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Now that I've seen the pics, I wish MDL would keep the original size too!

None of the biological brothers fall for each other -- they're all gay and they're all dating non-relations.

We need a support group for gay guys who like BL lol. You make a great point about gay men having a different perspective on these dramas. For instance, on one hand I like the fictitious settings where everyone is cool with you being into other guys, and just about every other guy around you is *also* into other guys lol, but on the other hand, that's just not what being gay is like.

I think that over time the consensus on this series will be overwhelmingly positive. There were a lot of people venting in the comments section yesterday and hopefully they've gotten it out of their systems now and can move on to their more conventional BL dramas. (If instead they keep coming back to heap on more criticism I think it will say more about them than the series.)

This one definitely wasn't for everyone, but I think some people really wanted it to be a flawless masterpiece and resented that it didn't come through. Personally, when I realize that a series isn't for me, I drop it and move on. For some reason the people who didn't like this one (a) kept watching, and (b) got more and more salty the longer they watched. It's like dating someone who you're not attracted to but staying with them anyway, then hating them for what they make you (not) feel about them. When someone tortures themselves like that, who wants to hear them whine about it later?

"She will now stay in another lie with the Chairman."

Exactly. She comes to so many crucial moments of decision and opts for what's safest for her. And now she'll go along with another of the Chairman's lies. I'd think that by now, with her position and salary, she would have started to feel she could make decisions that weren't based solely on her own best interests. Maybe even look for a job elsewhere.

Compare this to Yi Seo, who despite her dislike for Soo Ah admitted to Sae Ro Yi that it wasn't Soo Ah who called the cops to report the underaged drinking.

One reason that I think that Yi Seo will ultimately end up with Sae Ro Yi is that the series seems to have established a moral universe where those who live by positive, unwavering values always prevail over those who don't. Yi Seo has her flaws, but her loyalty to Sae Ro Yi never falters. If she were to finally lose out to Soo Ah it would feel off to me.

True! Early on I expected him to pay someone to set fire to DanBam and I was glad that the writers didn't go there.

Buying the building wasn't nice but it fits within the "rules" of the cat-and-mouse game they're playing.

I don't see many series with more than a 9 rating on here. It's so different from Viki, where I think there's a lot of grade inflation. So I think 8.6 on MDL is actually pretty good. :)

Says she who was "entertained" while writing her negative review. You have an interesting way of being constructive. You're "literally" all over this comment board haha-ing and cheering on the people who didn't like the series. Now you want to say you're oh so misunderstood.

When I see people constantly chirping at something to get their digs in, to me that is trashing.

Something about the reincarnation theme of this series really REALLY touched me. I'm forever grateful to the producers, director, actors, screenwriters, composers, and singers for putting together what, for me, was an almost operatic story. It wasn't perfect, but as the saying from Confucius goes, it is better to be a flawed diamond than a pebble without.

UWMA was an ambitious undertaking, and I hope it will inspire other studios to try something other than the usual "haters to lovers" or "contract relationship" tropes in future series. Those story lines have a necessary place in providing safe and enjoyable entertainment, and I wouldn't want to be without them, but I deeply appreciate the risks that this production took.

I also appreciate the haters who stayed with the series to the bitter end, if only because they added to the number of viewings of each episode. Ironically, I think the fact that so many people rushed to this page to trash the series today, after the final episode, is just more evidence of how important and groundbreaking it was. In the history of art, music, and film, many great works that dared to break with convention have been similarly reviled. I think that over time, UWMA will be recognized as a significant milestone in BL, while the negativism and sarcasm dumped here today will be long forgotten.

It takes courage to do something different, and I can't wait to see what Studio Wabi Sabi brings us next!

P.S. I'm also grateful for the prompt arrival of subtitles every weekend without fail. ^_^

The rating from somebody who dropped the series shouldn't count unless they rated it after all the episodes have been released.

That brief flashback to Sae Ro Yi's father at the end of the episode was so moving.

That would be great. She does have a rapport with his daughter, and I can see Sae Ro Yi giving both him and Min Jung a role in the empire he eventually builds.

I think you're onto something here. We saw him warn his brother about taking his place, and I have to believe that was foreshadowing. Maybe he will position himself to become the benevolent CEO. But I think he'll have to work extra hard to convince the Chairman that he doesn't have a soft spot for SaeRoYi.

I hope he doesn't become another Soo Ah, informing on SaeRoYi to his dad. I don't want to see the lad get corrupted by wealth and power.

Thanks for that link ... YouTube also led me to the Hello Asian clip where you must have seen Bright talk about his discomfort playing gay:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCrd9vFUPGw

In both of those clips Tine is so sweet. He even says that if he were to play another character in the series he'd be happy to be Green.

There's also pics of him with his gf getting around. Seeing what you said here, it wouldn't surprise me if he was involved in getting them out there.

As hot as he is, I can't bring myself to crush on a straight guy, especially if he has this kind of attitude irl.

I love the series, though .. it's setting a high standard with just two episodes. And Bright's performance doesn't show any signs of his discomfort, so kudos to him. But from now on I'm on Team Win all the way.

I rated it a 10 also. There has to be more than two people who rated it.

they're up!

Episode 2 subs are up.

Possibly a BIG SPOILER if you continue reading, so please don't read below if you don't like spoilers ...
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In the book, Sarawat was attracted to Tine in high school, so if the series follows this your observation that it seems like they already like each other is at least half true.

Last week they were available on Sunday

Omg thank you, because the more of them I watch the more I’ve gotten that impression. Fascinating!