This is one hell of a mind bending roller coaster ride!…. If you didn’t already have trust issues before, you will now!… Always struggle with dark themed shows, but somehow got through this one, and somewhat enjoyed it!… well played!…
This is by far one of my favourite BLs ever!…. It has everything… a decent story that makes sense, characters who are not perfect, even if they are beautiful…. Intimacy, emotion, great acting, beautiful cinematography, and the music… 😍😍😍 I’m just surprised they didn’t make this one into a movie…out of all the Korean BLs, it is by far the most movie worthy!…
Good review! Very thorough!… I have to say I think it’s a good thing to have the grey area around consent/non consent, especially with the development of the relationships as they happened… it makes it more realistic…. Not all relationships are are butterflies and rainbows…. Also, for the most part I don’t believe that Payu would actually cross the line when it came down to it… I think it was more a play on testing and activating emotions that Rain might not have discovered about himself yet, and to push Rain to actively pursue him…. They both had the attraction at first sight, but Rain being young and a bit silly, Payu felt the need to pull him into line in a roundabout way, as he had already decided to be with him,. He just needed Rain to be on the same page, and this is where the manipulation is- but in the end it was for Rain’s sake as much as his… kind of like investment for the future… to make sure the relationship would last… and he knew how to press his buttons! As for Pai, he is pure playboy, so of course he’s going to push boundaries to fullfill his needs… but the development to domestic carer is entertaining for someone who has never lifted a finger for anyone else… discovering how to look after someone, although I would question his ability to do laundry so easily… but by this very act, bringing the needed change in a short amount of time was needed to change his perspective on this relationship and be someone who will heal and take of Sky and give the hope and assurance that he needed to believe that he could ever have a relationship again, but also find the confidence to fend off Pai’s past lovers with his sassiness…
Loved it 🥰 so we’ll done!… broke from the traditional romance drama standard plots, made it real, but beautiful and meaningful! Love all the actors too… excellent job! Beautiful ending too!
Why is everyone obsessed with cheating being a bad thing… not that I’m condoning it as a thing to do for kicks, but sometimes in a relationship it’s the thing that will unstick the emotional crud to force you to move on… Breakups are hard, regardless… but sometimes it’s just necessary to do something drastic to free yourself or your partner mentally …. Vee & Ploy may be emotionally attached, but I don’t believe that it was true love, otherwise it would never have happened in the first place… also avoiding it as a fact of life doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen, even in a work of fiction!…. Plus in this story, it’s a plot point - The reason for Mark & Vee to venture down a path together at all…. Otherwise they might have just done the whole enemy to lovers thing which is done all too often…. I’m sorry, I just don’t see Vee as a bad person… he just had momentary lapse of compassion for Mark… they are human after all… not saints… plus flawed characters are more interesting, and makes for a more interesting story…
Why is everyone obsessed with cheating being a bad thing… not that I’m condoning it as a thing to do for kicks, but sometimes in a relationship it’s the thing that will unstick the emotional crud to force you to move on… Breakups are hard, regardless… but sometimes it’s just necessary to do something drastic to free yourself or your partner mentally …. Vee & Ploy may be emotionally attached, but I don’t believe that it was true love, otherwise it would never have happened in the first place… also avoiding it as a fact of life doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen, even in a work of fiction!…. Plus in this story, it’s a plot point - The reason for Mark & Vee to venture down a path together at all…. Otherwise they might have just done the whole enemy to lovers thing which is done all too often…. I’m sorry, I just don’t see Vee as a bad person… he just had momentary lapse of compassion for Mark… they are human after all… not saints… plus flawed characters are more interesting, and makes for a more interesting story…
Vee's impassioned speech in episode 2 when Marks life is being threatened was everything! Mark was so touched that the pain in Marks face every time Ploy rang Vee thereafter is agonising! Especially since he knew Ploy was cheating on Vee… It is definitely the turning point of their relationship… the acting was so in point!
I actually don’t think that Vee is that much of a villain… yes, his choice to sleep with Mark when he was so messily drunk and heartbroken was questionable, but it came from a place that was not vile or self centred…. He actually felt sorry for Mark, apart from which he must have felt some inexplainable attraction to him, judging by his behaviour after the fact - looking out for him, although he pretended to be protecting his friend… Vee for one is very loyal - as a friend, and as a lover…. His relationship with his girlfriend is not one he pursued out of love, but something he went along with because of peers shipping them…. and one thing led to another…. but obviously his girlfriend had greater aspirations for a relationship but stayed with him, because he was so damn nice….. as a result Mark fell for him too, although he didn’t want to admit it…
Really appreciating this more and more!… although somewhat sad and a little confusing… it comes together and is slowly revealing itself to be gem of a story with characters that have some depth to them…
Really appreciating this more and more!… although somewhat sad and a little confusing… it comes together and is slowly revealing itself to be gem of a story with characters that have some depth to them…
I’m just glad this series exists to allow good actors to truly shine…. Mile & Apo and the rest of the cast so totally own their roles… it’s really a rare sight….
As for Pai, he is pure playboy, so of course he’s going to push boundaries to fullfill his needs… but the development to domestic carer is entertaining for someone who has never lifted a finger for anyone else… discovering how to look after someone, although I would question his ability to do laundry so easily… but by this very act, bringing the needed change in a short amount of time was needed to change his perspective on this relationship and be someone who will heal and take of Sky and give the hope and assurance that he needed to believe that he could ever have a relationship again, but also find the confidence to fend off Pai’s past lovers with his sassiness…