
Cindy, a provincial girl studying in Jakarta, tries to live on her own though her mother is worried that she will be deceived by men. Panji, who has the same birthday as Cindy, pretends to love Cindy but deserts her whenever convenient. Panji is a mystery to Cindy. Cindy is tortured but also curious. She believes her love is not unrequited. She’s sure Panji feels the same as she does, but why in the world does he always crush Cindy’s hope. Every time Cindy tries to rise and forget him, his image keeps on haunting her. But the guy even dashes all Cindy’s hopes.
The makings of a great midseason filler episode that would connect in many different directions. This is a police drama filler with a guest director.
I think these messages and the way they are presented in this small-town in Texas are increasingly more important as the internet/ social media becomes more and more critical and judgemental every day. Love yourself today and every day because as Ru Paul always says: “If you can’t love yourself, how in the hell are you gonna love someone else?”
Despite its aggressiveness, the Beef anthology series is about romantic love in all its forms. The final scene of the first season led us to believe that, despite the conflict, drama, and toxic traits, the main characters would end up together and, most likely, live happily ever after. The whole “beef” plot was the prelude to their love story.
That gut-wrenching feeling you have while watching it is okay but needed, and you, the viewer, will be okay.
Black Christmas movies are few and far in between to find — so it is wonderful to see more representation on the screen just in time