just to preface - i was like halfway through between us before i realized that this series was supposed to (not really) be watched first. but i dont think it really effected my view on the show itself.

PRODUCTION
was okay. there wasn't a lot that sticked out to me but the overuse of the same music got SUPER annoying after awhile. 17ish hours of the same handful of background music playing on loop was super annoying. also the pacing was abnoxiously slow sometimes and scenes dragged on for way too long.

STORY / WRITING
i am a HUGE sucker for reincarnation stories so this whole idea was my jam. but i really wish that it wasnt dragged out for so long. it was confusing sometimes i didnt really understand how much they knew of their past lives at some points. i luckily didnt ever feel like the characters were dumb but the slow pace of the show sometimes made it hard to sit through. which is why i can't really see myself ever rewatching this series in the near future. i felt like for awhile just nothing was happening - it wasnt until episode 9 that i really felt engaged in what was happening.

CHARACTERS / ACTING
fluke (pharm) does super well with emotional scenes especially at the end i was really stunned with his acting. however near the beginning when he was moreso acting shy it more felt like he was cringing to me. sometimes i wondered if pharm was actually comfortable around dean. i did sorta think he wasnt my favorite but i appericate him a lot more now. i do wish we got more development at the end with his fears but oh well.

ohm (dean) i have a soft spot for kinda reserved characters. i did think he pulled off emotional scenes until the end - maybe bc he just was right next to fluke who was giving his all haha. i also didnt really feel like we develed deep enough into his feelings. they did a little but and i really liked it when they did but they couldve given us that a little bit more.

together they were sweet but like i kinda said i sometimes wondered if they were truly comfortable around each other. i did feel like their physical actions with each other felt a little too scripted sometimes but it didnt distract me completely. in the end i was happy for them.

earth (intouch) really was such a perfect comparison of fluke. i really am glad they didnt make intouch and pharm extremely similiar. i did have a problem with intouch being kinda annoying but it didnt last very long and im pretty sure he's my favorite from the series. just very cute and lovable.

kao (korn) was a lot like dean. which given that pharm and intouch were different didnt make a lot of sense. i also didnt really understand korn's motivations that well in the end (beginning). i dont really think it ever got properly explained why he did what he did. i also feel like the changing for his feelings for intouch kinda came out of nowhere.

but their scenes together worked really well i felt like intouch's character was so much stronger when he played off of korn. their beach scene really sold me. i liked their happiness and it really made me appreciate them and feel for them when all the sad stuff happens.

i liked the side characters - i do feel like the continuity when it comes to win/team is pretty rough when it comes to between us. but this was made first so i dont blame this series for that. they are just much more light-hearted here than they are their own story. manaow is best girl i absolutely love her. and seeing ja playing sin made me brust that WIG bdgahwhshwh. i love u ja but omg i couldnt help it.

OVERALL
im glad i stuck through the series i loved the concept for the story and while i have my issues with it i think they pulled it off a lot better than most people would. i probably wont rewatch this anytime soon but im excited that ill finally get back to watching between us haha!