Tae is wearing that EXACT bracelet in the opening scene of episode one. 🙊
When I thought about it more after my earlier comment I realized there might be two bracelets ... one that Taekyung bought for Daon and one that Shinwoo bought for Taekyung.
Other's have speculated that Shinwoo was attracted to Taekyung before the incident in the hallway, and Shinwoo finally hints at that in Episode 9.
Meanwhile the piling up of evidence that Daon is Taekyung's first love is so relentless that I'm more and more convinced that it's a diversionary tactic. But for Shinwoo to be endgame I think the bracelet has to find its way to him instead of staying with Daon, so now that Taekyung has given it to Daon I'm guessing that So Hee will end up taking it and giving it back to Taekyung.
(And my problem with that is: would Shinwoo really want to own a bracelet that Taekyung bought when he was thinking of Daon?)
Say what you will about the acting, etc. -- the script for this series has done a great job of establishing two plausible guys for endgame. The main reason I think Shinwoo will prevail is that Daon's advantage seems so strong now. A writer with this kind of talent won't keep things simple like that.
Mmmm … I think you don’t like pretty boys very much
On the contrary. I've fallen for a couple of them myself, including one with similar habits to Jae Eon. But I take your point -- maybe I'm just a little biased.
It's become not a "hate watch" but a "curiosity watch" ... I feel charitable towards it despite its many flaws.
I think the bottom line is that if you have terrible writers then a series like this is doomed. "My Boy" seeks to leverage the usual tropes but does so in such a lazy way that it makes the tropes look sillier than they need to ... such as becoming bitter enemies with the new guy because he happens to sit down at your lunch table without realizing it.
I like most of the actors, though, and the older/younger theme is a nice change.
The conversation with his mom felt like a turning point. I do sense that Jae Eon will now kid himself into thinking that he loves Na Bi and can be committed to her, but for a guy like him what hurts the most is the feeling that he's lost the game. Now he'll be fighting to regain the upper hand and win against Do Hyuk, not to win back Na Bi herself. He can't stand that someone has walked away from him, and it drives him even more crazy to think that another guy has taken his place.
Once he does get her back he will become restless again. Just like in Episode 6 where he returned to the scene of the crime, so to speak, and went to the same bar and took the same seat as when he met Na Bi ... he'll always need the reassurance of knowing he still "has it", because that's the primary thing that drives his self-esteem.
That little interlude at the bar was *also* a turning point, hinting that he's incapable of change. When a guy like him feels the most emotionally confused or defeated he will seek to get laid.
It was brilliant -- absolutely brilliant -- to start with. Then along came romance and *bam!* we had just another Kdrama. I almost forgot to come back here and leave my parting comment, so forgettable were the last few episodes.
The final rating is absurdly high. I'm almost resentful of how this thing was driven into the ditch.
I don't know how they could possibly better the original cast. Park Sung Woong proves he can deliver an ace performance in comedy as well as drama.
"The Dude in Me" was the very first thing I watched after subscribing to Viki so it holds a special place in my heart. I'll certainly check out the drama, though.
I really wanted the bass player with braces to pair up with Best's friend Ray. They were making eyes during the performance in Episode 2. Both are so cute.
I think the ending is misunderstood. I was all ready to go ballistic on the last episode for spoiling things badly,…
According to people on YouTube, what Best wrote on Dew's shirt was "I li ..." (the start of the sentence "I like you") but he stopped when he saw that Fern had written some kind of love note.
What Dew texted back to him at the end was a pic of where he had written "I li ..." at the bottom of the page of Best's notebook, essentially telling Best that he felt the same.
So, if the subs are right....NewYear just called Both "Daddy"& Both is worried about NewYear flirting with Night?…
I think that's where they're going with Eak and it's utterly unbelievable, but I guess in the BL fantasy universe all cute straight guys can be turned.
Glad people are bashing daon less now. poor guy really doesn't deserve it! he's suffering just like shinwoo is.…
Well said. I don't ship Daon with TK but Daon is a complex character who has developed coping mechanisms that might make him seem fake, but that's because he doesn't trust that people will love him if he just lets himself be himself.
When you grow up in a family that doesn't value you, that's the kind of mindset you get, and it's really hard to break free from it.
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Meanwhile the piling up of evidence that Daon is Taekyung's first love is so relentless that I'm more and more convinced that it's a diversionary tactic. But for Shinwoo to be endgame I think the bracelet has to find its way to him instead of staying with Daon, so now that Taekyung has given it to Daon I'm guessing that So Hee will end up taking it and giving it back to Taekyung.
(And my problem with that is: would Shinwoo really want to own a bracelet that Taekyung bought when he was thinking of Daon?)
Say what you will about the acting, etc. -- the script for this series has done a great job of establishing two plausible guys for endgame. The main reason I think Shinwoo will prevail is that Daon's advantage seems so strong now. A writer with this kind of talent won't keep things simple like that.
I think the bottom line is that if you have terrible writers then a series like this is doomed. "My Boy" seeks to leverage the usual tropes but does so in such a lazy way that it makes the tropes look sillier than they need to ... such as becoming bitter enemies with the new guy because he happens to sit down at your lunch table without realizing it.
I like most of the actors, though, and the older/younger theme is a nice change.
Once he does get her back he will become restless again. Just like in Episode 6 where he returned to the scene of the crime, so to speak, and went to the same bar and took the same seat as when he met Na Bi ... he'll always need the reassurance of knowing he still "has it", because that's the primary thing that drives his self-esteem.
That little interlude at the bar was *also* a turning point, hinting that he's incapable of change. When a guy like him feels the most emotionally confused or defeated he will seek to get laid.
When he turns up it's like seeing an old friend again.
The plot is nonsense and the acting is about as good as a porn video (ah, if only!) but I'm hooked to the end.
The final rating is absurdly high. I'm almost resentful of how this thing was driven into the ditch.
"The Dude in Me" was the very first thing I watched after subscribing to Viki so it holds a special place in my heart. I'll certainly check out the drama, though.
What Dew texted back to him at the end was a pic of where he had written "I li ..." at the bottom of the page of Best's notebook, essentially telling Best that he felt the same.
When you grow up in a family that doesn't value you, that's the kind of mindset you get, and it's really hard to break free from it.