The comment section says why are they acting like they are not 30? Bro I have friends on their 30's whom I am…
For me the interesting scenario is that each boy has a 30yo inside him who, after time-traveling, is falling in love with a teenager.
I've been waiting for the MDL Morality Police to start flashing their badges over this and am surprised there hasn't been any alarms (that I've noticed, anyway).
the rating being 7.7 is so fucking weird???? this is a minimum 8.5 personally, it’s one of the most complex…
As preposterous as it would have been for Giwoo and Hyeonjae to run away and live as a couple, simpleminded fans are pissed they didn't do just that. Seeing the way these people have reacted on Twitter -- posting video clips and writing about them as though they were from a torrid romance -- it's clear that the underlying themes went completely over their heads.
They wanted every cliche in the book and went off in a huff when it didn't happen.
I suppose some of the review bombing is also from MDL's Morality Police crashing out over the age difference.
There's the scene in Ep 6 where Jin and Pod are at school and Jin is standing behind Pod with his arms wrapped tightly around him, their faces close together as they banter.
It's a moment where the difference in their skin tone is celebrated so beautifully, with their bright white buttondown shirts emphasizing it even more. The impact is breathtaking.
Maybe the director staged it this way on purpose. If so then I forgive him all the silly little things I've pointed out in this series. He is a visionary.
Namna is gorgeous for sure but I suspect in some ways his casting was considered a risk. I really hope that his impact on the BL community along with the obvious fact that much of the series' popularity is due to his being in the role will give other productions the courage to break away from the lightskin stereotype.
Why do I gotta wait...😫 Why couldn't they release the episodes Thursday and Friday instead of Sunday and Thursday
It's just a guess, but I think they saw how much buzz the series is getting in general, and that the hype would surge after Friday's episode then slowly dwindle until the following Thursday. From Monday to Wednesday things got relatively quiet.
With an episode every Sunday they are guaranteed more buzz on Monday and Tuesday.
I read somewhere that the original plan was just one episode per week and it was Bank who requested two per week.
He's not dead. In fact, Junghoon, the actor for Hyeonjae, wrote a letter to the character he played, addressing him in the present tense and saying "through Teacher Giwoo I hope you come to cherish your life even more."
So, at least from his perspective, Hyeonjae lives on and will be involved with Giwoo in the future.
Junghoon has also said that he has recommended to the director that there be a second season.
Please, can someone explain what looks like a child trafficking/kidnapping(?) angle to this, and how it relates to Lee Won's personal past? Why all the cuts and scars on his body?
This drama is queer bait and I'm glad to see the 1.5 here. Are people so hungry for "gay" content that they'll accept anything?
I've come to believe that Gaga's management has let standards slip. For example, their IG account posted about Boy With Caution as though it was a drama where a teacher seduces a student.
In the first episodes the coach looks like Dracula with his white shirt, black jacket, red whistle, ruby red lips and face makeup that’s too powdery white.
Without a doubt, one of the most extraordinary things I've ever watched. It wouldn't be possible to go beyond what we see here without an NC-17 rating. The two leads hold nothing back.
And it's all exquisitely filmed.
Definitely a niche kind of series so with all due respect I hope that if this isn't someone's cup of tea they'll just move on and leave it be.
For those who despair over the ending please see the spoiler below where I plead my case for it being hopeful.…
The post-credit time jump gives us the open but hopeful ending we wished for.
For Hyeonjae and Giwoo to start a relationship within the immediate timeframe of the series would have been troublesome. Both HJ and Giwoo needed to grow in critical ways first, and I can imagine the comments we'd have gotten here from the Morality Police if that was how it ended.
For HJ, it meant finishing high school and possibly going off to university.
For Giwoo, it meant (a) no longer being in a position of authority over HJ, (b) resolving his broken marriage by getting a divorce, (c) finding a fulfilling career, and (d) keeping a proper distance between himself and his mother. In other words: feeling love for himself before offering love to another.
(Btw, it's no small matter that Giwoo takes the initiative of suggesting the divorce to his wife.)
Giwoo rejoins the chat app. He keeps the same username and finds that his conversation with Full Moon is still there. The fact that Giwoo keeps both the old username and the chat is, well, pretty interesting.
On HJ's part, he clearly didn't give up on Giwoo despite what he says earlier. If he'd truly given up he would have deleted the chat conversation himself and never contacted Giwoo again. But instead, as the series fades to black we learn that he has kept messaging Giwoo. This is indicated when we hear HJ's voice as we look at the dark screen, saying, "Back then, did I cause you misery?"
Post-credits we are now after a time jump. How do we know it's a time jump? Because that message we just heard from HJ refers to "back then". Time has passed.
Giwoo has a new job, probably as a vocational counselor. He's single. He's no longer in an authority position over HJ. He's managing his life.
This is why I think Giwoo would finally feel ready to go to the bus stop and reconnect with HJ. I mean really, what other reason could there be to return to that spot specifically? To say it's for nostalgia or to wallow in regret would be out of character for him. The school represents nothing he'd want to dwell over.
Giwoo sits on the bench at the bus stop. Then he leans forward to look down the sidewalk as though he sees someone. Then he stands, looks around (maybe to see if anyone else is around) then looks again to the side as we hear HJ's voice say "If I wasn't your misfortune, then could we meet again?"
Anyway, I hope I've convinced at least some of you not to be so unhappy with the ending. There's been so much sadness here today that I felt I should at least try.
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I've been waiting for the MDL Morality Police to start flashing their badges over this and am surprised there hasn't been any alarms (that I've noticed, anyway).
They wanted every cliche in the book and went off in a huff when it didn't happen.
I suppose some of the review bombing is also from MDL's Morality Police crashing out over the age difference.
It seems we can never have nice things. 😞
He needs to be cast into the Ninth Circle of Hell along with all the other treacherous souls.
It's a moment where the difference in their skin tone is celebrated so beautifully, with their bright white buttondown shirts emphasizing it even more. The impact is breathtaking.
Maybe the director staged it this way on purpose. If so then I forgive him all the silly little things I've pointed out in this series. He is a visionary.
Namna is gorgeous for sure but I suspect in some ways his casting was considered a risk. I really hope that his impact on the BL community along with the obvious fact that much of the series' popularity is due to his being in the role will give other productions the courage to break away from the lightskin stereotype.
With an episode every Sunday they are guaranteed more buzz on Monday and Tuesday.
I read somewhere that the original plan was just one episode per week and it was Bank who requested two per week.
Has anyone kept track -- I think he's been shirtless at least once in each episode? The rating deserves a bump for that reason alone.
So, at least from his perspective, Hyeonjae lives on and will be involved with Giwoo in the future.
Junghoon has also said that he has recommended to the director that there be a second season.
I've come to believe that Gaga's management has let standards slip. For example, their IG account posted about Boy With Caution as though it was a drama where a teacher seduces a student.
Maybe the platform is growing too fast.
And it's all exquisitely filmed.
Definitely a niche kind of series so with all due respect I hope that if this isn't someone's cup of tea they'll just move on and leave it be.
For Hyeonjae and Giwoo to start a relationship within the immediate timeframe of the series would have been troublesome. Both HJ and Giwoo needed to grow in critical ways first, and I can imagine the comments we'd have gotten here from the Morality Police if that was how it ended.
For HJ, it meant finishing high school and possibly going off to university.
For Giwoo, it meant (a) no longer being in a position of authority over HJ, (b) resolving his broken marriage by getting a divorce, (c) finding a fulfilling career, and (d) keeping a proper distance between himself and his mother. In other words: feeling love for himself before offering love to another.
(Btw, it's no small matter that Giwoo takes the initiative of suggesting the divorce to his wife.)
Giwoo rejoins the chat app. He keeps the same username and finds that his conversation with Full Moon is still there. The fact that Giwoo keeps both the old username and the chat is, well, pretty interesting.
On HJ's part, he clearly didn't give up on Giwoo despite what he says earlier. If he'd truly given up he would have deleted the chat conversation himself and never contacted Giwoo again. But instead, as the series fades to black we learn that he has kept messaging Giwoo. This is indicated when we hear HJ's voice as we look at the dark screen, saying, "Back then, did I cause you misery?"
Post-credits we are now after a time jump. How do we know it's a time jump? Because that message we just heard from HJ refers to "back then". Time has passed.
Giwoo has a new job, probably as a vocational counselor. He's single. He's no longer in an authority position over HJ. He's managing his life.
This is why I think Giwoo would finally feel ready to go to the bus stop and reconnect with HJ. I mean really, what other reason could there be to return to that spot specifically? To say it's for nostalgia or to wallow in regret would be out of character for him. The school represents nothing he'd want to dwell over.
Giwoo sits on the bench at the bus stop. Then he leans forward to look down the sidewalk as though he sees someone. Then he stands, looks around (maybe to see if anyone else is around) then looks again to the side as we hear HJ's voice say "If I wasn't your misfortune, then could we meet again?"
Anyway, I hope I've convinced at least some of you not to be so unhappy with the ending. There's been so much sadness here today that I felt I should at least try.