I love the acting in this but the summary is misleading. This is not ups and downs of a beautiful and powerful unique romance. It would be a great show if the intention was to show a sneaky toxic relationship.
Alice is a villain and I'll die on this hill. What comes across is, Jack's kind of an empty character, a bit emotionless and he's just going along with everything in his confusion. Funny when I think about it but awful to see. It reminds me of a leaf which keeps getting caught in a weak wind, then drops into a quick river. Then just floats on top while the water is dragging it. My opinion is he is not in love but he thinks he is in love. The guy starts to fall apart any time this woman checks in and when he's finally getting himself together, she sucks him back. It's actually very upsetting to watch. She's selfish and do not tell me slowly sneaking into every part of Jack's life is not manipulative. People can be manipulative without realising it, usually it's called a disorder. Which Alice definitely has and that's okay. Villains are most of the time made from broken souls and are interesting. Alice's interesting but her character is over exaggerated. I could let this go but the problem is that they meant it to be romantic and this is what makes it unbelievable.
The assistant is cruel. When she tells Jack that Alice doesn't do power play and attempt to continue to stay connected to him, I had to stop and take a break. This her an apology, oh yeah sure. Like buying an entire house of furnitures and delivering them without consent. Then showing up any time without asking. Seeing him getting confused again and doubting his feelings was a hard watch. I mean he's not allowed to set boundaries and when he finally does, he always gets called out on it.
You know how toxic people sort of break in their victims and make them stay attached in sneaky ways.. Happens kinda similar to this.
Alice is a villain and I'll die on this hill. What comes across is, Jack's kind of an empty character, a bit emotionless and he's just going along with everything in his confusion. Funny when I think about it but awful to see. It reminds me of a leaf which keeps getting caught in a weak wind, then drops into a quick river. Then just floats on top while the water is dragging it. My opinion is he is not in love but he thinks he is in love. The guy starts to fall apart any time this woman checks in and when he's finally getting himself together, she sucks him back. It's actually very upsetting to watch. She's selfish and do not tell me slowly sneaking into every part of Jack's life is not manipulative. People can be manipulative without realising it, usually it's called a disorder. Which Alice definitely has and that's okay. Villains are most of the time made from broken souls and are interesting. Alice's interesting but her character is over exaggerated. I could let this go but the problem is that they meant it to be romantic and this is what makes it unbelievable.
The assistant is cruel. When she tells Jack that Alice doesn't do power play and attempt to continue to stay connected to him, I had to stop and take a break. This her an apology, oh yeah sure. Like buying an entire house of furnitures and delivering them without consent. Then showing up any time without asking. Seeing him getting confused again and doubting his feelings was a hard watch. I mean he's not allowed to set boundaries and when he finally does, he always gets called out on it.
You know how toxic people sort of break in their victims and make them stay attached in sneaky ways.. Happens kinda similar to this.