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7.5/10. This is a fun and sweeet series. Don't expect much cause the plot is angst-free with low stakes.
The MCs are adorable, they have chemistry and they're confortable with each other. The NC scene in the finale episode was something else. BankEarth were definitely into it. For such a cute show I wasn't expecting that!
I really liked seeing older Songkram & Ai with a kid. I'd rather see this kind of self-explanatory scene that support LGBTQ+ rights than heavy handed discussions like in Cutie Pie...
I hope to see Bank & Earth in another project cause they're good together, no awkwardness at all.

"his head was shaky in some of the scenes. ( if so i hope he gets better)" >>> 😂😂😂

The director of Hidden Agenda is P'Tee, the one who did Lovely Writer. That's good news. Let's hope Dunk improves his acting.

Come on guys, stop playing with the rating! You say you want fresh stories, you want office romance but when you get it you only care about the ROMANCE ?!
The series isn't perfect but rating it 7.6 after only 2 episodes is harsh. Wondering if you're ABAAB fans...

I'm not even surprised KluenDao's episodes were bad. Better than the whole prequel cause now we see the MCs communicate and express their love but it's still the weakest series from GMMtv.
How come JoongDunk have so much chemistry offscreen but come out this cringe onscreen?! I really hope they'll do better in Hidden Agenda. It's time for Dunk to go to acting class!! P'Tee needs to push him hard until he shades his awkwardness!

I'm not even surprised this was bad. Better than the whole prequel cause now we see the MCs communicate and express their love but it's still the weakest series from GMMtv.
How come JoongDunk have so much chemistry offscreen but come out this cringe onscreen?! I really hope they'll do better in Hidden Agenda.

What story are they trying to tell? The plot is messy, too many characters and not enough time to care. In next episode trailer, SeungJun says to himself "don't fall for this guy" but why would he fall for JaeHyun after talking with him like 5min ?!
JaeHyun better stop chasing him before crossing stalker territory.

Don't worry, you wrote it perfectly. English isn't my first language either and I totally got what you meant. They just don't like people with critical thinking lol.

He clearly took inspiration from Skam OG, with no shame at all. It was all over episode 10... That's one of the reasons I don't love this series. I'm not fond of this method.

The series really depicts the office environment: people actually working, colleagues sharing gossips, old school co-workers vs newbies mindset... I really appreciate that.
I'm also glad they're taking time to introduce the romance. I'm fed up with insta love, where MCs try/want to get together after just 1 episode. I'm invested cause I want to see the evolution of their relationship from "enemies" to "friends" to lovers.

I totally agree. Same thing happened with TMS2 when some of us criticized JiWoo's toxic behaviour. I made the same argument as you about viewers condoning his behaviour cause it's a BL. Cause for real, we know this kind of shit wouldn't fly in a straight romance.
People as so enamoured with BL they can't stay objective. You can appreciate a series and still criticize the characters actions.

8.5/10. Really nice series with good acting and nice cinematography. I appreciate they tackle the subject of mental illness quite realistically. I liked it very much but not enough to unsee its flaws.
- The Skam references were too much for me, especially in ep10. I've seen and appreciated all Skam adaptations cause I knew there were adaptation from the OG (of course with some artistic licence). But since The Eight Sense wasn't promoted as such, it rubbed me the wrong way.
- It was nice seeing the MCs being lovey dovey in the final. However, I dislike when subplots are resolved too neatly and the bad guys are forgiven. IRL bitches and backstabbing friends don't always apologize and you don't remain friends with them.
- The end lacks catharsis. They spent a lot of time establishing how difficult it was for JW to heal (10 years of therapy IIRC) and that JH's accident made him relapse into high depression but they don't show us enough his mindset evolution, how he overcome it: within 10min onscreen he went from a depressive man to a smiling guy ready to start a relationship with someone he ghosted for weeks.
- I'm still wondering why we had to put up with an evil ex-girlfriend. It is cliché and adds nothing to the plot: if you remove her, the storyline doesn't collapse. The whole cheating plot could have been told by a support character or by JW himself, or the ex-gf could have shown up for 1 or 2 episodes. We didn't need her shenanigans for 10 episodes.
- Finally, why did they dumb down JH in order to give a shining moment to his girl friend? I mean, your crush has been avoiding you for weeks after you almost died before him and you don't even think for one minute why he's doing that? You don't think that it might be connected to his past trauma that he told you about the day you almost drowned? Your friends have to spell it out for you?! Nah, JH seemed like a smart and sensible guy, I couldn't believe they wrote this scene. I understand they wanted to show the MC has supportive friends but come on, this whole long scene was baffling.

Tbh I'm not in love with this series as much as I wanted to but I can say it's a great show. I really like how realistic is the depiction of mental illness. Many people deal with their traumas in a subdued way, not overdramatic like we sometimes see in drama or movies. Moreover JW's actions are comprehensible and consistent until now. The series clearly lays out the events that shaped his reasoning and behaviour. There's no confusion about JW's motives. And that is really important for me in order to root for a main character *side eyes at TMS2...
I cannot pass judgment on JW cause his reaction to the mess he thinks he created is so real, you'll know if you had learnt psychology or if you were curious about the subject.

"Perks of having a foreigner co-director, if it was a Korean, kiss would have been "conservative".
Directing wise, what Werner du Plessis brought on the table is the european filming style. Other kbls had great kisses (Blueming, Our Dating Sim, Long Time No See) and the directors are korean, not foreigners. Let's not pretend it hasn't been done before.

Too many overlong scenes. In fact all scenes with Pat and his friends or his coworkers were dragging for no reason. For example, the whole scene at the bar with Pat and Jaab left me puzzled.
Ben did a good job for a newbie, I didn't get any cringe moment. And his scenes with Daddy Jeng were cute!
Over all, a solid first episode tough I expected better.

Dropped at ep. 4. Love the MC but the directing is annoying and boring. Feels like a high-school project or a early 2000's series. Overrated drama.

Dropping it at ep.18. The story started to drag too much around ep. 13.
I really like Detective Luo but Weng Jie is pissing me of. He's supposed to be smart but he keeps making dumb decisions.

Yeah that was strange, and I think it was the point: to show TaeJoon's attachment issues. Because of his past, he's not trusting and doesn't accept new people in his life. Now that he's in love with WonYoung we can see he's all in, he wears his heart on his sleeve, and he's overprotective cause he fears abandonment.

Yep, you're totally right. From the start I said this bl is a kdrama with 2 gays lol. The formula is a basic 2000's kdrama but an effective one so I'm not complaining.

Ep. 8 was quite intense. I could understand each character's actions: WonYoung's stupidity though I would have confessed sooner, TeaJoon's inflexible decision... I was afraid WonYoung would act like a poor wounded damsel waiting for someone to convince TaeJoon to give him a chance, so I was pleased when he got stubborn and proclaimed to TaeJoon he would regain his trust and love.

I really like ULS but the directing is getting bad. Ep. 7 and 8 were mostly close-up of each character talking. While I understand close-up is important in filmaking, I believe it should be used suitably. As it is, it gives off weird and amateurish vibes. I'd rather have medium shots to see everyone's reaction and body movements during the scene.