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Since things have accelerated and advanced as far as they have, something tells me that we are now in the final loop, or rather, this loop will no longer loop back.

Plus, can you imagine how frustrating it would be to Tin to make all this progress, only to be blown back to start?

As for Sing and Gap, they need to close the deal soon! Iceman Dr. Sing seemed moved by the way Gap put his head against Sing's chest when they were hiding in the cabinet.

Confession: I think that evil kid Win is hotttttt. So sexy and dangerous. He can be cruel to me all day.

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She was there to generate a crisis that the two boys could respond to together.

Yes, I'm bitter. I loved Season One, and this absurd and gloomy tropefest has ruined it for me.

I do agree about the great production values and the acting.

I see your points but must differ on Ji Woo's coldness.

In Season One, it was amusing because he was directing it at a generic celebrity. His reaction to Seo Joon's absurd sense of entitlement was funny and relatable and the two characters played off each other beautifully.

In Season Two, Ji Woo's coldness has evolved into cruelty, and it is directed not at the concept of celebrity, but at the man who has loved him. Totally different head, especially when you see the contrast in how nicely he treats his ex gf. I'm surprised that the screenwriters didn't realize the difference when they took the story in this direction and that so many viewers don't either. He's no longer an endearing, grouchy "old man" (as Seo Joon commented in Season One.) He's a mean, thoughtless a&&hole with a dark side that seems a little unstable.

As for the little girl, okay, good points, but WHY? Why is she there, and why did they waste almost an entire episode on her personal drama?

For me, any explanation needs to make Ji Woo's abrupt departure and year of silence immediately understandable--like, "Oh, of course! No wonder he had to leave without warning and disappear for a year!"

So far, all of the theories I've read on here would be feasible in a standard breakup story, but not here, because they don't account for the cruelty of Ji Woo's method and the way he dropped out of sight for such a long time.

Extraordinary behavior demands an extraordinary explanation.

I think the main reason I'm sticking with the series is I'm curious to know if we'll get that.

Thank you. You state everything better that I did. I wrote my comment fresh off of enduring this week's episodes and realizing I will never be able to enjoy Season One again. As a character Ji Woo has become too toxic.

I'm not mad at her, I'm mad at the screenwriter for using the character the way they are. I was indeed a child once but I didn't fake running away to get attention. The one thing that character is not lacking in this story is attention. And the "running away" segment was a waste of precious screen time.

One of the great things about Season One was that every scene and every character's actions were in the service of the story. It was a marvel of storytelling economy. Season Two is messy, like they know they need to slap on the padding to delay the big emotional reconciliation until the final episode.

She's there to pluck your heartstrings, and clearly she has succeeded.

As @jpny01 states so well in his comments below, they want this girl to be smart and emotionally mature enough to tell an adult to be more kind, but a big baby when it comes to realizing that her mom has a job and that a different adult might have to pick her up at school.

I don't think she's a hateful brat ... just a brat who should be punished for causing such a panic. All that screen time was wasted on her disappearance and it did nothing to advance the plot.

Yes, I agree. He's like a puppy -- a little undisciplined but ready to love someone in a big way.

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.