‘XO, KITTY’: DISCOVER KATHERINE SONG COVEY’S STORY
Banking on the success with the “To All the Boys” movies, Netflix returns to this world with Xo, Kitty. Let’s see what this story has in store.
XO, Kitty (2023) Netflix TV Series Review
Plans shift and change and for high school junior Kitty Convey (Anna Cathcart). Her plan is to leave America for this year. The destination? KISS Academy in Seoul South Korea. She’s ready for this adventure especially since this is where her mother went. Plus, it doesn’t hurt that her cute boyfriend, Dae (Choi Min-yeong), whom she met on a family vacation, also attends this academy.
Fancying herself quite the matchmaker, Kitty knows she and Dae are made for each other and this surprise is going to be the perfect start to this junior year. Travelling halfway around the world with a plan, what Kitty doesn’t account for is the surprise she’ll discover…
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There’s threads that do carry through the show in its entirety, but this also allows for one door to close (to a degree) and another question to require Kitty’s attention. There’s may two twists that seem kind of weird and unnecessary. One of which “messes” with some of the dynamics from the earlier movies. My greatest pet peeve is this is full of moments where the characters don’t say the darn thing. That royally annoys me. I’m also not wild about the requirement for subtitles because of the setting. I get the language use given the setting in South Korea, but subtitles also take me out of a story. Something about the “rush” or “requirement” to read the dialogue never, for me, adds to the story.
Ultimately, while I think Anna’s Kitty is fun and likable, XO, Kitty doesn’t have the same charm as its predecessor. The distracting subtitles and the (too many) shifting who-loves-who emotions (I know they’re teenagers) plus inability to say the thing all add up to meh. If you like To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, chances are, most will follow up with XO, Kitty and enjoy. It has its moments and I appreciate that Anna returns as the character. I find, when adding them up, I just have one too many quibbles.
You can stream XO, Kitty exclusively on Netflix
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Content: if it bothers you, the series, throughout its ten episodes, has a lot of same-sex kisses and two relationships. One relationship is established and the person pines over, and the other Kitty takes on as a perfect match. Another possible same sex crush comes into play as well which then opens “exploration” doors. There is plenty of teen kissing, and underage drinking. There is comments about having sex. A plot sets up about adults who, in the past went to school at KISS, having had relationships. There’s some minor profanity. The show is TV-14.
(Note: this is only based on content up until episode six.)
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