Honestly the buildup of Noah slowly regaining his memories was the best part. There was the painful dissolution of Scott and Jade's relationship, and the mystery of what happened on the night Alex was murdered. I loved slowly dissecting Noah from Scott, and wondered what the hallucinations really represented. The parallels between Noah in ghost form vs Dylan in chains was also pretty good...and then S2 came around and the quality started to unravel.
I want to say that things became too straightforward, and the artstyle became more and more generic, with a hefty use of 3D models that stiffened all life this manwha previously had. I would much rather have Noah be a "I was born this way" not an "I was made this way" character, because its been done to death and would've been more interesting. It wouldve been harder to explain why he wanted to be loved by Dylan so much rather than it being the one thing his love-starved child yearned for.
And the hallucinations/apparitions from both parties are never explained. Is Dylan lowkey schizo? Is the ghost from Scott really there, or was it a manifestation of Noah's possible guilt? Whyd he just pop up and vanish? Why is Scott's body constantly getting hit by cars? Is that an indication of some greater power (such as fate and order) trying to return the dead to its rightful position? And Jade was just a throwaway character. I was so invested in the idea of possessing someone else and having to deal with their lover, but it ultimately didnt add much to the plot. Jade was literally used for sex and fanservice, not only by Noah, but by the author.
The ending was really straightforward, too. It's not bad, but dissapointing. "What goes around comes around" theme was already established in the beginning, when Noah had no control over anything and could only rely on Dylan's presence to motivate him. He was tortured before, so why do it again? It shouldve had a more tragic ending lmao, both of these idiots shouldve been dead/covered in blood
Honestly the buildup of Noah slowly regaining his memories was the best part. There was the painful dissolution of Scott and Jade's relationship, and the mystery of what happened on the night Alex was murdered. I loved slowly dissecting Noah from Scott, and wondered what the hallucinations really represented. The parallels between Noah in ghost form vs Dylan in chains was also pretty good...and then S2 came around and the quality started to unravel.
I want to say that things became too straightforward, and the artstyle became more and more generic, with a hefty use of 3D models that stiffened all life this manwha previously had. I would much rather have Noah be a "I was born this way" not an "I was made this way" character, because its been done to death and would've been more interesting. It wouldve been harder to explain why he wanted to be loved by Dylan so much rather than it being the one thing his love-starved child yearned for.
And the hallucinations/apparitions from both parties are never explained. Is Dylan lowkey schizo? Is the ghost from Scott really there, or was it a manifestation of Noah's possible guilt? Whyd he just pop up and vanish? Why is Scott's body constantly getting hit by cars? Is that an indication of some greater power (such as fate and order) trying to return the dead to its rightful position? And Jade was just a throwaway character. I was so invested in the idea of possessing someone else and having to deal with their lover, but it ultimately didnt add much to the plot. Jade was literally used for sex and fanservice, not only by Noah, but by the author.
The ending was really straightforward, too. It's not bad, but dissapointing. "What goes around comes around" theme was already established in the beginning, when Noah had no control over anything and could only rely on Dylan's presence to motivate him. He was tortured before, so why do it again? It shouldve had a more tragic ending lmao, both of these idiots shouldve been dead/covered in blood