“XO Kitty” is a spin off of the “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” trilogy. The first “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” movie follows Lara Jean, a romantic teenager whose five secret love letters to the boys she has loved before get mailed out by Kitty, Lara Jean’s younger sister, forcing her to confront the boys about her past and current feelings. The trilogy follows Lara Jean’s journey through high school where she navigates complex relationships and makes important life decisions. “XO Kitty” follows Kitty as she travels to Seoul, Korea to learn more about her mom and go to school with her long distance boyfriend at the time, Dae. The first season of the show was released in 2023, gaining attention from many countries. Most recently, the third season was released and the show was number one on Netflix for the first four days with millions of views worldwide.
The two main actors in season three of “XO Kitty” are Anna Cathcart and Sang Heon Lee. Some other notable actors are Gia Kim, Anthony Keyvan and Choi Min-yeong. Anna Cathcart, who plays Kitty, is the most notable out of all of these actors. Cathcart was in the “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before Trilogy” where she portrays Kitty, and the second and third movies of the “Descendants” franchise where she portrays Dizzy. She was also in the PBS Kids show “Odd Squad,” which skyrocketed her career as an actor. Another noteworthy cast member is Sang Heon Lee who portrays Min Ho. He was also in “Gran Turismo,” a biographical action movie, and the Kdrama show “Secret Ingredient.”
The third season follows Kitty and her friend group as they attend their senior year at K.I.S.S., the Korean International School of Seoul. Kitty has her “Senior Sunset List,” which consists of all of the experiences and memories she wants to make before the end of her senior year. One of the most important experiences is for her and Min Ho, a friend of her ex-boyfriend Dae, to define their relationship and have an “epic second kiss,” as she describes it. Throughout the season, Kitty and Min Ho are both trying to maintain a stable and healthy romantic relationship while facing challenges such as having contact with past lovers, the accusation of having other romantic relationships with others and the stress of passing classes and getting accepted into their preferred colleges.
Overall the season focuses on Kitty and her messy relationship with Min Ho. The main focus is how their temporary breakup, caused by cheating accusations, helped Kitty become more independent. She decides that instead of making choices that would make others happy, she will make choices for herself, like deciding to go to NYU for college. At the end of the season, Kitty leaves for Portland to visit her family for the summer. Min Ho rushes to the airport, realizing that he can’t let her go without confessing his love for her. Min Ho makes it to the airport in time to confess to her and the ending scene is of both of them going to Portland to spend the summer with Kitty’s family.
The views and opinions of season three of XO Kitty have been split into two sides, one being that the season was a cute, romantic season about growing up and balancing relationships and school. Others say that the season was slightly chaotic and had a little too much drama. Overall the season scored a 64% on Rotten Tomatoes, which is low compared to the first season which scored an 82% on Rotten Tomatoes and the second season which scored an 83% on Rotten Tomatoes. Overall, a majority of viewers who rated the season felt it was an enjoyable watch.
Despite some mixed reviews, “XO Kitty” season three was an interesting season and was enjoyable for some and not as much for others. The actors portrayed their characters well, bringing lots of expression and emotion to this season of the show. Some individuals couldn’t even finish the first episode of the third season while other individuals found the season so enjoyable that they watched the entire season in one sitting.
