For 10 episodes, I kept having hopes that everything the writers put in the story would lead to a satisfying end.…
And Akk actually commented that he didn't deserve Theo.
Jimmy looked good but I thought his performance was a little stiff. Maybe he realized he'd been brought in for a last-minute rescue and didn't think the series deserved one.
What a waste of a finale. All that time spent on Theo's parents, as if we should suddenly have any stake in that outcome. Similarly, why do we need to care how Natee's love life turns out? Were they supposed to be the secondary couple? Weak sauce!
I almost never care how the book version of a BL compares to the series but I have to ask if the mind-numbing stuff about the parents' divorce is also in there.
Theo came off as one of the most immature and selfish MLs I've seen in a BL.
What I'll remember most about Enchante is that there was a character named Teacher and when people addressed her I always thought there was an actual teacher in the room. It made me wonder if in the Enchante universe are there also characters named Student and Custodian.
I'm going to go on record as predicting that the person Mon confesses to in Episode 7 is Saint. At first I thought it would have to be Mon but the more I thought about it the more I backed off of that.
Reasons:
1. Saint clearly had a huge impact on Mon when they were in high school. Even though Mon got very angry at him, it's very possible that he would continue to yearn for him. 2. Mon confirmed that the advice he got from So about his approach to playing basketball had been passed along from Saint at Saint's request. 3. We're only halfway through the series. If, like me, you assume that Mon and So are endgame then it's too soon for either of them to confess. 4. The trailer for the series shows Mon and Saint in the current timeframe laughing and falling on the bed together. That scene hasn't happened yet, so I think the second half of the series will be about Mon learning more about Saint and becoming disillusioned while at the same time continuing to realize that So is someone who truly cares about him.
We'll have to see! One thing for sure, I will enjoy seeing everything play out no matter who gets confessed to.
Does this get more interesting? I'm struggling through Ep 2 - if it's all like this I'm giving up. It doen't feel…
I agree that the first part of the first episode works too hard to get us through the exposition. All that voiceover narration made me wary, and I was grateful that once the story got underway it was used sparingly and to better effect. The tone of the series also changed. If it hadn't I would have been disappointed.
The lack of emotion and stiffness are, I think, in character for Si Won, especially after he first meets Da Un. Up until that moment he's been able to maintain a semblance of cheerful friendliness, a carefully constructed facade, but upon meeting Si Won the game is up: he shuts down almost instantly, confused and frightened to see that there could be a boy in his class who's not only just as handsome, but who is much more comfortable in his own skin. When Da Un confirms how calm and cool he is while he and Si Won review the registration materials, Si Won goes into even deeper crisis mode. For him Da Un is everything he wants to be, and what's worse is he achieves it naturally.
I think the acting through this sequence is really good! Kang Eun Bin has very little dialog through these scenes yet he still manages to tell us what is going on inside of Si Won. He's both attracted to Da Un and repelled by him, and he hates the fact that it matters to him at all. I think this is conveyed beautifully.
This scene when they first meet assured me that this was going to be an exceptional series.
Then later on Si Won's insecurities all come spilling out in the drunken scene, which as you say is realistic and funny. Kang Eun Bin does a great job here as well.
Whether you find the actor attractive is up to you entirely, of course, and nobody can criticize you for it. But this is one of the rare times that you and I disagree on how cute an actor is. We usually agree so much that I can safely say you're someone I'd trust to set me up on a blind date. You'd be able to pick the perfect someone. :)
The series does get better as it goes along. There's a dream sequence in one of the later episodes that I don't think is rendered very well. It confused me enough that I got taken out of the story. Rewatching most of the series this afternoon helped a lot because I knew what that part was all about and I didn't get sidetracked.
Other than that, though, I think the series is fantastic. I hope you'll continue watching.
This is more intimate than "To My Star" since it really is just about the two main characters, without a love triangle or the drama of the "incident" that drove the story in TMS.
This isn't necessarily to say that this outclasses TMS. It's a great companion piece in my opinion. I wouldn't want to be without either of them.
As I watched I imagined how agonizing it would have been to wait one week between episodes. What a thrill to get this unexpected gift!
There are so many moments that I love, like when Si Won grabs Da Un's hand and tells him to keep comforting him ... and when Da Un reaches over to hold Si Won's hand while they sit together in the classroom and their classmates gossip behind them.
The way Si Won gradually warms up to Da Un is perfectly depicted. After so much seriousness and self-consciousness from him, when we finally see a smile on his face it's like the sun coming out from behind the clouds.
Kang Eun Bin is a real discovery. Both leads do a fantastic job, but the role of Si Won seems more like a main character to me and demanded more of the actor who took the part. The series is essentially the story of Si Won's transformation into a confident person who deserves to be loved, and Kang Eun Bin delivers on every level.
Let me get this straight. Death needs to sleep and eat, other people can see him. So I guess he's human sometimes…
I don't think he's meant to be the personification of Death. He's a soul reaper, apparently one of many. So he is employed by Death but he's just another worker bee in Death Incorporated's org structure.
I've held off watching this until it ended and I could find out a critical plot point.
At the end, are the two guys in love as two guys, or are the m/f bodies still swapped so that what looks like a m/m happy ending is just a m/f ending with some added male accessories.
Please reply with the necessary spoilers. Thank you!
I'm seriously loving this show. It's just cute and fun. A really easy watch 😊But does anyone who the random…
The cast credit on this page says he's LukChup's friend but I immediately assumed that he will be Sam's rival for LukChup. Not that Phai isn't already filling that role quite capably lol.
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Jimmy looked good but I thought his performance was a little stiff. Maybe he realized he'd been brought in for a last-minute rescue and didn't think the series deserved one.
I almost never care how the book version of a BL compares to the series but I have to ask if the mind-numbing stuff about the parents' divorce is also in there.
Theo came off as one of the most immature and selfish MLs I've seen in a BL.
What I'll remember most about Enchante is that there was a character named Teacher and when people addressed her I always thought there was an actual teacher in the room. It made me wonder if in the Enchante universe are there also characters named Student and Custodian.
Reasons:
1. Saint clearly had a huge impact on Mon when they were in high school. Even though Mon got very angry at him, it's very possible that he would continue to yearn for him.
2. Mon confirmed that the advice he got from So about his approach to playing basketball had been passed along from Saint at Saint's request.
3. We're only halfway through the series. If, like me, you assume that Mon and So are endgame then it's too soon for either of them to confess.
4. The trailer for the series shows Mon and Saint in the current timeframe laughing and falling on the bed together. That scene hasn't happened yet, so I think the second half of the series will be about Mon learning more about Saint and becoming disillusioned while at the same time continuing to realize that So is someone who truly cares about him.
We'll have to see! One thing for sure, I will enjoy seeing everything play out no matter who gets confessed to.
The lack of emotion and stiffness are, I think, in character for Si Won, especially after he first meets Da Un. Up until that moment he's been able to maintain a semblance of cheerful friendliness, a carefully constructed facade, but upon meeting Si Won the game is up: he shuts down almost instantly, confused and frightened to see that there could be a boy in his class who's not only just as handsome, but who is much more comfortable in his own skin. When Da Un confirms how calm and cool he is while he and Si Won review the registration materials, Si Won goes into even deeper crisis mode. For him Da Un is everything he wants to be, and what's worse is he achieves it naturally.
I think the acting through this sequence is really good! Kang Eun Bin has very little dialog through these scenes yet he still manages to tell us what is going on inside of Si Won. He's both attracted to Da Un and repelled by him, and he hates the fact that it matters to him at all. I think this is conveyed beautifully.
This scene when they first meet assured me that this was going to be an exceptional series.
Then later on Si Won's insecurities all come spilling out in the drunken scene, which as you say is realistic and funny. Kang Eun Bin does a great job here as well.
Whether you find the actor attractive is up to you entirely, of course, and nobody can criticize you for it. But this is one of the rare times that you and I disagree on how cute an actor is. We usually agree so much that I can safely say you're someone I'd trust to set me up on a blind date. You'd be able to pick the perfect someone. :)
The series does get better as it goes along. There's a dream sequence in one of the later episodes that I don't think is rendered very well. It confused me enough that I got taken out of the story. Rewatching most of the series this afternoon helped a lot because I knew what that part was all about and I didn't get sidetracked.
Other than that, though, I think the series is fantastic. I hope you'll continue watching.
This isn't necessarily to say that this outclasses TMS. It's a great companion piece in my opinion. I wouldn't want to be without either of them.
There are so many moments that I love, like when Si Won grabs Da Un's hand and tells him to keep comforting him ... and when Da Un reaches over to hold Si Won's hand while they sit together in the classroom and their classmates gossip behind them.
The way Si Won gradually warms up to Da Un is perfectly depicted. After so much seriousness and self-consciousness from him, when we finally see a smile on his face it's like the sun coming out from behind the clouds.
Kang Eun Bin is a real discovery. Both leads do a fantastic job, but the role of Si Won seems more like a main character to me and demanded more of the actor who took the part. The series is essentially the story of Si Won's transformation into a confident person who deserves to be loved, and Kang Eun Bin delivers on every level.
At the end, are the two guys in love as two guys, or are the m/f bodies still swapped so that what looks like a m/m happy ending is just a m/f ending with some added male accessories.
Please reply with the necessary spoilers. Thank you!
Pang grated on me at first but her character has mellowed out a bit so I like her more now.