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Inseparable - Season 1 and 2 (Filipino Mini Series)

I am clubbing two seasons into one post because each season had just 2 episodes each of about 15 minutes. And honestly, if the show was any good, I would have thought of maybe splitting into two posts, but the show is so amateurish and basic and feels more like a school project, that I should not rate my time too much.

MIco and Henry are 2 friends in countryside. Henry has no family and Mico and his family is everything t I him. WIth passing time, Mico decides to go work in the city and this breaks Henry's heart. Henry confesses his love for him and asks him to stay but Mico likes him only as a friend. But one day when he sees another guy trying to kiss Henry, Mico suddenly has feelings for him and they decide to become a couple. A few days later a very much in love Mico leaves for the city. In season 2, we see that they are happy in their long distance relationship and Mico plans a surprise for Henry by randomly showing up. Henry then wants to make their relationship public by telling Mico's parents , but Mico is not sure how everyone around him would think of him as a gay man. The couple encounters some bump in their relationship but a nice pep talk by Mico's father about self acceptance changes things for the couple and give them a happy ending.

Despite having a promising premise, the execution of the show is pathetically bad. I mean, I have no words. The acting, the dialogues, the direction, the editing, the kind of conflicts that come; everything feels so immature and lazy. I was constantly rolling my eyes and feared that my eyes would pop out of my socket. None of the boys was decent looking either. Overall, a major major disappointment in every possible way. The show wants to ask the audience questions like "What will you choose?? A friendship that will last, or a love without certainty??". How I wish first they asked themselves, what the hell are we trying to make here! (1/10)

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