MianhaKdrama

I agree with you. The teacher is a good parallel of ShinAkira. But is this something that should take several episodes? Of course the women aren't rivals to Shin or Akira and don't pose a threat to the couple. My point is all these characters are distractions that in a way could delay the progression of ShinAkira.
I wouldn't be saying this if these situations happened while ShinAkira were starting a relationship and figuring things out and these characters were added either as conflict elements or as supports/informants characters.
For example :
- The teacher is a good idea because it's a parallel to ShinAkira and makes Akira doubts his decision to have a relationship with a younger guy.
- The new woman is Akira's old friend. She knows him very well and through discussions she makes him realise he's not a perv, he truly loves Shin and should believe more in Shin if he wants their relationship to work.
- The classmate confesses to Shin but got rejected. However she keeps trying to change his mind, it becomes uncomfortable for Shin and makes him question his own behavior toward Akira, and he's wondering if he didn't pressure him into this relationship.
With a set up like this, the situations add dynamism to the main couple's relationship. As it is, we have a main relationship that moves too slow and secondary plots added too quickly.
Next week, we'll be at the halfway mark of the series. I really hope something happens at ep6 or ep7 and that they won't drag the cat and mouse game until the end.
Don't get me wrong, I'm loving the story and I'm not saying it's bad. I'm just saying, we are at a point where the story starts to be repetitive for me.

I hate to say this but I'm starting to get bored. Why all these obstacles coming at once (teacher, female classmate and the another woman)? And on top of this we're adding a secondary couple?!
I love ShinAkira but I wish the story would progress faster now...I need something to happen in order to propel the story : either they kiss and Akira regrets it or we get a time jump to a time Akira deems Shin old enough to be with him. I can't deal with 12 episodes of "will they, won't they?".

I want that! Please send your résumé and idea to GMMtv. I expect this series on my screen in 2024. Thank you very much.

You know this is bad when Nanon/Ohm/Chimon can't save the series. I can't deal with the dramatic camera work and the overuse of useless suspense. Also, the cast consists of good actors but here they were all overacting in too many scenes, which is proof enough that the directing was bad. Dropped it at episode 2.

I miss SCOY! I miss NueaToh! I have so much love for this couple.

Did you really watch BB? OhmNanon had 2 passionate kisses with open mouth, a lot of pecks on lips and cheeks, holding hands and an implied sex scene while 2gether had fish kisses and pats on the head. But you're saying these two couples delivered the same chemistry and kisses ? Really?

I liked it, it was cute. I would have loved to see a real kiss in order to give a realistic feeling to their relationship. Since it's an older man/younger woman romance , we don't want to feel like the ML is her dad or uncle. However, that's what happened in the end because they didn't let them kiss for real, not even 2 years later when she came back from abroad. That's my only complaint.

Without comparing him with OhmNanon, you can see he's just not good (yet). It's obvious. Unlike many of you I wasn't impressed with him in BB (except the fight scene but I believe because OhmNanon were explosive, he could aligned with their performance in this scene). So I'm not surprised he can't emote. But I hope he'll improve before the end of the series.

"because I genuinely like them but found nothing much interesting in Talay and Puen's characters so far."
That's because we got no characterization and backgrounds. They were so eager to explain this universe's rules they forgot to do the bare minimum of storytelling.

But you coming here to disparage people's comments isn't trying to sound smart or cool ? Especially when the majority of the comments are positive? Please. Good for you if you love this series right from the start but you don't get to police people's opinions and right to comment on this platform.
Why don't you sit back, relax and enjoy the series and let everyone do what they want?

Lol, no, don't make the series smarter than it is. The plot is basic, you don't need that much brain power. The issue is too much infodumping instead of showing us things happening. You can miss a lot of this universe's rules if you're not listen. You can criticize those who don't pay attention to the plot (and that's fair) but you should also admit the narrative choice is also at fault here.

It's not really about OhmNanon. TessTun's storyline is more compelling than TalayPuen because unrequited love is always interesting and angsty, even more when the characters are friends : you want to see how this will change the relationship and you wonder if the feelings will eventually be reciprocated.

I totally agree. On paper the story is good but I don't like the directing. For such a story, it lacks subtlety and mystery. Everything is too fast and "in your face". They didn't even take time to introduce Talay and Puen's backgrounds. Who is Puen? He's an actor but what else? It's like they're so enamored with their concept they're throwing at us all the rules of the alternative universe but they forget to set the adequate tone and pace to appreciate the characters.

After 22 years of Kdrama I've been so annoyed with flashbacks these couple of years. My tolerance is so low I can drop a series just because of too much flashbacks.
And the "what happened 5 minutes ago" scenes are ok with moderation. This narrative choice was very popular in 90's-20's action and detective movies/series. It doesn't give me "wow factor" anymore but it's ok. However it become stale when it's done 2 or 3 times per episode!
I'm not saying this drama is bad. It just didn't meet my expectation and didn't hold my interest.

I don't know about OP but to me, their story is more interesting because it's an unrequited love and you wonder if Tess will eventually fall in love with Tun. It's pure BL fantasy lol.

I'm trying but I'm still not invested in what's going on...
I'm more interested in Tess & Tun: I guess they're each other portkeys and I wonder if they'll end up together. I would have loved to see that story.
Sea is very handsome and he's doing great so far. As for Jimmy, I hope he'll have more to do than being the handsome and mysterious guy... For now, I don't see the chemistry.

"The characters aren't well-drawn - that might be part of it. What is Talay's character? Can you put it words?"
This here is why I can't connect with the series. We don't know the characters, their backgrounds weren't established before they went to the alternative universe. So why shoud I care about them? I'm watching these characters constantly chatting about this and that but I'm not invested, they could be secondary characters it would be the same.

I don't trust him either lol. With the exception of SCOY, his work is the definition of "style over substance".

Totally agree with you. It seems all the pairings are real couples behind the scenes. In ToruFirst's storyline, Toru has a wife. This was the opportunity to show how the fans' behavior cause troubles to his marriage.
Or maybe delulu fans will be discussed through Talay and Muse' characters? They've been doing interviews with BillySeng but I don't know their storyline.

Don't you know ? The chief village is actually a muppet. Sincere is the real boss and Prince's husband. That's why the chief village had no choice but to obey him...