Time Stamps For Sweet BL Side Story Listed.
I mostly just watched the BL side story because the main one didn't hold my attention consistantly. I've listed time stamps for Talay and Sky's story below. (Talay is the brother of the main female lead.)Sky and Talay were acted well and very naturally (8/10), and though their story was simple, it was enjoyable to watch. I would recommend it for BL fans in the mood for two highschoolers finding their safe space in each other and catching feelings (though at different paces).
I watched the full episodes (7 total) on the One31 YouTube channel (in the USA in January 2024).
I've noted Talay/Sky scenes with them individually as well as together to get their full stories.
Format example: their first scene starts at 26min & 20sec into the episode (-and goes to 32min & 10sec in).
Ep 1: 26.20 (-32.10), 35.10 (-38.40)
Ep 2: 19.15 (-22), 38.50 (-44.50), 45.45 (-47.30)
Ep 3: 4.20 (-5.30), 28.35 (-36.05)
Ep 4: 11.35 (-25.05), 56.30 (-57.40)
Ep 5: 2.20 (-23), 37.20 (-39.35), 48.30 (-50.30), 54.30 (-58.35)
Ep 6: 13.30 (-14.15), 21.15 (-23), 28.40 (-31.15)
Ep 7: 3 months later 1.10 (-7), 16.50 (-23), 36.20 (-39.10), 40.50 (-48.20), 3 years later 54.25 (-55.20)
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I can’t rate this higher though, because I wasn’t really into the rest of the episodes leading up to it.
The het romance didn’t really work for me until the very end. She was 16/17 and the guy is mid to late 20s. At the time, she really had a kiddish, innocent to the world, vibe, and him an uncle vibe. Their chemistry most of the time really was that of a kind adult and the kid next door dynamic. In the end, we’re fast forward 3 years. She’s almost 20 and in university. So it’s kinda more doable then. Their bickering is cute and hilarious.
The second BL couple is cute. I think the BL crowd will be fairly happy with them. They’re both great guys who grew together through the things that were happening in their life and families.
Pepo did a really amazing job as the antagonist here.
As with the previous stories in the My Sassy Princess series, this one also carries its own message in the importance of family. Our family may set rules that may seem unreasonable to us sometimes, but most of the time, it’s because they care and worry about us.
Really great series from One31 and looking forward to their future ones. They’re really bringing it in 2023.
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The Thai Sleeping Beauty Remake That Needed a Nap More Than She Did
This was supposed to be a modern take on Sleeping Beauty (the sparkly, Disneyfied version, I assume). Instead, we get: a snarky doctor, wildly overbearing parents, an actually-sane grandma, and a brother who communicates exclusively through fists. For flavor, the show tosses in a few fairies and a surfskating idol as the villain. Yes, surfskating. I even had to Google it.(Shout-out to me discovering that it’s basically “surfing on asphalt.” Cool hobby. Not exactly riveting TV.)
Aurora — sorry, Saengnuea — grew up sickly with asthma and allergies, but the show cranks this up to extreme levels for drama. Her parents treat her like a porcelain doll with a warranty. Of course she rebels: sneaking out, surfskating with Ken, and using her doctor neighbor Khai’s house as her personal escape route. She blackmails him with his own cat. Honestly? Iconic.
Between Saengnuea, Khai (or “Lung,” because she refuses to call him by his name), Ken, and the best friend, it’s basically a loop:
• fighting with her parents
• banter/sniping with Khai
• boring surfskating montages
• Ken doing manipulative playboy things
• best friend acting feral for attention
Not much depth, not much growth — just vibes, mostly chaotic ones.
Credit where it’s due: the side plot with Talay and Sky has a sprinkle of BL-adjacent tension. Still thin, but more engaging than the main plot half the time.
Overall? This drama sits somewhere below “meh,” possibly in the shadowy territory of “I’m only here because it’s short.” Luckily it is short: nine episodes for the US version. That’s the only reason I finished it without needing a nap.
I’ve heard My Sassy Princess: Snow White is significantly better, so yes… I’ll be checking that one next.
💭 Final Mood:
“Watched it, sighed a lot, Googled surfskating, and survived — 4/10 but at least it was short.”
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