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I love this so much. Season 4 is the first time Beware the Ides of March will end with the main couple officially getting together, so there's an undercurrent of fear that the manwha will soon end, despite so many possible loose ends left to explore. And you know what, that clamor for more is also a reflection of the fans' enjoyment for this title. It would definitely be nice to hear of either season 5 or side stories to be announced in the future. What I'm very sure of is that the Mokwha's boss and Nakwon's subordinate have their own story together, and that seems like a fun avenue for side stories.
I loved how gutsy this story began. I definitely got invested since season one. It never romanticized the rape. It was there as power play. It doesn't underestimate its audience, giving us two big characters: a corrupt cop with a goal to persecute an evil gang's head x an exconvict gang member turned flower shop owner as he rediscovers who he is outside the gangster life.
Many seem to think that Mokwha's this innocent thing, but it's always been clear from the start that gang activities already included murder and rape. It's a whole world that mokwha's been a part of, and he understands the prejudice that comes along with that. He even depreciates himself when thinking of the life he has lead, but tries to make the best of the things he eventually got in charge of.
Sometimes, i think people read with their asses when they don't see the initial setup being made. We already have a plethora of manwha seeing how violent gangsters can be, even in this one itself where mokwha was almost murdered before being sent to prison. It's a whole setting that i think flies from the casual reader's notice.
And with the stage set, we had two characters with backgrounds that had all those complexities as they tried to interact with each other. Season 1 was great for me because it went all in. Nakwon's own prejudice for an exconvict lead him to violence to exert his dominance and get to his goals, sure that mokwha will lead him to the big fish. But as time went on, his own cynical nature gets challenged as he discovered who mokwha was. He saw the beautiful human inside, how kindness still lied underneath the tough exterior despite life screwing him over multiple times.
By the time Nakwon got face first with his own sins and ugliness, I WAS BUYING THIS SHIT. It has been like a serotonin boost following this manwha since season 2. I was locked in. And im so glad that Nakwon didn't change who he was just because he fell in love. He was an asshole through and through, yet strived to make changes and still pursued his wants. The rape getting tackled multiple times as a mistake was so good. Mokwha choosing love is his own choice and im glad the relationship took 4 seasons to actually solidify.
What's exceptional too are the side characters. I love them. When they enter the story it really feels like a lived out world.
There's so much more that Beware the ides of March can give. Nakwon's parents and family, their reaction to their golden boy son utterly in love with an excconvict, Mokwha's growing self confidence and finding joy after nakwon was able to give him options. Of course, the most important avenue to explore is still the boss. Im sure Mokwha still has unresolved feelings of being abandoned and get some closure, and discovering that his Boss left money for him and all that.
Relationship wise they're still at the "let's see how it goes phase." So many firsts for mokwha to experience, so many chances still to HUMBLE NAKWON who probably has a manwhore past given his looks and stature in life, but is just absolutely captivated by mokwha.
Regardless if we get more or not, it has been a pleasure reading and im just a few chapters shy of buying all chapters.