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There was a moment when Pat was coming toward Pran just before Pran first grabs Pat by his shirt that was like is Pat going for a kiss or what the heck. I did not notice at first, but one reactor pointed it out and it really was an odd advance by Pat.

Yes he is so good with his, well microexpressions kinda. He can put so many shades in a feeling. That look Pran gives Pat when Pat hands him his guitar and says he just likes to look at Pran's face, is still pretty much burned into my retinas. The wonder the vulnerability the hope, the disappointment, so good.

"Hate it with a passion" lol lol! I'm frustrated with it with a passion. It could have been so much better with even just minor tweaking in the later episodes.

There's Cherry Magic and Utsukushi Kare for example

It doesn't necessarily gut you, it ends in melancholy though, but we all know the issue will be resolved soonish. It wasn't as gut wrenching as I thought beforehand. Someone is just a bit slow on the uptake lol. On the other hand, the ending was irksome, so waiting until next week might not be such a bad idea.

I love how delicately Ohm and Nanon are able to express emotions. That's what makes this so enjoyable. That last scene in episode 3 where Pat was looking at Pran; his face went 3..2..1 from 'I like being around this guy a lot' to nothing but pure 'I utterly adore the person I'm looking at'. Later Pran looked so freaking vulnerable trying to understand what Pat really meant by his teasing, OMG can it be Friday already!

Bad Buddy is good and Kieta Hatsukoi.

I don't think people are trying to offend you per se, it's just that the top/bottom conversation is generally irritating to people who think about heteronormativity, homophobia and misogyny, and those terms really are important when it comes to LBTQ representation.

BAD BL
The BL genre does like its stereotypes. It's annoying to me that as a woman I'm supposedly in the target audience, and the authors/producers think what I as a woman want, is a story laced with stereotypes, heteronormativity, homophobia and misogyny. Also, I think they should lay off writing any explict refrences to sex if all they can offer is a mockery of homosexuality and consent. (I'm looking at you MAME and JittiRain) I mean at its worst BL comes off as heteronormative homophobic pandering to girls, while representing tops as rapey and bottoms as people who don't even like sex, are repeatedly saying "No" and are somehow bargained into it inspite of themselves. Just like with the misogynist idea that if you are a so called 'good girl', you're supposedly not a sexual being at all. That's just twisted.

BAD BUDDY
The director is not following the novel. If you wan't to go with general tropes, so far I'd say the show gives off pretty strong verse vibes i.e. that bed scene at the end of episode 2. Pat:"You know I'm stronger!" Pran: "Oh, yeah? Fight me if you think you can!" I haven't read the novel, and don't want to, since at this point I suspect most Asian BL novels will probably make want to scream in frustration.

I'm kinda obsessed, next episode please, hate the wait. So far I like it almost as much as WBL, which is to say, a lot! I'm hoping it stays as good as it promises to be, and won't get as angsty as people say the novel is.

You can literally google Kieta Hatsukoi+manga and get tons of results.

These subtitles are gibberish, just like last week's early dailymtn engsub.

Season 2 has a happy ending. They have promised a 3rd season, but it has not been filmed yet.

Did you see episode 2? Why would you think that's editing? It's not. Or have you not seen either season of the show, and are asking if they use camera angles to make it look like they are kissing? It's obvious they are really kissing on both season 1 and 2.

Yes they break up. There's a communication breakdown, a misunderstanding and temporary heartbreak.

Hello Monster was good, interesting plot. That's the show I first saw him on.

HIS3 Trapped versus Cherry Magic is a good example of how ratings don't reflect artistic merit, though. For non-professional critics part of rating shows is just how you feel about a show over all, it's not a scientific process. Like I have them rated the same, even though Cherry is better made. It's just that I personally find the super awkward Japanese show style a bit boring, even though I come from a non-English speaking culture that relates deeply with awkward and silence. In the end, what I do and don't like about each of the shows balances out and they get around the same rating.

So Keam, you know who you're into, finally? Silly double entendre noted.
Keam: Ball, you want my *egg?
Ball: ??? (Excuse you! Say what now? Rude!)
Keam: ...I mean my boiled eggz.
Ball: Ummm... no thanks!

Thanks! Yeah, I kinda got that impression, but then I started to seriously doubt myself lol. Hopefully it will be awesome!

Yeah, I think it's nice, but it's not quite as cohesive as say Together With Me( 8.0), or even 2gether (7.9) which went downhill towards the end. I mean the script doesn't feel as well thought out and the acting has some really good moments, but sometimes devolves into delivering lines accompanied by excessive head bobbing etc. (Also, please could they not film up the actors nostrils lol. That's probably just my personal issue though.) Anyhow, Nitiman is less all over the place than Love Sick from 2014 rating at 7.7 and less oh so boring to me than say Theory of Love at 8.1. I should probably adjust my own rating scale, since 7.6. feels a bit low for this, but I still don't know how I could rate it an 8.0.

Does anyone know what exactly WeTV are releasing on the 25th? I thought it was just one special episode, with unreleased material...But there's been some weird stuff said around my interwebs, so now I'm confused.