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Unfortunately I think that new love will turn out to be a plot device to get Eak to realize he has feelings for Phob. The guy is cute as hell, though. I wish they'd cast him as the copier-store stalker instead of that creepy kid they put in the role.

I agree with everything you've said, except I do like Phob. There's nothing worse than falling in love with a straight friend. (Although I guess we'll eventually see that in this case 'straight' means straight to bed.) And the girl that Eak is chasing needs to buy a hairbrush.

The basketball storyline! Were they introduced earlier? I totally missed it. I felt impatient through all of their scenes.

Night, the new hire in the cafe .... ugh. What a bigmouth busybody, telling that customer about Phob's heartbreak.

Newyear and Both come on too strong with their sweetie-pie performances, and now I guess we're supposed to be concerned that one of them doesn't want to get married. And the copier customer (Fountain, I guess?) is my least favorite character in the series. The cringe is real. The SOTUS senior is a hottie though.

I'm not dropping it either because, like you, I'm enjoying the main trio. And Lukmo is adorable.

Yeah, as soon as ThaiBLFan92 finishes working his ass off subbing the episode, 'readingmanga' will rip it off and post it for the vultures.

Very strong first episode. Funny without being cartoonish, so there's more of a realistic feel. Not quite as realistic as 'With You' or 'Huckleberry Friends', but close.

The Mainland seems to do these school-based dramas better than anyone.

So, if you're on the ThaiBLFan patreon then you know how upset he is that the 'readingmanga' site has stolen his work. Yet here you are on MDL, sending people to that site. You must have commented five or six times about it. Shame on you.

Exactly. (Which is why I rarely beg for a second season of anything.)

For me this was the funniest and sunniest episode yet. The whole portion with Mork at Pi's house was comedy gold! Those three played off each other brilliantly.

To see Pi actually smiling at Mork was wonderful.

I hope they can keep the momentum going.

That was a great scene, no doubt.

I think 'Run On' is a great drama for introducing people to the world of Asian drama. It's one reason I'm so glad that it was on Netflix in the US.

I only wish that Tae Woong and Woo Shik had ended up as a couple. :)

One thing I will say about Bilkin's acting is that it must be difficult to portray an actor who isn't acting well. There's something so 'meta' about it, and the ways in which Bilkin showed that Teh was struggling to embody his character as a fledgling actor were really impressive.

I've liked Oab as an actor since "Spike!" and agree it's moronic to the extreme that anyone would attack him personally due to a character he's playing.

Where is anyone hating on Bilkin? I am seeing only the name of the character he plays.

I haven't seen any attacks here on the actors themselves. And. since you say you hope everyone 'remains' constructive, that seems to say you haven't seen it either. So why direct this at the people commenting? You could just note that this is happening elsewhere without wagging a finger at us.

Well, in a way they do deserve each other. :)

You might assume that this is a cheesy series, but at least based on the American dating shows I've seen this one is more fun, and the guy they selected to be the bachelor is a thoughtful, articulate, and caring person.

Where's Bas when we need him?

You're so right! This is the damage that most sequels do. Since they can no longer be about the chase they have to introduce a conflict that almost always cheapens what seemed so good in the first season.

Look at the two parts of 'We Best Love'. -- 'No. 1 for You' was such a great series, with excellent rewatch potential, then 'Fighting Mr. Second' had to come along to make us feel like fools for believing in its ecstatically happy ending.

I can't think of one series that I enjoyed where I thought a Season Two would be worth the risk. I'd rather be left with my happy glow.

Amen to that.

I saw those moments more as Teh falling for each of Jai's manipulations one by one. For the entire time, Jai was using what he knew about Teh -- from the rehearsals, acting exercises, Teh's notebook, and his observations of Teh and Oh-ae together -- to get him into a particular head space and extract a performance from him.

I think Teh believed that Jai had true feelings for him because he seemed disappointed whenever Jai did or said something that hinted that Jai didn't. Teh looked especially crushed at the very end when Jai assessed Teh's performance in the acting exercise and casually walked away.

For the entire episode, Jai -- experienced actor that he is -- was trying to get his play back on track using the method that Ms. May told him to use, which apparently involved some sort of mind-f*ck of Teh. There were so many hints along the way, it was almost as though Jai wanted Teh himself to realize what was happening.

I should admit that I honestly find Teh a much less compelling character than Oh-ae. There were times during this episode when I felt impatient over the way it constantly focused on him. Oh-ae was sidelined to the point that he seemed more like a supporting player, so I hope the next episode will balance this out by being about him instead.

Since Oh-ae managed to overhear the fact that Jae was using a coaching technique on Teh, it's possible that the next episode will still find Teh and Oh-ae together as a couple, although with lots of trust issues.

One other thing - I was impressed by how the writers faked me out over Teh's notebook. From the beginning I expected that it would be the way that Oh-ae realized that his relationship with Teh was in danger. Instead, the notebook's purpose was to provide Jai with ideas on how to manipulate Teh most effectively.

The series is becoming more of analytical interest to me than emotional interest. At this point I don't think I'd mind an ending where the two boys are no longer a couple. It might be the best thing for them. I do hope that Jai gets exposed as the true ass**** that he is. To inflict so much damage to another person's life just for your own ambition -- such a slimy thing to do.