Has been the best one so far? probably not. A lot of people who call themselves fans had sky high expectations…
Who's screaming with disappointment or pulling their hair out? You seem to be saying that if you're a true fan then you shouldn't question the quality of the story or the acting. Given the sky-high reaction to the original series, would it be wrong to expect a lot from this?
You can love someone or something and still be disappointed in it once in a while.
yea I don't see at all Justin being interested in Eli as people said was being hinted at before.. I think Justin…
I'd rather have had that kind of human drama than the wallow in sentimentality that we got.
It reminds me of the first season of Gameboys, where they killed off the dad of one of the leads then "forgot" about it once it had served its purpose.
This is the only Our Skyy that I was interested to see. When I heard that the guys were switching roles, I thought we'd get Gun as president of the Music Club aggressively courting Tin, the Student Council President.
What we got instead seems like a warmed-over version of the original as staged by a local theater company. The performances seem half-hearted, too.
I give them credit for not resorting to the usual "misunderstanding/breakup" narrative, though.
ZNN fans are extremely sensitive because people on social media accuse them a lot of not actually dating but pretending…
Yeah. I've been wondering what offended people about that scene so much.
Was it....
- Saying that they're unavailable because they're in such high demand. - Saying they're too expensive, i.e. that they get paid a lot to make appearances so what happens for the cameras is not spontaneous. - Implying that they're not really dating and are appearing together to advance their careers and/or meet contractual obligations. - Implying that they're two straight men making money off of the gay community.
(What's funny is that all of the above might be true!)
They might both go home at night and bang their respective girlfriends, or girls they've picked up at fan meets. I think a lot of BL fans can't handle that.
Justin went completely to the dark side this episode. He's getting such an evil edit that I think what will happen at Prom is he'll sabotage Nikko and Eli somehow, making sure they don't meet up. And then maybe Nikko will die right after that. It's a cheap tactic by the writers but why should they stop now? Our boy Justin has been doomed from the start as the demonic counterpart to Nikko's utter perfection as a human being. It has to be leading somewhere.
Eli's conversation with his mother was pure cringe, but his miraculous conversion might be what it takes to get the Church to recognize Nikko as a saint. You might think Eli took night courses to get his PhD in Psychology, yet it seems all it took was time in Nikko's presence. (It was nice of Eli to thank him for that.)
When St. Nikko dies in a future episode I expect we'll watch him ascend into heaven with a host of angels, and the Pope will preside at the funeral.
I didn't like it. Both Ji woos and kangs behaviour was very unlikable . While kang acted desperate and like a…
It ruined Season One for me, too. And S1 was my go-to comfort series for months after it aired. I haven't gone near it since enduring this ... thing.
There are always those people who beg for a Season Two of any series that strikes gold, but Season Twos are almost never a good idea because the storylines that get made are about misunderstandings and breakups.
This sequel went one step further and turned a beloved character into an inscrutable monster. Even more than its breakup storyline, this is what has made it impossible for me to enjoy Season One anymore.
I had to share this post from Oxin Films on their YouTube channel:
"Did you know, the phenomenal scene of Zeke and Fifth in episode 5 has rocked the BL world overnight. The scene was taken last February 12, 2023 and released 3 months after (May 13, 2023). The uncut version of the said scene is roughly around 20minutes. Director Xion Lim never directed his actors for such scenes. Hence, he just tell them to talk to each other and show us what they got. However, he has to cut most scenes to comply with the community standards of the platform."
Did they let Hiro and Jericho write and direct their own parts? Because it feels like a completely different series…
The article I linked earlier goes into a little detail about Hiro and Jericho and how they improvised some of their scenes. In the closing credits I also noticed an "Additional Screenplay" writer being listed, who I suppose might be a person responsible for the Fifth-Zeke storyline. You're 100% correct in saying it feels like a different series when they're on screen.
Self-indulgence is definitely the order of the day. Xion Lim doesn't seem to bother with retakes either, like when Drake cracks up during the photo session, after Zeke asks Drake why he's trying so hard to cover himself when he's got nothing to hide "down there". (Adrian seemed surprised by that line so it was probably one of those improvised ones...)
The Win-Sky storyline is uninviting and unimaginative. Sky in particular is a big jerk. Makes me think Ace had a reason to flee the country.
I'm hoping the impact of the Fifth-Zeke pairing makes Oxin realize that if they put some real work into a script it will pay off.
I can't believe Chin didn't protect Yun from his father's attack.
I know! I think what they wanted to show was that Chin was trying to move Yu out of harm's way but Yu refused to budge. Otherwise it's such a bad look for Chin that I can't believe they'd put that in there.
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You're right about Thoop. I was hoping that Gun and Cher would "adopt" him and become a family, but what happened to that court case?
After all the fuss over Time (Drake) and his broken friendship with Gun, I expected more to come of that too.
I did enjoy the series though! These are minor complaints compared to the mess that we find in other shows.
You can love someone or something and still be disappointed in it once in a while.
It reminds me of the first season of Gameboys, where they killed off the dad of one of the leads then "forgot" about it once it had served its purpose.
What we got instead seems like a warmed-over version of the original as staged by a local theater company. The performances seem half-hearted, too.
I give them credit for not resorting to the usual "misunderstanding/breakup" narrative, though.
Was it....
- Saying that they're unavailable because they're in such high demand.
- Saying they're too expensive, i.e. that they get paid a lot to make appearances so what happens for the cameras is not spontaneous.
- Implying that they're not really dating and are appearing together to advance their careers and/or meet contractual obligations.
- Implying that they're two straight men making money off of the gay community.
(What's funny is that all of the above might be true!)
They might both go home at night and bang their respective girlfriends, or girls they've picked up at fan meets. I think a lot of BL fans can't handle that.
Eli's conversation with his mother was pure cringe, but his miraculous conversion might be what it takes to get the Church to recognize Nikko as a saint. You might think Eli took night courses to get his PhD in Psychology, yet it seems all it took was time in Nikko's presence. (It was nice of Eli to thank him for that.)
When St. Nikko dies in a future episode I expect we'll watch him ascend into heaven with a host of angels, and the Pope will preside at the funeral.
There are always those people who beg for a Season Two of any series that strikes gold, but Season Twos are almost never a good idea because the storylines that get made are about misunderstandings and breakups.
This sequel went one step further and turned a beloved character into an inscrutable monster. Even more than its breakup storyline, this is what has made it impossible for me to enjoy Season One anymore.
"Did you know, the phenomenal scene of Zeke and Fifth in episode 5 has rocked the BL world overnight. The scene was taken last February 12, 2023 and released 3 months after (May 13, 2023). The uncut version of the said scene is roughly around 20minutes. Director Xion Lim never directed his actors for such scenes. Hence, he just tell them to talk to each other and show us what they got. However, he has to cut most scenes to comply with the community standards of the platform."
Self-indulgence is definitely the order of the day. Xion Lim doesn't seem to bother with retakes either, like when Drake cracks up during the photo session, after Zeke asks Drake why he's trying so hard to cover himself when he's got nothing to hide "down there". (Adrian seemed surprised by that line so it was probably one of those improvised ones...)
The Win-Sky storyline is uninviting and unimaginative. Sky in particular is a big jerk. Makes me think Ace had a reason to flee the country.
I'm hoping the impact of the Fifth-Zeke pairing makes Oxin realize that if they put some real work into a script it will pay off.
Part 1 (980MB):
https://mega.nz/file/gZ0XCKhZ#xcS1w7zAmkUS98xgT0Mft0y4FJq4_xWKrdZGw2jae5Q
Part 2 (1.2GB):
https://mega.nz/file/dF1WACxD#Bb18z9BI96K9hkjcW7J1mMpZzM5jCKtCmx7qQIZWarQ
That was some serious physical assault, too.