Okay, my sister and I just finished W. It was exhilarating, but confusing. And I knew I was being manipulated (FEEL THIS! FEEL THAT! BE SHOCKED!) but I was complicit in the manipulation.

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    I guess it didn’t help that I binged the first six episodes, then saw the next two one day, then binged the rest today. I finished it in 3 days and I had all the episodes with me. Even as questions bugged me (how can that happen? Why? Did the rules change again? Why is someone’s arm disappearing?), I didn’t stop to think much about them because I just kept on watching because I WANNA KNOW WHAT HAPPENS. I NEED TO HAVE A HAPPY ENDING.

    It was only now that I had the time to analyze. I wonder if I followed this one while it was ongoing if my interest would have waned by the second half when I had the time to think about all the questions and what is lacking. But since I didn’t have the time to care about world building rules (the show didn’t as well), I just went with what the writer was pulling, what feelings I was supposed to feel.

    Anyway, I still like this show. Not love, which makes me sad because at 2AM when I finished episode 6 I was so sure everyone was wrong, HOW COULD THIS ONE HAVE A MEH LATTER HALF? THIS IS PERFECT. Oh well.

    Also I couldn’t love it because the romance fell flat to me. The first timeline was cute at best but after the reset, I just didn’t buy it. I wanted a happy ending for them but it wasn’t because of the romance, it was because I wanted Kang Chul to be a ~real boy~ in the ~real world~ being ~happy~ and being happy meant Oh Yeon Joo. Or maybe I didn’t buy it because Lee Jong Seok never appealed to me? I dunno.

    I feel like I have more words but it’s 2:30AM and I have work in a while. Will word vomit more when I get my thoughts in order too.

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      Love these thoughts, dear! Very much what I felt while watching the show live. It’s still a drama that I enjoyed because of its unique set up, but half way through, my interest definitely flagged. Still crack-tastic, though!

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        It was definitely crack-tastic! I think binging it help me turn blind to its flaws while watching because it was such an addicting ride. If I followed it week per week, giving me a week to internalize and turn the whole episodes around, I might have been as angry/disappointed as a lot of people.

        As it is, I was amazed at the unique and innovative meta wonderland that it is and how effective was it in wringing emotions (more in the vein of panic and worry and anxiety) out of me, and while I’m not dissatisfied per se, I’m also not satisfied. Does that make sense? Haha!

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