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There's dense, and then there's lacking the mental capacity to be in a relationship.
The story started great. I loved the acting and the characters, and it followed the classic JBL formula: an unpopular kid gets pulled into the popular group, where one of them has been head over heels for him for years.
What makes this one different is that Suzuki is a huge BL fan. So huge that it's his only personality trait. The show was so focused on making BL the central theme that it forgot to give Suzuki a personality, or a brain.
Serizawa loves him wholeheartedly anyway. That's hard to buy until you learn it was love at first sight, and then it makes sense: a personality isn't required for love at first sight. After some light stalking, Serizawa learns Suzuki loves BL and starts reading up on it so he'll have an in. Turns out he doesn't need one. He's already the lead in Suzuki's BL, cast as the perfect top.
Once he finds that out, he basically latches on for 10 episodes while Suzuki lacks the capacity to tell that Serizawa likes him. But that's fine; it isn't necessary. Serizawa's friends come to the rescue and force confessions out of both of them. Episode 10 ends with everything being explained to Suzuki over and over, plus some light kissing to drive the point home.
And if you still weren't sure whether Suzuki understands what's happening, episode 11 confirms he doesn't. Roll credits.
The acting and chemistry carried this further than the writing deserved.
What makes this one different is that Suzuki is a huge BL fan. So huge that it's his only personality trait. The show was so focused on making BL the central theme that it forgot to give Suzuki a personality, or a brain.
Serizawa loves him wholeheartedly anyway. That's hard to buy until you learn it was love at first sight, and then it makes sense: a personality isn't required for love at first sight. After some light stalking, Serizawa learns Suzuki loves BL and starts reading up on it so he'll have an in. Turns out he doesn't need one. He's already the lead in Suzuki's BL, cast as the perfect top.
Once he finds that out, he basically latches on for 10 episodes while Suzuki lacks the capacity to tell that Serizawa likes him. But that's fine; it isn't necessary. Serizawa's friends come to the rescue and force confessions out of both of them. Episode 10 ends with everything being explained to Suzuki over and over, plus some light kissing to drive the point home.
And if you still weren't sure whether Suzuki understands what's happening, episode 11 confirms he doesn't. Roll credits.
The acting and chemistry carried this further than the writing deserved.
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