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It's an amazing story.
Only thing I can think about is this series should have had a different director... nothing personal against Golf but Anucha would have rocked this up. Such a waste.

Now, you have to tell me where your avatar is from!! XD

Because there's no curse!
There are many problems with this series, I agree. However, the story is not one of them.
It's a psychological drama, no fantasy, no horror, no thriller.
It's been already cleared there's no curse but it's a way of manipulating the students. So hard that even the prefects leader materialised it himself by creating the attacks, and now there's somebody else, probably Mo, doing the same who is a lot more violent and dangerous.
Come on, guys/gals/NB, think outside the box and pay more attention!!

Dont get me wrong, I also thought this series was gonna be much better.
I dont like many directing decisions and almost the whole script.
But the story is interesting, the characters are beautiful and I would have loved to see these actors in a better developed production.
About the 21st century comment, unfortunately, it doesnt mean anything... our societies, even the most progressive, still need to evolve even more. I mean, a girl was killed for not covering his hair 'properly' in a middle east country a few weeks ago.
Many topics as sexuality, sexual identity or gender are not a treated respecfully anywhere as a whole.

I understand your point of view, but I think it's overreacted.
It's not just a school. It's a school with historical prestige for wealthy families expecting it to make gentlemen from their sons.
Immersed in Thai culture, but very similar to other stories set in other countries.
In several moments, families were talked about:
- Akk's parents think his son in that school gives their family a higher standard.
- Ayan's mom wanted him out but let him chose.
- Thua's stepfather wants the school life to make him more masculine as it happened to him, a former bullied.
- Wat's parents sent him there so he studies Laws at Uni.
- The three main members of The World Remembers are also against their families. They mention them in a conversation when talking about changing the system.
The directors dont call their families because they want to show the adults they can handle the situation, which actually was mention several times.
I dont know if the school is the 'country', but we must admit thatt when we are teenagers, school life is everything for us. It seems stupid for outsiders, but changing the school system could mean a big fight for starters. Even more if it's a school they are trapped in because their parents are forcing them.

I hope it helps you understand.

I think it's not the only problem this series has had, a few nice shots dont save a drama with many directing and script problems.
In hands of a good director, these background, plot, characters and actors would have made a fantastic series.

“The rapist can't end up with his victim unless he does something to prove his love right?”
No.
The rapist should be charged criminally and sent to prison.

Great acting.
Interesting plot.
Awful directing and writing.
I said it.

Awesome, another adult getting Akk another responsibility they wont or cant carry out by themselves.

Oh, my god! This is a great direction decision! And it is awesome somebody noticed and made it a video.
Thank you so much for sharing, this is such a nice community.

Apples and oranges.
Ji Woo was an adult in a committed relation ship and disappeared. He had issues whuch weren't actually that heavy or at least deeply represented.
Akk is a teenager who hasn't even responded to Ayan's feelings. In fact, Aye is harassing him being certain Akk likes him, we know it's true, but Aye can only think or feel it. Whats more, Akk never played with him, he actually tried all the time to stop him. And if we talk about issues, Akk 's ones are the motor of this plot. If there's someone being hurt, it's him. Aye is choosing to be next to him, which I love, but it's his decision.

I think the show is probably lacking at showing it but the main idea is Akk's presure to 'be perfect'. Or you are missing the quid.
It's not only he is from an underprivileged family, but despite that he is expected to 'succeed'. He is exhausted. He's gay and in love with the rebel one. In his mind, all that is a stone in the middle of the road to what he was planning to get. But now, he is struggling between what he thought was what he wanted and what he really wants now.
I actually dont see in him all the characteristics you named.
What I think is this is a psychological plot. Not thriller, not horror, not romantic, not fantasy, but psychological.
Aye said it to his mother in the last episode, even his uncle had depression, Chadok took him to the extreme, and now he's scared about somebody else. Well, that's Akk.

It feels like he had an awful time at that school and was, in his own way, trying to make Thua stronger to survive the experience.

Best part of the episode:

Kan: Aye, sit on Akk's lap.
Ayan: Okay!

I died!

I have to work and won't read comments until I watch the episode tonight (my tonight).
Maybe I dont write but read all of you all the time, you made my week pass faster.
See you later!
I'm so excited!

Now I want to read the comment section on VV!
I live for the drama...

Same!
We never actually saw Khan... I sense a plot twist here.

You know what they say, if the kiss doesn't happen at the end of the episode, it means it wont happen at all.
I sense Akk interrupting it.

It's not that bad with comedy and romance, but when it happens with any of the leads in danger... that literally hurts me and makes my waiting week a living hell!
With 1000 stars I suffered a lot, same with Not Met.

It wasnt just you!
I'm certain Khan stopped the kiss when Thua kissed him back.
They definitely know the other was awake. And it was soooo sweet and naive!