Panda Critic

What I wanted happened.

This is the first dating show where I didn't want my favorite member to be a couple in the finale.
This is also the first dating show where I did not want anyone to end up together.

This show should be called "My Sibling's Problems" without the Romance cause I don't see Romance in there, all I see are problems and chaos.

It was heartwarming and touching in the first half and it just went downhill after Singapore.

What I wanted happened.

This is the first dating show where I didn't want my favorite member to be a couple in the finale.
This is also the first dating show where I did not want anyone to end up together.

This show should be called "My Siblings" without the Romance cause I don't see Romance in there, all I see are problems and chaos.

I know! Remember those things he told his sister about his talk and dates with Se Seung?

It was mostly a different narrative compared to what Se Seung said or happened during the date, he kept assuming things about what Se Seung said instead of asking her and misunderstanding everything.

Remember what he told Se Seung about him and Cho A? He told her a different story than what happened, and thank god Cho A told Jaehyung and Jaehyung told Se Seung.

I did not get what Jung Sub wanted when he showed interest in Cho A in the house and during the dates, but he kept texting Se Seung while flirting with Ji Won. He keeps reassuring each of them.

I also do not get why he told Yunha that Se Seung wanted to date after the show when she never mentioned it and she only asked if he ever gave any thoughts on what happens after the show.

I understand Se Seung and I support her decision to give up. She devoted herself to him from the beginning, and she thought maybe he had thoughts on how they would continue their relationship outside but he never gave much thought about it.

IT IS 1 DAY BEFORE THE FINAL DECISION, EVERYONE IS BOUND TO THINK WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE SHOW.

Ep 15 Green Trees of the Green Forest:

Green Flag Siblings are literally Jae Hyung, Se Seung, Cho A, Cheol Hyun, and Yoon Jae.

From the very beginning, they were honest with their feelings, they also took care of their sibling's feelings.

They never stringed someone along they had no feelings for, they kept basic decency on entertaining people who wanted to get to know them, they politely rejected people they do not like and they stayed true to themselves and their honest feelings.

Jae Hyung, I have nothing negative to say about him, he may be cautious but he's really genuine and respectful towards other people's feelings. He's also caring for Se Seung and respectful of Ju Yeon's feelings.

Se Seung, she may think too much or naive but she's sincere and strong. She took care of Ju Yeon's feelings first despite her going through something else. She is the same as her brother, they prioritize their partners before themselves.

Cho A, she is the definition of a strong independent woman who is also feminine and soft. She carried herself with poise, elegance and grace. She is a class of her own, she did not lower herself just for a guy, she handled it with grace while being true and honest.

Cheol Hyun, he is the personification of a true gentleman, what more can I say. He expressed himself to Ji Won and when he was politely rejected, he didn't react negatively but instead accepted it and also helped Ji Won in knowing the feelings of the person she is interested in.

Yoon Jae, a walking green forest. Only negative think is he sulks very cutely.

Ep15 observation and review on Se Seung and Jung Sub:

Se Seung is too naive.

At first, I could not understand Se Seung's decision because they looked like they were in good terms but I decided to rewatch from Episode 1 but only their scenes and talks, I arrived to the conclusion that Se Seung endured too much and she just gave up after hearing Jung Sub's answer about what happens after the final decision.

I watched how from the very beginning, despite all the misunderstanding and pain she has gone through, she never once gave up on her feelings for Jung Sub, even when Jung Sub was getting to know other women and she was hurting, she was very true to her feelings for him and remained strong.

I think I can understand how Se Seung felt when she heard that Jung Sub hasn't given much thought about what happens after the show, she had the expectations that because they are close to the finale, Jung Sub would have thoughts about what happens after if he really was serious about her, but he doesn't.


I did a lot of thinking before writing this:

If I were in Jung Sub's place and I have found a potential partner in the show who also likes me and I am really serious about her, I wouldn't think about how we're gonna physically meet or if we're gonna have time together if we date. I also wouldn't make excuses on why the relationship would not work by saying how I will be busy because of research or work.

I would focus more on how I will make this relationship work one way or another despite all those things because I really like this person, I am serious about her, and I want to really get to know her and see if we could have a future together.

His biggest mistake was already making excuses and reasons why the relationship will not work outside the show without even trying on building a real relationship with her.

Ep15 observation and review on Yongwoo:

I am so pissed right now, I could not believe YW would do that to his own sister, he literally embarrassed her in front of so many people. I feel so bad for JY.

How could he ask those questions knowing it will hurt his sister? He admitted that he knew JH's answer already but he still asked so JW could hear it knowing it will hurt his sister at the same time.

I also could not fathom how fast YW was set on JW just 1 day before final decision despite spending all 3 weeks with CA while also telling her how he's set on her. All those "neutral feelings" bs was just bs after all. He was so fast in moving on from his feelings for CA that he could do that. He literally wasted CA's time in getting to know other members.

YW should have taken a break from making any connections with anyone after what happened with CA, he should know that it would make CA feel pathetic and his actions insincere, he looks like he just used her.

Imagine spending 3 weeks with someone, decided to end that feelings with someone and be "neutral" with 3 days left and at the last day, you decide to pursue someone different? Is he on the right mind?! I think he's insane.

YJ was right, YW had no right to ask questions because he never sent JW a text for all those weeks but on the last day, he decided to text her?

DM me

DM me

I think JH and JW situation is like looking for directions on google map.
Their destination is the same but the path they want to take to get to that destination is not the same. They both want a committed and serious relationship.

JH found his potential partner but he feels uncomfortable with the environment that he prefer knowing JW outside the show because based from what he said about not needing anymore time as he find that the time outside might be more important, he also can't do or act how he usually is with the person he likes because of cameras and people watching 24/7.

JW also found her potential partner and she want to get to know JH better but she knows what JH feels about the environment and the situation prevents her from seeing and knowing JH true self.

They both know that the final choice is important but they see it differently.
I hope that JW take what YJ said about not reading too much about it.
It's close to the finale so I guess she's feeling rushed about knowing JH because Singapore is where they only got a date and she needs more time to know him.

We also see in the preview of JW and JH secret date that JW said "Let's get over this high mountain together".

The moment they both overthink about a tiny problem, it will become a big issue cause you will look for things and flaws to question and nitpick which you didn't mind in the beginning and then bring that to create a bigger problem just because of a misunderstanding or lack or communication.

I always say to people who asks me for love advice is that when they quarrel or fight, just think about the reason, understand why that is and don't overthink it because you will start looking for flaws and mistakes the other person did which you will always find because it was always there and you just did not mind it and now, you make up all the theory and reasons about how you are not compatible with each other and that creates bias and preconception about the person in the long term and will lead to more misunderstandings and fights.

Thank you, I assume that you are planning to watch the series?

I recommend watching the series at night, possibly during a rainy night. The comfortable and relaxing environment of your bedroom along with the calm and comforting mood of the series makes a wonderful ambiance while watching.

I watched this during a rainy night and it was warm watching so I recreated the ambiance by playing the sound of rain on YouTube while I was watching each episode, it is on another level of cozy.

I have watched Your Lie In April, Anohana, Youth of May, The Red Sleeve, and Scarlet Heart Ryeo. These films and series show that not every fairytale has a happy ending, the endings are also fitting to the story and elevate the whole film to a whole another level and these are what I consider top-tier sad realistic endings. Despite Angels Fall Sometimes' open ending, I consider it to be sad but is somehow comforting about the reality of how cruel and unbiased reality is.

I commend Lin Yi's acting for portraying the character of Lin Tuo. I have watched him grow from the start of his career in Put Your Head On My Shoulder. All his works are mostly comprised of an innocent quiet boy or a popular college student. This is his first work that shows his versatility as an actor in acting emotional scenes and moments, especially both their scene under the bridge, that made me captivated and immersed in the scene.

10/10. I recommend people to watch when they feel alone and depressed. It may be sad but it is comforting and it shows to never feel that you are a burden to others and keep your problems to yourself. You may see yourself as a burden to them but you don't know that you are their safe place in this realistic world.

It's so amusing to me how Jaehyung and Jiwon is the one that's being a sweet couple after one date despite the lack of dates and conversation they had in the beginning and the other "stable couple" are having a crisis left and right.

I am so glad ChoA and Jaehyung had a date because I felt like ChoA really needed that talk with Jaehyung to release some bottled up feelings and listen to opinion from other people with no biased attached especially because it was really an opinion from stranger to stranger since they never had any talk or dates and not her brother because it will be a biased one. Jaehyung is literally the best person to talk to and ask advice from because of how cautious he is and careful of other people. If you look at how he advices Seseung, he didn't tell her what to do but he tells her what he sees and it's up to Seseung to realize that and decide what to do.

I'm hoping for Jiwon and Jaehyung to end up together.
I want better for ChoA.
I hope for Juyeon to find her own happiness, she is really mature about the situation despite her age.
I hope Seseung not to have any regrets so she should do what her heart wants even if it doesn't work or not.

This is one of dating shows where I have multiple people I root for like the now married couple Kaiwen and Jun Jun from Heart Signal Season 2 China. The MVP of this series is really Jaehyung.
I root forJaehyung and Jiwon couple, ChoA, Juyeon, and Seseung because they all deserve better.

WATCHED COMPLETELY.

I waited to watch this series after its release because of the subtitles and episodes. I wanted to watch it without interruptions and subtitle errors. IT WAS WORTH IT AFTER ALL.

To be honest, I wasn't planning on watching it because I felt like the story would seem awkward or off since they turned a BL into a Bromance instead, but from the very first episode, I was hooked. As I kept watching each episode, I realized that I started to not care and ignore whether it was BL or Bromance because the story, acting, casting, and production worked perfectly. The chemistry of not only the main characters but also those of the supporting characters were all mixing perfectly. I can't even name characters that have chemistry that are off. Pair anyone together and they work perfectly.

I don't like most BL-turned-Bromance series because it was off or just awkward to watch. But THIS is where you don't really have to care about that because the acting and the plot will keep you entertained and interested.

The only drawback of this amazing drama is the lack of episodes. I wish it didn't have to end.
This didn't even feel like a bromance, the chemistry is too strong for it to be called bromance.

THIS IS HOW YOU DO AN ADAPTATION TO A SERIES THAT IS NOT BL BUT FROM A BL SOURCE. JUST MAKE THE PRODUCTION AND ACTING PERFECT AND YOU WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT AUDIENCES NOT LIKING IT DUE TO CENSORSHIP. MAKE IT SO THEY WON'T EVEN BOTHER ABOUT BL OR NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO INVESTED IN THE STORY.

This is the second censored adaptation of BL that I have liked after "Stay With Me (2023).

I know, it's more of my frustration towards how unnecessary that part was because of how they were building it up from the very beginning starting episode one. The part with the doll and girlfriend scene was really unnecessary because it just made the reason for Ji being angry almost every episode fell flat, it would have been understandable if after they spent the night, Achi went to the US.

I always rewatch the series after knowing the reasons of break up or the plot to really understand why and how from the very beginning and there are really some scenes that doesn't make sense and their actions doesn't corelate to the reasons of their break up. It didn't even seem like the 10 year gap happened because of how nothing changed in the maturity of the characters.

The way they act towards each other is more like, the morning after they spend the night and Achi decided to say "let's forget this happened" and Ji is just pouting and sulking all throughout the episode while Achi has no idea why and just keeps humoring him and indulging his temper tantrums.

It's not really the casts' fault, it's more on production, writers, and director.

Look at me ranting again lol, I'm just really frustrated because it was a really promising and a good series, I was just let down at the end.

I just started watching 2 days ago and I still haven't watched EP2 cause of work.

This is not a review, it's more like my comments and thought process based on my observation of episode 1, just like how the panel observes and comments based on each episode. I don't know if you can tell from my writing but I write my observations while watching and compile it at the end.

Based on Ep 1, my observation and prediction:

It was kinda obvious for me that Jaehyung and SaeSeung was siblings from the very beginning cause the moment they met, their clothes was kinda similar and they were too comfortable to talk with each other and looking like they just want to laugh at each other but when she asked for his name again, I kinda doubted again.

Juyeon and YongWoo no doubt lol they look alike when they smile.

I predict it’s CheolHyeon and ChoA or YunHa but based on height and vibe it’s gonna be ChoA for me also the name is kinda giving sibling names.

For JungSub, I was torn between SaeSeung and ChoA but process of elimination, it couldn’t be SaeSeung cause I’m set on JH and SS and when JH was interviewed he said that his sister’s type would be JungSub so not siblings and when ChoA got interviewed she said she was drawn to JungSub. All that was left was YunHa but I’m not sure cause I think other siblings will come later and maybe they’re not siblings but just based on process of elimination and predictions I think it’s Yunha and JungSub not sure tho.

So for me it’s
Jaehyung and SaeSeung
YongWoo and JuYeon
CheolHyeon and ChoA
JungSub and YunHa??

We were not just robbed, it was a whole heist. They gave us chemistry, a good plot, a fitting story, good acting, a beautiful background, eye-catching visuals, a good production, and cute casts and pairings only to take it from us at the end.

EXACTLY!!! Just what I felt too, it would have been more dramatic and justified if the reason for that 10 years was a breakup or after their one night stand, Archi just went to the US leaving Ji behind cause that doll and girlfriend misunderstanding was unnecessary. Cause all that buildup of their fight throughout the series was really good that I had my hopes up for a really dramatic ending and reconciliation.

This would have been more dramatic if the reason for their 10 year fight was a breakup or a big major fight because that would have justified the early episodes and why the series went the way it was but nope, they literally fought because of a doll and a misunderstanding which fell flat after the buildup of them having sexual interaction.

This is the problem with Thai BLs these days, they’re really good or decent when it comes to building up stories, chemistry, and background for the characters but when it comes to the main plot or reasoning, it’s a big drop that flatlined, it makes you ask youreelf “is that it?” “That’s that?” “And I thought it was something big”

I have all the episodes with English subs on my Google Drive, if you could message me or send me a friend request, I could send the link