Unpopular Opinion (probably): I don't like the side couple. I'm sorry. (/TДT)/

AlittleMaDDdude September 19, 2023 5:48 pm

Unpopular Opinion (probably): I don't like the side couple. I'm sorry. (/TДT)/
I tried so hard to like them, but I couldn't get into it. I get what dynamic they were trying to do, and it made sense in the beginning, but I thought it would be something they both realized gradually. I don't like that Geonwoo forced himself to try and like Seohun so they could keep their friendship. That doesn't feel right to me. I also wanted to spend more time with the main couple because the side couple got boring after a while, too. It got to the point where it was annoying when they would randomly interrupt Jungyun's moments. I've seen the childhood friend's one-sided crush plot before. Can we focus on the psychic ability thing since that's how the comic started in the first place? I get that the author didn't know what else to do with Jungwoo and Doyun, but they could've ended it earlier. I wanted more of their fluffy shenanigans. The part where they help Jungwoo and his grandma is the best part of the comic.

Imagine a sequel comic of a Jihan using his psychic abilities to solve more crimes and mysteries or help people at his college out, while Doyun is the protective bf that keeps him from getting into trouble or killed and helps him investigate. Maybe we get to find out where his psychic abilities came from and what it was like growing up with them. That seems more fun.

The Jungwoo plot was weird; like why did we spend five chapters in a dark alleyway fighting Jungwoo? They made him out to be this villain determined to mess up their relationship, but he felt like a troll from a 4chan forum incarnate. The weird group project sub-plot was not interesting at all. I forgot they even had a project until they randomly brought it up again, like, "Oh yeah, I forgot they had that. What happened to that anyway, and why are we still talking about it." It ended up not being that serious. Why did we dedicate entire chapters to this thing?

Imma stop because I sound like an angry British commentary Youtuber. Jungyun's relationship was great; they were the best part of the comic, and I wish I had more time with them. Anyways, good night.

Responses
    SkadiSuede September 23, 2023 10:16 pm

    No this completely makes sense. I also felt like the side couple didn’t really have that mutual spark, especially geon woo. It felt forced. And they both started off as these totally unlikeable characters too it felt weird getting a complete 180 in a flash just like that.

    And yes, the psychic part was what made this interesting to me initially so kinda disappointed that it felt like they didn’t use that consistently and significantly enough in the storyline. It felt very underwhelming.