Love Syndrome (2023)

I prefer to write reviews beforehand, right after each 2 episodes (keep updating) so I don’t forget the impressions I get while watching and make sure I pay attention to everything that matters to me. I eventually reached my hands to watch this and I was partially prepared to emotional damage and nervous breakdown. I knew from the start that there’s way too much toxicity in this drama, nonetheless I’m already colorblind and intoxicated, so I gave this a shot.

“I am the one who spoiled him, but I do that to make him mine and mine only”.
“ - Do you still think I’m looking for someone else? - if you are, I’ll do the same”.
What is this? I call this possessiveness, lack of trust, retaliation, obsession, selfishness. Itt kept asking for cakes thinking that Day has to put off everything to buy cakes for him. Every time they fought over a cake I hoped that Itt would admit his mistake after, but he just didn’t. As far as I am concerned, he wasn’t upset because he didn’t get his cake. He was afraid, that Day stopped loving him and every little thing such as not buying cakes, made him doubt Days feelings, inasmuch as HE HAD TO BE THE PRIORITY for him. Day spoiled Itt to attach to himself even tighter: “when he wants something, he always thinks of me first’’. I still have to contemplate if this is a trust issue or a fear of losing a loved one.

The accident served Itt right. I pamper a hope, that both of them will change after it, cause Itt is intolerable. When he felt guilty for what happened to Day, I thought that he would slowly change his attitude, but damn, he started cursing Day for not loving him anymore, without even taking into account his condition and the fact, that he had fucking amnesia and wasn’t the person he used to be. It is so childish. I will go on watching, because there’s something I like about it.

I don’t like the cinematography here. In my point of view, color schemes are poorly chosen. Sometimes colors create atmosphere and certain emotional state, when actors can’t do it, because of unskilled acting. I am quite perceptive to colors and being exposed to color patterns helps me neglect actors crappy acting. When actors fail, I pay attention to visual storytelling. Everybody knows, that filmmakers use this advantage, but I don’t see it here. It’s an essential skill for me. I was surprised to learn that this drama was made in 2023, because I thought it aired in 2016-17. I put the blame on editing and poor production for this.

Furthermore, I get it that actors have to be dressed according to their character, but its vital to make sure that their clothes are indeed suitable for them. I felt cringe all over my body when I saw Kamol in a white suit and yellow sunglassess. I want to omit the hat he had on…It didn’t compliment his outfit whatsoever, he looked like a street thug, not a mafia boss.
And the tight pants..They don’t look good on them at all, especially on Gear, he is so damn skinny. The mentality “if it zips, it fits” has to be eradicated.
Their outfits not only have to fit them, but also the place they are in at that moment. I don’t think that Kim had to be dressed up like that just to visit a patient at the hospital. Am I being too judgemental here?
Moreover, I think that the actors wear too many accessories here. They aren’t always necessary to emphasize someone’s social status. In a word, whats wrong with the designer here?

There’s something I noticed, but I don’t have bad feelings about it. I feel like I’m in an omegaverse world. This reminds me of a fanfic I was really into. Actually, I feel this way when there are gay couples all around in a drama, haha.

After watching few more episodes I am really sure now that their relationships lack trust. Before the accident when a guy approached Itt and offered him a drink trying to flirt with him, Day didn’t even let Itt explain himself and said “I didn’t ask anything”. I think, at that moment he was sure that Itt would never cheat on him and leave for another guy, because he spoiled him enough to be assured Itt couldn’t live without him. Shit, he just wanted to be the power in their realtionship. After the accident Day, a person who trusts nobody, became possessive of Itt and doubted everyone around him. I don’t even understand whether he treats him as a property or started falling for him already, because Itt endures everything (“Give me a foot massage, take me to the toilet, get down on your knees and so on”).
At times I feel that Itt has changed drasticly, but he disappointed me..LIke why the hell was it necessary to appear from nowhere on Days road? What would happen if Day couldn’t hit the brakes on time? I understand that he intended to stop Day, he was worried about him, but what the fuck? After this spur-of-a-moment decision he has the guts to accuse Day in laying his hands on him? In my opinion he hit Itt to bring him into conscousness, because apparently he didn’t even realise what he was doing. On top of that neither Itt nor Night and Gear had a slightest clue what Day was going through, how hard it was to have no idea what happened around, because he had lost his memories. Night and Gear simultaneously noticed the bruise on Itts cheek, but did they notice the bandage on Days hand and ask him what had happened? They didn’t. Gear said “If he is the old Day”…WTF, man? Obviously he isn’t…Maybe they would get it if they appeared to be on the same wavelenght with Day. Having said that, I don’t justify his violence.

Its absolutely comprehensible, that they just tried to make his memories come back, but when he remembers small events he has headaches, and reminiscing about places could cause him a headache more severe. Am I diving too deep? I think, such small things must be taken into account as well.

I’m on the 9th episode right now, and I can notice some changes. I like it when Day lets Itt do things on his own, and Itt tries to hold his selfishness back and cares about Day even more, not as a person who should satisfy his needs, but as the one who he loves. This time their relationships are progressing, and IF nothing changes, they can be predicated on trust and reciprocal understanding. None of them will even think about presiding over the other, because when I put aside Days memory intact, I can’t accept what he did to Itt. Making someone depend on you to the extent that the person is not able to take a shit without you is insane.
I am so glad to see, that Day Is falling in love again and after finding Itt he didn’t holler out at him, he genuienly missed him, needed him.

I was flabbergasted, that Itt could set up his campsite alone, even though he can’t cook or take care of himself at all. But why is he so unreasonable sometimes? “Yes, he slept with me, but nothing could happen, we are both men”. THE PERSON YOU FUCK WITH IS A MAN, PAL.

Frankly, I don’t like Frank here (what a coincidence!). When he learnt about Day beating the wall to punish himself he had to show some disquiet and concern about him, but he failed. The emotions he shows are so vague, sometimes they don’t even come out. I won’t hesitate to say, that a more suitable actor could have been chosen instead of Frank.
On the contrary, Lee is impregnable here. I like his acting, besides, he is the only one whose outfits are always chosen adequately (in comparison).
About kiss scenes…Frank fails, again. I don’t feel his passion, I believe, that he could show more commitment than he does.
Honestly, I don’t know, why I like this, however, if I don’t increase the spead while watching, it means, that Its not weary and I wont get bored stiff.

After finishing the whole thing I still can’t understand how the relationships, that started this way could turn into love…We saw how they first met, Day beat the shit out of Itt, but we don’t see what happened after. Did he keep him hostage or did he released him and they met again? I don’t get it. This storyline is so messy and weak…How did they forgive each other? I need some more disclosure, because there’s no way I can figure it out myself. I can consider this as a love story, if we cut off the way they met.

The accident was a good lesson for both of them. Day let Itt do things himself, Itt is not a spring chichken anymore. Their character development is salient, but the whole story is replete with shortcomings and lacks uncovering.

Nan and Mac. I must talk about them. They jogged my memories of VegasPete. THEY NEEDED MORE SCREENTIME, I NEED A DRAMA WITH THEM ASAP. THE WAY THEY MADE OUT AT THE PARTY WAS BRAINSICK. I DETEST MYSELF FOR LIKING IT. I DESPISE MYSELF FOR LONGING FOR MORE. But the morality I have inside is not okay with this. Night and Gear seem to be a loving couple, but their relationships started with abuse and rape, its problematic, no matter how hard I try to romaticise it, I don’t succeed.

One more character I was into is Nick. HE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO ISN’T AFRAID TO SPEAK HIS MIND. He put Day in his place, he was so good at it that his boyfriend had to scold at him and shut him up. People don’t like the ones who actually speak up the truth, but our Shorty didn’t give a shit. On top of that he is humorous and good fun.

The summative conclusion is that this drama could have been better if the flaws that I metioned above were unrooted (there are plenty of trivial matters I don’t want to mention, because I’m always picky about a plot). Questionable plot execution had me pretending that everything was settled, I didn’t have uncertainities and doubts concerning the ending. Btw, I mostly enjoyed this. Its not bad, but its not good either.

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