The Next Chapter starts unserious and playful. I suppose this was to appeal to their fandom because it did appeal to me.
It however goes from 0 to 100 really fast, leaving many gaps along the way that leaves its viewers with questions and mixed emotions.

It's theme song compares relationships to a beautiful love song whose melody may fade with time and whose lyrics may become unfamiliar with time. It then goes on to say that if the lyrics of the song still have the same meaning, although the melody has changed, then the love song will be played again. Consequently, if the people in the relationship still love each other, despite what they've been through, their relationship will survive.

When the theme of infidelity was introduced, it made the whole series a little too heartbreaking but the moment you realize how connected the theme song is to the series, you have an OMG moment that makes you realize the series is extraordinarily brilliant as its trying to pass across a message that relationships can be hard and heartbreaking, and that feelings and people can change. At this point, the series is no longer about KornXKnock neither is it about ChoXYihwa, nor is it about FarmXBright. At this point, it is now about relationships in general and how hard they can be. For this reason alone, the series is a 10/10 for me.

As for what part of the plot I prefer, I'm torn between KornXKnock and Farm. While I'm very interested in KornXKnock's relationship, I'm deeply drawn to Farm's scheming. I'm as curious to know what Farm is up to as I'm curious to what will happen with KornXKnock.

With Fai, there's the question of what will happen with her. Does she find a job and a bf or does she end up as the heroine who is happy being single and satisfied with just owning a bakery.

As for ChoXYiwha, even though I wasn't initially interested in their relationship, I'm now waiting patiently to see how it all unfolds.

My conclusion is this, The Next Chapter has a deep captivating theme that people in mature relationships can relate to and learn from. It also makes effective use of suspense to keep its viewers coming back for more.

At the end of the day, its storyline is for mature open-minded people who aren't crazed for unrealistic storylines and happy endings. It teleports you from utopia into the real world without apologies. So, if you are feeble minded, this might not be for you.

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I hated this show because of how short it was and left me yearning for more.
For Heaven's sake, the acting was perfect, the concept was perfect and the cast were well, perfect.
Why did it have to be so short?
I'm currently re-watching and I'm still upset because of how soon it'll end.
I mean other shows ending is still upsetting but Crossing The Line is just too short that I don't have enough time to savor its perfection before it is slipped away from me for the 100th time.
I particularly admire Xia Yu Hoa's unexpected boyishness which manages to strike an overwhelming unexpected balance with his roughishness and cockiness.

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Never Again

So I'm a big fan of Joss Wayer's, probably the biggest. I love his face, his bod, his acting.... You get the gist. I wanted to watch this because of him.
I started this show and the storyline and great acting reeled me in, but every time Kawin misbehaved with Nabi, I lost it. During the flashbacks, you could see how sweet they both were, but all that grabbing someone against their will is textvook toxicity and it irritated me to my bone. I would've been able to tolerate it if Nabi slapped Kawin everytime he did, but she only writhed and whined. Do much girl power but no girl power at all.
I stopped watching when Kawin started kissing Nabi by force. I had no interest in knowing what happened after that. I was interested in the rest of the movie, but I won't stick around with the main characters pissing me off so much.
This movie doesn't change my opinion of Joss Wayar though. I can seperate fiction from reality and I believed he played the arrogant, rich, obsessive lover boy part impressively. ? to Joss. ? to Kawin. ? to Nabi for putting up with all of that shit. The fact that she let some guy push her around was awfully inconsistent with her no-nonsense 'facade' and a big letdown. This isn't a slight to the actress either, just the character. I couldn't bring myself to finish this. I definitely won't be rewatching.

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