halfcactus

It’s likely just the tragic death, which is similar to NiF but it did not hit me as hard. :P They left it a bit ambiguous, which might have contributed to the restlessness afterwards. Overall I thought it was still a good death that was appropriately devastating for the people he left behind, I just wasn’t emotional about it because one of the major contributing factors was narratively dissatisfying. It’s a bit of a “princess and the pea” situation for me where I fixate on that one thing that feels off.

(And without spoiling the particulars—this might not bother a lot of people as much, but the show also uses kinda very racist sensibilities for the major overarching storyline, all the way to the end. Theoretically you can just close your eyes and not look at it, but like I’m still quite salty haha. Forewarned is forearmed!)

Would still rate this show a 7/10 for being watchable and having a number of aspects that I thought were really, really well done. I loved the trio dynamics and the NiF-like tropes of identity porn and terminally poisoned MC! It’s just best to adjust your expectations—it’s nowhere near as tightly plotted and paced as NiF (so many plot holes and contrivances, and the pacing in the second half gets bad), and the characters and relationships aren’t as complex. The villains were all a bit too cartoony. 😅 But the emotional relationship between the three main characters (one of which is one-sided eternal rivalry) is still great, as is the lovers-to-friends relationship between the main character and his ex! AND there’s a dog!!!!!!!!