MikeO

Your positivity worked. I thought it ended really well. Even the kiss seemed authentic and believable

We got the happy ending we were hoping for!

While I’m a fan of the show mostly for its understated take on the BL formula and melancholic tone thanks to the OST, I can’t disagree with the criticisms of the plot. That the cross dressing and school President competition plot holes aren’t glaring shortcomings. Even if they get jammed back into the last two episodes it will be forced. Also, so much time wasted on the secondary couple Spat over the first kiss. This seemed like well worn territory for a show that otherwise tried to hit different, and was a missed opportunity to tell a more compelling story. . So while I gave a glowing review in my own comment I can see why these rather big issues would detract. From peoples enjoyment. I’m a bit of an outlier anyway, as I thought the final episode of make our days count, another show under this director’s helm was brave and courageous and very well done. By no means an opinion shared by many

This BL hits different. I get a little depressed when each week’s short pair of episodes comes to end because I know how short a series it is, and the world they’ve built is one I don’t want to disappear. I’m just so touched by it.. “Second Chance” hit me the same way, and this show is better written. Part of the show’s spell on me is the melancholic soundtrack . It fits. But it’s also the young talent and the soft and gentle way they are playing the roles. Many “Second Chance” actors were like these folks. And of course it’s in the capable hands of the History team. I know this won’t be popular but this series tone similar to the final episode of Make our Days Count. I’m not talking about the plot dynamics. Just the ambience. Most of MoDC had more of a Thai BL comedy feel to it until that tragic final episode where the pace slows and the camera lingers longer. The sadness is here but from events long past, except for those awful parents .The whole story just hits very real and doesn’t try to be more than it’s simple little story. Even translated, the dialogue seems very authentic the character lines especially when the drama flares keeps everything grounded in the plain, the simple and the real.

I have to admit, I’d been on the fence about this one. But episodes 4 and 5 won me over. Originally, I came for the criminal underworld BL universe extension and braced myself for Mame, my guilty pleasure BL writer, but I stayed for the main leads and the promise of the side couple. What chemistry. Mame always asks more of the actors when portraying characters she writes, but these two pull off the intimacy really beautifully. How many BL Behind the Scenes videos show actors barely touching lips wiping the plague off themselves immediately after “cut”. These actors don’t over compensate either by doing the two sharks attacking each other either. . It’s real intimacy And the chemistry isn’t limited to the bedroom, the ML relationship really seems to be growing organically, after the awkward journey getting there in earlier episodes. I’m totally bought in on the relationship now.. Yeah some of the husband and wifey stuff is a little cringe, but for a Mame show this so far is as non toxic as I’ve seen her get. The power dynamic seems pretty equal. I’m glad to see this show scoring over 8. It deserves it. And the extra street racing element about to come more heavily into play is another could formula update ..thanks KP and Not Me for paving the way. I’m really rooting for this show to hold its plot together and keep the couple unified through the external conflicts it’s setting up. Hopefully no jealousy suspected cheating through miscommunication tropes we’ve seen a million times before. Let’s see a plot where the ML have each others’ backs against street racing foes. Maybe Mame is maturing.