The Rain in España (2023)

Finally! A Filipino Series I Can Recommend

I was never really interested in wattpad adaptations cause most of them have similar stories and very cliche. But when I saw the trailer of this series, honestly I got interested especially when I saw the acting of Heaven. She was crying at that scene and accusing Kalix of cheating. Never a fan of her and never saw any work of her but I was impressed with her on that scene that made me decide to give this series a try.

The story is not really an original one. The main girl character Luna has a huge crush on Kalix and so she decided to pursue him. She will do things like add him on socials, chat him or go to places where he's also there. It was enjoyable watching her especially whenever her crush is around. I felt that I could relate to her feelings, giddy and excited just to be near to my crush.
However there were some loop holes in the story that I couldn't understand. First was Kalix was still studying Legal Management when he got together with Luna and will still proceed to Law School to become a lawyer. At that time, Luna's cousin got abused by his boyfriend and her family sued him. Luna and Kalix broke up also at that time and Kalix failed that semester so it is expected that he will be delayed. Years later, when they saw each other again, Luna have known that Kalix didn't present Miguel(her cousins ex-bf) on court but instead Kalix asked another friend to do cause he doesn't want Luna to get upset with him. This is where the part I got confused. I know for sure that Law School will take time, maybe 5 years plus the board exam so how come he was already a lawyer that could present Miguel? I don't think his case would went on for 5 years and there are a lot of lawyers if you think about it. Second, the treatment of Kalix's mother on Luna just got a 360 degrees turn on the last part without any explanation at all. Like how come she was bitchy on Luna when she met her a few years ago and when she met her again when she was Kalix's architect. But on the last part, she was already welcoming at friendly like none of those bitchy things happened. She didn't even say sorry. I think that's why those two weren't explained properly was because of maybe the number of episodes. They were trying to squeeze so many happenings on the book into a 10 episode series.

For the characters, I haven't read the book yet but I couldn't think of another actors that could portray Luna and Kalix so well like Heaven and Marco did. Even though there were some scenes where Marco's acting was stiff and lacking in emotion, I just think that its part of the personality of the character. Cold and seemingly detached. Heaven however got the assignment right. She's funny and beautiful. When she cries, its really all out, no reservations. And the chemistry! Ughhh! Their stares alone with each other was enough to make you giddy while watching.
I love the other actors too especially Luna's friends. They were very supportive and ready to be her wingmen anytime. Watching them made me nostalgic and made me think how it was with my friends during college.

The soundtrack, I am in love! Kean Cipriano did a good job. I felt like I was watching a Kdrama, the songs were perfect and were played at the right scenes.

Overall, I really really liked this series. I love how its not like your typical Filipino drama that's super long since it has 10 episodes only. I love Heaven and Marco's chemistry(I'm a fan of them already because of this). The actors were perfect for their roles. The drama was funny and enjoyable but could also make you cry.
Finally, a Filipino drama I could recommend. 😊

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I was embarrassed for the girl when even she wasn't !!!

In the first ep - I was really uncomfortable by the FL because she was hell bent on embarrassing herself and that doesn't really make it likable generally but man she did win my heart with the same - and before the guy was in love with her I was !!!

This was my first Philippines drama and I am so looking forward to them ! -

The chemistry is top notch and the characters make you fall in love ! - it's just a beautiful ride full of unnecessary cliche's but put together with a lot of love -the basic plot line- girl falling for a person then chasing him left and right only to make him fall in love and live her cinderalla romance but the clock is always ticking !

The good part -

- FL cries without reserve and tho madly in love she asks the right questions every time we need her to - which really makes up a character for me !
- and the girl gang which was too much to handle are no better - it's like a dumb people squad where they all are just aware of each other's nonsense and still so into it that it kind of drags you along in their fun !
- The ML is hot AF!!!! and a whole green flag character except for some secretive cherry on top , he has an interesting friends circle too - which is pretty useless bec they never help on time - would delay discussing imp stuff as if waiting for the world to end but tell just in time to save it from exploding!


the bad -

- kio - ML's cousin i thought he'd be some sort of wingmen but sadly he got no use ! - so did FL's bestie !
- ML's mother was so much of a nuisance but her change of heart is pretty quick - too quick to even see !
- The misunderstandings are so so repetitive that when you have come across a few eps of build up you expect something out of that sorting convo but sadly that never happens !
-The whole roommate arc had a messed up timeline - makes no sense what so ever !

overall I enjoyed the show and given I finished it in one go ! - I sure fell in love with the main leads ! Do try it in case you are trying to get over a slump like me !

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Some kilig moments. Some sexy moments. Some emotional moments.

I have not seen the other series in this shared universe nor have I read the Wattpad story this has been adapted from so I went in without knowing any of the characters or the plot other than what I read from the synopsis. It did not disappoint. Was it anything special or original? I can't say it was. However, I enjoyed the characters the development of the leads' relationship. Nothing felt draggy and both mains are very nice to look at.

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● SHORT REVIEW
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LIKES:
--Luna and Kalix are both good, likable characters with their own goals/dream. Luna's friend group and Kalix's guy friends were also very good friends to the leads.
--I liked how the series set the expectation at the beginning with how they tell the narrative. From the first episode, we already know something was going to happen to their relationship as it tells us the love story via flashback because we see they are not together in the present day. So the major breakup that happens is no surprise.
--I enjoyed watching the buildup of their romance as well the emotional breakdown of their relationship.

DISLIKES:
--Kalix's mom change of heart and attitude towards the end felt rushed just so our couple could have a perfect ending. I know 10 years is a long time and she probably could've grew in that time, but the problem was that even when we meet her again initially after all that time, she was still being rude when they were visiting the house. So while it's plausible she decided to chill and stop giving Luna a hard time, I wished the series did a better job at portraying it.

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● IN-DEPT REVIEW
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[ --STORY/PLOT-- ]

I want to say both Luna and Kalix are very likable character. Luna is bubbly, bold, funny, and more outgoing. Kalix is quieter and calmer, but very respectful, responsible, and sincere. They both good and talented people with their own goals and dream. However, they are not perfect characters. If they were, we wouldn't have drama or conflict. However, their flaws are understandable, at least, to me. They each played a role in the downfall of their relationship.

Luna is very quick to judge and jump to conclusions, assuming the worst about Kalix before letting him to explain. However, as frustrating as that is, I wasn't annoyed by Luna because I get it. Trauma and fear can be so irrational that even talking and listening takes courage. She has been cheated on and hurt before. She was already feeling insecure with what Kalix's mother had said to her before, so now, with everything going on with Kierra and school, emotions piled up. When we are overwhelmed, sometimes our emotions become our worst enemy. Kalix also didn't fight hard enough to tell her the truth before Luna found out about the kiss. He was not completely honest as he did not tell the truth about Amy kissing him as soon as it happened. Instead, he let it drag out far too long until it was too late and it eventually blew up in his face when there was already a lot of other things happening.

Life gives us rocks to carry, some of which are heavy. We become focused and concerned on trying to carry our own rocks that sometimes we don't see that others are struggling with the weight of their own rocks. When we do notice, we may want to help add some of their load onto ours. Or we see that they are already carrying a lot and don't want to worry or burden them with ours. Luna was trying to take care of Kierra and school while Kalix was trying to take care of Kio and school. Luna's and Kalix's romance ultimately ended because they each were carrying a lot. The misunderstanding was really heartbreaking to see, but it's also very understandable. The buildup to the breakup was done well.

[ --ACTING/CAST-- ]

All very attractive actresses and actors, especially Heaven and Marco. Also very talented. I very much enjoyed the leads' emotional scenes. . I also enjoyed the characterization of the characters. I think my only note would be some of the line delivery. I don't know what exactly it was, but sometimes, the delivery felt not so natural? Especially from Kalix. Or maybe it was the lines themselves that felt a little cheesy. I'm not sure. Regardless, I would be happy to see more from all the actors. I already plan to watch the other series in this universe, but I hope to see more work from them.

[ --MUSIC/OST-- ]

My favorite part about watching a series is discovering new music. While I haven't seen a lot of Filipino series, I've always been a fan of their OSTs. It helps me find new music, discover new artists, and grow my Filipino playlist. The series had a lot of great soundtracks. I added the entire EP to my playlist because I loved all the songs. They also worked well in the series, helping to enhance the emotions and story overall. There were also songs not on the EP that I was interested in as a music enthusiasts, but I'm so glad there are others other who have created playlists with the songs so they were not hard to find.

[ --REWATCH VALUE-- ]

While I enjoyed watching this, I'm not sure if this is something I'd watch again on my own. Maybe I'll watch it with my girlfriend if she's interested in this. It has its moments, I liked the characters, and the story was good. It's also only 10 episodes, so it's definitely rewatchable but idk if there was really anything special that I would want to go back on my own to see again. It was great watching it for the first time but not something that leaves me with a great enough impression that I'd want to come back for more.

[ --FINAL THOUGHTS-- ]

The words people say can hurt us, but sometimes the unsaid words are also just as hurtful, either to ourselves or to others. This series illustrates the importance of communication. I don't have much other to say other than that this was a great series with some mature conversations, even if some of them happened too late. Conversations that come late are better than conversations that never come at all. Even if it was too late to fix anything, at the very least, it would bring closure and peace of mind. In this case though, we still got our happy ending. After seeing this, I am super interested in seeing Yanna's story and Sevi's story in the other related series.

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● NOTE
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I'll always conclude my review by saying that ratings and reviews is not really a indicator of whether you may enjoy something. We all have different criteria and standards. Don't let a bad rating, review, or comment discourage you from watching something. My advice will always be to give something a chance if the premise interests you, and only use the ratings/reviews to determine priority if you have a list, or if you're deciding if you want to continue it due to time limitations.

♥ Thanks for reading my review! Feel free to comment or hit me up if you want to discuss anything ♥

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WOW!!!?

Omg I first came across this drama from a YouTube edit this morning and it’s looked decent and looked up where to watch it and began it which I’m so glad I did cause it was such a good series.Lately I’ve been finding it hard to find a good drama to sit through and watch but I binged this in one day had a good plot and storyline the acting was quite decent and has quite good rewatch value the actors protrayed the emotions of there characters well would recommend to anyone looking for a romance series got to admit it’s one of my favourite Philippines series I’ve watched defo would rate it 8/10 and that’s high as I’m quite a harsh critic x

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I need them in another drama!!!!!

This is a first time. A first time watching a philippine drama and let me tell you something....

THE MF VISUAL, WTF!!!
He is simply so hot!!!! "I love him to the moon and back" kinda love, you know!! I'm soo blessed with his beauty and i would love to watch another series of him with HEAVEN MY BABY GIRL!! She's soo bubbly and cute she lovable and everything.
I really loved her character and her acting and she's soo talented.

And the plot is a bomb as well. No plot holes, so entertaining and the romance is soo good.
So great of a drama really liked it and MARCO F***ing GALLO IS JUST TOO MUCH!!!

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This series is really good and really worth the watch.

This series has became one of my favorite series while watching. It has an amazing storyline and an amazing cast. The cast whom were casted especially the main leads are/were definitely perfect for their roles in this series. This series wasn’t only good in itself it was also teaching life lessons within relationships and showed friendship, love, dreams, and the reality of it all. With even showing lessons on everything it was not just good but amazing. The main leads also even the female main lead and her friends had a great connection in the series and it really showed. I could feel the love, support, and more from them while watching. It’s definitely worth the watch and 100% worth the rewatches!

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Ml and Fl have nice chemistry

This drama is soo wholesome, from the storyline, to the characters, the way they portrayed it 👏, the friendship the ladies shared, the ups & downs of life & the love drama, literally everything was soo fine, so real, so good!! The way the drama started and the way it ended, it was indeed worth a watch❤️.

This character named "Kalix Jace Martinez" has my whole heart. A responsible, honest, loyal man like him is what girls like "Luna Valerio" deserves and vice-versa!!

The healthy relationship of the female literally took my heart away❤🎀!!

Sweet night, The Rain in Espana~༶♛

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