FreshKicks

I liked the most recent two episodes more than I did the earlier ones.

I've adjusted to the softer ML, and given the quicker pace of this version compared to the Cdrama I think it was probably necessary to place the character at a starting point that is closer to 'nice' than in the Cdrama.

In the new episodes the FL has become easier to take, too. The character has calmed down a bit.

So true!

After the masturbation and intense sexual come-ons of the first two episodes of 'Win Jaime's Heart' I was a little let down by Episode 3. It forced the series to start telling an actual story using actors who portray believable characters, and unfortunately with all the trashy hijinks stripped away that notion just teeters on the brink of oblivion.

There were some fun moments though.

My favorite was in the kitchen when Jaime dropped the ladle then simply picked it up again to continue cooking. I'm sure there's a metaphor in there somewhere. :)

Second most favorite was Jaime's friend texting him to say he doesn't want Jaime to get hurt again. Since I'm guessing that Jaime's EQ is in the low single digits, I think his friend was just reminding him to make sure he's the top next time. (On that count I don't think he has much to worry about with Win.)

Third most favorite was Heart saying that her open-mouthed food-binge video 'went viral'.

I hope they get back on track in Episode 4.

Confession time:

I know this will seem random as hell, but I'm shipping Tae Woong (Dan Ah's 'idol' brother) with Woo Shik.

I can imagine them both turning out to be gay, and although they haven't yet met in the series I've been wondering why Tae Woong's character was introduced in the first place. The chemistry between them could prove to be very entertaining.

Since this is a Kdrama I'm probably wrong, but a guy can dream. :)

Ok, yes, Bart was dumb to show up in Manila unexpectedly. In the scenes before he left home I was hoping that Bryce would be the one to get back in touch with him first, but in retrospect I can see how that's a cliche and in terms of drama it's much more interesting to have Bart just appear on the scene to disrupt the status quo between Bryce and Josh.

Still, it must be said that Bryce is not a nice guy. (And we did get fair warning of this early on when he first encountered Bart.)

It would be understandable if Bryce was thrown off or even miffed that Bart had simply showed up in Manila, but his failure to get past that and welcome a person who had been very kind to him was just awful. It shows how someone can have a lot of money and still have no class.

I also wish Bart had been less accepting of how Bryce and Josh were treating him. Did he really not pick up on their condescending attitudes? The scenes toward the end of the episode were especially hard to watch. That conversation between Bryce and Josh about going to dinner, and the way they reluctantly decided they should invite Bart, was heartbreaking. (And would Bart be expected to pay for his own meal? With those two, who knows.)

Will the series now become a tale of how Bart becomes just like Bryce and Josh? Is that the 'dream' at the core of the story? I hope not. I would like to see Bart turn out to be the one who impacts Bryce's life, and brings him around to being a more caring and likeable person and less of a snob.

It says something for the impact of the show that I'm still eager to see what happens next despite the fact that two of the lead characters are dickheads. (They're very handsome too, but for me, once I know that a good-looking person has a terrible personality the magic is gone.)

I'm getting tired of Kit's mind games. This "three-month probation" horsehockey is typical of him -- a slap from out of nowhere so he can reassert control over the relationship. God forbid that Mark become comfortable with his status.

Then later Kit uses the three-month probation to threaten Mark. Any guy I'm dating would get away with that BS only once.

So, clearly for me their scenes were a drag this week. Based on the preview for next week I hope Kit isn't drunk when he asks Mark to stay over, because Mark will be the one who ends up paying for it the next morning.

I wish the confrontation between Wayo and Padbok had played out a little more. The assertive Wayu was refreshing.

Click on the link to go to the drama's MDL page.

Just below the main poster for the series there will be a 'Watch Trailer' button and below that should be a 'Dropped' button (because right now MDL thinks you've dropped the series.)

Click on the 'Dropped' button.

On the window that comes up, click at the top where it says 'Dropped' and change it to 'Currently watching'. Then save.

(Then later on when the drama's finished, go back and click there to say you completed it.)

In the upper-right corner where it says how many episodes you've watched so far, just beneath that in red letters is the word 'DROPPED'. You can change that to indicate that you're still watching.

They should have declared him a National Treasure so that he didn't have to serve, but at least he came out of it intact :)

Aaaaah so wonderful! They pack so much story into the short episodes. Other web dramas should take note!

It's a cute series and miles better than 'Win Jaime's Heart', which also has a social-media pickup theme and is, in a word, terrible. But I'm not sure I'll remember much about 'Meet Me Outside' a couple of weeks from now.

There's so many of these web drama BLs now that good production values and cute boys aren't going to be enough anymore.

LOL ... definitely hating her in this.

I hope people who see this K version first won’t be put off from checking out the original.

Yes. A failed opportunity in both cases.

Maybe if she didn’t look 35? It’s downright distracting, and a little weird to see an adult trying to play a giddy young girl.

And I’d say the same thing about a ML if a clearly older actor was cast as a teenager. (Which has happened plenty of times.)

It’s bad casting. There are many actresses in their 20’s who could carry this off, just not this one. And we have a right to complain about it without insinuations that we’re sexist.

So, to answer you question: yes, it’s you.

The big test for me in Ep 2 was whether the FL would actually try to kiss the ML when she knows he has had an emotional day, and has fallen asleep after a memorial ceremony for his dad that he had to carry out all by himself without the rest of his family.

And of course the thoughtless ditz goes for it.

What have they done to one of my favorite series?

The FL is utterly without redeeming qualities. This drama is approaching train-wreck status.

You speak for many! I’ll keep watching but the FL makes it more of a chore than it ought to be.

She’s more stalker-ish than the FL in the Cdrama and lacking in charm. I hope they give her some personality traits that make her more endearing.

Right now I only sympathize with the ML and I’m pretty sure that’s not what they want viewers to feel.

With ‘Alice’ now introducing him to the world I see mega-stardom ahead. Incredibly talented. I’ll watch anything he stars in.

Viki has Ep 1 subbed only 19% but even with just that little taste I can sense a really good story here. A nice improvement after the disappointment of Wish You.