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Thanks! This means that it's a very common and normalised romantic trope, at least in Asian dramaland, and if that's the case I don't think there is a big problem for the LGBTQ community if it turns up in BL romance. Context is very important.

As far as I know, it's not something that is seen a lot in Western romance movies/dramas, so if it suddenly turned up in Western LGBTQ romantic media, I suppose that contrast might potentially be problematic (especially since BL/LGBTQ romance drama is still so very scarce in the West). Again, it depends on the context.

Did you perhaps reply to the wrong person? I haven't condemned it, I argued that it was a common trope in straight romance , and the only case where I personally feel uncomfortable with it is when there is a situation of codependency, significant age difference and power imbalance, and where the biological relationship is vague (I get your point that this is based on reproductive sexuality, but I guess I have a cultural bias against family members getting it on whether they can reproduce or not).

You have a very good point about the dangers and risks of stigma potentially being much bigger for the LGBTQ community. And the worst part is that this is written by straight women... some of whom are worse than others. (*cough* MAME *cough*)
I actually dropped LBC1 a few episodes before the end just because I couldn't handle where the Kla/No storyline seemed to be going, and the Ae/Pete storyline (which I loved) seemed to be more or less resolved anyway. I did watch LBC2 but it was mostly very disappointing. (I think even those who actually like Tin/Can thought so. Both of the actors were just phoning it in. )

If you don't mind spoilers, the way they handled Tar/Tum in LBC2 was to
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back away from it. Tar was in France for most of the series, and when he came back at the end, Tum had another love interest, and Tar basically told him to go for it. So Tum/Tar ended up never actually happening, both of them "grew out of it" and moved on.

True... but this trope isn't limited to BL. There's an entire "stepsiblings" subgenre in MF romance too (though I don't know if it has transitioned from book to screen yet). Most of it is the same as this; unrelated adult people who don't know each other, suddenly finding themselves close to each other due to the remarriage of the parents (i.e., not actually incest). I don't know what it is that makes this concept so enticing for some people -- the taboo-that-is-not-really-a-taboo, perhaps?

I don't particularly care for it , but I don't particularly mind it either, unless it's like the Tar/Tum pairing in TharnType and Love By Chance, which was all kinds of icky due to the age difference, having actually grown up as siblings (whether they were biologically unrelated or not, which was never clear), and the whole codependency factor. That was definitely incestuous and I'm so relieved they handled it the way they did in LBC2.

I'm pretty sure there is a valid explanation for everything... but I agree. Even if he were under duress, he should have found a way. Shu Yi's anger is very understandable.

I was debating whether to renew my subscription or not, and then I left it too long and it renewed itself today, so I guess I'm screwed and will have to watch it as it unfolds...

I know. This is TORTURE.
Still not going to be able to stay away, though.

Please put this under a spoiler cut.

No, it isn't. I live in Europe and it's not available for me unless I use a Thai VPN.

Yeah, that makes sense, that people can watch it in one of those places, but not both! Thanks!

They are all adults, they are not in school or college, they are actually talking about sexual identity and addressing some of the stereotypes in BL and issues in the BL industry, there are some underlying mysteries with some of the characters -- like Nubsib, he is definitely flirting big time with Gene, but he also seems to have some ulterior motives, and Aey also has something going on besides just being hot for Nubsib. It's also the general feel of it, which is hard for me to pinpoint in words, but it doesn't remind me of anything I've seen before, really. It's a bit too early after only one episode to say if this will hold all the way through, but to me it feels fresh and new.

Imagine getting this latte art in your morning coffee: https://twitter.com/Icafe14/status/1366701907884957700

I envy you for being able to binge it instead of waiting patiently every week :)

Interesting, because I feel that the opposite is true; it's not at all like all the other BL series we've seen before.

Can I ask which region you are in? I made a post in Discussions with the link to YouTube, but if not everyone can access it, it would be useful to add that info.

It drops with subs on WeTV very early Thursday morning at 01.30 am, Thai time, which will still be Wednesday for a lot of the rest of the world (18.30 / 6.30 pm UTC).

I can watch it! Super happy that they are making this available officially and legally. So even if I watch it with a VPN I will definitely rewatch it on YouTube to support them.

I know it's out on pirate sites like Dailymotion and others, but watching it there will not support the creators and actors.

The Irozuku sub for ep 3 is out: https://irozuku.org/fansub/drama/nishiogikubo-mitsuboshi-youshudou-ep-03/
A little bit late this time, but I'm happy someone is doing it!

That is not legal either :)

They are reuploading the series one episode per week with English subtitles. They are only at episode 3 so far.