The expressions on Sky's face before and after the kiss are golden. Before the kiss, his look is questioning,…
Yes, he definitely kisses him back. It's not a "so surprised that I froze" kind of reaction we are seeing; he is as much into is as Tong Fah is...until he isn't.
I'm still having a grand time, but Sib is getting worse, rather than better, in my opinion. Stalker, possessive,…
While I don't agree fully with your analysis of Nubsib, I do agree that Up is doing a fantastic job with Gene, he has his dorky, socially awkward and introverted character down pat.
I guess I see Nubsib and Gene's dynamic as a bit of a caredom-submissive thing -- we've seen it in their interactions, and Nubsib obviously figures that Gene needs a caretaker because he's really not taking care of himself properly. And Gene is sometimes pretty quick to submit, and the fact that he doesn't always do it makes me think it's a choice when he does.
Nubsib is pretty pushy and possessive in a way that borders on stalkery, but it's also clear to me that Gene is responding to it. I think Nubsib has figured out that if he politely suggested something and left the rest up to Gene, nothing would happen, because Gene doesn't know how to play that game, he's too shy and awkward, and will retract into his shell by default. So Nubsib is being extremely obvious and flirty and keeps pushing, but it's also very clear that he will totally respect a no, he wouldn't take advantage of Gene even when Gene was blind drunk and really coming on to him. That tell's me he's not pushing in order to get what he wants -- he's pushing in order to move things along so he can finally get reciprocation and consent. (I may be blinded by Kao's gorgeousness, but that's how I see things based on what we've seen so far.)
BUT. The way Nubsib has acted all possessively around Gene, telling him he shouldn't do this or that, is a problem now that he is seriously warning Gene away from Aoey, because Gene isn't taking it seriously. He thinks it's just more of the same, and shrugs it off. And Nubsib obviously hasn't told Gene everything, which is also a problem.
Like most K-BL, I think it's actually made to be a movie, just chopped up in segments to air separately. All or…
You're right about that. The segments are too short, too out of context. I think this is a series that should ideally be binged, just like a movie. Watching this week by week is going to be frustrating.
Well, after watching the first two episodes, it was silly and funny, and kind of charming, like a low-budget period comedy drama. So far there's mostly farcical scenes where Ki Wan has to avoid being outed as a man by Ho Sun's family -- traditional cross-dressing comedy things, not much in the way of romance yet. Ho Sun's sister, though, why is she being so mean? Does she suspect something, or is she just jealous because her brother has someone else to dote on now? Like others have said, this would have been so much better if it had been done with a proper budget, and either as a full-length series or a movie directly. These super short episodes are mostly annoying, you are just settling in to it and beginning to enjoy it, and bam, it's over. But a period BL drama has been a dream for me, so I'm just happy *someone* is doing it, and hoping it can be the start of more of them. (EarthMix in a live adaptation of that time-travel BL novel by the same author as 1000 Stars, please)
It is what it is. I laughed a couple of times. Se Jin is really pretty. I like the actors. But especially with…
Like most K-BL, I think it's actually made to be a movie, just chopped up in segments to air separately. All or nearly all of the previous ones have later been released as movies.
Ok, Aey has his issues for sure (lol) but Nubsib’s behaviour from the beginning and still now is bordering on…
Nubsib acts very possessive and as if he's totally obsessed with Gene, which, to be fair, I think he is. BUT he is also very firm about informed consent. He has manipulated Gene, and he is pushy, but he has never forced him, he backs off as soon as Gene says no, and when Gene was super drunk and coming on to him, he could have taken advantage (like in every other BL series ever), but instead he shut it down and told Gene that they should wait until they were both ready. So yeah, he made some big mistakes, and his manner toward Gene is a bit possessive, but his behaviour when it matters is actually respectful.
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I guess I see Nubsib and Gene's dynamic as a bit of a caredom-submissive thing -- we've seen it in their interactions, and Nubsib obviously figures that Gene needs a caretaker because he's really not taking care of himself properly. And Gene is sometimes pretty quick to submit, and the fact that he doesn't always do it makes me think it's a choice when he does.
Nubsib is pretty pushy and possessive in a way that borders on stalkery, but it's also clear to me that Gene is responding to it. I think Nubsib has figured out that if he politely suggested something and left the rest up to Gene, nothing would happen, because Gene doesn't know how to play that game, he's too shy and awkward, and will retract into his shell by default. So Nubsib is being extremely obvious and flirty and keeps pushing, but it's also very clear that he will totally respect a no, he wouldn't take advantage of Gene even when Gene was blind drunk and really coming on to him. That tell's me he's not pushing in order to get what he wants -- he's pushing in order to move things along so he can finally get reciprocation and consent. (I may be blinded by Kao's gorgeousness, but that's how I see things based on what we've seen so far.)
BUT. The way Nubsib has acted all possessively around Gene, telling him he shouldn't do this or that, is a problem now that he is seriously warning Gene away from Aoey, because Gene isn't taking it seriously. He thinks it's just more of the same, and shrugs it off. And Nubsib obviously hasn't told Gene everything, which is also a problem.
Like others have said, this would have been so much better if it had been done with a proper budget, and either as a full-length series or a movie directly. These super short episodes are mostly annoying, you are just settling in to it and beginning to enjoy it, and bam, it's over. But a period BL drama has been a dream for me, so I'm just happy *someone* is doing it, and hoping it can be the start of more of them. (EarthMix in a live adaptation of that time-travel BL novel by the same author as 1000 Stars, please)