Word of Honor
Jun. 17th, 2021 10:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
schneefinkI've heard a lot about "Word of Honor" recently and many people seem to enjoy it, so I suggested to DD that we watch it. She originally wasn't enthused because she said she didn't like the author's style in their previous books, but then she did read the novel and unexpectedly enjoyed it. So we were quite optimistic when we started watching the show.
We have now watched four episodes. It became clear very soon that the show changed many things from the novel – not only details or plot elements, but also drastic changes of characters' backgrounds and backstories. The most fun part of watching for me is DD explaining the changes to me and complaining about them. The story she talks about does sound pretty interesting! The show itself so far, well… I have very little idea of what's going on and I don't like any of the characters, but I do want to see several of them get punched in the face. Wen Ke Xing is a smug creepy stalker and Gu Xiang is an asshole who bullies a kid who just lost his entire family and pretty much everyone he knows.
If you've watched the show, I'd appreciate some hints when the main characters will start to develop some actual chemistry, so we know at what point it would make sense to continue watching or not.
We have now watched four episodes. It became clear very soon that the show changed many things from the novel – not only details or plot elements, but also drastic changes of characters' backgrounds and backstories. The most fun part of watching for me is DD explaining the changes to me and complaining about them. The story she talks about does sound pretty interesting! The show itself so far, well… I have very little idea of what's going on and I don't like any of the characters, but I do want to see several of them get punched in the face. Wen Ke Xing is a smug creepy stalker and Gu Xiang is an asshole who bullies a kid who just lost his entire family and pretty much everyone he knows.
If you've watched the show, I'd appreciate some hints when the main characters will start to develop some actual chemistry, so we know at what point it would make sense to continue watching or not.
