Not worth a watch!
One of the worst BL'S I've ever seen! There was no real plot, the acting was subpar and it felt all over the place. Not really sure what this was. The kissing scenes were the only thing that looked realistic! The NC scenes were pretty bad; as if the actors were trying to force these scenes to look good, yet failing miserably. Where was the story behind this BL? I managed to get through the entire series somehow( dislike leaving things unfinished), yet I never should have started watching it in the first! It really was pretty awful.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
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Dont Waste Your Precious Time
Episode one was by far the most confusing yet least intriguing thing I've ever seen. To be honest, I only held out because the reviews and comments made it seem like this would be hilariously bad. Unfortunately, it is just bad. Theres a lot of NC scenes and none of them look that awkward so far but every single one of them makes me fast forward. There's a flashback NC scene in episode two that should've been 30 seconds MAYBE, but it goes on for 6 minutes.I shit you not, six straight minutes. Which is a lot, considering the NC scene in episode one was at least five minutes. I do not know who these people are, why one man suddenly became the MCs dead bf, or, more importantly, why they are suddenly fucking. Matter of fact, I dont know who any one is because people keep getting introduced. (Also why is a child running a food stand???? She cant even reach the window¿)
By episode three, I'm now skipping chunks of dialogue because its making me cringe so hard my body is pretzeling. The MC yells at a man who doesnt know him from Adam like he didnt just do some fuckshit he deserved to be scolded for. He gets called selfish and that is 300% true, but then he's like, "omg youve never tried to understand me." This man met him less than two days ago, no shit. I hate time travel shows/stories/fics that refuse to make the main characters anything but brash and stupid. Its like hes not even trying to look sane.
Its so stupid, bro *its SO STUPID*. I cant stress it enough. And the acting...well, no, the reading-- no one is acting here, just reading lines monotonously. Its physically painful to listen to. I also take back what I said about the NC scenes not being awkward because omfggg they are. Once I stopped watching at 2x, I could see the MC desparately trying to introduce tongue to the makeout while the other guy was absolutely not having it. They cycle through three moves: kiss, kiss chest, kiss neck, and one optional grope chest move for spice. Every couple does it. Just those three things over and over for five plus minutes, AT LEAST once per episode. Its painful to watch. This is the first time Ive ever found myself begging BL actors to STOP FUCKING KISSING. I dont even know how to explain all that was wrong with it, you'd have to watch it to understand and I would, never, ever ask anyone to watch this.
The plot is nonexistent and, despite being called Time, they do a piss poor job of establishing how much time has passed, so we've got known-you-for-months-to-years energy in conversations between people who, presumably, met less than a week ago. The MC never stops talking to himself, out loud, in front of people. He also never stops standing directly beside people he's spying on, but if I get into that I might have a stroke from pure frustration alone. One of their coworkers casually sells sensitive personal information to some kid she met an single time. The conversations are so dull I had to seriously consider that aliens might exist and their first order of business was to sneak onto earth just to write the dialogue in this series. I could go on but holy hell have I wasted enough time on this dumpster fire.
Do something productive with your time like avoiding Time the Series. Idk, go water the ocean or count sand on the beach, it'll be more pleasant.
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Lifeless Script, Acting, and "Intimacy".
After watching 2 episodes: I want more than just pretty faces! Melodrama with extremely poor writing, cliched and unlikable side characters (male, female, and trans), and weak/flat acting (and a lot of people using headshakes as fillers because they are inexperienced and because the script is so weak and unnatural).I watched the uncut version on GagaOOlala.
It is *not at all* believable that these two characters (Foam & Chris) have been in an intimate, loving relationship for awhile. Their NC17 interactions are more what I would expect in a one-time Tinder/Grinder hook-up with two people who aren't very attracted to each other but couldn't find anyone else.
Ep 1: It's unfortunate that the first NC17 scene happens before we're able to bond with the main character (let alone the 2nd lead who's dead for basically all of Ep 1) so emotionally it feels pretty empty.
Ep 2: Fewer irritating characters but nothing else improved. The writing is so awkward, unnatural, and insipid. All of the actors are obviously rookies and can't compensate for the terrible script. The NC17 scene is just as lukewarm as the one in Ep 1.
Overall:
Camp shows some varied facial expressions and at least pretends like his character is having some enjoyment in the NC17 scenes. Jimmy however, remains very flat in expression and tone of voice no matter what situation his character is in (his response to highly emotional events or tragedy is not believable at all). Since the story so far is from his point of view, it's incredibly boring. And he doesn't look quite comfortable in the NC17 scenes; he doesn't look engaged or like his character has any interest, let alone much pleasure, in what is happening. Almost like his character is half asleep or bored.
Uncut on GagaOOlala vs cut on YouTube: in Ep 1 the NC17 scene (at 32min in) timed from first kiss to the watch glowing is 4min 20sec on GagaOOlala and 1min 30sec on YouTube.
While it's very poorly crafted and I have no interest in continuing, it didn't traumatize me in 2 episodes, so it gets a 2/10.
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Ain't no way they ended this on a cliffhanger
Honestly I don't even want to talk about it because this show has already wasted enough of my time. and I don't want to waste any of yours. Do not watch this show. There, if you want to know the reasons why, then you may continue reading at your own accord.First lets start with the most obvious and glaring issue. The shoestring budget this series had. Now don't get me wrong, BLs with small budgets are my bread and butter. But at least many of those shows have charming characters and a coherent plot for me to follow along with. Time, has none. While this show technically has four couples, only two are developed on and the other two are left as complete afterthoughts. Not that the first two couples have much chemistry or likeability to them anyways. With absolutely zero chemistry and unnecessary sex scenes that drag on for, not even joking, at least five minutes every time. And unlike The Sign and Be Mine Superstar, I was sat waiting and praying for it to be over and move on with the plot.
Which doesn't exist. The boring plot that feels like it has every part of it taken right out of the writer's ass. "Yeah sure, the main couple were childhood friends!" or " Yeah we'll have the rich guy's mom come to the rescue last minute!" The characters also constantly talked about a shady and suspect man whose the leader of the black market or web or something, honestly forgot already. And its only in the end its revealed that one of the main characters is actually working for him, despite him not having been shown or hinted about said association? Which gave me the most second hand embarrassment. As if this show of all things is going to get a second season. Real Hit Bite Love energy with that final scene.
Overall I'm so over this confusing, boring, and messy show. I genuinely wish I had never watched this series and spent my time doing literally anyone else.
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Story
Cute actors but very amateurish in their roles.. I'mnot against trans people but as soon as I see them in a series they always exagerate their acting to the point it's very cheesy and being from the West it's hard to get used to. It just makes the series laughable and
unbelievable. I couldn't take this series ...serious. A lot of BLs are set to the same storyline as this one.I think they dish these BLs out ten a penny with no thought to the viewers or the young actors who have to take part in such a second rate series simply because it bring in the money. Bad Buddy..Love Mechanics.. Manner of death are excellent BLsand this has probably put my expectations high. The actors probably did their best with a script that didn't work.
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Just wow!
The acting was so incredibly bad in just the first episode, I’m not going to waste time on something so cringeworthy. First rule to any type of entertainment: hook the audience in the first 10 pages or it’s not worth going further. It’s almost a slap in the face to expect people to make their first 10 pages perfect and then come out with something this horrible.It says I need 500 words so…let’s see if I can do that and not be 100% negative. Have all the actors take acting classes. Have the current director and editor shadow someone who knows how to do the job. Make the screenwriters completely redo the script, because the dialogue is drab and the flow is choppy. The camera work is off. Oops. All negative. The main leads are handsome. That’s a positive.
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Terrible everything but NC Scenes.
They just HAD to bring out the freaking guitar on episode ONE. Honestly I can’t even say it’s going to be a good type of hot garbage show. The acting is really bad and the editing is on par with that as well. I’m not surprised though because it’s from the same people as Tim Jai and that show was TERRIBLE. The managers gave me war flashbacks to Be My Superstar which was also a very questionable show.Although the NC scene was great and I’m glad we’re getting some good content with that, I would like these writers and directors to actually put in the work with the show in its entirety. There are so many dramas that have a good balance of both and in the good year of 2024 with shows such as Last Twighlight these other dramas can not afford to fall flat like this.
Most of us actually do want a good plot and with good acting in a show.
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What even is this?
No wonder no one is talking about this series. Its plot is weak. The main conflict is there but the way they develop the plot is so bad! I dont understand how they manage to get a TV station to air this series. The synopsis if promising but the series itself is major disappointment. I try my best to watch it but I just couldn’t continue and also, why am I having trouble in confirming which one is bottom and which one is the top here? There is no clear explanation.And also, logically, if you found out that you travel back in time, wouldn’t you freak out? Foam didn’t freak out an instead he just proceed to hang out with Chris to stop him from dying. Bro really said “aight imma chill ✌?”. The acting looks stiff even though the cast is beautiful. I still couldn’t bring myself to watch all 10 episodes. This series is horrible.
Bad plot, bad acting and bad series.
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