J-atty

It seems a though there is a differing of opinion. I spoke on what was presented in the series. Initially, one viewed the other as a brother and the other did not. I keep posing the same question as to Pang and Lily and why that was not seen as problematic since he knew her preteen and he was already an adult and considered part of the family.

Strange how the evaluative process is skewered.

My opinion, you are free to voice yours.

At no point, have I told anyone to watch what they don't want to. You have the right to create a separate comment of your own expressing your views. You do not have a right to tell others how to think and what to believe. It's up to the viewer to class the the series how they see it, so your opinion on my comment is irrelevant to me.

Was he officially adopted or was he taken in by Qian? That vastly differs. Yuan always adored him and when he became aware of his true desire, he wanted to change the status of their relationship. Qian was the one who thought of him only as a brother until Yuan made his feelings known.

So I ask again, why is their relationship incest and taboo, but Pang and Lily's accepted? Wasn't Pang considered like family to all of them?

I stand on my statement: A relationship between two people who are not related by blood can only be shaped or classed by those two people.

Incest: the crime of having sexual intercourse with a parent, child, sibling, or grandchild.

Sibling: each of two or more children or offspring having one or both parents in common; a brother or sister.

A relationship between two people who are not related by blood can only be shaped or classed by those two people.

By your reasoning, Pang was a pervert. He was already an adult when Lily's mother died, and had a relationship that was way more controversial than theirs. She was barely out of her teens and he was in his 30's. So was she groomed by him? Or over time, they grew to like each other? Why were they allowed to be but Qian and Yuan scrutinized and judged.

I agree, it is still nice but just okay nice.

There is something missing but I don't think its the chemistry. I believe it's the direction. Way tooooooo many flashbacks, the one song for 10 episodes and Neil's grief is overshadowing the love story. Sea is also too soft spoken and timid. Where is his personality? Yes, I know Neil is finally facing it and moving on. Infact, all of them but it's like they are all sedated. There are stages to grief and it ebbs and flows at different stages for everyone. There is no set pattern but I feel like there is nothing for us to feed off of. There is no snap crackle or pop to the romance. No lightning or thunder here. For both couples. Having said that, I must admit I loved the opening scene of episode 11. They are all likeable (Mei is a 🌟), and that's the only reason I'm still watching. Hope they find the missing something in the last episode because I really want to like this more.

I like that every episode has a different expectation from the actors. Top being a niaive and sunny optimist in the first and a stern businessman next. Also vice versa with Mick. Over the 8 episodes, I'm hoping to see a wide scope of their acting abilities which serves as great promotion for them and more pleasure for us. Sometimes by epi 5 or 6, a series becomes predictable with very little surprise. The only thing that is a given here is that they will choose each other. How they do it is the surprise.

🎯 It really was a downward slide at the end. It was as you say- just ok. Honestly, coming to the end I watched to see how more outlandish it could be. I have never seen a nc scene with more posturing than passion. Production wise it was a decent try. It says alot when the support actors felt more natural interacting with each other than the main. (Gap, Poom, Tack) Babe is a newbie, so expected. I think what helped garner more popularity for the show was Billy and Babe's real life personalities and Saint's support.

Gosh, I didn't know how much I missed them until this. I didn't miss hearing P'Yu every 5 seconds but seeing them all so happy was a nice ending to their story. Yu teasing Ai all the way through ended like how they began, which was nice.

Despite all the controversies surrounding their relationship, it was beautiful. There was one nagging thought concerning the script.
Qian kept questioning what he really felt for Yuan. Did he love him as a brother or did he want him as a lover? Simple solution: Qian needed to check below his waist. Did he have a desire to sleep with his "brother" or not? The flip flopping was becoming tedious. The moment Yuan started to affect his pulse rate was the first sign. Or was he confused that he would be called a pervert? Had he been the pursuer, it would have been a resounding yes. Yuan certainly didn't have an issue, so.....

I was not repulsed with the storyline as it gave them 5 years apart, to grow and become what they needed to be for each other. In that time, Yuan could have changed his mind but didn't. He came back determined and a better strategist. Qian was never interested in another person male or female and only
reacted to Yuan.

One of the best for 2024 for sure.

History 1: Stay Away From Me Taiwan
History 4: Close To You Taiwan
(One of the two couples. Has a controversial alcohol induced sexual act, be warned)

Do not waste your time or spoil movie night. The script was not the best and was compounded my Mew's inability to act the part. Don't get me wrong, TharnType still gets to me, he did good with Gulf and I felt that role perfectly suited him. But this shall be archived with A Secretly Love: never to be revisited, spoken of or acknowledged in any way. Erased from memory.

If you want to see 12 episodes of Mew with a constipated, non interactive gripe on his face, with no chemistry with his co-star, who I might add did way better in terms of acting, in an odd script for 12 year olds. Then this is for you.

If you want a decent Korean Thai mix, try Peach of Time. You can thank me later.

Thailand:
The legal age for consenting to sexual activities is set at 15. Legal adulthood, on the other hand, is acknowledged from the age of 20 onward. While the minimum age for marriage consent is established at 17.

This was nice....just nice. I watched this show for three people:
Big/God - always liked him and he delivered.
Grandpa - a sweet heart
Bui/Proud - fun to watch

Message was received but too slooooow and serene at times. Diew's personality overshadowed it. I said message because there was no real plot. Could have wrapped this up in 8-10 episodes.

Wan has to be THE most irritating and confused person ever.

Rewatch only if you have time to kill time.

This is not it. Definitely not it. The entire production team should be fired and be hired in a butcher shop. I actually cannot believe, a series as important as this, was left to be cut in so many parts, that nothing resembles each other. It was pure determination that I endured to the end. At this point A Secretly Love could be a masterpiece compared to this and that was baaaaad!!!!! After watching A&H, it would have been easier to be on a small boat during a storm in the middle of the ocean with one paddle.

Cons....
1. Poor script
2. Poor translation at times
3. Choppy scenes
4. Why place an adult with a minor to make a film with adult themes and can not do adult scenes? I'm not speaking of nc scenes. Attraction / passion / desire. Casting was horrible.
5. Main actors could have done more workshops. Infact, the entire cast.
6. Terrible direction.
7. Inconsistent storylines.
8. The distance between main and second leads are oceans apart. Pop and Hero look college age and Tiger and Only look like babies. How are they in the same class? How were they connected again? Never mind, that's one brain cell I saved. Not worth knowing.
9. Pop mother and step father - even they, didn't have any chemistry.
10. What is the purpose of having a special episode and season 2 when the first one was so horrible. Give the money to charity rather that creating a greater abomination.
11. So no reasonable conclusion for Tiger and Only. Poof....disappear ?‍
12. Putting two good looking people together do not make chemistry. How well you interact and feed off of each other, makes the chemistry. Pop's father had more chemistry with his second wife and child than they did. Again, because of the limited interaction.
13. Uncut means what exacly? That Hero can use the word sex in a sentence? That his father can shoot at him? Not once but twice?
14. Mac's / Poppy's nasal monotone delivery was not doing anything to his presence. 16 is relatively young so he has time to get better.

Pro:
1. The scene where Pop goes to apologizes outside Hero's condo and Hero quietly walks up to him and holds the food with him.
2. Ep 10 when Hero is in the attic and Pop says he will starve with him and sleep on the grass for him.
3. August and Mac are good looking.
4. Whatever they paid Poppy's father wasn't enough, he actually made it better. Pop and his father delivered in this role as parent and child.

Yup, that's it. I was hoping with each episode they would capture some charm like the original or even SWM but no, this complete mess should NEVER be visited again. And when I say never, I do mean never. Can't help but feel with a better cast and production team this could have been magical. Sigh.

Would you consider it acceptable for an older teacher to break the boundaries and have relations with a teenage student under his care? This is called grooming.

For clarity:
Unacceptable means against the law and social norms.

Acceptable means in agreement and healthy.

Please let me know which word you read?

That's exactly it, gentle.

This was the couple that made me watch Tai BL. The way Pond looked at Phuwin. ❤️

🎯 on your take of this series. They were newbies and the script was meh so it wasn't that great. But......
When Palm yelled out in pain 😢
When he kissed Nueng the first and second time?
When he instantly fired back without hesitation.
Nueng doing the most to get Palm to be his bf
Their level of chemistry 💥

I haven't watched We Are after the first episode because in every other show they had, it didn't match this. I think they've fallen into the ForceBook syndrome. Being too comfortable with each other. The only reason I will watch it is for AouBoom. Enough of the school dramas. They need scripts that put them in situations of urgency.

Chimon is not a bl actor and it shows. I may catch some flack for this but he should only do asexual roles. There is no warmth. Perth
on the other hand is very flexible. He did great here.

At the time I gave them a 9/9.5 just because of PondPhuwin. Yes, I am weak, I know 😏

Thank you.