AnniaD

Trapped is one of my favorite BL ever, but this one has something special I can't put my finger on. It's such a cohesive production from top to bottom, from the script, to the acting, to the visuals, to the directing, to the editing to the OST. Everything blends in smoothly. And the levels of cuteness, I don't think a show made me feel so giddy before.

So they translated to something totally different. Thank you for the translation!

I hope it ends that way and we have the cute and happy scenes on episode 6 so that we don't have to be in pain for a month. I was also thinking that those could be scenes that will be in the special episode. But I need them now!

Haha not comparing. I was just giving the example to show how with good acting and chemistry, romantic love can be conveyed even without physical displays of affection (which on The Untamed was because of the censorship, to which 2gether doesn't have this excuse). The Untamed is one of my favorite series ever, and of course on a league of its own.

I feel you... this wait has been so hard. I've rewatched the episodes more than once, watched the behind the scenes, watched the music video and trailers to see if I can figure out what will happen next... and it's still Monday! :'(

What you're saying makes lots of sense. And it makes me wonder how will that sofa scene on the music video where they almost kiss and that scene of Shi De feeding Shu Yi a shrimp and the romantic bracelet scene on the bridge fit in all this. Will these romantic scenes be on episode 6? Because on those scenes they look happy and romantic together.

That or maybe when they translated episode 4, they didn't use the exact some words they used before. I noticed some lack of coherence in the translations and I was told that they changed some translations afterwards. I also didn't read any "You said the person I like is lucky" in the subtitles, but I felt that was referring to their conversation before sleep when Shi De was telling Shu Yi about the person he liked. I could be wrong though, I don't know Chinese.

I don't know Mandarin but I interpreted as in "I'll get to you when you're hurt but I won't come to you when I'm hurt". So Shu Yi talk to him when he's brokenhearted but Shi De won't do the same. Because if Shi De went to Shu Yi when he's hurt. Shu Yi would find out the secret that is that Shi De likes him.

I'm suffering so much having to wait for episode 5. It'a torture!

New cute BTS:

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CKd4fFwA4w9/

Oh I had no idea about this!

I don't hate it here because he didn't do it to make advances or manipulate Shu Yi into a relationship. He did it just to spend more time with him and try to be friends. He also helped Shu Yi get over his heartbreak. So yeah, in other circunstances I wouldn't enjoy it as much, but in the wholesome way it was portrayed, I found the whole thing cute. :P

I just began watching this and it's so good!

He is so beautiful and cute. And I'm so impressed by his acting skills being his first acting job. He's so talented! And his voice? I love his singing too. His song that they used on the OST is so beautiful.

Cute BTS footage (impossible not to smile):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4nsBJBC-dk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwL_t8mCPxU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycj6AVf041E

A live with the rest of the cast (I always find hilarious how Richard hypes them up. He knows what the public wants lol):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqBz9O4CoSA

Interview with the cast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vkDmfa995U

Bonus: Richard and Evan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAIdK747mDA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBz6-Qsx-_0

While we painfully wait for next episode. here are some videos of Sam and Yu in lives, interviews and etc for some serotonin boost (full credit to these youtubers who captured and translated):

Cute workshop footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OikeiAE-muI

Their latest live. At Yu's house and with Evan feeling like air and hyping up their cuteness lol:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aknEYKwvJCU

Just the part with Evan, Sam and Yu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhKvo6ghVyg

Another live. Why is Sam always teasing Yu? haha : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TcPRs5erXU

I totally agree, I loved this drama so much and the execution and acting were perfect. Everything was amazing until those last minutes with that non sense ending that we could see was added there last minute. It's still amazing, but if I ever rewatch, I'll stop right before those last minutes.

I thought this show was entertaining, but for me for some reason it simply didn't "get there". The premise and lore of the monos and probes was very interesting and an intelligent metaphor and I know that with such short length of the series it wouldn't be possible to explore this in more depth or get to know the characters better (I never felt that I knew them or connected with them, except maybe for the mono sometimes) so I think they did the best they could with the short amount of time they could. However, I felt that though the intention and premise were there and were exciting, the execution was just "meh" for me. Yes the disjointed camera work that you said and editing were a bit subpair for me, but I could overlook that if the acting was good and there was chemistry between the actors. The mono's acting was good, but the probe was so stiff as you said (and I've noticed this in a few of the other recent Korean bl except for WYEL) and though yes, the probe was also obsessed with the mono and we even get an explanation for it, it was simply not conveyed there there was attraction between them and chemistry, but maybe due to those "idol actor" restrictions. It can't be too gay. I didn't like the kiss (probably also due to the idol restrictions), but then since it's first love and highschool boys, the awkwardness could be kind of excused by that. And when I say "lack of chemistry" or "not believing their love and attraction" I don't mean that I need physical scenes for that... it's just some details, body language and acting that is hard to achieve in rushed productions like this with rookie actors that weren't trained and directed to convey love and attraction to their acting and not just by simply saying it verbally.

I was a bit disappointed. But I wish someone would pick up this story, turn it into a full length drama and pick actual actors (not idols with all those restrictions) who are more expressive, charismatic and can convey all the emotions and have the lovers have more chemistry (maybe invest more in workshops to build up the comfort and chemistry). If this happened, with this premise and developing this story more, it would be brilliant!

TLDR: it was fine, but the stiff acting (mainly the probe) and lack of chemistry of the leads didn't do it for me

If we're already suffering waiting one week for the next episode, how are we going to survive waiting one month between part 1 and part 2, specially if they end part.1 in a cliff hanger??

I'm totally obsessed with this show and see it little by little growing on twitter, but still it's not widely known in the international bl circles yes. There were many bl coming out in the second half of 2020 and now, and some of them were flashier (and others very good too), so this one is passing a bit under the radar. Also I feel that wetv is not promoting this widely to the international audiences. I hope more and more people discover this gem.