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I'm enjoying the series. I just wish they didn't keep showing the same scenes over and over. The fifth episode barely inched the story forward due to all the repeat footage. Combine that with the lengthy opening and closing credits and what you get is a lot of waiting around for something new.

Also, I agree that the "I'm not gay, I'm just gay for him" fig leaf has gotten so tired. The fact that the episode ended right after that came up makes me think they really wanted it to leave an impression with the audience. Well, they succeeded with me but I don't think I received it with the spirit they intended lol. (Then again, I doubt that I'm the intended target.)

For me Pan turned into an evil character when she decided she was going to make it her mission to let all of Kim's friends and family know that he was a bad person. She even tried to sabotage his friendship with Way.

And the cherry on top was that she got a happy ending while Kim ... well, let's just say: not so much.

It's not the absolute worst I've ever seen but it's the absolute worst of any BLs that had a big budget and name actors. Through all the episodes I never stopped hating Kai. When Third finally got him it was a hollow victory.

Ok you win. :)

I didn't characterize you as a person, I made a comment about the way you comment. You're telling people they're crybabies for disagreeing with you. Sorry, but that's condescending and it makes people stop listening to what you're trying to say.

Good director, not so good at story conception. Killing off a main character does not make a work into great art -- it just ruins a series that had everything else going for it, becoming the one thing it will now be most remembered for. And to think it could have been a classic! Oh, well. Wishing you better choices in the future.

I'm cool with it if it's not BL, and Girl from Nowhere isn't BL, so yes let's keep her busy with that lol. It's perfect for her because dead characters are pretty routine in that series. :)

I'd rather have Kim lol.

You were robbed! I hope you'll get more projects in the future and that the implosion of the series post-finale won't hurt your career. You're a huge talent.

I hope the bad reaction to the ending results in no sequel. The people behind this flim-flam should not be rewarded.

Well, you might want to try expressing an opinion without insulting the people who disagree with you. When you do that it only makes you seem insecure about your position, and if you bothered to listen maybe some of their reasons for being unhappy would make sense.

Thank you for being the adult in the room and not replying to that hilariously self-congratulating comment with the spirit that I would have. :)

I really like your idea about Pan sacrificing herself and thereby being the ultimate shipper. It reaches into those other side issues that you mention and resolves them beautifully.

YES! The best BL storyline I've yet to see. It has it all, and it takes the time to deliver it as a slow burn with a fantastic payoff. Someday I need to write a review of this series too.

Oh, I didn't think to look at the stats! Thank you. :)

Ohm is a gorgeous man, but it must be said that he's looking a little too grown-up to be playing a high school student. I kept thinking he looked more like First's older brother than his younger one. They should at least let the actor graduate to college roles lol.

There's a clip making the rounds on Twitter of a cast party where Ohm, First, and Fluke all share a quick 3-way kiss. That's more BL than The Shipper's entire 12 episodes combined, and that in turn makes that cast party stunt a little bit insulting.

In the end, The Shipper did celebrate hetero-normality. Back in the 50's when a movie or TV show featured a gay character they often killed them off in the end, as a "lesson" over their immorality.

The Shipper has done something similar, and the character's death wasn't even necessary for the plot. The m/f romance lived on while the m/m romance got relegated to fan fiction (whose idea was THAT?) along with a graveside funeral service.

This director is even dumber than the one who did 2gether. Imagine if 2gether, after all the hijinks, had killed off Sarawat or Tine. I'm more grateful now for the ways they *didn't* screw up 2gether.

Yes. These series vary in quality but they're all worth supporting. They'll learn from the things that they didn't get right and improve with each new production. Sometimes it takes a blow to the gut like The Shipper to make me truly appreciate the people who are trying to cheer me up in the age of pandemic.

When you wrote this it was probably at 8.2 or 8.3? Now it's at 8.0. That's pretty shocking, really.

The cast really was great! And that's another reason why the ending was terrible.

For example, Wayne Song's performance as a lead in MODC was fantastic in every way, but according to his MDL profile it hasn't resulted in another lead role. I have to believe that if MODC had delivered an uplifting story then Wayne's career would be off to a roaring start.

The same goes for First and Fluke in The Shipper. Fans like me will be happy to forget this series ever happened, and as a result those two will probably have to work harder to jump-start their own acting careers. (First's upcoming roles are all supporting characters and Fluke's profile shows nothing in the works.)