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He's doing a lot of that lately and I'm not complaining.

I always think when a show throws in one of these "cute kids" with an IQ of 180, it's simply desperation. Season One didn't have to resort to that sort of thing.

However, given the adoring comments here about the little rugrat, I guess it worked. So who am I to say.

I'm disappointed that you're allowed to have your opinion on here but I'm not allowed to have mine. *Sob*

Time will tell.

Then why wouldn't he just have a heart-to-heart talk and not purposely hurt Seo Joon by abandoning the relationship entirely, without notice? And then disappearing for a year?

It makes Ji Woo look cruel, and makes Season One look like a joke.

Ji Soo will regret the kiss at the beginning of the next episode. He's a mental case with no impulse control, and he'll take that out on the one person who loves him the most. Meanwhile he'll be sweet to his ex, who is clearly the one who's plotting the most deviously.

Given that the screenwriters have rolled out the ex-girlfriend trope and the precocious kid chracter, I really expect that we already know the answer: Ji Woo does not like Hyundai automobiles.

Yeah, he needs to flush that toilet and be done with it.

God, I hate that little girl. She got way too much screen time. And you can be sure in this story universe she won't get punished for causing such a panic.

He told him flat out: their lifestyles were too different.

Given that the writers were willing to resort to the tired "ex girlfriend" trope I don't expect them to come up with anything more profound in this department.

Sadly, the series only gets worse. I waited to see if these next two episodes would turn things around but alas, for me it's now officially a hate-watch. And I resent how it has retroactively RUINED what for me was one of the top three BL series that I've ever watched. Thank god for "Semantic Error" and "Bleuming", or I'd be inconsolable.*

For one, they actually introduced the ex-girlfriend trope. Is there anything more tired in BL? It was the final nail in the coffin for "2gether", to be sure, but it will be just one of many nails for this depressing enterprise.

For my money the little girl Yoo Ha is actually the most unwelcome ingredient in this sad souffle. Will she get punished for purposely making everyone panic about her running away? Of course not. Because, you see, she's meant to make us go "Awww". Once I saw how the writers were positioning her I couldn't stand to see her on screen, but that stunt was beyond the pale. I wouldn't care if she ran away, and I'm not charmed by her precociousness. She's just a selfish brat.

As for Ji Soo, the guy is a mental case. He can't accept the gift of a Hyundai automobile (we're not talking a Mercedes here) but he was okay with living rent-free for who knows how many years, courtesy of Phil.

And what of his reasons for leaving Seo Joon? Finally we hear what they are. Their lifestyles are too different.

Wow.

That's definitely worth an abrupt abandonment and a year's worth of silence, right? The hilarious thing is that we're supposed to sympathize with Seo Joon. When the nut case is alone on screen, standing at the street corner, the sad music plays. But why? In the scene just prior he was a complete ass to Seo Joon, so what's that sad music about? (Maybe it's for the fact that I'm continuing to waste time on this sh*tshow.) It will take more than music to make me care about this bastard.

Then there's the ex. Is there a more tired trope in BL? Honestly, I think Seo Joon would be better off without Ji Soo, so let her have him. She's clearly desperate -- moving back to Korea from the US and settling in her remote home town in the hope of rekindling her relationship with her high school boyfriend whose prior relationship was with another man. The girl should get therapy.

Even that kiss at the end made no sense. It actually bummed me out because I know poor Seo Joon will take that kiss to heart, and you can be sure that in the next episode the nut case Ji Soo will revert back to his cold and clammy self to further torment the man who was the best thing to have ever occurred to him. (Further proving that the guy is not dating material. Really, Seo Joon -- is this clown worth all this effort? Let the ex have him! They can be cute and wear their couple's bracelets for the rustic townfolk to appreciate.)

I am interested to see if viewership will now be dropping off for this disaster of a sequel. I know that I myself feel bad watching it on Viki because it will make the producers think it's a success. At this point I'm just interested to see how they pull this crippled train into the station.

*Please, please, no sequels for either of those series, or they'll be ruined too.

Enjoying this immensely.

I found I couldn't get into higher profile series like "What Zabb Man!" and "La Cuisine" but this one makes me laugh and smile. It has my two favorite tropes--enemies to lovers and accidentally in love--and along with "Sky in Your Heart" brings back the goofy fun that I had when I first discovered BL.

So far, no evil characters either, although there's a couple of intersecting love triangles in the making, along with an unrequited love that I hope will end up being requited. And it's great to see an established m/m couple in the mix. There might be some strife on the horizon for them, but so far it doesn't seem it will be related to a rival suddenly appearing to threaten their seven-year relationship. If their storyline keeps to that then it will present a more realistic dynamic for a long term relationship than the disappointing (so far) "To My Star 2".

I’m not making a big deal about it since I enjoyed this drama a lot. but it’s funny that for a series where the title seems to almost guarantee that the MLs will kiss, it sure didn’t deliver. ^_^

In case you still need the answer:

On the right hand side of the viewing area for the episodes, the first 20 episodes are in a stack. At the top of that stack there’s a white oval with “1 - 20” in it. To the right of that oval you can see “21 - 24”. You have to click on that. It will then turn into a white oval and the last four episodes will be there for you to click on.

The young Gong Chan looks older than the present day Gong Chan and the two actors don’t resemble each other very much, so for a long time I was very confused by the flashbacks. Once it became clear what the back story is, though, I thought maybe they’d explain the difference in appearance by saying that Gong Chan had had cosmetic surgery.

To be fair, though, Hwang In Youp has a unique look that must have made it hard to cast the younger version of him.

Right. Season One was a romantic comedy. Season Two is starting out as a melodrama.

The other thing I hate is that a Season Two that starts like this retroactively negates the happy ending of its Season One.

After a successful series there’s always a chorus of people crying out for a Season Two, but PAY ATTENTION, PEOPLE. Season Two of anything is almost always about a breakup, and thus ends up making Season One look like a lie.

I miss the breezy tone of the first season as well as the humor and wit. For this reason the first two episodes of this season were disappointing, bleak, and draggy for me, but I’ll keep watching.

I hope the explanation for Ji Woo’s shocking behavior (leaving Seo Joon with just a note, and on his birthday no less) is solid. His crankiness in Season One was funny because he was completely unimpressed with someone who was this generic celebrity. In this season he’s pulling the same schtick but now he’s hurting a specific someone who only happens to be a celebrity, and has become a real person to him and to us. That’s entirely different. Ji Woo’s bitchy attitude is no longer entertaining, it just makes him unlikeable.

If Ji Woo continues to twist the knife over dumping Seo Joon but offer no explanation then for me he will eventually reach the point of no return, and I won’t care if they get back together. And, the more horrible he is toward Seo Joon the more compelling the reason for it will have to be. This is a great production team but I don’t know if they could give us a reason that is as convincing as that.

So true! But wait … in this one he wears glasses! LOL

First episode was good but a little corny. I hope they go easy on the amount of “cute kid” content.

In the shots when Mek and Mark are looking at each other face to face Mark’s head looks so small, like his face is not even the size of Mek’s fist. :)