I actually felt pretty neutrally about the SML until this episode. Now I hate him. There was no way to be sure she was talking to him (and she wasn't) so as far as I'm concerned kissing her was sexual assault.
My guess is that Sky's ex love bombed him during the times he was not abusing him, so that's why all of Prapai's texts and attention/flirting would be very triggering for Sky.
I really liked the blind date scene in episode 1. How many times have we seen a blind date montage where a guy is deliberately tanking the dates because he doesn't want to go on them? Or worse, all the potential female suitors are portrayed as crazy or unattractive and we're supposed to feel sorry for the ML. But each of those women is looking to find love and the men's behavior is cruel so it was really refreshing to see that get called out. And then he actually acknowledged he was wrong!
What was so memorable about the scene? Yes, it was racy for tv, but that's about it.
That being said I personally found it memorable because of the way it was shot/directed including the music and the lighting. Also it had a point. It gave some insight into both characters and it made the plot move along in a logical way. But again, that's just my personal feeling. It's obviously fine if you didn't think it was special or meaningful.
What was so memorable about the scene? Yes, it was racy for tv, but that's about it.
I mean memorable to the character of Prapai not to the viewer. From Prapai's perspective (because he doesn't know how Sky was really feeling or his backstory) Sky seemed to be really into it and an active participant. It was like a wild, passionate night for P. Then after, Sky didn't give his name or number, adding to the element of mystery for Prapai and basically getting him hooked.
What I appreciated about the NC scene was that it makes sense that Prapai couldn't forget about Sky after it. There are quite a few BL's where they have super vanilla sex and then one of the guys becomes obsessed with the other guy for seemingly no reason.
The brief scene with Gwang Nam in the taekwondo studio was really sad but very realistic. The boss was all about team unity until he learned the truth. And the way G.N. tried to carry on with the optimistic hope he would support him but then left on his own when he saw the look in his eyes but before he could do anything.. again, very real.
The plot is messy and still has no shape for me, when its like this I wonder if I will be able to watch the rest…
"No shape" is a great way to put it. I'm enjoying it but there isn't much of a cohesive plot yet and it jumps around a bit. I currently have a hard time seeing how it could last 16 episodes but maybe episode 4 will help make the actual story clearer.
"Only the ones who have been loved know how to love others."
Between him aunt and his ex wife it's amazing the ML isn't WORSE at expressing his feelings.