Feardorcha

Excessive gore. Unnecessary nudity. Extreme violence. It's absolutely glorious. The plot is paper-thin & vaguely ridiculous but it doesn't matter; it's just a backdrop for two hours of unmitigated brutality & bloodshed. If you know what you're getting into, & this is your kind of ride, it's a fun popcorn flick.

It teases a sequel that I hope is realized; I'd definitely watch.

Such a peculiar series. So much going on & yet absolutely nothing happening, all at the same time.

I would really like to drown Uea's sister. I despise the way her selfishness is cloaked in meekness.

Well, at least one relationship is finally moving along. Abruptly but, still, any progress in this show is a win.

Yes, as whether or not the world ends is absolutely NOT the point.

I'm not confused. My issue is that King, as he has been presented, would not cancel plans with Uea to go on a matchmaking date. King has previously shown he's willing & able to defy his mother, & that Uea is his priority, so why go on that date?

The novel offers a compelling reason for King's choices, one that gives King much more complexity, but the show did nothing to support the conflict. Indeed, because the show hasn't provided King with the informative background given in the novel, it feels contradictory, & not in a way meant to build character but just to pad the runtime. Obviously there was some kind of pressure on King but the shoddy script undermined any story impact.

The Mayor is my favourite character. Tui Kiatkamol Lata seems to be the only actor who understood how ridiculous it all is, & he went all-in. His character is a hammy, over-the-top, live-action embodiment of "muahahaha" & I am loving every minute of it.

Nok is just...I do not get him. Why, & how, is a dude that insane taking orders from anybody? Doesn't he have a kitten daycare to burn down or a bridge to explode or something?

If a show is reliant on the viewer having read the source material, it's not a good show. What makes it worse for this series is that, as gleaned from your novel recap, the source material actually has enough content to reliably fill a 10-episode story, & yet the show insists on meandering between increasingly repetitive NC scenes.

I don't think anyone is seeking an "episode by episode" resolution of plot points but would be nice if the plot points actually progressed the plot, or fleshed-out the characters, or were continous story threads, or explained/supported character motivations, or just even mattered.

For instance, we are six episodes in & there is no justification whatsoever as to why King went on that matchmaking date. The novel has an explanation but the show doesn't. I expect they'll lazily dialogue it out it in a subsequent episode but a well-written, well-plotted show would've slow-dripped the underlying conflict throughout the series so when it happened, it didn't seem so out-of-character for King (as he's been presented in the show).

"Bed Friend" the series is poorly plotted & badly written. Maybe the novel is a good read (your recap of it certainly was) but the show is just sloppy.

"The End of the World with You" is a BL with a compelling story, filled with characters whose motivations, mistakes, traumas, & triumphs make sense. It's beautifully shot, sentimental without being saccharine, & has a plot that justifies the emotional turmoil through which it puts the characters & the viewers.

Also, it has mature sex scenes with R-rated nudity & actual thrusting (the author of "The Pornographer" series wrote this one too, & knows how to balance erotica, pathos, & plot).

Go watch that. It's a delightful palate cleanser when you've had enough "Bed Friends" nonsense for the day.

That poor bastard gets choked out even in his own dreams.

LOL, it was. While LGBTQ+ media has never shied away from sex, BLs tended to spend 10-12 episodes just working toward a kiss.

I did the same thing. Last time I was caught that off-guard by a Thai BL first episode was TWM.

You can watch w/ English subs on Viki, Gaga, or Dramacool.

I was thinking "They're certainly not hanging about", then saw this is only five episodes. I was not buckled in for racing KBL speeds but ok.

Thoroughly enjoyable from beginning to end.

Of all the things disappointing me in this season, the gestures toward a romance between Do Gi & Go Eun is the most frustrating. One of many positives in the first season was the total lack of an insipid, unnecessary romance, which is hard to find in K-dramas as a genre. The absolute last thing this rather sloppy season needs is a romance arc (well, outside of Kyung Goo and Jin Eon, whose bromance remains fun & engaging), especially when the siblings vibe between this crew is what makes their relationships so special.

Can't a male lead character & a female lead character just exist without forcing them into a romantic partnership? Ugh.

I genuinely do not care if King & Uea become a couple. Why is King even so in love with Uea? While the script keeps telling us that King is a whoremongering playboy, the series keeps showing us how devoted, kind, supportive, protective, & admiring he is toward Uea; it's easy to understand how anyone would fall for King, & when Uea inevitably does, it will make sense why.

Uea, on the other hand, only ever seems to care about King when Uea's trauma/insecurities are manifesting, & he just wants King (or a warm body) to comfort him. Yes, we're seeing that Uea is struggling with his growing feelings but I'm just too distracted trying to figure out what King sees in him to take it seriously. I don't dislike Uea as a character, I'm just not seeing any reason King would be so invested in someone who accuses him every episode of basically being incapable of love.

This has been a three-episode commercial for skin cream & the coffee industry. I don't know what happened between the prequels & the show proper but I'm getting severe "Check Out" flashbacks.

What a deeply stupid episode.

I knew it was going to end that way but I'm still furious. The poor kid was being raised by cartoon villains. The only appropriate ending would've been him going off to University on a full scholarship, telling his parents to "Get fucked!" on his way out, & refusing to ever see them again, all while becoming an incredibly successful (& happy) professional.