BL Drama Lovers Club

Indie Art Girl:

Contrast

I've started EP 4 and ...I'm sooo confused. What is Akira doing with his tutor? Why can he talk to the tutor about Kanata but Kanata can't know about the tutor? Why did the tutor apologize to Akira? Are they in a relationship? Does Akira like both guys? And there's another guy that comes up in Aikra's memories. An ex? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Aren't the MLs in high school? Or am I confused about that too? 🤔

Like wth is going on? 💀

Honestly I felt the same way. I think they were going for a mysterious vibe or something. It probably flows better when binging vs one eps weekly but I does become very clear with the appropriately placed flashbacks and future conversations. Let me know when you get to next confusing (at least for me) scene because I'm still like... what?

ElementalStar:

become very clear with the appropriately placed flashbacks and future conversations.

Thanks I'll find out soon then!

K-Dramafan21:

I kust wanted to say thank you for all the help and recommendations. Today is a important day for me so I hope it goes smoothly. I am a little nervous. But I could sleep well because I watched bls to calm me down and to reduce my stress.🙂

I get what you mean. Hope today goes well, and good luck!! :D

Gaga now shows that episode 1 (and maybe also episode 2 ?) of "Wooju Bakery" will be released today at 11 p.m. Taipei time, i.e. 5 p.m. German time / 11 a.m. U.S. Eastern time.

jazme:

ooohh i envy you =D enjoy!!!

p43425:

And yes, this also means that Akira was very young when things started with his tutor Kanda

i was actually thinking that the tutor took advantaged of akira's youth and naivety, and i hate that dude (the character, not the actor lol) abt that

I almost felt the same way, but the turning point for me was Akira had no feeling of love for him at all. I see it as both of them were using each other with the tutor being in love with Akira's brother and using Akira as a replacement, while Akira (who was the one to initiate the sexual relationship) was using the tutor to feel normal and accepted for his sexuality. And while I do think they care about each other, example of when the tutor told the brother off for not being a good brother and Akira feeling guilty for falling in love, I just get the impression they both went into their 'benefits' situation completely aware.

Portugalia67:

K-Dramafan21:

I kust wanted to say thank you for all the help and recommendations. Today is a important day for me so I hope it goes smoothly. I am a little nervous. But I could sleep well because I watched bls to calm me down and to reduce my stress.🙂

Wish you a successful day! I'm on my way to university for an exam, so I completely feel you! Hoping for a smooth day and looking forward to tonight 🤗

good luck! i hope you wont answer pond-phuwin on your exams =))

ElementalStar:

I almost felt the same way, but the turning point

thanks for the insights! this gave me something to think about :)

Indie Art Girl:

the tutor is the adult

Hmm, I don't think it was explicitly said, but I'm guessing that Kanda (as the older brother's friend) is only 2-4 years older than Akira (?). Yes, it's problematic for me, not so much because of the age difference but because of the abuse of a position of trust (just as with teachers, supervisors, priests, etc.) - but I'm not sure that "adult" is the right word.

On the other hand, these issues do exist in the real world, and there are many gay people (myself included) who think with hindsight that having had a benevolent and intimate gay mentor in our youth (whether with benefits or without) might've been helpful. I can't begin to explain how difficult my teens were, especially in the era in which I grew up. I didn't even start dating until I was in my early 20s, and even that was a mess. Would it have been better for me if I had had a Kanda? I don't know. Maybe.

K-Dramafan21:

I kust wanted to say thank you for all the help and recommendations. Today is a important day for me so I hope it goes smoothly. I am a little nervous. But I could sleep well because I watched bls to calm me down and to reduce my stress.🙂

Portugalia67:

Wish you a successful day! I'm on my way to university for an exam, so I completely feel you! Hoping for a smooth day and looking forward to tonight 🤗

Wishing the best for both of you. Don't be too nervous, it's going to be okay 💪

jazme:

ooohh i envy you =D enjoy!!!

Thank you I will ☺️

p43425:

(re "Contrast") ElementalStar's spoiler-marked description is an absolutely perfect explanation

I second that.

Contrast : I agree that the relationship between Kanda and Akira was problematic. Like Mr. P said, for me it was more about the abuse of power/position. But I’m okay with watching it in TV shows because these things happen in real life. I also like when TV shows show us the consequences of wrongdoing (even if that doesn’t always happen in real life).

I would have liked them to show Akira’s brother learning the truth about the relationship between his friend and his brother, but to do that they would have needed more episodes or longer episodes. They could have shown the consequences of what they did, even without involving the parents or the police, but at least through Akira’s brother, who is the link between Akira and Kanda.

ETA : It’s so interesting to read everyone’s opinions, it makes me think about and realize things I hadn’t before.