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I'm not the type of person that defaults to "if you don't like it, don't watch it". But as @VixenByNight72 said, this is set in Taiwan not Germany. It's not fair to impose your cultural standards on another country in another continent.

The premise for this series always included a romance between a high schooler and his teacher. The series is almost over, anyone watching at this point should know exactly what's going on. I don't love the way LuHui was written, but that's the series we got.

I've been wondering about that a lot lately. The quality of storytelling and chemistry between actors in recent series aren't what I expect from Taiwanese BLs.

Since we've made it this far, I won't bother complaining about how weird/awkward it is every time the story goes out of its way to remind YuXing and the audience that LuHui behaves like a little kid. Even though I would be MUCH more invested if LuHui was at least a freshman in college, that's not the show we got.

But I will say that I will ALWAYS be irritated when a BL shoehorns in a pathetic/entitled woman who's been pining over one of the leads for years and just can't take a hint. Maybe that character has improved one or two stories, but she always causes me to roll my eyes and check out completely. The episodes are short and there are only 9. All the screen time she took up could have been used more effectively on any of the 4 main characters!

Like others have said, I've stuck around this long mainly because this is the least grating Taiwanese BL airing right now and I do want to see the relationship between the second couple progress. So I'm looking forward to next week.

I think Phun in this version was always in love with Noh and Aim was just a beard/friend to him. And in the original Phun was genuinely in love with Aim and the relationship devolved.

Yeah I know. I didn't watch the Thai remake of Addicted because of questionable casting choices. And from what I read, the Thai version wasn't very good.

In the version I read, Doha does go study aboard for years. But he comes back and him and U Hyeon end up together.

I'm not sure where I read it. You can probably google the title and find it.

I've seen many great Taiwanese BLs and many not so great ones. For the sake of the viewers, I hope this one gets better.

I wasn't sure what this was going to be like, but I was really impressed by both actors and the story. It's simple and also complicated. Beautiful and also heartbreaking. Even though it was made in 2011, it still feels very relevant.

I recommend this for anyone wanting to see a short ADULT LGBTQ movie about a couple. Try to avoid spoilers if possible, but note THIS IS NOT A BL!

I feel like I've been waiting for this to air for a while. I watched the 1st episode and had no desire to watch anymore. It reminded me too much of Eternal Butler and other recent Taiwanese series where rich man is being taken care of/guarded by cold controling guy. The personality of the ROBOT in Eternal Butler doesn't seem that different from DuZhi's personality. I won't be watching, but I hope others enjoy it.

I dropped cityboy log sometime during the 2nd season, because the format wasn't for me. So I'm not invested in any of these "ships". I liked the premise for this series and watched the first episode not knowing the cast was also in cityboy log. The first episodes were simple and kinda fun and that made me look forward to the rest of the series. But now that we've past the half way point and not much has happened. I'm starting to wonder if this is it.

Episode 5 was filler and flashbacks. Playing on phones, going to the convenience store and taking selfies is fine, but I'm missing plot progression for everybody. I'm not saying I dislike it, but I wish the writing gave a bit more characterization to all of the leads and not just the main two.

I read the webtoon about a month ago. And while it wasn't the greatest story I've ever read, I think I connected to the characters in the webtoon more than I have with the characters in the series.

Sori was younger than the main characters in the webtoon and she didn't cry and hit nearly as much in the original as she does in the series. That character is getting way too much screen time since this is a BL and I'd be surprised if most viewers are enjoying her. Besides her, I'm not loving any of the characters. The "love triangle" is unique since it involves the teacher, but it all feels rushed and flimsy. Everyone's motivations feel vague. But I know how it ends so I'm sticking around even though I don't except this to get any better.

P.S. the teacher was creepy in the original. But he's much more creepy in the series.

Everything you said about the roommate's thoughts about Sei may be true, but Sei is not a statue. He's a human with feelings, thoughts and the ability/right to say no. Which he did multiple times.

Also, the roommate may think like a toddler (even though nothing in the series has given me an indication that he does think like a toddler), but an adult can stop a toddler before the toddler physically attacks him leaving bruises. I'm sure this is obvious to everyone, but toddlers also don't sexually assault people. But many grown men do. The roommate is a grown man who should know better. He is not child and even if his idea of Sei was tarnished, that does not give him the right to do what he did to Sei. No one should be subjected to years of gaslighting and then physical attacks by anyone. No matter the circumstances that preceded it, violence is wrong and consent matters.

I think you're right. She needed him to say the words to finally put an end to a relationship that was no longer working for either of them. Throughout their relationship, I think their politeness towards each other increased the barrier they slowly created. But their lack of honesty with themselves and each other made them stuck. No one wanted to hurt the other, but it had to stop. I'm proud of how they handled it. I thought it was a great scene.

I absolutely loved this. The chemistry of the leads was great throughout and the side characters weren't irritating and didn't take up too much screen time. While I think it's unfortunate that this was another series with extremely short episodes made on a cell phone. I think the story and characters were much better than many other BLs I've seen. I hope to see both leads again in a longer series.

P.S. Whoever did the camera work really needs to stop with the constant extreme close ups! I got used to it after a while but it was very distracting and my only real issue with the series.

Now that was an episode!!!! I've felt invested in this show from the beginning, but episode 6 was my latest reminder why JBLs always hit different for me. For most of the series I appreciated that none of the characters were one dimensional. Until this episode I was indifferent about Kaori and the roommate, but now I just want to hug Kaori, coworker Kazuaki and Sei. But I also want hurt the roommate repeatedly.

I know this has been very polarizing and I'm sure someone who disagrees with me will angrily let me know all the reasons why my OPINION is wrong because they disagree and that's fine. But damn I'm mad. The roommate knew exactly what Sei wanted and actively refused to give it to him FOR YEARS. And it wasn't until he found a moment of physical pleasure with someone else, that he decided violence was the appropriate response. It's obvious that Sei and the roommate were not boyfriends, they had an arrangement that was mutually beneficial until it wasn't. But the roommate kept Sei on a short leash, knowing he wasn't happy and then violently attacked him. That's so wrong in so many ways that I can't decide if I want to scream in the middle of the night or cry. I'm not even going to say that he also raped him, even though it seems like he did. But even without rape, what he did was disgusting. All I want for the final episode is for them to completely sever ties, even if Sei ends up alone.

But on a slightly less heartbreaking note, Kaori's character is so well written!!!! Soooooooo many BLs write girlfriends in a way that makes them irredeemable. And while Kaori's behavior was insensitive and frustrating throughout the series, the bits of details we got about her thoughts and actions painted a realistic portrait that many people can identify with. Society often tells women that they are required to have sex with their partner whether they enjoy it or not. Many do it out of obligation. But Kaori clearly doesn't like the touch of men's bodies. I can't say if she's asexual and I don't even want to put labels on her because the label doesn't matter. I don't think she was offended that he had sex with a man, because she was homophobic. I think the idea of having to be intimate man disgusts her and she can't imagine why anyone including Kazuaki would enjoy it.

She could have been more vocal about how she felt much ealier in the relationship, but she seemed to enjoy the companionship and didn't want to hurt Kazuaki. Kazuaki could have been more vocal about his feelings/needs before he hooked up with Sei, but he also didn't want to hurt Kaori. They were both wrong, I can empathize with both of them. Their relationship reached breaking point and I'm glad they ended it after having a full conversation. And even though break ups are hard, the way they did it showed a mutual respect that rarely happens in that kind of situation.

Sorry for the long rant. I think this episode showed the painful ending of two relationships. And I really felt it. I'm looking forward to the final episode.

Yeah, I really liked how Aim and Phun resolved their issues. They both cheatef and neither loved the other in that way. But they were still great friends and allies for each other. That was beautiful.

Ngern will always have a special place in my heart as the original Earn. But I thought the new kid was fine too. But I didn't read the book.

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I tend to grade low budget series on a curve and watch most supernatural BLs, so I liked the first 2 episodes. Yeah I've seen better, but I've also seen much worse. The plot is straight forward enough that even with imperfect subtitles, the dialogue makes sense.

It's a short series with a simple premise. And the episodes are free and subbed on youtube. So I'll watch the last two episodes.

P.S. I can imagine that some people will be confused by the subtitles mostly because the pronouns aren't always accurate. Since pronouns in Thai don't always translate directly to other languages, it's common for google translate or amateur subbers to mess them up in the translation. But if you pay attention to the context clues, I think most of them will make sense to non-Thai speakers.

The translation for one of the characters wasn't great as well. Daotok means meteor. Dao = star, tok = falling. So Daotok also means falling/shooting star.

Epsiode 1 link: https://youtu.be/YsEdvOwAFHI?si=X-kz3YPGEFkMNmaH

I absolutely adored this short series. These days there aren't a lot of KBLs, but most of them really pull me in. I think it's because the stories often focus on how the characters are feeling/ what they're thinking and not just what they're doing. I cared for all 3 characters and the story progression made sense to me.

I also appreciated how short it was. The show could have been stretched out to 8 or more 20 minute episodes, but that would have probably included useless side characters, unnecessary misunderstandings and filler. I don't need any of that. The story was concise, but also felt complete in the end. And for me that's ideal.

I know many people don't like the 2 minute episode format, but for me it was tolerable. Making a series is expensive and Korea isn't exactly in favor of LGBTQ stories these days. The team that made this clearly had limited resources and I think they did a great job. Better writing and acting than I've seen in A LOT of BLs with larger budgets and longer runtimes. Also, if you watch all of the episodes together, it feels like a short film.

The trailer looked great, but for some reason it also gave me Chains of Heart vibes. I hope this doesn't disappoint.

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