FrankIncese

I think three episodes is more than enough time to judge a series. If you can't hook your audience by then, you're in trouble. Most people won't stick around after one episode unless they find something compelling.

There are ways to tell a story in a non-linear fashion and still give the audience all the clues it needs to follow along. It's just not done here, IMO.

I'm happy you're enjoying the show. I won't be joining you but have fun.

Ep 3 wasted a lot of time on things that didn't really propel the narrative, and a whole lot of time passed in the story. Smart has already passed his college exams, and it felt like Peach just got there 2 weeks before. Not the best story telling, but still enjoying the boys' performances. Writers, please come up with more conflicts than "unsuspecting girl wants lead for her own".

In 2 years they will be as old as the "characters" of Peach/Smart although it will probably be another 5 years before they're allowed to play high school students.

I enjoyed the first 2 eps. We've seen a lot of these elements before, but I found the characters engaging. It was fun to see the popular kid go through so many patches of bad luck and surprising to see the nerdy boy transform into a rock star. Personally, I thought the acting was fairly strong. Li Zhen Hao is stunning. Like, I want to put his posters up on my wall and stare at him all day. Looking forward to the rest.

Yes, I know exactly what it is. And when it's done well, I can appreciate it. Thanks for your condescension.

I'm not enjoying the style of storytelling. It feels as if no scene connects to another. I have zero idea if I'm in the present, past, limbo - so I don't know what characters are supposed to know /feel in any scene. Is that lovely scene AFTER he confessed or before? Is this BEFORE he revealed the duplicity or after? Is this the real world, where some of their dialogue would make sense or limbo where it would not? There are some interesting themes, although it feels a bit forced but I'm just not engaged. It's a shame, the leads are incredibly charismatic, but I don't care to stick around any longer. Dropped.

Cute and sweet. I didn't like the first ep, but things got progressively better as they went along. Nothing truly new or revelatory, but T does a great job as Q, and the other story lines were just a bit off the norm, so a tad refreshing and unique. As always, quick assumptions lead to forced conflict and it takes very little to resolve, but all in all a tender first love short series worthy a quick binge.

Darn it! Come back and try later!

I love the fact that the mystery, curse, protests, school problems are all taking precedence over the BL, although that part of the story is always getting its due, as well. This is a great balance and I think it evokes stronger performances since the cast has so many layers to play. Even though I don't buy Khaotung as a "rebel" type he's doing a great job. And First does subtle panic very well. Louis and Neo have really done great jobs as well, making totally different characters than we've seen for them in the past. I'm enjoying more and more with each episode. Looking forward to the shared shower scene next week!

Spot on, across the boards.

An ordinary story so far, made better by the strong performances all around. Not expecting anything revelatory, but looking forward to the rest of this short series.

Honestly, I think it's the editing. The guys say, "I've spent a lot of time with x and gotten to know him..." but we don't see any of that. in 24 hours, with 8 men, we get maybe one small conversation.

You can just block me and then your world will be sunshine and rainbows.

The most popular guy is the one I feel is the least interesting. The most interesting guys are the ones no one seems to like. I can't find anyone to root for.

Making them dress in high school uniforms was pointless and frankly infantilizing. DROPPED.

I'm all for mystery and a slow burn, but each episode has to be compelling unto itself. Aside from the big reveal at the end of Ep3, the last two Eps were totally lacking for me.

Episode 2. Exactly the same. Honestly, how can a writer have a scene where all someone says is, Get up, no, get up, no, get up, no, get up, no.... What does that tell you about a character??? If Santa wasn't so cute, I'd drop this now, but I'll speed through one more ep before I drop this.

Yes it's fiction. Poorly written fiction.

How is it Earth still looks like a 12 year old?

Here's a recap of Episode one. Whine whine whine, nag nag nag. repeat the same phrases/plot elements over again. Whine whine whine, nag nag nag, repeat the same phrase/plot elementss over again. Whine whine whine nag nag nag repeat the same phrases/plot elements over again. Great job, writers!

A decent start, but so far I hate the Rain character. How is it someone doesn't have a single clue about how to change a tire? And then doesn't know how to call a mechanic when their car doesn't start? And talks out loud to no one so damn much? And is infatuated but doesn't seem to know it? And doesn't know the most famous person on campus, even though EVERYONE else knows EVERYTHING about him? And and and? Lame. And all this hype about Payu from virtually everybody. His family runs "some kind of business, but no one knows what it is." WTF? It's a mechanic's garage. How hard is it to know that? And I see his architecture degree that won him all those awards has gone to good use. I'm sure there will be hot stuff happening, and the production looks great, but I'm not sure I'll be able to suffer through Rain's whining for 13 episodes.

An interesting first episode. Like everyone, the time jumps had me confused at first, but then I started to get into the rhythm of the episode. I think I'll have to pay closer attention to clothing and weather and other signs for when scenes actually take place from here on out, though. Amagi looks like a 12 year old (his awkward movements make him seem young as well) and the ultra white foundation does not do him any justice. It detracts from his actual good looks, I find. His teeth seem too big for his mouth (nothing you can do about that, so not a criticism, but just an observation). His friend with the glasses looks 30, so I keep getting pulled out of the show wondering about ages. I liked hearing the boys from both perspectives, though. It was nice insight that you don't usually get. And I loved the score. Unusual for this type of show and something I would actually listen to. I'm intrigued and looking forward to more.