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You get a "helpful" vote for that headline alone. :)

That whole scene moved me so much! Such beautiful background music, and when White caught Sean’s eye and Sean gave him that little nod of acknowledgement …. Goosebumps! Then Sean walking toward White under that giant rippling pride flag and taking his hand… never has a BL series foretold a future couple so magnificently.

I thought an NFT is like bitcoin but applies to unique objects or artistic works, like music or paintings, or, if you’re Melania Trump, hats from your hat collection. But I’m still trying to figure it out myself. Seems like a trendy term for “collectible”.

It truly is horrendous…. and horrendously entertaining. In the first scene and elsewhere I’m guessing that Adrian went off-script and filled in some extra dialog (“I can’t wait to work you out,” indeed….) but to me even that is adorable. And I admit that I’d be a lot more critical if I didn’t think he was so cute. This series has exposed how shallow I can be if they dangle a world-class hottie in front of me.

Episode 3 does drag a lot. Conversations go on for too long, making me wonder if they purposely padded the script to take up time. But through it all they still managed to deliver on the fan service, making it three for three in getting Adrian shirtless or in a tight tank top, and I will be back next week rooting for a fourth. :)

I thought the kissing scene between Valen and Kaitoon was beautifully done, even though leading up to it I don’t think we were given much evidence that Kaitoon was attracted to Valen that way.

Valen’s character is interesting to me. Even in that scene, despite how much he longed for Kaitoon he still recoiled when Kaitoon went to touch him. And I totally get it. The guy has low self-esteem, so part of him would refuse to believe that Kaitoon would ever want him. His instinct for self-protection wants to reject the other guy before the other guy rejects *him*.

And part of him was still disbelieving enough after the kisses that he would still test Kaitoon by pushing him into the pool and making him angry.

As for Peat and the puppy, I’m not so sure that Peat didn’t just take the dog somewhere and release him into the wild.

I like the OST a lot.

Dull as dishwater. I keep watching but skip ahead through most of it.

Aside from providing a location for Theo to relocate to for a few years I’ll be surprised if the series is clever enough to leverage the French aspect very much. So far he could have been in Spain or Bulgaria or that trusty go-to the United States and only a few of the script details would need to be changed.

And once again we see the house from “Brothers”. (I know it’s been used in other series too but the connection to “Brothers” makes me the most wistful.) =)

I wish I liked it more than I do. The script was a little confusing. And once again, two best friends get separated and never again contact one another over the course of several years. Who does that? Especially if they were so close that Akk preserved all the artifacts of their time as together as kids.

The repeated childhood flashbacks got tiresome and felt like lazy writing. How about telling their story in a linear fashion, starting when they’re little? It was annoying that as soon as they showed the pencil eraser we got taken back in time to see why it matters. They must think the audience has the attention span of a flea. Thinking back to how the childhood toy was integrated into “Love of Siam”, in that movie it was instrumental in bringing the story full circle, and its return at the end had an element of surprise that made it all the more moving.

I’ll keep watching and hope this series settles into a better narrative groove.

For real.

It's Pity Party time for Wayu again. After managing to make him tolerable for a few episodes they've put him back in the mope zone. What is the appeal of that? Maybe it brings out the savior complex in some viewers, because there's nothing in his personality that makes him interesting or fun to be around.

You said it best in one of your earlier comments - how Wayu just takes from the other characters and gives nothing back. He's a terrible friend. In this episode there he is with Pha, who presumably has a fatal illness, and instead of trying to bring some positive energy into the room he just sits there feeling sorry for himself. Wow - I'm sure Pha really looks forward to those visits. The only way it would be worse is if Wayu had shown up in a tee that reads "My ex got cancer and all I got was this stupid shirt".

It's also hard to feel bad for Mark-Kit or Pok-Tong because their conflicts are as artificial as the one between Thanu and Wayu.

That "moment" between Sandee and Phai was the only thing that made me sit up and take notice. I don't understand what it was about Phai's tattoo that made Sandee do such a 180, though. I'll miss bad Sandee unless they replace him with redeemed Sandee making a play for Phai.

Was Milk's drinking problem part of the reason his boyfriend dumped him? He seemed to take to the bottle pretty easily and his only concern about having blacked out was whether Pun had taken the opportunity to check out the goods.

As cute as Milk is, at this point his looks seem to be the only thing he has going for him. Pun seems a bit of a creeper himself, but where Milk is concerned he'd be wise to apply the brakes a bit and learn more about who Milk is.

As others have said, the plot was a bit all over the place. I might rewatch before next week to see if it makes more sense a second time through.

*Standing ovation*. These revolutionaries still need their training wheels.

Also, the bitter drink would have been blamed on them for sabotaging it, and Tawi would be able to spin it to gain sympathy. He'd even have the CCTV footage to show that his plant had been infiltrated and that the bitterness had nothing to do with his company's negligence.

Why, oh why, would Sean make White responsible for the one part of the mission that would make or break it, instead of switching him out with either Yok or Gram, who he could trust to follow through no matter what?

Did White's performance in the "test" at the top of the episode not convey something important?

I was looking for your comment yesterday! Hugs and best wishes to you too.

ikr ... I was getting heated the whole way through 1/4, thinking "No way would their relationship disintegrate like that." I was hating the writers for imposing some kind of artificial tension between them, just so they could be reunited in the end.

Then 2/4 came along and I realized how thoroughly I'd been had. Never have I been so happy to have been made a fool lol.

Imagine the boost in self-esteem for the kid who was told he was being cast as the young Bright. :)

I don't know which is my favorite line from Episode 2: "You're like Black Widow!" or "Leave Kevin alone!"

(Honorable mention to the Prince saying that he was starting to go numb "down there...")

What saves this for me is that for all the cornball moments and utter nonsense, the cast seems to be completely self-aware and enjoying themselves. Yes, the acting is generally on the level of a high school drama club, but it's fun, and I swear that I laughed outloud at several points. (And I did see flashes of acting potential from both Mikey and Kevin during their conversation in the car.)

It's the little details that delight, like the fact that the Queen would be sitting out her captivity fully decked out in crown and gown. Or the absurd deference given to the dog. Or the moment when we first see the Prince after he's been kidnapped, neatly and symmetrically bound in tape as though he'd sat patiently while Mr. Wang went about the task.

Most of all, I love that this flamboyant and campy production is gay, gay, gay. It's further confirmation that as time passes BL is moving into a new phase. It's no longer entertainment only for straight women, featuring straight male characters who consider their attraction to another man as a momentary detour (or lapse).

Also, Prince Zeyn in a yellow tanktop. This crew knows how to win my heart and my loyalty.

I'm very hesitant on this one. For me the worst indicator is that all eight episodes were dropped at once. Yet I'm still curious ... lol

Made me say OMG out loud:

Pran: "I'm hungry."
Pat: "Heeeey. Didn't you get enough?"
Pran: "I waited for a year. ... You served me only five minutes. Do you think that's enough?"
Pat: "Stop with the insult. I just got a little excited there."