AthenaTheStorierX

I agree with your analysis of these plot conflicts. But I'm confused about what you're saying about the main couple's conflict. Poon was to largely to blame. Even though he wasnt trained on those responsibilities and probably thought everyone had a rhythm already established that wouldve worked, he was the head chef. So he was responsible. And he took that responsibility knowing it.

And while it is not Ahtip's responsibility to run the kitchen, it was his responsibility as boss to make sure that the leadership position being newly filled, by a relatively new chef, was discussed. He should've had a meeting and discussed what the responsibilities for that role was. I believe anyone who has been hired or promoted knows this. If the previous person who had the position was not able to train their replacement before leaving, it is the responsibility of the boss to at the very least go over it.

Where most of Ahtip's blame comes in though is when he automatically assumes that the kitchen used Ahtip's feelings for Poon to get a lighter punishment. And then getting mad because Poon had to find alternate employment while on suspension. And then being petty about. That is where Ahtip did wrong. Granted, it was all out of fear, but still. Its wrong.

Ahtip has let his fears cloud his understanding if who Poon is as a person. So Poon is 100% justified in leaving.

Someone described this drama as "if KinnPorsche and Brooklyn 99 had a baby" and now i cant unsee it lol.

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTdthrpS3/?k=1

Thanks for the link. Its doesnt come up via search in the US.*Edit: the link works, but the video won't play. So it seems to be geoblocked. Need to use a vpn if youre in the US (setting it to the UAE works).

Im not aware of any country having it on viki under the free tier. I love that you want to support officially though.

One thing you could do, besides unofficial streaming, is wait till its over and then binge it during a free trial of either GagaOOLala or Viki.

The official platform GagaOOLala airs it with subs immediately upon international release (which is 12am/0h EST on Fridays from my experience).

Viki is also an official platform, but if they have a contract to sub the show in-house, itll take them a few hours to get all the subtitles in - because they utilize a small volunteer team.

If you're referring to unofficial streaming, those tend to take 24 hours after the official release.

Its up officially and fully subbed on GagaOOLala and Viki right now.

Im so in love with our leads right now. I need more.

They still werent named in the dialogue though. So unless theyre named in the credits, im still unsure whether theyre the same characters from Be Loved In House or not.

And yes, im aware that someone added character names to them here on MDL, but no one has said where they got the names from - so if anyone has any info, itd be very welcomed.

See, i told all of yall that we didnt have anything to worry about. Our leads were gonna fix it :)

Lol. Beat me to it XD

I'm hearing rumors of a sequel. Anyone got links to this news? I'm too busy at the moment to do the digging myself.

He's the dead boyfriend of Masuk who is still lingering around in ghost form trying to get Masuk to move on. There's a bit of a weird (but understandable) transition in which Masuk and Jia acknowledge his presence and try to respect that he's still around in some way.

To answer my own question, the supposed illness never comes into play and eventually stops being mentioned (the candy ban still gets brought up though, lol).

Does Kun remind anyone else of Jeremy from Youre Beautiful?

Old K is my favorite. Everyone else can go home. He’s knows everything but doesnt become a gossip. Love him.

This drama keeps making repetitive mentions from the beginning about ML having a hereditary illness and how he needs to watch his candy intake as a result. But i didnt see illness in the tags. So is this going to become something later? Is it a reoccurring joke among all of them? Is it a mistranslation?

I would greatly appreciate it if one of yall know. I dont mind spoilers.

Agreed. Here's to hoping. ;)

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.