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 story is pretty simple and basic. Jeong U and his friend often hang out at a bar. They are both supposed to go to military soon, but Jeong U is still a virgin and wants a girlfriend. One day he buys a checkered short online from another. Guy, who happens to be also the waiter at the bar they hang out. His name is Han. An expected friendship son develops between the two. One drunken night, Jeoung U ends up drinking and staying over at Han's place where they end up kissing since Jeoung U is vorgin, but this freaks him out and he leaves early morning, Han, though younger in age is confused by his behaviour and turns his wallet the next day in front of Jeong's friends. Jeong realizes his mistake and also the fact that he can't stop thinking of the kiss. Soon the two boys start seeing each other, but there is also some lingering secret about Han's ex-boyfriend whose photo is what Jeong found when he bought the short from Han. The show has a very abrupt ending, when this ex-boyfriend shows up at Han's place to talk to him and Jeong's friend asks him if he is dating Han. And yes, this mini-series just ends there.
We have already talked about the fat that the show abruptly ends leaving hanging threads, so there is no point going deeper. Let's quickly talk about what we saw. The story is very basic and simple, which is fine. Despite being very small duration episodes the story burn is slow and simple (which I would attribute to small budget likely), but the acting and direction is top notch. It's the screenplay , in my opinion, that is to be blamed here. What is it that the makers were really trying to say here? I am still not sure. Also why the title? Sure, Jeong buys a check short online from Han, but thats it? There should have been some connection of that to either Han's ex-boyfriend or some other significance in the plot. We are never told how does Han know so much about Jeong? Also, what was the girl who met Jeong's friend in the last episode trying to tell about Han and some rumor in school. Overall, it felt a waste of time because even if you plan multiple seasons, there is a proper way of doing things and leaving audience in suspense. Despite having good actors, the makers lost a golden opportunity here leaving so many cliffhangers. (4/10)
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