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For me So's little twisting of the knife at the end of that conversation with Mon was uncharacteristically mean and insensitive. Yes, I know he is trying to do everything he can to keep Mon from attaching to him even as he himself is crushing on Mon bigtime, but he was such a jerk in that conversation that I feel he deserves to be alone now. Mon should get with Saint, who is proving not to be the shallow egotist I thought he was after his first appearance.

The doctor told her she's showing symptoms of Alzheimer's but the diagnosis isn't final yet. Maybe it will turn out to be a mistake and she just needs to stay more hydrated lol.

Tofu would have no trouble finding a man. Bears have their own niche of popularity in the gay community. 😉

Oh! I'll have to look for that!

They'd better explain the reason that Tofu looks like Neung. If they don't it would leave a glaring hole in what is a tidy story.

I really like your speculations! I'm skeptical about Neung having liked Nut in return because we never saw him even glance Nut's way. I also don't like it when a story fails to give us the proper clues to the outcome and instead pulls a rabbit out of a hat at the last minute.

Although maybe the clue has been right under our nose for all these 13 episodes, with Tofu looking exactly like Neung.

I sure hope that in Episode 14 they're not going to have Jan and Saen plot to kill Tofu. I have wondered if there will be a period of time where Nut loses Tofu for some reason, making Nut truly appreciate who Tofu is, but I'll be rolling my eyes if it turns out that Jan and Saen kidnap Tofu and try to kill him. Even for a series where a teddy bear turns into a human that just isn't realistic lol.

With Tofu and Nut both promising to be there for each other no matter what, it would send a terrible message for Nut to drop Tofu after his ex wakes up. The relationship he has built with Tofu is lightyears beyond what he had with Tarn. Yes, Tarn served a crucial role in Nut's life journey, but (as Nut himself acknowledged) people change.

Then of course there is that earlier hint that Tofu really *is* Tarn. As the series progresses I'm starting not to like that idea. There are too many elements of Tofu's personality that are nothing like Tarn's.

Honestly, I wait until an episode is up and just jump through it, looking for the NuerSyn scenes. I hate that this adds to the viewership total because it will only encourage Mandee to commit a similar atrocity in the future.

It's a sterile series, not helped by the heaps of face-smoothing.

Great answer.

It transcends the BL genre more than any series I can remember. I'm constantly in awe at the issues it explores and the emotion it brings out in me.

He is a hot slice indeed!

A frightened Tofu is heart-wrenching to watch.

The preview for Episode 13 makes me wonder if Nut has known all along that he'd be able to find Tarn if he tried, and has held off because he didn't want to lose Tofu.

I could go on a rant about Prib. Poor Nut -- he takes his family on vacation ten hours from home and still can't escape his fag hag. While this is a series about miracles, within the story's universe there's no reason for Prib to believe that Nut being at Tarn's bedside will make Tarn regain consciousness. Even seeing how happy Nut is now, she interfered in his relationship with Tofu mostly for the sake of her own vanity. And the guilt trip she laid upon Tofu is unforgivable.

Episode 13 brings the return of Jan. While it seems obvious that she is behind Tarn's injury, what's occurred to me is that this "mystery" story thread isn't even necessary. The series is compelling just from exploring the complexity of a boy's struggle with his sexuality and his relationship with his mother, along with his awakening love for another boy who loves him unconditionally. Tarn could have been in a coma because of a car accident or something and his role in the story of Nut and Tofu could be the same.

As for the ending, I have thought about this image and have a theory:

https://mobile.twitter.com/sunsettime_/status/1517261178581385216

I think Tofu will meet Tarn in a dream while both are unconscious, and Tarn will acknowledge that Nut's truest love is Tofu, so Tarn will ask Tofu to promise to take care of Nut and then he will let Tofu be the one who lives on.

I've been thinking that too. Plus the music video where Job and In sing the theme song as a duet will look pretty stupid if the series ends up putting Nut with Tarn.

I wish this had three episodes over each weekend because it would be the perfect counterbalance to "Miracle of the Teddy Bear". Until this came along all I could think of is "Teddy Bear".

There is also this quote from Episode 11, where Tofu is thinking to himself while comforting Nut:

"I never realized that my backstory had everyone upset. This must be why he loved to hug me when he was sad. It wasn't because he loved the teddy bear, but because I represented someone he loved dearly."

After all, from the start the teddy bear was intended to be Tarn's stand-in whenever Nut felt sad or lonely.

On the other hand, I think Nut's relationship with Tofu has gone so much farther and deeper than the one he had with Tarn, so it would be weird to me if he dumped Tofu just because Tarn is back in his life.

With this episode So is starting to lose my support, and I'm realizing that maybe Mon and Saint really are endgame. I wish So all the best as he proceeds with that "life already laid out for him".

And the preview for this week faked us out bigtime with Mickey kissing Q.

Episode One: 10/10

Both boys are so damn cute!

After Gen Y 2 I expected not to like this but so far it has exceeded expectations nicely. The first two episodes breezed by.

Is Star Hunter going to put the first few episodes on YouTube for free and then charge a membership fee if you want to see the rest? I heard that somewhere. And I heard that the price will be steep.

I wouldn’t pay $10/month to stay with this but as a free ride it’s cute.

Happy for all. Even Pat.