And that’s what a conflict should look like, intense and keeps you on the edge.The eye bags tell a lot.
The development of this conflict seem real and organic, not forced. A lot of dramas just add conflict for conflict sake, but this one had a real evolution and wasn't just some outside force.
Out of all the Filippino BLs that came out lately, I like HS the best :-)
One of the best points of the series is this is the very definition of coming of age. The characters actually grew and changed through being exposed to each other. Mico learns to keep his comments in check and how his words affect other people; and Tony goes on a whole world of change which even Crystal acknowledges is for the best. So many BL dramas, and dramas in general, really miss what the phrase "coming of age" means but HS hit that nail on the head!
Wow! Things escalated so quickly! This is one of the few times conflict in a BL story actually feels organic. Not forced, but developed out of real issues of communications. Just sad it has to come in Ep.12, so close to the ending. Elijah and Coco have so much chemistry that I can honestly say this is one of the few times any drama has had me this engrossed in a conflict!
Sorry but I didn't like this episode. Things felt a bit rushed and the lingering issues I have with this series…
This is the main issue I have with this series. The premise is a good one: intern being placed into a high stakes competition and attracted to the boss or whatever will develop between them. Ace is now really a "nice" guy by the next episode. Somehow he went from the meanie who fired interns for little things to quite a nice guy and, basically team hero? There was no real build-up to this sort of turn. Getting back Chouxchoux and thanking Sky after firing him should just be one step and not the entirety of his redemption arc! Since getting into East Asian dramas it has always been an issue with me about the portrayal of the effeminate gay. In the Thai dramadom it's as bad. All the main characters are masculine macho, and the comic relief is over the top or a transgender. In one Thai drama, 3 Will Be Free a trans was positioned as an extremely strong character. She was very serious and ended up being the hero. Amazingly the actress was also dark-skinned, something which we hardly see, sadly. All the performers usually have these amazing, milky complexions, but that's another issue. It was nice, though, to see the conversation between Ace's mom and Miss Becky being that coherent. Hopefully, we'll see a good, promotable side of that character over the Disney quality dance dusting scene . . .
Junjun was the real hero of this series :) Miss Tina brought some energy. What a teacher! Crystal noticed the change in Xavier and was ready to let him go to even better himself more. What support and no female toxicity! I love how these writers (this and Gameboys) took the concepts of isolation and the pandemic and managed to work it to something positive. They took a niche market and made the most of it to success! The ending was just perfect! No kiss, just a song, and hug. It's the real first meeting and this speaks volumes. Hoping to get a continuation of The Young Padawans story and Junjun's mom's shop is successful.
I'm feeling it for Gav. The writers really went into the psychology of the character. He would have abandonment issues and now faced with Cairo's moving, Pearl's new fame and flame, and being introduced to Wesley it's a whole new world. Is it bad timing to have Terrance call at that time?
I thought this show is not gonna make me cry as hard i cried at Cairo's dad's death scene, but episode 10 made…
Agreed. There's been only a few TV shows to ever really get to me emotionally. Futurama's Jurassic Bark is one I can never re-watch. Club Friday The Series Season 7: True Love really got to me. Grean House was just hitting a wall at a high speed. Gameboys, however, has all the buttons. Teen drama, edge of seat every episode, family drama, technology in everyday lives, coming of age, death, COVID, Only thing missing was if Cairo had a pet! It's just wow. Simply wow.
i was not sure if it was green screen because "somehow" it was strangely shot. I got distracted a bit. But the…
We're so accustomed to the Thai's bokeh of backgrounds we cant respond to normal ones :) Seriously, though, something about the backgrounds did look like green screen, probably slightly wrong settings on the film equipment relating to depth of field.
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A lot of dramas just add conflict for conflict sake, but this one had a real evolution and wasn't just some outside force.
Mico learns to keep his comments in check and how his words affect other people; and Tony goes on a whole world of change which even Crystal acknowledges is for the best.
So many BL dramas, and dramas in general, really miss what the phrase "coming of age" means but HS hit that nail on the head!
https://youtu.be/QbErILrdTzo
Elijah and Coco have so much chemistry that I can honestly say this is one of the few times any drama has had me this engrossed in a conflict!
Ace is now really a "nice" guy by the next episode. Somehow he went from the meanie who fired interns for little things to quite a nice guy and, basically team hero? There was no real build-up to this sort of turn. Getting back Chouxchoux and thanking Sky after firing him should just be one step and not the entirety of his redemption arc!
Since getting into East Asian dramas it has always been an issue with me about the portrayal of the effeminate gay. In the Thai dramadom it's as bad. All the main characters are masculine macho, and the comic relief is over the top or a transgender.
In one Thai drama, 3 Will Be Free a trans was positioned as an extremely strong character. She was very serious and ended up being the hero. Amazingly the actress was also dark-skinned, something which we hardly see, sadly. All the performers usually have these amazing, milky complexions, but that's another issue.
It was nice, though, to see the conversation between Ace's mom and Miss Becky being that coherent. Hopefully, we'll see a good, promotable side of that character over the Disney quality dance dusting scene . . .
Miss Tina brought some energy. What a teacher!
Crystal noticed the change in Xavier and was ready to let him go to even better himself more. What support and no female toxicity!
I love how these writers (this and Gameboys) took the concepts of isolation and the pandemic and managed to work it to something positive. They took a niche market and made the most of it to success!
The ending was just perfect! No kiss, just a song, and hug. It's the real first meeting and this speaks volumes.
Hoping to get a continuation of The Young Padawans story and Junjun's mom's shop is successful.
The writers really went into the psychology of the character.
He would have abandonment issues and now faced with Cairo's moving, Pearl's new fame and flame, and being introduced to Wesley it's a whole new world.
Is it bad timing to have Terrance call at that time?
Felt sorry for Terrance too.
There's been only a few TV shows to ever really get to me emotionally.
Futurama's Jurassic Bark is one I can never re-watch.
Club Friday The Series Season 7: True Love really got to me.
Grean House was just hitting a wall at a high speed.
Gameboys, however, has all the buttons. Teen drama, edge of seat every episode, family drama, technology in everyday lives, coming of age, death, COVID, Only thing missing was if Cairo had a pet!
It's just wow. Simply wow.
Well after baby ni Gav!
Seriously, though, something about the backgrounds did look like green screen, probably slightly wrong settings on the film equipment relating to depth of field.