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I'm happy Jennie was able to get that part and she acted it so amazingly! She was really a bad a$$!

Yes! It felt like the audience was that fast neighbour looking over the fence at an argument :)

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!

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 . . .

At first it was really looking like bad timing on Miko's part, but it actually is Ace trying to avoid Sky.

And the real hero!

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?

This is amazing! Hope the exposure will allow IdeaFirst to keep creating amazing content! Cant wait for Pearl Next Door!

Yes. I thought so too. Nan now having to deal with Master :(
Felt sorry for Terrance too.

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.

"Hi baby!" possibly the most loved new words in Asian BL's now!
Well after baby ni Gav!

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.

We've been spoiled by other Asian BL's for shock value. I was thinking the same thing :D

Somebody needs to sub this behind the scenes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UmvQprwcC0&t=5s

Best for last!
Not like the others were bad!

And we have Pearl Next Door too look forward to!
Although a GL and not BL it has already been set up in Ep.9!
I love Pearl and really want to see more of her!

I'm not Pinoy, nor Asian by region, but I am of Indian parentage and, trust me, I know what you are saying. Asian parents can be overbearing. I thank heavens that I didn't have that experience, but many friends did.

This can be a real conflict to Western ideals to young Asians.

I'm glad Gameboys showed this cultural feature as it did. Cai is feeling guilty and may, ultimately, move with the family.

The only very tiny, very, very tiny issue I have with ep.9 i the scene with Risa could have been longer. We see Cai beginning to forgive her and tell her it's not her fault. Her sadness and guilt were very heartfelt.
A little longer scene would have given us more of that character of Risa and her motivations.
Other than that the episode had all the high and lows and highs that any other episode had!
Are we all excited to see the meeting???

Baby Ni Gav!

That is all!