7.5
Okay I’m not entirely sure how to feel about this one. I’ve finished all the chapters of Fate Makes no Mistakes out.
I’ll say the plot was quite slow paced in the 1st season which almost made me wanna drop it. But it did get better in season 2. S3 was phenomenal (I’m guessing it was the reason why there’s so many good reviews) and made the previous seasons better.
I finally got what people said abt things coming together later on. It was written very neatly. It’s just imo the insights and flashbacks into the character’s motivations came a bit too late, which made the previous 2 seasons feel kinda flat when reading before that point. However, getting past about half way through (especially s3), everything you’ve read prior feels way more poignant and meaningful. The things that are revealed and shown make the previous chapters so much more impactful. It’s very angsty and kinda poetic. It really tied things together. It almost reminded me of past lives kdramas in the way the story flowed. Which felt nostalgic.
It also has a lot of anecdotes that resonated with me, and pulled at my heart strings. It resonated w me with its loneliness anecdotes and the lore mechanics regarding lowering one’s spirit by pilling up loss and tragedy around them. “Killing the memory or letting the memory kill you”. Damn it hit so fucking hard
The visuals, especially in s3 were absolutely stunning (the historical arc ughhh)!! I loved the design of the characters-- so fresh in the bl manhwa realm (the blindfolds, the run markings, the square black symbols, etc). Sooo cool
Fate Makes No Mistakes