super good as a whole . it definitely shined in terms of memorable and well written characters, direction, and plot . i think the simplicity of it was what made it work out because some kdramas tend to focus more on plot driven stories instead of developing characters that drive the story??? i loved the narration too because it stood out to me !!! super good ost as well <3 anyway i think that's basically it??? i wonder if there are any romance dramas coming out this year that are going to stand out just like obs? because i found it super solid and absolutely wonderful :]
i love you jiwoong <3 and chaeran too
