Revira

Don't get me wrong, I only enjoy such things in fiction. Mainly because I can't imagine a universe where I could enter into or remain in such a relationship. I'd probably commit murder faster. I'm not trying to make you feel bad. Everyone likes what they like. But I'm so sorry you've had a difficult life (it's not sarcasm).

I never said such relationships don't exist. They simply SHOULD NOT exist. It's awful that you and others in these situations think it's okay. I don't think thinking everyone should prioritize their mental and physical health makes me narrow-minded. Unhealthy relationships are unnecessary and the same as toxic relationships. Excessive codependency, for example, is unhealthy. Beating and raping your partner is toxic. It's beyond toxic. Only mentally disturbed people with no morals do such things. Please, seek help!

What I liked:
- the soundtrack
- the slow buildup of the emotional connection between Uea and King
- the portrayal of Uea's homophobic mother (because lately in BL series, all the parents are so wonderful it's unrealistic, and although I hate homophobia, it exists and I like it when it's even mentioned because it helps people realize how wrong it is and how it can hurt someone)
- the serious treatment of trauma
- the good acting made the characters feel alive, making it easy to love and hate them
- the chemistry between the main couple
- no side couple
- the seductive nature of Uea, who could play King like a fiddle

You don't have to understand it. Watch what you want and what you like. You have the right to dislike all the series you mentioned, and you have the right to express your opinion about what you didn't like about them, but basically all you do is complain all the time that other people like something different than you. You clearly have more discerning tastes, and that's fine. You don't like popular things. Cherish being different. I just still feel like your comments are a jab at people who enjoy successful series just because the series you like weren't as successful.

Drowning in cement is a poetic death. I have cement...

you hit him, I'll kick him and Khem can bandage him.

Revenge should always apply only to the guilty. Khem and many boys before him were innocent. Their mothers were innocent. They did not harm her or her child. The curse should have affected only those who lived during that time period.

That doesn't justify killing other people's children. All the men she's killed also had mothers. What's more, she kills them before their 21st birthday. In my eyes, they're still children.

From this episode, I gather that someone killed her son and she wants revenge. I can understand that, but I think killing generations after generations for hundreds of years is absolutely not justice. I don't feel sorry for her at all. She's become a bigger monster than those who hurt her.

The trivialization of postpartum depression also irritated me. I know someone who went through it and I know how devastating it is for the entire family.

But I prefer to think of this situation less as the writer's ignorance and more as Paran's. That would make sense. This is a man who doesn't have many people in his life; he lives largely in isolation. We don't know exactly what his education was, but he clearly devoted himself primarily to being a shaman and learning magic. He may understand the situations, but he doesn't understand the emotions that accompany them. Frankly, I know people who have never heard of postpartum depression.

I watch it for the ghosts... of which there are too few!

he tries not to let feelings from his past life dictate his present life, and he doesn't want that for Khem either.

He's a very logical guy, and nothing he said was wrong. He's brutally honest in expressing his thoughts, but he means well. It would be better for Khem if he listened to him, but... we all know that's not where this story is going.

Apparently something related to magic or karma. Pharan's grandfather was testing a new spell—black magic, I presume—and knew the price would be harming someone in his family, but he did it anyway. So Pharan's mother paid the price for his grandfather's actions. I'm guessing it cost her health or life energy? That's my guess after this episode, but maybe someone who's read the book will know for sure.

What I liked:
- that it wasn't entirely clear who the true reincarnation of his first love was
- the soundtrack
- the theme of reincarnation, goddess interference, and rituals
- I loved Vee's character
- that there was no redemption for the uncle and his employer (they got what they deserved)

What I didn't like:
- the predictability (really, the uncle's betrayal, the theft of the stone, the ending—everything was predictable from the very first episode)
- the lack of chemistry between the actors (I used to kiss people I really didn't want to kiss this way during a game of spin the bottle in middle school)

What I can't decide on:
- San lived for over 100 years, but he didn't keep up with the times at all—he simply stood still as the planet revolved around him instead of with him. This was both a good thing and an irritating thing. I've seen many stories about long-lived characters, and they were often too childish despite decades or centuries of experience. This always annoyed me, so San acting like my grandfather at times was very funny and believable for his age. But his stubborn persistence in rejecting certain things because they were wrong or didn't exist in the old days (like homosexuality, revealing clothing, technology) was frustrating.

I agree there should be more ghosts. And honestly, I'm not interested in the ghosts that look like too-pretty zombies. I'm more interested in the ghosts from the first episode, like the "homeless man," the woman in the woods trying to eat the dog, the invisible force dropping paintings—it's things like that that made me fall in love with this show in the first place. I hope there will be more of them.

I don't know what the word is to describe this feeling before love, but that's what I'm talking about. My English is limited xD

Well, I haven't read the novel, but the series is classified as a romance.

I don't know about you, but god knows, for me, a pretty face and "being cool" were enough to make me fall in love when I was young.

That's just my perspective. To me, Khem's behavior is perfectly natural. As I said, he's not head over heels in love yet. You're free to disagree ;)

Why is this so hard to understand? 1) Khem is young and under a lot of stress, and Peem is handsome and the only one who can protect him. It's natural for Khem to be attracted to him. 2) Even if Khem accepts that he's no longer Khemikka, there's no denying that an echo of her feelings remains. As shown when Khem awoke from a dream in which Peem showed him Phawat's memory of her funeral. 3) Peem is not an asshole. Khem's mother told him that Peem has protected him for a long time and despite his cold words, he worries about him.
I think that's enough for Khem to fall in love. It's not quite the love Khemikka and Wat had; it's more innocent and shallow for now. That's why I think it's portrayed quite well. Their feelings still need time to develop further.
I think it's a bit unrealistic to expect them to not even acknowledge their feelings for each other for 10-11 of the 12 episodes, considering their past life memories. This show is also primarily about romance.

For now, it's shaping up to be one of my favorite BL dramas. I might even have to change my top three. But we'll see when I learn the truth about the Khem family curse. Also, while the first episode impressed me as a horror, the rest of the episodes have dropped somewhat in quality. The ghosts aren't scary anymore, and there aren't any good jump scares. I hope either that returns in future episodes or the romance distracts me from the lack of them.

This is the BL series I'm most looking forward to. I hope I won't be disappointed. That usually happens when my expectations are too high.