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laesas · 2 years ago

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its funny how different opinions can be lol. I love between us. yes, the pacing could be better (they should already be together at this point) and the sidecouples take to much screentime. thought i still love it. The deep characters, the story, winteam, the chemie, bounprem...im already sad, that its gonna end soon.

Sure!

I still do enjoy aspects of it, enough that I'm definitely going to finish the show, and I agree that WinTeam have compelling chemistry and an interesting underlying storyline (albeit paced incorrectly). I never claimed to be offering an objective opinion on whether or not people should watch or enjoy the show.

I usually come out of even my most dearly beloved shows with some thoughts on script or pacing or tonal shifts or screentime balance between characters. I have opinions literally nobody asked for on details like framing and visual motifs even down to really minute details like camera movements or lens choices! It's my day-job to think about that kind of thing!

Maybe it's a fundamental difference in the way I consume media as someone working behind the scenes - it's no more or less correct than watching a show just to watch and enjoy it, rather than pick apart and analyse it - just different! And we've clearly come to slightly different conclusions on the show based on that.

Ultimately I'm just one person with one perspective. I'm glad that it's still enjoyable for you!

#ask #anon #I didn't tag either post with “Between Us” either #so theoretically it shouldn't show up in either my own BU tag or tumblr's #Partly because most people in the tags are fans not looking for any negativity #and partly because the OP was a non-objective throwaway comment about how I personally cant stand the editing #My opinions are actually massively swayed by working in TV and being in edit suites with producers and directors #to the point where the poor editing choices make my brain go into ''work mode'' and try to fix them and its distracting lol #obviously that is an experience and metacriticism of BU that 99% of people watching BU will absolutely not have #storytelling wise - some aspects have been great #I think the conversations around consent in the first couple of episodes were great #and I (as a fellow PeeTeeEssDee GORLIE) think the way Win handles Teams symptoms is just gorgeous and lovely and wonderful #there are lots of super interesting facets that are well done and sensitively handled #but - TO ME *PERSONALLY* - That adds to the mounting frustration about how the show as a whole is put together #you get these little *gems* (especially early on) and then they're not given the breathing room they deserve #My personal opinon is that it's frustrating that Boun and Prem essentialy put their careers on hold to complete this passion project #and despite knowing that it had garnered this huge loyal fanbase over the past 3 years #between us clearly wasn't given the production budget or ground-up editorial prowess that it deserved #I don't think I'm incorrect in saying that and I dont think you're incorrect for enjoying it despite that!#strokes and folks etc etc #ultimately I am posting untagged to a blog with under 100 active followers #I have no bearing on the show at all and no sway over the fandom lmao #glad you're enjoying it! I am too! sometimes! other times not so much!#but we move we vibe!

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