Nevertheless is an interesting case. The leading guy is such an unlikeable, downright psychopathic character, and yet the show holds a special magic to it. I'm on my second rewatch and I know I would watch it again.
The plots of the side characters are so sweet and well acted, especially the gay couple (I love them to bits). The soundtracks repeating tracks create this nostalgic feeling. The art lanscape. The acting. When ML is watching FL box up his stuff, the heart ache in his eyes made my chest ache. It was just such an incredibly well put together scene. The chemistry between the actors. The emotional glances. Their friendship.
The cast just brought such humanity to the show, almost similar to Friday Night Lights in the way that let's you forgive how utterly ridiculous the script is.
Where in regular life you would have communication, the show just has silence and angst, and laying against the fridge looking like you've been hit by a truck.
I mean all the leading dude had to say was I'm not dating anyone else, I only want you, but he literally seemed to enjoy the power dynamics of having someone want him and not having to give back. Avoidant attachment as plot TM.
Unfortunately it's always going to be haunted by the irony of one of the side actors being found out as a compulsive cheater, while in the show he plays someone broken by a person who won't commit to him. Some people can't learn a lesson even if you throw a brick at them.
+The last episode was a really poor resolution. I mean nothing is actually resolved or communicated well. They just kiss and say well nevertheless, despite all the toxicity, let's do this anyway. It's like hmm let's use the title of the show as a mechanism to justify how shallow the writing is.
The messaging of the show is honestly also really sad and kind of encouraging toxic relationships. Na Bi was a neglected child who has only ever been in horrible relationships, and she chooses to continue to date someone who she believes will hurt her. And it's justified bc infatuation*ā¼ means you should just go along with it apparently.
Honestly if this show didn't have the cast it did, it would be an utterly forgettable mess. The casting director deserves all the money.
I feel like they were almost setting us up for S2 with the ending. I would've liked to see more resolution and more of this group together.
+Apparently this show is based on a webtoon and in the webtoon they do not end up together. Time for some more reading.
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