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I suppose. I mean, Ah Le and Amber were supposed to give the map another shot on the weekend. So perhaps.

Just seems like a lot for 20 more minutes: Ah Le likes Amber regardless and separate from his past as Wen-Wen, Ah Le's mom is okay with their soon-to-be relationship and what that means for her desire for grandkids, and potentially that trip to the mountain again (which I see as a good final moment). + Obligatory finale moments for our support characters.

And with it being written into the last 3 minutes of the episode, and with the next episode being the finale, which is only like 20 minutes - I just really fear that it's going to take the spotlight from the identity situation. Amber's identity and how Ah Le handles it was framed as the main point of the story. Having this incredibly relevant, rarely discussed, and serious issue brushed under the rug in one episode to make way for the same issue that is discussed in 85% of BLs (and queer stories in general) just feels ingenuine to what this story has been doing. And quite frankly, it just made me tired. Nothing else. Just tired.

Oh for sure. Even without identifying as demi and bi, I got a lot of shit about not wanting to have my own kids (a sentiment i have stuck with firmly since I was like 5). And I don't even live in a collectivist culture like much of Asia.

It's just... I don't think it was necessary to address it in this particular story. The mother hasn't harped on her wanting grandkids when she's on the screen with us. Ah Le has never expressed interest in wanting to start a family. And we ain't even gotten over the very big and already present plot/relationship conflict. It just wasn't written to fit, so it feels out-of-place and just wrong.

Not really. There's an unrequited crush, but it never even begins to be something. She gives up on it and instead turns around to help the other 2.

So I know that MDL doesnt acknowledge GagaOOlala yet (I put in the request for it to be added to the dropdown months ago), but does anyone know why it won't put IQIYI up? Like, it's up there in the Edits window, and has been for almost as long as this has been airing, and has all the necessary information.

I just really don't want people to think that the only way to watch is through unofficial/illegal streaming - when we have 2 official sites (with no country restrictions that i'm aware of).

I'm actually gonna submit an edit with the official GagaOOlala synopsis:

Inseparable childhood friends Pu Le Jian (Huang Hsin Hao), Zhuang Xi Wen, and Xie Yu He (Tannie Huang) swore they’d be together forever, but fate forced Le Jian and Xi Wen to part. Years later, Le Jian is struggling to keep his adventure YouTube channel going when a mysterious figure named Amber (Erek Lin) appears out of nowhere, claiming to be a fan of his, and offers him information on a place called Guilai Abbey…

Ah Le and Yu-He may have grown, but theyve never been able to move past their close friend Wen-Wen who they had gotten separated from 10 years ago. Theyve had no choice but to keep moving, in the hopes that she'll come back to them soon. But when a mysterious stranger from abroad comes in, they cant help but be instantly affected by the familiar aura around him. His seamless transition into the friend group inspires change and growth in everyone, including himself.


Here's the trailer: https://youtu.be/5xCyoKkuPwY

(Yea, i dont understand why thats the synopsis either - it's also the one on IQIYI, and it's just way too vague and not even directly what the show is about imo).

Okay, Yu-He, this THIS right here was a conversation that was very much needed, appreciated, and well-placed.

Le still needs a few good smacks upside the head because he still seems too back-and-forward to me, but eh. Progress.

*sigh* The mother already knows and has come to terms with it. I wish she wouldve dropped more hints earlier on so that we could avoid this whole plot point.

I dont know - it's just this plot point is in a heck ton of BLs. And this particular storyline has much more new and equally important conflicts to go through. Like Amber doesnt even know if Le fully sees him as different from Wen-Wen yet. And when Le does confess/make a move, there's inevitably doubt of whether Le's doing it partially as a result of learning he is Wen-Wen.

Amber didnt hear that conversation with Yu-He. And that conversation made it clear that Le still needs to figure things out - it was a lot of back and forwards.

Like maybe this whole "cant have kids" thing couldve been brought up later (if the show was longer). But right here, it just feels very overused, out-of-place, and - dare i say - invalidating to the already significant concerns they have to process and come to terms with.

Matt Lee's role here (the brother) is SO DIFFERENT from his role in Plus & Minus. Im constantly wondering if they are actually the same actor or if we've all been duped. Lol.

Couldnt agree more.

Theyre most likely pulling from what happens in the book.

Kuea rejected the proposal. Lian followed him to the dragon's layer. He came clean about everything he knows. Meanwhile Diao admitted that he knows what Yi was keeping a secret, and Yi said he would no longer give into Diao's father's wishes/threats. They both have an intimate night. Kuea decided to propose to Lian. Lian figures it out and foils the plans. Before Kuea ultimately takes him by a little bit of a surprise by proposing after playing him a song at Gemini in front of their friends (minus Lian's friends other than Yi). They both propose and exchange rings.

We get a bit of monologuing from both leads about why they like the other, how important love is, and the wish for equal marriage rights.

Then we get a cameo from the leads of DoMunDi's other 2 upcoming series Middleman Love and Bed Friend.

What Zabb Man is also currently airing and enjoyable.

Rak Diao us also known by One Love. It comes up on a YouTube search for either name. On the one31 channel.

Its because their upcoming DoMunDi series will be coming out soon.

Kuea rejected the proposal. Lian followed him to the dragon's layer. He came clean about everything he knows. Meanwhile Diao admitted that he knows what Yi was keeping a secret, and Yi said he would no longer give into Diao's father's wishes/threats. They both have an intimate night. Kuea decided to propose to Lian. Lian figures it out and foils the plans. Before Kuea ultimately takes him by a little bit of a surprise by proposing after playing him a song at Gemini in front of their friends (minus Lian's friends other than Yi). They both propose and exchange rings.

We get a bit of monologuing from both leads about why they like the other, how important love is, and the wish for equal marriage rights. Then we get a cameo from the leads of DoMunDi's other 2 upcoming series Middleman Love and Bed Friend.

They actually resolved the loose ends ALOT better than i thought they would. Happy for some communication at long last.

That Bed Friend/Middleman Love cameo at the very end took me by surprise. I wonder if they're gonna keep references to these series being in the same storyworld - or if its a one-off kind of situation like Why R U.

Okay, but can we talk about how Lian got flustered and then proceeded to playfully foil Kuea's plans?! THAT was the dynamic i wish they had more of. So enjoyable.