A Revry original, Unconventional is a really well-liked queer dramedy that feels totally different from the usual stuff. The heart of the story is about two pretty eccentric queer siblings and their partners trying to build a family that doesn't follow the traditional rules. It takes a super raw and unfiltered look at queer life, diving deep into things like mental health, addiction, and how complicated identity and relationships can get. It’s not afraid to get messy or show people at their most vulnerable, and it really pushes boundaries while showing a lot of different queer experiences. The first season has nine episodes, and each one is about a half-hour long. The story centers on Noah, a grad student who’s been struggling for years to wrap up his PhD. He’s been with his husband, Dan, for nine years, and they’ve recently gotten married and moved to Palm Springs. While they're trying to figure out how to start a family and have a baby, they decide to shake things up by in...
The main character here is Shi Hyun. He has just returned home after a long time and is shocked to find his younger sister too engrossed in computer games. She lives in virtual world of comics and otaku (a young person who is obsessed with computers or particular aspects of popular culture to the detriment of their social skills). And because of this she is obsessed with Mong Ryong. He is president in some gaming company. Shi Hyun joins the company, to do something so his sister can come back to real world, to the reality she should be living in. But as employee and president Mong Ryong doesn't want that. A cat-mouse game starts, which is initially funny but then becomes a bit thriller of sorts (Shi Hyun had earlier made a woman bankrupt , while in a separate incident Mong RYing had fired an employee), which I did not completely understand. There is some flirting, romance hint between the two but never fully explored.
The overall plot was extremely confusing and I felt that the idea of bringing in homosexuality was pointless and didn’t really have anything to do with anything. I think the plot (the little there was) needed more time to develop. Looking back over the ten episodes, I don’t really know or understand many of the motives of the characters. The acting was fine by everyone involved because they tried to give a comic vibe but somewhere in second half it just did not work, and I would think it is largely because of the genre shift midway from a story perspective. Yes, it was a short series and did not ask for too much commitment, but almost a total lack of any romantic love angle between two men, I feel like I wasted my time. (2.5/10)
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