Tanada Yoh kinda looked like he is relived after hearing there are going to be a lot of rainy days.
Yoh wasn't relieved, actually. I'm not sure whether the issue with that scene is the subtitles, the directing, or the actor, but Yoh is actually upset that they won't be having sex for awhile.
I never read the manga, so maybe I’m just ignorant, but why are so many comments calling it “dark” and “toxic”…
I don't know either. These two are consenting Adults who have contracted for precisely the type of relationship they have: that of master & servant, dominant & submissive. Both parties agreed to the arrangement, & Yoh's frustrations seem less about the arrangement itself & more about how irritatingly aloof & indifferent Mizuki can be.
Yoh doesn't seem unhappy about being the submissive, he's just an unhappy submissive. The distinction matters, especially in regards to their sexual dynamic. And honestly, I understand Yoh; submissives have feelings too, & need emotional care & mental stimulation (just like any other pet). Yoh appears to receive neither, & Mizuki is absolutely failing him in that regard (at least, as Yoh tells it, but I know he's an unreliable narrarator).
Is Lee Jun even on the market? All these men sending him the loudest signals & he has shown zero interest in dating at all, nevermind dating one of them or entering into a relationship.
I can't even tell if his childhood friendship with Choi Jun is all that meaningful to him. It was apparently the single most important relationship of Choi Jun's whole life but Lee Jun behaves like he barely remembers it, nevermind treasures it.
Never have I been so disappointed in an NC scene. From the blocking to the cinematography to the colour grading, it was just dull & hard to look at. "Dinosaur Love" had a better bed scene their last episode & that series is hatefully bad. I guess the Muaeng/Doctor scenes set my expectations too high.
Speaking of: I can't tell you a single damn thing about the Doctor beyond he practices some branch of medicine (general practitioner?) & prefers one night stands. I literally cannot remember his name without checking the cast list. And yet, I still find the secondary couple's story more interesting, engaging, & lively than the mains—& their previous encounter involved rape.
I am sorry to see JaFirst's last outing as a CP end on this note. I didn't like "DNS" or "Remember Me" but I liked them as an acting pair. Ah well.
These two couldn't walk across campus without eleventybillion people taking photos of them but not one person captured that kiss on camera? I find that hard to believe. Their shippers would be so disappointed, missing out on that juicy bit of someone else's business.
The subtitles were wrong. Yiwa said she's been with Lom for 13 years, not Marine. She's only known Marine for…
Thank you for clarification on the subtitles. I thought the timeline didn't add up, glad I wasn't crazy.
I could almost see why Marine wouldn't want to start over after 13 years but it's only been two? It makes even less sense that she doesn't have enough self-respect to exit the situation. You've known this chick two years, & you're willing to be treated like a shameful secret for the rest of your life? It's sad. I never said Marine did anything wrong; I said she's heartbreakingly pathetic & should move on to find love with someone who truly deserves her.
Yes, Lom & Yiwa are trash. Yiwa is trash for gaslighting Marine into staying in a relationship that has no future, one in which Marine must always be kept hidden, unacknowledged, living in the shadows while Yiwa goes through the motions of maintaining a marriage & all that entails. Marine has shown, both through body language & occasional comments, that she is not 100% ok with the situation. That she wants to live openly in a loving relationship, one in which she can build a future with her partner. If Marine had any self-respect, she would've left Yiwa the moment she found out about the marriage; if Yiwa had any respect for Marine, she would've let her go.
Lom is trash for the same reason but also for not even bothering to explain the situation to Nuea even though he is aggressively pursuing him, & despite Nuea repeatedly bringing up the fact that Lom is getting married.
Lom & Yiwa, frankly, deserve one another. They are both selfish cowards.
Nuea isn't much better. Not only is Lom getting married, he is Nuea's client. Everything else aside, the lack of professionalism on Nuea's part is ridiculous.
The only person I feel for in this whole mess is Marine, & that's only because I see she's trying to support the person she loves, no matter how detrimental to herself. But I do hope she decides to walk out.
I find the level of open, honest communication between Joke & Zo incredibly refreshing. Yes, they get frustrated & uncertain, like people do, but they ultimately confront their issues directly & work together to find solutions. It makes their conflicts much more engaging, as they aren't rooted in misunderstandings but in the organically evolving nature of their relationship.
I really hope that holds true through the end of the series.
It's been a long time since I've seen such a bad series! No logic, an improvised scenario, and terrible acting…
The soundscape of this series is the worst. I'd so effectively tuned it out that I totally missed Dino had been shot until someone said it directly. The gunshot was just another random noise in a wall of ceaseless random noises.
And coming out of ep.7, I am legitimately wondering if those ghostly whispers & evil laughs in the hotel were just meant to be "funny" audio layering or if Rak was legitimately hearing voices in his head.
Ah yes, P'Dino, the university campus "bad boy" who must be in bed by 10p.
Ep.7 was uncomfortably awkward even for a series this terrible. Neither the characters nor the actors seemed to want to be there. That bridge scene was especially rough. Pepper looked annoyed, & Kong obviously had no idea what he was meant to be feeling or doing in the scene. And the episode's kisses...oof. Either Rak doesn't know how to kiss or Kong really didn't like the physical contact because Dino/Pepper was trying hard & getting barely any response. He was basically using his tongue to pry open Rak/Kong's lips. First time I've ever hoped a BL series DOESN'T give us an NC scene.
If this were a better series, I might've chalked up Rak's reluctance to PTSD from Mek's sexual assault but, honestly, I had forgotten all about that until this episode flashed back. I had flat-out forgotten about Mek; those first episodes are like a whole other show.
On the plus side, I am absolutely fascinated by the hideousness of Rak's wardrobe. It's like the costume designer's personal hate letter to this series.
...what is the plot here? Does it even matter? I miss the bizarreness of the first episodes. It was all total nonsense (and occasionally alarming) but at least it wasn't dull.
Damn it, Thailand, even if you do nothing else right with a BL, you've almost always nailed the sexy. What the Hell was that kiss? I am honestly flabbergasted as to how that was the final cut for that scene. Dead fish kiss so dead even Japanese BLs are side-eyeing it. Pitiful.
Takeda's presence in this nonsense just makes it more infuriating that we didn't get season two of "OFC". And the Doctor's maturity makes Minato look like even more of a manchild.
How exactly does Minato think Shin can trust in him and their relationship when Minato treats him like an annoying kid, won't show him affection, won't say he likes him, won't share a bed with him, can't name two things he appreciates about him, and doesn't want him telling anybody about them being boyfriends because it's "embarrassing"—and all of this after Shin pursued him with such determination. No shite Shin is insecure, Minato, you have made him that way. And then next week Minato has the nerve to wonder why Shin won't confide in him? Good grief.
And as for Shin—his insecurity is amplifying his control issues. Keeping Minato under lock and key isn't going to fix the fundamental problem that their relationship exists in name only.
This season is really undoing all the good will it built in season one.
What is Nuea doing? Why is Marine putting up with all this? Lom and Yiwa are trash but Nuea isn't any better, letting the groom-to-be paw him, and Marine is just heartbreakingly pathetic. Thirteen years as someone's dirty secret, and planning to live the rest of your life that way? No. I understand it's difficult coming out; been there. But does no one in this thing have ANY self-respect?
Am I even supposed to actually like these people?
At this point, I'm just hoping Marine leaves. She deserves better, even if she doesn't realize it. She deserves a faen who can and will love her openly and wholly. I don't care what happens to the rest of them.
If Namnuea manages to plan a spectacular wedding despite the nonsense games his clients are playing, he should be given a raise & immediately promoted to Vice President.
Oh IQIYI, why must you always make us translate the translations?
Interesting start. I like that Charn is absolute, unapologetic trash with zero redeeming qualities. It should make watching his character journey that much more engaging.
That definitely needed to happen both for Pisaeng's mental health and his well-being and for Kawi to finally open…
Honestly, I just haven't been able to get onboard with the PisaengKawi ship. I find each of the show's characters individually interesting & the story quite engaging but I haven't been able to muster even the slightest excitement about their romance.
Maybe the next few episodes will get me there but, for now, it was just nice seeing Pisaeng find a modicum of self-respect, even if it did take him a decade & half a dozen timelines to do so.
Yoh doesn't seem unhappy about being the submissive, he's just an unhappy submissive. The distinction matters, especially in regards to their sexual dynamic. And honestly, I understand Yoh; submissives have feelings too, & need emotional care & mental stimulation (just like any other pet). Yoh appears to receive neither, & Mizuki is absolutely failing him in that regard (at least, as Yoh tells it, but I know he's an unreliable narrarator).
I can't even tell if his childhood friendship with Choi Jun is all that meaningful to him. It was apparently the single most important relationship of Choi Jun's whole life but Lee Jun behaves like he barely remembers it, nevermind treasures it.
Speaking of: I can't tell you a single damn thing about the Doctor beyond he practices some branch of medicine (general practitioner?) & prefers one night stands. I literally cannot remember his name without checking the cast list. And yet, I still find the secondary couple's story more interesting, engaging, & lively than the mains—& their previous encounter involved rape.
I am sorry to see JaFirst's last outing as a CP end on this note. I didn't like "DNS" or "Remember Me" but I liked them as an acting pair. Ah well.
This show is just adorable.
I could almost see why Marine wouldn't want to start over after 13 years but it's only been two? It makes even less sense that she doesn't have enough self-respect to exit the situation. You've known this chick two years, & you're willing to be treated like a shameful secret for the rest of your life? It's sad. I never said Marine did anything wrong; I said she's heartbreakingly pathetic & should move on to find love with someone who truly deserves her.
Yes, Lom & Yiwa are trash. Yiwa is trash for gaslighting Marine into staying in a relationship that has no future, one in which Marine must always be kept hidden, unacknowledged, living in the shadows while Yiwa goes through the motions of maintaining a marriage & all that entails. Marine has shown, both through body language & occasional comments, that she is not 100% ok with the situation. That she wants to live openly in a loving relationship, one in which she can build a future with her partner. If Marine had any self-respect, she would've left Yiwa the moment she found out about the marriage; if Yiwa had any respect for Marine, she would've let her go.
Lom is trash for the same reason but also for not even bothering to explain the situation to Nuea even though he is aggressively pursuing him, & despite Nuea repeatedly bringing up the fact that Lom is getting married.
Lom & Yiwa, frankly, deserve one another. They are both selfish cowards.
Nuea isn't much better. Not only is Lom getting married, he is Nuea's client. Everything else aside, the lack of professionalism on Nuea's part is ridiculous.
The only person I feel for in this whole mess is Marine, & that's only because I see she's trying to support the person she loves, no matter how detrimental to herself. But I do hope she decides to walk out.
I really hope that holds true through the end of the series.
And coming out of ep.7, I am legitimately wondering if those ghostly whispers & evil laughs in the hotel were just meant to be "funny" audio layering or if Rak was legitimately hearing voices in his head.
Ep.7 was uncomfortably awkward even for a series this terrible. Neither the characters nor the actors seemed to want to be there. That bridge scene was especially rough. Pepper looked annoyed, & Kong obviously had no idea what he was meant to be feeling or doing in the scene. And the episode's kisses...oof. Either Rak doesn't know how to kiss or Kong really didn't like the physical contact because Dino/Pepper was trying hard & getting barely any response. He was basically using his tongue to pry open Rak/Kong's lips. First time I've ever hoped a BL series DOESN'T give us an NC scene.
If this were a better series, I might've chalked up Rak's reluctance to PTSD from Mek's sexual assault but, honestly, I had forgotten all about that until this episode flashed back. I had flat-out forgotten about Mek; those first episodes are like a whole other show.
On the plus side, I am absolutely fascinated by the hideousness of Rak's wardrobe. It's like the costume designer's personal hate letter to this series.
How exactly does Minato think Shin can trust in him and their relationship when Minato treats him like an annoying kid, won't show him affection, won't say he likes him, won't share a bed with him, can't name two things he appreciates about him, and doesn't want him telling anybody about them being boyfriends because it's "embarrassing"—and all of this after Shin pursued him with such determination. No shite Shin is insecure, Minato, you have made him that way. And then next week Minato has the nerve to wonder why Shin won't confide in him? Good grief.
And as for Shin—his insecurity is amplifying his control issues. Keeping Minato under lock and key isn't going to fix the fundamental problem that their relationship exists in name only.
This season is really undoing all the good will it built in season one.
Am I even supposed to actually like these people?
At this point, I'm just hoping Marine leaves. She deserves better, even if she doesn't realize it. She deserves a faen who can and will love her openly and wholly. I don't care what happens to the rest of them.
Also, if the translations are correct, it doesn't strike me as the way Lomfon would speak.
Hope that helps!
Interesting start. I like that Charn is absolute, unapologetic trash with zero redeeming qualities. It should make watching his character journey that much more engaging.
Maybe the next few episodes will get me there but, for now, it was just nice seeing Pisaeng find a modicum of self-respect, even if it did take him a decade & half a dozen timelines to do so.