#now where is my gawinfirst series please

[gunsatthaphan]

My feelings on Dan is that the show was always planning on going for a redemption arc for him and a danyok happy ending but that the constraints of production just didn’t allow it to happen in a totally satisfying way. The production team has talked a lot about how limited they were with budget and time and how they needed a script doctor but couldn’t afford one and I feel like that was really evident in the latter half of the show, and specifically the last 4ish episodes. I don’t want to say the writing was bad, but I think it declined in quality a lot because the writers seemed to get in over their heads and weren’t sure how to finish out the storylines they started. Plus the limited run time meant they needed to rush through arguably some of the most important parts of the storylines after big reveals happened because there just wasn’t enough time.

As someone who has worked in criminal defense and believes pretty much anyone can be redeemed and we are not defined by the worst thing we’ve ever done, I’m happy with Dan getting a happy ending. As someone who also wants that happy ending to be earned, I’m dissatisfied with the execution by the show itself. Overall I still really enjoyed the series and thought the characters were all absolutely fantastic. I’m not sure it’ll be a show that holds up as well for me on rewatch when the writing issues are more obvious because of continuous viewing, but the experience of watching week to week has been incredible and I’m SO happy a show like this was able to be made. Hopefully it’ll lead to more shows with such important themes and messages being made (and funded and supported properly by the production companies).

hi there anon! thank you for sharing your thoughts!

It’s not a secret, nor an unpopular opinion anymore that danyok deflated a bit in the last few chapters of the show. The buildup they did with his character was immense and even though the resolvement/climax wasn’t necessarily bad or unreasonable (at least in my opinion) - it felt underwhelming. I’m not sure what this comes down to - may it be writing or budget - but what you said definitely sounds plausible. I actually think part of the main issue was his limited screen time. Considering how he was basically the 6th main character, he should’ve shown up more. I can’t count the number of situations where I felt like he needed to be present and he wasn’t. Which is not the main reason or an excuse for anything but to me it played a big role. So many people were captured by him and his backstory which I feel like the writers didn’t expect(?) Maybe they would’ve given him more depth otherwise.

Regardless, I truly believe they did the absolute most with the resources they had and overall did a very good job. I’m happy with dan’s ending; it could’ve been more fleshed out but I do forgive him for his mistakes. I also liked Yok’s reaction. I like what you said about redemption and I understand that you were dissatisfied - and maybe I’m too shallow for saying this (and probably also too tired to be upset at this point lmao) - but I liked it. It didn’t feel forced and it was a nice fadeout, without much uproar. And considering the intensity of events in the first half of the epsiode, it made sense and was nice to watch actually. Not the mention the entire scene with yok and the painting was a masterpiece. I loved it so much.

And also a big YES to everything you said about the show and its impact. It was a masterpiece for sure, despite its flaws, and I hope it will contribute to paving the way for more stuff like this. It broke out of the bl box - even more than other shows have done in the last year, which already has been amazing to witness - and I hope other productions will follow their lead ✌🏻

xxx