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I love Love Never Dies entirely because it is such a trainwreck. I do think some of of the music, on its own, can be okay (well, okay, Devil Take the Hindmost deserved better tbqh, the rest of it is mostly Phantom B-sides at best). I just can't look away from it. There's so many ways its awful:

1. It's weirdly grudgy, yet, simultaneously, adoring of Christine. Despite that, it can't seem to nail down any kind of timeline for her: when did she sleep with the Phantom? How did she get away with it? Why does the musical tend to villify her for making what was literally the only sane choice?

2. The Phantom moving to coney Island I just...why? Why???

3. This thing literally shits all over Raoul's characterization in Phantom and then lights it on fire with a match. Why is Raoul an alcoholic in hock up to his ass? The worst that could be said about him in Phantom is that he's boring. I don't think there's anything good to say about in LND, especially when he gives up on Chrstine and HIS SON (like, the kid he has been raising for YEARS, regardless of genetics!).

4. Why oh why would you leave the Kid with the Phantom? Does this man scream emotionally available, well-adjusted adult? Honestly I think the kid should take his chances with Madam Giri.

Also Meg/Christine is good good shit and frankly I wish there was more of it???

Phantom/Raoul would be like a reality TV couple times 1,000 divided by France. VERY entertaining. XD